Rush has given fans quite an exciting series of shows on their reunion tour so far. The Fifty-Something trek launched in early June with four shows in Los Angeles. The outing has featured numerous highlights, including the first full live performances of the “2112” suite since 1997 and the first airing of the title track […]
Cheap Trick became famous slowly and then all at once. Ironically enough, the 1978 triple-platinum At Budokan live album that suddenly hurtled them to arena-filling superstar status only represented one element of the complex musical foundation they’d poured over three previous studio albums. At Budokan was sinewy, occasionally bare-knuckled and always in motion. That’s to […]
Sammy Hagar kicked off his summer 2026 tour Saturday night with a hit-packed 19-song set in St. Louis. You can see the complete set list and fan-shot video from the show below. This is the third summer of Hagar’s Best of All Worlds tour, which celebrates his decade-long stint as Van Halen‘s lead singer. He was […]
Former Jethro Tull keyboardist and arranger Dee Palmer – who worked with the band throughout the ’70s – has died at the age of 88, the band have confirmed via social media. In the process, founder and leader Ian Anderson shared a tribute to Palmer that included some “favorite personal memories.” Ian Anderson’s Tribute to […]
They could be two seconds long or 30; straightforward 4/4 rhythms or flights of percussive wizardry; inducers of head nodding or air drumming. They are the drum intros to classic songs, and legends from Twisted Sister to Paul Simon, Toto to the Clash, Grand Funk Railroad to U2 have at least one great drum intro in their […]
Billy Thorpe’s “Children of the Sun” has been a staple classic rock deep cut on radio for many years. Now, for the first time in more than three decades, there’s a fresh reissue of the album of the same name to enjoy. Featuring a powerhouse band including session ace Leland Sklar on bass and drummer […]
Carly Simon will release a new album, Comes in Waves, on Aug. 14. Written and recorded mainly at her home in Martha’s Vineyard, Comes in Waves marks Simon’s first album of all original songs since 2008. Simon’s son Ben Taylor appears on the release as a singer, musician, producer and songwriter, while her daughter, Sally […]
Longtime Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain will embark on a spoken-word tour this fall to promote his forthcoming autobiography, Hello Boys and Girls! The European tour will begin on Oct. 26 in Frankfurt, Germany, four days after the release of Hello Boys and Girls! It will conclude on Dec. 3 in Glasgow, Scotland, with McBrain […]
If anybody is going to be tasked with telling Kansas’ story, it’s Phil Ehart. The band’s co-founder, drummer is only one of two group members, along with guitarist Richard Williams, to appear on all of the American prog rock group’s 16 studio albums. And since 1990 he`s also been Kansas` manager. So Ehart is nothing […]
Rush drummer Anika Nilles detailed her preparation regimen for the band’s recently launched Fifty Something reunion tour, explaining how the prog rock legends’ catalog forced her to alter her usual practice routine. Nilles discussed the process in a new interview with Rick Beato, which you can watch below. READ MORE: Watch Anika Nilles’ Full Drum […]