Mark Kendall, guitarist for Great White, has shared on social media that he has stage four kidney cancer. On Facebook, Kendall explained that he’d been given the diagnosis a few months ago, but decided to wait on making the news public until he learned more about his illness. “Just to give you an update the tumor […]
When REO Speedwagon started work on the album that would become Hi Infidelity, they had no idea that they were on the edge of monster commercial success. But now, they have an easier time charting how things were progressing. “I think we grew up a little bit. You know, when you start a band in your early […]
Garry George “Jellybean” Johnson, drummer of the Prince-affiliated bands the Time and the Family, died on Friday at the age of 69, two days after his birthday. The Family vocalist Susannah Melvoin paid tribute to her “beautiful brother” Johnson in an Instagram post, which you can see below. “This band was and is the kind of Family […]
Neil Young has confirmed his first concert dates of 2026 – and they’re in a familiar locale. He’s returning to Europe and the U.K., where he kicked off 2025’s Love Earth World Tour. The next leg of the Love Earth Tour gets underway at Manchester, England with concerts to follow in Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, […]
A malicious prosecution lawsuit against Don Henley and longtime Eagles manager Irving Azoff has been dismissed. Rare book dealer Glenn Horowitz sued for millions in February after being brought up on charges for trying to sell allegedly stolen lyrics from 1976’s Hotel California. Horowitz claimed Henley and Azoff had manipulated New York prosecutors into charging […]
Commit to keeping an open mind before you read our list of the best prog song by five hair metal bands. No, we’re serious. We know as well as you do that the ’80s glam metal boom was not necessarily known for its nuance, diversity or lyrical ambition. But that didn’t stop some hair metal bands from […]
Drummer Simon Kirke believes that Bad Company’s decision to replace lead singer Paul Rodgers ultimately “tarnished” the band. It was 1982 when arguments within the group led Rodgers to quit. At the time, Bad Company was riding high, having released six studio albums and earning multi-platinum success along the way. After a few years off, […]
David Coverdale‘s recent retirement announcement inspired former Whitesnake guitarist Steve Vai to reflect on his time in the band and praise the frontman for “60 years of delivering pure, royal-grade rock ‘n’ roll brilliance.” “David has shaken the earth for over half a century with a voice that could level a mountain,” Vai wrote in a Facebook post that […]
’80s kids will remember the jean jackets with band patches all over them and eventually, maybe you had your own custom leather motorcycle jacket. Hard rock has always had no shortage of leather, as we know. Both Tesla vocalist Jeff Keith and Steelheart’s Miljenko Matijevic are big believers. “Rock and roll, you gotta have your […]
Former Bon Jovi manager Doc McGhee doesn’t think the band would succeed if they were starting out in today’s music business. Speaking during a Q&A session at this weekend’s Kiss Kruise: Land-Locked in Las Vegas event, Kiss‘ current manager predicted that we’re going to miss out on future generations of great music because corporate greed […]