Our month-long quest to find rock’s spookiest song has reached a logical and epic final battle, with Iron Maiden facing off against Black Sabbath. It’s a war of era-opening title tracks, as “The Number of the Beast” from the first album Iron Maiden recorded with Bruce Dickinson as their lead singer goes up against the […]
Sammy Hagar is laughing off a fake news story that’s gone viral in recent days, in which a man was reportedly arrested for trying to impersonate the Red Rocker in order to cash fake royalty checks. The post, which appears to have originated from the Mount Vernon II News & Rumors Facebook page (embedded below) […]
A private memorial service for original Kiss lead guitarist Ace Frehley was held on Tuesday in Yonkers, New York, and attended by fellow original Kiss members Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss. A funeral for Frehley, who died on Oct. 16 at the age of 74, was held the following day. A source told […]
In the second episode of the Bold as Love Recalled and Celebrated video series, ZZ Top legend Billy F. Gibbons recalls how Jimi Hendrix faced a hard task and made it look easy. Released barely six months after the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s May 1967 debut Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold as Love showcased more sophisticated songwriting and musical performances on tracks […]
Rush will play 18 additional concerts as their surprise reunion tour keeps getting bigger and bigger. Second Fifty Something tour performances have been added in several cities, including Atlanta, Boston, Edmonton, Montreal, Seattle, Vancouver and Washington D.C., among others. See a complete list of the dates, cities and venues below. Newly announced shows are in […]
Foreigner and Lou Gramm have been finishing and releasing some previously unheard music from the band’s archive in recent years. The good news is that fans will get to hear even more from the vault, taken from sessions for two of their classic albums. “[There’s] quite a bit [and] my assistant musical director, Tim Pedersen, […]
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush shared a video on social media to give kudos to fans and their support of the news regarding drummer Anika Nilles‘ addition to the lineup for the band’s reunion tour in 2026. “The way you guys have welcomed Anika Nilles into the Rush family has been very heartwarming,” Lee […]
Sammy Hagar made a lot of Van Halen fans happy when he took his Best of All Worlds tour out on the road. The set list was loaded with tunes from his former band, along with music from his years, both solo and with Montrose and there was even a bit of Chickenfoot. When he […]
Behind every great rock band is a steady and sturdy bassist holding down the low end of things. Rock ‘n’ roll might be a male-dominated line of work, but that doesn’t mean women haven’t been a key part of the genre’s development over time, including in the rhythm section. And not to bring up a […]
Oasis has arrived at the final portion of their blockbuster reunion tour. Or have they? After several months of touring in the U.K. and U.S. to huge crowds, Noel and Liam Gallagher have 13 concerts left on the agenda for 2025, scheduled to take place in South Korea, Japan, Australia, Argentina, Chile and Brazil. Some might say […]