Michael Stipe appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Thursday evening, bringing with him a performance of a brand new song, plus an update on his long-awaited debut solo album. A title for the album has not been revealed yet, but Stipe noted that he’s currently “writing the final lyrics” and shared a […]
Relive one of rock’s greatest years with the following photo gallery of 25 rock stars in 1976 versus now. The United States Bicentennial was one of the most significant years in rock history. The genre was exploding commercially and minting a myriad of stars across a variety of subgenres. READ MORE: The Top 40 Albums of 1976 […]
When Ringo Starr went to Nashville to record the album that became 1970’s Beaucoups of Blues, it was an experience that took him by surprise. He’d been reticent about the idea of even going to Nashville in the first place when he first encountered producer Pete Drake, also known for his steel guitar prowess. The […]
There’s a reason we keep coming back to everything ’80s. It wasn’t just a decade, it was a “blockbuster” decade. Literally. Before the mid-’70s, summer movies weren’t really a thing. Studios hadn’t yet figured out what a blockbuster season looked like. Then Jaws (buuuh-dum… buuuh-dum…) hit in ’75 and Spielberg (king of the blockbusters) helped […]
Skid Row hasn’t played a live concert in nearly two years following the departure of vocalist Erik Gronwall. It’s the longest break the band has taken from the stage since they reactivated the group in 1999. The easy answer, of course (at least on paper), is that they could just get their former vocalist Sebastian […]
Warrant has extended their Turn Up the Good Times 2026 tour, announcing a slew of dates that will keep them on the road through October. The newly announced run of shows will begin on April 30 in Rancho Mirage, California, and conclude on Oct. 31 in Catoosa, Oklahoma. Warrant will be supported variously by fellow ’80s and early-’90s rockers […]
The Ramones sounded like everybody and nobody else. When their self-titled debut album was released, the punk music scene wasn’t what it would become a year later, and the band’s ancestral forefathers — at least as far as bands playing guitar-fueled garage rock — were few and far between: MC5, the Stooges, maybe some of […]
Kiss will be joined by Night Ranger, Bruce Kulick, Slaughter, Faster Pussycat, Keel and Chris Jericho’s Kuarantine during the 2026 Kiss Kruise Land Locked in Vegas festival. The Nov. 13-15 event at Las Vegas’ Virgin Hotels will be headlined by Kiss. The group will perform two unmasked concerts – presumably one acoustic and one electric […]
Former Joy Division and New Order bassist Peter Hook said he’s open to mending fences and appearing with his former bandmates at their upcoming Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction — but it would take a lot on their part to convince him. Some guidance and positive affirmation from fellow 2026 inductees Oasis might not hurt […]
Dave Mason, the Traffic co-founder who was later a member of Fleetwood Mac, died of unspecified causes on Sunday, April 19 at the age of 79. “After cooking an amazing dinner with his beloved wife Winifred, [Dave] sat down to take a nap with sweet Star (the maltese) at his feet,” explained a post from […]