A new concert film and soundtrack surrounding Neil Young‘s 2023 solo tour will arrive in the spring. Coastal will screen in theaters for one night only on April 17, and the 11-track soundtrack album will arrive the next day. The movie was directed by actress Daryl Hannah, Young’s wife, from footage shot during the singer-songwriter’s 2023 solo […]
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Paul Stanley has explained why no former members of Kiss appeared at or were mentioned at the group’s final concert. The Dec. 2, 2023 show featured Stanley and co-founding bassist Gene Simmons joined by the group’s most recent and longest-tenured lead guitarist and drummer: Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer. Although they were occasionally featured in […]
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s history with ‘80s new wave acts has been inconsistent and, at times, downright head-scratching. Several of the genre’s biggest artists have now been inducted, but there’s seemingly been no rhyme or reason as to how long they’ve had to wait. Talking Heads got the Hall call in the […]
The son of Kiss stars Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons seem to have recorded 10 songs together. Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons recently shared photos of themselves with recording equipment and the caption “one song turned into 10 real quick.” Their next post, embedded below, featured them performing an unnamed original song with guitarist Jacob […]
Robert John, the singer who hit No. 1 in 1979 with “Sad Eyes,” has died. He was 79. The news was confirmed to Rolling Stone by John’s son, Michael Pedrick, who said his dad died on Monday and was still recovering from a stroke he had several years ago. While John is best known for […]
Bruce Kulick does not look back on the last show of Kiss‘ 1988 world tour fondly. In a new Guitar Player interview Kulick has a clear answer when asked about the worst show he ever played with his former band, choosing the final show of their Crazy Nights tour, which took place Oct. 3, 1988 […]
Roberta Flack, the singer and pianist who charted three No. 1 hits in the ’70s, has died. The North Carolina-born artist was 88. A press release noted that Flack “died peacefully surrounded by her family.” Flack was born on Feb. 10, 1937, in Black Mountain, North Carolina, and raised in Arlington, Virginia. The singer and pianist […]
Ratt‘s Stephen Pearcy and Warren DeMartini have begun adding more dates to their “Invasion Celebration” reunion, anchored around their headlining performance at M3 Rock Festival in May. The singer and guitarist will close out the three-day festival on May 4, following headlining performances by Sebastian Bach and David Lee Roth at Columbia, Maryland’s Merriweather Post […]
Joe Cocker has been eligible for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame since the mid ’90s, but his first ever nomination didn’t arrive until 2025, over a decade since his passing in 2014. Cocker, who was born in 1944 in Sheffield, England, started singing in public at age 12, drawing inspiration from people like […]