Like many legacy bands, the Doobie Brothers evolved into a second phase that often bore little resemblance to the first. Unlike many legacy bands, they ultimately reverted back to their original musical approach. The result is an intriguing dichotomy of a band. With founding frontman Tom Johnston, the Doobie Brothers offer a ’70s-specific mix of […]
Michael Anthony says he has just one career regret. “The only regret that I have is how things, unfortunately, turned out for Van Halen,” he recently said on an episode of Get on the Bus. “It should have gone out with a fricking bang that shook the world, and it was more like a whimper, […]
Billy Joel has opened up about a past suicide attempt that left him in a coma for days, explaining why he made another attempt to take his own life after regaining consciousness. Joel revisits the incident in his new documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes, which made its debut at New York’s Tribeca Film […]
Guns N’ Roses have announced a second leg to their 2025 tour. The new dates, more than a dozen, will stretch the band’s current road trip into the fall. All of the new concerts will take place in Latin America. The group is currently performing a string of dates in Europe, Asia and the Middle East that […]
Triumph will reunite for a special three-song set in Edmonton on Friday night. The Canadian power trio will share the bill with a band named the Glorious Sons outside of and prior to Game 2 of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals, which features the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers. Triumph’s 1979 single “Lay It […]
A Sly & the Family Stone live recording from their earliest years will be released this summer. The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967 will be available on July 18 in CD, LP and digital download formats. You can hear “I Gotta Go Now (Up on the Floor)/Funky Broadway” from the album below. The First Family marks […]
Whether they’re building tension or coming out swinging, our list of Top 5 AC/DC Concert Opening Songs proves they’re masters of starting a show with high-voltage rock ‘n’ roll. The Aussie rockers have never exactly prided themselves on diversity — they gleefully recycle chords to craft a seemingly endless supply of iconic riffs, and they’ve been delivering […]
George Harrison began the ’70s with a multi-platinum smash and ended the ’80s with a pair of them. In between, there were a few notable successes, long disappearances and some obvious duds. Through it all, his opening songs were just as varied and unpredictable. The monstrous 1970 triple-album All Things Must Pass begins with an […]
Dave Mason has canceled all of his 2025 tour dates due to his ongoing health issues. The singer-songwriter had hoped to get back on the road this year after he was forced to postpone dates in September 2024 when an “urgent heart condition” during a routine checkup sent him to a hospital. Mason — a […]
Don Felder got a real taste of major fame, thanks to the success of Eagles’ Hotel California album. Having co-written the title track, naturally, he wanted to follow up strong. But it would take some time for Eagles fans to hear his lead candidate, which originally began taking shape during recording sessions for what became […]