R.E.M.‘s “Lightnin’ Hopkins” isn’t a song about the musician of the same name. Although the title of the third track on side two of Document shares its moniker with Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins, spotlights a howled vocal hook and features slide guitar, R.E.M. wasn’t paying any sort of tribute to the Texas bluesman in the song’s […]
Wolfgang Van Halen recently posted about playing at Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert. He flaunted his incredible guitar chops playing Van Halen classics “Hot for Teacher” and “On Fire.” It has been noted that there was a group of people online claiming that he was not actually playing but rather miming to a pre-recorded […]
Few states in this federal union can boast the extensive history enjoyed by that of Virginia, so it goes without saying that a large undertaking is par for the course for one of the first colonies to declare independence from the British Empire. Though competition for the largest music festival in the country, let alone […]
Rock fans who excitedly tuned into NBC’s opening game of the NFL season on Thursday night were left disappointed as the network opted to air only 10 seconds of Ozzy Osbourne’s halftime performance. The Prince of Darkness had been hyping his performance over the past week, with multiple social media posts promoting the halftime set. […]
P.O.D. has a handful of tour dates coming up with Korn and Jinjer, and has recruited ex-Suicide Silence drummer Alex Lopez for all of ’em. On his new live position, Lopez offered “Payable on death. Tour starts tomorrow and I’m super grateful and honored to drum for these dudes for the rest of the year. […]
Members of the Byrds discussed an argument over Paul Simon that may have been “the beginning of the end” for David Crosby’s original tenure with the band. He was fired in 1967 after his relationship with Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman disintegrated following the Monterey Pop Festival. In the new photo book The Byrds 1964-1967 (via Variety), […]
Dave Mustaine discussed his relationship with Metallica in a new Classic Rock magazine interview. “I really don’t give a fuck. And you know what? I love those guys. I sent a text message to James just a couple of days ago after he’d said that he was insecure about his playing. I said: ‘James, I […]
Love-ins are nothing new to the hardcore scene. Those of you who have dared to leave the house and gotten back to your regular, pre-COVID show-going schedule may have noticed a preponderance of dudes excitedly greeting each other, locked in mutual bear hugs, administering rotor cuff-tearing handshakes and countless bro-hugs (y’know the one: where the […]
Contrary to the popular narrative, grunge didn’t appear out of thin air and obliterate the ’80s hard rock zeitgeist overnight. But if there’s a single event that represented rock music’s changing of the guard — and the brief moment in time where these disparate strains coexisted — it’s the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards. The 1992 VMAs were a who’s […]
Pearl Jam played in Toronto last night, and Stone Gossard messed up an attempted performance of “Leash.” Setlist:01. Daughter02. Come Back03. Sometimes04. Her Majesty-(Lennon, McCartney)05. All Those Yesterdays{Ed talks about playing Toronto 17 times. Starts to mention not playing Vancouver as much because of border issues. Realizes he has a border […]