NPG Records/Warner Records On June 25, 1984, Prince released his sixth studio album, Purple Rain, the soundtrack to his hit movie of the same name. The film, which grossed $70 million in the U.S., starred Prince as The Kid, a talented but troubled musician in the Minneapolis area who escapesRead More →
Madfish Records The solo work of Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson is the subject of a new box set coming in August. The limited-edition 10-LP box set, 8314 Boxed, will include the first-time vinyl releases of 1995’s Divinities: Twelve Dances with God, 2000’s The Secret Language of Birds and 2003’s Rupi’s Dance.Read More →
Courtesy of Gibson Gibson is celebrating Jeff Beck on what would have been the two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s 80th birthday. The guitar company just debuted the new Jeff Beck “Yardburst” 1959 Les Paul Standard in a dark cherry red sunburst finish, aged to match the guitar Jeff playedRead More →
Theo Wargo/WireImage Prince, The B-52s and The Isley Brothers are among the artists set to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2025. They will all receive their stars in the Recording category, along with WAR, Green Day, Depeche Mode, George Strait, Keith Urban, Fantasia and BustaRead More →
Erika Goldring/Getty Images Dead & Company is currently in the midst of their Dead Forever residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas, and while they’re only committed to shows through Aug. 10, it sounds like there may be more in the future. During an interview with Variety, Dead & Company’s BobRead More →
ABC/Heidi Gutman Paul McCartney is ready to return to Brazil. The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer brought his Got Back tour to Brazil in 2023, and now he’s announced two new shows there this fall. The two new dates are set for Oct. 15 in São Paulo andRead More →
Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images for A24 Talking Heads frontman David Byrne met with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on Friday, according to a post on Cruz’s social media accounts. “Once in a lifetime opportunity meeting David Byrne of the Talking Heads,” Cruz wrote, referencing the band’s classic song. “We had a greatRead More →
On This Day, June 24, 1944 … Geoffrey Arnold Beck, better known as legendary guitarist Jeff Beck, was born in Surrey, England. Beck came to prominence as a member of the Yardbirds, with future guitar legends Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page. He later went on to have a successful solo career,Read More →
ABC/Paula Lobo Most people know Darius Rucker for his work with Hootie & The Blowfish and his country solo career, but he has lots of interests outside of music — including wine. Rucker has partnered with winemaker Chris Radomski to join his As One Cru wine brand and tells ABC Audio there was a simpleRead More →
Big Machine Records The new tribute album to the late Tom Petty, Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty, is out now, and Petty’s Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell is 100 percent behind it. “I’m so proud of all those artists, and I know that Tom would really be proud andRead More →
