Helmut Reiss/United Archives via Getty Images Fender is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Stratocaster with an all-star performance of “Voodoo Child” by Jimi Hendrix, who was known for playing the Stratocaster and was often seen performing with his signature off-white Strat. Guitarists performing in the tribute include Chic’s Nile Rodgers, RageRead More →
Live Nation Madonna was forced to postpone the start of her Celebration Tour last year due to a bacterial infection that landed her in the hospital and she claimed nearly killed her. At her March 4 show in Los Angeles, she gave the audience some details about how sick sheRead More →
courtesy of Sea.Hear.Now Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band got their start in Asbury Park, New Jersey, and now, they are returning to headline the city’s annual beachside music festival, Sea.Hear.Now. The festival is set to go down September 14-15, with The Boss headlining closing night. Noah Kahan willRead More →
Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The New Yorker With Paramore covering Talking Heads‘ “Burning Down the House,” David Byrne is now returning the favor. Byrne has recorded a version of Paramore’s song “Hard Times,” the lead single off Hayley Williams and company’s 2017 album, After Laughter. It’ll be released alongside Paramore’sRead More →
Silver Arrow Records The Black Crowes have dropped a new music video for “Wanting and Waiting,” the first single from their upcoming album, Happiness Bastards. The clip, directed by Christopher Acosta, is the band’s first music video in 16 years, their last being 2008’s “Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution.” The videoRead More →
On This Day, March 5, 2023… Gary Rossington, guitarist for Southern rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd, passed away at the age of 71. Rossington, who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the band in 2006, was the last remaining original member of Skynyrd’s lineup. He had been theRead More →
Penguin Random House Bono has a new award to add to his trophy shelf. The U2 frontman’s memoir, Surrender, won Audiobook of the Year at the 2024 Audie Awards, which took place Monday, March 4, at the Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles. Surrender, which was released in November 2022 and featured the subtitleRead More →
Collect/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images The public may be getting some more insight into the early days of The Beatles, only this time from the point of view of former Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe. The U.K. Mirror reports that the Sutcliffe Estate is looking to sell a collection of rare photos, letters,Read More →
Steve Jennings/Getty Images Earth, Wind & Fire has won a lawsuit they brought against a cover band that they claimed was infringing on their trademark. Back in March 2023, Earth, Wind & Fire LLP, the rights holders of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame group’s trademark, sued Substantial Music GroupRead More →
L-R: Ringo Starr, Stella McCartney, Paul McCartney/Photo credit: Dave Benett/Getty Images for Stella McCartney There was a reunion of The Beatles in Paris on Monday, March 4. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were spotted sitting in the front row at Paris Fashion Week, taking in the fall/winter womenswear show being put onRead More →
