On This Day, Feb. 6, 1984… Talking Heads performed their last-ever concert at the Sweetwaters South Festival in Christchurch, New Zealand. The 12-song set featured such classic songs as “Psycho Killer,” “Making Flippy Floppy,” “Swamp,” “Burning Down the House” and more. The show didn’t go off without a hitch, though:Read More →
Courtesy of The Brothers The music of the Allman Brothers Band will once again be celebrated in New York. The Brothers, a group made up of ABB former members, is set to headline Madison Square Garden on April 15 and 16, five years after they first staged a similar concert. TheRead More →
Don Arnold/WireImage Is new music on the way from Def Leppard? The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers seem to be teasing fans with the possibility, sharing photos on Instagram of guitarist Phil Collen singing into a mic with the caption, “Something’s brewing…,” leading to speculation that they’re recording newRead More →
Courtesy of Styx Styx is heading to the beach this fall and bringing their rock star friends with them. The band is set to headline Rockin’ in Paradise with Styx + Friends in Miramar Beach, Florida, Oct. 9-11. Those “Friends” on the bill include Cheap Trick, Loverboy, 38 Special, Collective Soul, JohnRead More →
Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for FIREAID The Black Crowes are resurrecting their fan club. Frontman Chris Robinson announced the return of the Crowe-Mafia on social media, with the post describing it as a “community to connect with us and each other.” Chris also shared a video in which he detailed all theRead More →
Dark Horse Records/BMG Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench will release his second solo album, The Melancholy Season, on March 7 and has shared the first preview of the record with the release of the title track. In a post on his website, Tench reveals that the song was inspired byRead More →
Interscope The Who‘s Pete Townshend inadvertently spilled the beans on it in December 2023, but now it’s been confirmed: Elton John really did make an entire album with Brandi Carlile — and it’s coming out on April 4. The album, Who Believes In Angels?, teams Elton and Brandi with producer AndrewRead More →
Sony Pictures Classic The new documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin may never have happened had the film’s director, Bernard MacMahon, not accepted an invitation from the band’s legendary guitarist Jimmy Page. In a new interview with The Guardian, MacMahon says he kew going into the project there was a good chance he’dRead More →
Courtesy of Danny Wimmer Presents Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band, Foreigner, and Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo are confirmed to play this year’s Bourbon & Beyond Festival, happening Sept. 11-14 in Louisville, Kentucky. More than 120 artists are booked for this year’s edition, which features headliners Phish, Noah Kahan,Read More →
On This Day, Feb. 5,1983… Def Leppard’s third album, Pyromania, made its Billboard 200 chart debut. The record, which featured the hits “Photograph,” “Foolin’” and “Rock of Ages,” spent a total of 124 weeks on the Billboard 200, although it never made it to #1, and had to settle forRead More →
