Rhino ZZ Top’s first five albums have been compiled into their first-ever high fidelity vinyl box set. ZZ Top From The Top: 1971-1976 features high-end vinyl reissues of 1971’s ZZ Top’s First Album, 1972’s Rio Grande Mud, 1973’s Tres Hombres, 1975’s Fandago! and 1976’s Tejas. All copies are cut from the originalRead More →
Twenty First Century Recording Company The Alarm is set to release their new album, Music Television, in August. The record features covers of songs made famous in MTV’s heyday, and was supposed to be available on vinyl and CD during the band’s Live Today Love Tomorrow tour. The tour was supposed to launch inRead More →
Steve Jennings/Getty Images Devo has been added to Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder‘s Ohana Festival, which will take place Sept. 27-29 in Dana Point, California. The “Whip It” rockers will perform on the festival’s opening night, replacing Garbage, who had to cancel after frontwoman Shirley Manson suffered an injury that requires surgery. “WhenRead More →
Tim Mosenfelder/WireImage John Mayer isn’t going to let a little thing like a finger injury stop him from taking the stage with Dead & Company at their Dead Forever residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The guitarist revealed on Instagram that he recently injured his left index finger in aRead More →
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Grateful Dead founder Jerry Garcia would have turned 82 on Thursday, and to mark the occasion the Sausalito Center for the Arts in California is launching a new exhibit, The Art of Jerry Garcia. The exhibit, which runs through Sept. 1, features 30 museum quality digital printsRead More →
Getty/Steve Granitz A planned auction of what has been described as hand-drawn artwork by the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson, is being called into question. The auction, featuring 76 pieces of what is reported to be Jackson’s art, including pieces hand-drawn with wax colored pencil, is supposed to take place Saturday throughRead More →
Warner Records Cher’s musical career is being explored in a new compilation album coming this fall. Cher Forever, dropping Sept. 20, will feature 21 remastered tracks, all chosen by Cher. They include hit songs like “Believe” and “If I Could Turn Back Time,” as well as “Strong Enough,” “The ShoopRead More →
Sony Music Entertainment Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Carole King is using her iconic album Tapestry to let folks know who she’s voting for in the upcoming presidential election. The album’s cover shows her sitting by a window, with a cat in the foreground. She shared it on Instagram with theRead More →
On This Day, August 1, 1942… Jerome John “Jerry” Garcia was born in San Francisco, California. Co-founder of the legendary rock band the Grateful Dead, Garcia was the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and a vocalist for the group, and for many he was their de facto leader. The Grateful Dead came toRead More →
Madfish Records Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson is giving fans a sneak peek at the upcoming box set dedicated to his solo career. The rocker just shared an unboxing video in which he meticulously goes through Ian Anderson 8314 Boxed, which drops Aug. 23. The limited-edition 10-LP box set includes the first-timeRead More →
