Legacy Recordings AC/DC is glad to be back in YouTube’s billion views club. The rock legends’ video for “Back in Black” has officially hit the milestone, making it the second AC/DC clip with at least 1 billion views, following “Thunderstruck.” The “Back in Black” video showcases a simple but powerfulRead More →

Ethan Miller/Getty Images The final book from Rush’s Neil Peart is coming in May. Silver Surfers focuses on Peart’s lifelong passion for cars, with Rush sharing on Instagram, “[I]n his final literary creation, he writes about his beloved Silver Surfers collection; the joy of collecting these exquisite, rare, and important sports cars, and the myriadRead More →

Tom Hill/WireImage An upcoming biopic on the Ramones is the subject of a new court case brought by Linda Ramone, widow of guitarist Johnny Ramone. Linda is suing Joey Ramone‘s brother Mitchel Hyman, better known by his stage name, Mickey Leigh. Linda and Mickey are both 50% shareholders in Ramones Productions, Inc. The suit also names David Frey, who was hiredRead More →

EVH Gear/FMIC January 26 is the late Eddie Van Halen‘s birthday, and his son, Wolfgang Van Halen, is paying tribute to him by unveiling his new signature guitar: the EVH SA-126. On X, formerly Twitter, Wolf writes, “It’s an honor to finally and officially introduce (on the perfect day, no less)Read More →

Photo by Richard Sibbald Rush’s Alex Lifeson is launching a new guitar. The rocker’s company Lerxst, a partnership with Mojotone, has just debuted the new Limelight guitar, created in partnership with Godin Guitars. The new axe is inspired by Lifeson’s mid-’80s guitar, the Hentor Sportscaster, which he started using before recording Rush’s 1981Read More →

Erika Goldring/Getty Images The fifth annual Jam for Janie Grammy Awards Viewing Party, a benefit for Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler‘s Janie’s Fund, will be happening Sunday, February 4, at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. The star-studded event will feature a special live performance by The Black Crowes, with actress Zooey Deschanel serving as host. Guests expected to attendRead More →

Kevin Mazur/MTV VMAs 2021/Getty Images for MTV/ ViacomCBS  First he took a shot at Sammy Hagar; now David Lee Roth is taking aim at Eddie Van Halen’s son, Mammoth WVH frontman Wolfgang Van Halen. In a new Roth Show video, the rocker shares his displeasure at having had to work with Eddie’s son, who played bass in Van Halen from 2007Read More →

Courtesy of The Black Crowes Fresh off the news of their new album, Happiness Bastards, The Black Crowes have revealed they’ll hit the road in support of the record. The rockers announced dates for the Happiness Bastards Tour, hitting 35 cities in North America and Europe. The trek kicks off April 2 at the Grand OleRead More →

Kevin Mazur/MTV VMAs 2021/Getty Images for MTV/ ViacomCBS Van Halen’s David Lee Roth has fired some shots at his replacement Sammy Hagar in a new post shared to his Instagram. In the clip titled “The Ballad of Popsicle Sam,” Roth uses Hagar’s 2011 claim that he was visited by aliens to try and explain some of Hagar’sRead More →

ABC/Michael Desmond KISS may have stopped touring, but it looks like Gene Simmons can’t give up life onstage. The rocker’s solo act, the Gene Simmons Band, is booked to headline Summer Breeze Brazil, a São Paulo festival taking place April 26-28. The festival features a lineup of hard rockers that includes Anthrax, Sebastian Back and Killswitch Engage. The showRead More →