Harper Collins Alex Van Halen’s upcoming autobiography, Brothers, will offer a treat to fans who decide to listen to it as an audiobook. A description of the release posted to the Van Halen website reveals that the audiobook, narrated by Alex, will feature the added bonus of a previously unreleasedRead More →
Courtesy of The Black Crowes Now that they’re no longer opening for Aerosmith, The Black Crowes have found some more time in their schedule, so they’re adding more dates to their upcoming Happiness Bastards Tour (The Reprise). The rockers have added 14 new shows to the schedule, including stops in NewRead More →
Photo Credit: Danny Fields The 50th anniversary of the Ramones live debt at the New York rock club CBGB is being celebrated with some new vinyl releases. Rhino has teamed with Vinyl Me, Please to feature the New York punk rock band in a variety of new pressings, including highlighting 1977’sRead More →
Frank Hoensch/Redferns The Black Crowes’ Chris and Rich Robinson will launch a new leg of their Happiness Bastards tour this fall, but before that, fans in New York will have a chance to see them on a much smaller scale. The brothers are set to take part in a special Grammy Museum event, dubbed An EveningRead More →
Paul Natkin/Getty Images Jack Russell, frontman for the band Great White, has died. He was 63. Jack Russell’s Great White, the name Russell toured under after Great White broke up in 2001, announced the news in a statement posted to Instagram Thursday. The statement says that “Jack passed peacefully,” surrounded by hisRead More →
Columbia Records AC/DC has announced the third and final installment of their gold vinyl release series celebrating the band’s 50th anniversary. The upcoming set is expected to ship Sept. 25. It includes 1983’s Flip of the Switch, 1985’s Fly on the Wall, 1988’s Blow Up Your Video, 2008’s Black Ice, 2012’s Live at River PlateRead More →
Lisa Lake/Getty Images Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx is the latest rocker to pay tribute to Aerosmith following the announcement that they’ve retired from touring due to Steven Tyler’s vocal problems. In a post on Facebook, Sixx writes that he bought his first Aerosmith record in 1973 when he was 15, noting, “IRead More →
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Looks like Aerosmith is saying peace out earlier than planned. The band just announced they’ve canceled their Peace Out tour, and they’ll be retiring from touring. It seems Steven Tyler’s vocal issues, which forced the postponement of the tour last year, have not gotten any better. “ItRead More →
Kevin Winter/Getty Images Talk about a rock ‘n’ roll marriage. Tyrone Wood, son of Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, recently married Faye Harris, daughter of Iron Maiden guitarist Steve Harris. The couple confirmed the news on social media, sharing photos from their big day with the caption, “MARRIED!! Mr & MrsRead More →
courtesy of Live Nation Sammy Hagar kicked off his The Best of All Worlds tour in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday, and as promised treated fans to a set filled with Van Halen classics. According to setlist.fm, Sammy opened the show with 5150’s “Good Enough,” followed by the ForRead More →
