Iwi Onodera/Redferns Rod Stewart’s classic song “Forever Young” has been turned into art that’s helping raise money for a good cause. Rod has teamed up with artist Tim Wakefield and the Soundwaves Art Foundation for an art piece made from sound waves of the 1988 single, which contain the tune’s lyric, “be courageousRead More →
Charley Gallay/Getty Images for The Weinstein Company) Taylor Swift has officially arrived in Dublin, Ireland, for her Eras Tour shows this weekend, and she got a warm welcome from a few of the city’s favorite sons: U2. On her Instagram Story, Taylor posted a photo of a beautiful bouquet ofRead More →
On This Day, June 28, 1980… Paul McCartney landed a new number one when “Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)” topped the Billboard Hot 100, his first solo track to top the charts since 1971. The studio version of the song appeared on McCartney’s 1980 solo album McCartney II. It was actually the one releasedRead More →
Iconic Artist Group Linda Ronstadt’s classic album Cry Like a Rainstorm – Howl Like the Wind is getting a special reissue in celebration of its 35th anniversary. The album is now out on 140-gram translucent blue vinyl, the first time the record has been made available on vinyl in years. Read More →
Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images Patti Smith is on tour in Europe and she’s added a surprising cover to her set list. Fan shot footage posted to social media shows Smith performing a cover of Lana Del Rey’s hit “Summertime Sadness.” According to one post, Smith told fans Lana’s tune made herRead More →
The Rocket Record Company Elton John‘s album Caribou turns 50 years old Friday: It was released in the U.K. on June 28, 1974. It topped the chart and produced two big hit singles, but looking back, the guy who co-wrote it — Bernie Taupin — doesn’t think it’s his andRead More →
Abramorama A new documentary about Jimi Hendrix’s famed Electric Lady Studios in New York is expected to hit theaters this summer. Abramorama has nabbed the global rights to Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision, directed by John McDermott, who also directed two other Hendrix docs: Electric Church and Music, Money,Read More →
Mariano Regidor/Redferns E Street Band guitarist Stevie Van Zandt has been friends with Bruce Springsteen ever since starting out in Asbury Park, New Jersey, and he realizes a friendship like that is very rare. “You just don’t have that many friends for 60 years. I think the fact that it survivedRead More →
Disney/Jennifer Pottheiser One year ago Elton John gave what he said would be his final U.K. performance by making his first-ever appearance at England’s legendary Glastonbury Festival. On Wednesday he posted a video documenting what went into creating that performance, which received rave reviews. The video starts at rehearsal week before the June 25,Read More →
Mascot Label Group/Provogue Queen’s Brian May and ZZ Top’s Billy F Gibbons lend their musical talents to Friendlytown, the new album from Booker T and the MG’s guitarist Steve Cropper and his band The Midnight Hour. May sings and plays guitar on the first single released from the record, “Too MuchRead More →
