Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and punk poet Patti Smith is name-checked in the title track to Taylor Swift’s new album, The Tortured Poets Department, and Smith has shared her gratitude for the recognition. Taylor sings in the track, “I laughed in your face and said ‘You’re not Dylan Thomas,Read More →
On This Day, April 22, 1993 … The Who’s Tommy opened on Broadway at the St. James Theatre in New York. The musical was an adaptation of the band’s 1969 rock opera. It was directed by Des McAnuff, with the book, music and lyrics by The Who’s Pete Townshend. TheRead More →
Emily Schur Before the winner of this season of American Idol is crowned, they’ll be getting advice from a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer. Jon Bon Jovi will serve as a guest mentor for the contestants during the show’s “grand finale” on May 19 on ABC. He’ll be the second Rock &Read More →
Ed Perlstein/Redferns/Getty Images Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann is the latest artist to pay tribute to Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts, who passed away April 18 at the age of 80. In a post on Instagram, Kreutzmann writes of the “intertwined past” of the two bands, noting, “[W]e sawRead More →
Steve Jennings/Getty Images Crowded House’s Neil Finn joined Fleetwood Mac in 2018, along with Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell, after the band fired Lindsey Buckingham. But Finn admits it wasn’t necessarily easy taking his place. It seems that while Buckingham was gone, Stevie Nicks didn’t want much else to change. In a new interview withRead More →
Tim Mosenfelder/WireImage Robert Plant has been named patron of Good Shepherd, an English charity that helps the homeless community. Plant has been a longtime supporter of the organization and last December invited reps from the group to appear at his local concert at The Halls to help raise awareness of theirRead More →
Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty Images A new photo book dedicated to Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan will be released later this year. Portraits of Gillan, from Rufus Publications, is a coffee table book featuring rare and unseen photos of Gillan and covering his post-Deep Purple career from 1976 through his brief timeRead More →
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Gov’t Mule’s Warren Haynes has paid tribute to Allman Brothers Band co-founder Dickey Betts, who passed away April 18 at the age of 80. “Such a huge loss. Not only for our musical family, but for the world of music in general,” Haynes, who joined the AllmanRead More →
ABC/Michael Yada U2 is sharing the second installment in their recently launched digital series, U2 To Love and Only Love – Deep Dives and B-Sides. The band plans to release 12 newly remastered collections throughout the year, made up of songs that until now were only available on vinyl, CDRead More →
Atlantic David Byrne‘s has shared a cover of the Paramore song “Hard Times.” The horn-laden rendition adds some extra Talking Heads energy to a song that was already greatly influenced by the “Once in a Lifetime” outfit. You can listen to it now via digital outlets. Byrne’s “Hard Times” coverRead More →
