Al Pereira/Getty Images The Kinks’ Dave Davies is taking issue with Guitar World magazine after they posted an article claiming rock producer Eddie Kramer confirmed the long-held rumor that Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page played guitar on the band’s hit “You Really Got Me.” “I met Jimmy while he was working with theRead More →
Roberto Serra – Iguana Press/Getty Images R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe has donated some handwritten lyrics to help raise money for a good cause. The rocker has contributed a signed lyric sheet for the track “Nightswimming” to the Art for Gaza auction. The money raised is going to Doctors Without Borders. TheRead More →
Scott Dudelson/Getty Images ZZ Top‘s Billy F Gibbons has recruited some musician friends for a cover of blues legend Jimmy Reed‘s classic track “Baby What You Want Me To Do.” The performance teams up Gibbons with the BFG’s — Haim’s Danielle Haim on drums, guitarist Matt Sweeny and Tim Montana on maracas — to helpRead More →
Scott Legato/Getty Images John Fogerty wants his fans in Australia to know that he did not cancel a planned appearance at Country Fest Queensland. The festival is scheduled to happen March 30-31, with the promoter announcing Fogerty’s cancellation on Tuesday, February 27, due to “unforeseen circumstances” and offering refunds toRead More →
ABC/Heidi Gutman Paul McCartney is one of the many artists who feel that Foreigner should be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year. As previously reported, producer Mark Ronson, who is the stepson of Foreigner’s Mick Jones, recently shared a star-studded video featuring Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, JackRead More →
John Rodgers/Redferns Model Pattie Boyd is giving fans some direct insight into her love triangle with rockers George Harrison and Eric Clapton, thanks to a new auction happening at Christie’s. Boyd, who was married to Harrison from 1966 to 1977 and had an affair with Clapton, who she was later marriedRead More →
Live Nation/Blackbird Presents The Outlaw Music Festival is set to return this summer with an all-star lineup that features Willie Nelson & Family, Bob Dylan, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, John Mellencamp and more. The tour is set to kick off June 21 in Alpharetta, Georgia, and wrap September 17 inRead More →
David Delgado 146187/Getty Images Eagles frontman Don Henley took the stand on Monday, February 26, to testify in the trial over stolen handwritten notes and lyrics to the band’s classic album Hotel California. Glen Horowitz, Craig Inciardi and Edward Kosinki are accused of trying to sell the handwritten notes, despite knowing they were stolen. Ed Sanders, an authorRead More →
On This Day, February 27, 1974… Queen released their 11th studio album The Works, which featured such tracks as “Radio Ga Ga,” “Hammer to Fall” and “I Want to Break Free.” “Radio Ga Ga,” written by drummer Roger Taylor, was the first single released from the album. It went onRead More →
ABC/ Ida Mae Astute An exhibit of previously unseen photos of The Rolling Stones is set to open in London on Wednesday. The Elegantly Waisted exhibit features photos taken by the band’s friend, photographer Tony Sanchez, nicknamed “Spanish Tony.” Tony worked and lived with The Stones during the period in theRead More →
