On This Day, Oct. 15, 2006 … New York’s famed punk rock club CBGB closed following a dispute over money between owner Hilly Kristal and the venue’s landlord, Bowery Residents Committee. Opened on Dec. 10, 1973, CBGB — which stood for country, bluegrass and blues — helped launch the careersRead More →
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Shoah Foundation Bruce Springsteen will sit down with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos ahead of the premiere of his new documentary, Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street, and we’re now getting our first look at their chat. A trailer for the primetime special, Bruce Springsteen: Backstage and Backstreets,Read More →
Forty Below Records Ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro has teamed with Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood for the new album Blues Experience, and he tells ABC Audio he couldn’t pass up the opportunity to embrace the blues with the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer. “You know, he’s one of my favorite drummers,” Jake says. “HeRead More →
Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame A classic Buster Keaton movie is getting an update thanks to R.E.M. The 1924 silent film Sherlock Jr. is being re-released in theaters on Feb. 4, soundtracked by two R.E.M. albums: 1994’s Monster and 1996’s New Adventures in Hi-Fi. The screening is partRead More →
Mindy Small/Getty Images Sammy Hagar has finally sold his prized 2015 Ferrari LaFerrari. The rocker was initially planning to sell the car, which originally cost him $1.4 million, at the Barrett-Jackson 2024 Scottsdale Auction back in January, but the auction had to be postponed after it was discovered the car neededRead More →
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images A graphic designer from Sunderland, England, has created a very unique portrait of The Beatles. The BBC reports that Darren Timby has created the portrait of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr using 24,000 screws. He says the work pays tribute to his hometown, noting, “Ship building and coalRead More →
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Shoah Foundation Bruce Springsteen recently revealed that he’s often mistaken for being Jewish. According to People, Springsteen made the comments during an appearance at the USC Shoah Foundation 30th Anniversary Ambassadors for Humanity gala on Sunday, where he performed two songs: “The Ghost of Tom Joad”Read More →
Gary Miller/Getty Images Neil Young is the latest artist to support Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz in the 2024 presidential election. In a post to his Neil Young Archives site, with the headline “Why I Love Kamala Harris,” Young writes, “Kamala Harris — She is an honest forthright truth tellerRead More →
Billy Joel’s mansion MiddleSea; David L. Pokress/Newsday RM via Getty Images Billy Joel‘s Long Island mansion, nicknamed MiddleSea, is on the market for just under $50 million. But one reason why the Piano Man says he’s unloading the 26-acre property is because he feels the real estate taxes are justRead More →
On This Day, Oct. 14, 2007 … The Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers documentary, Running Down A Dream, debuted at the New York Film Festival. The four-hour documentary, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, gave insight into the history of the band from its early days as Mudcrutch, to its 30th anniversary concertRead More →
