On This Day, May 20, 2013 … Ray Manzarek, co-founder and keyboardist of The Doors, passed away at the age of 74. Earlier in the year, the rocker had been diagnosed with a rare form of bile duct cancer. Manzarek co-founded The Doors with Jim Morrison in July 1965. DrummerRead More →
Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band are currently on tour overseas, so it only seems fitting that the latest installment in The Boss’ live series would be a playlist of international performances. The Live Series: Songs from Around the World, Volume 2 features Springsteen performances from international tourRead More →
ABC/Randy Holmes U2 continues their recently launched digital series, U2 To Love and Only Love – Deep Dives and B-Sides, with the fourth installment dedicated to the track “Please,” from their ninth studio album, Pop. The series consists of 12 newly remastered collections, released throughout the year, which are made up of songs thatRead More →
ABC/Heidi Gutman Sir Paul McCartney has once again made The Sunday Times’ Rich List — and passed a new milestone in the process. McCartney is one of 350 individuals and families to make the list, and this year he became the first U.K. musician to be crowned a billionaire. Paul and hisRead More →
Cher and son Elijah in 2001; Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images After a legal battle over whether or not Cher‘s son Elijah Blue Allman should be placed in a conservatorship, Cher and Elijah have agreed to settle the matter privately. According to court documents obtained by ABC News, Cher andRead More →
ABKCO Music & Records Fans of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band The Animals can now enjoy their music in Dolby Atmos. Dolby Atmos mixes of five of the band’s albums — 1964’s The Animals, 1965’s The Animals on Tour, 1965’s Animal Tracks, 1966’s Animalization and the 2004 collection The AnimalsRead More →
Dave Benett/Getty Images for Victoria & Albert Museum More than 300 images from Elton John and his husband David Furnish‘s extensive photography collection are currently on display at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum. Elton is one of the world’s foremost collectors of photography, but says there’s one kind he hatesRead More →
Photo by Jason Powell Back in March, Styx bassist Ricky Phillips announced he would be taking a break from the band. Now, we know who will be taking his place. Styx just announced that Terry Gowan, the brother of the band’s current keyboardist and vocalist Lawrence Gowan, has landed the job. In a statement, Terry saysRead More →
Daniel Knighton/FilmMagic John Oates is sharing his side of the story over his legal battle with longtime creative partner Daryl Hall. Last year, Hall filed a lawsuit against Oates alleging Oates attempted to sell his share of their jointly owned company, Whole Oats Enterprises, without Hall’s permission. During an interviewRead More →
Reprise Records Neil Young & Crazy Horse are reaching way back in their musical history for a new compilation album. Young and his band are set to release Early Daze on June 28, featuring some of their earliest recordings from when Crazy Horse was made up of Danny Whitten, Ralph Molina, Billy Talbot and Jack Nitzsche. Read More →
