courtesy of Julien’s Auctions Legendary musician Randy Bachman is cleaning out his closet. The rocker, founder of such bands as The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive, is auctioning off over 200 guitars from his personal collection through Julien’s Auctions. Included in the Music Icons auction is Bachman’s 1959 Gibson Les PaulRead More →
Elton John performing at Watford, 1974; Anwar Hussein/WireImage Elton John‘s 1974 album, Caribou, turns 50 this year, and a special sky-blue vinyl edition of the album, including a second disc of bonus tracks, will be available on Record Store Day April 20. But fans can watch never-before-seen footage of Elton’s firstRead More →
Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Webster PR Allman Brothers Band has paid tribute to founding member Dickey Betts, who passed away Thursday at the age of 80. “With deep sadness the Allman Brothers Band learned today that founding member Dickey Betts has passed away peacefully in his home in Sarasota, Florida,Read More →
Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images E Street Band guitarist Stevie Van Zandt will soon be honored by his hometown. The New Jersey Hall of Fame and Middletown Township are partnering to name a street after the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist and his brother — playwright, actor and director Billy Van ZandtRead More →
Disney/Randy Holmes Sting, Deep Purple and Lenny Kravitz are among the artists booked to play the 2024 Montreux Jazz Festival, happening in Montreux, Switzerland, from July 5 – 20. Deep Purple will headline the stage by the lake on July 8 with Alice Cooper. The booking seems quite fitting considering the band’sRead More →
Ed Perlstein/Redferns/Getty Images Allman Brothers Band founding member Dickey Betts has died at the age of 80, according to a post on his official Instagram page. “It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that the Betts family announce the peaceful passing of Forrest Richard ‘Dickey’ Betts (December 12, 1943Read More →
On This Day, April 18, 1992… Def Leppard hit #1 on the Billboard 200 Album chart with their fifth studio album, Adrenalize. The album was the first one Def Leppard recorded following the death of guitarist Steve Clark; they recorded it as a four-piece. It was also their first album since 1980’sRead More →
Rhino Fans of Joni Mitchell are getting the chance to hear her music like they’ve never heard it before. Rhino is set to release a remastered version of Mitchell’s 2022 The Asylum Albums (1972-1975) box set as part of their Quadio series. The four albums in the set — 1972’sRead More →
Paras Griffin/Getty Images John Oates is getting ready to release his new solo album, Reunion, on May 17, and fans should be prepared for something totally different than what they’re used to from his work with Hall & Oates. In recent interviews John has said that he’s moved on from the music he made with DarylRead More →
Photo credit: Scott Robert Ritchie Ringo Starr is extending his time on the road. The rocker and his All Starr Band — Steve Lukather, Edgar Winter, Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Hamish Stuart and Gregg Bissonette — will launch their fall tour starting September 12 in Omaha, Nebraska, with dates confirmed through September 25 at New York’s Radio City MusicRead More →
