Kevin Kane/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Def Leppard has confirmed their appearance in the sequel to the 2023 Netflix film Bank of Dave. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers shared a photo on Instagram of them standing around a pool table, captioning the shot, “Having a blastRead More →
Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Forbes magazine recently reported that Journey’s classic track “Don’t Stop Believin’” was “officially the biggest song of all time,” and it’s gotten the band’s former frontman Steve Perry in a reflective mood. In a post on Instagram, Perry, who left JourneyRead More →
courtesy of Summerfest REO Speedwagon and Three Dog Night are among the many acts booked to play this year’s Milwaukee Summerfest, which takes place over three weekends, June 20-22, June 27-29 and July 4-6. REO Speedwagon will play the festival stage on June 28, while Three Dog Night is booked for JuneRead More →
Jason Squires/WireImage Paul Simon opens up about what caused the rift in his relationship with his former friend and musical partner Art Garfunkel in episode one of the two-part docuseries In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon, airing on MGM+. “We were really best friends up until Bridge OverRead More →
Parlophone Records David Bowie’s creation of his famous character Ziggy Stardust is being explored in a new five-CD/Blu-ray audio box set, Rock ‘n’ Roll Star, due out June 14. The discs will feature 29 unreleased tracks that show Bowie’s journey from February 1971 to the release of 1972’s The Rise and FallRead More →
Daniel Knighton/Getty Images Styx is saying goodbye to their bassist Ricky Phillips, who’s been with them for 20 years. The rocker announced on Facebook that after 50 years of being in the music business, touring with the likes of The Babys, Bad English, Belinda Carlisle and more, he’s decided to to get offRead More →
Taylor Hill/WireImage The Library of Congress awarded Elton John and Bernie Taupin the prestigious Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at a ceremony held in Washington, D.C., on March 20, where their songs were performed by acts as wide-ranging as Metallica, Garth Brooks, Joni Mitchell, Annie Lennox, Brandi Carlile and Charlie Puth. TheRead More →
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic The Who played their second Teenage Cancer Trust show at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday, March 20, and fans lucky enough to be in the audience were treated to a surprise appearance by Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder. Fan-shot footage posted to social media shows Vedder, a wellRead More →
On This Day March 21, 1994… Bruce Springsteen added an Oscar to his trophy case, winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song for “Streets of Philadelphia,” which he wrote for the Tom Hanks movie Philadelphia. The tune was one of two tracks from the movie to be nominated, the other being “Philadelphia” by NeilRead More →
Trouser Press Books The music of Lou Reed will be the subject of a new book coming this spring. Sweet, Wild and Vicious: Listening to Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground is author Jim Higgins’ look at the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s catalog of music. In it, heRead More →
