Lorne Thomson/Redferns Elvis Costello has been added to the lineup of the upcoming benefit concert for longtime New York City punk fixture Jesse Malin. The already sold-out show, taking place Dec. 1 at the Beacon Theatre in New York, will help raise money for Malin, who suffered a spinal stroke in 2023Read More →
Mickey Bernal/Getty Images Bonnie Raitt is set to headline the 2025 edition of MerleFest, which runs April 24-27 on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Raitt is set to headline on April 25, with The Avett Brothers and The Dead South also booked to headline. The lineupRead More →
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Sammy Hagar is teasing fans with some big news. The rocker just shared videos on social media of him and Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony in the studio, adding the caption, “Big announcement coming up next week. The best of all worlds band We are up to something.”Read More →
Courtesy of HBO HBO has unveiled the first trailer for a new documentary about everyone’s favorite easy listening music – yacht rock. Music Box: Yacht Rock: A Documentary is set to debut Nov. 29 at 9 p.m. ET, and the trailer features interviews with such yacht rock staples as TheRead More →
On This Day, Nov. 13, 2016 … Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Leon Russell died in his sleep at age 74. His songs, including “Superstar,” “A Song for You,” “Delta Lady” and “This Masquerade,” were big hits for other artists, and he worked with everyone from Bob Dylan and Joe Cocker to George Harrison and The Rolling Stones. InRead More →
Andrew Matthews – WPA Pool/Getty Images Duran Duran frontman Simon Le Bon was honored Tuesday with a Member of the Order of the British Empire at a ceremony at Windsor Castle. Prince William was on hand to bestow the honor, which recognized Le Bon for his services to music and charity. “On behalfRead More →
Steve Hurrell/Redferns “Do They Know It’s Christmas?,” the song that invented the concept of the all-star charity record, is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The occasion will be marked with a special new version of the song, featuring vocals from the artists who’ve sung on different versions of the song over the years mashedRead More →
Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Disney Elton John can afford to eat at any restaurant in the world, but there’s one course he can’t eat: dessert. That’s why he says if he was on death row, his final meal would contain nothing but dessert. Elton and his husband, David Furnish, areRead More →
Photo by Richard Sibbald Rush’s Alex Lifeson is launching yet another new guitar. The rocker’s company Lerxst has just revealed the new Grace limited-edition signature guitar, made in partnership with Canadian manufacturers Godin Guitars. The new axe is inspired by Lifeson’s Hentor Sportscaster guitar that he used in 1984 while recording andRead More →
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic U2’s Larry Mullen Jr. has teamed with pop star GAYLE, best known for the tune “abcdefu,” on a new song, “Between the Lines,” which they co-wrote for the new movie Left Behind, Billboard reports. The film tells the story of the New York City mothers who fought toRead More →
