Gilles Petard/Redferns Jimi Hendrix‘s estate has filed a lawsuit against the heirs of the two other original members of The Jimi Hendrix Experience — bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell — after those parties threatened to sue Jimi’s estate for millions of pounds in alleged unpaid royalties, Billboard reports.Read More →
Erika Goldring/Getty Images Elton John‘s much-delayed Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour resumed Wednesday night in New Orleans, with a fresh new addition to his set list. Not only did Elton play pretty much every hit you’d want to hear, from “Bennie and the Jets” and “Tiny Dancer” to “I’m StillRead More →
Kevin Winter/Getty Images Here’s wishing a very happy birthday to KISS‘ Paul Stanley, who was born 70 years ago today. The band’s frontman, co-lead singer and rhythm guitarist was born Stanley Eisen in New York City. He was born with a deformed ear caused by a defect called microsia thatRead More →
7a Records Last March, Micky Dolenz issued a full-length album titled Dolenz Sings Nesmith made up of covers of songs by his Monkees band mate Mike Nesmith, and now, in the wake of Nesmith’s passing in December, plans have been announced for a follow-up EP featuring Micky’s versions of fourRead More →
Klaus Voormann/Spinefarm Records The Scorpions celebrate the joy of rocking their fans like a hurricane in the official video for the title track of their forthcoming studio album, Rock Believer. The clip, which premiered this week at the veteran German hard rockers’ YouTube channel, features new scenes of The ScorpionsRead More →
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for A&E KISS has announced new dates for four U.S. shows that were postponed last year, all of which will take place in May. The concerts, which are part of the band’s End of the Road farewell tour, are scheduled for May 11 in Milwaukee; May 12Read More →
ABC/Eric McCandless; Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images The 33rd annual GLAAD Awards have unveiled this year’s list of nominees and, among them, are Elton John and Melissa Etheridge. They are competing against each other in the outstanding music artist category, which also includes Brandi Carlile, Lil Nas X, Demi Lovato, Halsey, St. Vincent andRead More →
George Martin with The Beatles in 1964; Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Giles Martin, son of late Beatles producer George Martin, has shared a touching archival family video that shows his dad telling Giles’ young daughter the story of how he wound up working with the Fab Four. The clip, whichRead More →
Gary Miller/Getty Images ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons has collaborated with Antone’s Famous Po’ Boys to create a signature sandwich in celebration of the popular Houston eatery’s 60th anniversary this month. The Whisker Bomb Po’ Boy is a fried green tomato sandwich that Gibbons devised in collaboration with Antone’s executiveRead More →
Ethan Miller/WireImage Fleetwood Mac drummer and co-founder Mick Fleetwood is set to executive produce the music drama 13 Songs, currently in development at Fox, according to Deadline. The series reportedly follows an aging rock star who’s diagnosed with terminal cancer. Given just a few months to live, he reconnects withRead More →
