Disney/Randy Holmes REO Speedwagon frontman Kevin Cronin has paid tribute to Aerosmith following the news the band has retired from touring due to Steven Tyler’s vocal issues.  Cronin writes on Instagram that in the ’70s they were often “sabotaged” by bigger bands who they were opening for on tour, but that wasn’t the caseRead More →

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Heart’s Nancy Wilson is set to share her musical expertise with aspiring musicians at the third annual Women’s Rock Camp, taking place Dec. 5 to Dec. 8 in Los Angeles. Also taking part in the four-day camp is Alice Cooper guitarist Nita Strauss, the Runaways’ Lita Ford, drummer SheilaRead More →

Katja Ogrin/Redferns Pete Townshend is giving fans of The Who hope that another tour may be possible. Although he and bandmate Roger Daltrey have made differing comments on whether the band will ever tour again, Pete reveals in a new interview with The Daily Beast that he’s open to the idea of it. “I don’t know what’sRead More →

Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Wolfie’s Whisky/The Barbershop Las Vegas Rod Stewart‘s signature whiskey, Wolfie’s, has officially been around for one year, and the “Maggie May” singer celebrated the milestone Aug. 4 in Las Vegas. According to spirits writer Fred Minnick, Rod, his wife, Penny, and three of his kids — Sean,Read More →

Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Chicago is spending more time on the road this fall. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers just announced dates for a new North American tour, kicking off Oct. 24 in Nashville, Indiana. The tour features two-night stands in Port Chester, New York, and Atlantic City, NewRead More →

Lisa Lake/Getty Images Queen’s Brian May has paid tribute to Aerosmith following the news they’ve decided to retire from touring following Steven Tyler’s vocal problems. “This has brought a tear to my eye. Aerosmith have been a huge part of my life, as they have been for millions of otherRead More →

On This Day, Aug. 5, 1984 … Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band played the first of 10 nights at the Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Several performances from that 10-night stand were included in the rocker’s 1986 box set Live/1975-85. The shows were part of Bruce’sRead More →

Mindy Small/FilmMagic Journey’s Jonathan Cain is explaining the reason he filed a lawsuit in Delaware against his bandmate Neal Schon over Schon’s allegedly excessive spending. A statement from Cain’s Delaware attorney, Sid Liebesman, says the suit was filed to request the court “appoint a third, independent director to serve on the board ofRead More →

Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The New Yorker David Byrne is set to host a live variety show in New York this fall to help celebrate the fifth anniversary of his solutions-based nonprofit magazine Reasons to be Cheerful, a project of the Talking Heads frontman’s nonprofit, Arbutus. The one-night-only event, dubbed Amazing HumansRead More →