On This Day, August 1, 1942… Jerome John “Jerry” Garcia was born in San Francisco, California. Co-founder of the legendary rock band the Grateful Dead, Garcia was the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and a vocalist for the group, and for many he was their de facto leader. The Grateful Dead came toRead More →
Paras Griffin/Getty Images Def Leppard is currently on their Summer Stadium tour with Journey, and each night fans are being treated to a set list filled with hits, including several songs from their hit album Pyromania, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Of course there will always be fans who would loveRead More →
Disney/Randy Holmes REO Speedwagon has announced a new set of tour dates, and they’re bringing Loverboy along with them. The rockers have announced 11 new shows, kicking off Nov. 6 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and wrapping Nov. 23 in Lexington, Kentucky. A ticket presale is happening now, with tickets going onRead More →
Iwi Onodera/Redferns Forbes recently reported that Bruce Springsteen is now a billionaire, but his E Street Band guitarist and longtime friend Stevie Van Zandt says the amount of money in The Boss’ bank account doesn’t mean a thing. “It’s great for me because I’m gonna definitely borrow some money, I tell youRead More →
Kevin Winter/Getty Images Prince has finally been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The legendary singer was posthumously inducted into the prestigious organization on July 27 during a Prince celebration at Minneapolis’ Target Center marking the 40th anniversary of Prince’s film Purple Rain. “You will always remember his songs,” Prince’sRead More →
Rhino Chicago is set to release a new live album featuring a classic concert from 1971. Chicago At The John. F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts, Washington D.C. (9/16/1971) features the lineup of Peter Cetera, Robert Lamm, Terry Kath, Danny Seraphine, Lee Loughnane, James Pankow and Walt Parazaider. The album treats fans toRead More →
On This Day, July 31, 1980… During a benefit gig in Long Beach, California, Eagles members Glenn Frey and Don Felder spent the show detailing how they planned to beat each other up after it was over. The show – now known as the “Long Night at Wrong Beach” – was a benefit for California Senator AlanRead More →
Rhino A new box set dedicated to the Grateful Dead‘s 1978 spring tour is coming this fall. The 19-CD Friend of the Devils: April 1978 will be made up of eight previously unreleased complete shows from April 1978. Those concerts include three Florida shows — April 6 at Curtis Hixon Convention HallRead More →
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Aerosmith is getting ready to restart their Peace Out tour, and while it may be their farewell to the road, it doesn’t mean it will be the last we hear from them. In a new interview with Rock Candy magazine, guitarist Joe Perry indicates that new music fromRead More →
Dave J Hogan/Dave J Hogan/Getty Images for The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood is celebrating his late bandmate, drummer Charlie Watts, with a new portrait. The rocker has just released two new prints of his artwork: “Beat,” a previously unreleased portrait of Watts, and “Miami Beat,” which is a companionRead More →
