On This Day, Sept. 19, 1981… Former musical partners Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel reunited for a concert on the Great Lawn in New York’s Central Park. The concert took place more than 10 years after the pair’s final studio album, Bridge Over Troubled Water. The duo performed many of theirRead More →
Dark Horse Records/BMG The 50th anniversary of George Harrison’s solo album Living in the Material World is being celebrated with a series of new reissues, including a super deluxe edition featuring 12 previously unreleased recordings. Harrison’s wife, Olivia, and son, Dhani, oversaw the project, with Olivia sharing, “I hope you revisit Living inRead More →
ABC/Heidi Gutman Playing For Change, a multimedia project that aims to connect the world through music, is releasing a new compilation album. Songs for Humanity, dropping Nov. 13, is described as “an unparalleled musical collaboration manifesting the universal language and transformative power of music with soulful melodies and poignant lyrics.” Read More →
Disney/Michael J. Le Brecht II Stevie Nicks is headed to Saturday Night Live. The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is booked as the musical guest for the Oct. 12 episode of the NBC late night comedy sketch show, with Ariana Grande taking on hosting duties. This will beRead More →
ABC/Heidi Gutman Paul McCartney made a surprise appearance in Los Angeles Tuesday night, turning up during a standup set by comedian Deon Cole. TMZ reports that it happened at the Hollywood Improv, with Cole sharing video from the appearance on social media. He captioned the clip, “My friend Paul came toRead More →
Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images During Sunday’s Sea.Hear.Now festival in Asbury Park, New Jersey, Bruce Springsteen made a surprise appearance during the set by Trey Anastasio Band, and now Trey is reflecting on the experience. “When I was 14 years old, my 16-year-old sister Kristy took me to my first-ever concert: Bruce SpringsteenRead More →
Mike Coppola/Getty Images for The Daily Front Row Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry is headlining a new campaign for British luxury eyewear brand Cutler and Gross’ latest line. The new Cutler and Gross X The Great Frog collection, Gothic Realism, features six designs that come with sterling silver or 24K gold-plated emblems. TheRead More →
Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Live Nation Following the loss of both her mother and her sister in August, Mariah Carey is “doing the best that she possibly can.” That’s according to her ex-husband Nick Cannon, the father of her twins, Monroe and Moroccan. On Aug. 27, Mariah revealed to People, “MyRead More →
Miikka Skaffari/Getty Images The wife of Queen guitarist Brian May is giving fans an update on his health. In early September, May revealed on social media that he was recovering from a “minor stroke” that initially left him with no control over his left arm. While he called the incidentRead More →
On This Day, Sept. 18, 1970 … Rocker Jimi Hendrix died after being found unconscious at London’s Samarkand Hotel. A coroner later ruled he died after asphyxiating on his own vomit after taking barbiturates. Hendrix was only 27 years old when he passed, but he had already left his mark on theRead More →
