Roberto Panucci/Corbis via Getty Images Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour is set to launch a solo tour this fall in support of his upcoming solo album, Luck and Strange, and it seems he’s changed his mind about whether he plans to play any Pink Floyd songs on the trek. Gilmour previously suggested in an interview he didn’tRead More →
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images The estate of Isaac Hayes will have its day in court in its battle with Donald Trump over the use of the classic tune “Hold On (I’m Coming),” which Hayes co-wrote with David Porter for Sam & Dave. The Hayes estate previously sent a letter to the Trump campaign demanding theyRead More →
On This Day, Aug. 26, 1970 … Electric Lady Studios, a recording studio commissioned by Jimi Hendrix, opened in New York’s Greenwich Village. It was the first commercial studio owned by an artist. Planning for the studio began in 1968. It was constructed specifically for Hendrix, who died just threeRead More →
Jason Merritt/FilmMagic Looks like Tom Petty fans have something to look forward to. The late rocker’s official Instagram account just teased that they have some big news to share and folks will be finding out soon. “We’ve been working on something really special for a long time for the core TomRead More →
Justin Berl/Getty Images Bruce Springsteen is turning 75 in September, and he wants fans to know that he has no plans to slow down. During his show in Philadelphia Friday night, The Boss addressed any suggestion he and the E Street Band may be considering retiring. Fan-shot footage posted to social mediaRead More →
Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Legendary rock band the Grateful Dead will be the subject of a new Stanford Continuing Studies course this fall. Did It Matter? Does It Now? The Music and Culture of the Grateful Dead is an eight-week course that kicks off Oct. 3, taught by David Gans, producerRead More →
ABC Two reel-to-reel audio tapes featuring a soundboard recording of a Toronto Beatles concert may soon be up for sale. Billboard reports the owner, Piers Hemmingsen, a Toronto-based Beatles historian and author of The Beatles in Canada, is looking to sell the recordings, which were made at Toronto’s Maple Leaf GardensRead More →
Don Arnold/WireImage Def Leppard fans may debate which of their albums is better, 1983’s Pyromania or 1987’s Hysteria, but you won’t hear frontman Joe Elliott picking a favorite. Elliott was asked to pick a fav in an interview with the Los Angeles Times and had a very diplomatic answer. “Obviously, the breakthroughRead More →
Island Def Jam Music Group KISS is celebrating the 35th anniversary of their album Hot in the Shade with an all-new merch collection. The line includes special limited-edition bundles; one features a 35th anniversary Hot in the Shade deluxe picture disc, along with a Hot in the Shade track listRead More →
SVR B-52s founding member Kate Pierson is sharing a new preview of her upcoming solo album, Radios and Rainbows, set to drop Sept. 20. The latest is the club track “Take Me Back To The Party,” which she co-write with Jimmy Harry, who previously worked with Madonna, Pink and many others. “IRead More →
