On This Day, Oct. 22, 1969 … Led Zeppelin released their second studio album, aptly titled Led Zeppelin II, produced by the band’s guitarist, Jimmy Page. The album was the rocker’s first #1 hit in both the U.S. and U.K., and featured the future Zeppelin classic “Whole Lotta Love,” which peakedRead More →
Mercury Studios The Rolling Stones will revisit their 1999 concert at Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London for a new release. Welcome to Shepherd’s Bush is a recording of the band’s June 8, 1999, club show. The concert was a “secret gig” by The Stones, happening just a few days beforeRead More →
Disney/Jennifer Pottheiser Jimmy Page has announced a pair of new signature guitars with Gibson. The Jimmy Page 1964 SJ-200 and 1964 SJ-200 Collector’s Edition are inspired by the Led Zeppelin icon’s own mid-’60s Gibson SJ-200 acoustic, which he used to record the “Stairway to Heaven” outfit’s debut album. Speaking about theRead More →
Courtesy of Disney+ & Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Cher may have been forced to look back on her life in order to write her upcoming memoir, but at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame over the weekend, she told reporters that her incredible success and longevity overRead More →
Kevin Kane/Getty Images for Scoop Marketing Joe Walsh’s annual VetsAid concert is happening in November, and he’s giving fans a chance to land a one-of-a-kind VIP experience. The Eagles guitarist has just launched a new Fandiem sweepstakes, with the grand prize being round-trip travel for two to New York City, plus specialRead More →
SGranitz/WireImage Ahead of the release of his memoir Brothers on Tuesday, Alex Van Halen has released the full version of “Unfinished,” a previously unreleased track that was the last song he wrote with his brother, Eddie Van Halen. The tune is featured on the audiobook of Brothers, but has now also been shared onRead More →
ABC/ Craig Sjodin The Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards was in Nashville on Sunday to help celebrate guitarist James Burton’s induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. According to Billboard, Richards, who inducted Burton into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2001, attended the Hall of Fame’s 2024 MedallionRead More →
Cindy Ord/Getty Images Bruce Springsteen has commented on the recent death of One Direction singer Liam Payne at the age of 31, telling The Telegraph, “That’s not an unusual thing in my business.” “It’s a normal thing. It’s a business that puts enormous pressures on young people,” he elaborated. “Young peopleRead More →
Disney/Eric McCandless Gene Simmons made a career playing bass for KISS, but he wouldn’t consider himself a virtuoso, and he’s perfectly happy with that. He tells Guitar World that he thinks virtuosos are simply “show-offs in music” and he’s not a fan. “I don’t consider myself – and was neverRead More →
Courtesy of Goldenvoice The Go-Go’s and Devo are among the artists booked for the 2025 Cruel World Festival, happening May 17 at Brookside at The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The festival will be The Go-Go’s first concert together since 2022, although in February they reunited to play a few songs atRead More →
