On This Day, Nov. 22, 1950 … E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt was born in Winthrop, Massachusetts. Born Steven Lento, he took the name Van Zandt after his mother remarried. The family then moved to New Jersey, where his musical career began. While performing with his bands on the JerseyRead More →
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Sean Ono Lennon says the only reason he decided to learn to play music was to get closer to his late father, The Beatles‘ John Lennon, who was killed in 1980 when Sean was only 5. “I never played music because I was good at it,” he tells People inRead More →
Island Records/UMR U2 has released another previously unheard track. The latest is “Luckiest Man in the World,” which appears on the How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb shadow album, How to Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb, which is now available on digital outlets. The shadow album contains 10 previously unreleased tracksRead More →
Rhino Friday marks the 50th anniversary of Genesis’ sixth studio album, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, the last Genesis record to feature frontman Peter Gabriel. The album was a concept record conceived by Gabriel, with a bit of a bizarre story centered around a Puerto Rican youth named Rael whoRead More →
Gary Miller/Getty Images Believe it or not, Bob Dylan is now responding to comments on social platform X. On Tuesday, Dylan shared a post about seeing Nick Cave perform the song “Joy” in Paris, which prompted a dancer to share her disappointing encounter with the rock legend. “My Joy wasRead More →
Tape Modern/BMG Duran Duran is giving fans a taste of their 2024 Halloween concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The band just shared a performance video of their cover of ELO’s “Evil Woman,” which was recorded during the show by Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund. “We wanted to invite a widerRead More →
Daniel Knighton/Getty Images Yes’ Steve Howe has now responded to the copyright lawsuit filed by musician Riz Story. Story, whose legal name is Rudolph Zahler, is claiming Howe and current Yes frontman Jon Davison stole the music from his song “Reunion” for the Yes song “Dare to Know,” which appearedRead More →
Courtesy of Disney+ Elton John could be in the running for another Oscar this year. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the movies that qualified for consideration in the Documentary Feature Film category, and the rocker’s upcoming doc, Elton John: Never Too Late, is one of 169 films toRead More →
Dark Horse Records Former Journey frontman Steve Perry has shared a new video for the song “Call Me Irresponsible,” which features his late father, Ray Perry. “My father, Ray Perry, was a singer and when I was a child he would sing to me at bedtime,” Perry shares on Instagram. “I recently foundRead More →
Sourcebooks Pat Benatar and husband Neil Giraldo have announced a new non-musical collaboration. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers will release the new children’s picture book My Grandma and Grandpa Rock! next fall. According to the book’s description, it’s “a lyrical read-aloud that celebrates all kinds of grandparents from all walks of life―from plumbers toRead More →
