On This Day, February 14, 1987… New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi scored their second #1 single when “Livin’ on a Prayer” topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Released in October 1986, the track was the second hit single from their third album, Slippery When Wet. The first, “You Give Love a Bad Name,” hit #1Read More →
Rhino It’s a year late, but the 30th anniversary of What’s Love Got to Do With It, the soundtrack of the Tina Turner biopic of the same name starring Angela Bassett as Tina, is being celebrated with a series of special releases coming April 26. The album, originally released June 15, 1993, featured songs Tina had rerecordedRead More →
Titan Comics A new Jimi Hendrix graphic novel is coming this summer. Titan Comics is set to release Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze on July 30, written by Mellow Brown and DJ BenHaMeen, with artwork by Tom Mandrake. The graphic novel is described as a “psychedelic space odyssey that captures the magic, hope and rebellion that Jimi’s legendary music is known for.”Read More →
Ki Price/WireImage Pretenders have been forced to postpone their upcoming U.K. tour so frontwoman Chrissie Hynde can recover from an injury. “We’re champing at the bit to get back on the road, but looks like we’re gonna have to hold tight for a while. I have a knee injury which will have to beRead More →
Scott Dudelson/Getty Images A country album Brian Wilson started producing nearly five decades ago is finally set to see the light of day. According to Rolling Stone, Cows in the Pasture, which Wilson started in 1970 with Beach Boys‘ manager Fred Vail on vocals, is expected out sometime next year. Wilson and Vail worked on the record inRead More →
Miikka Skaffari/Getty Images Queen’s Brian May has revealed that he actually wasn’t happy with “Under Pressure,” Queen’s hit collaboration with David Bowie. In an interview with Total Guitar, May says when they first started working on the song it featured a “pretty heavy” guitar, which he thought sounded like The Who. “And I was beamingRead More →
Courtesy Live Nation Carlos Santana is hitting the road this summer for a co-headlining tour with Counting Crows. The two acts are coming together for what they are calling the Oneness Tour, a 29-city trek that kicks off June 14 in Hollywood, Florida. The tour features stops in Tampa, Milwaukee, Dallas, Austin,Read More →
Sonja Flemming/CBS Billy Joel is hitting late night TV. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just announced he’s going to be a guest on CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Thursday, February 15. Joel recently released the song “Turn the Lights Back On,” which is his first new single in 17 years. He performed it atRead More →
Courtesy of ‘The Heart of Rock and Roll’ On Valentine’s Day, a few lucky fans will be able to feel the power of love in person — from Huey Lewis himself. On February 14, the box office opens for Huey’s new Broadway musical, The Heart of Rock and Roll. FromRead More →
On This Day, February 13, 1950 … Peter Gabriel was born in Surrey, England. The musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and activist gained fame as the original lead singer of the rock band Genesis and appeared on the band’s first six albums. He left the group in 1975 and went on to haveRead More →
