Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images While The Beatles broke up in 1970, they’re still very much part of popular culture, with the past few years seeing the release of Peter Jackson’s Got Back docuseries, the recent documentary Beatles ’64, their final new song, “Now and Then,” and more. And while Julian LennonRead More →
On This Day, Jan. 6, 1987 … Eric Clapton kicked off a six-night residency at London’s Royal Albert Hall, treating the crowd to such classic songs as “I Shot the Sheriff,” “Wonderful Tonight,” “Cocaine” and more, including Cream tracks “White Room” and “Sunshine of Your Love.” The residency soon becameRead More →
ABC/Isa Mae Astute It sounds like we may be getting new music from U2 this year. Guitarist The Edge appeared on the Sodajerker on Songwriting podcast to talk about the band’s recent 20th anniversary reissue of How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb and its accompanying shadow album. While talking about how the band worksRead More →
CHRIS KLEPONIS/AFP via Getty Images Bono has added another honor to his list of achievements. The U2 frontman was at the White House Saturday, where he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, considered the nation’s highest civilian honor. According to the White House, the honor is given to people who’ve made “exemplary contributionsRead More →
Reprise Records Neil Young has announced his latest Analog Original Series release, the “lost” album Oceanside Countryside. The previously unreleased album was recorded before 1978’s Comes A Time and includes three songs that wound up appearing on that album, “Goin’ Back,” “Human Highway” and “Field of Opportunity.” While some of the tracks fromRead More →
courtesy of House of Blues Las Vegas Carlos Santana has been forced to postpone the start of his 2025 Las Vegas residency after being injured in a fall at his home in Hawaii. “I am sorry to say that Carlos was out taking a walk at his vacation home inRead More →
Al Pereira/Getty Images R.E.M.’s Peter Buck has recorded a cover in celebration of one of his favorite music films of the 1960s. Buck revealed the news on R.E.M.’s Instagram account. He explained that after he appeared on the Revolutions Per Movie podcast, where he discussed the 1968 rock ‘n’ roll movieRead More →
Courtesy of Disney Elton John is in the running for a BAFTA nomination for his recent documentary Elton John: Never Too Late. The film has made the longlist for the 2025 EE Bafta Film Awards, handed out by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Never Too Late is oneRead More →
On This Day, Jan. 3, 1945 … Stephen Stills, best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills & Nash and Manassas, was born in Dallas, Texas. Stills has written such tunes as “For What It’s Worth,” “Sit Down, I Think I Love You” and “Bluebird” for Buffalo Springfield, and “Carry On” and “Suite:Read More →
Gary Miller/Getty Images Neil Young is going to Glastonbury after all. After announcing he was pulling out of the British festival due to the BBC’s sponsorship of the event, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has now announced he and his band Chrome Hearts will indeed be on theRead More →
