Light in the Attic Keith Richards is paying tribute to the late Lou Reed on what would have been the rocker’s 82nd birthday. The Rolling Stones guitarist has just shared a cover of “I’m Waiting for the Man,” a track he recorded for the upcoming compilation The Power of the Heart: ARead More →
Jonas Mohr/Warner Records Twenty years ago, Rod Stewart topped the U.S. charts with Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III, a collection of standards. Now he’s topped the U.K. charts with another collection of standards — this time done in an upbeat, big-band style. Swing Fever, Rod’s new album with SqueezeRead More →
Legacy Recordings A new book of mystery stories inspired by the music of AC/DC is set for release this summer. Black in Black, named after the band’s seventh studio album, is an anthology featuring 10 mysteries each named after a song on the album, one of which is a new Jack Reacher taleRead More →
Virgin EMI/Mercury Records Def Leppard is sharing a previously unreleased demo from their classic album Pyromania. The band has just released “Photograph – Rough Mix Version (Unfinished Vocal),” which will appear on the upcoming 40th anniversary deluxe edition of Pyromania. The track doesn’t sound too far off from the original, although itRead More →
On This Day, March 1, 1995 … R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry collapsed onstage at the Patinoire Auditorium in Lausanne, Switzerland, after suffering a brain aneurysm. The band was on tour in support of their ninth studio album, Monster. It was their first tour in six years. Berry underwent surgery and R.E.M. wound upRead More →
Sony Music Bruce Springsteen is looking back at his 50-year career with a new compilation album. Best of Bruce Springsteen, dropping April 9, will feature a collection of The Boss’ hits, early career favorites, live staples and more, marking the first time his career-spanning works have been together in one set. TheRead More →
Al Pereira/Getty Images The Kinks’ Dave Davies continues to set the record straight regarding rumors Jimmy Page played guitar on the band’s classic tune “You Really Got Me.” As previously reported, Dave recently took issue with a Guitar World article that suggested producer Eddie Kramer had confirmed a long-held rumor thatRead More →
Matthew Baker/Getty Images The Who infamously sang, “I hope I die before I get old” in their hit “My Generation.” But luckily for music fans, that wish hasn’t come true for frontman Roger Daltrey, who’s celebrating his 80th birthday on March 1. In 1959, Daltrey founded a band called The Detours, with a changing lineup thatRead More →
Silver Arrow Records The Black Crowes are gearing up for the release of their new album, Happiness Bastards, and they’re giving fans a chance to preview it early. Brothers Chris and Rich Robinson just announced a string of listening parties, happening March 14 at indie record stores across the country. The parties will feature giveawaysRead More →
ABC/ Heidi Gutman Three cassette tapes featuring previously unheard audio from The Beatles is set to go up for auction in March. The tapes, believed to have been made in 1966, are personal recordings made on drummer Ringo Starr‘s tape recorder, and feature 248 minutes of audio. On one of the tapes he’s heard describingRead More →
