On This Day, June 25, 1966 … The Beatles topped the Billboard singles chart with “Paperback Writer,” which spent two nonconsecutive weeks at #1. The song also topped the chart in the U.K., Ireland, West Germany, Australia, New Zealand and Norway. McCartney wrote most of the song’s lyrics. He said he wasRead More →
Geffen Records The Who’s rock opera Quadrophenia is coming to the stage again, this time as a ballet. Quadrophenia: A Mod Ballet will be directed by Rob Ashford and will feature the orchestral version of the album by Pete Townshend’s wife, Rachel Fuller, recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It will feature a largeRead More →
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for J/P HRO A new lawsuit has been filed in Los Angeles accusing Warner Music of stealing footage for the 2021 Tom Petty documentary, Somewhere You Feel Free. Filmmaker Martyn Atkins claims in his lawsuit he was hired in 1994 as art director for Petty’s soloRead More →
NPG Records/Warner Records On June 25, 1984, Prince released his sixth studio album, Purple Rain, the soundtrack to his hit movie of the same name. The film, which grossed $70 million in the U.S., starred Prince as The Kid, a talented but troubled musician in the Minneapolis area who escapesRead More →
Madfish Records The solo work of Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson is the subject of a new box set coming in August. The limited-edition 10-LP box set, 8314 Boxed, will include the first-time vinyl releases of 1995’s Divinities: Twelve Dances with God, 2000’s The Secret Language of Birds and 2003’s Rupi’s Dance.Read More →
Courtesy of Gibson Gibson is celebrating Jeff Beck on what would have been the two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s 80th birthday. The guitar company just debuted the new Jeff Beck “Yardburst” 1959 Les Paul Standard in a dark cherry red sunburst finish, aged to match the guitar Jeff playedRead More →
Erika Goldring/Getty Images Dead & Company is currently in the midst of their Dead Forever residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas, and while they’re only committed to shows through Aug. 10, it sounds like there may be more in the future. During an interview with Variety, Dead & Company’s BobRead More →
Theo Wargo/WireImage Prince, The B-52s and The Isley Brothers are among the artists set to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2025. They will all receive their stars in the Recording category, along with WAR, Green Day, Depeche Mode, George Strait, Keith Urban, Fantasia and BustaRead More →
ABC/Heidi Gutman Paul McCartney is ready to return to Brazil. The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer brought his Got Back tour to Brazil in 2023, and now he’s announced two new shows there this fall. The two new dates are set for Oct. 15 in São Paulo andRead More →
On This Day, June 24, 1944 … Geoffrey Arnold Beck, better known as legendary guitarist Jeff Beck, was born in Surrey, England. Beck came to prominence as a member of the Yardbirds, with future guitar legends Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page. He later went on to have a successful solo career,Read More →
