Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Mick Fleetwood is the latest artist to pay tribute to British blues/rock guitarist John Mayall, who passed away Monday at the age of 90. Fleetwood was a member of Mayall’s band the Bluesbreakers in the ’60s, where he played with his future FleetwoodRead More →
On This Day, July 25, 1980 … AC/DC released their seventh studio album, Back in Black, which was their first album following the death of singer Bon Scott. The album featured new lead singer Brian Johnson and contained such future AC/DC classics as the title track, “You Shook Me All Night Long” and “Hells Bells.”Read More →
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images After 10 years, Billy Joel is finally ready to wrap his Madison Square Garden residency Thursday, with what will be the 150th show of his career at the iconic New York venue. “It is an honor to be here. I’m kinda flabbergasted that it did last asRead More →
UMe/Polydor The Police are giving fans some insight into the making of their #1 single “Every Breath You Take” ahead of the upcoming 40th anniversary reissue of their multi-Platinum album Synchronicity. The band just released a demo of the song, which, according to a post on Instagram, was “Recorded atRead More →
Billy Joel’s “Defining Moments” exhibit; MSG Entertainment Billy Joel will play the final show in his residency at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Thursday, and the legendary venue is sending the Piano Man out with a bang. Starting Thursday, fans can see a “Defining Moments” exhibit on the Garden’sRead More →
Roxie Records/BMG Lenny Kravitz has just dropped the video for “Paralyzed,” the third single off his recent album Blue Electric Light. The clip, directed by Anthony Mandler, begins with Lenny, in leather pants, a leather jacket and no shirt, walking in the desert toward five women covered in red robes.Read More →
Courtesy of ESPN Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart is exploring the connection between the worlds of music and sports in the new ESPN film Rhythm Masters: A Mickey Hart Experience. The film will have him talking to legends from the world of sports and using those conversations to create an original score. “Rhythm isRead More →
On This Day, July 24, 2022 … Joni Mitchell was the surprise musical performer at the Newport Folk Festival, joining Brandi Carlile for a special set that featured the legendary musician performing with a variety of guests. The so-called Joni Jam was Joni’s first public performance since surviving a brain aneurysmRead More →
Chris Walter/WireImage Eric Clapton has paid tribute to his “mentor,” blues and rock legend John Mayall, who passed away Monday at the age of 90. Before hitting it big, Clapton was a member of Mayall’s band the Bluebreakers. In a video posted to Instagram, Clapton thanked Mayall “for rescuing me fromRead More →
Forty Below Records Mick Fleetwood has some new music to share. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has teamed with ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro for a new album, Blues Experience, dropping Oct. 18. As the title suggests, the record has the pair sharing their take on classic blues tracks, including “Rollin’Read More →
