Peter Pakvis/Redferns A new compilation album featuring Lou Reed’s pre-Velvet Underground music will be released this fall. Why Don’t You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964-65 features music Reed wrote during his tenure as an in-house songwriter for Pickwick Records, where he also occasionally sang and played guitar.Read More →
ABC/Heidi Gutman Paul McCartney is set to play Costa Rica for the first time in more than a decade. The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just added a Costa Rica date to his Got Back tour. He will be playing Estadio Nacional in San Jose on Nov. 5.Read More →
Paras Griffin/Getty Images Hall & Oates’ John Oates is set to receive the BMI Troubadour Award, which honors a songwriter “who has made a profound impact on the creative community as their craft continues to set the pace for generations to follow.” The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer willRead More →
ABC/Eric McCandless A movie about rocker Dave Stewart’s teen years is headed to the big screen. The Eurythmics star tells the site that director Shekhar Kapur has been hired to direct Ebony McQueen, a film based on Stewart’s 2022 semi-autobiographical album of the same name. It follows Stewart’s teen years in NorthRead More →
Paras Griffin/Getty Images Journey’s Neal Schon is once again speaking out against his bandmate Jonathan Cain after Cain filed a lawsuit detailing what he claims is Schon’s overspending. “I find Cain’s slanderous allegations are very disruptive and damaging with intent to try to harm me, the band, crew, promoter and theRead More →
On This Day, Aug. 13, 1994 … Aerosmith headlined the second day of Woodstock ’94, a three-day festival to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original Woodstock. Originally billed as “2 More Days of Peace and Music,” the festival was originally announced for Aug. 13 and Aug. 14, but aRead More →
Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation Madonna‘s trips to Italy have caused controversy in the past, and her plans to celebrate her upcoming birthday at one of the country’s most famous tourist attractions has resulted in some grumbling among officials. The Queen of Pop turns 66 on Aug. 16, and TheRead More →
Columbia Records Last year a group of artists paid tribute to Bruce Springsteen’s classic solo album Nebraska at a show in Nashville, and if you weren’t able to catch it, you now have a chance to see what you missed. Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska: A Celebration in Words and Music isRead More →
Chrysalis Records Two Ian Hunter solo albums are set to be reissued this fall. The records, 1979’s You’re Never Alone with a Schizophrenic and 1980’s Short Back n’ Sides, will both be remastered and reissued on Oct. 25, featuring bonus material. You’re Never Alone With A Schizophrenic, produced by MickRead More →
Mat Hayward/WireImage Heart’s Nancy Wilson has posted a tribute to author Charles R. Cross, a prominent figure of the Seattle grunge scene who also co-authored the 2012 biography Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock & Roll with Nancy and her sister and bandmate Ann Wilson. “Whadda oneRead More →
