Tim Mosenfelder/WireImage Robert Plant has been named patron of Good Shepherd, an English charity that helps the homeless community. Plant has been a longtime supporter of the organization and last December invited reps from the group to appear at his local concert at The Halls to help raise awareness of theirRead More →
Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty Images A new photo book dedicated to Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan will be released later this year. Portraits of Gillan, from Rufus Publications, is a coffee table book featuring rare and unseen photos of Gillan and covering his post-Deep Purple career from 1976 through his brief timeRead More →
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Gov’t Mule’s Warren Haynes has paid tribute to Allman Brothers Band co-founder Dickey Betts, who passed away April 18 at the age of 80. “Such a huge loss. Not only for our musical family, but for the world of music in general,” Haynes, who joined the AllmanRead More →
ABC/Michael Yada U2 is sharing the second installment in their recently launched digital series, U2 To Love and Only Love – Deep Dives and B-Sides. The band plans to release 12 newly remastered collections throughout the year, made up of songs that until now were only available on vinyl, CDRead More →
Atlantic David Byrne‘s has shared a cover of the Paramore song “Hard Times.” The horn-laden rendition adds some extra Talking Heads energy to a song that was already greatly influenced by the “Once in a Lifetime” outfit. You can listen to it now via digital outlets. Byrne’s “Hard Times” coverRead More →
On This Day, April 19, 2012… Levon Helm, best known as the drummer, singer and multi-instrumentalist for The Band, died at age 71 of throat cancer. As one of The Band’s three main vocalists, Helm was featured on many of their classic tracks, including “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “TheRead More →
Beth Garrabrant In one of her new songs, “Clara Bow,” Taylor Swift mentions Stevie Nicks, and the two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has actually penned a poem that’s included in Taylor’s new album. The poem is titled, “For T – and me …” and it’s noted that itRead More →
L-R: Peter Frampton, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks; Disney/Jennifer Pottheiser Sheryl Crow was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last year and she invited Peter Frampton, the first artist she ever saw in concert, to perform with her. The inductees for the hall’s Class of 2024 will beRead More →
ABC/Michael Desmond Gene Simmons is getting ready to return to the stage for the first time since KISS wrapped their End of The Road tour at New York’s Madison Square Garden in December. Simmons will perform with the Gene Simmons Band at the grand opening of the Rock & Brews RestaurantRead More →
Scott Legato/Getty Images Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony says it’s been a while since he’s been in touch with the band’s original front man, David Lee Roth. In a video recently posted to YouTube of a Q&A at a Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp that took place in March, Anthony says it’sRead More →
