On This Day, February 27, 1974… Queen released their 11th studio album The Works, which featured such tracks as “Radio Ga Ga,” “Hammer to Fall” and “I Want to Break Free.” “Radio Ga Ga,” written by drummer Roger Taylor, was the first single released from the album. It went onRead More →
ABC/ Ida Mae Astute An exhibit of previously unseen photos of The Rolling Stones is set to open in London on Wednesday. The Elegantly Waisted exhibit features photos taken by the band’s friend, photographer Tony Sanchez, nicknamed “Spanish Tony.” Tony worked and lived with The Stones during the period in theRead More →
ABC The Beatles have had one of their Billboard records broken, this time by Taylor Swift. This week’s Billboard 200 features three Taylor albums in the top 10: 1989 (Taylor’s Version), Lover and Midnights. That brings her total weeks in the top 10 to 384, from 16 albums. That’s enough to surpass The Beatles, whose 32Read More →
Mike Greenham Artists like The Who, Santana and Jimi Hendrix have fans all over the world, but their music is no longer limited to folks here on Earth. Billboard reports that digitized recordings from a slew of musicians was included in a time capsule on the Odysseus space craft, which touched down on the moonRead More →
John Lamparski/Getty Images War’s classic album The World Is a Ghetto celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022, and now that celebration continues on the road. The band, featuring founding member Lonnie Jordan, just announced dates for The World Is a Ghetto 50th Anniversary Tour, which kicks off March 8 inRead More →
Jonas Mohr/Warner Records Rod Stewart is headed for his first #1 album in nearly five years in his native U.K. Rod’s new album Swing Fever, a collaboration with Squeeze keyboardist-turned-TV host and bandleader Jools Holland, is on track to top the charts across the pond, according to the U.K.’s Official Charts Company. IfRead More →
ABC/Heidi Gutman Paul McCartney is opening up about the inspiration behind one of the iconic lyrics to his classic tune “Yesterday.” During the latest episode of his McCartney: A Life in Lyrics podcast, the former Beatle explains that the line “I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday” wasRead More →
left to right: Sting, daughter Mickey Sumner/Photo credit: Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic Back in 1984, Sting appeared in the original Dune film, directed by David Lynch, and now, he’s showing his support for the new installment of the sci-fi epic. The rocker attended the New York premiere of Dune: Part Two this past weekend, accompaniedRead More →
On This Day, February 26, 1985… At the 27th annual Grammy Awards, Bruce Springsteen took home his first ever Grammy, winning Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male for the “Dancing in the Dark.” The track was also nominated for Record of the Year but lost to Tina Turner’s “What’s Love Got toRead More →
Courtesy of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Former Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm is speaking out regarding the band’s recent nomination for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. “I wanted to share my gratitude to the Rock Hall of Fame for this nomination, Mick Jones and I have waited aRead More →
