Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images While it’s true that all three members of The Police were consummate musicians, and that the band’s songwriting talent was undeniable, guitarist Andy Summers admits there was another reason for their success. “We were cute guys. We were nice-looking guys,” he tells Vulture of himself andRead More →
On This Day, May 31, 1948 … John Bonham was born in Redditch, Worcestershire, England. In 1968 he joined Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page and bass player John Paul Jones to form Led Zeppelin, which went on to become one of the most legendary rock bands of all time. They released their self-titled debut album in 1969Read More →
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Since he’s British, Mick Jagger is not eligible to vote in the upcoming U.S. presidential election this November — but he wants American Rolling Stones fans to be sure they do. While onstage at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on Thursday, Jagger introduced the portion of the showRead More →
Bob Dylan with ’65 Fender Telecaster; Charlie Steiner – Highway 67/Getty Images In addition to the record-setting $2.9 million sale of John Lennon‘s 12-string guitar, the two-day Music Icons sale by Julien’s Auctions brought big bucks for instruments by other rock legends. The 1965 Fender Telecaster guitar played by BobRead More →
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Comedy Central Rush’s Alex Lifeson helped his bandmate Geddy Lee promote his memoir, My Effin Life, last year, popping up at some book tour stops where he and Geddy got to share stories from their days in Rush. Lifeson, of course, plays a big role in Geddy’s story, soRead More →
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Art, sculptures and historic collectables from the Deer Island, Maine, estate of late singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg will be sold by Thomaston Place Auction Galleries on June 28, 29 and 30. The items came from a cottage Fogelberg purchased in the mid-’80s and include European marble and bronze sculptures,Read More →
Jeffrey Mayer/Getty Images It appears as though Queen‘s catalog is still up for grabs. There have been multiple reports that the beloved British rockers’ catalog of hits was being offered for sale, and Bloomberg reports that Sony, along with another investor, is looking to purchase it in a deal that couldRead More →
Ki Price/Getty Images Van Morrison just announced a new live album called Be Just and Fear Not: Live at Orangefield, which was recorded during a series of concerts in August 2014 at his old high school in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In July, he’s returning to Belfast to preview what might beRead More →
Jon Bon Jovi and daughter Stephanie; Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Jon Bon Jovi is marrying his kids off faster than we can track. Within a few weeks in May his son Jesse got married, followed by his son Jake, who wed Millie Bobby Brown in secret. Jon is nowRead More →
Adrián Monroy/Medios y Media/Getty Images Lenny Kravitz‘s social media posts are quite the thirst trap: many have admired those shots of him shirtless and/or working out in leather pants. And even though Gayle King recently tried to shoot her shot with him, Kravitz says he unattached — and celibate. SpeakingRead More →
