Rhino Deep Purple is set to release a new animated video for their classic tune “Smoke on the Water” on March 1, and they’re sharing a preview of what to expect. In a sneak peek of the clip, co-directors Dan Gibling and Luke McDonnell share their inspiration for the video, describing the tune as “one of theRead More →
Bruce Glikas/Getty Images Declyn “Dex” Lauper, the rapper son of music legend Cyndi Lauper, was arrested for gun possession Wednesday night after police responded to a shooting in Harlem. The 24-year-old victim was shot in the leg on West 112th Street around 7:15 p.m., police said. Police officers looking for evidence located theRead More →
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Jon Bon Jovi is getting real about some of the vocal issues he’s been dealing with over the past few years. The rocker, who was criticized for the sound of his voice during Bon Jovi‘s 2022 tour, appeared at the Pollstar Live conference in LosRead More →
Dave J Hogan/Getty Images for ABA Bob Dylan has added more dates to the spring 2024 leg of his Rough and Rowdy Ways tour. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer announced five new shows, starting April 1 in New Orleans. The tour will then hit Lafayette, Louisiana, and Dallas, Texas,Read More →
InsideOut Music Yes guitarist Trevor Rabin released his latest album, Rio, back in October, and now, he’s giving fans some more music. The rocker is out with a deluxe edition of the album featuring three new songs: “Spek & Polly,” “Georgia” and the just released demo version of song called “Fragile.” “I’m particularly pleased with the space,Read More →
Courtesy of Netflix Imagine arranging for dozens of the world’s biggest singers to be in one room at the same time without the use of email or cellphones? That’s what happens in the Netflix documentary The Greatest Night in Pop, which chronicles the creation of the all-star 1985 charity single “We AreRead More →
Disney/Michael J. Le Brecht II Elton John has announced the talent for his annual Academy Awards viewing party, which raises money for his Elton John AIDS Foundation. Entertaining the crowd will be the R&B/Soul trio Gabriels, whose frontman, former American Idol season 10 contestant Jacob Lusk, joined Elton onstage when he performed at the U.K.’s GlastonburyRead More →
Mike Coppola/WireImage Henry Lee Fambrough, the last surviving founding member of R&B group The Spinners, passed away Wednesday, the band’s rep Tanisha Lynn Jackson confirms to ABC Audio. Fambrough died at his home in Virginia at the age of 85. Fambrough formed The Spinners in 1954 with Pervis Jackson, Billy Henderson, Bobby Smith and C.P. Spencer. Known for his baritoneRead More →
Cover art by Sir Peter Blake Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler has enlisted an A-list lineup of musicians for a new charity single benefiting Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America. The tune, “Going Home (Theme From Local Hero),” features over 60 guest artists, including the late Jeff Beck in his final recording before his JanuaryRead More →
On This Day, February 8, 1975… Bob Dylan’s fifteenth studio album Blood on the Tracks entered the Billboard 200 album chart, eventually peaking at number one. The album, Dylan’s return to Columbia Records after two albums with Asylum, featured such future classics as “Tangled Up in Blue,” “Idiot Wind,” “Shelter from the Storm” and others. Read More →
