“We’ve been doing new tracks that are really fantastic and we’ve just been getting into them,” Jimi Hendrix told Rolling Stone in February 1968, right after he and the Experience had played San Francisco’s Fillmore West. “You have these songs in your mind. You want to hurry up and get back to the things you were doing in the…… More
It won’t be all night, but former members of Kiss might get the chance to rock ‘n’ roll with the band one last time. Kiss frontman Paul Stanley says the band’s (second) farewell tour could include former members performing onstage. More information about the possibility of a full-on KISS reunion can be found here.… More
Ozzy Osbourne has canceled the four remaining shows of the North American leg of his No More Tours 2 Tour. He’d previously postponed his three California dates after he went to the hospital for surgery to treat an infection in his right hand. His doctors are now saying he’ll likely need another surgery in the…… More
Lindsey Buckingham has filed a lawsuit against Fleetwood Mac for breach of fiduciary duty, breach of oral contract and intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, among other charges. The group parted ways with Buckingham in January and replaced him with Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell and Neil Finn of Crowded House. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Los Angeles…… More
The nominations for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2019 are in, and the list includes Radiohead, Def Leppard, Stevie Nicks, Rage Against the Machine, the Cure, Devo, Janet Jackson, Kraftwerk, LL Cool J, Roxy Music, Todd Rundgren, John Prine, MC5, Rufus featuring Chaka Khan and the Zombies. The top vote-getters will be announced in December and inducted March 29th, 2019 at a ceremony at Brooklyn’s Barclays…… More
In the immediate aftermath of Tom Petty’s sudden death last October, guitarist Mike Campbell believed that the Heartbreakers would never perform together again. But now that nearly a year has passed, he’s had a change of heart. “Of course we’ll play again someday,” he says. “We love each other too much not to do that.”…… More
A new photo book about Bon Scott‘s time with AC/DC will be published on November 14th. AC/DC 1973-1980: The Bon Scott Years was written by Jeff Apter, who co-wrote Dirty Deeds, the memoir by former AC/DC bassist Mark Evans. The new book can be pre-ordered here. … More
Queen’s Brian May has given his thumbs up to the new film about the life of Freddie Mercury. May says the film is “…stupendous, and does full justice to a dear friend.” Click here to check out May’s blog post about the film. … More
