The Who’s iconic rock opera, ‘Tommy’, has turned 50 years old. This form of art is a perfect example of making something tragic into something beautiful. The Who’s Pete Townshend has long been open about the physical and sexual abuse he suffered as a child, which he’d later process with the help of ambitious, personal […]
Following the kick-off of this year’s North American leg of his record-breaking FRESHEN UP Tour, PAUL McCARTNEY adds to his Summer of LIVE: Paul has confirmed updated releases of four albums capturing performances spanning from his 1975-1976 return to U.S. arenas with Wings to his intimate 2007 set at Amoeba records in Los Angeles. The […]
In 1969, Plastic Ono Band (John Lennon and Yoko Ono) recorded Give Peace A Chance, an anti-war anthem for generations of pacifists and music fans around the world. The song was recorded live from Lennon and Ono’s Queen Elizabeth Hotel suite in downtown Montreal, where John and Yoko were holding their famous “Bed-in for Peace” […]
Music icon and creative entrepreneur Bret Michaels creates, produces & now presents CCCrockerfest: a unique, mobile, city to city day of festival experience combining Celebrity & local chefs with Country, Pop & Classic Rock artists who will interact on-stage together to perform their biggest hits, making this the ultimate tailgate block party concert series, engaging […]
A rock musical based on the music of Texas trio ZZ Top is slated to open in Las Vegas in 2020. “We’re excited about this fantastic project and look forward to hearing our music in a new innovative context,” said ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons. “Fans have often told us that we’ve provided the soundtrack to […]
On Friday, May 17th, Bruce Springsteen dropped the second song from his upcoming solo album, Western Stars, and it revealed a whole different gear from the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. Springsteen’s first new studio album in more than five years — and 19th overall — will be released on June 14 by Columbia […]
The Rolling Stones are delighted to announce the rescheduling of their 2019 ‘No Filter’ North American tour in full. All the cities from the previous postponed shows are locked in with full details of 17 concerts announced today. The only Canadian date at Burl’s Creek in Ontario remains scheduled for Saturday June 29, 2019. Additionally, […]
Pop music royalty and legends in the making were on hand for exclusive performances and a surprise special guest as ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) celebrated the writers and publishers of the most-performed music of the past year at the 36th annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards last night in Los Angeles. […]
It’s as if Mick Jagger is saying “Start Me Up.” On Wednesday, May 15th, the 75-year-old rocker tweeted a video of himself dancing around a studio in front of a mirror weeks after he underwent medical treatment. It has been reported that the medical treatments were related to a heart valve issue. The treatment forced […]
Woodstock 50 issued the following statements today after Judge Barry Ostrager of the Supreme Court of New York ruled that financial partner, Dentsu Aegis, had no right to cancel the Festival, as it attempted to do on April 29. Woodstock 50 filed a request with the court for a temporary restraining order May 9 to […]