In the spirit of the holiday season, the Jerry Garcia Music Arts record label is pleased to announce the rerelease of Grateful Dead guitarist legend Jerry Garcia and mandolinist great David “Dawg” Grisman’s instrumental rendition of “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.” The song, also known as “Tidings of Comfort and Joy” is an ancient Christmas […]
Category: Classic Rock
Wrecking Crew Bassist Joe Osborn Passed Away at 81
Joe Osborn, the legendary bass player for the studio supergroup known as the “Wrecking Crew,” has died at age 81. The director of a 2008 documentary about the group confirmed the news on Saturday (Dec. 15) in a Facebook post about the Los Angeles-based group of session musicians who played on a string of indelible […]
SiriusXM Presents Live Concert Lineup on New Year’s Eve
SiriusXM announced today that it will broadcast exclusive concerts, DJ sets, and special performances live on New Year’s Eve. SiriusXM’s New Year’s Eve Live Concert Lineup Includes: Post Malone at Barclays Center – airing on SiriusXM’s Hip Hop Nation Phish at Madison Square Garden – airing live on SiriusXM’s Phish Radio Lynyrd Skynyrd at WinStar […]
Geddy Lee on His Book and the Future of Rush
Rush’s Geddy Lee will be releasing Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book of Bass, which publishes today, December 18th. When asked about how he got into the bass guitar, Lee reveals “I got caught by the bug and I started falling down the rabbit hole,” Lee said in a recent interview. His first step was the […]
Bruce Springsteen Says Hello to a New Chapter
Bruce Springsteen is about to turn in the key to his dressing room at New York’s Walter Kerr Theatre, which has been the home of Springsteen on Broadway, his Tony-winning production, since its opening on Oct. 12, 2017. A Springsteen on Broadway Netlfix documentary directed by Thom Zimny, a frequent collaborator of Springsteen’s behind the […]
Carlos Santana Joins MasterClass to Teach the Art and Soul of Guitar
MasterClass, the online education company that enables anyone to learn from the best in the world, announced today that Carlos Santana, legendary music icon and lead guitarist of his namesake band, will offer his first online class— making it the 50th MasterClass available exclusively through its platform. In his class, Santana will teach students how […]
Iggy Pop, Johnny Rotten and Debbie Harry Featured in Upcoming ‘Punk’ Docuseries
This punk rock docuseries will focus on the music, art, fashion and overall misfit culture that defined the punk movement. Produced by John Varvatos and directed by Jessie James Miller in partnership with Derik Murray’s Network Entertainment, The series will include a soundtrack of punk hits and misses, original interviews with America’s punk pioneers and […]
Def Leppard Nominated for the 2019 Rock n Roll Hall of Fame
Def Leppard has been named a 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee! Voting begins now on rockhall.com/fanvote and you can vote once per day until December 9th. To be eligible for nomination, an individual artist or band must have released its first commercial recording at least 25 years prior to the year of […]
Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ is the 20th Century’s Most-Streamed Song
The Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody has boosted those numbers, and to say Queen’s iconic song of the same name is aging gracefully is an understatement. On Monday, December 10th, Universal Music Group announced the song is officially the most-streamed track from the 20th century, achieving more than 1.6 billion global streams. This qualification also […]
Peter Frampton to Receive the Les Paul Innovation Award
GRAMMY® award-winning guitarist, singer, songwriter, and innovator Peter Frampton will receive the prestigious Les Paul Innovation Award at the 34th Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards (NAMM TEC Awards), being held Saturday, January 26, 2019, in Anaheim, CA. The award is given to those individuals who personify the innovative thinking of Les Paul, the […]