In a major music deal, Pink Floyd has sold the rights to their recorded works to Sony Music for an estimated $400 million. Guitarist David Gilmour, 78, expressed relief over the sale, saying it puts an end to decades of disputes with his former bandmates. Gilmour’s Reflections on the Sale Gilmour shared with the Los […]
After a relatively quiet year for The Who, co-founder Pete Townshend has teased plans for the band to be back in action in 2025. In an interview with The London Standard, Townshend revealed he recently met with bandmate Roger Daltrey, and the two are in good spirits. “We’re in good form. We love each other. […]
The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards is a creature of habit, famously sticking to his pre-show shepherd’s pie ritual and musical roots that date back to his formative years. Much like his devotion to classic English comfort food, Richards’ musical tastes have remained largely unchanged, focusing on blues, reggae, jazz, and soul—the genres he feels […]
Jeff Lynne brought his Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) back to Los Angeles’ Kia Forum on Friday and Saturday, delivering a nostalgia-packed farewell tour performance that delighted fans with his classic pop-rock hits. This Over and Out Tour marks the final stretch of ELO’s live journey, wrapping up in London’s Hyde Park next summer, although an […]
Rock legends Neil Young and Stephen Stills took a trip down memory lane during a charity concert at Harvest Moon: A Gathering in Lake Hughes, California, on October 5th. The event raised funds for The Painted Turtle, a summer camp for children with serious illnesses, and The Bridge School, an organization Young has long supported. […]
1955 – Elvis Presley’s performance in Jacksonville, Florida is the first Presley show at which a riot ensues. After Elvis tells the audience, “Girls, I’ll see you backstage,” he has some of his clothes ripped off but escapes unharmed. 1958 – Jerry Lee Lewis is granted a divorce from wife number two, Jane Mitcham, six months […]
1964 – The Beatles scored their first U.S. No. 1 album with Meet The Beatles! The album stayed at No. 1 for eleven weeks. 1965 – The much loved and respected crooner/jazz singer and pianist Nat King Cole died of complications following surgery for lung cancer in Santa Monica. He was 48. First famous for his jazz […]
Eric Clapton has officially announced that he will be performing for a run of shows in North America that will happen in September and feature support from Jimmie Vaughan. Clapton will begin the brief tour in Pittsburgh on September 8th, followed up by performances in Toronto, Canada, St. Louis, Missouri, St. Paul, Minnesota, and Denver. […]
Gladys Knight and Bruce Springsteen recently received the National Medal of Arts from President Joe Biden on Tuesday, March 21st, marking the highest honor that is given to artists by the United States government. Alongside Springsteen and Knight Jose Feliciano, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Mindy Kaling, Judith Francisca Baca, Fred Eychaner, the Billy Holiday Theatre, and Antonio […]
Michael Anthony, a former Van Halen bassist recently unveiled he is working on a new project along with members of Aerosmith and Bon Jovi. Anthony stated on SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation that, “I wasn’t going to mention anything about it, but there is a little side project thing that I’ve kind of been speaking to some […]