Michael Lang, a co-creator of the 1969 Woodstock music festival alongside Artie Kornfeld, John Roberts, and Joel Rosenman, died over the weekend at New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center after a battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. “He was absolutely a historic figure, and also a great guy,” Michael Pagnotta, a spokesperson for the Lang family, […]
Saturday would have been David Bowie’s 75th birthday, and the musician’s pianist, Mike Garson, threw a live-streamed concert to honor the date for the second year in a row. The event consisted of performances by a number of notable artists covering Bowie’s hits. Noel Gallagher covered “Valentine’s Day,” Def Leppard did “Drive-In Saturday,” and Duran […]
Eagles have recently announced that they will be adding 12 more dates to their previously announced Hotel California Tour that kicks off in the spring of this year. The tour will embark around the United States, featuring a full performance of the classic rockers’ 1976 album, backed by an orchestra and choir, followed by a […]
1957 – Over 20 minutes were devoted to Elvis Presley on his final appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. The King performed seven songs: “Hound Dog,” “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Love Me Tender,” “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Peace In The Valley,” “Too Much” and “When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again.” 1958 – Gibson guitars launched its […]
Earlier this week, the Janes Taylor and Carole King documentary, Just Call Out My Name, premiered on CNN. The film showcases the two songwriters collaborating and creating together, as they did throughout their legendary friendship, along The Troubadour Reunion Tour in 2010. Danny Kortchmar, Russ Kunkel, and Lee Sklar, who accompanied the duo on all […]
David Bowie’s estate has just sold his entire songwriting catalog to Warner Music Group. “These are not only extraordinary songs, but milestones that have changed the course of modern music forever,” Guy Moot, co-chair and chief executive of Warner Chappell—a music publishing subsidiary of Warner Music Group—said in a news release. “Bowie’s vision and creative […]
Cheap Trick has just announced that they will be taking up a residency at The Strat Theater in Las Vegas, NV from February 25th-26th and March 4th-5th. “We’re going to play sort of like what we had done before, when we’ve played a full album, and then extra tracks,” guitarist Rick Nielsen said of the dates. “We’re […]
Due to COVID-19 concerns, David Lee Roth’s scheduled Las Vegas performances on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day have been canceled. A press release regarding the news stated: “Due to unforeseen circumstances related to COVID and out of an abundance of caution for those working and attending the shows, the David Lee Roth performances […]
Rush is going to be honored with one of the most niche ways possible—with its very own pinball machine! While there is no set release date yet, the company behind the machine, Stern Pinball, announced that they will virtually showcase the product at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show, which runs from January 5th through January […]
“Due to the uncertainty surrounding the Covid pandemic,” Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets has postponed their 2022 North American tour “until later in the year.” Saucerful of Secrets, which formed in 2018, centers around the early music of Pink Floyd, with Mason joined by Spandau Ballet guitarist Gary Kemp, longtime Pink Floyd touring bassist Guy […]