Last month, Rush and Heart finally were welcomed into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame after each being passed over for the honor for more than a decade. One legendary rock band that continues to be overlooked by the Rock Hall, much to the chagrin of its rabid fans, is KISS. The group’s longtime frontman, Paul Stanley, also is apparently [...]
The rock world is reacting to the news of the death of original Doors member Ray Manzarek. The keyboardist died Monday at age 74 at a medical clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, after a long battle with bile-duct cancer. Joe Perry tweeted, “I am very saddened by loss of Ray Manzarek now he’s with Jim. They mean as much to [...]
After 50 years together, The Rolling Stones are continuing to thrill audiences on their current 50 and Counting Tour. Fans can find out how it all began for the band by checking out the Crossfire Hurricane documentary, which hits stores on DVD and Blu-ray today. The film charts the history of the rock legends from their formation in the [...]
Ray Manzarek, founding keyboardist of The Doors, died Monday at age 74 at a medical clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, after a long battle with bile-duct cancer. At his side was his wife of 45 years, Dorothy, as well as his brothers Rick and James Manczarek. Ray co-founded The Doors in Venice Beach, California, in 1965 with singer and fellow UCLA [...]
Founding Kinks guitarist Dave Davies’ new album, I Will Be Me, won’t be released until June 4, but the legendary rocker is giving fans the chance to preview the collection online now. All of the album’s 13 tracks currently are streaming at Cleopatra Records’ SoundCloud page. I Will Be Me features guest appearances by an eclectic group of musicians, including veteran [...]
Rush’s entire album catalog has been remastered specifically for iTunes to commemorate the band’s recent induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The catalog spans from the Canadian power trio’s 1974 self-titled debut through last year’s acclaimed concept record Clockwork Angels. All of the albums can be purchased now individually, while two newly created [...]
Deep Purple has debuted a campy and creepy new promotional video for “Vincent Price,” the last track on the band’s recently released studio album, Now What?! The clip follows the adventures of an attractive young couple who enter a haunted-house attraction only to find themselves transported into an actual black-and-white horror movie. Interspersed with segments of Deep Purple rocking [...]
Sammy Hagar has revealed details about a new album he’s been working on with Journey’s Neal Schon, as well as two of the Red Rocker’s Chickenfoot band mates — bassist Michael Anthony and drummer Chad Smith. In a new video posted on Hagar’s official YouTube channel, Sammy reports that the project is basically a reincarnated version of his old supergroup HSAS, which featured Schon, [...]
In the days leading up to the May 28 release of his new collaborative album, Wrote a Song for Everyone, John Fogerty will be all over the TV dial. In the next week alone, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has several appearances scheduled on various talk shows and specials. On Sunday, the ex-Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman will be among the [...]
NEW YORK (AP) – Even longtime Bob Dylan fans have the problem – they often can’t understand the lyrics he sings. Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Michael Chabon says he spent hours trying to figure out what Dylan meant in the song “Chimes of Freedom.” There’s a line in the song: “Far between sundown’s finish an’ [...]
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