It is with deep sadness that we announce music legend Jesse Colin Young, who left a unique mark on the intersecting worlds of folk, blues, jazz, country, and rock & roll, died in his home in Aiken, South Carolina yesterday afternoon, it was announced by his wife and manager, Connie Young.
As the frontman of The Youngbloods, he immortalized the ideals of the Woodstock generation with "Get Together," an international hit that called for peace and brotherhood during the turbulent 1960s. (continue)
Legendary rock band and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Foreigner, has taken Florida by storm, selling out the first run of highly anticipated performances in the Sunshine State.
Joining Foreigner onstage in Clearwater, Florida was original lead singer Lou Gramm, who along with other original Foreigner members, will be appearing at select shows over the next year. (continue)
Some reports surfaced recently that Alex Van Halen was planning to make a new Van Halen album and has recruited Steve Lukather to help him do so, the guitarist has now spoke out about the rumor.
The speculation was sparked by a brief quote from Alex in a report by De Telegraf where they quoted the drummer as saying "Ed and Steve Lukather were very good friends and they often worked together. There is no one who can do this process with me as well as he can." (continue)
Gotthard have released their take on the Beatles classic "Drive My Car", which comes from their new album "Stereo Crush" that arrives this Friday (March 21st) and is also set to be featured on the hit European television show Sing meinen Song ['Sing My Song']. C Squared Music shared these details:
A hit television show enjoyed by audiences of all ages across German-speaking countries, kicks off its sixth Swiss season today! This show, modelled after the Dutch TV program Beste Zangers, features well-known musicians performing each other's songs in tribute. The new season includes appearances by GOTTHARD's bassist Marc Lynn on guitar and Nic Maeder on vocals, promising great entertainment for hard rock fans in the upcoming weeks. Produced by 3plus, this season will also introduce "Drive My Car," a fresh track from Gotthard's soon-to-be-released album Stereo Crush, which debuts this Friday, March 21, under Reigning Phoenix Music. True to the show's concept, this track is a cover of a song originally by THE BEATLES, marking another significant moment in GOTTHARD's illustrious career. (continue)
Guster and The Mountain Goats will embark on an 8-date tour beginning July 27 in Chautauqua, NY and will wrap up on August 3 in Hampton Bays, NY. Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 21 at 12 pm local time.
Ahead of the newly announced tour with The Mountain Goats, Guster will join Barenaked Ladies for the June leg of their annual "Last Summer on Earth" tour, beginning June 3 in Atlanta through June 28 in Bend, OR. (continue)
Belouis Some has announced that he will hitting the road in the U.S. for a tour with Gene Loves Jezebel and Stray Cats icon Slim Jim Phantom, which will mark his first dates in North America since his tour with Frankie Goes to Hollywood in 1985. Reybee sent over the following details:
In the music industry, second chances are often hard to come by. For Belouis Some (real name: Neville Keighley), thankfully his second chance arrives now with a U.S. tour that kicks off on April 8th in Philadelphia's City Winery and hugs the East Coast with dates in NYC, Cincinnati, and Boston. (continue)
Metalville Records announces May 16th as the international release date for Paul Di'Anno's In Memory Of. On May 17th this year, the frontman of the groundbreaking first two Iron Maiden albums should have celebrated his 67th birthday. Unfortunately, we received the bitter news last October that the charismatic singer had passed away unexpectedly at his home in Salisbury.
The compilation In Memory Of has now been completed in memory of Paul Di'Anno. The album is a selection of the best songs that Paul recorded during his time at Metalville Records. (continue)
GRAMMY and BRIT-nominated Glass Animals announced the extension of their hugely successful 'Tour of Earth' with 16 new dates across North America this summer. Produced by Live Nation, the second leg kicks off on Saturday, June 7 in Saratoga Springs, NY at Broadview Stage at SPAC, with additional stops in Asbury Park, Richmond, Charleston, Jacksonville, Tampa, and more.
Special guests SOFIA ISELLA and Orla Gartland will join the band on select dates. Alongside the Tour of Earth 2025 announcement, Glass Animals have released a short documentary with footage from the first leg, capturing the culmination of 14 years of growth, creativity, and connection, showcasing how this tour became a shared experience between both the band and their dedicated fanbase (continue)
This National Record Store Day, take a spin through the rows of two of the country's most iconic record stores with some of music's most legendary names in AXS TV's National Record Store Day Vinyl Obsession Marathon-airing Saturday, April 12 starting at 1:30P ET.
AXS TV's fan-favorite Vinyl Obsession series captures rock trailblazers touring the hallowed aisles of Grimey's in Nashville and The Record Parlour in Los Angeles to discuss their acclaimed careers and select the five albums that have impacted them the most. The exclusive block is an homage to the timeless allure and historical importance of vinyl records and the collectors who love them. Highlights include priceless insight and anecdotes by true masters from across the rock and metal spectrums, with appearances by Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine, ZZ Top axeman Billy F Gibbons, Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett, Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt, Bush founder Gavin Rossdale, STYX legend Tommy Shaw, Halestorm helmer Lzzy Hale, Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach, multi-talented guitar gurus John 5 and Steve Vai, L.A. royalty Kat Von D, and many more. (continue)
Def Leppard, one of rock's most iconic and celebrated bands, has announced a series of highly anticipated U.S. tour dates for summer 2025. Produced by Live Nation, the tour will see the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees headline select amphitheaters across the country, bringing their electrifying stage show to fans with special guests Bret Michaels, The Struts, and Extreme.
The tour kicks off on Monday, June 23, 2025, in Rogers, AR, at the Walmart AMP with Bret Michaels and will continue across multiple cities before wrapping up in Virginia Beach, VA, on Sunday, August 31, 2025, with support from Extreme. (continue)
+LIVE+ and Collective Soul announced their 2025 co-headlining Summer Unity Tour with an epic video. Produced by Live Nation, the 30-date tour kicks off on Tuesday, July 8 in Auburn, WA at White River Amphitheatre, with additional stops across the U.S. in Bend, Salt Lake City, St. Louis, Buffalo, Charleston, Jacksonville, Nashville, Austin, Denver, and more before wrapping up on Friday, August 29 in Grantville, PA at Hollywood Casino at Penn Race Course.
Special guests Our Lady Peace and Greylin James Rue will join on all upcoming dates. The 2025 Summer Unity Tour marks Collective Soul and +LIVE+'s first tour together in 17 years, since their extended 2008 co-headline run. (continue)
Renowned as much for the beauty of their songwriting as the meandering, adventure-prone history as a band, Liverpool's masters of melody, Shack have announced their first tour since 2007, bringing their critically and fan-adored songbook back home with a first SOLD-OUT show at Liverpool's 2,000-capacity Olympia Theatre on Fri 25 April 2025. Featuring the West Coast-by-Kirby street poetry of Michael Head and guitarist brother, John Head, the addition of three, further nationwide dates have shown the enduring strength of feeling for one of Britain's most revered bands.
With limited tickets remaining, Shack, with a line-up including original bassist, Pete Wilkinson, go on to play additional dates in May, taking in Glasgow, Manchester and London (SOLD OUT). (continue)
The 50th anniversary of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Nuthin' Fancy' album is being celebrated with a Medium Rare episode of the syndicated radio show In The Studio With Redbeard: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands.
Redbeard shared this synopsis for the episode: Gazing at the cover for the third Lynyrd Skynyrd album Nuthin' Fancy from March 1975 elicits mixed emotions. Clearly I recall the anticipation for it after the success of its predecessor, Second Helping, which had broken Lynyrd Skynyrd a year earlier with a roadcase full of strong songs and improved sound as compared to the Pronounced debut. Producer Al Kooper would continue that sonic evolution on Nuthin' Fancy, which spawned the lead single "Saturday Night Special", driving Lynyrd Skynyrd's first Top Ten sales with one of the best records to ever explode out of a car dashboard (not to mention an unlikely source for an anti-handgun message). "Whiskey Rock'a'Roller" was a toast to the hard-drinking life they had embraced, and "On the Hunt" remained a concert staple into the 21st century. (read more)
Steve Postell just released his new album "Walking Through These Blues" and to celebrate we asked him to tell us about one of the track and he selected "How Far We've Come". Here is the story:
Glen Phillips is the lead singer and primary writer for the alternative band "Toad The Wet Sprocket". We got together for a songwriting session and came up with a song looking at this now very pertinent reality; that despite how much progress we as a culture have made, we have so much more we could do going forward. The song has a very Americana feel to me, so I got Tom Petty's Heartbreaker bandmate Steve Ferrone to play drums, along with my Immediate Family bandmate Leland Sklar on bass, an iconic rhythm section. (continue)
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