December 7, 2000 – The 31st annual Kennedy Center Honors salutes Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of The Who.  Also feted are Morgan Freeman, George Jones, Barbra Streisand and Twyla Tharp.  Rob Thomas, Dave Grohl and Chris Cornell honor them with a live performance. December 7, 1984 – Foreigner release their fifth studio album Agent Provocateur. It goes on to sell three million copies in … Continue reading CDJ Today: December 7 in Classic Rock →

June 20, 2011 – Leslie West of Mountain has his right leg amputated below the knee at a Biloxi, Mississippi hospital the day after performing at the Hard Rock Cafe in the city. West later says, “When I play ‘Mississippi Queen’ now, I think about Jesus Christ.” June 20, 1978 – Foreigner releases their second album, Double Vision. It goes on to sell … Continue reading CDJ Today: June 20 in Classic Rock →

Classic rockers took to social media Friday afternoon to share their condolences and memories of Neil Peart, following the news of his death. The much-admired and highly influential Rush drummer and lyricist succumbed to brain cancer on Tuesday, January 7th at the age of 67. Scott Ian (Anthrax) Brian Wilson Kirk Hammett (Metallica) Fellow Canadian … Continue reading Rockers Pay Tribute to Neil Peart on Social Media →

“What a drag it is getting old…” – but maybe not for these rockers, who are all 70+ and still going strong. Here’s our list of the top 20 classic rockers over 70: The Rolling Stones 1) Mick Jagger (Age 77)Birthday: 7/26/43 2) Keith Richards (Age 76)Birthday: 12/18/43 3) Charlie Watts (Age 79)Birthday: 6/2/41 4) … Continue reading Top 21 Rockers Over 70 →

Brian Wilson has postponed his upcoming June tour, saying he feels “mentally insecure”. The man who was the genius behind The Beach Boys has famously struggled with mental illness for decades. “As you may know in the last year or so I’ve had 3 surgeries on my back. The surgeries were successful and I’m physically … Continue reading Brian Wilson Cancels Tour Due to ‘Mental Insecurity’ →

A brand new documentary about Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson is nearing completion after nearly three-years of production that has largely flown under-the-radar. Though Wilson life has been examined in countless articles, books, movies and documentaries, nearly all of them focus on either the 1960s and the height of Beach Boys fame or the difficult … Continue reading Beach Boys Legend Brian Wilson the Subject of a New Documentary →

A fascinating new rock documentary debuted at the 2018 LA Film Festival last week. Echo in the Canyon examines the birth of the Laurel Canyon music scene and the iconic music and artists – such as The Byrds,The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield and The Mamas and the Papas – that developed there.  Incidentally this was … Continue reading Rock Doc ‘Echo In the Canyon’ Premieres at L.A. Film Festival →

In October 2014, the BBC released a rendition of the Beach Boys masterpiece “God Only Knows” performed by Brian Wilson, the BBC Orchestra and some friends. They dubbed the line-up the “Impossible Orchestra”. The stunning video, part of the BBC’s launch of BBC Music, has received almost 15 million views to date. The BBC also … Continue reading Throwback Video: “God Only Knows” performed by the Impossible Orchestra →

The Beach Boys‘ Brian Wilson has released a new tune from his forthcoming solo compilation, Playback: The Brian Wilson Anthology. Hear “Some Sweet Day” below. Wilson wrote the song more than 20 years ago along with collaborator Andy Paley. “Brian and I originally wrote ‘Some Sweet Day’ together in the early Nineties for a movie,”Paley … Continue reading Hear Brian Wilson’s unreleased song, “Some Sweet Day” →

Brian Wilson has added a final run of dates to his Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary tour, Billboard reports. The added dates will see Wilson performing additional shows in the U.K., Europe and North America through mid-October.  The tour originally kicked off in March of 2016, with Wilson performed 99 shows last year.  The co-founding member … Continue reading Brian Wilson Adds Final Performances to Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary World Tour →