Following a successful tour in the US in 2014, King Crimson have announced a series of dates in the UK for September 2015. The short tour will take them from Aylesbury on August 31st to Edinburgh on September 17th. Tickets for the tour go on sale February 6th. King Crimson released their first album, In … Continue reading King Crimson Announces UK Tour →

Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon is well-known for his vocal impressions, performing songs like “Gov. Christie Traffic Jam” as Bruce Springsteen, with Bruce Springsteen.  Or his performance as Tom Petty in a re-enactment of the “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” video with Stevie Nicks. But when Neil Young joined the late night host on the … Continue reading Neil Young and Jimmy Fallon as Neil Young Performing “Old Man” →

Paul McCartney and Paul Simon will both appear as musical guests on Saturday Night Live’s three hour 40th anniversary special on February 15th.  Other musical guests lined up for the episode include Kanye West, Justin Timberlake and Taylor Swift. SNL alumni will also be joining the cast including Bill Murray, Jim Carrey, Dan Akroyd, Steve … Continue reading Paul McCartney and Paul Simon To Appear on SNL Special →

This cover of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Japanese operatic tenor Ken Nishikiori might be one of the coolest covers of this song we’ve seen yet. Check out the recording below. Plus, here is a live version:

Gregg Allman has announced a Spring solo tour that will take him from Northfield, OH, on March 13 all the way to Austin, TX, on May 9, with stops along the way including the Wanee Festival, Stagecoach and two shows at Chicago’s House of Blues. Check out a full list of dates below. Touring with … Continue reading Gregg Allman Announces Spring Tour →

Relive Aerosmith’s legendary performance captured live from the Download Festival in Donington Park, England on June 15, 2014 in ‘Aerosmith Rocks Donington 2014.’ Don’t miss this one-night only event coming to select U.S. cinemas on Thursday, February 26, 2015.

In an interview with Q104.3’s Ken Dashow, Randy Bachman explains how the turn “Taking Care of Business Was Written” and how a pizza delivery guy ended up on the track. Listen below. Audio and photo courtesy of Ken Dashow/WAXQ NY

The iconic Les Paul “Black Beauty” guitar – the original prototype for the Les Paul Custom guitar, made by Gibson Guitar Company, will hit the auction block on February 19th in New York. Although no pre-auction estimate has been placed on the guitar, it is expected that the price could reach around $1M. “This instrument … Continue reading Les Paul ‘Black Beauty’ Guitar Going Up For Auction →

From The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive founder Randy Bachman comes the new power blues rock trio – BACHMAN. The force behind “Takin’ Care of Business”, “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet” and “American Woman”, Heavy Blues draws from Randy Bachman’s love of classic 60s blues rock and he emerges with a blistering collection of BACHMAN … Continue reading Randy Bachman on His New Band and the Making Of ‘Heavy Blues’ →

Toto has announced that their new album, TOTO XIV, will be released March 20th via Frontiers Music Srl. The album is a realized vision three plus decades in the making exhibiting world-class musicianship, masterful arrangements, topical lyrical commentary, and melodies that the collective genius of Lukather, Paich, Porcaro, Williams and their assembled band-mates bring to … Continue reading Toto Releasing First New Studio Album in 10 Years →

CDJ’s Paul Rappaport interviews David Gilmour on his house boat/recording studio Astoria in September 2011 about the making of “The Wall”. ALSO WATCH:David Gilmour Discusses ‘Wish You Were Here’ with CDJ’s Paul RappaportDavid Gilmour Discusses ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ with CDJ’s Paul Rappaport

Back in 1984, when MTV still played music, we got to see things like this one television. Rock Influences didn’t last long, but while it did, an episode of the concert series show was taped at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, NJ and it featured a line-up of some of rock’s greatest guitar masters. Check … Continue reading Dave Edmunds & Friends Perform ‘Johnny B. Goode’ for MTV (1984) →