Prog-rock band King Crimson is making a comeback this fall with a 17-date US tour, but guitarist Robert Fripp is already warning fans about the shows. The band will not be playing their signature album, In the Court of the Crimson King, so Fripp is telling fans who are expecting to hear it to sell … Continue reading King Crimson’s Robert Fripp Warns Fans About Upcoming Tour →

Elton John and his husband David Furnish traveled to Manila, Phillippines as part of the Starkey Hearing Foundation this week to donate hearing aids to deaf children. The organization is a global non-profit that partners with celebrities and philanthropists to tackle challenging social and medical issues world-wide. The organization’s missions are the subject of a … Continue reading Elton John Helps Deaf Children Hear for First Time →

Guitarist Dick Wagner died Wednesday of respiratory failure at Scottsdale Healthcare Shea Medical Center. He was 71. Wagner had been in ICU at the Arizona medical center for the last several weeks. He had been living in Arizona since 2004. The guitarist was best known for writing, playing and recording with Alice Cooper as well … Continue reading Guitarist Dick Wagner Dies at 71 →

On Tuesday, Eric Clapton released a new album, The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale. The album features guest performances by Tom Petty, Mark Knopfler, John Mayer, Don White, Willie Nelson and Christine Lakeland. “I would like people to tap into what JJ Cale did – that’s the point,” Clapton said in a press release. … Continue reading Eric Clapton Releases JJ Cale Tribute Album, Plus Watch the Mini Documentary →

U.S. network Showtime will premiere a BBC documentary special about David Bowie this Friday, August 1st. David Bowie: Five Years reveals previously unseen footagae and items from Bowie’s personal archive of costumes, set designs, lyrics and memorabilia. The five years of Bowie’s career that the film focuses on include 1971 – when Bowie’s character Ziggy … Continue reading Showtime Will Premiere BBC Bowie Doc August 1 →

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers have released their new album Hypnotic Eye and will celebrate by performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! this Thursday night. Check your local listings for air times. Rolling Stone recently described the new album a “maximum rock & roll and “a decisive return to the concise Sixties-rock classicism of [Petty’s] first … Continue reading Tom Petty Releases New Album, Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel This Week →

Courtney Love has told the Philippine Daily Inquirer that she hopes to see the new Kurt Cobain biopic start production within the next year. The Nirvana front man’s widow is overseeing the creation of the film along with their daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, and Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic. Although the role of … Continue reading Kurt Cobain Biopic To Go Into Production Within Next Year →

Sir Elton John has handed over his personal diaries from his time in rehab for the upcoming biopic about his life. Lee Hall, the screenwriter tasked with adapting John’s life for the big screen, says the piano player has shared the previously unseen journals with him. “One day he took me to his house and … Continue reading Elton John Hands Over Rehab Diaries for Biopic →

After almost five years on the market, Billy Joel has finally sold his residence in the Hamptons for just under $19.95M, the New York Post reports. The ocean-front home is located in Sagaponack, New York and was purchased by Joel in 2007 from the previous owner, the late Roy Scheider, of Jaws. The mansion is … Continue reading Billy Joel Sells Hamptons Beach House for Over $19M →

“This is a homecoming in more ways than one,” Kenny Wayne Shepherd says of Goin’ Home, The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band’s newest album, and their debut on Concord Records. “I felt like I was retracing my steps and reliving all the good times that I’ve had in my life because of this music.  And hopefully, … Continue reading Kenny Wayne Shepherd Talks New Album →

Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has announced that Billy Joel will be this  year’s recipient of the prestigious Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The Prize honors an artist whose career reflects lifetime achievement in promoting song as a vehicle of musical expression and cultural understanding. The selection is made by the … Continue reading Billy Joel to Receive Gershwin Prize →

Rock bands are famous (and infamous) for decadent behavior.  Rumors of their crazy antics have become rock lore.  Now, with the release of I Killed Pink Floyd’s Pig, fans finally get a peek at what really happened backstage. I Killed Pink Floyd’s Pig is a collection of funny, decadent, outrageous stories about rock’s greatest superstars. … Continue reading New Book Reveals 35 Never-Been-Told Tales of Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll →