Eddie Van Halen paid a visit to the Foshay Learning Center – a public school in Los Angeles’ Exposition Park neighbourhood – last week to donate some musical instruments and equipment to the school’s music program. “It should be mandatory,” Van Halen said of elective music classes in public schools. Watch a short video clip … Continue reading Eddie Van Halen Donates Music Equipment to Los Angeles School [WATCH] →

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Traffic co-founding member is heading out on the road in the new year with a new project billed as Dave Mason’s Traffic Jam.    The tour begins January 3 in Atlantic City, NJ with dates through the rest of the year. The iconic singer, songwriter and guitarist … Continue reading Dave Mason To Kick Off ‘Traffic Jam’ Tour in New Year →

The Official Blues Brothers Revue — produced by Dan Aykroyd, Judith Belushi and original Blues Brothers musical director Paul Shaffer—recently wrapped a 31-date fall tour to critical praise. The show has been called “…a raucous, fun-filled evening of great songs” that “maintains every ounce of the original band’s integrity” (Positively Naperville), and “a knock-out performance” … Continue reading Critically-Acclaimed Blues Brothers Revue To Continue Tour in Spring 2014 →

The Rolling Stones have announced five shows in Asia for 2014, turning their Australia/New Zealand run into the ’14 on Fire’ tour. The tour will open February 21st in Abu Dhabi with dates following in Japan and Macau before the Stones head down under for shows in Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Macedon Ranges, Brisbane and Auckland, … Continue reading The Rolling Stones Announce ’14 on Fire’ Tour →

Continuing the tradition of preserving and celebrating great recordings, The Recording Academy has announced the newest additions to its legendary Grammy Hall Of Fame. This latest round of inducted recordings continues to highlight diversity and recording excellence, and acknowledges both singles and album recordings of all genres at least 25 years old that exhibit qualitative … Continue reading Rolling Stones and Neil Young Releases Among Grammy Hall of Fame Inductees →

Metallica has announced a handful of European shows scheduled for next summer for which fans will be able to request the set list.  After purchasing tickets, fans will receive a code and a link to a voting site where they can cast their ballot. Metallica generally performs 18 songs in a show, and the band … Continue reading Metallica Announces ‘By Request’ European Shows →

Last spring in New York City, Eric Clapton once again assembled an unparalleled lineup of the world’s most celebrated guitarists for the fourth incarnation of his legendary Crossroads Guitar Festival. While the previous three festivals were all hosted in sprawling outdoor stadiums, Clapton took the festivities indoors for the first time this year to “The … Continue reading Crossroads Festival 2013 Rocks NYC [WATCH], Now on DVD, BluRay & CD Now →

U2 will release their new song “Ordinary Love” for Record Store Day‘s Black Friday event. The single will be released on 10″ vinyl and is limited to just 10,000 copies. Watch the lyric video for “Ordinary Love” > Each year, Record Store Day takes advantage of the busiest shopping day of the year to offer … Continue reading U2 to Release ‘Ordinary Love’ for Record Store Day’s Black Friday →

THE MOODY BLUES CRUISE II–the second annual fan cruise from The Moody Blues, sailing the Caribbean April 2-7, 2014  aboard the MSC Divina–have collaborated with The Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, a non-profit charitable fund formed in honor of the legendary rock singer Ronnie James Dio, who lost his life to stomach cancer in … Continue reading The Moody Blues Cruise to Raffle New Custom 2013 Mini Cooper on Fan Cruise →

Darkside, a radio play written by Academy Award-winning playwright Tom Stoppard for BBC Radio 2, incorporating the music from Pink Floyd’s iconic The Dark Side of the Moon was released today as a deluxe CD package. The play was an original commission by BBC Radio 2 to mark the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s album. … Continue reading ‘Darkside’ BBC Radio Play Featuring Music of Pink Floyd Released Today →

Last week, Monty Python announced a one-off reunion show – the group’s first stage show in decades – to take place July 1st at London’s O2 Arena. The surviving members of the group – John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, said they planned to do one show and see if … Continue reading Monty Python Adds Four Dates When Reunion Show Sells Out in Less Than a Minute →

Bruce Springsteen has announced the release of his 18th studio album, which will hit shelves January 14th. Produced by Ron Aniello, who also worked with Springsteen on Wrecking Ball, High Hopes will be an eclectic combination of cover songs, new songs, and a few The Boss has previously performed. “High Hopes” and “Dream Baby Dream” … Continue reading Bruce Springsteen Releases New Single, Announces New Album →