Classics Du Jour

Courtney Love has posted a note to her late husband, Kurt Cobain on social media, accompanied by a photo of the Nirvana front man with his family. “Our baby is all grown up now. Jesus Kurt look at her face, what on earth were you thinking..!?!?,” reads the message. The couple’s daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, … Continue reading Courtney Love Posts Note to Kurt Cobain on Social Media →

Steven Tyler will make a cameo appearance on ABC’s Nashville this season. The Aerosmith front man tweeted a photo of himself with the show’s leading lady Hayden Pannetiere this week saying, “Getting a little ‘Crazy’ on set at @Nashville_ABC. You don’t want to miss this… #PatsyCline.” Tyler has been spending a lot of time in … Continue reading Steven Tyler to Make Cameo on ABC’s ‘Nashville’ →

When Eric Clapton performed 7 nights at Royal Albert Hall this past May, it was a celebration of the guitarist’s 70th birthday, his 50 years in the business and more than 200 performances at the iconic London venue. Now, fans worldwide can experience that magical celebration when Eric Clapton: Live at the Royal Albert Hall … Continue reading Eric Clapton Concert Film Coming to Theaters →

In 1961, the Beatles released their very first single on the Polydor label in Germany with Tony Sheridan. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison were in Hamburg at the time, along with then-members Pete Best and Stuart Sutcliffe. The band was honing their craft playing in nightclubs. “My Bonnie,” which was only released in … Continue reading Beatles’ First Recording Contract Going Up For Auction →

British New Wave band Squeeze has announced the release of their 14th studio album on Friday, October 2. Cradle To The Grave is the band’s first album of new material from songwriters Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook since their 1998 release, Domino. Hear the track “Happy Days” in the video player below. The band will … Continue reading Squeeze Announce New Album [LISTEN NOW] →

Congratulations are in order for Billy Joel and his wife Alexis on the birth of their baby daughter on Wednesday, August 12. Della Rose Joel entered the world at 2:40am weighing in at 7 pounds, 6.5 ounces. Billy and Alexis were married last month in a surprise ceremony on July 4th at the couple’s Long … Continue reading Billy Joel and Wife Welcome Baby Daughter →

After two decades of declining revenue, the owner of  Columbia House – a once-giant in the music industry – filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday. Columbia House was widely known for its introductory offers, such as ‘a dozen albums for a penny’. Despite the negative option model (after receiving the introductory offer, members were … Continue reading Columbia House Files For Bankruptcy →

Legendary blues icon and six-time Grammy Award winning artist Buddy Guy claims the #1 spot this week on Billboard’s Top Blues Album charts this week with his latest masterpiece Born To Play Guitar, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Released July 31st on Silvertone/RCA Records, Born To Play Guitar marks Guy’s fifth #1 album on Billboard’s Top … Continue reading Buddy Guy’s ‘Born To Play Guitar’ Goes To #1 on Blues Chart →

On September 8, Chrissie Hynde will release Reckless: My Life As a Pretender – a no-holds-barred memoir written with “fearless candor” and “sharp humor” that tells her path to stardom. Covering her younger years in Akron, OH, her move to London in 1973, her first-hand witness to the birth of the punk movement, her meeting … Continue reading Chrissie Hynde Memoir Due Out Next Month →

Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready and Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan will team up later this month, along with Mark Arm (Mudoney)and Barrett Martin (Screming trees/Mad Season) to pay tribute to Iggy and The Stooges. The free concert, dubbed Raw Power: A Tribute to Iggy and The Stooges ,will be performed from the roof of Seattle’s … Continue reading Members of Pearl Jam & Guns N’ Roses to Perform Stooges Tribute →

Roger Waters headlined the Newport Folk Festival last month in what was his first live performance since his 2013 The Wall tour.  But despite the extended break, Waters is saying he’ll hit the road again soon. In fact the former Pink Floyd bassist and lyricist told Isreali newspaper Haaretz that he is planning a world … Continue reading Roger Waters Working on Autobiography, Planning 2016 Tour →

King Crimson will release a 16-disc box set in October in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their album, Thrak. The new edition features 12 CD, 2 DVDs and 2 Blu-rays discs containing studio and live recordings, many previously unreleased, unreleased concert footage from 1995, behind-the-scenes footage of the band on the road, and a … Continue reading King Crimson Reveal Details of ‘Thrak’ Anniversary Box Set →