Classics Du Jour

Update 7/29/19: Rolling Stone reports that Dead & Company have dropped out of the festival. Tickets for Woodstock 50, the highly anticipated and even more highly-troubled festival scheduled to take place August 16th to 18th, will be free, according to a report from TMZ. The news outlet says sources familiar with the event have told … Continue reading Report: Woodstock 50 Tickets Will Be Free →

In anticipation of his forthcoming Welcome To The Vault box set, Steve Miller has shared a never previously released version of the 1956 Bo Diddley-penned Mickey & Sylvia hit, “Love Is Strange”. Hear it now in the player below. The newly released version of “Love Is Strange” was recorded by Miller in 1974 and is … Continue reading Hear Steve Miller’s Never-Before-Released Version of “Love Is Strange” from Forthcoming Rarities Box Set →

Update 7/29/19: Rolling Stone reports that Dead & Company have now dropped out of the festival. The troubled Woodstock 50 festival has released all artists on its lineup from their performance contracts, according to a report today from Billboard. The news follows yesterday’s report from Bloomberg that the festival’s organizers are moving the event to … Continue reading Woodstock 50 Releases Artists from Contracts Following Relocation, John Fogerty Drops Out →

ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Band From Texas, a documentary that tells the story of how three oddball teenage bluesmen became one of the biggest, most beloved bands in the world, will premiere August 13th at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, CA. Screenings across the country will follow. All three members of ZZ Top – Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank … Continue reading WATCH: New ZZ Top Documentary Will Premiere Next Month →

Linda Ronstadt tells the Los Angeles Times in a new interview that she plans to attend the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony this year when she is recognized by the D.C. institution as one of its five 2019 recipients.   “I never thought I would receive something like this,” she said of the distinction. “I love the … Continue reading Linda Ronstadt Speaks About Kennedy Center Honor, Plans to Attend Ceremony →

Brian Setzer and his orchestra will head out on their 16th annual Christmas Rocks! Tour this fall. The 20-city trek will kick off November 15th in Minneapolis, MN and wrap up December 20th in Palm Desert, CA. See below for a full list of confirmed dates. Additional shows are expected to be announced soon. “People … Continue reading Brian Setzer Orchestra Announces 16th Annual Christmas Rocks! Tour →

More than four decades after it transported five wannabe rock stars around New England, a piece of rock and roll history has been returned to its rightful owners. In a new episode of the History channel’s American Pickers, Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz deliver a newly restored early Aerosmith touring van to Steven Tyler, Joe … Continue reading Watch: Aerosmith Reunited with Early Touring Van on American Pickers →

Timed with this week’s 50th anniversary of David Bowie’s landmark 1969 single “Space Oddity”, Mattel has announced the release of a David Bowie themed Barbie doll. The toymaker said in a statement that the doll pays homage to a “pioneer of sound and vision whose music continues to show the world how to reach for … Continue reading Mattel Announces David Bowie Barbie Doll →

Geddy Lee has announced a run of book signing dates across the U.S. this month. The Rush singer, bassist and keyboardist will be promoting his Big Beautiful Book of Bass with stops in Nashville, St. Louis, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia and Atlanta. A full list of appearances is below. Lee’s Big Beautiful Book of Bass is … Continue reading Geddy Lee Announces U.S. Book Tour Dates →

An unreleased studio version of Bruce Springsteen’s “I’ll Stand By You” will be released next month when it appears on the soundtrack for the upcoming film Blinded By The Light. The song is one of several rarities that appears on the soundtrack for the coming-of-age musical comedy about a British teenager of Pakistani descent whose … Continue reading Previously Unreleased Bruce Springsteen Song Featured on ‘Blinded by the Light’ Soundtrack →

A new video for David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” will premiere at a NASA event in Washington later this month and be posted on YouTube shortly after its debut. The video commemorates the breakthrough single’s 50th anniversary, as well as 50 years since Apollo 11 landed on the moon. The event, titled National Symphony Orchestra Pops … Continue reading 50th Anniversary of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” to Be Celebrated with New Video, New 7″ Single Box Set →

Fresh from releasing his critically acclaimed solo album American Rock ‘N’ Roll in April, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and former Eagles guitarist Don Felder has announced three European shows this September. The shows will kick off at Bush Hall in London on September 19th, marking Felder’s first ever UK solo gig. He’ll then head to … Continue reading Don Felder Announces UK and European Tour Dates →