Today, marks yet another milestone in The Ed Sullivan Show’s history, one year after hitting the one billion total views mark, The Ed Sullivan Show has amassed more than two billion total views across all channels (including YouTube, Apple Music and Facebook), in tandem with reaching the 670 thousand YouTube Subscribers milestone and more than 450 million YouTube views. The long-running variety show, … Continue reading The Ed Sullivan Show Has Surpassed Two Billion Views Spanning Digital Channels →

September 12, 2008 – Metallica release their 9th studio album, Death Magnetic.  The album is produced by Rick Rubin and is the band’s first album to feature bassist Robert Trujillo. It goes on to sell over two million copies in the U.S. September 12, 1966 – The first episode of The Monkees TV show debuts on NBC, preceding I Dream of … Continue reading CDJ Today: September 12 in Classic Rock →

The voice of Rock ‘N Roll, former Free and Bad Company frontman Paul Rodgers has announced the forthcoming release of Midnight Rose, his first album of new and original material since 1999’s Electric. The album is scheduled for release on September 22nd on the iconic Memphis label Sun Records, the label that brought us Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Roy … Continue reading Paul Rodgers Announces New Album →

January 13, 2003 – Pete Townshend of The Who is arrested on suspicion of downloading child porn. Police officers impound seven computers, but after a four-month investigation, he is cleared of all charges. He claimed he was doing research while writing his autobiography and says he was sexually abused as a child himself. January 13, 1968 – Johnny Cash plays two … Continue reading CDJ Today: January 13 in Classic Rock →

Watching the “In Memoriam” segment of this year’s Grammy Awards show really shook me.  Not only because we’ve lost so many great artists in the last year, but also because of how many of those artists had touched my life.  Somehow, I was lucky enough to meet and/or work with many of the people listed.  … Continue reading In Memoriam: Personal Stories with Five Greats Who Passed This Year →

From the pandemic to the election to the lockdowns and so much more, what a helluva year 2020 has been – and not in a good way! Sadly, this year has also taken away too many of our shining rock n’ roll stars. Here is a look back at some of the people who shaped … Continue reading Remembering Rockers We Lost in 2020 →

American singer-songwriter John Prine has died at the age of 73. The Grammy Award winner passed away Tuesday at Nashville, TN’s Vanderbilt University Medical Center from complications related to COVID-19. Prine’s wife and manager Fiona was diagnosed with COVID-19 on March 19th and was self-isolating apart from her husband when he began experiencing symptoms. He … Continue reading Legendary Singer-Songwriter John Prine Dead at 73 →

December 2019 New Releases Dec 20 Frank Zappa, The Hot Rats Sessions (50th Anniversary Reissue) Dec 15 The Hot Rats Book, written by Bill Gubbins and Ahmet Zappa Dec 13 America, Live In Concert: Wildwood Springs 2008 Jimi Hendrix, Songs For Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts – vinyl release The Police, Every Move You Make: … Continue reading New and Upcoming Classic Rock Releases for 2019 →

The 2019 Stand Up For Heroes benefit took place Monday night at the Theater at Madison Square Garden and, as he has for the past 12 years, Bruce Springsteen loaned his time and talent to the occasion. In 2007 ABC news correspondent Bob Woodruff brought Conan O’Brien, Lewis Black, Robin Williams and Bruce Springsteen to … Continue reading Watch: Bruce Springsteen and Sheryl Crow Duet on Her Song “Redemption Day” →

The newest addition to Columbia/Legacy’s highly acclaimed Bob Dylan Bootleg Series has been announced for release this fall. Titled Bob Dylan (featuring Johnny Cash) – Travelin’ Thru, 1967-1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 15, the set collects unreleased recordings from Dylan’s pivotal musical journey to Nashville from 1967 to 1969, focusing on previously unavailable recordings made … Continue reading Listen to a Track from the Bob Dylan’s Forthcoming Bootleg Series Box Set “Travelin’ Thru” →

The original artwork for Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon is considered to be the single most valuable piece of art in rock history. This iconic image, valued at an unspecified multi-million-dollar figure, will be exhibited and available for purchase at the San Francisco Art Exchange (SFAE) gallery from September 15 to October 20, … Continue reading Iconic ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ Original Artwork on Display in Most Valuable Rock Art Collection Ever Assembled →

“Not to be cliché, but I think when it comes to the United States we’ve been through pretty much every city. Like, (singing) ‘I’ve been everywhere, man.’ You know that Johnny Cash song.” Hailing from California’s capital city of Sacramento, Tesla has been on the road for over three decades. Touring is central to what … Continue reading A Capital Idea: Tesla Takes Tunes, Tech, Tenacity On Tour →