December 15, 1977 – The Sex Pistols are refused entry into the U.S. two days before their scheduled appearance on Saturday Night Live. Johnny Rotten is denied because of drug convictions, Paul Cook and Sid Vicious because of “moral turpitude” and Steve Jones because of his criminal record. Elvis Costello fills in for them, but then gets banned from the … Continue reading CDJ Today: December 15 in Classic Rock →

Helios Console (Image: Bonhams Auctions) A significant piece of rock music history is going up for auction next month. Bonhams Auction House has revealed that they will be taking bids on a console which was used to record portions of Led Zeppelin’s IV including “Stairway To Heaven.” This unique console is actually an amalgamation of … Continue reading Studio Desk Used to Record Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” Going Up For Auction →

 November 10, 2002 – On the Simpsons episode “How I Spent My Strummer Vacation,” Homer spends a week at a Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp run by big name recording artists including Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Tom Petty, Elvis Costello, Lenny Kravitz, and Brian Setzer.  The first rule of the camp: There are no rules! Second rule: No … Continue reading CDJ Today: November 10 in Classic Rock →

July 9, 1995 – Jerry Garcia performs his last concert with the Grateful Dead at Chicago’s Soldier Field.  At the time, no one knew this would be Garcia’s last show, even Garcia himself.  Although he’d been clean for several years, Garcia had returned to using drugs to ease some physical ailments.  He died exactly one month later at … Continue reading CDJ Today: July 9 in Classic Rock →

Bruce Springsteen, Joan Jett and Elvis Costello are just a few of the familiar faces to appear in Darlene Love’s new music video for “Forbidden Nights”. E-Street Band member Steven Van Zandt also appears, as well as Paul Shaffer, Bill Murray, Dave Letterman and more. The song is featured on Love’s new album, Introducing Darlene … Continue reading Springsteen, Joan Jett and More Appear in Darlene Love’s Video →

Tom Petty, Steve Miller and Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart are among the performing songwriters nominated for the Songwriters Hall of Fame this year. The organization’s list of those being considered was released Wednesday, and also includes Elvis Costello, Steve Winwood, Cat Stevens, Vince Gill, Cyndi Lauper, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, Gloria Estefan, Toby Keith … Continue reading Tom Petty, Steve Miller and Heart Among Songwriters Hall of Fame Nominees →

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 →

Few bands have a reputation for making music as consistently honest, organic and daring as Gov’t Mule. Now the enduring group fronted by visionary singer-guitarist Warren Haynes returns with their first album in four years – their Blue Note Records debut Shout!, a breath-taking, exploratory double-disc available now. “This album puts a spotlight on the … Continue reading Gov’t Mule Returns With New Album Featuring Elvis Costello, Steve Winwood, Myles Kennedy and more →

Elvis Costello & The Roots debuted music from their new album on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Tuesday night, performing the song “Walk Us Uptown” during the show and “Tripwire” as a web exclusive. Watch the videos below. Wise Up Ghost is available now at Amazon.com and on iTunes. Elvis also joined host Jimmy Fallon … Continue reading Elvis Costello & The Roots Perform Songs from New Album on Late Night [WATCH] →

The lineup for this year’s Bridge School Benefit, taking place October 26th and 27th, has been announced and includes a headlining performance by Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young, as well as acoustic performances by Elvis Costello, Heart, Diana Krall, fun., The Killers, Queens of the Stone Age, My Morning Jacket, and Jenny Lewis. The annual … Continue reading CSNY To Reunite for Neil Young’s 2013 Bridge School Benefit →