Following its announcement of the nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2021 last month, the Rock Hall this week revealed further details of the annual induction ceremony set to take place this fall. The Class of 2021 will be inducted into the Hall on October 30th in a ceremony taking … Continue reading Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Reveals Induction Ceremony Date & Venue →

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced the nominees for the class of 2021 and it’s notably the Hall’s most diverse lineup of nominees yet. Artists on this year’s shortlist include the New York Dolls, Carole King, Todd Rundgren, Iron Maiden, Foo Fighters, Devo, Tina Turner, The Go-Gos, Rage Against the Machine, Dionne … Continue reading Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Announces 2021 Nominees →

January 14, 1965 –  David Bowie releases his first single in the U.S., “Can’t Help Thinking About Me.”  This was the first single released after he changed his name from David (also Davie) Jones to David Bowie. January 14, 1967 – The first “Human Be-In” takes place at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park with more than 25,000 people in attendance. It is the prelude to … Continue reading CDJ Today: January 14 in Classic Rock →

The Foo Fighters celebrated the start of 2021 with the release of a “No Son of Mine”. The track is the second single to be released from their forthcoming album Medicine at Midnight due out February 5th. You can hear the new song now in the player below. “This is the kind of song that … Continue reading Foo Fighters Release New Song “No Son of Mine” – Listen Now →

Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin delivered a spirited cover of Bob Dylan’s “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35” on the fifth night of what they’ve dubbed “The Hanukkah Sessions”. The pair have been posting the cover videos on the Foo Fighters’ YouTube channel to celebrate the music of Jewish artists. You can hear the duo’s … Continue reading Watch Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin Cover Bob Dylan in ‘The Hanukkah Sessions’ →

There are tons of lists of the best rock drummers ever, but ours ranks the best drummers that are still playing. You may not be able to see them with their original bands, and it’s possible they may never play again live, but at least there is the potential to still witness their greatness.  It wasn’t … Continue reading Top 20 Classic Rock Drummers Still Drumming →

Aerosmith will take the stage to perform a medley of the band’s biggest hits at the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards later this month. The ceremony takes place January 26th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast live on CBS at 8pm ET/5pm PT. Aerosmith are four-time GRAMMY Award winners and will … Continue reading Aerosmith Among Performers Announced for 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards →

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins and his band the Coattail Riders have released the second single “Get the Money” from their forthcoming album by the same name. The new offering from Hawkins’ band is a star-studded affair with The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde on backing vocals and The Eagles’ Joe Walsh on guitar alongside Guns N’ … Continue reading Listen: Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins Drops New Single feat: Chrissie Hynde, Joe Walsh, and Duff McKagan →

Rock stars are just like us! They trip, they fall, and they lose focus – but their mistakes happen in front of live audiences, rather than in the home living room. Here are some of the most famous fails onstage. 10 David Bowie In 2004, David Bowie was playing a set in Oslo, Norway when … Continue reading Top 10 Worst Rock Star Fails →

A very diverse group of artists have been influenced by David Bowie and covered his songs over the years. Here are our top ten favorites. 10 (TIE) “Golden Years” by Marilyn Manson On 1998’s Dead Man on Campus soundtrack, Manson covered this 1976 song from the Station to Station album. Manson morphed the song from … Continue reading Top 10 David Bowie Covers →