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. These 30 rock stars changed their name. How many can you guess? January 14, 1967 – The first “Human Be-In” takes place at San … Continue reading CDJ Today: January 14 in Classic Rock →

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 →

The full line-up for Glastonbury 2017 was announced today with acts performing on 77 stages for this year’s festival. Radiohead and the Foo Fighters will headline the ‘Pyramid Stage’ on Friday and Saturday night of the festival respectively.  Also on the bill of the ‘Pyramid Stage’ are Kris Kristofferson, Chic and Barry Gibb, among others. … Continue reading Glastonbury Festival Announces Full Line-Up →

Jakob Dylan, Dhani Harrison, The Head and the Heart, The Lumineers, Taj Mahal and The Shelters are the latest artists to be announced as performers for the 2017 MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute in honor of Tom Petty. The event will take place February 10th at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The MusiCares Person … Continue reading Jakob Dylan, Dhani Harrison Added to MusiCares Tribute to Tom Petty Lineup →

All hail Ringo! Posted by Chad Smith on Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Following recent rumors that the band was breaking up, The Foo Fighters decided to have a little fun, adding fuel to the fire when they revealed they would be making a big announcement.  But have no fear, Foo Fighters fans, in true Dave Grohl fashion, the big announcement was actually just a hilarious new video … Continue reading Foo Fighters Address Break Up Rumors in New Video →

Dave Grohl isn’t one to back down from a challenge, so he proved Tuesday night on ABC’s The Muppets. The Foo Fighters frontman battled Muppets character Animal in a late night drum-off. Check out the video below. This isn’t Grohl’s first time hanging out with The Muppets. In the 2011 Muppets movie, the frontman played … Continue reading Dave Grohl Battles The Muppets’ Animal in Drum Off →