October 11, 1999 – Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe is released on $5000 bail after being arrested for inciting the crowd to attack a security guard at a North Carolina show. He is charged with “assault and inciting a riot with ethnic animosity” and later sentenced to 18 months probation after pleading “no contest” to the charges. October 11, 1983 … Continue reading CDJ Today: October 11 in Classic Rock →

April 7, 1990 – Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee suffers a mild concussion after falling 20 feet from the scaffolding above his elevated drum kit. Tommy was descending as usual on a bungee rope but panicked when he thought his roadie wouldn’t pull the brake in time.  He was turned upside down and smashed heads with a person … Continue reading CDJ Today: April 7 in Classic Rock →

February 28, 1987 –  Eddie Van Halen makes an appearance on Saturday Night Live, which is being hosted by his then-wife Valerie Bertinelli. He plays alongside G.E. Smith and the SNL house band for an instrumental number called “Stompin’ 8H.” Bluesman Robert Cray is the musical guest. February 28, 1972 – George Harrison and his wife Pattie Boyd Harrison are injured in … Continue reading CDJ Today: February 28 in Classic Rock →

Live From Daryl’s House, the popular web series turned tv program, will make its return to television this month. The series was created by Hall & Oates‘ Daryl Hall and features the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer on location at his New York State home, hosting and performing with other artists. 14 episodes of … Continue reading Live from Daryl’s House Returns to Television on AXS TV →

Hall and Oates have a new album in the works, Daryl Hall tells Rolling Stone in a new interview. But despite the group’s upcoming 50-year milestone, the pair are looking forward, not back.  Hall, 73, scoffs at the idea of an anniversary release. “It’s the same reason I don’t go to fuckin’ high school reunions,” … Continue reading Hall and Oates Working on New Album →

Great news for Hall and Oates fans – the duo have just announced that they will be hitting the road again this spring, this time co-headlining with pop-rock group Train. The nation-wide tour kicks off on May 1, 2018 at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA and will hit more than three dozen cities, … Continue reading Hall and Oates Announce Co-Headlining Tour with Train →

Tears for Fears and Hall and Oates will hit the road together this summer for a joint North American tour.  The run of shows kicks off May 4th in Tulsa, OK and wraps up July 28th in Los Angeles. Tickets for the tour go on sale Monday, March 6th at 12pm EST. 5/11 – St. … Continue reading Hall and Oates and Tears For Fears Announce Summer Tour →

31 years ago, Hall & Oates celebrated Independence Day with 60,000 fans at Jersey City’s Liberty State Park. During that iconic show, they performed the Sly & the Family Stone hit “Hot Fun in the Summertime.”

On April 10th, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY – the first time in history the ceremony has been held at an arena. The 10,000 seats available to the public sold out in minutes this weekend when tickets went on sale. Prices ranged … Continue reading Rock and Roll Hall of Ceremony Tickets Sell Out in Minutes →

John Oates revealed the  truth behind the lyrics to Hall & Oates’ 1977 hit “Rich Girl” when speaking with TMZ in Nashville this week. As it turns out, the ‘rich girl’ was, in fact, a ‘rich guy,’ but as Oates explained to the camera crew, “Daryl [Hall]’s really smart… he realized that ‘rich girl’ sounded … Continue reading John Oates Reveals the Truth About the “Rich Girl” →

Paul Stanley is letting his feeling known about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and they aren’t exactly complimentary. In an interview with Classic Rock Magazine, the Kiss singer calls the Hall’s nomination process “tainted, corrupted and distorted.” When asked by the magazine if he was honored to be inducted, Stanley responded, “It was … Continue reading Kiss Singer Paul Stanley Slams Rock and Roll Hall of Fame →

Kiss, Peter Gabriel, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Cat Stevens and Linda Ronstadt will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the April 10th 2014 induction ceremony in New York. Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band will be honored with an award for musical excellence, while the late Brian Epstein (manager of … Continue reading KISS, Peter Gabriel Among Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees →