May 17, 1963 – The first Monterey Folk Festival takes place over three days in Monterey, California. The festival features Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Peter Paul and Mary and Jerry Garcia.  It is the precursor to the infamous 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. May 17, 1987 – Tom Petty and his family barely escape a fire that engulfs their home in Encino, CA and destroys everything.  It is … Continue reading CDJ Today: May 17 in Classic Rock →

January 9, 1984 – Van Halen release their sixth studio album 1984.  With the songs “Jump,” “Panama,” “Hot For Teacher” and “I’ll Wait,” the album goes on to sell over 10 million copies. January 9, 2007 – At the Macworld Expo in San Francisco, Steve Jobs introduces Apple’s latest invention: the iPhone.  He is joined by John Mayer, … Continue reading CDJ Today: January 9 in Classic Rock →

Woodstock, the epitome of ‘60s counterculture and the most famous music festival ever, has just been commemorated on a United States Postal Service stamp. The stamp, which celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the festival, was dedicated Thursday at a First Day of Issue event held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. … Continue reading Woodstock Commemorated on USPS Stamp →

Netflix has released the first trailer for the highly anticipated Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story. The new documentary from award-winning director Martin Scorsese chronicles Bob Dylan’s famed 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue tour and features Dylan’s first on-camera interview in more than 10 years. “It wasn’t a success – not if you measure success … Continue reading Watch the First Trailer for ‘Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story’ →

Rolling Thunder Revue, the Martin Scorsese-directed documentary about Bob Dylan‘s 1975-76 famed concert tour, is coming to Netflix June 12th. In addition to its streaming release, the film will be shown in select theaters worldwide. Netflix this week released the poster for the film but has revealed few other details. A short synopsis on the … Continue reading Martin Scorsese’s Bob Dylan Doc Gets Netflix Release Date →

Bob Dylan and legendary director Martin Scorsese have teamed up for a Netflix project set to be released in 2019, Variety reports. The documentary film chronicles the singer-songwriter’s famed 1975-76 Rolling Thunder Revue tour. This marks the second time the two have worked together, the first time being on the Scorsese-directed 2005 documentary, No Direction … Continue reading Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese Team Up for Netflix Documentary →

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, which took place earlier this month at Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center, will air April 29th at 8pm on HBO. Watch the trailer below.

Lenny Kravitz will perform a tribute to Prince during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony when it takes place in New York City on April 7th. Alicia Keys, Mary Chapin Carpenter the Indigo Girls have also been announced as performers. The Rock Hall 2017 class includes: Electric Light Orchestra, who will be … Continue reading Lenny Kravitz Will Honor Prince During Rock Hall Induction Ceremony →

Neil Young, Jackson Browne and Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush will take part in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony when it takes place April 7th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The previously inducted members will welcome the new members, with Neil Young introducing Pearl Jam, Jackson Browne introducing … Continue reading Neil Young, Jackson Browne and Members of Rush Added to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Lineup →

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2017 inductees which include Journey, Pearl Jam, Yes, Electric Light Orchestra, Joan Baez and Tupac Shakur. Nile Rodgers of Chic will receive the Award For Musical Excellence. Artists are eligible to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25 years after the … Continue reading Journey, Yes and ELO Among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2017 →

Electric Light Orchestra, Journey and Yes are among the nominess for the 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductions it was announced yesterday. Steppenwolf, The Cars, the J.Geils Band, The Zombies and Joan Baez also make the list, along with Pearl Jam, Jane’s Addiction, Bad Brains, Chic, Depeche Mode, Janet Jackson, Chaka Khan, Kraftwerk, … Continue reading ELO, Journey, Yes Rock Hall of Fame Nominees →