Prog Rock:  a style of rock music popular especially in the 1970s and characterized by classical influences, the use of keyboard instruments, and lengthy compositions. (Oxford Dictionary) Progressive rock is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States throughout the mid to late 1960s. Additional elements contributed to … Continue reading Top 10 Prog Rock Bands →

David Gilmour has released his first new music in five years. The new track “Yes, I Have Ghosts” was inspired by wife Polly Samson’s novel A Theatre for Dreamers and features the voice and harp playing of daughter Romany Gilmour. Hear the song and watch the music video in the player below. David Gilmour said … Continue reading Hear David Gilmour’s First New Song in 5 Years →

It’s 2020 and we’ve all got a lot of extra time on our hands. So if you’ve ever wanted to get back to the old days and listen to some albums in their entirety, why not now?  Here’s our first list of ten albums that you really need to hear from beginning to end.  Only … Continue reading 10 Rock Albums You Need to Hear from Beginning to End →

Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution is a traveling exhibit now on display at the New-York Historical Society Museum & Library.  I was invited to attend the opening ceremony in which there was a panel discussion about Bill’s early years and some of the more memorable moments and concerts he promoted.  Many of … Continue reading Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution →

Sometimes a band will throw around hundreds of name ideas before they finally find the right one that all members can agree on. And in some cases, like with U2 or Styx, it might just be the idea they hate the least. Previously we revealed the original names of 18 famous classic rock bands from … Continue reading Original Names of Famous Classic Rock Bands – Part Two (J-Z) →

Roger Waters has announced a three month North American tour, kicking off in Pittsburgh on July 8th and continuing through October 3rd in Dallas. Dubbed the ‘This Is Not a Drill’ tour, the trek includes 31 shows across Canada and the U.S. It follows his extensive 157-date Us + Them world tour, which wrapped little … Continue reading Roger Waters Plots North American ‘This Is Not a Drill’ Tour →

David Gilmour is featured in a new live video with The Pretty Things, performing their song “She Says Good Morning.” Watch it in the player below. The clip was filmed at London’s Indigo At The O2 in December 2018 when the ‘60s legends were celebrating their 55th anniversary. Sadly it was also their final show. … Continue reading Watch: David Gilmour Performs “She Says Good Morning” with the Pretty Things →

15 Journey – 48 million Once Steve Perry joined Journey, the band started its meteoric rise in the U.S. with 1978’s Infinity release.  That juggernaut continued with the addition of Jonathan Cain, peaking with 9 million in sales for Escape.  Those sales were eclipsed by their Greatest Hits release, which garnered 15 million in U.S. … Continue reading Top 15 Best-Selling Rock Artists of All Time in U.S. Sales →

Pink Floyd Records will release Pink Floyd The Laters Years this fall, a 16-disc set covering the material created by David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright from 1987 onwards. The 5-CD/5-DVD/6-BR collextion includes over 13 hours of unreleased audio and audiovisual material from the period that produced three studio albums (A Momentary Lapse of … Continue reading Pink Floyd’s Massive The Later Years Box Set Coming This Fall →

In 2017, Roger Waters embarked on a worldwide concert tour that saw him performing 156 shows for over 2 million fans worldwide. The show, in true Pink Floyd fashion, was a highly visual experience, with accompanying imagery that depicted themes of civil rights, politics, liberty and love. Now that show is coming to movie theaters … Continue reading Watch the Trailer for the New Roger Waters Concert Film, Us + Them →

Legendary guitarist David Gilmour sent a large portion of his guitar collection to auction at Christie’s last week.  In total the Pink Floyd icon sold 126 items from his personal collection, for an impressive $21 million – with all the proceeds being donated to the London-based climate charity ClientEarth. The most notable guitar to reach … Continue reading David Gilmour’s Guitar Auction Raises $21M for Climate Change →

The first time many of us heard about David Gilmour’s overly generous philanthropy was in 2002 when he sold his beautiful London home for approximately four million pounds and handed the cash straight to Crisis, a British charity supporting the homeless.  That blew a lot of people’s minds.  Turns out that David had been giving … Continue reading David Gilmour Guitar Auction Reveals A Lot About The Man →