August 3, 1968 – The Newport Pop Festival begins in Costa Mesa, CA.  It is the first concert with more than 100,000 paid attendees.  Performers include The Grateful Dead, Alice Cooper, Canned Heat, Electric Flag, Iron Butterfly, Jefferson Airplane, The Byrds, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Sonny & Cher, Steppenwolf and Tiny Tim.  Admission was $5.50 per day for the … Continue reading CDJ Today: August 3 in Classic Rock →

June 14, 1986 – One fan dies at an Ozzy Osbourne/Metallica show at the Long Beach Arena after falling from a balcony.  Long Beach Police say the man “fell over backwards because he was probably overdosing, hit his head, broke his neck and died.”  Three others also jumped from the balcony and sustained life-threatening injuries. June 14, 1970 – Derek and the Dominos play … Continue reading CDJ Today: June 14 in Classic Rock →

December 10, 2007 – Led Zeppelin reunite after 19 years at London’s O2 Arena.  Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones are joined on stage by John Bonham’s son, Jason, at the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert. More than one million people register for fewer than 20,000 available tickets.  With proceeds going to Ertegun’s charity, the cost … Continue reading CDJ Today: December 10 in Classic Rock →

December 5, 1969 – The Rolling Stones release their album Let It Bleed which goes on to sell over 2 million copies in the U.S.  In addition to the title track, the album contains the songs “Gimme Shelter,” “Midnight Rambler” and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.” December 5, 1973 – Paul McCartney and Wings release their … Continue reading CDJ Today: December 5 in Classic Rock →

If you’re not in the Christmas spirit yet, this a cappella version of the Wings classic “Wonderful Christmastime” is sure to get you there. Performed by Jimmy Fallon and The Roots, the cast of “Sing” and Paul McCartney himself:

Sir George Martin (January 3, 1926 – March 8, 2016) may be best known for his work with the Beatles; he did, after all, produce the majority of the band’s catalog including Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, the White Album, and Abbey Road, among others. But it wasn’t just his work … Continue reading 10 Non-Beatles Hits Produced by George Martin →

When Paul McCartney announced five new North American dates on his Out There tour last week, it was easily predicted that it would be difficult to get tickets.  An online pre-sale through McCartney’s website dramatically reduced the number of available tickets before they even went on sale to the general public. So when the remaining … Continue reading Paul McCartney Tickets Sell Out in Minutes →

Steve Miller is just one of a handful of A-list artists paying tribute to Paul McCartney on the upcoming release, The Art of McCartney. Alice Cooper, Roger Daltrey, Def Leppard, Paul Rodgers, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Brian Wilson, Chrissie Hynde, Jeff Lynne, Yusuf and more have all recorded covers of McCartney songs – from his … Continue reading Preview Steve Miller’s Cover of Paul McCartney’s ‘Junior’s Farm’ →

When Paul McCartney and Wings released their album Venus and Mars in 1975, it was before the music video era. Now, as McCartney prepares to reissue two Wings albums this fall – Venus and Mars and Wings at the Speed of Sound –  a brand new lyric video for the track “Call Me Back Again” … Continue reading Watch the New Video for Wings’ “Call Me Back Again” →

Paul McCartney appeared on a special edition of the Comedy Network’s The Colbert Report last week. Watch the interview and performance videos below.