Buggles, Benatar and bloopers: Looking back at MTV’s launch 40 years ago
“Ladies and gentleman…rock and roll.” That’s what anyone with cable TV who happened to be up at midnight on August 1, 1981 — 40 years ago this Sunday — heard,…
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Journey’s new lineup debuts at Chicago show; Neal Schon invites Post Malone to play with the band at Lollapalooza
On Thursday night at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom, Journey played their first concert since late 2019, and the first since longtime bassist Ross Valory and drummer Steve Smith were fired early…
Albums by CSNY, Cat Stevens, The Rolling Stones among July Record Store Day’s top sellers
Limited-edition vinyl LPs from Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Cat Stevens, The Rolling Stones and The Allman Brothers Band were among the top-selling albums for the second 2021 installment of…
More unreleased archival Joan Jett & the Blackhearts concerts available for streaming at nugs.net
Earlier this year, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts launched a partnership with the nugs.net live-music platform making available previously unreleased concert recordings and video performances spanning the band’s 40-plus-year career.…
Listen to Paul McCartney’s new collaborative track with Mark Ronson and Gary Numan
A new track that Paul McCartney recorded in collaboration with famed DJ/producer Mark Ronson and synth-pop veteran Gary Numan has been released as part of the soundtrack album for a…
Check out previously unreleased alternate take of George Harrison’s “Isn’t It a Pity”
A previously unreleased alternate version of George Harrison’s classic song “Isn’t It a Pity” that will appear on the upcoming deluxe reissue of the late Beatles legend’s landmark 1970 solo…
Journey welcomes drummer Deen Castronovo back into the band
Just as Journey starts playing live again for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, the band has announced that Deen Castronovo, who was the group’s drummer…
Jon Bon Jovi now offering fans sneakers to match his signature rosé wine
When your shoes clash with your wine…ugh, so embarrassing, right? Well, Jon Bon Jovi is here to save you from that fashion faux pas. As Wine Spectator reports, Hampton Water…
After “mind-blowing” one billion video views, documentary on Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” is coming
Rick Astley is never gonna give up being happy about the success of his video for “Never Gonna Give You Up.” As previously reported, the video for the 1987 number-one…
ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons says band will continue following the death of bassist Dusty Hill
Following Wednesday’s sad news of the death of longtime ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill, the band’s frontman, Billy Gibbons, has revealed that the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers plan…