Slash’s latest solo album, Apocalyptic Love, comes out in May, and we now know the titles of all the songs on the effort.  The disc begins with the title track, then “One Last Thrill,” “Standing in the Sun,” “You’re a Lie,” “No (more...)

Marshall is probably the world’s most famous amp producer and this year, they will celebrate their 50^th year in business, with the help of some musical friends.  On September 22^nd, Iron Maiden’s Nicko McBrain, Chickenfoot’s Joe Satriani, Whitesnake’s Doug Aldrich and (more...)

Last year, Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord revealed that he was fighting cancer and now, his bandmate, drummer Ian Paice, has commented on how Jon is doing.  Paice told a Canadian radio station that while Jon was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, it was in the “early, early stages” and as of now, “there are no more cancer cells being produced and those that are lying dormant are being, hopefully, wiped out (more...)

There’s no word if The Rolling Stones will be celebrating their 50^th anniversary this year with a tour, but they definitely will be marking the occasion with a new photo book called The Rolling Stones: 50 that features 700 shots of the group from all five decades of their career.  The band made the announcement on their website, writing, “This is our story of fifty fantastic years. We started out as a blues band playing the clubs and (more...)

Today (3/6), Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour turns 66 years old.  During his lifetime, he’s made some amazing music, but Gilmour doesn’t think it was amazing enough.  He explained his feelings to us.     “One’s never satisfied.  I think if you live some sort of artistic life then I don’t think you ever sort of achieve what you wanted to or maybe should have done, but overall, one couldn’t be to discontent. You always think there’s better.  There’s more, better (more...)

ON MARCH 6^TH… 

In 1973…The New York office of the Immigration Department contributed to John Lennon’s immigration issues when they canceled a visa extension granted to the former Beatle only five days earlier.

 

In 1976…Fleetwood Mac released the Stevie Nicks-penned single “Rhiannon.”

 

In 1977…Barbra Streisand ascended to the top of the singles chart with “Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen).”

 

In 1982...Billboard broke the news that Dick Clark donated the American Bandstand podium to the Smithsonian.

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If you’re looking for an evening of classic rock hits, you’ll have your chance this summer.  That’s because Chicago and The Doobie Brothers have announced another joint tour.  The bands, who last toured together in the summer of 2010, will hit the road for a 21-date trek starting on July 11^th in Tucson, Arizona and going (more...)

The Scorpions have announced some North American tour dates on their Final Sting tour, the band’s last trek ever.  The latest leg begins on June 8^th in Reno and runs through July 12^th, when it wraps in Washington, DC.  Along (more...)