Category Archives: Top Music News
Deep Purple Drummer Recalls Paul McCartney Sessions
Deep Purple's co-founding drummer Ian Paice looked back at his 1999 stint recording and performing with Paul McCartney. Paice, who had never met "Macca" before the Run Devil Run sessions, had been...
May 22, 2023
Bill Wyman Has No Regrets Quitting The Rolling Stones
Over 30 years after splitting from the Rolling Stones, bassist Bill Wyman is sure he made the right decision. Set for publication on August 31st, is Wyman's latest book, Bill Wyman's Chelsea: ...
May 22, 2023
Paul Simon: 'My Generation's Time Is Up'
Paul Simon's new critically acclaimed collection, Seven Pslams, deals with mortality in a way that has yet to be covered by a veteran rock icon. Simon, who believed he was done creating new music,...
May 22, 2023
The Doobie Brothers' Tom Johnston Off The Road, Set For Back Surgery
Co-founding guitarist Tom Johnston is off the Doobie Brothers' 50th anniversary tour in order to undergo back surgery. Johnston, who'll miss the band's upcoming leg, is taking leave per hi...
May 22, 2023
Smashed Kurt Cobain Guitar Sells For $595,000
A smashed and re-assembled guitar of Kurt Cobain's sold at auction on May 20th for $595,000 -- nearly ten times its original estimate of $60,000. The lefty black Stratocaster, which remains unplay...
May 21, 2023
Wolfgang Van Halen Says No Movement On Eddie Van Halen Tribute
It looks as though the issues that have long plagued the Van Halen camp are still the reason why an official Eddie Van Halen tribute show hasn't come to pass two-and-a-half years after his death. ...
May 21, 2023
Foo Fighters Reveals Their New Live Drummer
Foo Fighters have revealed that John Freese is their new live drummer. Freese has replaced longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins, who passed away in March 2022 at the age 50. Prior to revealing Freese as th...
May 21, 2023
Flashback: The Rolling Stones' 'Sticky Fingers' Hits Number One
It was 52 years ago today (May 22nd, 1971) that the Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers hit Number One in America. The album marked the band's first new music of the 1970's -- as well as the fi...
May 21, 2023
Happy Birthday, Bernie Taupin!!!
Happy Birthday to Elton John's longtime lyricist Bernie Taupin, who turns 73 today (May 22nd)!!! Taupin, who first teamed up with Elton in 1967, wrote the lyrics to such instant classics as "Benni...
May 21, 2023
Flashback: Paul McCartney & Wings' 'Silly Love Songs' Tops The Charts
It was 47 years ago today (May 22nd, 1976) that Paul McCartney scored his fifth post-Beatles Number One with Wings' "Silly Love Songs." The tune, which was the lead single to the then-recent chart...
May 21, 2023