Slash has announced a new blues album, Orgy of the Damned, arriving May 17th via Gibson Records.
Like he has on previous solo albums, the Guns N’ Roses guitar legend surrounded himself with a host of fellow musical icons and guest vocalists. For example, the lead single, “Killing Floor” — streaming below — features the talents of AC/DC’s Brian Johnson on lead vocals and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler on harmonica.
The rest of the tracklist features similar star-studded collabs, with Slash and company tackling blues standards from across all eras such as Robert Johnson’s “Crossroad Blues,” Albert King’s “Born Under a Bad Sign,” Willie Dixon’s “Hoochie Coochie Man,” and more.
The list of notable singers includes Gary Clark Jr., Billy Gibbons, Chris Stapleton, Dorothy, Iggy Pop, Paul Rodgers, Demi Lovato, Chris Robinson, Tash Neal, and Beth Hart.
As for the core band’s lineup, Slash reunited with...
Like he has on previous solo albums, the Guns N’ Roses guitar legend surrounded himself with a host of fellow musical icons and guest vocalists. For example, the lead single, “Killing Floor” — streaming below — features the talents of AC/DC’s Brian Johnson on lead vocals and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler on harmonica.
The rest of the tracklist features similar star-studded collabs, with Slash and company tackling blues standards from across all eras such as Robert Johnson’s “Crossroad Blues,” Albert King’s “Born Under a Bad Sign,” Willie Dixon’s “Hoochie Coochie Man,” and more.
The list of notable singers includes Gary Clark Jr., Billy Gibbons, Chris Stapleton, Dorothy, Iggy Pop, Paul Rodgers, Demi Lovato, Chris Robinson, Tash Neal, and Beth Hart.
As for the core band’s lineup, Slash reunited with...
- 3/8/2024
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
Around the time Slash parted ways with Guns N’ Roses, he got deep into the blues and soul music. With a group called Slash’s Blues Ball, he reinterpreted the music of Robert Johnson, Willie Dixon, and Stevie Wonder, among others, at gigs between 1996 and 1998. Now — nearly three decades later — the guitarist, who returned to Gn’R in 2016, is recommitting himself to that group’s repertoire on Orgy of the Damned, a new solo album due out May 17, which finds him trading licks with many of his famous friends.
The album,...
The album,...
- 3/8/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
When Robbie Robertson and The Band performed their final concert at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom in November 1976, it was clearly an ending for the group, as expressed in the title of the 1978 film Martin Scorsese made about the event, “The Last Waltz.” While that movie — by virtually any imaginable criteria, the greatest rock and roll film ever made — documented a farewell, it itself represented a new beginning: a collaboration between Scorsese and Robertson that would last nearly 50 years and yield an astonishing series of masterpieces including “Raging Bull,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” and most recently “Killers of the Flower Moon,” for which Robertson — who died last August at the age of 80 — posthumously scored an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score.
Robertson’s work in “Killers” is the apotheosis of his partnership with Scorsese, a score that exhibits the passion, variety, and depth of expression familiar from Robertson...
Robertson’s work in “Killers” is the apotheosis of his partnership with Scorsese, a score that exhibits the passion, variety, and depth of expression familiar from Robertson...
- 2/13/2024
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
An Elvis Presley tribute album could feel incomplete without a cover of “Suspicious Minds.” Regardless, Glenn Danzig declined to record the track for his album Danzig Sings Elvis. The rocker explained why he did that and how Elvis changed his life.
Glenn Danzig didn’t cover Elvis Presley’s ‘Suspicions Minds’ because he followed his gut
Danzig released Danzig Sings Elvis in 2020. During a 2020 interview with Rolling Stone, the “Mother” singer was asked to name the first Elvis song he attempted to sing. “The first Elvis song I sang, probably in a garage band, was, like, ‘I Can’t Help Falling in Love With You,’ ‘All Shook Up,’ ‘Hound Dog,'” he said.
Danzig Sings Elvis includes covers of a few famous songs, such as “Fever” and “Always on My Mind.” Despite this, most of the tracks on the album are obscure. Danzig was asked why he steered clear of...
Glenn Danzig didn’t cover Elvis Presley’s ‘Suspicions Minds’ because he followed his gut
Danzig released Danzig Sings Elvis in 2020. During a 2020 interview with Rolling Stone, the “Mother” singer was asked to name the first Elvis song he attempted to sing. “The first Elvis song I sang, probably in a garage band, was, like, ‘I Can’t Help Falling in Love With You,’ ‘All Shook Up,’ ‘Hound Dog,'” he said.
Danzig Sings Elvis includes covers of a few famous songs, such as “Fever” and “Always on My Mind.” Despite this, most of the tracks on the album are obscure. Danzig was asked why he steered clear of...
- 2/10/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Violent Femmes have announced a 40th anniversary reissue of their self-titled debut to accompany an ongoing tour (get tickets here) celebrating the album. The deluxe 2xCD and digital formats will be out on December 1st via Craft Recordings, with a 4xLP box set limited to 5,000 copies following on February 9th, 2024.
In addition to remastered audio of the original album — which features classics like “Blister in the Sun,” “Kiss Off,” “Add It Up,” and “Prove My Love” — the deluxe edition of Violent Femmes includes rare demos, B-sides, and recordings of live performances in New York City and their hometown of Milwaukee. Both the CD and LP editions will feature new liner notes by journalist and Rolling Stone senior editor David Fricke featuring interviews with Violent Femmes members Gordon Gano, Brian Ritchie, and Victor DeLorenzo.
Pre-orders are ongoing. See the CD and vinyl packages below, followed by the complete tracklist.
To accompany the announcement,...
In addition to remastered audio of the original album — which features classics like “Blister in the Sun,” “Kiss Off,” “Add It Up,” and “Prove My Love” — the deluxe edition of Violent Femmes includes rare demos, B-sides, and recordings of live performances in New York City and their hometown of Milwaukee. Both the CD and LP editions will feature new liner notes by journalist and Rolling Stone senior editor David Fricke featuring interviews with Violent Femmes members Gordon Gano, Brian Ritchie, and Victor DeLorenzo.
Pre-orders are ongoing. See the CD and vinyl packages below, followed by the complete tracklist.
To accompany the announcement,...
- 10/10/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Classic rockers Foghat have announced their first album in seven years. The 12-song LP, Sonic Mojo, will be released November 10th, and features the first single, “Drivin’ On.”
The new album includes three songs co-written by late Savoy Brown singer-guitarist Kim Simmonds, who passed away in December 2022. One of those songs is the aforementioned single, “Drivin’ On.”
“A song like ‘Drivin’ On’ celebrates the swamp funk blues of Slim Harpo and the cosmic boogie of John Lee Hooker,” said Foghat singer-guitarist Scott Holt in a press release.
Drummer Roger Earl, the lone original member left in Foghat, spoke of recording with the band’s current lineup, declaring, “I love playing and working with this band. During my almost 60-year music career, I have had the honor of playing with some really great musicians. Lonesome Dave, Rod Price, Craig MacGregor, Erik Cartwright, Nick Jameson, Tony Stevens and Jeff Howell to name...
The new album includes three songs co-written by late Savoy Brown singer-guitarist Kim Simmonds, who passed away in December 2022. One of those songs is the aforementioned single, “Drivin’ On.”
“A song like ‘Drivin’ On’ celebrates the swamp funk blues of Slim Harpo and the cosmic boogie of John Lee Hooker,” said Foghat singer-guitarist Scott Holt in a press release.
Drummer Roger Earl, the lone original member left in Foghat, spoke of recording with the band’s current lineup, declaring, “I love playing and working with this band. During my almost 60-year music career, I have had the honor of playing with some really great musicians. Lonesome Dave, Rod Price, Craig MacGregor, Erik Cartwright, Nick Jameson, Tony Stevens and Jeff Howell to name...
- 8/25/2023
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
The Beatles had no peers when they were at the peak of their powers. Still, The Rolling Stones came close, with some help from John Lennon, whose throwaway song became their first hit. The bands cultivated different images — proper and respectful gentlemen vs. streetwise rebels — but The Beatles and Rolling Stones were exactly alike in one major way in the 1960s.
The band members personalities made The Beatles and Rolling Stones almost the same
Few (if any) classic rock fans would confuse the music the Beatles and Stones made, especially in each band’s early days. The Fab Four channeled their shared love of early rock ‘n’ roll and R&b into easily digestible pop hits. The Stones’ passion for blues came through on their first albums, where they covered Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Rufus Thomas, and Chuck Berry.
The differences extended beyond the music. The professionally-dressed Beatles were jealous of The Rolling Stones’ clothes.
The band members personalities made The Beatles and Rolling Stones almost the same
Few (if any) classic rock fans would confuse the music the Beatles and Stones made, especially in each band’s early days. The Fab Four channeled their shared love of early rock ‘n’ roll and R&b into easily digestible pop hits. The Stones’ passion for blues came through on their first albums, where they covered Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Rufus Thomas, and Chuck Berry.
The differences extended beyond the music. The professionally-dressed Beatles were jealous of The Rolling Stones’ clothes.
- 7/30/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Being the PR man was about the only job Jimmy Page didn’t have in Led Zeppelin. He and the band agreed to let the music more or less speak for itself, especially when the media said the group was all hype and no substance. Once Page gave up his hidden job in Led Zeppelin, it provided more time for his guitar playing to improve, which in turn led to more stellar songs and media praise.
Jimmy Page | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Jimmy Page’s secret job on the first 3 Led Zeppelin records? Help write the lyrics
Page made his name as a virtuoso guitarist, but he was a jack of all trades for Led Zeppelin.
He formed the band when the Yardbirds disintegrated by recruiting little-known English Midlands musicians Robert Plant and John Bonham. Adding multi-talented session ace John Paul Jones rounded out the membership. He produced and...
Jimmy Page | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Jimmy Page’s secret job on the first 3 Led Zeppelin records? Help write the lyrics
Page made his name as a virtuoso guitarist, but he was a jack of all trades for Led Zeppelin.
He formed the band when the Yardbirds disintegrated by recruiting little-known English Midlands musicians Robert Plant and John Bonham. Adding multi-talented session ace John Paul Jones rounded out the membership. He produced and...
- 5/29/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
For Led Zeppelin, the music tended to be more important than the lyrics. Need proof? Only one album came with a lyric sheet. At the same time, Zep’s tunes would have been supremely boring without Robert Plant’s vocals. These are the five Led Zeppelin songs with dirty lyrics.
(l-r) Led Zeppelin members John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, John Bonham (behind drum kit), and Jimmy Page | Michael Putland/Getty Images Robert Plant’s lyrics developed during his Led Zeppelin career
Before we get to the Zep songs with dirty lyrics, we must acknowledge how far Plant came with his writing while in the band.
He turned 20 years old soon after Led Zeppelin formed. Suddenly, he was performing with two professional musicians in Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones (plus one of the greatest drummers ever in John Bonham). Before that, his only experience in working bands came in some barely notable regional groups.
(l-r) Led Zeppelin members John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, John Bonham (behind drum kit), and Jimmy Page | Michael Putland/Getty Images Robert Plant’s lyrics developed during his Led Zeppelin career
Before we get to the Zep songs with dirty lyrics, we must acknowledge how far Plant came with his writing while in the band.
He turned 20 years old soon after Led Zeppelin formed. Suddenly, he was performing with two professional musicians in Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones (plus one of the greatest drummers ever in John Bonham). Before that, his only experience in working bands came in some barely notable regional groups.
- 5/27/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Even some of the most accomplished musicians of all time have found themselves at the center of plagiarism cases. Sometimes, they get off without any trouble; juries determine that the song simply uses common chord progressions or that there are no real similarities. Other times, though, musicians pay a lot of money to settle the cases. Here are four musicians who lost money in plagiarism cases.
George Harrison | Bettmann/Contributor via Getty George Harrison
One of the most notable plagiarism cases involved one of the biggest musicians of all time. George Harrison was fresh off his time with The Beatles when he released “My Sweet Lord.” The song made him the first former Beatle to hit No. 1 as a solo artist. It also brought him legal trouble.
The Bright Tunes Music Corporation brought a lawsuit against Harrison for plagiarizing The Chiffons’ song “He’s So Fine.” After a lengthy legal battle,...
George Harrison | Bettmann/Contributor via Getty George Harrison
One of the most notable plagiarism cases involved one of the biggest musicians of all time. George Harrison was fresh off his time with The Beatles when he released “My Sweet Lord.” The song made him the first former Beatle to hit No. 1 as a solo artist. It also brought him legal trouble.
The Bright Tunes Music Corporation brought a lawsuit against Harrison for plagiarizing The Chiffons’ song “He’s So Fine.” After a lengthy legal battle,...
- 5/14/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Given the long history of the music industry and the vast amount of recorded songs, it isn’t surprising that many musicians have been accused of plagiarism over the years. Artists like Ed Sheeran have recently gone to court over these issues, but some musicians settle out of court. Here are five musicians who have landed in trouble after being accused of plagiarism.
Dolly Parton | Richard E. Aaron/Redferns George Harrison
After The Beatles broke up, George Harrison became the first member of the band to get a No. 1 hit. The song “My Sweet Lord” brought him success but also drew comparisons to another popular song. It sounded remarkably similar to “He’s So Fine” by the Chiffons.
The song’s publisher agreed and, in 1971, sued Harrison for copyright infringement. In 1976, a judge ruled that Harrison had subconsciously copied the song. While he said he didn’t feel guilty, the case rattled him.
Dolly Parton | Richard E. Aaron/Redferns George Harrison
After The Beatles broke up, George Harrison became the first member of the band to get a No. 1 hit. The song “My Sweet Lord” brought him success but also drew comparisons to another popular song. It sounded remarkably similar to “He’s So Fine” by the Chiffons.
The song’s publisher agreed and, in 1971, sued Harrison for copyright infringement. In 1976, a judge ruled that Harrison had subconsciously copied the song. While he said he didn’t feel guilty, the case rattled him.
- 5/9/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Led Zeppelin song titles didn’t necessarily convey the massive amount of creativity the band put into their music. “Black Dog” took its name from a stray canine. “Four Stick” was so dubbed because drummer John Bonham played the song with — wait for it — four sticks. Several standout songs had the word song in the title. They named two tunes after the Welsh cottage — Bron-y-Aur — where they wrote them. Zep eventually released five “baby” songs (tunes with baby or babe in the title). Here they are from worst to best.
(l-r) Led Zeppelin members John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Bonham | Michael Putland/Getty Images 5. ‘Ozone Baby’
A potential glimpse of Led Zeppelin’s feature had Bonham not died in 1980? “Ozone Baby,” which Jimmy Page released from the vaults on 1982’s Coda, stepped away from Zep’s forte (heavy blues riffing) to take a stab at something approximating new wave.
(l-r) Led Zeppelin members John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Bonham | Michael Putland/Getty Images 5. ‘Ozone Baby’
A potential glimpse of Led Zeppelin’s feature had Bonham not died in 1980? “Ozone Baby,” which Jimmy Page released from the vaults on 1982’s Coda, stepped away from Zep’s forte (heavy blues riffing) to take a stab at something approximating new wave.
- 4/30/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine is launching a bright new division: music.
The media company behind Amazon’s Prime Video musical drama Daisy Jones & the Six and the Apple TV+ music competition series My Kind of Country has named Alex Flores as executive vice president, music.
Flores, who held senior roles at Broadcast Music, Inc. and BMG, will build and oversee Hello Sunshine’s expansion into music and spearhead strategic initiatives in the music space. She will report to Hello Sunshine COO Liz Jenkins.
Kacey Musgraves and Reese Witherspoon in My Kind of Country, now streaming on Apple TV+
“Alex is an absolute force in the music industry and we are so excited to have her lead Hello Sunshine’s efforts in the space,” Jenkins said in a statement. “The depth and breadth of her experience make her uniquely suited to build the business alongside our Content and Direct-to-Consumer teams.
The media company behind Amazon’s Prime Video musical drama Daisy Jones & the Six and the Apple TV+ music competition series My Kind of Country has named Alex Flores as executive vice president, music.
Flores, who held senior roles at Broadcast Music, Inc. and BMG, will build and oversee Hello Sunshine’s expansion into music and spearhead strategic initiatives in the music space. She will report to Hello Sunshine COO Liz Jenkins.
Kacey Musgraves and Reese Witherspoon in My Kind of Country, now streaming on Apple TV+
“Alex is an absolute force in the music industry and we are so excited to have her lead Hello Sunshine’s efforts in the space,” Jenkins said in a statement. “The depth and breadth of her experience make her uniquely suited to build the business alongside our Content and Direct-to-Consumer teams.
- 4/19/2023
- by Mesfin Fekadu
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Led Zeppelin started life as a heavy, psychedelic blues band. They eventually evolved to become a well-rounded band worthy of having songs added to the Library of Congress. Yet like other groups from the era, they showed their deference for the musicians who preceded them by using elements of their songs in their own tunes. When the band got caught, guitarist Jimmy Page said singer Robert Plant was the one to blame for Led Zeppelin’s lawsuits.
(l-r) Robert Plant and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin | Jorgen Angel/Redferns Jimmy Page blamed Robert Plant for Led Zeppelin’s copyright infringement lawsuits
Led Zeppelin soared into the music mainstream soon after they launched. Their first two albums came out within 10 months in 1969 and quickly found a massive audience, especially in the United States.
Page had ideas for several songs kicking around in his head when he formed the band, but appropriating...
(l-r) Robert Plant and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin | Jorgen Angel/Redferns Jimmy Page blamed Robert Plant for Led Zeppelin’s copyright infringement lawsuits
Led Zeppelin soared into the music mainstream soon after they launched. Their first two albums came out within 10 months in 1969 and quickly found a massive audience, especially in the United States.
Page had ideas for several songs kicking around in his head when he formed the band, but appropriating...
- 4/14/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Led Zeppelin emerged fully formed on their debut album. They won over fans in the United States with their first concerts and made everything sound so effortless, even when they struggled to record songs. Making Led Zeppelin I was the opposite of a struggle, and “You Shook Me” was one of the band’s most unique songs.
(l-r) John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Bonham of Led Zeppelin| Jorgen Angel/Redferns Led Zeppelin recorded ‘You Shook Me’ and the rest of their debut soon after forming
Guitarist Jimmy Page lived through a whirlwind in late 1968. He experienced the disintegration of the Yardbirds, the formation of Led Zeppelin, and the recording of the band’s debut album within a few months.
The fiery blimp disaster shown on the cover of the debut carried several meanings: That the band burned with an intense passion for its craft, that it planned to burn musical conventions,...
(l-r) John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Bonham of Led Zeppelin| Jorgen Angel/Redferns Led Zeppelin recorded ‘You Shook Me’ and the rest of their debut soon after forming
Guitarist Jimmy Page lived through a whirlwind in late 1968. He experienced the disintegration of the Yardbirds, the formation of Led Zeppelin, and the recording of the band’s debut album within a few months.
The fiery blimp disaster shown on the cover of the debut carried several meanings: That the band burned with an intense passion for its craft, that it planned to burn musical conventions,...
- 4/8/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
John Lennon became an icon with The Beatles during the 1960s, and many artists yearned for the opportunity to collaborate with him. After The Beatles, Lennon typically worked solo, but there were a few times when he lent his talents to other artists to create excellent music.
Here are 5 memorable collaborations between John Lennon and other artists Elton John Elton John and John | Lennon Steve Morley/Redferns
Elton John skyrocketed to fame in the 1970s. Lennon caught wind of the young U.K. singer, and the pair worked on a few songs together. The first was John’s cover of The Beatles’ “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds”. Lennon provided backing vocals and guitar under the pseudonym of Dr. Winston O’Boogie.
The other track was Lennon’s “Whatever Gets You Thru the Night”, featuring John on harmony vocals and piano. The song was released in 1974 and was Lennon’s first and only No.
Here are 5 memorable collaborations between John Lennon and other artists Elton John Elton John and John | Lennon Steve Morley/Redferns
Elton John skyrocketed to fame in the 1970s. Lennon caught wind of the young U.K. singer, and the pair worked on a few songs together. The first was John’s cover of The Beatles’ “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds”. Lennon provided backing vocals and guitar under the pseudonym of Dr. Winston O’Boogie.
The other track was Lennon’s “Whatever Gets You Thru the Night”, featuring John on harmony vocals and piano. The song was released in 1974 and was Lennon’s first and only No.
- 3/22/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
All four Led Zeppelin members were instrumental to the band’s success. A few musicians hated the band, but fans embraced the songs that came from the chemistry between Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham. The three full-time musicians had plenty of chances to shine, but Plant’s best Led Zeppelin moments show he was an equally bright star.
Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant | Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images 1. Plant’s harmonica solo on ‘You Shook Me’
Page’s plan for Led Zeppelin I was to grab listeners’ attention right away. The opening song, “Good Times Bad Times,” set the tone, and the rest of the album followed. That included “You Shook Me.”
The cover of the Willie Dixon-penned Muddy Waters tune featured a unique Page guitar setup. Still, all four band members grab the spotlight during individual solos. Plant proved he was more...
Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant | Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images 1. Plant’s harmonica solo on ‘You Shook Me’
Page’s plan for Led Zeppelin I was to grab listeners’ attention right away. The opening song, “Good Times Bad Times,” set the tone, and the rest of the album followed. That included “You Shook Me.”
The cover of the Willie Dixon-penned Muddy Waters tune featured a unique Page guitar setup. Still, all four band members grab the spotlight during individual solos. Plant proved he was more...
- 3/19/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Jimmy Page wasn’t above liberally borrowing from his influences in Led Zeppelin’s early days. Before they penned delicate songs that displayed their soft side, Zep twisted and amplified blues music into something unique. The band had more or less ditched covering blues tunes by the time of Led Zeppelin III, but their guitarist still borrowed a riff from another guitar legend. Page might have been apologizing to Jeff Beck with his five-note tribute on the Led Zeppelin song “Since I’ve Been Loving You.”
Jeff Beck (left) and Jimmy Page in 2014 | Dave J Hogan/Getty Images Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck were briefly bandmates
Page cut his teeth as a session guitarist before he formed Led Zeppelin. He turned down an offer to play in the Yardbirds to learn more about studio recording techniques (which he put to good use in Zep). He suggested the band’s manager add Beck instead.
Jeff Beck (left) and Jimmy Page in 2014 | Dave J Hogan/Getty Images Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck were briefly bandmates
Page cut his teeth as a session guitarist before he formed Led Zeppelin. He turned down an offer to play in the Yardbirds to learn more about studio recording techniques (which he put to good use in Zep). He suggested the band’s manager add Beck instead.
- 3/12/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Jimmy Page helped write the book on classic rock with Led Zeppelin. Between his guitar playing, John Bonham’s drumming, Robert Plant’s distinct vocals, and John Paul Jones’ underrated instrumentation, Led Zeppelin albums were essential for rock fans of the 1960s and beyond. Zep’s founding guitarist had a plan on Led Zeppelin I, but making Jeff Beck cry when Page played the record for him might not have been part of it. Still, we can see why Beck shed tears when he heard Led Zeppelin’s version of “You Shook Me” — Page’s band thoroughly upstaged Beck’s version of the tune in every way.
(l-r) Jeff Beck and Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant and Jimmy Page | Dave Hogan/Getty Images Jeff Beck cried when Jimmy Page played him Led Zeppelin’s version of ‘You Shook Me’
Once upon a time, Page recommended his friend Beck for the...
(l-r) Jeff Beck and Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant and Jimmy Page | Dave Hogan/Getty Images Jeff Beck cried when Jimmy Page played him Led Zeppelin’s version of ‘You Shook Me’
Once upon a time, Page recommended his friend Beck for the...
- 1/29/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
For 45 years, the Rolling Stones’ Love You Live has been one of rock’s greatest teases. About 75 percent of the double LP was recorded in arenas and stadiums during the band’s 1976 tour, and presented competent but rarely exhilarating or necessary renditions of concert warhorses and deep cuts. But tucked away (on side three) were four songs cut at Toronto’s tiny El Mocambo club in March 1977, when the Stones played a surprise set billed as “The Cockroaches.”
Playing in front of a few hundred people, and unable to hide...
Playing in front of a few hundred people, and unable to hide...
- 5/12/2022
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
The Rolling Stones have dropped previously unreleased live versions of “Tumbling Dice” and “Hot Stuff.” The renditions will appear on Live at the El Mocambo, which arrives on May 13 via Universal Music and is currently available for preorder.
Recorded over two nights in March 1977 at Toronto’s intimate 300-capacity El Mocambo, the album includes the band’s full performance (they were billed as “The Cockroaches”) from its March 5, 1977 show alongside three bonus tracks from their show the previous evening. Mixed by Bob Clearmountain, the set comes as a double CD,...
Recorded over two nights in March 1977 at Toronto’s intimate 300-capacity El Mocambo, the album includes the band’s full performance (they were billed as “The Cockroaches”) from its March 5, 1977 show alongside three bonus tracks from their show the previous evening. Mixed by Bob Clearmountain, the set comes as a double CD,...
- 5/6/2022
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Whether it’s coming out of Nashville, New York, L.A., or points in between, there’s no shortage of fresh tunes, especially from artists who have yet to become household names. Rolling Stone Country selects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. (Check out last week’s best songs.)
Kenton Bryant, “Covered in Dirt”
Kenton Bryant moved to Nashville from Glasgow, Kentucky, just shy of a decade ago — and if Music City’s reputation as a 10-year-town is true, the songwriter is poised for his breakout.
Kenton Bryant, “Covered in Dirt”
Kenton Bryant moved to Nashville from Glasgow, Kentucky, just shy of a decade ago — and if Music City’s reputation as a 10-year-town is true, the songwriter is poised for his breakout.
- 4/19/2021
- by Jon Freeman and Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Last week, Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie walked back comments to the BBC that the band might tour again, but without Stevie Nicks or John McVie. As she told Rolling Stone, it was a “cheeky answer” to a question about the band’s future and not necessarily true.
But for anyone who’s worked with Fleetwood Mac, the ride has never been an easy one; just ask Mike Vernon, whose British label, Blue Horizon, released the first Mac music back in the late Sixties. As Vernon recalls, guitarist and founder...
But for anyone who’s worked with Fleetwood Mac, the ride has never been an easy one; just ask Mike Vernon, whose British label, Blue Horizon, released the first Mac music back in the late Sixties. As Vernon recalls, guitarist and founder...
- 2/25/2021
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
This Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom analysis contains spoilers. You can find our spoiler-free review here.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom tells the story of a group of 1920s musicians, composites of session players at the time, waiting for “the Mother of the Blues” to bring her big voice to the big room at Hot Rhythm Recordings. “Ma” Rainey, positively channeled by Viola Davis in the film, owned the copyrights of her songs, some of which became blues standards. Her trumpet player, Levee, masterfully captured by Chadwick Boseman in his cinematic swan song, doesn’t catch that break. The young horn player spends a lot of his time finishing a song for the session producer Sturdyvant (Jonny Coyne). He’s promised a recording using his arrangement.
The delivery of that promise first comes as a devaluation. The producer pounces on Levee when he’s down. He’d just been fired...
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom tells the story of a group of 1920s musicians, composites of session players at the time, waiting for “the Mother of the Blues” to bring her big voice to the big room at Hot Rhythm Recordings. “Ma” Rainey, positively channeled by Viola Davis in the film, owned the copyrights of her songs, some of which became blues standards. Her trumpet player, Levee, masterfully captured by Chadwick Boseman in his cinematic swan song, doesn’t catch that break. The young horn player spends a lot of his time finishing a song for the session producer Sturdyvant (Jonny Coyne). He’s promised a recording using his arrangement.
The delivery of that promise first comes as a devaluation. The producer pounces on Levee when he’s down. He’d just been fired...
- 12/21/2020
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Bob Dylan will release his first album of original songs in eight years, Rough and Rowdy Ways, on June 19th. Early Friday morning, Dylan dropped a third song from the album, the swaggering, guitar-heavy “False Prophet,” which follows “Murder Most Foul” and “I Contain Multitudes.” “I ain’t no false prophet,” Dylan growls over a slinky striptease-blues groove, powered by a downright filthy fuzz-guitar riff. “I just know what I know.”
The song’s lyrics veer between existential weariness, Willie Dixon-worthy boasts, unabashed come-ons (at one point addressing two...
The song’s lyrics veer between existential weariness, Willie Dixon-worthy boasts, unabashed come-ons (at one point addressing two...
- 5/8/2020
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Glenn Danzig is well aware that his fans sometimes call him “Evil Elvis.” “That’s fine,” he says with a laugh. “Anytime someone mentions my name and Elvis’ name in the same sentence, that’s great. It doesn’t get better than that.”
Danzig’s love for the King has been well documented over the years, as he’s covered Presley tracks going back to the early days of his pioneering punk group the Misfits. He famously included an ultra-metallic take on Presley’s King Creole track “Trouble” (“I’m evil,...
Danzig’s love for the King has been well documented over the years, as he’s covered Presley tracks going back to the early days of his pioneering punk group the Misfits. He famously included an ultra-metallic take on Presley’s King Creole track “Trouble” (“I’m evil,...
- 4/9/2020
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
As guitarist and chief songwriter with the Band, one of the most influential groups of the 1960s and ’70s, Robbie Robertson’s legacy was established long ago. After its early days with blues singer Ronnie Hawkins and a tumultuous stint as Bob Dylan’s backing band at the peak of his near-hysterical mid-1960s fame, the Band began its own career in 1968. The galvanizing “Music From Big Pink” was an album so influential it rubbed off on the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, and inspired Eric Clapton to visit them in an unfulfilled hope that they’d ask him to join. At the center of the group’s fusion of blues, rock, folk, soul and other genres were Robertson’s cinematic songs, including “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” which are filled with epic stories and unusual characters.
In the 40-plus years...
In the 40-plus years...
- 10/29/2019
- by Jem Aswad
- Variety Film + TV
A new Grateful Dead LP collects previously unreleased live songs from the early to mid-Nineties that envisioned a potential track list for an unrecorded final studio album.
Band archivist David Lemieux curated the nine-song Ready or Not, which arrives November 22nd on CD, limited-edition double-lp and digital formats. Dead.net will offer an exclusive colored vinyl edition of the 2-lp (with one red and one blue disc), limited to 2,000 copies.
Ready or Not features late-period Grateful Dead songs debuted onstage in 1992 and 1993 by their final lineup: singer-guitarist Jerry Garcia, drummer Mickey Hart,...
Band archivist David Lemieux curated the nine-song Ready or Not, which arrives November 22nd on CD, limited-edition double-lp and digital formats. Dead.net will offer an exclusive colored vinyl edition of the 2-lp (with one red and one blue disc), limited to 2,000 copies.
Ready or Not features late-period Grateful Dead songs debuted onstage in 1992 and 1993 by their final lineup: singer-guitarist Jerry Garcia, drummer Mickey Hart,...
- 10/8/2019
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
Ginger Baker was a paradox: a gamechanging rock drummer who insisted that he “never played rock,” a forefather of heavy metal who couldn’t stand the genre, and a Londoner who thoroughly assimilated African drumming styles. That’s why, if you only know him in one context — with barnstorming blues-rock trio Cream, in short-lived supergroup Blind Faith, alongside Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, or in one of his later jazz combos — you’re missing out on a fuller understanding of the contribution this irascible icon made to his art form.
Baker...
Baker...
- 10/6/2019
- by Hank Shteamer
- Rollingstone.com
Ten years after their last performance together, former Jeff Beck Group bandmates Rod Stewart and Jeff Beck reunited at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles for a five-song reunion set that included “I Ain’t Superstitious,” “Morning Dew,” “People Get Ready,” “Rock My Plimsoul” and “Blues Deluxe.” They did “I Ain’t Superstitious” and “People Get Ready” at their 2009 surprise reunion at the El Rey Theater, but the others they hadn’t touched in 35 years.
Stewart played a 17-song set of solo hits before retuning for an encore that began...
Stewart played a 17-song set of solo hits before retuning for an encore that began...
- 9/30/2019
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Travis McCready of Bishop Gunn hasn’t walked 50 yards from the stage when the first fan stops him. It won’t be the last, either. The two-block walk to the shotgun cottage where he’s staying, in view of the Mississippi River, takes as long as a Southern goodbye.
The Nashville-by-way-of-Natchez, Mississippi, rock and soul band just wrapped soundcheck at the second Bishop Gunn Crawfish Boil, their annual hometown party, and it’s already a love fest. Gates won’t open for another hour, but a handful of well-wishers have found a way past security.
The Nashville-by-way-of-Natchez, Mississippi, rock and soul band just wrapped soundcheck at the second Bishop Gunn Crawfish Boil, their annual hometown party, and it’s already a love fest. Gates won’t open for another hour, but a handful of well-wishers have found a way past security.
- 5/16/2019
- by Jim Beaugez
- Rollingstone.com
Reggae great Big Youth makes a rare return to the mic for a rendition of Bo Diddley’s “Gunslinger” on the latest cut off the upcoming Red, Gold, Green & Blue compilation, the first release from Zak Starkey’s Trojan Jamaica label.
On “Gunslinger,” Big Youth, the deejay and toastmaster responsible for Seventies classics like Dreadlocks Dread and Natty Cultural Dread, teams with the renowned Sly & Robbie, Studio One guitar great Ernest Ranglin and producer Youth for their version of Rob Jevons’ Morricone-esque remix of the Diddley song.
As Starkey, the...
On “Gunslinger,” Big Youth, the deejay and toastmaster responsible for Seventies classics like Dreadlocks Dread and Natty Cultural Dread, teams with the renowned Sly & Robbie, Studio One guitar great Ernest Ranglin and producer Youth for their version of Rob Jevons’ Morricone-esque remix of the Diddley song.
As Starkey, the...
- 5/13/2019
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Todd Snider’s an ace word guy — his lyrics are razor sharp, unsparing, hilarious, and surprisingly tender — so this bare-bones acoustic LP is a fine idea. Punchlines fly from the get-go (there’s no Vol. 1 or 2), with humanity the usual butt of the jokes, though Trump’s a target, too. Take “Talking Reality Television Blues,” a tribute to Dylan (see “Talking John Birch Society Blues,” “Talking World War III Blues,” etc.) and Woody Guthrie before him that draws a line from Milton Berle’s Texaco Star Theatre through MTV, Fox News and The Apprentice,...
- 3/14/2019
- by Will Hermes
- Rollingstone.com
BMG has named Jonathan Palmer senior vice president of creative synch, the company announced Wednesday. Based in Los Angeles, Palmer will lead the creative synch teams in both New York and Los Angeles, while working alongside the U.S. and international synch licensing teams. He will report directly to Patrick Joest, global Evp, marketing & licensing.
“Jonathan is well respected both in the artist and the synch communities,” Joest said, “and his wealth of experience in recorded and publishing, combined with his broad client network are going to be a real asset for BMG and our artist clients.”
Prior to joining BMG, Palmer was a principal at the multi-faceted music firm A Suit of Leaves. There, he represented record labels, music publishers, artists, and songwriters for licensing across all media, with clients including Riptide Music, Faction Management, Cooking Vinyl, Syn Music, Cast Management, and a wide range of independent artists. His music supervision for film,...
“Jonathan is well respected both in the artist and the synch communities,” Joest said, “and his wealth of experience in recorded and publishing, combined with his broad client network are going to be a real asset for BMG and our artist clients.”
Prior to joining BMG, Palmer was a principal at the multi-faceted music firm A Suit of Leaves. There, he represented record labels, music publishers, artists, and songwriters for licensing across all media, with clients including Riptide Music, Faction Management, Cooking Vinyl, Syn Music, Cast Management, and a wide range of independent artists. His music supervision for film,...
- 12/19/2018
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
Van Morrison’s past half-decade or so of recorded work has been as mystifying and fascinating as it’s been uneven. Unlike most of his 70’s singer-songwriter contemporaries, the 73 year-old’s output has only increased with age. The singer has sprinkled occasional moments of brilliance (see 2016’s Keep Me Singing) amongst a series of pseudo-combative musical statements and records whose winking titles (Reworking the Catalog, Versatile) convey their seemingly tossed-off nature. Not a surprising move from a guy who released a record called A Period of Transition, in 1977.
Morrison’s...
Morrison’s...
- 12/7/2018
- by Jonathan Bernstein
- Rollingstone.com
In January 1990, a couple of months shy of his 41st birthday, Nick Lowe welcomed a BBC film crew into his suburban London row house for an interview. Lowe had a new album to promote, Party of One, but he’d been in the music business for two decades, first in the band Brinsley Schwarz, which wore its Americana influences on its sleeve but never made much of an impression outside the U.K. (or within, for that matter), and then as a house producer at a scrappy independent label called Stiff Records.
- 11/29/2018
- by Mark Binelli
- Rollingstone.com
Van Morrison has announced his new album, The Prophet Speaks. His 40th studio album is set for release on December 7th via Caroline International.
On his new effort, Morrison offers six new originals alongside his reinterpretations of classics. Sam Cooke’s “Laughin’ and Clownin’,” John Lee Hooker’s “Dimples,” Solomon Burke’s “Gotta Get You Off My Mind” and Willie Dixon’s “I Love the Life I Live” are among the eight songs he covers.
“It was important for me to get back to recording new music as well as...
On his new effort, Morrison offers six new originals alongside his reinterpretations of classics. Sam Cooke’s “Laughin’ and Clownin’,” John Lee Hooker’s “Dimples,” Solomon Burke’s “Gotta Get You Off My Mind” and Willie Dixon’s “I Love the Life I Live” are among the eight songs he covers.
“It was important for me to get back to recording new music as well as...
- 10/2/2018
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
It’s been more than 50 years since the Rolling Stones walked into Chess Records’ headquarters in Chicago, interrupting a Buddy Guy recording session along the way.
“Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon walked straight in my studio while I was singing with a bunch of white guys, who lined up against the wall,” remembers Guy, who was in the middle of tracking his 1964 b-side “My Time After Awhile.” “I got pissed off: ‘Who in the hell are these guys?’ I had never seen a white man with hair that long and high-heeled boots before.
“Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon walked straight in my studio while I was singing with a bunch of white guys, who lined up against the wall,” remembers Guy, who was in the middle of tracking his 1964 b-side “My Time After Awhile.” “I got pissed off: ‘Who in the hell are these guys?’ I had never seen a white man with hair that long and high-heeled boots before.
- 9/13/2018
- by Robert Crawford
- Rollingstone.com
Rising Michigan rockers Greta Van Fleet have unveiled their new song, “When the Curtain Falls.” The song is likely slated for their forthcoming as-yet untitled debut album.
On the blistering song, Josh Kizska sings over his brothers’ – guitarist Jake Kizska and bassist Sam Kiszka – swaggering, bluesy melodies and drummer Danny Wagner’s skittering fills. “When the curtain falls/ Walk the hollow walls, babe,” Josh belts. “Once are fairly dull/ Girl, you light it all, yeah.”
The quartet eschew newer musical influences in favor of classic blues and rock artists, including Willie Dixon,...
On the blistering song, Josh Kizska sings over his brothers’ – guitarist Jake Kizska and bassist Sam Kiszka – swaggering, bluesy melodies and drummer Danny Wagner’s skittering fills. “When the curtain falls/ Walk the hollow walls, babe,” Josh belts. “Once are fairly dull/ Girl, you light it all, yeah.”
The quartet eschew newer musical influences in favor of classic blues and rock artists, including Willie Dixon,...
- 7/17/2018
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
For many, the story of Fleetwood Mac begins with the 1974 arrival of Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, the talented yet combustible American duo who ignited an explosive string of hits that continue to define the band. But Mick Fleetwood wants to move past those rumors. Fans of the group’s pop jewels would hardly recognize their original incarnation as one of the most respected British blues bands of the ’60s. Now the founding drummer is telling the tale of those formative years in Love That Burns: A Chronicle of Fleetwood Mac, Volume One 1967–1974, a lavish new book by Genesis Publications due out Sept.
- 8/14/2017
- by Jordan Runtagh
- PEOPLE.com
Guitar great George Thorogood is stepping out from his legendary band the Destroyers for the first time with a new solo album, Party of One, on Aug. 4—and People has an exclusive first listen!
Responsible for a string of gritty rock hits including “Bad to the Bone,” “I Drink Alone,” and “Reelin’ and Rockin’,” Thorogood’s latest will feature 14 blues tracks that range from old school traditional—John Lee Hooker’s “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer,” and Hank Williams’ “Pictures From Life’s Other Side”—to modern classics like the Rolling Stones‘ “No Expectations.”
Party of One reunites Thorogood...
Responsible for a string of gritty rock hits including “Bad to the Bone,” “I Drink Alone,” and “Reelin’ and Rockin’,” Thorogood’s latest will feature 14 blues tracks that range from old school traditional—John Lee Hooker’s “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer,” and Hank Williams’ “Pictures From Life’s Other Side”—to modern classics like the Rolling Stones‘ “No Expectations.”
Party of One reunites Thorogood...
- 7/31/2017
- by Jordan Runtagh
- PEOPLE.com
For many people, Alien (1979) is the yardstick by which all “creature on a spaceship” films are measured. However, the first few inches on that stick are occupied by It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958), an effective low budget shocker that helped write the template still used in sci-fi and horror today. Climb aboard for a 69 minute rocket ride to Mars and back with an unwanted passenger. And no, I don’t mean (insert name or political affiliate you hate here).
Released in August stateside by United Artists, with a November drop in the U.K., It! was mostly dismissed by critics, with the exception of Variety who said, “It’s old stuff, with only a slight twist.” In the B world, that’s as close to a rave as one might get from the mainstream media, and that’s fine; audiences enjoyed the straightforward thrills and somewhat unique concept offered up,...
Released in August stateside by United Artists, with a November drop in the U.K., It! was mostly dismissed by critics, with the exception of Variety who said, “It’s old stuff, with only a slight twist.” In the B world, that’s as close to a rave as one might get from the mainstream media, and that’s fine; audiences enjoyed the straightforward thrills and somewhat unique concept offered up,...
- 3/11/2017
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Kristen Stewart has achieved the ultimate L.A. dream: driving on a clear freeway!
Better still, K-Stew- who recently deserted the bleach bandwagon to return to her natural dark shade – hit the “Gas, Gas, Gas” behind the wheel of a vintage ’65 Mustang while shooting a video for the Rolling Stones‘ new cover of the bluesy classic “Ride ‘Em On Down.”
“It didn’t take much more than a few words to get me amped on the idea,” says Stewart in a statement. The clip shows her driving wildly around the empty streets of downtown L.A., before dancing beside a...
Better still, K-Stew- who recently deserted the bleach bandwagon to return to her natural dark shade – hit the “Gas, Gas, Gas” behind the wheel of a vintage ’65 Mustang while shooting a video for the Rolling Stones‘ new cover of the bluesy classic “Ride ‘Em On Down.”
“It didn’t take much more than a few words to get me amped on the idea,” says Stewart in a statement. The clip shows her driving wildly around the empty streets of downtown L.A., before dancing beside a...
- 12/2/2016
- by Jordan Runtagh
- PEOPLE.com
“First you shock them and then they put you in a museum,” Mick Jagger once quipped. Though his 2002 knighthood likely marked the end of his days as a rock provocateur, the second half of his prophecy has now come true.
Exhibitionism — an immersive memorabilia showcase tracing the Rolling Stones’ half-century reign as the World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band — first opened in London last spring to rave reviews. This week it’s come to New York City’s Industria art space, complete with titanic twin lip logos flanking the main entrance like sensual sphinxes.
While some of the nearly...
Exhibitionism — an immersive memorabilia showcase tracing the Rolling Stones’ half-century reign as the World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band — first opened in London last spring to rave reviews. This week it’s come to New York City’s Industria art space, complete with titanic twin lip logos flanking the main entrance like sensual sphinxes.
While some of the nearly...
- 11/17/2016
- by Jordan Runtagh
- PEOPLE.com
Ed Sheeran is reportedly being sued by the estate of Ed Townsend, who cowrote Marvin Gaye's 1973 hit "Let's Get It On," on the basis that Sheeran's song "Thinking Out Loud" contains similarities that verge on duplication. Sheehan, 25, is also facing a lawsuit over his song "Photograph" and its supposed "striking similarities" to another song by songwriters Martin Harrington and Tom Leonard. If Sheeran can take any solace in his legal troubles this summer, it's that he's hardly the first musician to be sued for copyright infringement. Below, some of the more famous cases from the past decade. Led Zeppelin vs.
- 8/10/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Ed Sheeran is reportedly being sued by the estate of Ed Townsend, who cowrote Marvin Gaye's 1973 hit "Let's Get It On," on the basis that Sheeran's song "Thinking Out Loud" contains similarities that verge on duplication. Sheehan, 25, is also facing a lawsuit over his song "Photograph" and its supposed "striking similarities" to another song by songwriters Martin Harrington and Tom Leonard. If Sheeran can take any solace in his legal troubles this summer, it's that he's hardly the first musician to be sued for copyright infringement. Below, some of the more famous cases from the past decade. Led Zeppelin vs.
- 8/10/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant and Jimmy Page are about to climb the stairway to the Los Angeles courthouse. On Friday, U.S. district judge Gary Klausner ruled that while there is no evidence of a "striking similarity," Led Zeppelin's classic "Stairway to Heaven, bears enough resemblance to "Taurus" by Californian rock band Spirit for a jury to decide on a possible breach of copyright. The L.A. court must now rule whether the British rockers ripped off the opening tabs of "Taurus" for their most famous song, which Judge Klausner called "arguably the most recognizable and important segments" of the two tunes.
- 4/13/2016
- by Philip Boucher and Peter Mikelbank with Alex Heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant and Jimmy Page are about to climb the stairway to the Los Angeles courthouse. On Friday, U.S. district judge Gary Klausner ruled that while there is no evidence of a "striking similarity," Led Zeppelin's classic "Stairway to Heaven, bears enough resemblance to "Taurus" by Californian rock band Spirit for a jury to decide on a possible breach of copyright. The L.A. court must now rule whether the British rockers ripped off the opening tabs of "Taurus" for their most famous song, which Judge Klausner called "arguably the most recognizable and important segments" of the two tunes.
- 4/13/2016
- by Philip Boucher and Peter Mikelbank with Alex Heigl
- PEOPLE.com
When it comes to rock and roll fantasies, most of us would surely put "hanging with Keith Richards' near the top of our list. Really, who wouldn't want to spend some quality time with the legendary Rolling Stones guitarist, spinning records, playing Fender Telecasters (preferably named after Dickens' characters) and having the old pirate regale you with tales of over a half-century's worth of musical adventures?
Director Morgan Neville (20 Feet From Stardom, Best of Enemies) got to do just that while making Keith Richards: Under The Influence, which premieres...
Director Morgan Neville (20 Feet From Stardom, Best of Enemies) got to do just that while making Keith Richards: Under The Influence, which premieres...
- 9/18/2015
- Rollingstone.com
The Foo Fighters' much-anticipated HBO musical travelogue Sonic Highways premiered Friday night with Dave Grohl and company visiting Chicago to pen a musical love letter to the Windy City. Grohl's journey as he crafts the Foo Fighters' new album city by city is at the heart of the series, and in the first episode we get to witness how the band goes from unloading their equipment to "Something From Nothing" in just a week. Sonic Highways also provides a remarkably comprehensive look at a city's music history through...
- 10/18/2014
- Rollingstone.com
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