Sterling Whitaker
Bob Dylan Denies Upcoming Album ‘Tempest’ is His Last
Legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is 71 years old, but that doesn’t mean he plans to retire. The folk rock trailblazer will release a new album, ‘Tempest,’ in September and embark on a fall tour with Mark Knopfler, and he insists the upcoming record is not his last.
Johnny Winter Battles Back from Decades of Substance Abuse
Legendary guitarist Johnny Winter doesn’t just play the blues, he’s lived them. The iconic blues rock guitarist has battled his addictions to drinking and drugs off and on since his commercial heyday in the ’70s, but in a new interview he says he is finally clean and sober and ready to rock.
Graham Nash Blames Rick Rubin for CSN Album Delay
Stephen Stills recently made headlines by saying Crosby, Stills and Nash would never make another album, implying trouble between band mate David Crosby and producer Rick Rubin. In a new interview, Graham Nash confirms the tension between the two men, but says he believes the legendary trio will finish its current recording project.
Kiss Guitarist Tommy Thayer Shares His Funniest Stage Mishaps
Tommy Thayer may fill Ace Frehley’s platform boots in Kiss, but he’s found out first-hand those boots aren’t necessarily made for walking.
Kiss Revealing New Album Cover Through Online Scavenger Hunt
You can’t accuse Kiss of not being savvy self-promoters. The legendary hard rockers, whose image graces everything from caskets to condoms to toilet paper, have announced they will reveal the cover art to the upcoming album ‘Monster’ via a scavenger hunt online.
Motley Crue Guitarist Mick Mars: ‘I’ll Keep Rockin’ Till I Fall Down’
Motley Crue have been around the block a time or ten, but guitarist Mick Mars says he has no intention of slowing down any time soon. In an interview with the Miami New Times, the 61-year-old musician vows to keep playing until the day he dies.
Motorhead to Release ‘The World is Ours – Vol 2′ Live Set
There are only three certainties in life: death, taxes, and more Motorhead live albums. The venerable hard rock and metal band has announced the upcoming release of ‘The World Is Ours – Vol 2: Anyplace Crazy as Anywhere Else,’ which will arrive in Germany on Sept. 21, Sept. 24 in Europe, and Oct. 9 in North America through UDR/EMI. The upcoming project is the follow-up to 2011′s ‘The World Is Ours
The Who Will Honor Ticket Stubs to Canceled Show From 1979
It’s not unusual for touring bands to honor tickets from canceled shows at subsequent re-scheduled dates - unless, of course, those re-scheduled shows take place more than three decades later.
Deep Purple Colleagues Fondly Remember Jon Lord
As tributes to Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord continue to pour in, his former band mates in the legendary British hard rock ensemble are remembering their fallen colleague, who passed away Monday (June 16) from a pulmonary embolism after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Lord was 71.