If you’re a Springsteen fan, you’re a Springsteen fan for life. Or so it seems. Bruce Springsteen has some of the most loyal fans in the biz and is known for being able to make his concerts into intimate, personal experiences. So what exactly is it about the Boss that draws them in and keeps… [read more]
Ty Segall gets a wake-up call in his video announcement of his upcoming tour. The 32-second clip shows Segall peacefully sleeping on a couch when someone slaps him in the face and proclaims, “Time for tour, sleepyhead.” That’s followed by the sound of evil cackling. Leave it to Segall to find such a … um… [read more]
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros just won’t slow down. A year after releasing the excellent Home, the folk-pop band is back with another album, titled simply Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, coming soon. The group has been on the rise since the release of Up From Below in 2009; since then, the Zeros have performed at multiple… [read more]
Jorma Kaukonen’s music is forever tied with the Sixties and psychedelia, so it’s only fitting that he and his wife Vanessa would open a museum dedicated to the music and culture of psychedelia. The Psylodelic Gallery in Meigs County, Ohio contains many artifacts of what is considered to be the crucial era of rock music,… [read more]
Trevor Bolder, the British bassist and session musician best known for being a member of David Bowie’s backing band The Spiders From Mars, died yesterday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 62 years old. Bolder’s career in music began with a band called The Rats, which also featured Mick Ronson on lead guitar…. [read more]
This year marks the first annual Interlocken Festival in Arrington, Virginia, and the initial announcement of the fest confirmed that Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Furthur, Zac Brown, and the String Cheese Incident would be performing at the festival. Now, more information has come out about a few more bands playing Interlocken and some special… [read more]
The Kinks may be well and done, but guitarist/songwriter Dave Davies is still going strong. Now, the former Kink is back with a new album, I Will Be Me, set for release on June 4th. Davies’ new album features a diverse list of guest stars, including The Jayhawks, Anti-Flag, Dead Meadow, Oli Brown, and Geri X…. [read more]
On their “50 And Counting” tour, the Rolling Stones have had a number of guests join them. The likes of Tom Waits, John Mayer, and Gary Clark Jr. have gotten onstage with Mick, Keith, and co. to perform some of the Stones’ classic songs. Now, we can add Dave Grohl to the list. The head… [read more]
If you missed the last couple Queens of the Stone Age video releases, then you should probably get out from under that rock you’ve been living under. Or at least get some internet hooked up under there. Either way, QOTSA has been releasing video after video of violent, grotesque dystopian animation set to songs from… [read more]
Ray Manzarek, the legendary keyboardist of the Doors, has died of cancer, according to a post on the band’s Twitter account. He was 74 years old. Manzarek grew up in Chicago and deliberated pursuing a career as a basketball player while taking piano lessons in his early years. However, his life changed when, while attending… [read more]
