Rev Rock Report

Europe's 'Come This Madness' (Silver Lining Music / Hell & Back Recordings) Europe has released a second single from their upcoming album, Come This Madness, their first new album in nine years.The Swedish rockers, best known for their 1986 hit “The Final Countdown,” have dropped the song “The Cult of Ignorance,” along with a star-studded video featuring appearances by The Hives’ Howling Pellet, Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt and Fredrik Åkesson, actress […]

Ace Frehley’s Les Paul guitar (Courtesy of Julien's Auctions) Ace Frehley’s most-played guitar brought in big bucks at auction.The late KISS guitarist’s 1975 Les Paul sold for $512,000 at Julien's Auctions' Music Icons auction, which took place May 29-30 at the Hard Rock Café Times Square.The guitar was described in a press release as Frehley's "constant companion" from the beginning of his career and was used "more than any other guitar in […]

William Reid of The Jesus and Mary Chain performs in concert, May 25, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. (Mariano Regidor/Redferns); Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen performs during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) You can say a lot of things about the late Eddie Van Halen, but you can't deny that he was an incredible guitar player, right? Or maybe you […]

Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders performs at BBC Radio 2 In The Park 2023 at Victoria Park on September 17, 2023 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Cameron Smith/Getty Images) Chrissie Hynde has shared her thoughts on concertgoers who record and take pictures on their phones during concerts, and let’s just say she’s not a fan."Question: What is it with people and their phones?" the Pretenders frontwoman writes on social media. "But my real […]

Cover of KISS' 'Destroyer' (Island Def Jam) KISS is continuing the 50th anniversary celebration of their fourth album, Destroyer.To mark the milestone, the band is set to release the new book, KISS Destroyer: The Definitive Visual History, on Oct. 27, described as “an official, authorized retrospective chronicling the band’s first platinum studio album and the legendary tour that followed.”The book will feature interviews with more than 50 people, including new interviews with […]

Paul McCartney during The Beatles' concert in Milan, Italy, 24th June 1965. (Sergio del Grande / Mondadori via Getty Images); Taylor Swift performs Nov. 1, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Kevin Mazur/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management) Taylor Swift has met Paul McCartney several times, and she attended his concert in LA in March. Now, she's promoting his new album on her Instagram Story.Sharing one of Paul's posts about his new album, The […]

Michael Stipe attends Apple TV's "Shrinking" special FYC event at Quality Italian on May 02, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by John Nacion/Getty Images) R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe and producer Andrew Watt were the musical guests on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tuesday night, where they performed “I Played the Fool,” the theme song to Steve Carell’s HBO series The Rooster.The pair was joined by some A-list friends for the performance, with Red Hot Chili […]

The New York Times released a list of the 30 greatest living American songwriters back in April, based on feedback from more than 250 music insiders and six Times critics. The list drew criticism from music fans, so the paper has now decided to give them their say.The Times has now released a readers' choice list of the 100 greatest American songwriters, noting, "As soon as we decided to make a list […]

On This Day, June 3, 2002 ...Queen, Paul McCartney and Phil Collins were among the artists who performed at Party at the Palace, a concert held at London’s Buckingham Palace Garden to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.Billed as the greatest concert in Britain since Live Aid, the event drew around 2 million applications for its ticket lottery, with 12,000 people attending.Other performers included Eurythmics' Annie Lennox, Bryan Adams, The […]