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Artwork for Foreigner Live at Ellis Island/credit: Vertigo Live Productions Ltd New York’s Ellis Island was once the biggest immigrant processing station in the country, and now a whole other type of foreigner will be taking over the historic site.Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band Foreigner has announced a special 50th anniversary concert on Ellis Island on Sept. 6. The concert, with the Statue of Liberty in the background, will feature original […]

Neil Young performs on the Pyramid stage during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2025 (Photo by Jim Dyson/Redferns) Neil Young famously blasted corporate sponsorship invading rock and roll in the 1988 song "This Note’s For You," and it appears that he’s still not happy about it.During his show Sunday night, he performed the song during his encore, which according to setlist.fm marked […]

David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen peform at Music Midtown at Piedmont Park on September 19, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Chris McKay/Getty Images for Live Nation) Back in April, former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar released the song "Encore, Thank You, Good Night," revealing that the tune was inspired by a dream he had about his late bandmate Eddie Van Halen. Well, now Van Halen’s other lead singer, David Lee Roth, […]

On This Day, Aug. 18, 1986…Bon Jovi released their third studio album, Slippery When Wet, which wound up being a huge breakthrough for the band.The album, produced by Bruce Fairbairn, spent eight weeks at #1 on the Billboard Albums chart, and was the band’s first #1 album.It produced two #1 singles, “You Give Love a Bad Name” and “Livin’ on a Prayer,” both of which were written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie […]

Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath performs during 2012 Lollapalooza at Grant Park on August 3, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Barry Brecheisen/WireImage The premiere date for a BBC documentary on the late Ozzy Osbourne has been postponed.The film, titled Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home, was set to air Monday, but has been moved to an as-yet unannounced date. In a statement, the BBC says, "The film has moved in the schedules and new transmission […]

Sony Music Entertainment Ronnie Rondell, Jr., the American stuntman who appeared on the cover of Pink Floyd’s 1975 album Wish You Were Here, has died.An obituary announcement posted online reveals that Rondell passed away Aug. 12, at the age of 88.The cover of Wish You Were Here, from design studio Hipgnosis, was photographed by Aubrey “Po” Powell, and featured two businessmen shaking hands, one of which was Rondell, who was […]

Creedence Clearwater Revival members Tom and John Fogerty, 1970. (Photo by PoPsie Randolph/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) John Fogerty and his bandmates in Creedence Clearwater Revival did not break up on the best of terms in the '70s. The acrimonious split resulted in a rift between John and his brother and bandmate, Tom Fogerty, which lasted until Tom’s death in 1990."We certainly were estranged," John tells People, noting that things were so bad between them that at one point […]

The Who kicked off their The Song Is Over North America Farewell Tour Saturday in Sunrise, Florida, treating fans to a song they've never played live before.According to setlist.fm, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers performed the Who’s Next track "Going Mobile," with Pete Townshend’s brother, guitarist Simon Townshend, handling lead vocals. It marked the first time The Who had ever played the 1971 song live in concert."Going Mobile" was part of four straight songs from Who’s Next, with the […]

Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, David Byrne, and Tina Weymouth of the Talking Heads December 1977 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) The legendary Talking Heads have teamed up with Welcome Skateboards for a once in a lifetime collaboration.The skateboard company has just launched a limited-edition merch collection celebrating the band’s debut album, Talking Heads: 77. The line includes two graphic tees and a custom skateboard deck, with all […]