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Guns n' Roses light up Los Angeles with drone show/ (Photo Credit: Christopher Polk @polkimaging) Guns N’ Roses announced a new world tour on Monday, and they celebrated the news in a big way.The "Paradise City" rockers enlisted Sky Elements Drone Shows to stage a 500-drone display above Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles Tuesday to draw attention to the news.The 12-minute show lit up the city with images from the band’s […]

On This Day, Nov. 26, 1994 ...The Eagles hit #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart with the live album Hell Freezes Over, the first record they released following a 14-year break.Band members Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Don Felder, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit recorded the 11-track album for an April 1994 MTV special; it also included four new studio tracks.The title of the album was inspired by a response Henley gave during an interview after […]

Cover of 'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'/ (Legacy Recordings) While some folks will be headed to the mall on Black Friday to find the best deals, plenty of music fans will be headed to their local record store to nab some special releases for the annual Record Store Day Black Friday event.This year there will be over 170 releases at independent record stores across the country. Here are some to look […]

Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters. (ABC/ Andrea McCallin) During Foo Fighters' performance on Amazon Music Live in October, Dave Grohl and company performed in the round on the floor without any elevation. Now the Foos are giving an inside look at how the show came together.The "Everlong" rockers have shared hand-drawn pictures of the stage design, presumably created by Grohl. A drawing of the overhead view shows where each of the members would stand […]

Cover of Warren Haynes' 'Tales of Ordinary Madness' (Megaforce Records) Warren Haynes is revisiting his 1993 debut solo album, Tales of Ordinary Madness.The Gov’t Mule frontman is releasing a remixed and remastered version of the album on Jan. 30, featuring one bonus track, “Tear Me Down,” which didn’t appear on the original album.And Haynes is previewing the release with the remixed version of the album’s opening track, “Fire in the Kitchen,” which […]

Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins performs onstage during a concert at Gunnersbury Park on August 10, 2025 in London, England. (Lorne Thomson/Redferns) The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan appears on the latest episode of the viral online show Track Star.On Track Star, host Jack Coyne asks guests to identify different songs as quickly as possible.The songs that Corgan is played include "Shout It Out Loud" by KISS, "Limelight" by […]

Dave Mason and Dave Mason's Traffic Jam perform at NJPAC at Prudential Hall on July 16, 2015 in Newark City. (Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images) Artists including Dave Mason and Steve Hackett are taking part in the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund holiday auction.Mason, former guitarist for Traffic, has donated a signed Fender Player II Stratocaster in red, while former Genesis guitarist Hackett has also signed a guitar for the auction.Also up for bid […]

Billy Gibbons of Billy F. Gibbons and the BFG's performs at Blue Note Hawaii on January 17, 2025 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) ZZ Top frontman Billy F Gibbons will once again be celebrating his birthday in Los Angeles.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has announced dates for his annual Birthday Jam, with the shows taking place Dec. 18, 19 and 20 at the Troubadour. Gibbons will […]

Elton John performs at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, November 8, 2025 (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Elton John has left touring behind him, but that doesn't mean he's stopped playing live. He tells Variety he's done 11 private shows this year, plus a few public ones, like his show at the London Palladium with Brandi Carlile. In 2026 he'll headline the Rock in Rio festival in Brazil on […]