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Rob Reiner attends the Premiere of "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues" at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on September 09, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/FilmMagic) Paul McCartney and Elton John have paid tribute to director Rob Reiner following the news that Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, were found dead in their Los Angeles home on Sunday.Both musicians had cameos in Reiner’s last film, Spinal Tap […]

On This Day, Dec. 15, 1967…The Who released their third album, The Who Sell Out, a concept album created to sound like a broadcast from one of the popular pirate radio stations in the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s.In addition to songs, it featured jingles, PSAs and commercials that the band wrote and recorded for real products like Heinz Baked Beans, Medac acne cream and Odorono deodorant.The album included The Who’s highest-charting […]

Billy Joel performs at Allegiant Stadium on November 09, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Billy Joel is going to be the subject of a new symposium at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame in Stony Brook, New York.According to the description, the June conference will be “devoted to the music, lyrics, themes, and cultural impact of Billy Joel.” It will feature scholars, […]

Disney World announces closing date for Rock ‘n’ Roller featuring Aerosmith Disney World has announced the last date of operation for the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith.It was previously reported that Aerosmith’s video intro for the ride, which featured Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, had been removed in order for construction to start on a Muppets revamp of the roller coaster. Disney World’s website has since revealed that the last […]

American keyboardist, singer and songwriter Billy Preston (1949-2006), circa 1975. (Photo by Watal Asanuma/Shinko Music/Getty Images) A documentary on Grammy winner Billy Preston is coming to theaters in February.Billy Preston: That's The Way God Planned It was directed by Emmy winner Paris Barclay and premiered at South by Southwest. It's set to open Feb. 20 at the Film Forum in New York City, with plans to release it in select theaters in North […]

Cover of Freddie Mercury's 'Mr Bad Guy'/(Hollywood Records) The second episode of the three-part YouTube series looking back at Freddie Mercury’s debut solo album, Mr Bad Guy, has just been released.Archival footage of Mercury’s 1985 interview with journalist David Wigg looks at the Queen frontman's approach to songwriting, with Mercury noting “the actual structure of the melody comes easy to me, it’s the lyrical content I find hard.”“I like to write nice little catchy tunes, […]

"When Love Comes to Town" cover single artwork. (KTBA Records) Slash and his Conspirators bandmate Myles Kennedy are featured on a new cover of U2 and B.B. King's collaborative 1989 single, "When Love Comes to Town."The cover is part of blues rocker Joe Bonamassa's King tribute album, B.B. King's Blues Summit 100. It also features blues singer Shemekia Copeland, who handles King's vocals while Kennedy sings Bono's parts."We knew early on we wanted to […]

Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder. (ABC) Rock stars including Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, Anthony Kiedis of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Slash and Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses and Yungblud all performed at a private company party Thursday at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York.The night's house band was Smith & Watt Steakhouse, which features RHCP drummer Chad Smith and producer Andrew Watt.You can watch footage of a Yungblud-fronted cover of […]

Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones attend the premiere of 'Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day' at Ziegfeld Theatre on October 9, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images) On Dec. 10, 2007, the surviving members of Led Zeppelin — Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones — reunited for their first concert together in 19 years at the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert at London’s O2 Arena. And Page […]