Rev Rock Report

Artwork for Bon Jovi's 'Livin' On A Prayer'/Island Def Jam Bon Jovi’s hit single “Livin’ on a Prayer” has just reached a new milestone.The track, from the band’s #1 album Slippery When Wet, has just passed 2 billion streams on Spotify.The band reacted to the news on Instagram, sharing a message to fans that read, “Your continued support and love for our music means the world. Thank you!”"Livin’ on a Prayer" is the […]

Peter Gabriel performs on stage at Palau Sant Jordi on September 23, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Jordi Vidal/Redferns) A unique concert from Peter Gabriel is coming to Blu-ray this fall.Taking the Pulse is a recording of a Sept. 26, 2010, concert under the stars at Arena di Verona in Italy. It was part of Gabriel's New Blood tour, which ran from March 2010 to July 2012.For the concert, the former Genesis frontman was backed by […]

Sammy Hagar at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction/ Disney/Michael Le Brecht II Sammy Hagar has responded to David Lee Roth’s recent story in which he claimed that like Sammy, he was visited in a dream by the ghost of their former Van Halen bandmate Eddie Van Halen.Roth’s comments came during a concert in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. He seemed to be mocking Hagar’s clam that his recent single, "Encore, Thank You, Good Night," was inspired […]

Primary Wave Music A second track has been released from the upcoming Bad Company tribute album, Can’t Get Enough: The Music of Bad Company, dropping Oct. 24.The latest is Blackberry Smoke's cover of "Run With the Pack," the title track off Bad Company's third studio album, released in 1976."Blackberry Smoke absolutely channeled the essence of the song and everyone delivered from their souls,"says Bad Company frontman Paul Rodgers, who sings background vocals on the track. "I love every aspect […]

On This Day, Aug. 20, 1973…The Rolling Stones released the new tune "Angie," the lead off single to their 11th studio album Goats Head Soup.There’s been a lot of speculation as to the inspiration behind the track, written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, with some suggesting it was about David Bowie’s first wife Angie Bowie or actress Angie Dickinson.Other speculation suggested it was written about Richards’ daughter, Dandelion Angela Richards, and in liner notes to 1993’s […]

Cover of Bruce Springsteen's 'Born to Run'/Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings Monday will mark the 50th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen’s blockbuster album Born To Run, and to mark the occasion a new lithograph poster has been released to raise money for charity.The poster was created by photographer Eric Meola, who shot the original Born To Run cover, along with art director Dave Bett. It features a photo of Springsteen from the album's cover shoot, holding up the collar of his leather jacket […]

(L-R) Mike Love and Al Jardine speak onstage during the world premiere of Disney+ documentary "The Beach Boys" at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California on May 21, 2024. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney) The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson was laid to rest in early August, and, according to Rolling Stone, his bandmates Al Jardine and Mike Love gave speeches at a gathering after the funeral. But according to Jardine, Love’s speech didn’t really focus […]

(L-R) David Byrne and Mala Gaonkar attend the "Dune: Part Two" premiere at Lincoln Center on February 25, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) Talking Heads frontman David Byrne is engaged to be married.The news was revealed in a story in The Times, which notes that Byrne "lives in New York with his fiancée, the businesswoman and artist Mala Gaonkar."In the article, Byrne also refers to Gaonkar as his "fiancée" when […]

Cheap Trick tour admat/courtesy of Cheap Trick Cheap Trick has announced a new set of fall tour dates.The latest additions to the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers' schedule start Oct. 12 in Oxford, Alabama, with the band playing shows in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Arizona, California, and more before wrapping their tour on Dec. 7 in Waukee, Iowa.A ticket presale begins Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time, with tickets going […]