Rev Rock Report

Bryan Adams speaks at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, November, 2025 (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Looks like Bryan Adams is getting ready to release a very Canada-centric song on Canada Day.The Canadian rocker revealed on Instagram that he’ll be dropping the tune “The 51st State” on July 1, which marks Canada's national holiday.The title appears to be a reference to President Donald Trump's suggestion that Canada should become part of the […]

Cover of Ann Wilson and Tripsitter album 'Concecrated Ground' (LouJon Records) Ann Wilson is once again making music with the band Tripsitter.Wilson and Tripsitter are set to release their second album together, Consecrated Ground, on Aug. 14 and have just released the album’s first single, "I Will Not Be Coming Back," to digital outlets.According to a press release, the single "captures themes of liberation, transformation, and unwavering self-determination."Wilson and Tripsitter […]

On This Day, June 26, 1965…The Byrds hit #1 on the Billboard singles chart with their debut single, a cover of Bob Dylan’s "Mr. Tambourine Man." It became the first recording of a Dylan song to reach number one on any pop music chart.The track would be one of two #1 hits for the group. The other, "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)," would top the chart […]

Lead singer Michael Hutchence (back row, left) with INXS band members, clockwise from top right: Andrew Farriss, Tim Farriss, Garry Gary Beers, Kirk Pengilly, and Jon Farriss. (Photo by Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images) The music of INXS is going to be the subject of a new ballet opening in the band’s native Australia.The Queensland Ballet has teamed with HOTA, Home of the Arts, Gold Coast, for the new contemporary […]