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On This Day, Jan. 6, 1987 ...Eric Clapton kicked off a six-night residency at London’s Royal Albert Hall, treating the crowd to such classic songs as “I Shot the Sheriff,” “Wonderful Tonight" and “Cocaine," as well as Cream tracks “White Room” and “Sunshine of Your Love.”The residency became a near-annual event for Clapton. In 1991, he played a whopping 24 shows at Royal Albert Hall, breaking his own record for […]

Cover of David Bowie's 'Heroes'/(Parlophone Records) David Bowie is the latest artist to see a streaming bump thanks to the Netflix series Stranger Things.Bowie’s "Heroes" plays over the closing credits of the show's series finale, and according to Billboard, Luminate data shows that the song saw a 500% increase in streams following its inclusion."Heroes," the title track to Bowie's 12th studio album, saw about 342,000 streams on Jan. 1, the day after […]

Musician Mike Garson, former member of David Bowie's touring band, performs onstage during the second annual Above Ground concert benefiting MusiCares at The Fonda Theatre on September 16, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) Saturday marks 10 years since David Bowie’s death and his longtime pianist Mike Garson is opening up about the last time he spoke with the rock legend.Garson tells Gold Derby that their last […]

Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones performs with Seasick Steve and Dan Magnusson at the 2014 Bonnaroo Music Festival (Photo by Michael Hurcomb/Corbis via Getty Images) Studio equipment previously owned by Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones is currently up for auction.The equipment comes from Jones’ private studio, and has no Led Zeppelin connection. Gear up for grabs includes amps, digital samplers, equalizers, processors and more."John is still very active musically - writing, recording and […]

British singer and musician Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull performs live on stage during a concert at the Admiralspalast on September 25, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Frank Hoensch/Redferns) Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson has taken to social media to blast AI-generated content that has apparently been fooling the band’s fans.“It has come to our attention that fake fan websites and social media accounts are displaying AI-generated content purporting to […]

: David Lee Roth performs at Meritage Resort on September 14, 2025 in Napa, California. (Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images) David Lee Roth is going on tour this year.The former Van Halen frontman just announced dates for a new trek that kicks off April 16 near Spokane, Washington. The tour hits such cities as Tucson, Memphis, Orlando, Nashville, Boston and more, before wrapping June 20 in Milwaukee, with the latter […]

Cover of Peter Gabriel single "Been Undone." Artwork by Janaina Mello Landini (Real World Music Ltd / Sony Music Publishing/Peter Gabriel Ltd.) Peter Gabriel has dropped his first new song of the new year.The rocker released "Been Undone," the lead single off his upcoming album o/i, the follow up to 2023’s i/o.As he did with i/o, Gabriel plans to release a new song from the album with each full moon of the year. […]

On This Day Jan. 5, 1976…Fifty years ago, Bob Dylan released his 17th studio album, Desire, which went to #1 on the Billboard chart, and remained there for five weeks.The album, the follow up to 1975’s Blood on the Tracks, had Dylan backed by the musicians he used for his Rolling Thunder Revue tours, with Emmylou Harris and Ronee Blakley providing backup vocals.Notable songs on the album include "Hurricane," which […]

(L-R) Ron Wood, Steve Jordan, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones perform onstage at SoFi Stadium on July 13, 2024 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Fans of The Rolling Stones are going to want to get their hands on a unique collectible that will be available for Record Store Day this spring.Crosley Radio, a founding sponsor of Record Store Day, is set to release The Rolling […]