Rev Rock Report

On This Day, April 1, 2008 …The Rolling Stones released Shine a Light, the soundtrack to their Martin Scorsese-directed concert film of the same name.The concert doc featured performances from the band’s two-night stand at the intimate Beacon Theatre in New York, which took place October 29 and November 1, 2006. The shows happened during their A Bigger Bang Tour.The movie featured special guests Jack White, Buddy Guy and Christina Aguilera […]

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band perform during Land of Hope & Dreams American Tour at Target Center on March 31, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images) Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band launched their Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour in Minneapolis Tuesday night, streaming the first two songs live on YouTube.The Boss began the show with “a prayer for our men and […]

Bobby Weir (Photo by Chloe Weir Photography) The late Bob Weir is being honored for his commitment to protecting the environment.The Music Sustainability Alliance has announced a new award named after the Grateful Dead co-founder, who passed away in January. The MSA Bobby Weir Sustainability Awards, to be handed out annually, will recognize “individuals and organizations in music who are advancing environmental responsibility and climate action.”Weir’s family has thrown their support behind […]

Journey is currently on their Final Frontier farewell tour, but it sounds like it almost didn’t happen.A new article in Rolling Stone looks behind the scenes of the tour, featuring interviews with Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain and singer Arnel Pineda prior to the kickoff. It delves into the contentious relationship between Cain and Schon, and also reveals that Pineda originally didn’t want to do the tour.Pineda’s reluctance had to do with the state of his […]

Darker Waves 2026 lineup. (Darker Waves Festival) Smashing Pumpkins and Simple Minds are among the artists set to play the Darker Waves Festival, which mostly focuses on '80s and '90s alternative music. Smashing Pumpkins and Morrissey will headline the festival, taking place Nov. 14 at Huntington Beach City Beach in Huntington Beach, California.The lineup, which is made up of 35 artists across three stages, also includes Buzzcocks, Marky Ramone, Soft Cell, Adam Ant, Gary Numan, The […]

Heavy metal vocalist Blaze Bayley performing live on stage at the 2013 Hard Rock Hell festival in Pwllheli, Wales, on November 30, 2013. (Photo by Kevin Nixon/Metal Hammer Magazine/Future via Getty Images/Future via Getty Images) Iron Maiden has announced some additions to EddFest, their 50th anniversary celebration, happening July 10-11 at Knebworth Park in Knebworth, England.The rockers revealed that Blaze Bayley, who replaced frontman Bruce Dickinson in Iron Maiden from 1994 to 1999 and appeared […]

James Taylor at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony (Disney/Eric McCandless) James Taylor, Van Morrison, Sting and Deep Purple are among the artists booked to play the 2026 Montreux Jazz Festival, taking place in Montreux, Switzerland, July 3-18.All four artists are booked to play the festival's Auditorium Stravinski, with Sting performing on July 4, Deep Purple confirmed for July 13, and Taylor and Morrison set for July 18.Deep Purple, […]

On This Day, March 31, 1992 ...Bruce Springsteen released two albums, Human Touch and Lucky Town, both made after breaking up The E Street Band.Human Touch was the first album The Boss recorded, with E Streeter Roy Bittan and several studio musicians including Randy Jackson on bass guitar and Toto’s Jeff Porcaro on drums. It was supposed to be released in 1991 but Springsteen held it back and began working on Lucky […]

'Your Favorite Toy' album artwork. (Roswell Records/RCA Records) Dave Grohl has shared a preview of the vinyl version of the upcoming Foo Fighters album, Your Favorite Toy, in an unboxing video."I've never done an unboxing thing before," Grohl says in the clip. "Honestly, this is the first time I've ever seen this."Grohl then opens the package to reveal the record sleeve and the LP inside. He also pulls out the included […]