Rev Rock Report

On This Day, March 13, 1993…Eric Clapton hit #1 with Unplugged, an album featuring performances from his MTV Unplugged episode, which was recorded live in front of a studio audience.The album — which featured performances of “Tears in Heaven,” about the death of his 4-year-old son, Conor, and an acoustic version of “Layla" — spent three weeks in the top spot of the U.S. album chart.Unplugged went on to win […]

It wasn't 9 o'clock on a Saturday, but the crowd that shuffled into New York's Carnegie Hall at 8 p.m. on Thursday night were definitely in the mood for a melody -- written by Billy Joel.An all-star cast lined up to pay tribute to The Piano Man during the latest installment of the annual Music Of charity concert series, which raises money for music education for underserved youth. Thursday night's show netted $225,000 […]

The Black Crowes are back with a new album, A Pound of Feathers, which they recorded in just eight days. And while that may sound fast, guitarist Rich Robinson tells ABC Audio that's just how he and brother Chris Robinson work."Chris and I have always been that way when we make records," he says. "Even when we were kids, we were always that way." He adds, "This time around we were just like, […]

Sebastian Bach poses during Day 2 of 2024 Comic-Con International at San Diego Convention Center on July 26, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images) Sebastian Bach is apologizing to actress Christina Applegate, who revealed in her new memoir that she dumped Brad Pitt for the Skid Row frontman in 1989 when she was just 17.In her book, You With the Sad Eyes, Applegate writes that at the MTV VMAs that […]

Barry Keoghan is Ringo Starr in 'The Beatles - A Four-Film Cinematic Event.' (Lloyd Wakefield) Barry Keoghan is set to play The Beatles' Ringo Starr in Sam Mendes’ upcoming films about the legendary band, and in a new interview with Collider he opens up about what it’s been like to work on the films.“It's emotional. It is,” he says. “Because The Beatles, for me, I've met Ringo and Paul (McCartney), but you get […]

Pearl Jam's Mike McCready at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Cristian Lopez) Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready has announced a new graphic novel called Farewell to Seasons.The book, which will be published by Z2, presents a "historical fantasy" set in the Seattle music scene of the '80s and '90s, told from the perspective of a fictional musician named David Williams."It's a story I've been developing for many years, inspired […]

Billy Joel and daughter Alexa Ray Joel in 2015 in New York City. (Myrna M. Suarez/Getty Images) A long list of artists will pay homage to Billy Joel at Carnegie Hall Thursday by performing his songs during the  latest installment of the annual Music Of charity concert, which raises money for music education for underserved youth. And according to his daughter Alexa Ray Joel, Billy will be in the house.The Piano Man has been […]

Metallica on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (ABC/Randy Holmes) Let it be known that if you make a promise, Metallica will make sure you follow through.Ahead of the latest edition of the metal legends' annual marching band competition, Barry Flowe, the band director at Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, Virginia, declared that he'd get a 'Tallica tattoo if his band placed in the top three.Sure enough, Bridgewater earned second place in the Division […]

Cover of Tears for Fears' 'Songs From The Big Chair' (UMe) Tears For Fears’ classic track "Everybody Wants To Rule the World" has been given a new spin by pop star Harry Styles.Styles covered the song during an appearance on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge. The singer is out promoting his recently released album, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally., and will be the host and musical guest on Saturday Night […]