Rev Rock Report

On This Day, April 8, 2016 …Cheap Trick, Steve Miller, Chicago and Deep Purple were among the artists inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.Cheap Trick was inducted by Kid Rock and performed “I Want You to Want Me,” “Dream Police” and “Surrender,” while Chicago was inducted by Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas, performing “Saturday in the Park,” “Does Anybody […]

Donald Fagen performs onstage at the Second Annual LOVE ROCKS NYC! A Benefit Concert for God's Love We Deliver at Beacon Theatre on March 15, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for God's Love We Deliver) Donald Fagen last played under the name Steely Dan in March 2024. So what's he been doing since then? According to his stepdaughter, he's "enjoying his retirement," though he's still […]

Peter Frampton's 'Carry The Light' (UMe) Peter Frampton is releasing a brand-new album, Carry the Light, on May 15, and the release will be celebrated with a unique piece of memorabilia.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer announced that a limited-edition turntable will be released alongside the album. The hand-decoupaged item will feature the Carry the Light album cover artwork, will be hand autographed by Frampton and will be covered in a gloss […]

Robert Plant performs with his band Saving Grace at Harrah's Resort Southern California on November 23, 2025 in Valley Center, California. (Photo by K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune via Getty Images) Robert Plant is headed to late-night TV.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and his band Saving Grace are set to perform on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Wednesday.Plant previously appeared on The Late Show […]

Rock singer Sebastian Bach performs at The Fonda Theatre on December 16, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images) Sebastian Bach gave music fans a taste of what his upcoming shows with Twisted Sister may sound like.The former Skid Row frontman was headlining a solo show in Nashville Monday, and was joined for a song by Twisted Sister guitarist Eddie Ojeda. Fan-shot footage posted to social media shows […]

Foo Fighters. (ABC/ABC) Foo Fighters' episode of the Ireland music performance series Other Voices is now streaming online via the RTÉ Player.The set includes a rendition of an unreleased song called "Of All People," which will appear on the upcoming new Foos album, Your Favorite Toy, as well as the record's title track.A standalone video capturing the "Of All People" performance will premiere on YouTube Wednesday at 9 a.m. ET.The Other Voices concert also features […]

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees (Courtesy Rock & Roll Hall of Fame) The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2026 inductees will be announced during the April 13 episode of American Idol, and fans will no doubt want to see if the nominees they supported in the online fan vote have managed to get in.After more than 9 million votes were cast, the act that ended […]

On This Day, April 7, 1990 …Bonnie Raitt landed her first-ever #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart with her 10th studio album, Nick of Time.The album’s success was aided by a popular video for the track “Thing Called Love,” a cover of a John Hiatt tune. The video featured actor Dennis Quaid as a bar patron who flirts with the bar’s singer, played by Raitt.The album was Raitt’s first […]

Billy Idol It's A Nice Day To ...Tour Again! admat (Courtesy of Live Nation) Billy Idol is hitting the road again this summer.The "Rebel Yell" rocker has announced dates for a new leg of the It’s A Nice Day To … Tour Again! tour, kicking off Aug. 7 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The trek will hit cities in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, and more, before wrapping […]