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Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson has been named this year’s recipient of The National Guitar Museum’s Lifetime Achievement Award.“Alex’s playing has inspired countless guitarists to push the boundaries of what the guitar can do,” HP Newquist, the executive director of The National Guitar Museum, shares. “It’s hard to even put his playing in a single category—calling him a 'rock guitarist' doesn’t begin to cover it. Catchy riffs, intricate instrumental […]

NBCUniversal Interviews with artists including Paul Simon, Mick Jagger and Elvis Costello are featured in an upcoming documentary celebrating the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live.The film, titled Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music, will premiere Jan. 27 on NBC and will be available to stream the next day on Peacock. It's codirected by The Roots' Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson.“Everyone knows the most famous SNL appearances, whether it's Elvis Costello, Prince or the Beastie Boys, but they're the tip of a huge iceberg," […]

Gutchie Kojima/Shinko Music/Getty Images Here Nirvana's Nevermind is now, entertaining us on the Billboard 200 for a historic amount of time.The landmark 1991 record has spent its 700th week on the chart, making it only the ninth album in history to reach that milestone.Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon holds the record for the most weeks spent on the Billboard 200, with 990.Nevermind spends its 700th week on the Billboard 200 at #120. It famously hit […]

Harold Feng/Getty Images Looks like Bruce Springsteen fans have a lot to look forward to in 2025, including some previously unreleased material.A year-end press release shared by The Boss’ reps hints at some possible archival releases in the year to come, noting that “2025 will include a look back at Springsteen’s storied recording career, featuring never-before-heard material.”Of course, that's not all Springsteen has planned for 2025.Next year will also see Bruce and The E […]

Norelli Records A new video has just been released for a track from the hard rock children’s album Solid Rock Revival.The latest, perfect for the holiday season, is for the song “My Christmas List,” which features Judas Priest’s Rob Halford, Alice Cooper and Brandon Jenner.Solid Rock Revival, which is nominated for a Grammy for Best Children’s Music, was released under the name Rock for Children, a rock collective that includes Alice, his daughter […]

Sony Pictures Classic We’re getting another look at the upcoming Led Zeppelin documentary, Becoming Led Zeppelin.A new trailer for the doc has just been released, featuring archival footage, clips of new interviews with band members Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Robert Plant, and archival audio from their late drummer John Bonham. The clip is set to the Led Zeppelin classics “Good Times, Bad Times” and “Whole Lotta Love."“The first time we played together […]

On This Day, Dec. 19, 2012 ...Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason opened his wallet to save the London music store where he bought his first drum kit. The store, Foote’s, was about to go out of business, so Mason provided the funding it needed to continue.“One of my great memories of being a young, budding drummer was going to the original [Foote’s] ... and buying my very first kit for £7.50,” he told […]

Britta Pedersen/picture alliance via Getty Images While Genesis has plenty of fans out there, it turns out their lead singer, Phil Collins, isn’t necessarily one of them.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is the subject of a new Drumeo documentary, Phil Collins: Drummer First, and in it he reveals how he really feels about the band that made him famous.During the doc, Phil revisits the music he’s made with Genesis and […]

Robert Altman/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Grateful Dead has announced details of the next release in their Dave’s Picks bootleg series.Dave’s Picks Vol. 54, coming out May 1, will feature the band’s March 26, 1973, concert at the Baltimore Civic Center, which is one of the longest concerts the band played that year. The 31-song show stands out for its second-set jam, which included such songs as “He's Gone,” "Truckin'," "Weather […]