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Portrait of American blues musician John Hammond Jr, New York, USA, 16th March 2013. (Photo by Mick Gold/Redferns) Bonnie Raitt, George Thorogood and Hot Tuna’s Jorma Kaukonen are among the artists paying tribute to blues singer and guitarist John Hammond, who passed away Feb. 28.The Grammy-winning Hammond, who over the years played with such artists as Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Levon Helm, Duane Allman and Stevie Ray Vaughan, was the […]

Bob Dylan at a press conference in London 1966. (Photo by Express Newspapers/Getty Images) A new exhibit exploring Bob Dylan’s career the year after he went electric at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival is set to open this summer at the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Thin Wild Mercury: Dylan 1966 is described as an immersive multimedia exhibition that features never-before-seen manuscripts, photographs and newly restored film footage from the era. […]

Cover of Bruce Hornsby's 'Indigo Park' (Zappo Productions/Thirty Tigers) Bruce Hornsby has released the new single “Ecstatic,” which features backing vocals from Bonnie Raitt.The track is the second song Hornsby has released from his upcoming album, Indigo Park, following the title track. It was inspired by chants he heard watching his son play basketball.This isn’t the first time Hornsby and Raitt have worked together. In fact, their first collaboration was on Raitt’s […]

Sting's 'Mercury Falling (Expanded Edition)' (UMe) Sting is celebrating the 30th anniversary of his fifth studio album, Mercury Falling, with a just-released expanded edition of the album.The digital-only Mercury Falling (Expanded Edition) includes the original album along with 19 tracks, several of which were previously unavailable on digital services. The bonus material includes various B-sides and remixes, the song "Moonlight" from the 1995 film Sabrina and three live recordings: "You Still Touch Me," […]

Billy Morrison "Becoming" single artwork. (LG | ZOID | Virgin Music Group) Billy Idol guitarist Billy Morrison has announced a new solo album featuring a whole bunch of guests.The record, titled Hollow, is due out in August and includes contributions from Godsmack frontman Sully Erna, Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan, Marilyn Manson, Dexter Holland of The Offspring, Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, Billy Idol's Steve Stevens and rappers Chuck D, B-Real […]

On This Day, March 4, 1967…The Rolling Stones landed their fourth #1 single with "Ruby Tuesday," written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.The song appeared on the U.S. version of their fifth studio album, Between the Buttons. It was released as a double-A side single in the U.K., alongside "Let’s Spend the Night Together," and peaked at #3 on the U.K. chart.Richards said that the song was written about his […]

Courtney Love and Melissa auf der Maur at The Museum of Modern Art on March 28, 2011 in New York City. (Michael N. Todaro/FilmMagic) Courtney Love has something planned with former Hole bandmate Melissa Auf der Maur.The "Celebrity Skin" rocker has shared a video of Auf der Maur on Instagram, adding in the caption, "So do we tell the kids about the tour ... ?" The clip is soundtracked by […]

Rock singer Sebastian Bach performs at The Fonda Theatre on December 16, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images) After being forced to cancel their planned reunion tour due to frontman Dee Snider’s health, the remaining members of Twisted Sister have found someone else to front the band.Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda announced on Instagram that former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach will be taking over […]

Admat for The Mountain Festival (Courtesy of The Mountain Music Festival) Bret Michaels, Rick Springfield and Ratt’s Stephen Pearcy and Warren DeMartini are among the acts booked for  The Mountain Music Festival, happening Aug. 21-23 at the Gatlinburg Convention Center in the Great Smokey Mountains of Gatlinburg, Tennessee.The three-day classic rock festival features over 25 artists on three stages, with the lineup that also includes 38 Special, Night Ranger, Skid Row’s Sebastian […]