Most of the guest singers on Slash’s just-released album of blues and soul covers, Orgy of the Damned, seem like a who’s who of hard rock: Paul Rodgers, Steven Tyler, Billy Gibbons, Iggy Pop. There’s also Demi Lovato, the rock-loving pop star who gives a powerhouse performance of the Temptations’ “Papa Was a Rolling Stone.”
“That was so left-field for everybody involved, because she’s from the pop world,” Slash told Rolling Stone earlier this week. “But I had this very distinct idea in my mind of...
“That was so left-field for everybody involved, because she’s from the pop world,” Slash told Rolling Stone earlier this week. “But I had this very distinct idea in my mind of...
- 5/17/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Slash has unleashed his new blues album, Orgy of the Damned, featuring contributions from Demi Lovato, Iggy Pop, AC/DC’s Brian Johnson, Chris Stapleton, Zz Top’s Billy Gibbons, and more.
Along with releasing the new album today (May 17th), Slash unveiled the music video for his cover of The Temptations’ “Papa Was a Rolling Stone” featuring powerhouse vocals by Lovato. The song is the third single from the LP, following a version of Howlin’ Wolf’s “Killing Floor” (featuring Johnson on vocals and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler on harmonica) and a cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “Oh Well” (featuring Stapleton).
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Another album highlight is a rendition of Lightnin’ Hopkins’ “Awful Dream” with lead vocals by the godfather of punk himself, Iggy Pop. “Iggy came to my studio in L.A., and we just sat down, he was on one stool, and I was on another,...
Along with releasing the new album today (May 17th), Slash unveiled the music video for his cover of The Temptations’ “Papa Was a Rolling Stone” featuring powerhouse vocals by Lovato. The song is the third single from the LP, following a version of Howlin’ Wolf’s “Killing Floor” (featuring Johnson on vocals and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler on harmonica) and a cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “Oh Well” (featuring Stapleton).
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Another album highlight is a rendition of Lightnin’ Hopkins’ “Awful Dream” with lead vocals by the godfather of punk himself, Iggy Pop. “Iggy came to my studio in L.A., and we just sat down, he was on one stool, and I was on another,...
- 5/17/2024
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
It might not be immediately apparent from songs like “Sweet Child o’ Mine” or “November Rain,” but Slash’s roots are in the blues. “Everybody knows me as a rock & roll guitar player,” he tells Rolling Stone. “When I was a kid, though, I was exposed to great blues music from my family. So even though my intention was to be a rock musician when I picked up the guitar, it was always firmly rooted in the blues ideal.”
When he left Guns N’ Roses in the Nineties, Slash dedicated...
When he left Guns N’ Roses in the Nineties, Slash dedicated...
- 5/15/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
The children of Steve Marriott, along with his bandmates and fellow rock legends, are fighting against the potential release of recordings featuring new AI-generated versions of the late singer’s vocals.
According to Variety, the recordings were authorized by Marriott’s third wife, Toni Marriott, to whom the rock icon was married to for only two years before he tragically died in a fire at age 44 in 1991.
Steve’s daughter Mollie, on behalf of her siblings, has issued a statement decrying the potential release of these AI-generated recordings. Her stance has been endorsed by Small Faces’ Kenney Jones and Humble Pie’s Peter Frampton and Jerry Shirley, along with such legends as Robert Plant, David Gilmour, Bryan Adams, Paul Weller, Paul Rodgers, and others.
The statement reads as follows:
“The Marriott Estate is due to release an AI solo album of old and new songs of my father, Steve. Sadly,...
According to Variety, the recordings were authorized by Marriott’s third wife, Toni Marriott, to whom the rock icon was married to for only two years before he tragically died in a fire at age 44 in 1991.
Steve’s daughter Mollie, on behalf of her siblings, has issued a statement decrying the potential release of these AI-generated recordings. Her stance has been endorsed by Small Faces’ Kenney Jones and Humble Pie’s Peter Frampton and Jerry Shirley, along with such legends as Robert Plant, David Gilmour, Bryan Adams, Paul Weller, Paul Rodgers, and others.
The statement reads as follows:
“The Marriott Estate is due to release an AI solo album of old and new songs of my father, Steve. Sadly,...
- 5/9/2024
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
Slash has unveiled the latest single from his upcoming blues album, Orgy of the Damned, set to arrive on May 17th. The Guns N’ Roses guitarist teams up with country superstar Chris Stapleton on a cover of Fleetwood’s Mac’s “Oh Well.”
The freewheeling guitar playing from Slash and the raspy vocal delivery from Stapleton add a gritty vibe to Fleetwood Mac’s original 1969 song, a bluesy garage number that was penned and sung by singer-guitarist Peter Green.
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Slash said of the song in a press release, “So, this is the original Fleetwood Mac, which was founded by Peter Green, one of the greatest singer-songwriter-guitar players, he’s less known in the public, but very well known to us guitar players re the 60s British blues and he’s up there with Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Mick Taylor. He sort of had a misadventure...
The freewheeling guitar playing from Slash and the raspy vocal delivery from Stapleton add a gritty vibe to Fleetwood Mac’s original 1969 song, a bluesy garage number that was penned and sung by singer-guitarist Peter Green.
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Slash said of the song in a press release, “So, this is the original Fleetwood Mac, which was founded by Peter Green, one of the greatest singer-songwriter-guitar players, he’s less known in the public, but very well known to us guitar players re the 60s British blues and he’s up there with Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Mick Taylor. He sort of had a misadventure...
- 4/12/2024
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
Slash and some of his famous friends will celebrate the blues this summer on the Guns N’ Roses guitarist’s upcoming touring S.E.R.P.E.N.T. festival. In addition to Slash, who recently announced a new album, the lineup will variously include the Warren Haynes Band, Keb’ ‘Mo, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Robert Randolph, Samantha Fish, Eric Gales, Zz Ward, Jackie Venson, and Larkin Poe, depending on the night.
The tour, which kicks off in Montana in July, will help raise money to fight racism and fight for civil rights.
The tour, which kicks off in Montana in July, will help raise money to fight racism and fight for civil rights.
- 3/12/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Slash has announced a new blues album, Orgy of the Damned, arriving May 17th via Gibson Records.
Like he has on previous solo albums, the Guns N’ Roses guitar legend surrounded himself with a host of fellow musical icons and guest vocalists. For example, the lead single, “Killing Floor” — streaming below — features the talents of AC/DC’s Brian Johnson on lead vocals and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler on harmonica.
The rest of the tracklist features similar star-studded collabs, with Slash and company tackling blues standards from across all eras such as Robert Johnson’s “Crossroad Blues,” Albert King’s “Born Under a Bad Sign,” Willie Dixon’s “Hoochie Coochie Man,” and more.
The list of notable singers includes Gary Clark Jr., Billy Gibbons, Chris Stapleton, Dorothy, Iggy Pop, Paul Rodgers, Demi Lovato, Chris Robinson, Tash Neal, and Beth Hart.
As for the core band’s lineup, Slash reunited with...
Like he has on previous solo albums, the Guns N’ Roses guitar legend surrounded himself with a host of fellow musical icons and guest vocalists. For example, the lead single, “Killing Floor” — streaming below — features the talents of AC/DC’s Brian Johnson on lead vocals and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler on harmonica.
The rest of the tracklist features similar star-studded collabs, with Slash and company tackling blues standards from across all eras such as Robert Johnson’s “Crossroad Blues,” Albert King’s “Born Under a Bad Sign,” Willie Dixon’s “Hoochie Coochie Man,” and more.
The list of notable singers includes Gary Clark Jr., Billy Gibbons, Chris Stapleton, Dorothy, Iggy Pop, Paul Rodgers, Demi Lovato, Chris Robinson, Tash Neal, and Beth Hart.
As for the core band’s lineup, Slash reunited with...
- 3/8/2024
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
Around the time Slash parted ways with Guns N’ Roses, he got deep into the blues and soul music. With a group called Slash’s Blues Ball, he reinterpreted the music of Robert Johnson, Willie Dixon, and Stevie Wonder, among others, at gigs between 1996 and 1998. Now — nearly three decades later — the guitarist, who returned to Gn’R in 2016, is recommitting himself to that group’s repertoire on Orgy of the Damned, a new solo album due out May 17, which finds him trading licks with many of his famous friends.
The album,...
The album,...
- 3/8/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Paul Rodgers, the legendary frontman of Free and Bad Company, has opened up about a health crisis that nearly left him unable to sing or even speak.
In a new interview with CBS News, Rodgers said that he suffered a series of 13 strokes, 11 minor and two major, in recent years. The first major stroke occurred in 2016 and another followed in 2019, resulting in surgery. He temporarily lost the ability articulate at the time, putting his life-long career as a vocalist in jeopardy.
“I couldn’t do anything to be honest,” Rodgers said, revealing his health issues publicly for the first time. “I couldn’t speak. That was the very strange thing. You know, I’d prepare something in my mind and I’d say it, but that isn’t what came out and I’d go, ‘What the heck did I just say?'”
During surgery, doctors performed an endarterectomy to...
In a new interview with CBS News, Rodgers said that he suffered a series of 13 strokes, 11 minor and two major, in recent years. The first major stroke occurred in 2016 and another followed in 2019, resulting in surgery. He temporarily lost the ability articulate at the time, putting his life-long career as a vocalist in jeopardy.
“I couldn’t do anything to be honest,” Rodgers said, revealing his health issues publicly for the first time. “I couldn’t speak. That was the very strange thing. You know, I’d prepare something in my mind and I’d say it, but that isn’t what came out and I’d go, ‘What the heck did I just say?'”
During surgery, doctors performed an endarterectomy to...
- 9/28/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
As Aerosmith get ready to embark on a farewell tour, it’s no secret that guitarist Joe Perry and singer Steven Tyler have had their share of discord over the years. Such was the case around 2009, when Perry was seeking out a potential replacement for the band’s iconic vocalist.
In a new interview with The Dave Rickards Podcast, singer Chris Daughtry revealed that he was one of the candidates that Perry approached to take over for Tyler, who at the time entered rehab for painkillers and then emerged to become a judge on American Idol.
Frustrated with the lack of Aerosmith activity, Perry sought out possible replacements for Tyler. Over the years, it has been reported that Perry may have reached out to such singers as Sammy Hagar, Chris Cornell, Paul Rodgers, and Billy Idol.
Daughtry at the time was a few years removed from his fourth-place finish on...
In a new interview with The Dave Rickards Podcast, singer Chris Daughtry revealed that he was one of the candidates that Perry approached to take over for Tyler, who at the time entered rehab for painkillers and then emerged to become a judge on American Idol.
Frustrated with the lack of Aerosmith activity, Perry sought out possible replacements for Tyler. Over the years, it has been reported that Perry may have reached out to such singers as Sammy Hagar, Chris Cornell, Paul Rodgers, and Billy Idol.
Daughtry at the time was a few years removed from his fourth-place finish on...
- 8/15/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
It’s that time of year again — the break between Cannes and the fall festivals, when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences makes its membership invitations. The Oscars group said today that it has extended offers to 398 artists and execs — one more than last year — who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to motion pictures.
The list includes actors, directors, writers, producers, musicians, executives, artist reps, publicists and below-the-liners such as casting directors, cinematographers, costume designers, film editors, makeup artists and hairstylists, production designers and sound pros.
“The Academy is proud to welcome these artists and professionals into our membership,” Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang said in a statement. “They represent extraordinary global talent across cinematic disciplines and have made a vital impact on the arts and sciences of motion pictures and on movie fans worldwide.”
As usual, the invitees include newly minted Oscar winners,...
The list includes actors, directors, writers, producers, musicians, executives, artist reps, publicists and below-the-liners such as casting directors, cinematographers, costume designers, film editors, makeup artists and hairstylists, production designers and sound pros.
“The Academy is proud to welcome these artists and professionals into our membership,” Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang said in a statement. “They represent extraordinary global talent across cinematic disciplines and have made a vital impact on the arts and sciences of motion pictures and on movie fans worldwide.”
As usual, the invitees include newly minted Oscar winners,...
- 6/28/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Jimmy Page and Keith Richards didn’t cross paths much in the 1970s. After all, the guitarists stayed busy with their bands, Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones. Maybe you’ve heard of them (sarcasm font). Richards didn’t like Zep, but he respected Page and tried to get him drunk when he played on a Stones song in the 1980s.
(l-r) Keith Richards; Jimmy Page | Universal Images Group via Getty Images; Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage Keith Richards tried to get Jimmy Page drunk on champagne after he played on a Rolling Stones song
Page cut his teeth as a session musician before joining the Yardbirds and later forming Led Zeppelin. He knew a thing or two about staying busy. Zeppelin’s relentless touring and recording schedule left him little time for working with other bands in the 1970s.
That changed in the 1980s.
Page had a lot more time on...
(l-r) Keith Richards; Jimmy Page | Universal Images Group via Getty Images; Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage Keith Richards tried to get Jimmy Page drunk on champagne after he played on a Rolling Stones song
Page cut his teeth as a session musician before joining the Yardbirds and later forming Led Zeppelin. He knew a thing or two about staying busy. Zeppelin’s relentless touring and recording schedule left him little time for working with other bands in the 1970s.
That changed in the 1980s.
Page had a lot more time on...
- 6/5/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Jimmy Page rarely let outsiders enter Led Zeppelin’s creative inner circle. The guitarist said he had a split personality in the band, and both kept nonmembers at bay. Partly out of necessity, the Led Zeppelin founder freely collaborated with many notable musicians after the band folded. One unlikely mashup was Page’s single with Diddy, “Come With Me.” The trained musician said the rapper knew nothing about music, but he still praised the rapper’s “fantastic imagination.”
(l-r) Jimmy Page; Diddy | Dave M. Benett/Getty Images; Neil Munns – Pa Images/Pa Images via Getty Images Jimmy Page said Diddy knew nothing about music, but the rapper had a ‘fantastic imagination’
Page was the creative center of Led Zeppelin. Outside of cover tunes, he, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham wrote and performed all the songs (with “The Battle of Evermore” being the one exception to the rule...
(l-r) Jimmy Page; Diddy | Dave M. Benett/Getty Images; Neil Munns – Pa Images/Pa Images via Getty Images Jimmy Page said Diddy knew nothing about music, but the rapper had a ‘fantastic imagination’
Page was the creative center of Led Zeppelin. Outside of cover tunes, he, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham wrote and performed all the songs (with “The Battle of Evermore” being the one exception to the rule...
- 6/4/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
For Jimmy Page, his performances on Led Zeppelin albums were just blueprints for their live shows. His main riffs rarely changed, but the guitarist rarely played note-for-note renditions of his solos even as his playing improved in Led Zeppelin. That included “Stairway to Heaven.” Until it didn’t.
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page | Laurance Ratner/WireImage Jimmy Page said 1 of his ‘Stairway to Heaven’ solos was different from the rest
Page’s best guitar solos from Led Zeppelin albums — variously played on his Fender Telecaster, Gibson Les Paul guitars, and one Gibson Flying V — remain among the greatest of the classic rock era. Yet when the band performed live, those solos changed as Zep breathed new life into their songs during their concerts.
Long story short — Page almost never played his solos live like he did on the albums. The first time he attempted it happened nearly 20 years after Led Zeppelin broke up.
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page | Laurance Ratner/WireImage Jimmy Page said 1 of his ‘Stairway to Heaven’ solos was different from the rest
Page’s best guitar solos from Led Zeppelin albums — variously played on his Fender Telecaster, Gibson Les Paul guitars, and one Gibson Flying V — remain among the greatest of the classic rock era. Yet when the band performed live, those solos changed as Zep breathed new life into their songs during their concerts.
Long story short — Page almost never played his solos live like he did on the albums. The first time he attempted it happened nearly 20 years after Led Zeppelin broke up.
- 5/28/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Jimmy Page needed time to find the desire to join a band after Led Zeppelin folded. Drummer John Bonham’s tragic death in 1980 brought a sudden end to the band Page formed in 1968 and guided to worldwide success in the 1970s. The Firm, featuring Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers, was that band. He was the unquestioned boss in Led Zeppelin, but Rodgers told Page to take a back seat on The Firm song “Radioactive.”
(l-r) Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers | Clayton Call/Redferns Paul Rodgers got ‘ballsy’ and told Jimmy Page to stand aside as he played the solo on 1 The Firm song
Page’s quiet career in right after Led Zeppelin folded — composing the Death Wish II soundtrack and piecing together the posthumous Led Zeppelin album Coda — received a boost in 1983. The guitarist was one of many classic rock icons who joined the Arms (Action into Research for Multiple Sclerosis) benefit concerts.
(l-r) Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers | Clayton Call/Redferns Paul Rodgers got ‘ballsy’ and told Jimmy Page to stand aside as he played the solo on 1 The Firm song
Page’s quiet career in right after Led Zeppelin folded — composing the Death Wish II soundtrack and piecing together the posthumous Led Zeppelin album Coda — received a boost in 1983. The guitarist was one of many classic rock icons who joined the Arms (Action into Research for Multiple Sclerosis) benefit concerts.
- 5/20/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Rock’n’roll musicians have a habit of thinking of themselves like secular gods, but the truth is they’re not infallible. No matter how successful a band may or may not have been in the past, there’s never any guarantee their next record will live up to the heights they’ve previously scaled. Sometimes, everything that once went right just all goes wrong.
There are often extenuating circumstances, of course. Band members may leave due to death, drugs or just good old-fashioned “musical differences”, or an ambitious new direction may turn out to be more like a swerve into oncoming traffic.
Whatever the cause, the fact remains that just because an album has the name of a classic band slapped across the cover, it doesn’t necessarily follow that the album itself will be a classic.
Featuring the likes of The Doors, The Clash and Duran Duran, here...
There are often extenuating circumstances, of course. Band members may leave due to death, drugs or just good old-fashioned “musical differences”, or an ambitious new direction may turn out to be more like a swerve into oncoming traffic.
Whatever the cause, the fact remains that just because an album has the name of a classic band slapped across the cover, it doesn’t necessarily follow that the album itself will be a classic.
Featuring the likes of The Doors, The Clash and Duran Duran, here...
- 4/22/2023
- by Kevin E G Perry
- The Independent - Music
Rock’n’roll musicians have a habit of thinking of themselves like secular gods, but the truth is they’re not infallible. No matter how successful a band may or may not have been in the past, there’s never any guarantee their next record will live up to the heights they’ve previously scaled. Sometimes, everything that once went right just all goes wrong.
There are often extenuating circumstances, of course. Band members may leave due to death, drugs or just good old-fashioned “musical differences”, or an ambitious new direction may turn out to be more like a swerve into oncoming traffic.
Whatever the cause, the fact remains that just because an album has the name of a classic band slapped across the cover, it doesn’t necessarily follow that the album itself will be a classic.
Featuring the likes of The Doors, The Clash and Duran Duran, here...
There are often extenuating circumstances, of course. Band members may leave due to death, drugs or just good old-fashioned “musical differences”, or an ambitious new direction may turn out to be more like a swerve into oncoming traffic.
Whatever the cause, the fact remains that just because an album has the name of a classic band slapped across the cover, it doesn’t necessarily follow that the album itself will be a classic.
Featuring the likes of The Doors, The Clash and Duran Duran, here...
- 4/20/2023
- by Kevin E G Perry
- The Independent - Music
Rock’n’roll musicians have a habit of thinking of themselves like secular gods, but the truth is they’re not infallible. No matter how successful a band may or may not have been in the past, there’s never any guarantee their next record will live up to the heights they’ve previously scaled. Sometimes, everything that once went right just all goes wrong.
There are often extenuating circumstances, of course. Band members may leave due to death, drugs or just good old-fashioned “musical differences”, or an ambitious new direction may turn out to be more like a swerve into oncoming traffic.
Whatever the cause, the fact remains that just because an album has the name of a classic band slapped across the cover, it doesn’t necessarily follow that the album itself will be a classic.
Featuring the likes of The Doors, The Clash and Duran Duran, here...
There are often extenuating circumstances, of course. Band members may leave due to death, drugs or just good old-fashioned “musical differences”, or an ambitious new direction may turn out to be more like a swerve into oncoming traffic.
Whatever the cause, the fact remains that just because an album has the name of a classic band slapped across the cover, it doesn’t necessarily follow that the album itself will be a classic.
Featuring the likes of The Doors, The Clash and Duran Duran, here...
- 4/19/2023
- by Kevin E G Perry
- The Independent - Music
Award shows are a way to recognize the talented artists working today, as well as honor those who came before. At this year’s CMT Awards ceremony, musicians came together to pay tribute to Gary Rossington, a member of the classic rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd who died earlier this year.
Lynyrd Skynyrd was one of the biggest rock bands of the 1970s, creating hits like ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ and ‘Free Bird’
Lynyrd Skynyrd is an iconic Southern rock band, with hits like “Sweet Home Alabama” and “Free Bird” under their belts. They formed in the early 1960s, achieving massive success in the ’70s.
The band’s upward trajectory was halted by a tragic plane crash in 1977 that killed band members Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, and Cassie Gaines. Lynyrd Skynyrd reformed 10 years later, and continued to tour and make music for their millions of fans. They were inducted into the...
Lynyrd Skynyrd was one of the biggest rock bands of the 1970s, creating hits like ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ and ‘Free Bird’
Lynyrd Skynyrd is an iconic Southern rock band, with hits like “Sweet Home Alabama” and “Free Bird” under their belts. They formed in the early 1960s, achieving massive success in the ’70s.
The band’s upward trajectory was halted by a tragic plane crash in 1977 that killed band members Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, and Cassie Gaines. Lynyrd Skynyrd reformed 10 years later, and continued to tour and make music for their millions of fans. They were inducted into the...
- 4/6/2023
- by India McCarty
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Lynyrd Skynyrd have officially announced that they will continue as a band following the recent passing of founding guitarist Gary Rossington. As such, the legendary Southern rockers will honor all their upcoming tour dates, including their co-headlining summer outing with Zz Top.
Rossington, who was the last surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, died on March 5th at the age of 71. While his cause of death has not yet been revealed, he had suffered several health setbacks in recent years, undergoing emergency heart surgery in 2021.
In a new press release, Skynyrd revealed they debated whether to continue but ultimately decided it was in the best interest of the band, the fans, and Rossington’s legacy.
Rossington’s widow Dale, who is a backup singer in Skynyrd, stated:
“I recently lost my husband and partner of over 41 years. He was an amazing father, grandfather, brother and friend, but most importantly was...
Rossington, who was the last surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, died on March 5th at the age of 71. While his cause of death has not yet been revealed, he had suffered several health setbacks in recent years, undergoing emergency heart surgery in 2021.
In a new press release, Skynyrd revealed they debated whether to continue but ultimately decided it was in the best interest of the band, the fans, and Rossington’s legacy.
Rossington’s widow Dale, who is a backup singer in Skynyrd, stated:
“I recently lost my husband and partner of over 41 years. He was an amazing father, grandfather, brother and friend, but most importantly was...
- 4/3/2023
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
Lynyrd Skynyrd’s music will continue to be a live attraction following the March death of the band’s last original member Gary Rossington. The remaining members of Lynyrd Skynyrd and family estates released a statement on Monday announcing the group’s plans to continue as a touring outfit, including a summer trek with Zz Top this year.
Rossington’s widow and longtime Skynyrd backing singer Dale Rossington offered a statement on coming to grips with his loss and his considerable body of work with the band.
“It’s been...
Rossington’s widow and longtime Skynyrd backing singer Dale Rossington offered a statement on coming to grips with his loss and his considerable body of work with the band.
“It’s been...
- 4/3/2023
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Lynyrd Skynyrd was honored at the 2023 CMT Music Awards on Sunday night with a tribute performance from the combined forces of Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, Zz Top frontman Billy Gibbons, Bad Company vocalist Paul Rodgers, and more. They performed a medley of “Simple Man” and “Sweet Home Alabama.”
The all-star rock lineup was filled out by Gov’t Mule frontman Warren Haynes, keyboardist Chuck Leavell of The Allman Brothers Band, country singer Cody Johnson, and veteran Nashville session musicians Ethan Pilzer and Rich Redmond on bass and drums, respectively. Meanwhile, LeAnn Rimes and Wynonna Judd assumed the vocal duties of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s classic back-up singers, “The Honkettes.”
The performance celebrated the 50th anniversary of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s 1973 debut LP, (pronounced ‘lĕh-‘nérd ‘skin-‘nérd), which set the southern rock standard with hits like “Free Bird,” “Simple Man,” “Gimme Three Steps,” and “Tuesday’s Gone.” The tribute also doubled as...
The all-star rock lineup was filled out by Gov’t Mule frontman Warren Haynes, keyboardist Chuck Leavell of The Allman Brothers Band, country singer Cody Johnson, and veteran Nashville session musicians Ethan Pilzer and Rich Redmond on bass and drums, respectively. Meanwhile, LeAnn Rimes and Wynonna Judd assumed the vocal duties of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s classic back-up singers, “The Honkettes.”
The performance celebrated the 50th anniversary of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s 1973 debut LP, (pronounced ‘lĕh-‘nérd ‘skin-‘nérd), which set the southern rock standard with hits like “Free Bird,” “Simple Man,” “Gimme Three Steps,” and “Tuesday’s Gone.” The tribute also doubled as...
- 4/3/2023
- by Bryan Kress
- Consequence - Music
It was a big night for Lainey Wilson and Jelly Roll at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday (April 2), but co-host Kelsea Ballerini stole the show when she performed on stage with four drag queens from RuPaul’s Drag Race. The singer’s bold choice came amid moves in her home state of Tennessee to ban drag shows. Nashville’s biggest stars had decamped to Austin, Texas, for the annual awards show, where country fans vote for the winners. Bellerini hosted the event with Kane Brown, which included performances from the likes of Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, Carrie Underwood, Alanis Morisette, Lainey Wilson, Jelly Roll, Keith Urban, the Black Crowes and Darius Rucker. The show was broadcast live on CBS with streaming and on demand on Paramount+. Veteran rock star Peter Frampton introduced a special tribute to legendary band Lynyrd Skynyrd which featured Chuck Leavell, Billy Gibbons, Cody Johnson, Paul Rodgers,...
- 4/3/2023
- TV Insider
Guitarist Peter Frampton made a rare appearance onstage at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday. Frampton stopped performing in 2022 amid a rare muscle disease diagnosis.
Frampton walked out onstage with a cane and told the crowd, “I am here tonight to honour a friend and tour mate of mine, Gary Rossington, who was a southern rock icon. He was an original founding member of the beloved group Lynyrd Skynyrd, alongside Ronnie van Zant and Alan Collins.”
Frampton paused for the crowd to cheer, and then continued: “Gary not only helped define the band’s sound, he inspired millions of fans and musicians. He has now joined his fellow Skynyrd bandmates in rock and roll heaven, but we will all enjoy their music forever.”
Frampton added that Gary’s wife, Dale, and daughter, Mary, were in attendance, along with Rickey Medlocke,Ronny Van Zant’s widow, Judy, and his granddaughter, Arayah.
Frampton walked out onstage with a cane and told the crowd, “I am here tonight to honour a friend and tour mate of mine, Gary Rossington, who was a southern rock icon. He was an original founding member of the beloved group Lynyrd Skynyrd, alongside Ronnie van Zant and Alan Collins.”
Frampton paused for the crowd to cheer, and then continued: “Gary not only helped define the band’s sound, he inspired millions of fans and musicians. He has now joined his fellow Skynyrd bandmates in rock and roll heaven, but we will all enjoy their music forever.”
Frampton added that Gary’s wife, Dale, and daughter, Mary, were in attendance, along with Rickey Medlocke,Ronny Van Zant’s widow, Judy, and his granddaughter, Arayah.
- 4/3/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
The CMT Music Awards 2023 proved to be a big night for Jelly Roll who topped the night as the most-awarded artist taking home three trophies.
The “Son of a Sinner” hitmaker took the awards in the categories Male Video of the Year, Breakthrough Male Video of the Year and CMT Digital-First Performance of the Year. Taking two trophies was Lainey Wilson who won Female Video of the Year for “Heart Like a Truck” and Collaborative Video of the Year for “Wait in the Truck” in a duet with Hardy.
Video of the Year was awarded to Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown for “Thank God.”
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The fans have spoken and...
The “Son of a Sinner” hitmaker took the awards in the categories Male Video of the Year, Breakthrough Male Video of the Year and CMT Digital-First Performance of the Year. Taking two trophies was Lainey Wilson who won Female Video of the Year for “Heart Like a Truck” and Collaborative Video of the Year for “Wait in the Truck” in a duet with Hardy.
Video of the Year was awarded to Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown for “Thank God.”
Related Story CMT Music Awards Photo Gallery: The Best Of The Red Carpet Related Story CMT Music Awards 2023 Nominations: Lainey Wilson Leads Roster – Complete List Related Story Kelsea Ballerini Returning As Co-Host For 2023 CMT Music Awards; Date And First Performer Set
The fans have spoken and...
- 4/3/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown’s touching duet about finding the one won over the hearts of the CMT Music Awards.
The married couple’s hit, “Thank God,” was named video of the year Sunday and broke Carrie Underwood’s four-year winning streak to collect the top prize.
“This is all so new to me and when we recorded this song a year ago, I never in my life would ever think that this was going to happen,” Katelyn Brown said onstage, kissing Kane Brown afterward.
“I want to say thank you so much to my amazing husband. I love you. This is so special that we get to share this together every night.”
“Thank God,” which they performed during the three-hour show, reached No. 1 on country radio and has peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, Kane Brown’s highest placement on the all-genre chart. The song has also...
The married couple’s hit, “Thank God,” was named video of the year Sunday and broke Carrie Underwood’s four-year winning streak to collect the top prize.
“This is all so new to me and when we recorded this song a year ago, I never in my life would ever think that this was going to happen,” Katelyn Brown said onstage, kissing Kane Brown afterward.
“I want to say thank you so much to my amazing husband. I love you. This is so special that we get to share this together every night.”
“Thank God,” which they performed during the three-hour show, reached No. 1 on country radio and has peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, Kane Brown’s highest placement on the all-genre chart. The song has also...
- 4/3/2023
- by Mesfin Fekadu
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
An all-star group of rock and country artists closed out the 2023 CMT Music Awards with a rousing tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd. The Southern rock outfit’s founding guitarist Gary Rossington, who was its last original member, died in March.
The CMT Awards performance was introduced by guitar hero Peter Frampton, who called Rossington a “Southern rock icon” and said “he has now joined his Skynyrd bandmates in rock & roll heaven, but we will all enjoy their music forever.”
The tribute featured a medley two of Skynyrd’s all-time biggest hits,...
The CMT Awards performance was introduced by guitar hero Peter Frampton, who called Rossington a “Southern rock icon” and said “he has now joined his Skynyrd bandmates in rock & roll heaven, but we will all enjoy their music forever.”
The tribute featured a medley two of Skynyrd’s all-time biggest hits,...
- 4/3/2023
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
The CMT Music Awards 2023 took over the Moody Center in Austin, Texas to celebrate the best in country music. Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown were the hosts of the award ceremony that aired on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.
Lainey Wilson was the most nominated artist of the nite with nods in categories like Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year.
Related: CMT Music Awards 2023 Complete Winners List
Presenters for the night included Travis Kelce, Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood, Carly Pearce, Charles Esten, Dixie D’Amelio, Dustin Lynch, hardy, LeAnn Rimes, Madison Bailey, Stranger Things actor Noah Schnapp, Parker McCollum, Steve Howey, Peter Frampton, Jon Pardi, Ian Bohen and Megan Thee Stallion.
It was Megan that introduced Twain with the Equal Play Award, the award that “recognizes an artist who is a visible and vocal advocate for elevating diverse and underrepresented voices in country music.”
In a tribute...
Lainey Wilson was the most nominated artist of the nite with nods in categories like Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year.
Related: CMT Music Awards 2023 Complete Winners List
Presenters for the night included Travis Kelce, Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood, Carly Pearce, Charles Esten, Dixie D’Amelio, Dustin Lynch, hardy, LeAnn Rimes, Madison Bailey, Stranger Things actor Noah Schnapp, Parker McCollum, Steve Howey, Peter Frampton, Jon Pardi, Ian Bohen and Megan Thee Stallion.
It was Megan that introduced Twain with the Equal Play Award, the award that “recognizes an artist who is a visible and vocal advocate for elevating diverse and underrepresented voices in country music.”
In a tribute...
- 4/3/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
The CMT Music Awards is saddling up and heading west this year to that beloved musical and cultural mecca of Austin, Texas. But while the scenery may be different, much will remain the same: two of the CMT Music Awards’ previous hosts will be leading the proceedings, the performance lineup will still run the gamut from new faces to superstars plus legends from outside the genre, and, as always, the winners will be chosen by the fans.
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Here’s all you need to know to watch the 2023 CMT Music Awards.
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Here’s all you need to know to watch the 2023 CMT Music Awards.
- 4/2/2023
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
The night country music fans have been waiting for is finally here! This weekend, the 2023 CMT Music Awards air on CBS, highlighting the top artists and albums of the genre. Hosted by Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown for the third consecutive year, the evening is filled with performances by the best of the best. The two hosts will also take the stage for one-of-a-kind performances. Don’t miss the exciting awards ceremony, which airs live from Austin, Texas’ Moody Center on Sunday, April 2 at 8 p.m. Et You can watch CBS with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream. You can also watch with Hulu Live TV, Fubo, Paramount Plus, or YouTube TV.
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- 4/2/2023
- by Aubrey Chorpenning
- The Streamable
Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, Zz Top frontman Billy Gibbons, and Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers are set to perform two Lynyrd Skynyrd songs alongside other musicians during a tribute to the legendary Southern rock band at the CMT Music Awards this Sunday (April 2nd)
The three rockers will be joined by country singer Cody Johnson, guitarist Warren Haynes, and Nashville session vets Ethan Pilzer and Rich Redmond on bass and drums, respectively. In addition, LeAnn Rimes and Wynonna Judd will sing with the group as “The Honkettes.”
The tribute will mark the 50th anniversary of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s debut album, (pronounced ‘lĕh-‘nérd ‘skin-‘nérd), released in August of 1973. The seminal LP shot the band to instant fame with classic songs such as “Free Bird,” “Simple Man,” “Gimme Three Steps,” and “Tuesday’s Gone.”
The CMT Awards performance will also double as a memoriam for the late guitarist and founding band member Gary Rossington,...
The three rockers will be joined by country singer Cody Johnson, guitarist Warren Haynes, and Nashville session vets Ethan Pilzer and Rich Redmond on bass and drums, respectively. In addition, LeAnn Rimes and Wynonna Judd will sing with the group as “The Honkettes.”
The tribute will mark the 50th anniversary of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s debut album, (pronounced ‘lĕh-‘nérd ‘skin-‘nérd), released in August of 1973. The seminal LP shot the band to instant fame with classic songs such as “Free Bird,” “Simple Man,” “Gimme Three Steps,” and “Tuesday’s Gone.”
The CMT Awards performance will also double as a memoriam for the late guitarist and founding band member Gary Rossington,...
- 3/30/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
An all-star cast of guitar heroes, vocalists, and sidemen will pay tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd at the 2023 CMT Music Awards.
Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, Zz Top’s Billy Gibbons, and Gov’t Mule’s Warren Haynes will all plug in their axes for a performance of two yet-to-be-named Skynyrd hits, while Texas country star Cody Johnson and Bad Company’s Paul Rodgers turn up the vocals. Chuck Leavell, the longtime Rolling Stones keyboardist, is also in the band, along with bassist Ethan Pilzer and drummer Rich Redmond.
It’s a...
Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, Zz Top’s Billy Gibbons, and Gov’t Mule’s Warren Haynes will all plug in their axes for a performance of two yet-to-be-named Skynyrd hits, while Texas country star Cody Johnson and Bad Company’s Paul Rodgers turn up the vocals. Chuck Leavell, the longtime Rolling Stones keyboardist, is also in the band, along with bassist Ethan Pilzer and drummer Rich Redmond.
It’s a...
- 3/30/2023
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Kanye West was at the beginning of what would become a complete self-immolation of his career and image, and made… Ye. Burnt out in the mid-Eighties, Bob Dylan dropped the half-assed Knocked Out Loaded. George Harrison ran out of ideas in 1982, and ended up with the flaccid Gone Troppo. And when Carole King decided she could make a hit new wave album, the result was 1983’s unlistenable Speeding Time.
In the new episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, Andy Greene shares all those stories and more as he...
In the new episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, Andy Greene shares all those stories and more as he...
- 3/11/2023
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
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The Music Center’s concert to celebrate A&m Records co-founder Jerry Moss is taking shape.
The event, originally scheduled for February 2022 but postponed due to a surge in Covid-19 cases, will feature a lineup of artists from the label’s roster with scheduled performances by Peter Frampton, Amy Grant, Morgan James, Nova Payton, Paul Rodgers, Joe Sumner and Dionne Warwick. Not performing but confirmed for the program are Herb Alpert, Misty Copeland and Burt Bacharach with pre-recorded appearances by Sheryl Crow, Cat Stevens and Sting.
The concert — bookended by a preshow reception and a post-performance dinner — is designed to honor Moss’ contributions to music and will be held at the Music Center’s Mark Taper Forum. Additional performers are expected.
Moss and wife, Tina, are said to be longtime patrons of the Music Center. In 2020, they gifted 25 million to help support the cultivation...
The Music Center’s concert to celebrate A&m Records co-founder Jerry Moss is taking shape.
The event, originally scheduled for February 2022 but postponed due to a surge in Covid-19 cases, will feature a lineup of artists from the label’s roster with scheduled performances by Peter Frampton, Amy Grant, Morgan James, Nova Payton, Paul Rodgers, Joe Sumner and Dionne Warwick. Not performing but confirmed for the program are Herb Alpert, Misty Copeland and Burt Bacharach with pre-recorded appearances by Sheryl Crow, Cat Stevens and Sting.
The concert — bookended by a preshow reception and a post-performance dinner — is designed to honor Moss’ contributions to music and will be held at the Music Center’s Mark Taper Forum. Additional performers are expected.
Moss and wife, Tina, are said to be longtime patrons of the Music Center. In 2020, they gifted 25 million to help support the cultivation...
- 12/12/2022
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rock’n’roll musicians have a habit of thinking of themselves like secular gods, but the truth is they’re not infallible. No matter how successful a band may or may not have been in the past, there’s never any guarantee their next record will live up to the heights they’ve previously scaled. Sometimes, everything that once went right just all goes wrong.
There are often extenuating circumstances, of course. Band members may leave due to death, drugs or just good old-fashioned “musical differences”, or an ambitious new direction may turn out to be more like a swerve into oncoming traffic.
Whatever the cause, the fact remains that just because an album has the name of a classic band slapped across the cover, it doesn’t necessarily follow that the album itself will be a classic.
Featuring the likes of The Doors, The Clash and Duran Duran, here...
There are often extenuating circumstances, of course. Band members may leave due to death, drugs or just good old-fashioned “musical differences”, or an ambitious new direction may turn out to be more like a swerve into oncoming traffic.
Whatever the cause, the fact remains that just because an album has the name of a classic band slapped across the cover, it doesn’t necessarily follow that the album itself will be a classic.
Featuring the likes of The Doors, The Clash and Duran Duran, here...
- 12/10/2022
- by Kevin E G Perry
- The Independent - Music
Brian Ray, a familiar sight to Paul McCartney fans as a 20-year multi-instrumentalist stalwart in the superstar’s band, has a dream for making Palm Springs a destination on the routing of touring rockers, as well as more of a cultural hub for the arts in general. It’s a dream whose destination is well in sight. He’s helping with the already partially funded campaign to restore and reopen the Plaza Theatre, a 1936 gem that has sat unpolished, if not quite completely dilapidated, through eight years of notable dormancy right in the heart of Palm Springs’ famous shopping district.
Since he moved to the desert part-time four years ago, Ray has often thought about what could be, or what could have been, when it comes to the Plaza. It hasn’t been fit for ages to use as a hub for the annual Palm Springs Film Festival, as it...
Since he moved to the desert part-time four years ago, Ray has often thought about what could be, or what could have been, when it comes to the Plaza. It hasn’t been fit for ages to use as a hub for the annual Palm Springs Film Festival, as it...
- 9/29/2022
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
Rock’n’roll musicians have a habit of thinking of themselves like secular gods, but the truth is they’re not infallible. No matter how successful a band may or may not have been in the past, there’s never any guarantee their next record will live up to the heights they’ve previously scaled. Sometimes, everything that once went right just all goes wrong.
There are often extenuating circumstances, of course. Band members may leave due to death, drugs or just good old-fashioned “musical differences”, or an ambitious new direction may turn out to be more like a swerve into oncoming traffic.
Whatever the cause, the fact remains that just because an album has the name of a classic band slapped across the cover, it doesn’t necessarily follow that the album itself will be a classic.
Featuring the likes of The Doors, The Clash and Duran Duran, here...
There are often extenuating circumstances, of course. Band members may leave due to death, drugs or just good old-fashioned “musical differences”, or an ambitious new direction may turn out to be more like a swerve into oncoming traffic.
Whatever the cause, the fact remains that just because an album has the name of a classic band slapped across the cover, it doesn’t necessarily follow that the album itself will be a classic.
Featuring the likes of The Doors, The Clash and Duran Duran, here...
- 8/19/2022
- by Kevin E G Perry
- The Independent - Music
Marcus King says he was haunted by the Seventies rock band Free when he was writing his new song “Hard Working Man.” King ain’t lying. The high-octane track explodes with an FM radio chorus, a chunky guitar riff, and enough cowbell to satisfy Christopher Walken. Recorded earlier this year with producer Dan Auerbach for King’s upcoming album Young Blood, “Hard Working Man” sounds as if it arrived in the year 2022 by way of a bitchin’, time-traveling 1970 Camaro.
“I was hearing a lot of Free tracks. Paul Kossoff and...
“I was hearing a lot of Free tracks. Paul Kossoff and...
- 4/22/2022
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Brian May has released a trippy new video for his 1992 solo song “Back to the Light” where the Queen guitarist travels back in time to jam with his younger self and solo band from that time period. It’s part of the promotional campaign for the reissue of his debut solo album Back to the Light, which has a bonus disc of studio outtakes and live recordings from the time period.
The video begins with present-day May stepping up to a faded concert venue advertising a performance by the Brian May Band,...
The video begins with present-day May stepping up to a faded concert venue advertising a performance by the Brian May Band,...
- 9/13/2021
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Sixty years after the release of Ben E. King’s immortal “Stand By Me,” a massive crew of artists including Mark Knopfler, Rosanne Cash, Darius Rucker, Richard Thompson, Peter Frampton, Keb Mo, Jimmie Allen, and Rick Wakeman have come together for a remotely recorded tribute to the immortal ballad.
The recording will be released as a charity single later this month to raise money for Help Musicians, which provides financial assistance to musicians. The charity single was organized by BBC’s Bob Harris.
“We want to raise funds to help...
The recording will be released as a charity single later this month to raise money for Help Musicians, which provides financial assistance to musicians. The charity single was organized by BBC’s Bob Harris.
“We want to raise funds to help...
- 10/9/2020
- by Jonathan Bernstein
- Rollingstone.com
On October 2nd, Queen + Adam Lambert are releasing Live Around the World, a concert album and DVD/Blu-ray taped at various stops on their tours throughout the past six years. Check out a preview of “The Show Must Go On” from a gig at London’s 02 Arena on July 4th, 2018.
The song originally appeared on Queen’s 1991 LP Innuendo, which was released just months before Freddie Mercury died. “Even though we were all aware of Freddie’s impending tragedy, we had some inspired and joyful times in the studio, making the Innuendo album,...
The song originally appeared on Queen’s 1991 LP Innuendo, which was released just months before Freddie Mercury died. “Even though we were all aware of Freddie’s impending tragedy, we had some inspired and joyful times in the studio, making the Innuendo album,...
- 8/27/2020
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Beastie Boys, Queen, and Bob Marley will each be the focus of their own limited-run channels on SiriusXM, which will also bring back a Prince channel dedicated to the “Purple Rain” singer.
Michael Jackson and Coldplay will receive weeklong tribute channels starting Wednesday, July 15th, the satellite-radio service announced Wednesday.
The Beastie Boys channel, on channel 35 and the SiriusXM app from Wednesday until July 21st, will feature “classic bangers, deep cuts, rarities, and live recordings,” as well as a Pass the Mic guest-dj series hosted by noted Beasties fans like Sean Lennon,...
Michael Jackson and Coldplay will receive weeklong tribute channels starting Wednesday, July 15th, the satellite-radio service announced Wednesday.
The Beastie Boys channel, on channel 35 and the SiriusXM app from Wednesday until July 21st, will feature “classic bangers, deep cuts, rarities, and live recordings,” as well as a Pass the Mic guest-dj series hosted by noted Beasties fans like Sean Lennon,...
- 7/15/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Brian Howe, who was Bad Company’s lead singer for eight years and sang on a mid-’80s Ted Nugent’s album, died Wednesday of a heart attack while en route to a hospital near his home in Lake Placid, Fl. He was 66.
England native Howe took over for original Bad Company vocalist Paul Rodgers in 1986 and remained with the band for eight years. Recruited by Mick Ralphs and Simon Kirke on a recommendation by Foreigner’s Mick Jones, Howe sang on and toured behind four of the band’s studio albums — three of which went gold — and its 1993 live disc. During his tenure, the group racked up eight top 10 singles on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart, including the No. 1 hits “Holy Water” (1990) and “How About That” (1992) — the latter topping that chart for six weeks.
Before joining the British hard rock band, Howe sang lead on Nugent’s 1984 album Penetrator.
England native Howe took over for original Bad Company vocalist Paul Rodgers in 1986 and remained with the band for eight years. Recruited by Mick Ralphs and Simon Kirke on a recommendation by Foreigner’s Mick Jones, Howe sang on and toured behind four of the band’s studio albums — three of which went gold — and its 1993 live disc. During his tenure, the group racked up eight top 10 singles on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart, including the No. 1 hits “Holy Water” (1990) and “How About That” (1992) — the latter topping that chart for six weeks.
Before joining the British hard rock band, Howe sang lead on Nugent’s 1984 album Penetrator.
- 5/7/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
“Being in Queen now feels like the old times because it has become as big as the old times,” Brian May told Rolling Stone in 2017. The band was still a year out from the release of Bohemian Rhapsody, the biopic that would raise its pop-cultural capital even further. But even then, decades after the death of frontman Freddie Mercury, the guitarist felt like they were on top of the world. “I feel very privileged and very fortunate that we can play arenas. It’s on a scale actually that’s...
- 12/13/2019
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
It’s almost impossible to spot Spike Edney in video of Queen’s legendary set at Live Aid, but if you pause the footage near the end of “Hammer to Fall” at the 12:22 mark you can just about see him in the background. He’s the dark-haired fellow playing guitar next to a wall of keyboards. Queen hired him a year earlier to contribute keyboards, piano, backing vocals and rhythm guitar and he’s been there ever since, helping out with everything from their 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute show at...
- 8/28/2019
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Green Day‘s mud-caked set at Woodstock ’94 was a crucial moment in the group’s long history, but to Billie Joe Armstrong’s mother Ollie — who witnessed her son pulling his pants down, throwing mud at fans and chanting obscenities on live television — it was nothing but a profound embarrassment.
“She sent me a hate letter afterwards,” the singer told Rolling Stone‘s Chris Mundy later that year. “She said that I was disrespectful and indecent and that if my father was alive, he would be ashamed of me. She...
“She sent me a hate letter afterwards,” the singer told Rolling Stone‘s Chris Mundy later that year. “She said that I was disrespectful and indecent and that if my father was alive, he would be ashamed of me. She...
- 8/2/2019
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson’s travel series Life on the Road, which aired in the United Kingdom and Ireland in 2017, is coming to America’s Axs TV in September. The show features Johnson traveling all across the globe to interview rock stars like Roger Daltrey, Robert Plant, Sting, Billy Joel, Nick Mason and many others about their formative years, their music and their ongoing passions. “To sit and chat with my friends and heroes while filming ‘On The Road’ was ridiculous fun,” Johnson said in a statement, “and with no professional journalists around,...
- 7/10/2019
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson is bringing his rock-themed talk show to the U.S. “Brian Johnson: A Life On The Road,” which aired in the U.K. on Sky Arts, will premiere Sept. 15 on Axs TV, following new music series “Paul Shaffer Plus One,” hosted by the musician and television personality.
Axs acquired two seasons of “A Life On The Road” from Eagle Rock Entertainment, totaling 12 episodes in which Johnson talks shop with musician “friends and heroes.” Said Johnson in making the announcement: “Filming ‘On The Road’ was ridiculous fun, and with no professional journalists around, you can feel the trust.”
Kicking off the series is Sting, whom Johnson visits in New York. The two venture towards downtown Manhattan to the former location of punk club Cbgb, where The Police played their first U.S. gig. Stunned by the gentrification of the area, Sting recalls Cb’s being “kind of a spooky place…...
Axs acquired two seasons of “A Life On The Road” from Eagle Rock Entertainment, totaling 12 episodes in which Johnson talks shop with musician “friends and heroes.” Said Johnson in making the announcement: “Filming ‘On The Road’ was ridiculous fun, and with no professional journalists around, you can feel the trust.”
Kicking off the series is Sting, whom Johnson visits in New York. The two venture towards downtown Manhattan to the former location of punk club Cbgb, where The Police played their first U.S. gig. Stunned by the gentrification of the area, Sting recalls Cb’s being “kind of a spooky place…...
- 7/10/2019
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
When an earthquake decimated parts of Armenia and killing between 25,000 to 50,000 people in 1988, the world was in shock. The Ussr earmarked the equivalent of billions of dollars to help rebuild, the U.S. sent medical aid and search dogs, and people from all over Europe came to help. Perhaps the most surprising fundraising effort, though, came from a who’s who of rock and metal legends calling themselves Rock Aid Armenia. The supergroup, which featured Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore, Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, Queen’s Brian May and Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi,...
- 6/5/2019
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Jimmy Page went to some dark places in the years following John Bonham’s sudden death in September 1980. Led Zeppelin had been at the center of the guitarist’s life since the band began 12 years earlier and they were gearing up for an American tour when the tragic news hit and brought all band activity to an immediate halt. The Who responded to the death of their drummer two years earlier by simply hiring a new one and hitting the road, but Zeppelin were unwilling to go that route and...
- 5/14/2019
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
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