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• Bono, Richard Branson, Olivia Wilde Join Matt Damon's 'Toilet Strike' In an effort to end the water crisis that is affecting millions of people, 780,000,000 to be exact, Olivia Wilde, Bono and Richard Branson have joined in Matt Damon’s “toilet strike.” Damon, who announced his strike in February,...
• Paul McCartney On Pussy Riot: 'Further Incarceration Will Be Harmful' Paul McCartney recently sent handwritten letters addressed to Russian authorities to voice his support for the two Pussy Riot band members that remain incarcerated in Russian prisons. This is the second time McCartney has expressed support for the...
• Brian May On 'The Voice': 'Dull, Dumb, Depressing' You may be a fan of NBC's reality TV competition, The Voice, but Queen guitarist Brian May certainly isn't. He recently spoke out against the British version of the show, which features judges Jesse J, Will.i.am, Tom Jones and Danny O'Donoghue. May...
• Ritchie Blackmore's Biggest (Guitar) Smashes Pete Townshend may have started this whole guitar-smashing thing in rock music, Jimi Hendrix famously set his guitar on fire, and Paul Stanley of KISS certainly makes a big spectacle out of it. But no rock star consistently demolishes their axe...
• Metallica Unveil ‘Through The Never’ Trailer, Claim Enough New Material For A Record The ambitious new movie blends concert footage of the heavy metal heroes with a narrative story starring actor Dane DeHaan as a Metallica roadie on a mission.
• Producer Steve Lillywhite On Axl Rose's Voice: 'Like Fingers On A Chalkboard' "I was listening to it and I thought ‘Oh my God, I’d forgotten how much I hate his voice.’ I’m sorry! To some people, Axl Rose is royalty. To me, it's like fingers on a chalkboard."
• John Nelson's Who's Playin Where (5.24) Couldn't get a ticket to The Sasquatch festival? Bored with Folklife? Have no fear. There are tons of great bands playing at a Seattle area club near you.
• Beatles and McCartney Go To #1 At Once, Tom Goes Bankrupt: This Day In Classic Rock [Video] The Beatles 12th and final studio album Let It Be was at #1 in Britain today in 1970, where it would stay for three weeks. Interestingly, in America the #1 album also starting a three-week run was Paul McCartney's debut solo album, McCartney, on...
• Warren Haynes On What To Expect From His Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration Tour Warren Haynes keeps a busy schedule: He's one-half of the guitar team in the Allman Brothers Band, he leads his own group Gov't Mule, he has a solo band, and he occasionally plays solo acoustic shows. And next month, he'll perform with ensembles...
• The Killer Kills His Career In England, Paul's Answer to Critics And John Goes To #1: This Day In Classic Rock [Video] See Jerry Lee Lewis interviewed with his 14 year old third cousin wife! Scandal! See the guy behind the zipper on Sticky Fingers in a riveting Andy Warhol art film! And...more...
• Bowie Bassist Trevor Bolder Dies At 62 Trevor Bolder, former bassist for David Bowie and Uriah Heep, has died after a bout with cancer. He was 62. Last February, Bolder revealed that the recent surgery he had undergone was for pancreatic cancer, not for a heart attack, as originally...
• Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Curator Remembers Ray Manzarek Carl Harp from sister station WNCX was at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame yesterday to view a preview of the soon-to-open Rolling Stones exhibit. But while he was there, he spoke to Howard Kramer, the Hall Of Fame's Curatorial Director about the...