The notion that Bruce Springsteen has never done drugs in his life has long been looked at with skepticism as a way of creating a myth of him as a clean-cut, all-American rocker. After all, he came of age in the mid ’60s, and his first album contains lyrics like, “Wizard imps and sweatshop pimps / Interstellar mongrel nymphs,” so something mind-altering had to have been inside his brain at some point, right?
As Elton John prepares to release his new memoir ‘Love is the Cure: On Life, Loss and the End of AIDS,’ his reflection on the past has lead to some eye-opening revelations.
July 17, 2012 On This Day in 1995 the amazing album 'Tapestry', by the amazing Carole King, featuring the amazing hits 'I Feel the Earth Move' and 'It's Too Late', peaked at 10-TIMES PLATINUM!
The music world is speaking up following the death of iconic rock and metal keyboardist Jon Lord, who made his name in Deep Purple and Whitesnake.
July 16, 2012 It's weirdly addictive to look at the tour riders that musicians give to concert venues with their DEMANDS. Yeah, mostly it's food and drinks, but it's those bizarre, random, OTHER requests that make the riders great.
July 16, 2012 On Saturday night, Bruce Springsteen held a concert for around 80,000 fans in Hyde Park in London. The concert was supposed to end at 10:30 P.M. but Bruce kept going and called Paul McCartney on stage to perform with him. Apparently, not everybody in London wanted to hear the music.
July 13, 2012 Yesterday, The Rolling Stones celebrated the 50th anniversary of their first concert at London's Marquee Club in 1962. In honor of that, UltimateClassicRock.com has put out a list of The Top 100 Rolling Stones Songs. See the Top 10 on the next page!
Stephen Stills, one-third of Crosby, Stills and Nash, has suggested that the legendary folk-rock trio are finished as a recording entity. The trio are currently on a massive tour together.
July 2, 2012 ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill turned down $1 MILLION to shave their beards in a Gillette commercial 20 years ago...and Billy says they still wouldn't take the offer.
For the fifth time in their careers, Chicago and the Doobie Brothers will tour together. The two classic rock bands will be on the road playing mostly sheds and amphitheaters for 25 dates across the country between July 11 and August 26. Chicago are the headliners, but the show promises to have both bands on stage for the finale playing some of their biggest hits.
Former Penn State Coach Jerry Sandusky was found guilty of 45 child sex abuse charges on Friday, the jury reaching a verdict after a two-week trial.
June 22, 2012 Kiss is accepting pre-orders for a new oversized photo book called "Monster".
The book itself is a monster...it's three feet tall. And it'll also take a monster bite out of your wallet. It costs...are you ready for this? $4,299!
