Love them, they did. When The Beatles launched their US invasion in 1964 — complete with their historic debut appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” — the mop-topped Brits were under siege by the screaming masses upon their arrival in New York. “It was like being in the eye of a hurricane,” says John Lennon … Read more
They still hadn’t found what they were looking for. So a desperate U2 made a drastic U-turn on the way to making their last classic album, 2004’s “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb,” which dropped 20 years ago on Nov. 22, 2004 (Nov. 23 in the US). After months of working on the follow-up to … Read more
Fans are looking back at a heartbreaking message Liam Payne wrote online years prior to his tragic death at 31. “If I died would you come to ma funeral …?” he penned on X, formerly Twitter, in 2010. The tweet resurfaced a day after a private funeral was held for the late pop star on Wednesday. Liam … Read more
There was no breaking “The Chain” between Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks in Fleetwood Mac. Indeed, the two Fleetwood Mac songbirds forged an instant bond when Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham joined the group alongside McVie, her then-husband John McVie and Mick Fleetwood in 1974. But first, Nicks had to pass a chemistry test with McVie … Read more
Original Bee Gees drummer Colin “Smiley” Petersen has died. He was 78. Petersen’s death was announced by the Best of the Bee Gees Facebook page on Monday. “It is with a heavy heart we announce the passing of our dear friend Colin ‘Smiley’ Petersen,” the page wrote. Colin Petersen. “He enriched our lives and bound … Read more
Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour and Roger Waters are, in the immortal words of Taylor Swift, never ever getting back together. Gilmour recently made it clear that he would “absolutely not” perform with his rival former bandmate ever again, citing Waters’ controversial political views that have included inflammatory comments about Israel, Ukraine and the US. “I … Read more
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin suffered a nasty fall through a trapdoor during the band’s Australia concert Sunday. The “Paradise” hitmaker, 47, took a tumble while speaking to the 50,000-strong crowd at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium during their international “Music of the Spheres” world tour. In video footage shared on X, the 7-time Grammy winner was seen … Read more
Let’s face it: For most of 2024, for most of recent memory, rock music has been dead. But just as the Day of the Dead is upon us, the Cure has brought the genre back to life. The goth gods — who had been left for dead after not releasing a new studio LP since … Read more
Stills, Nash & Young fans, prepare yourselves for a sea of sadness. Graham Nash, 82, has revealed that Stills, Nash & Young “will never play again” as a band — and he attributes the reason to the death of David Crosby. “There’s no heart there,” Nash told Rolling Stone in an interview published on Wednesday. “David … Read more
Turns out there is some surrender for Bruce Springsteen. The singer 75, and his wife, Patti Scialfa, recently shared how their dynamic changes from performing onstage with the E Street Band to being at home with just one another. “I think the most difficult part of being married to Bruce Springsteen, and also being in … Read more
Iron Maiden sent a screaming shout-out to original lead singer Paul Di’Anno — who died at 66 Monday of undisclosed causes — in concert Tuesday night. The tribute to Di’Anno — who fronted the metal band on its first two albums, 1980’s “Iron Maiden” and 1981’s “Killers” — came during a show at Xcel Energy Center … Read more
Former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno died at 66, his family announced on Monday. Paul Andrews, known by his stage name (Di’Anno), passed away at his home in Salisbury, Wiltshire. Di’Anno was the lead vocalist for the band from 1978 to 1981. They completed two albums titled “Iron Maiden” in 1980 and “Killers” in 1981 … Read more
Kool & the Gang have provided the soundtrack to many a soirée — and sporting events — with “Celebration,” their 1980 party anthem that became their only No. 1 single. But it’s the R&B group that formed 60 years ago in 1964 that will be reveling in their own “good times” when they are inducted … Read more
Louis Tomlinson was spotted for the first time in Malibu, California, one day after Liam Payne’s tragic death at 31. On Thursday, Tomlinson, 32, was photographed at a luxury Airbnb during a family holiday. The singer sported a white t-shirt and sunglasses. Tomlinson appeared relaxed as he chatted with his pregnant sister, Lottie, and her … Read more
Zayn Malik has spoken out for the first time after Liam Payne’s tragic death at 31. On Thursday, the singer, 31, shared a heartbreaking photo of himself and Payne appearing to cuddle while sleeping on a tour bus. “Love you bro,” he wrote, with a heart emoji. On a second slide, Malik continued, “Liam, I … Read more
Van Halen sang about “Runnin’ with the Devil” back in 1978. But decades after releasing that classic rocker on their self-titled debut, they were runnin’ with the Prince of Darkness himself, Ozzy Osbourne, when he almost became the lead singer of the band. After stints by David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar and Extreme’s Gary Cherone, … Read more
Let him cry. Darius Rucker didn’t let an embarrassing fall with his alternative band Hootie & the Blowfish get him down. The rocker and country singer, 58, joked about his age after taking a nasty spill on the stage at Charleston, South Carolina’s annual Riverfront Revival concert on Saturday, Oct. 10, with the fall and … Read more
Next to The Beatles, the Police had one of the biggest band breakups in rock history. Indeed, singer-bassist Sting, guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart Copeland were on top of the music world — after their smash “Synchronicity” album and tour — when they split up in 1986. Of course, Sting went on to have … Read more
Limp Bizkit is fighting for what they deserve. In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday in Los Angeles, the band accused Universal Music Group of withholding money from them. The band worked with the music label from 1997 to 2011, releasing their first six albums in partnership with them; however, lead singer Fred Durst’s lawyer claims the … Read more
Their new album may be called “Moon Music,” but Coldplay took the stage at a strangely sunny hour for a rare club show at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg on Monday. I mean, it was still late afternoon, not even evening yet, when the alt-rock giants shrunk themselves down to everyday life size at the … Read more