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The Monkees Reveal U.S. Summer Tour Dates | ARTICLE

The Monkees are returning to the road in July for a 24-date American tour they are dubbing "A Midsummer's Night With the Monkees." As was the case on their reunion tour in late 2012, it will...
April 29, 2013 6:00 AM ET
Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Best Black Sabbath Song? | ARTICLE

This week, Black Sabbath announced the complete itinerary for their summer American tour. Fans are dismayed that founding drummer Bill Ward continues to be excluded from the group, but they still put on a pretty...
April 26, 2013 3:00 PM ET
David Bowie Delivers 42-Word Statement About 'The Next Day' | ARTICLE

It's been almost four months since David Bowie announced he was returning from semi-retirement and six weeks since The Next Day arrived on shelves, but Bowie has yet to utter a word in public, let...
April 25, 2013 5:20 PM ET
Leonard Cohen, Judy Collins Duet in 1967 | VIDEO

Leonard Cohen didn't release his debut single, "Suzanne," until he was 33. He spent his time up until that point writing acclaimed poems and novels, traveling the world and bedding a ridiculous amount of beautiful women....
April 25, 2013 12:25 PM ET
Creed Bratton on 'The Office' Finale: All Tied Up 'With a Big, Mushy Bow' | ARTICLE

Few people have had a more bizarre career in the entertainment business than Creed Bratton. He broke big in 1967 as a member of the folk rock band the Grass Roots, playing guitar on huge hits like...
April 25, 2013 8:00 AM ET
Flashback: Pete Townshend and the Dead Jam | VIDEO

The Who and the Grateful Dead first shared a bill at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, and later crossed paths at Woodstock, A Day on the Green and other massive concerts. It wasn't until March...
April 23, 2013 12:45 PM ET
How Crazy Horse Jump-Started Neil Young's Career | ARTICLE

Neil Young's future was very much in doubt when he began recording Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere in January of 1969. His former Buffalo Springfield bandmates were forming successful new groups like Poco and
April 23, 2013 11:00 AM ET
Video: Billy Joel Returns to the Stage | VIDEO

Billy Joel performed his first full concert in over three years this weekend at the Stone Music Festival in Sydney, Australia. He stuck largely to the hits, though he did break out the album cuts "The...
April 22, 2013 11:45 AM ET
Storm Thorgerson, Pink Floyd Album Art Designer, Dead at 69 | ARTICLE

Storm Thorgerson, a British graphic designer who created album covers for Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Muse, Genesis, Phish and many other major rock bands, has died after a long battle with cancer....
April 18, 2013 11:10 PM ET
How Fall Out Boy Beat the Odds and Rose Again | ARTICLE

When Fall Out Boy announced their reunion earlier this year, they had serious doubts whether anyone would really care. The emo movement is long over, their young fans have grown up and their solo careers...
April 18, 2013 12:00 PM ET
Flashback: Nirvana Debut 'Teen Spirit' | VIDEO

Twenty-two years ago tonight, Nirvana debuted an in-progress song called "Smells Like Teen Spirit" at the OK Hotel in Seattle. The group was weeks away from beginning work on Nevermind at Sound City Studios, and they...
April 17, 2013 3:10 PM ET
Crazy Horse Guitarist Frank 'Poncho' Sampedro: 'My Gut Tells Me This Is the Last Tour' | ARTICLE

Crazy Horse guitarist Frank "Poncho" Sampedro has been playing with Neil Young for 40 years, but he's worried their current world tour might be the last one. "I just think once it stops it's going to...
April 17, 2013 2:15 PM ET
Flashback: 'Dirty Water' Live in 1966 | VIDEO

The Standells were a Los Angeles garage rock band, but after their 1966 classic "Dirty Water" hit the charts they were honorary Bostonians for life. Written by producer Ed Cobb, the song is a loving tribute to...
April 16, 2013 12:40 PM ET
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young to Release Long-Awaited 1974 Live Album in August | ARTICLE

After years of work, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young are finally gearing up to release a live album from their 1974 reunion tour. "It's going to come out August 27th," Graham Nash tells Rolling Stone. "It's...
April 16, 2013 11:10 AM ET
Iggy and the Stooges Are 'Ready to Die' | ARTICLE

Iggy Pop knows that the new Stooges album, Ready to Die, is unlikely to compete with Justin Timberlake and Taylor Swift at the handful of record stores that still exist. "I didn't do...
April 15, 2013 12:35 PM ET
Flashback: Bono Sings With Pavarotti | VIDEO

Bono and the Edge's performance of "Miss Sarajevo" with Luciano Pavarotti at the 1995 Pavarotti & Friends concert was a truly unique event. It marked the only live performance in support of Original Soundtracks Volume 1,...
April 11, 2013 11:20 AM ET
Black Sabbath to Premiere New Single on 'CSI' Season Finale | ARTICLE

Black Sabbath are set to debut their upcoming single "End of the Beginning" on the May 15th season finale of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. According to a press release, the group will perform the tune when...
April 10, 2013 5:55 PM ET
Kid Rock on His $20 Tour and 'Dumbass Republicans' | ARTICLE

Kid Rock may be one of the most famous Republicans in rock & roll, but he has some surprisingly liberal views about how wealth should be divided between the classes. "Athletes and musicians make astronomical amounts...
April 10, 2013 3:20 PM ET
Former Eagles Guitarist Bernie Leadon to Rejoin Band for Upcoming Tour | ARTICLE

According to guitarist Joe Walsh, former Eagles guitarist and co-founder Bernie Leadon will join the group on their upcoming History of the Eagles tour. "Bernie's brilliant," Walsh told Billboard. "I never really got a chance...
April 9, 2013 5:15 PM ET
Flashback: Outkast Drop 'Ms. Jackson' | VIDEO

November of 2000 was a very traumatic time for America. The presidential election essentially ended in a tie, leading to a full-fledged Constitutional crisis that was only resolved when the Supreme Court put aside any illusion of...
April 9, 2013 11:20 AM ET