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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
Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Greatest Nirvana Song? | ARTICLE

Hard as it is to believe, today marks the 19th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death. The tragedy led to the immediate end of Nirvana, just three years after they broke through to previously unimaginable levels...
April 5, 2013 5:15 PM ET
Flashback: Elvis Sings 'Unchained Melody' | VIDEO

When Elvis Presley hit the road in June 1977, he was an absolute mess. He was only 42, but years of prescription drug abuse and horrifying dietary habits had left him bloated, depressed and near death....
April 4, 2013 4:55 PM ET
Billy Joel Not Retiring, Mulling Complete Album Concerts | ARTICLE

Billy Joel is returning to the road this month to play a few festival gigs after a three-year absence. "I'm putting my toe back into the water to see how performing feels," he tells Rolling Stone....
April 4, 2013 8:00 AM ET
How Bob Dylan Took Flight | ARTICLE

Even if you were among the handful of people who bought Bob Dylan's 1962 self-titled debut, you couldn't have predicted The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, the 1963 folkie touchstone where Dylan transformed American songwriting and blew...
April 2, 2013 6:30 PM ET
Flashback: Guns N' Roses Jam With Elton | VIDEO

It's very difficult to pick a single highlight from the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards. U2 performed "Even Better Than the Real Thing" (by satellite) with Dana Carvey on drums, Nirvana played "Lithium" and
April 2, 2013 1:20 PM ET
Rolling Stones Expected to Announce Tour on Wednesday | ARTICLE

The Rolling Stones are expected to make a big announcement on Wednesday, and it's presumably about their long-rumored American summer tour. Billboards stating "Start Me Up" and other song titles alongside the Stones' tongue logo have...
April 1, 2013 11:25 AM ET