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Tour Watch: The Road's Big Winners & Losers | ARTICLE
This summer has brought one disaster after another for the concert industry with acts from U2 to Christina Aguilera canceling shows expected to rake in big bucks. Not everybody is bombing though: Jay-Z, Lady Gaga...
June 8, 2010 3:53 PM ET -
Is David Bowie Retiring From the Road? | ARTICLE
A brief update on long-absent David Bowie was buried at the bottom of a long New York Times profile on the rocker's supermodel wife Iman this weekend. "I'm not thinking of touring," he said....
June 7, 2010 3:12 PM ET -
Aerosmith Reborn: "It Feels Like 1971 Again" | ARTICLE
Just a few months ago the idea of an Aerosmith tour seemed very unlikely. Steven Tyler said he needed a long break to work on "Brand Tyler," while the other bandmembers questioned his sobriety and threatened to...
June 3, 2010 5:41 PM ET -
Neil Young Previews New Tracks in Nashville | ARTICLE
Six songs into Neil Young's seemingly sedate solo set at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium last night, the 64-year-old rocker stunned fans who weren't expecting to leave with ringing ears. Putting down his acoustic guitar, he strapped on his...
June 2, 2010 12:51 PM ET -
Ian McLagan Talks Reuniting the Faces Without Rod Stewart | ARTICLE
After playing a one-off show with Simply Red singer Mick Hucknall last year, The Faces are gearing up for their first tour since breaking up in 1975. Their only gig on the books now is for August...
May 27, 2010 2:58 PM ET -
Wanted: The Most Gullible Bob Dylan Fan in History | BLOG ENTRY
Hardcore Bob Dylan fans all know that the final solo acoustic concert of his career happened May 10th, 1965 at London's Royal Albert Hall. The auction website Live Auctioneers has...
May 14, 2010 11:29 AM ET -
Springsteen, Lady Gaga Rock Epic Journey Duet at Rainforest Benefit | ARTICLE
Last night at Carnegie Hall, it was hard to imagine anything could top Sting covering the Fine Young Cannibals, Elton John leading eight dancers in minuscule bathing suits through an uproarious "Like a Virgin" and surprise guest...
May 14, 2010 8:43 AM ET -
Sixties Folkie to 'Office' Weirdo: Creed Bratton's Secret History | ARTICLE
May 12, 2010 4:31 PM ET -
Pearl Jam's Mike McCready Branches Out for Eerie 'Fringe' Score | ARTICLE
A few months ago, producers of the Fox science fiction show Fringe contacted Pearl Jam about using their song "Just Breathe." After some back and forth they wound up with something even better: guitarist Mike McCready offered...
May 5, 2010 7:04 PM ET -
Peter Gabriel's Orchestral Spectacle Arrives in New York | ARTICLE
The posters hanging outside of New York's Radio City Music Hall last night let fans know exactly what kind of concert Peter Gabriel had prepared: "Fifty-four piece orchestra. No drums. No guitar." But until the music started,...
May 3, 2010 1:16 PM ET -
Neil Young Hits the Studio With Producer Daniel Lanois | ARTICLE
Neil Young recently announced a solo acoustic tour, and his buddy David Crosby tells Rolling Stone his old bandmate is back in the studio, too. Crosby says Young is recording a new album with producer Daniel Lanois,...
April 29, 2010 4:47 PM ET -
Inside the New Jane's Addiction: Duff McKagan on Band's Plans | ARTICLE
This past December, former Guns n' Roses bassist Duff McKagan was having dinner with Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell. "He was kind of bummed," says McKagan. "He had just heard that [original Jane's Addiction bassist] Eric Avery...
April 13, 2010 10:04 AM ET -
Strokes, Libertines In Demand: Has 2000s Nostalgia Already Begun? | BLOG ENTRY
The announcement that the Libertines are reforming for U.K. gigs this summer got us thinking: is the world already nostalgic for the music of the 2000s? We realize we're not even four months into this new...
March 30, 2010 2:52 PM ET -
Bob Seger to Hit the Road?: "We're Looking at Some Dates" | ARTICLE
This morning Bob Seger called into Detroit disc jockey Dick Purtan's final broadcast — and casually made a huge announcement. "We're thinking about maybe a tour later this year," Seger said. "We're looking at some dates and...
March 26, 2010 4:15 PM ET -
Phil Collins on Overcoming Nerve Damage, Future of Genesis | ARTICLE
Phil Collins is putting the finishing touches on a new Motown covers collection despite suffering severe nerve damage to his hands that has made drumming nearly impossible. "The first time I picked up the drum sticks after...
March 25, 2010 3:35 PM ET -
Neil Young Begins to Map Out Solo Acoustic Tour With Bert Jansch | ARTICLE
Information is just beginning to trickle out, but it looks like Neil Young is launching a solo acoustic American theater tour...
March 23, 2010 11:26 AM ET -
Rolling Stones Unearth 'Exile' Gems | ARTICLE
Last September, Mick Jagger entered a New York studio to finish a song the Rolling Stones started more than 40 years ago....
March 18, 2010 12:00 PM ET -
The Secrets Behind the Rolling Stones' "Exile on Main Street" Reissue | ARTICLE
In the new issue of Rolling Stone, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards talk about plundering their vaults for the upcoming rerelease of their 1972 masterpiece Exile on Main Street. Here's more from our conversations with...
March 9, 2010 12:40 PM ET -
Dylan Goes to Washington For Historic Show | ARTICLE
Forty-seven years after he played at Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington, Bob Dylan went to the White House for the first...
March 4, 2010 5:20 PM ET -
Keith Richards: "Rumors of My Sobriety Are Greatly Exaggerated" | ARTICLE
In the new issue of Rolling Stone, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and producer Don Was tell the story behind the Rolling Stones upcoming Exile on Main Street reissue, which is due May 18th in a...
March 4, 2010 1:31 PM ET
