Garth Hudson, the Band's genius multi-instrumentalist and careful archivist, has died. He was 87. The Toronto Star confirmed that he passed away in his sleep this morning at a nursing home in Woodstock, New York Hudson was born in Windsor, Ontario and raised by a musical family two hours away in London. He initially studied classical music, then fell in love with rock 'n' roll. "I played trumpet and saxophone […]
Drummers from the Bee Gees' two signature periods have passed away within four days of one another: Disco-era contributor Dennis Bryon, 76, died on Nov. 14 and original member Colin Petersen, 78, followed on Nov. 18. Both Bryon and Petersen later led tribute bands to the famous group. No cause of death was given for Bryon. Petersen reportedly died after a fall. Barry Gibb, 78, is now only remaining original […]
Tom Hamilton has announced his first show with his new band, Close Enemies. Joining the former Aerosmith bassist in its line-up are singer Chasen Hampton, guitarists Peter Stroud and Trace Foster and drummer Tony Brock. The latter was a founding member of English rockers The Babys, and has also played with Rod Stewart, Jimmy Barnes and Elton John. Heart singer Ann Wilson has completed the course of preventive chemotherapy that […]
Week In Review: September 6, 2024 Sir Brian May suffers minor stroke Queen guitarist Sir Brian May has revealed he recently suffered from a minor stroke in a newly-released video posted to his website. Addressing his 'health hiccup,' the 77-year-old rock legend assured fans he's made a recovery and regained enough movement to play music again. Sabrina Carpenter's Taste spends second week at Number 1 Securing the Top 3 positions […]
What Happened Today In Music September 2nd 1993 Pearl Jam's "Jeremy" video wins four awards, including Video of the Year, at the MTV Video Music Awards. Pearl Jam responds by not making any more videos until 1998. In addition to Video of the Year, "Jeremy" wins for Best Group Video, Best Metal/Hard Rock Video, and Best Director (Mark Pellington). Eddie Vedder is nonplussed in his acceptance speeches. "I don't know […]
"Amie" - Single by Pure Prairie League from the album Bustin' Out, with B-side: "Memories". Released in fall of 1975. The song initially appeared on the band's 1972 album, Bustin' Out. It was subsequently released as a single in 1975, after it gained popularity as an album cut. The song was written and sung by Craig Fuller, who along with George Powell handled vocals and string instruments in the group. […]
The death of Alain Delon leaves a 70-year body of onscreen work to be admired. Following the French screen legend’s death at age 88 on Sunday, fans are remembering the memorable performances he served with such directors as Jean-Luc Godard, Luchino Visconti and Jean-Pierre Melville, earning a Palme d’Or and being inducted into France’s Legion of Honour during his storied career. After a rough upbringing and serving in the First […]
Andrea Bocelli Unveils Romantic Music Video Starring Real-Life Couple For 'Da Stanotte In Poi (From This Moment On)' The Latest Single Featuring Shania Twain Following his star-studded 30th anniversary shows at the Teatro del Silenzio in Tuscany, world-renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli releases the new music video for his latest single 'Da Stanotte in Poi (From This Moment On)' featuring vocals from five-time GRAMMY winner Shania Twain. The song is […]
Post Malone and Luke Combs Take an Accidental Porta-Potty Adventure in New 'Guy for That' Music Video — Watch! Post Malone released the single "Guy For That" featuring Luke Combs out now via Mercury Records/Republic Records/Universal Music. It heralds the release of his anxiously awaited debut country album, F-1 Trillion, out August 16th. In the accompanying visual, they take over Downtown Nashville with the two performing atop a flatbed semi-truck […]
