GUITAR GOD EDDIE VAN HALEN PASSES AT AGE 65

Eddie Van Halen, whose innovative and explosive guitar made him a legend in the rock community, died on Tuesday morning after a long battle with cancer. He was 65. Van Halen’s son Wolfgang aka “Wolfie” announced the news. “He was the best father I could ever ask for. Every moment I’ve shared with him on […]
LED ZEPPELIN PLAGIARISM SUIT THROWN OUT BY THE SUPREME COURT

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up a copyright claim over Led Zeppelin’s classic Stairway to Heaven, capping a long-running legal dispute over the song. A lower court in California last March had ruled that the British rockers had plagiarized the opening riff from Taurus, which was written by Randy Wolfe of a Los Angeles […]
AC/DC MEMBERS BRIAN JOHNSON, ANGUS YOUNG AND CLIFF WILLIAMS DISCUSS THE ROAD BACK TOGETHER, WITH CLIFF SAYING, “IT WAS LIKE THE OLD BAND BACK TOGETHER”

Andy Greene spoke with AC/DC members Brian Johnson (vocals), Angus Young (guitar) and Cliff Williams (bass) for a feature article for Rolling Stone. Portions of the column appear below. PWR/UP the band’s upcoming album that reunites the four surviving members of the Back in Black incarnation. (guitarist Malcolm Young died in 2017, and his nephew Stevie Young […]
AC/DC’S “POWER UP” DUE NOVEMBER 13TH, SINGER BRIAN JOHNSON SAYS “IT’S SOMETHING PROBABLY NOBODY THOUGHT WOULD HAPPEN”

AC/DC will release its long-awaited new studio album, Power Up, on November 13th. The first single from the disc, Shot In The Dark, will arrive on Wednesday, October 7th.. AC/DC‘s 2020 lineup features Brian Johnson (vocals), Phil Rudd (drums), Cliff Williams (bass), Angus Young (guitar) and Stevie Young (guitar). In a brand new interview with the Rock 100.5 Atlanta radio station, Johnson stated about how the new LP came together (via blabbermouth.net), “It’s […]
SAMMY HAGAR ANNOUNCES BIRTHDAY BASH 2020 BOAT-IN & PAY-PER-VIEW EVENT WITH NUGS.TV ON OCTOBER 17TH, EVENT INCLUDES THE CIRCLE+KEVIN CRONIN & RICK SPRINGFIELD

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Sammy Hagar today announced that he’s relocating his annual Birthday Bash from his legendary nightclub the Cabo Wabo Cantina in Mexico to the historic shores of Catalina Island, CA and teaming with nugs.tv, the leading music platform for live concert streams and recordings, to share it with fans everywhere as an […]
“LED ZEPPELIN III” CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY TODAY, LIMITED EDITION REISSUE OF “IMMIGRANT SONG” JAPANESE 7″ SINGLE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER ON OCTOBER 8TH

Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham and John Paul Jones released Led Zeppelin III 50 years ago today in the U.S., on October 5th, 1970, with the U.K. and other countries following a few weeks later. The band’s third album in less than two years, it would top the charts in several countries – including the U.S. […]