BEST CLASSIC BANDS – CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS, MUSIC AND POP CULTURE OF THE CLASSIC ROCK ERA

More Tributes: Tom Cruise Honors ‘My Dear Friend’ Val Kilmer

He portrayed such real-life figures as Jim Morrison and Doc Holliday and perfected fictional characters like Batman and Iceman in the two Top Gun pictures.

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Herb Alpert Sizzles at 90 in Concert With Tijuana Brass: Review

The legendary trumpeter, band leader, producer and co-founder of A&M Records is celebrating the 60th anniversary of Whipped Cream & Other Delights.

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Bruce Springsteen Opens Vault For ‘Tracks II: The Lost Albums’ Box Set

The previously unheard albums, spanning 83 songs, fill in rich chapters of the classic rock legend’s expansive career timeline.

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Happy Birthday, Tony Orlando, Now Retired From Touring

The singer of “Tie a Yellow Ribbon,” “Knock Three Times” and other huge hits has said goodbye to the road.

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Johnny Tillotson, ‘Poetry in Motion’ Singer, Dies at 86

The singer of such hits as “Poetry in Motion” and “Talk Back Trembling Lips” was 86.

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The Move—’Message From the Country’: Before There Was ELO

The final studio album before Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne and Bev Bevan morphed into the Electric Light Orchestra has been expanded.

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The Top Albums in April 1976

In a month when Apple Computer was formed, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac and Peter Frampton were dominating the U.S. sales charts.

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Deep Purple ‘Machine Head’: Rockin’ in Montreux

The 1972 album, cut by their classic lineup, made them big stars, and they soon toured the world. And there was much more to it than “Smoke on the Water.”

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Details Emerge For Filmed Beatles Biopics

The project marks the first time Apple Corps Ltd. and The Beatles have granted full life story and music rights for a scripted film.

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Alison Krauss & Union Station Return With ‘Arcadia,’ 1st New Album In 14 Years

They’ll be supporting the album with a significant tour, the band’s first run of shows together in more than ten years.

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Fleetwood Mac Releases 1975 to 1987 Studio Albums Box Set

The collection includes the multi-platinum albums Fleetwood Mac (1975), Rumours (1977), Tusk (1979), Mirage (1982) and Tango In the Night (1987).

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‘Ron Delsener Presents,’ Documentary of Legendary Concert Promoter, Coming

The feature-length film follows the influential New Yorker, a visionary who impacted the live music business.

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