John Mellencamp’s Early Recordings as Johnny Cougar Get Compilation
American Dream (The Mainman Recordings 1976-1977) also contains rare bonus tracks and previously unreleased material.
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Former E Street Band Member, Suki Lahav, Violinist on ‘Jungleland,’ Dies
While the track from Born to Run is best known for Clarence Clemons’ sax solo, it’s her delicate violin, along with Roy Bittan’s piano that memorably opens the song.
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11 Great Early Chicago Songs Beyond Their Big Hits
They had plenty of songs on Top 40 radio like “25 or 6 to 4,” “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?” and “Make Me Smile.” We look at many others that deserve a reappraisal.
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Classic Rock Legends Booked For October Festival
Three days… an incredible lineup featuring some of music’s biggest stars of all-time! Check your calendar!
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Musician Matthew Sweet Health Update Following ‘Debilitating’ Stroke
As donations to his GoFundMe page continue, he writes, “I was in an ambulance and I heard a man yell, ‘Sir you’ve had a stroke.'”
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Herb Alpert Interview: Still Trying to Reach the Promised Land
For a while, in the mid-’60s, he was outselling the Beatles with his group the Tijuana Brass. Now in his early ’90s, he still goes to work every day.
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Hollywood Vampires (Cooper, Perry, Depp) Add to 2026 Tour, First in 3 Years
The supergroup’s setlists have included Alice Cooper and Aerosmith tracks while also paying homage to many departed rockers with a variety of covers.
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Ambrosia Founding Keyboardist Christopher North Dies
His death at 75 followed a long battle with throat cancer. He performed on their 1980 hit single, “Biggest Part of Me.”
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Eric Clapton Sets 2026 Crossroads Guitar Festival
The stellar lineup for the 2-day event includes Pete Townshend, Billy Gibbons, Gary Clark Jr. and Tedeschi Trucks Band.
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A Rare 1974 Interview with Freddie Mercury (+ Deluxe ‘Queen II’ Set Arrives)
“We do rock ’n’ roll, and our presentation is just a way of putting across the music. We view albums and concerts as two spheres of work. There’s a different level in the studio as compared to when you’re on stage. But when we’re before an audience, we let loose.”—Mercury
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