Tag "best classic bands"

Mike Rutherford Still Living His Musical Years

In our very first interview, we asked the classic rocker about Mike + the Mechanics and his memoir

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Foo Fighters Announce 2024 U.S. Tour

The run of summer stadiums is in support of their acclaimed 11th album But Here We Are

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When Donald Fagen Lightened Up With ‘The Nightfly’

On his debut solo album, cut during Steely Dan’s ’80s hiatus, Fagen trades cynicism for nostalgia in a song cycle.

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‘MacArthur Park’: The Jimmy Webb Recipe for a Hit

“Someone left the cake out in the rain/I don’t think that I can take it ’cause it took too long to bake it.” Love it or hate it, here’s the story.

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Gotta Bludgeon: The Delightfully Punishing, Hell-for-Leather Second Take of The Beatles’ ‘Helter Skelter’

Close your eyes and it’s not hard to picture George Martin in the control booth, thinking, “What on earth are we doing tonight?”

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Billy Joel: ‘The Stranger’—The Breakthrough

The album could be considered a greatest hits, given the fact that several of the songs are still considered essential Joel standards.

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Al Di Meola Thanks Fans After Suffering Heart Attack Onstage

The jazz fusion guitarist has expressed his gratitude to his fans for “their incredible outpouring of love and support”

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Crossroads Guitar Festival Review: McGuinn, Stills, Mayer & More, But Clapton is Mostly MIA

Other A-list guests at the L.A. show included John McLaughlin, Gary Clark Jr., Joe Bonamassa, Eric Gales, Peter Asher, Albert Lee, Samantha FIsh and Sheryl Crow.

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Paul Rodgers Reveals Series of Strokes That Left Him Unable to Speak

One of classic rock’s most iconic vocalists has overcome a serious health issue and returned with a new studio album, Midnight Rose

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Randy Bachman of the Guess Who & BTO: Interview

In our extensive conversation, the Canadian rock great tells the story of his biggest hits with two legendary classic rock bands

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