Tag "classic rock"

The Woodstock 50 Artist Lineup: What to Make of It

No one attending Woodstock 50 will like every scheduled performer. But there’s plenty worth checking out, among both younger and older artists.

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Gerry Stickells, Tour Manager For Queen, Hendrix, Dies

“I was just unemployed, basically. That’s the truth. I hooked up with Jimi Hendrix when the Jimi Hendrix Experience was formed and it just went from there”

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Woodstock 50 Festival: Update, Rumors

August 15-18 will mark the 50th anniversary of the festival. The ’69 festival’s original organizer promises “an incredible talent lineup of over 80 artists”

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Jon Anderson Talks ‘1000 Hands’ Solo LP, Tour, ARW

His voice sounds terrific on his album, 30 years in the making. He’s got big plans: “You always want to put on a good show. I want to really get it right”

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The Smithereens & Marshall Crenshaw: Live Review

The band’s sold-out concert was as much a joyous celebration of the life, and songs, of their former leader as it was a good old rock ’n’ roll show.

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Pete Townshend’s Smashing Guitar Legacy

In their early years, The Who were known for frequently smashing – and breaking – their instruments at their concerts. Cartoonist David Skinner lampoons it

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Will The Kinks Ever Reunite? You Really Got Me

The contentious yet loving siblings, Ray and Dave Davies, have discussed a reunion from time to time in the press. Rabid fans hope they will return

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The Tubes’ Blistering Live Set: 2019 Review

The band delivered an energetic two-hour set of blistering rock ’n’ roll, injected with an ample dose of weirdness. It was as though time had stood still.

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Jimi Hendrix ‘Electric Church’ Doc: More Magic

The film captures the legend at his finest in a performance before his largest ever U.S. audience just a few months before his death. It’s coming to theaters

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Aerosmith Play Super Bowl Weekend Concert: Watch

The band’s first concert since May 2018 kicked off a 50th anniversary celebration. Their 17-song set was part of Super Bowl LIII weekend in Atlanta

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