Sir Cliff Richard is one of the most successful rock singers of all time. He has had Number One singles in the UK in the last five consecutive decades. He has had 130 albums and EPs make the UK Top 20, more than any other artist. He’s also sold more than 250 million records.
The [...]
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Former Knack frontman Doug Fieger passed away Sunday in Los Angeles at the age of 57 following a nearly five-year battle with lung cancer. As previously reported, Fieger had been suffering from numerous tumors, including two in his brain that were removed in 2006. He had been undergoing treatment at Cedars Sinai Medical Center [...]
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While there’s been a mixed reaction to The Who’s performance at the Super Bowl in Miami last Sunday, one man was very unhappy with it all – Roger Daltrey.
Talking to ESPN, the vocalist said: “It didn’t even feel like a concert… it’s a television show. And what can you do in 12 minutes? I [...]
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Interview: Peter Makowski
So, Don’t Stop Believin’ is back in the charts.
I know, man. It’s unreal. I just got back from London. I was over doing some interviews and the song kept climbing up the charts. Simon Cowell called our office; they wanted permission to redo the song for the X Factor show. We heard [...]
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Joe Satriani recently released a live DVD set called Live in Paris: I Just Wanna Rock. If you’ve never seen the famed guitarist perform live, Joe told us this disc is practically the next best thing, thanks in part to director Ernesto Corti.
“This is [...]
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Guitarist Steve Vai just recorded a cover of “Stairway to Heaven” with Mary J. Blige, Randy Jackson, Travis Barker and others. There’s no word yet when that track will come out but Steve is keeping busy in the meantime. He filled us in on [...]
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In a recent Twitter post, Axl Rose hinted at surprise Guns N’ Roses show and for once, the singer didn’t make fans wait too long. Thursday night, the group played a surprise acoustic gig at a private party for designer John Varvatos in New [...]
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On March 15th, Genesis will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, however founding member Peter Gabriel won’t be at the ceremony. The singer will be touring in Europe behind his new album, Scratch My Back, and can’t attend the event. [...]
One of the biggest rock bands of all time, Guns N’ Roses, will bring their “Chinese Democracy World Tour” to the Sweden Rock Festival in June.
The worldwide tour promotes the band’s latest album, Chinese Democracy, which debuted at #1 on the charts in thirteen countries including Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Finland, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, New [...]
As a founding member of both Santana and Journey, Gregg Rolie has succeeded in two very different styles across several decades of rock music. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and he performed at Woodstock.
His most recent project is the Gregg Rolie Band, and Gregg joined us [...]
