Duane Betts, son of Allman Brothers Band founder Dickie Betts, has just released his first EP, called Sketches of American Music. A new video, for the song “Downtown Runaround” has been shot and is ready for release....
Brother and sister Weston and Julia Blelock grew up in Woodstock, New York, left town for many years and pursued separate lives and diverse careers. But they both were drawn back to the region and are now business partners in WoodstockArts....
Pharrell Williams and former Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie are set to headline the NBA All-Star Game half-time show, which makes you wonder if the league really has a clue about attracting younger fans by featuring over-40 performers. Williams is 44 and Fergie, real name Stacy Ann Ferguson, is 42, which track with the average age of 42 for TV viewers....
Dolores O’Riordan, lead singer for the Irish rock group The Cranberries, died suddenly in a London hotel and early indications suggest it was due to a drug overdose. The cause of death will have to be determined by an autopsy. The Cranberries were forced to cancel tour dates in 2017 because of O’Riordan was suffering from back problems,” according to the Irish Times....
Ian McDonald, best known for founding British supergroups King Crimson and Foreigner, takes the prize as the most interesting old-new act in music. His new group, Honey West, released their debut album, Bad Old World to rave reviews for its sound and lyrics. The album features Honey West founder, accomplished actor and neighbor Ted Zurkowski (the Actor’s Studio)), McDonald’s son Maxwell on bass, and Steve Holley from Paul McCartney’s Wings on drums....
Justin Timberlake is beginning the drum roll for his new studio album Man in the Woods. He dropped a big hint about his first move today (Jan. 3) on social media, teasing the release of his first single. “Filthy” this Friday (Jan. 5). Man of the Woods, is will hit the streets next month....
Fats Domino, the legendary rock ‘n’ roll musician, passed away today (Oct. 25). His daughter said the ‘Blueberry Hill’ singer passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and friends. Inspired Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Rolling Stones and other blues rock groups.
TV star Wendell Pierce led tributes to the rocker....
Macklemore’s new single, “Good Old Days,” featuring Kesha, is more than an opportunity for Kesha to show off her singing chops. It’s a strong statement of support for her in her ongoing legal battle with her former manager. Kesha split the music industry when she became embroiled in a nasty legal fight with her record label boss Dr. Luke three years ago. ...
Liam Gallagher, the outspoken and irascible former frontman for the British rock band Oasis, is picking another fight. He’s vowing to “counteract the bullshit” of today’s rock bands with a new album, because they’ve lost their distinctive sounds and drifted into pop music. “I love music as much as anyone. What I see going down is that I’m just ‘leave it out mate, you can do better than that,” he says in a new interview....
Project Grand Slam founder and leader Robert Miller says the group’s fifth recording, The PGS Experience, will mesh “a heavier sound of rock ‘n’ roll and jazz to drive things right down the line.”
“It’s all part of his desire to follow his “passion,” he says in a new interview. The way the electric bassist looks at it, jazz harking back to the ‘50s is stuck in a time capsule as far as the melodic compositional references being relevant to that time....
Paul McCartney still knows how to put on a show at 74-years-old. The ex-Beatle played for almost three hours to a packed Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, running the gamut of his musical repertoire from Beatles classics to Wings hits and some interesting new material. McCartney also played up his New Jersey roots, namely his wife Nancy Shevell, who was born and raised in the Garden state....
Prince, the iconic ’80s and ’90s superstar who sunned publicity for most of his life, received a dose of immortality in New York City with the addition of a plaque in his honor on the famed Apollo Theater’s Walk of Fame. Were he alive, he likely would have shunned the honor. The singer, real name Prince Rogers Nelson, died from a prescription drug overdose at his Paisley Park recording studio and home in Chanhassen, Minn. in April. He was 57....
Pink will be contributing an original song to the new Disney film 'Alice Through the Looking Glass' and also sings the iconic 'White Rabbit' for its marketing ...
Bruce Springsteen returned to Saturday Night Live (SNL) and recalled the show’s glory days with two songs off his new compilation album The Ties That Bind: The River Collection. Bruce first played on the show in 1992 and made his third appearance this weekend. Last night, he performed the lead track off his new album “The Ties That Bind” and “Meet Me In The City.” ...
Lenny Kravitz, known for his retro style and innovative sound, has just released “Just Let Go,” a live-concert DVD, recorded during the European leg of his recent world tour. Kravitz in concert is a force to be reckoned with The 51-year-old singer spans genres from rock, blues, soul, R&B, funk and jazz, to reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, pop and folk. Playing with Kravitz on the tour were David Bowie’s bassist Gail Ann Dorsey Carlos Santana’s wife Cindy Blackman Santana...
