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Letter reveals George Harrison’s mother was “disgusted” by some Beatles fans

It seems George Harrison’s mother didn’t think too much of how fans reacted to The Beatles in their heyday. Louise Harrison used to respond to her son’s fan letters, and the BBC reports that some of those letters are to be auctioned off in late August. In one of them, Louise ...
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Symposium to celebrate 50th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle’

The 50th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen’s sophomore album, The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle, will be celebrated with a symposium put on by the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music. According to the Asbury Park Press, the daylong event is happening October 28 at ...
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Graham Nash & Stephen Stills remember David Crosby on his birthday

Graham Nash and Stephen Stills both paid tribute to their late bandmate David Crosby on Monday, August 14, which would have been Crosby’s 82nd birthday.Nash posted to Instagram a black-and-white picture of them performing, writing, “What to say besides how much I miss him? Thinking of you, David. Remembering these moments, ...
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Linda Ronstadt’s landmark album ‘Canciones de mi Padre’ returning on vinyl

For the first time in more than 35 years, one of Linda Ronstadt's landmark albums will be available on vinyl.Linda's 1987 album, Canciones de mi Padre (My Father's Songs), her first album of traditional Mexican music, returns to vinyl on September 8 and is now available for preorder.  ...
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Joe Walsh announces lineup for 2023 VetsAid

Joe Walsh is once again getting some big-name artists together to help veterans.The Eagles guitarist just announced the lineup for his seventh annual VetsAid concert, taking place November 12 at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in San Diego, California, the first time the concert is being held at an ...
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Bob Dylan remembers “lifelong friend” Robbie Robertson

Bob Dylan has paid tribute to his good friend The Band’s Robbie Robertson, who passed away Wednesday, August 9, at the age of 80.“This is shocking news,” Dylan shared in a statement on his website. “Robbie was a lifelong friend. His passing leaves a vacancy in the world.”Dylan and ...
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Part-time Maui resident Stevie Nicks mourns loss from wildfires: “This island…defines Fleetwood Mac”

Stevie Nicks, who owns a house on Maui, has posted a lengthy essay mourning the loss from the wildfires in Hawaii — especially the devastation of Lahaina, which is about 15 minutes from her house there."This island, in so many ways, defines Fleetwood Mac and me and our ...
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On This Day, August 14, 1971: The Who release ‘Who’s Next’

On This Day, August 14, 1971… English rockers The Who released their iconic album Who’s Next, featuring such future Who classics as “Baba O’Riley,” “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” and “Behind Blue Eyes.”The album was originally conceived as another rock opera, Lifehouse, following their 1969 hit Tommy. Pete Townshend eventually scrapped the whole ...
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U2’s Bono & The Edge give impromptu a cappella performance at Sarajevo Film Festival

U2’s Bono and The Edge brought their star power to the Friday, August 11, opening of the Sarajevo Film Festival, where the documentary Kiss the Future was screening.Bono surprised the crowd with an a cappella rendition of Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song," with The Edge and the crowd joining in.Kiss the Future, directed by Nenad ...
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Sammy Hagar dreams of having his own resort

Sammy Hagar has a lot of business ventures outside of music, and he’s setting his sights on one more.The former Van Halen frontman owns several restaurants and nightclubs, including his Cabo Wabo Cantina, and now he says he wants to go even bigger, with his very own ...
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