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On This Day, Oct. 6, 2020: Eddie Van Halen dies at the age of 65

On This Day, Oct. 6, 2020…Van Halen guitarist and founder Eddie Van Halen died at the age of 65.The rocker had battled cancer for several years. In 2000 he received treatment for tongue cancer, in 2019 he was hospitalized after battling throat cancer, and he also ...
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New Jersey hotel honors Bruce Springsteen with new suite

Bruce Springsteen got his start playing clubs in Asbury Park, New Jersey, and now a hotel in the beachfront community is honoring him with a new Springsteen-inspired hotel suite.People reports that The Asbury Hotel has teamed with The Boss’ longtime photographer Danny Clinch to create what ...
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Heartbreakers members remember the late Tom Petty

Thursday marked the eighth anniversary of Tom Petty’s death, and his Heartbreakers bandmates Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench and Stan Lynch paid tribute to him with posts on Instagram.Campbell posted a video that he captioned, “My thoughts on October 2, 2025.” In it, he strums his guitar as he shares his ...
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R.E.M.’s Peter Buck releases second album with singer Joseph Arthur

R.E.M.’s Peter Buck has once again collaborated with musician Joseph Arthur under the moniker Buck Arthur, releasing their second album, Arthur Buck 2.Coinciding with the album’s Friday release, Buck Arthur has dropped a video for the track “Where Did You Go?,” a black-and-white clip that follows ...
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George Harrison tries ‘to do a Smokey’ on ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’

 The Beatles have shared yet another tune from their upcoming Anthology reissue.The legendary band has released an alternate take on the classic “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” the George Harrison-penned track that originally appeared on 1968's The Beatles aka the White Album.The clip, titled “While My Guitar Gently ...
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Bruce Springsteen recalls his first and only karaoke experience

 You’d think folks would be excited to see Bruce Springsteen taking part in some karaoke, but apparently that just wasn’t the case.Springsteen appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Thursday, where he shared the story of his first and only karaoke experience, noting it happened in a small ...
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On This Day, Oct. 3, 1980: The Police releases their third studio album ‘Zenyattà Mondatta’

On This Day, Oct. 3, 1990…The Police released their third studio album, Zenyattà Mondatta, which peaked at #5 on the U.S. charts, making it the band’s highest charting album in the U.S. at that time.The album produced two hit singles, “Don’t Stand So Close to Me” ...
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Paul McCartney to release limited-edition copies of new Wings book

Paul McCartney is set to revisit his post-Beatles career with the new book Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run, and now fans have a chance to get their hands on a very special edition of the release.The book's publisher, Liveright, has ...
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‘Buckingham Nicks’ debuts in top 5 on several ‘Billboard’ charts

When Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham released their debut album, Buckingham Nicks, in 1973, it failed to make any sort of significant appearance on the album charts. But more than 50 years later, that has all changed.According to Billboard, the recent reissue of Buckingham Nicks has ...
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The Yardbirds’ Chris Dreja dies at age 79

Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page is paying tribute to Chris Dreja, his former bandmate in the Yardbirds, who has passed away at age 79.“I heard today of the passing of musician Chris Dreja, who passionately played with the iconic Yardbirds, on rhythm guitar and then ...
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