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Paul Simon opens up about breakup with Art Garfunkel in new documentary

Paul Simon opens up about what caused the rift in his relationship with his former friend and musical partner Art Garfunkel in episode one of the two-part docuseries In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon, airing on MGM+. “We were really best friends up ...
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REO Speedwagon, Three Dog Night among the Milwaukee Summerfest lineup

REO Speedwagon and Three Dog Night are among the many acts booked to play this year’s Milwaukee Summerfest, which takes place over three weekends, June 20-22, June 27-29 and July 4-6.REO Speedwagon will play the festival stage on June 28, while Three Dog Night is booked ...
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Steve Perry left “emotionally stunned” after Journeys “Dont Stop Believin” named biggest song of all time

Forbes magazine recently reported that Journey’s classic track “Don’t Stop Believin’” was “officially the biggest song of all time,” and it’s gotten the band’s former frontman Steve Perry in a reflective mood.In a post on Instagram, Perry, who left Journey in 1987, writes that ...
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Styx bassist Ricky Phillips taking break from the road after two decades with the band

Styx is saying goodbye to their bassist Ricky Phillips, who's been with them for 20 years.The rocker announced on Facebook that after 50 years of being in the music business, touring with the likes of The Babys, Bad English, Belinda Carlisle and more, he’s decided to to ...
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David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust journey explored in new box set coming in June

David Bowie’s creation of his famous character Ziggy Stardust is being explored in a new five-CD/Blu-ray audio box set, Rock ‘n’ Roll Star, due out June 14.The discs will feature 29 unreleased tracks that show Bowie’s journey from February 1971 to the release of 1972's The ...
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The Who joined by Pearl Jams Eddie Vedder at Teenage Cancer Trust concert

The Who played their second Teenage Cancer Trust show at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday, March 20, and fans lucky enough to be in the audience were treated to a surprise appearance by Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder.Fan-shot footage posted to social media shows ...
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Artists salute Elton John & Bernie Taupin at Gershwin Prize ceremony

The Library of Congress awarded Elton John and Bernie Taupin the prestigious Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at a ceremony held in Washington, D.C., on March 20, where their songs were performed by acts as wide-ranging as Metallica, Garth Brooks, Joni Mitchell, Annie Lennox, Brandi Carlile ...
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New book to explore the music of Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground

The music of Lou Reed will be the subject of a new book coming this spring. Sweet, Wild and Vicious: Listening to Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground is author Jim Higgins’ look at the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s catalog of music. In ...
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John Lennon convinced Paul McCartney to keep an important lyric in “Hey Jude”

Paul McCartney has revealed that if it wasn’t for John Lennon, he may have changed a key lyric in the classic Beatles tune “Hey Jude.”During the latest episode of the McCartney A Life in Lyrics podcast, the rocker shared that the line, “The movement you need is on ...
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The Who’s Pete Townshend to talk Tommy on The Tonight Show

The Who’s Pete Townshend is set to make an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday, March 26.The rocker will be on the show to promote Tommy the Musical, which is set to open at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre on March 28. The episode will also ...
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