Talk about laughing all the way to the bank. As if having a Knight of the Realm in your band weren’t honor enough, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones are among the celebrities under consideration to appear on a new 10 pound note that is soon to be issued by the Bank of England....READ MORE
Led Zeppelin made their North American concert debut in Denver on Dec. 26, 1968 as the first band on a three band bill that also featured Vanilla Fudge and Spirit, but as concert promoter Barry Fey recalls, it’s a milestone that almost happened in a different city....READ MORE
January 15th
Gregg Allman, ‘I’m No Angel: Live on Stage’ (1988) (DVD)
Rolling Stones, ‘Crossfire Hurricane‘ (DVD, Blu-ray) (Documentary)
January 22nd
Billy Joel, ‘She’s Got a Way: Love Songs‘ (Compilation)
Elton John, ‘Rock of the Westies’ (1975) (Remastered)
January 29th
The Doobie Brothers, ‘Playlist: The Very Best of the Doobie Brothers Live’
Fleetwood Mac, ‘Rumours‘ (1977) (Remastered Deluxe box set with DVD and Vinyl)
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, ‘Texas Flood‘ (30th Anniversary Legacy Edition)
On Dec. 17, 1963, America at large still had no idea what was in store for them. The Beatles had yet to appear on the Ed Sullivan Show where they seemingly overnight changed the landscape of pop music forever. The first Beatles appearance on American television would happen the very next day (Dec. 18, 1963) as part of the ‘Huntley-Brinkley Report,’ which featured a four-minute...READ MORE
His Nov. 26 concert at Vancouver’s BC Place caused damage to the lining of the stadium’s new $465 million retractable roof, which was closed at the time. The problem stemmed from the pyrotechnics that McCartney set off during ‘Live and Let Die.’ “The fireworks were literally bouncing off the rooftop and then coming back down.Watch the video above
After months of increasing speculation, Fleetwood Mac have confirmed the dates, cities and venues for a nine-week tour beginning in April of 2013. There’s no indication of Christine McVie, who retired in 1998, rejoining her former bandmates so it’s assumed the rest of the ‘Rumours’-era lineup (Stevie Nicks,Lindsey Buckingham, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood) will appear.
