Fifty years ago, Roy Orbison’s “Oh, Pretty Woman” skyrocketed to Billboard’s Number One spot. Written (along with Bill Dees) in tribute to Orbison’s first wife, Claudette, the iconic track was … Read more
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first recordings by the Kinks. Legacy Recordings will celebrate by releasing The Essential Kinks, the group’s first career-spanning retrospective, on October 14, … Read more
ZZ Top have announced that their tour will resume in May as bassist Dusty Hill recovers from a hip injury. The band have rescheduled some of their cancelled tour dates … Read more
Fans of Deer Tick know about the band’s fondness for covers. Hell, this is a band who created a separate band dedicated to covering Nirvana. This year, the band are … Read more
U2’s new album, Songs of Innocence, will be released on October 14, but iTunes users can own it now for free. Today, U2 both announced and released the record at an Apple … Read more
Since releasing her self-produced 1996 debut, Morbid Romantic, Rachael Sage has been performing over 100 shows a year with her band, the Sequins, while sharing bills with the likes of Sarah McLachlan, Judy Collins, … Read more
Blues fans can finally celebrate the long-awaited progress that has recently been made in the building of an actual Blues Hall of Fame. The Blues Foundation‘s “Raise the Roof” campaign … Read more
Following the release of his first full-length album, 2010’s Man of Few Words, North Carolina singer/songwriter Brett Harris toured with the dB’s as a keyboardist and guitarist, and joined the touring company that … Read more
Glen Campbell may have retired from the road permanently, but we’ll still get to hear a few new tunes from the country icon even though he’s gone. I’ll Be Me, a … Read more
This year, David Bowie will release a new compilation of his best material in honor of his 50th year as a musician. Titled Nothing Has Changed, the career-spanning set will cover … Read more
