Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello has been announced as the recipient of the 2024 Woody Guthrie Prize. Morello will receive the award at the Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on September 25th. The event will also feature a Q&A with Morello and an acoustic performance. “This prestigious award recognizes Morello’s outstanding contributions to…… read more »
Thin Lizzy recently shared the first official video for “Whiskey In The Jar” more than five decades after the song’s initial release. Despite initial reluctance, the band recorded the song, which is an adaptation of an old Irish folk tune, yielding to the efforts of their manager. The song climbed to No. 6 on the…… read more »
A guitar used by John Lennon has been sold for record price at auction. The 1964 Framus 5/024 “Hootenanny” 12-string acoustic guitar that Lennon used to record Help! was sold for $2,857,500, according to Julien’s Auctions. Lennon can be seen playing the song “You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away” on the guitar in the…… read more »
The Elton John AIDS Foundation has launched a campaign, called “Speak Up Sing Out,” seeking an end to LGBTQ+ discrimination and stigma. Harnessing the influential voice of its founder, Elton John, the Foundation aims to unite communities through the power of social media. It encourages individuals to participate by sharing a heartfelt rendition of the…… read more »
Heart have canceled their upcoming European tour dates to give lead singer Ann Wilson time to recover from a medical procedure. The rock band was scheduled to launch the European leg of its 2024 Royal Flush Tour with Squeeze on June 20. But in a statement, Heart announced, “We regret to inform you that all…… read more »
Puscifer recently released a new song, “The Algorithm,” and its accompanying music video. The song is from the soundtrack to the “American Psycho” comic book series. The song, with a steady mid-tempo groove, sees “Maynard James Keenan and guitarist Mat Mitchell lay down their thesis on “dopamine addiction through habitual social media use,” according to…… read more »
Mercury Studios has announced a new feature documentary on John Lennon and Yoko Ono. One to One: John & Yoko, a moving look at the couple’s life, was directed by Kevin Macdonald. At the core of the story are the One to One Concerts, Lennon’s only full-length performances after The Beatles, accompanied by Ono, The…… read more »
During a recent interview with Craig Melvin on NBC’s “Today” show, Grammy-winning artist Darius Rucker opened up about his arrest on drug possession charges. Rucker said he was stopped by police in Williamson County, Tennessee, after friends asked him to “take some stuff.” “It was funny because I was going to a friend’s house, they…… read more »
The Police have announced they will release a deluxe box set of their fifth and final studio album, Synchronicity, on July 24th. The box set, which will be released in celebration of the album’s 40th anniversary, albeit belated, will feature as many as 55 previously unreleased tracks, including Sting’s original and never-heard demos for the…… read more »
“Little Steven” Van Zandt’s four-day rock adventure, the “Underground Garage Cruise,” scheduled to happen May 9-13, 2025, will feature Social Distortion, X, and several other bands. The adventure cruise from Miami, Florida, to Nassau, Bahamas, aboard Norwegian Gem is expected to be “The Coolest Cruise in the World.” Pre-sale signups are available through June 9th…… read more »