Jeff Giles
Van Halen Announce Japanese Tour Plans, Hint at More American Dates in 2013
They’ve recently had to cancel a portion of their latest tour, thus restarting the rumor mill that’s spun almost incessantly around the band for the last 15 years, but Van Halen is doing just fine — at least, if you believe Edward and Wolfgang Van Halen, who recently sat with USA Today for a rare joint interview.
Ted Nugent Rails Against Political Enemies at Texas Concert
Say what you will about his music, but few things are more entertaining than Ted Nugent when he has a bee in his camouflage bonnet — and lately, he’s been more irate than usual, campaigning in his own special way for Republican candidates during an election year. His show last Friday (June 8th) offered the Nuge one more chance to tell people what he thinks about the current state of America, and h
Black Sabbath Perform at Download Festival
This year’s Download Festival closed out last night (June 10) with an 18-song set from the (partially) reunited Black Sabbath that included a capacity crowd, a wide-ranging set list, and fireworks.
Queen, Elton John to Perform Before Soccer’s Euro 2012 Finals
Queen aren’t playing a ton of dates with interim vocalist Adam Lambert this year, but they’re making the most of the ones they do have on the schedule — such as their gig before the Euro 2012 finals in Kiev on June 30, which will find the band joining forces with Elton John.
Journey Team Up With Rascal Flatts to Perform ‘Don’t Stop Believin" at CMT Awards
For a song that’s more than 30 years old, Journey‘s ‘Don’t Stop Believin’‘ is doing pretty well for itself these days — it’s the top-selling song in iTunes history, it’s enjoyed recent chart revivals thanks to ‘The Sopranos‘ and ‘Glee,’ and it received the all-star singalong treatment courtesy of Tom Cruise and friends on the ‘Rock of Ages’ soundtrack. Hey, it even showed up at the CMT Awards yest
Randy Bachman Ponders Rock Hall Snub: ‘Why, Because We’re Canadians?’
Randy Bachman and Fred Turner are out promoting their new live album and concert film ‘Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC,’ hitting stores soon. Bachman tells 97.1 WASH FM how he and Turner ended up getting back together, and didn’t mince words when asked how he felt about not being in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Van Halen’s ‘Panama’ Covered (Sort of) By Reggie Watts
After listening to a song for almost 30 years, sometimes you’re ready to hear it with a new twist — or new words, even. Just ask Reggie Watts, who stopped by the AV Club this week to contribute a cracked cover of Van Halen‘s ‘Panama’ to the site’s ongoing A.V. Undercover series.
Paul McCartney Visits John Lennon’s Alma Mater
The Liverpool College of Art, the college where John Lennon and original Beatles bassist Stu Sutcliffe studied in the ’50s, has been purchased by the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (or LIPA), a UK arts program co-founded by Paul McCartney — and McCartney himself paid a visit recently to tour the grounds.
Izzy Stradlin Joins Guns N’ Roses for London Concert
Just a couple of days after Axl Rose‘s habitual tardiness sparked an apparent mass exodus at a London Guns N’ Roses show, the band made up for it by giving fans at their Thursday (May 31) concert a little something extra: A surprise appearance from former GNR guitarist Izzy Stradlin.
New Robert Plant Live DVD in the Works
Thanks to a new deal with Universal Music, Robert Plant‘s appearance on the long-running ‘Artists Den’ concert series is headed to DVD and Blu-ray.
ZZ Top’s New Single Based on ’90s Rap Song
As if it weren’t weird enough for ZZ Top use a commercial for Jeremiah Weed malt liquor to debut the first single from its upcoming new album, here’s something you may not have realized about the song itself: The new track, ‘I Gotsta Get Paid,’ is a thinly rewritten cover of ’25 Lighters,’ a local late ’90s hit for Houston hip-hop artists DJ DMD, Lil Keke, and MC Fat Pat.
ZZ Top Reveal Release Date, Tracklist and Title of New EP
You’ll get to hear the full-length version of ZZ Top’s new single ‘I Gotsta Get Paid‘ next Tuesday (June 5), when they release the four-track digital EP ‘Texicali.’