Click the image to learn more. Mick Abrahams, born April 7, 1943, in Luton, England, was the original guitarist for Jethro Tull, contributing to their debut album This Was (1968) before leaving due to musical differences. He formed the influential blues-rock band Blodwyn Pig and pursued a solo career, but retired from performing after a stroke, residing with family in Luton. Mick Abrahams, born April 7, 1943, in Luton, England, during the height of World War II, began playing

Click the image to learn more. Circa Survive went on indefinite hiatus back in 2022 and thus far, the post-hardcore effort have laid dormant. There’s good reason for that, as vocalist Anthony Green has elaborated on that situation in the latest episode of HardLore. According to him, the term hiatus doesn’t properly apply to the actual status of the post-hardcore band, as he instead referred to them in this chat as being broken up. Upon going on their ‘hiatus’ back in October

Click the Image to learn more. The singer continues to break streaming and sales records. 2025 has been Morgan Wallen’s year. The 32-year-old controversial country music sensation first gained national attention as a contestant on The Voice in 2014. Despite being eliminated early from the NBC singing competition, Wallen moved to Nashville and signed a record deal. Since then, the “Whiskey Glasses” singer has built a massive fan base and earned accolade after accolade. Now, Mo

Click the image to learn more. If you asked 4 Non Blondes, “What’s going on?” the band would have a lot to share. More than three decades after releasing one of the defining songs of the 1990s, the band behind one of the era’s most enduring alt-rock anthems is officially returning to the studio. 4 Non Blondes have plans to release a brand-new album in 2026, marking the band’s first full-length project since Bigger, Better, Faster, More! was released in 1992. The announcement

Click the image to learn more. Rock and roll was the music genre that defined generation after generation, but that may no longer be the case. Rock music is showing signs of struggle in 2025, with touring revenue and chart dominance beginning to shift away from its traditional stronghold. Billboard’s year-end Boxscore charts for 2025 reveal that while rock acts such as Coldplay, Imagine Dragons and Iron Maiden still appear among the top-grossing tours, the genre’s overall sha

Click the image to learn more. The Tour That Changed Hendrix In 1967, Jimi Hendrix was already melting minds in London—but in the U.S., mainstream crowds didn’t quite know what to do with him yet. So when he signed on to open for The Monkees, America’s most teen-screaming pop phenomenon, it was a mismatch from the jump. The result? Hendrix was booed, heckled, and drowned out by Monkeemania. What happened during that short, chaotic tour changed Hendrix forever, setting off a v

Click the image ot learn more. Steve Perry didn’t just sing for Journey—he defined them. His soaring tenor helped turn arena rock into emotional spectacle, and his voice became one of the most recognizable in music. But decades later, another musician inside the band sparked a new debate: what if Journey’s most powerful voice didn’t belong to their frontman… but their drummer? Perry Earned “The Voice” For a Reason Before any comparisons, credit where it’s due: Perry’s voice w

Click the image to learn more. Jellybean Johnson, a longtime Prince collaborator who helped develop the “Minneapolis Sound,” died suddenly on Friday. Drummer and producer Jellybean Johnson died suddenly on Friday evening. He was 69. Johnson, whose real name was Garry George Johnson, was best known as the drummer for The Time, but also worked as a producer with artists like Janet Jackson and New Edition. Jelly Bean Johnson is also an amazing guitarist. Musician Sheila E. mourn

Click the image to learn more. Cat Stevens has finally laid bare his near-misses with death – as well as his drug-fueled visions and dramatic conversion to Islam – in a sprawling autobiography that portrays a music icon who has been dodging disaster since childhood. The singer–songwriter's new memoir Cat: On the Road to Findout – named after a track from his 1970 hit album Tea for the Tillerman – charts how Steven Demetre Georgiou, born "on the full moon of July 1948" above h

Click the image to learn more. Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now Jimmy Cliff, the singer and actor whose mellifluous voice helped to turn reggae into a global phenomenon, has died aged 81. A message from his wife Latifa Chambers on Instagram reads: “It’s with profound sadness that I share that my husband, Jimmy Cliff, has crossed over due to a seizure followed by pneumonia. I am thankful for his family,

Click the image o learn more. Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield’s bass playing helped define the 1990s. Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, the legendary bass player and founding member of The Stone Roses, has died aged 63. His cause of death has not been revealed. “It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to announce the sad passing of my brother,” sibling Greg Mounfield posted on Facebook. Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown confirmed the news shortly afterward, writing “Rest in Peace Mani” in a po

Click the image to learn more. It’s the end of an era for ‘80s rock. After more than 50 years in music, David Coverdale has officially retired, but not before releasing his final Whitesnake music video. Fans can enjoy a new take on “Forevermore,” the title track from the rock band’s 2011 record, which is soon to be re-released. The song, produced by Coverdale, incorporates Hook City Strings, whose orchestral arrangement turns the rock anthem into an emotional journey. “Ladies

Click the image to learn more. American Head Charge’s Cameron Heacock has been living on the streets for years, and nu-metal fans want to help him get back on his feet. Nu-metal fans were shocked and saddened this week to learn the fate of ex-American Head Charge vocalist Cameron Heacock. He is homeless and living with a fentanyl addiction. So now, fans are rallying around him, with one boldly declaring: “This is intolerable.” The whole situation came to light on an episode o

Click the image to learn more. Country songwriter Walt Aldridge, writer of hits for Ronnie Milsap, Travis Tritt, Heartland and more, has died at 70. FAME Studios paid tribute. Legendary country songwriter Walt Aldridge, whose work shaped famed recording studio Muscle Shoals and country music for more than 40 years, has died. He was 70. FAME Recording Studios & Publishing Co. confirmed the news in an emotional post shared on Facebook, writing, “We are deeply saddened to say th

Click the image to learn more. Todd Snider, a singer, songwriter, and raconteur who helped shape the alt-country and Americana music movements, died Friday. He was 59. Rolling Stone confirmed Snider’s death, with Snider’s representative adding to the New York Times that the cause of death was pneumonia. “Aimless, Inc. Headquarters is heartbroken to share that our Founder, our Folk Hero, our Poet of the World, our Vice President of the Abrupt Change Dept., the Storyteller, our

Click the image to learn more. Longtime Eagles guitarist and solo star Joe Walsh will be selling off hundreds of guitars and other memorabilia during a two-day auction taking place December 16-17 at the famous Troubadour venue in West Hollywood, California. The “Life’s Been Good: Joe Walsh” collection includes an impressive array of guitars owned and played by Walsh, as well as motor vehicles, stage-worn clothing, recording equipment, keyboards, sales awards, amplifiers, furn

Click the image to learn more. The K-pop girl group had attempted to break away from the label after the firing of mentor Min Hee-jin. After losing their legal battle against ADOR, some of the members of NewJeans have decided to resume activities with the label. On Wednesday (Nov. 12), ADOR announced that K-pop stars Haerin and Hyein had agreed to continue working with the HYBE subsidiary after “thoughtful consideration with their respective families and thorough discussions”

Click the image to learn more. RON MAIDEN, BRING ME THE HORIZON, LIMP BIZKIT and THE OFFSPRING will headline the 2026 installment of Hellfest, set to take place June 18-21, 2026 in Clisson, France. Hellfest is an annual open-air festival and one of the biggest metal festivals in all of Europe. After canceling the 2020 and 2021 installments due to the ongoing pandemic, Hellfest returned in 2022 and was held over two weekends, with seven days of performances from many of the bi

The vocalist spent the Seventies with the legendary group, and also sang backup on hits by Elvis Presley and Percy Sledge Click the image to learn more. Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, who spent the Seventies singing with the Grateful Dead, sang back-up on several classic Sixties hits, and fronted her own bands, has died. She was 78. Godchaux died Sunday, Nov. 2, at a hospice facility in Nashville after a “lengthy struggle with cancer,” according to a statement shared with Rollin

Click the image to learn more. Even a one-hit wonder has a certain air of glamour and celebrity (a hit’s a hit even if there’s only one of them, after all), but Norman Greenbaum wasn’t exactly living on Easy Street after the release of his 1969 hit song. Subsequent releases failed to achieve the same level of success as the title track to his debut album, Spirit in the Sky. By the time the 1980s rolled around, Harris was back to working his “day job” full-time. Still, the per