Reports: Lindsey Buckingham was fired from Fleetwood Mac
Steven Ferdman/Getty Images As earlier reported, Fleetwood Mac officially announced Monday they would be touring without Lindsey Buckingham this year. While no reason was given for Buckingham’s departure from the group, both Rolling Stone and Variety have reported that the singer-guitarist was fired from
Alice in Chains, Slash & more playing 2018 Aftershock festival
Johnny Buzzerio; Travis ShinnAlice in Chains and Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators are among the many hard-rock acts playing the 2018 Aftershock festival, scheduled for October 13-14 in Sacramento, California. The bill also includes System
Alice Cooper extends 2018 North American tour into October
ABC/Randy HolmesFollowing his recent appearance as King Herod in the NBC special Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, Alice Cooper has extended the upcoming North American leg of his tour in support of his 2017 studio album,
Fade to Birch: The story behind James Hetfield's “rustic” new guitar
ABC/Randy HolmesOn Metallica‘s current European tour, frontman James Hetfield has been playing a guitar that has a very special back story. The guitar, which is named “Carl,” was built from wood taken from the Carlson Garage in
Going Your Own Way: Fleetwood Mac Fire Lindsey Buckingham From Tour This Fall
Credit: Danny ClinchLindsey Buckingham apparently is going his own way. According to a statement from Fleetwood Mac, the singer/guitarist will not be joining his famous group when it heads out on a fall tour, details of which
DVD featuring 2017 documentary about The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde, plus archival concert, due in May
Eagle Rock EntertainmentA 2017 U.K. documentary profiling Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde will be released on DVD and as a digital video on May 25. Alone with Chrissie Hynde, which originally aired as an episode of the BBC
Foo Fighters-donated mirror stolen from Australian bar
ABC/Fred WatkinsDuring their tour of Australia earlier this year, Foo Fighters launched a pop-up shop at the Cherry Bar in Melbourne. As a thank you, Dave Grohl and company donated a mirror to the bar, but unfortunately,
Doobie Brothers team up with musicians from around the world for new version of “Listen to the Music”
Courtesy of Playing for ChangeA new version of The Doobie Brothers‘ “Listen to the Music” that features core band members Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons and John McFee, along with dozens of other musicians from around the world,
Robbie Robertson says the '65 Telecaster he's auctioning is “one of the most historic instruments” in rock history
Courtesy of Julien’s AuctionsFounding Band guitarist Robbie Robertson says the 1965 Fender Telecaster he’s putting up for bid at a May 19 auction in New York City “is absolutely one of the most historic instruments that I’ve