Early Beatles photographer Astrid Kirchherr dead at age 81

Krafft Angerer/Getty ImagesAstrid Kirchherr, the German photographer who befriended The Beatles during their time performing in the clubs of Hamburg, Germany, and took some of the earliest pictures of the band, died Tuesday, May 12, at age
Graham Nash has already written “half an album” in quarantine

Courtesy of CBS Sunday MorningGraham Nash isn’t letting a little thing like quarantine slow down his productivity. On this weekend’s edition of CBS Sunday Morning, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer says lockdown has “not been too weird
Jon Bon Jovi's Soul Foundation launches food bank to help feed hungry people in eastern Long Island, NY

Courtesy of Jon Bon JoviJon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, the charity co-founded by the Bon Jovi frontman that works toward ending poverty, hunger and homelessness in the U.S., has launched a new food bank to serve in-need
Pretty Things frontman Phil May dies at age 75

Frank Hoensch/Redferns via Getty ImagesPhil May, lead singer of the veteran British band The Pretty Things, died Friday from complications following hip surgery after a recent biking accident, The Guardian reports. He was 75. May co-founded The
Alice Cooper releases uplifting new coronavirus-themed song, “Don't Give Up”

earMUSICAlice Cooper released a new single today titled “Don’t Give Up,” focusing on life during the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s a song about what we’ve all been going through right now and about keeping our heads up and
Down too long in the midnight sea: Ronnie James Dio died 10 years ago this Saturday

Larry Marano/Getty ImagesRonnie James Dio died 10 years ago this Saturday. The heavy metal icon succumbed to stomach cancer on May 16, 2010, at age 67. Born Ronald James Padavona on July 10, 1942, Dio’s music career first started to
Neil Young's long-lost mid-1970s album 'Homegrown' to be released in June

Cover art: Tom Wilkes/Reprise RecordsThis past November, Neil Young announced that Homegrown, a collection of unreleased acoustic tunes recorded in 1974 and ’75, finally would hit stores this year. Now the folk-rock legend has unveiled official plans
Rolling Stones release new remix of “Living in a Ghost Town” created by Brazilian DJ Alok

Polydor RecordsThe Rolling Stones‘ recently released single, “Living in a Ghost Town,” has been given a dance twist by popular Brazilian DJ Alok. The “Alok Remix” version of the track is available now as a digital download
Sammy Hagar takes part in all-star Nashville benefit with Brian May & Joe Walsh on new 'Rock & Roll Road Trip'

Courtesy of AXS TV This Sunday’s episode of AXS TV’s Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar features the Red Rocker traveling to Nashville for a star-studded benefit concert organized by James Burton, the lead guitarist