Everbody (Still) Hurts: 10 years ago today, R.E.M. called it a day

Warner Bros. Ten years ago today, it felt like the end of the world for R.E.M. fans, as the college radio favorites-turned-rock icons broke up for good. On September 21, 2011, the group — down to a
Watch Mick Jagger get “all emotional” speaking about Charlie Watts onstage

The Rolling Stones No Filter 2021 photo, taken prior to Watts’ death/Credit: J. Rose As previously reported, The Rolling Stones on Monday night played a private event at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA hosted by New England
Write by Night: Rush's Geddy Lee to publish memoir in 2022

iStock/Michail_Petrov-96 Geddy Lee made good use of his time in quarantine: He wrote a memoir that’ll be out next year. The Rush bassist/vocalist writes on Instagram that during the year and a half he spent in lockdown
“Everybody needs a great song”: Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora win prestigious UK songwriting award

Mercury/Island Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora may no longer be band mates, but the songs they wrote together will live forever. That’s why the U.K.’s prestigious Ivor Novello Awards have honored both of them this year.
The Sopranos' crew hated choice of Journey's “Don't Stop Believin'” for series finale, says creator

HBO Entertainment In a chat with Marc Maron on his WTF with Marc Maron podcast, Sopranos creator David Chase explained how Journey ended up soundtracking the show’s controversial finale — and how the rest of his team
Celebrate International Day of Peace with new global version of Cat Stevens' “Peace Train”

Yusuf/Cat Stevens performs his contribution to “Peace Train” around the world live outside in Istanbul, Turkey; Credit: Playing for Change Cat Stevens, the legendary singer/songwriter now known as Yusuf, is celebrating the International Day of Peace —
At private event, The Rolling Stones play first show without Charlie Watts

The Rolling Stones No Filter 2021 photo, taken prior to Watts’ death/Credit: J. Rose A series of videos uploaded to YouTube Tuesday morning shows the Rolling Stones performing their first concert since 2019, and their first show
Hear Santana and Steve Winwood team up for a cover of “A Whiter Shade of Pale”

BMG Carlos Santana has teamed up with Steve Winwood for the third single from the legendary guitarist’s upcoming album, Blessings and Miracles: a cover of Procol Harum‘s 1967 classic “A Whiter Shade of Pale.” The idea for
Vanilla Fudge's Carmine Appice says playing with late bassist Tim Bogert on band's new single was “magic”

Golden Robot Records Earlier this month, Vanilla Fudge released a new cover of the classic 1965 Supremes hit “Stop in the Name of Love” that featured the final recording of original Fudge bassist Tim Bogert, who died