Category Archives: Music News

Hear Jimmy Page’s Original Idea for Led Zeppelin’s ‘Rain Song’

Instrumental was titled ‘The Seasons’ and meant for the opening of 1973’s ‘Houses of the Holy.’ Continue reading…… read more »

Smashing Pumpkins Announce Sprawling North American Summer Tour

Stone Temple Pilots, Rival Sons and Interpol will join them on various dates. Continue reading…… read more »

Led Zeppelin’s ‘Houses of the Holy’: The Story Behind Every Song

The band demonstrated unprecedented range on its fifth album. Continue reading…… read more »

How David Lee Roth Helped Sammy Hagar’s ‘I Can’t Drive 55’ Video

Diamond Dave advised his Van Halen successor on how to get clip through Standards and Practices. Continue reading…… read more »

Elvis Costello Announces North American Summer Tour

Trek features support from Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets. Continue reading…… read more »

Allentown’s Mayor Doesn’t Like Billy Joel’s ‘Allentown’

The 1982 hit doesn’t sit so well 40 years later. Continue reading…… read more »

Molina, Talbot, Lofgren and Young, ‘All Roads Lead Home’: Review

Crazy Horse members and their most famous collaborator team up for headline-sharing LP. Continue reading…… read more »

TOM PETTY’S MUDCRUTCH GUITARIST TOM LEADON DEAD AT 70

Tom Leadon, the guitarist in Tom Petty’s pre-Heartbreakers band Mudcrutch died on March 22nd at age 70. Leadon’s death was announced on Facebook by his brother Mark Leadon, who posted: “It is with great sadness, but profound love and gratitude for his life, that the family of Tom Leadon announce his passing on March 22,…… read more »

METALLICA BASSIST FINALLY GETS A CHANCE TO SING

After 20 years in the band, Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo revealed that he’s finally supplied backing vocals on the band’s upcoming album, 72 Seasons, which drops on April 14th. Trujillo chatted with the band’s own fan magazine, So What!, and shed light on his admitted lack of vocal chops, explaining, “When I joined Metallica, I’d…… read more »

LED ZEPPELIN’S ‘HOUSES OF THE HOLY’ TURNS 50!!!

It was 50 years ago today (March 28th, 1973) that Led Zeppelin’s fifth album, the beloved Houses Of The Holy, was released in North America. The collection went on to hit Number One the following May 12th, and held down the top spot for two weeks. In all, the album stayed in the Top 10…… read more »