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Peter Frampton Recalls Pete Townshend Asking To Replace Him In The Who

Believe it or not, during the dying days of the Who in the early-'80s, Pete Townshend actually asked Peter Frampton to replace him in the band. Frampton discusses the offer in depth in his upcoming autobiography, Do You Feel ...

AC/DC ‘Powering Up’ With Classic Lineup

AC/DC is back with its beloved frontman Brian Johnson, drummer, Phil Rudd, and bassist Cliff Williams. NME reported the band has confirmed the lineup -- which is rounded out with co-founder Angus Young and nephew Stevie Young on guitars. ...

Singer-Songwriter Mac Davis Dead At 78

Singer-songwriter Mac Davis died on September 29th at the age of 78 after suffering a heart attack in Nashville, according to Tennessean.com. When starting out, the Lubbock, Texas-born Davis wrote several hits for Elvis Presley -- including the standards, ...

Singer Helen Reddy Dead At 78

Canadian singer Helen Reddy died at the age of 78 on September 29th. Reddy will forever be remembered for her string of 15 Top 40 hits -- including her signature 1972 chart-topper, "I Am Woman," and her subsequent Number ...

Paul McCartney Grateful For Making Peace With John Lennon

Paul McCartney talks candidly about his former partner John Lennon in the upcoming BBC Radio 2 documentary, John Lennon At 80. In the special, which features the former-Beatle interviewed by Lennon's younger son Sean Lennon, McCartney explains that making ...

Bruce Springsteen Worried He Was Done Writing Rock

Bruce Springsteen sat down for a long chat with AARP: The Magazine in advance of his upcoming album, Letter To You, set for release on October 23rd. The new collection is his first to feature the E Street Band ...

AC/DC’s Upcoming Album Likely Titled ‘PWR UP’

All signs are pointing to AC/DC's first album in six years being named PWR UP. NME reported that only the day after spotlighting a blinking neon thunderbolt on the band's social media platforms, the new "PWR UP" declaration has ...

David Crosby Calls Neil Young ‘An Evocative, But Not A Great Singer’

David Crosby critiqued his estranged bandmate Neil Young when a fan pressed him for his opinion via his Twitter feed. The fan posted to "Croz": "David. I've considered Neil Young, not only a great songwriter and musician but a ...

E Street Band Raves About New Bruce Springsteen Album

E Street Band members Max Weinberg and Nils Lofgren are raving about Bruce Springsteen's upcoming album, Letter To You, which drops on October 23rd. Max Weinberg told APP.com that the collection needs to taken in during one long sitting, ...

Flashback: Billy Joel Releases ‘The Stranger’

It was 43 years ago today (September 29th, 1977) that Billy Joel released his breakthrough fifth album, 1977's The Stranger. The album didn't enter the Top 10 until nearly four months after its release, finally appearing on January 21st, 1978 when ...
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