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One of the most confounding musicians ever to grace the rock genre, Frank Zappa had a penchant for taking what essentially amounted to full-blown avant garde compositions and arranging them for rock ensemble playing. His bizarre, conceptual live performances were an astonishing mix of exceptional musicianship, onstage theatrics and pop culture satire. On May 16, [...]... more
This week, Boston-based Celtic-punk band DropKick Murphys released a three-song EP to benefit the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. One song features Bruce Springsteen, who sought out the group in hours after the April 15 bombing. “Our friend Bruce Springsteen joins us for a new version of ‘Rose Tattoo,’ featuring his vocals,” the group [...]... more
Arguably, no heavy metal singer wielded greater influence over the length and breadth of heavy metal’s long history than the sorely missed Ronnie James Dio. Now, now, don’t get worked up! Simple math tells us this is so, by reason of Dio’s relatively brief but nevertheless momentous associations with heavy metal cornerstones such as Rainbow [...]... more
Supporters of a plan to raise money for a statue of Bon Scott in his hometown of Kirriemuir, Scotland received a big boost recently when AC/DC put their weight into the project with a post on their official website. The campaign is looking to raise over $75,000 (50,000 pounds) before June 5. As of today [...]... more
Deep Purple guitarist Steve Morse recently chatted with Something Else with respect to the group’s new album ’NOW What?!’ as well as his place in Deep Purple’s history. ‘NOW What?!’ is the classic rock band’s first studio record since 2005 and is the fifth Deep Purple record on which Morse has performed. Despite the guitarist wanting to stay [...]... more
Back in 1976, when Paul McCartney & Wings’ live album ‘Wings Over America’ was released, the band was coming off a string of four No. 1 records. The triple-album set, culled from various concerts the group performed on their 1976 U.S. tour in support of ‘Wings at the Speed of Sound,’ soon became their fifth [...]... more
Classic rock was everywhere during the series finale of ‘The Office‘ last night (May 16), with Guns N’ Roses, Motley Crue, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty all contributing music to the show’s climactic wedding. A string version of Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Sweet Child o’ Mine’ accompanies Angela Martin down the aisle for her wedding to [...]... more
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