Blog horizontal

Drummer Simon Kirke of Bad Company performs in concert during 'ZZ Top's 50th Anniversary Texas Bash' at Austin360 Amphitheater on May 19, 2019 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/WireImage)After 26 years of eligibility, Bad Company is getting into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday, and the band’s drummer Simon Kirke tells ABC Audio it’s about time."It feels like the end of a long journey," he says. […]

Chubby Checker poses with ZZ Top's Billy F Gibbons in Santa Barbara, CA (Credit: Paolo Gamboa) Rock 'n' roll founding father Chubby Checker is set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Saturday night in LA, but he has said he won't be attending the ceremony. That doesn't mean that he doesn't like hang out with fellow Hall of Famers, though.Checker, 84, attended ZZ Top's show at Santa Barbara […]

Elton John, 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' album (Mercury/UMe)Elton John was recently reunited with an important artifact from his illustrious career.Elton posted on Instagram a photo of himself and Alex Rodriguez, who owns the LA record store Record Safari and curates vinyl for Coachella. In the photo, Alex is handing Elton an orange vinyl album in a plastic sleeve marked Trident."Every so often, there are acts of kindness that remind you there are still […]

'A Very Awesome Yo Gabba Gabba! Christmas' cover artwork. (BMG)Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh is featured on an upcoming new Yo Gabba Gabba! holiday album.A Very Awesome Yo Gabba Gabba! Christmas consists of songs from the children's series' past holiday specials, including "Make It Yourself" by Mothersbaugh, which he performed during a 2011 episode.The track list also includes the song "Every Snowflake Is Different (Just Like You)" by My Chemical Romance, who Devo opened for during a show in Chicago […]

Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS perform during KISS: End of the Road World Tour at Madison Square Garden on December 01, 2023 in New York City. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)KISS' Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley revisit the video for the band's classic song "Rock and Roll All Nite" in a new installment of the Vevo Footnotes series.The updated clip, now streaming on YouTube, features annotations from Simmons and Stanley […]

Paul McCartney performs at The O2 Arena on December 18, 2024 in London, England. (Jo Hale/Redferns)Paul McCartney has shared a new visualizer for "Band on the Run," the hit title track off the 1973 Wings album.The clip features a collage of different photos and videos from the Band on the Run era. It is now streaming on YouTube.On Tuesday, McCartney released his new book, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run, […]

'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' and guest Robert Plant during Tuesday’s November 4, 2025 show. (Scott Kowalchyk ©2025 CBS)Robert Plant's appearance on The Late Show Tuesday turned into a surprise J.R.R. Tolkien nerd-fest.In speaking with host Stephen Colbert, the Led Zeppelin icon was asked about living in the same area where the author of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit once resided."Tolkien was a master," Plant began before asking Colbert if he'd […]