On This Day, Nov. 3, 1991: Grateful Dead, Santana played free concert in honor of concert promoter Bill Graham

On This Day, Nov. 3, 1991 ...The Grateful Dead, Santana and a reunited Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young were among the artists who performed at Laughter, Love and Music, a free concert at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park to honor the late music producer Bill Graham.Graham, known for booking such venues as the Fillmore and the Winterland Ballroom, died in a helicopter crash on Oct. 25, 1991, on the way home from a Huey Lewis and the News concert.An estimated 30,000 […]

November 3, 2025

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AC/DC announces 2026 US Power Up tour dates

Brian Johnson and Angus Young from AC/DC performs on stage at the Bjerke Travbane on August 05, 2025 in Oslo, Norway. (Per Ole Hagen/Redferns)AC/DC is powering up for a return stateside.The "Back in Black" rockers have announced a 2026 U.S. leg of their Power Up tour, running from July 11 in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Sep. 29 in Philadelphia.Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time with the exception of the dates in Denver, Las Vegas and Philadelphia, […]

November 3, 2025

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RRHOF 2025: Spotlight on Warren Zevon

2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Warren Zevon (Courtesy of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)After 30 years of eligibility, and one previous nomination, the late Warren Zevon is set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Saturday in the Musical Influence category.Zevon is best known for such songs as "Werewolves of London" and "Lawyers, Guns and Money," as well as "Keep Me In Your Heart," from his 12th and final studio album, The Wind. It […]

November 3, 2025

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Writer/director Cameron Crowe gives update on Joni Mitchell biopic

Writer/lyricist Cameron Crowe and Joni Mitchell pose at the opening night of the new musical "Almost Famous" at The Old Globe Theatre on September 27, 2019 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/WireImage)Writer/director Cameron Crowe has offered an update on his long-in-the works biopic on Joni Mitchell.Crowe, whose memoir The Uncool came out Tuesday, has been attached to the project since 2023 and tells Variety he’s still “working on” it.“We’re gonna do it next year. And I just feel […]

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The Rolling Stones preview ‘Black and Blue’ box set with ‘Fool To Cry’ video

Cover of The Rolling Stones' 'Black and Blue'/(Interscope/UMe)The Rolling Stones are giving fans a preview of the upcoming super-deluxe reissue of their 1976 album Black and Blue.The band just shared a video of a performance of “Fool to Cry” from an unreleased TV broadcast of their 1976 concert at Les Abattoirs in Paris, which is part of a Blu-ray included in the set.According to a post on Instagram, the performance is “a rare glimpse into the Black and Blue era.”The five-LP or four-CD […]

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See the late Brian Wilson perform ‘This Isn’t Love’ from ‘Live at the Roxy Theatre’

Cover of Brian Wilson's 'Live At The Roxy Theatre'/(Oglio Records)The late Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson’s first live album, Brian Wilson: Live at the Roxy Theatre, is set to be reissued on Nov. 7 in celebration of its 25th anniversary, and now fans are getting a look at one of the performances on the album.A video for the song “This Isn’t Love” has just been released. Brian notes in the clip, “This is a love song with a very beautiful […]

October 31, 2025

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R.E.M.’s Mike Mills reveals how Ariana Grande inspired Howl Owl Howl’s first single

Cover of Howl Owl Howl's single 'My Cologne'/(Howl Owl Howl)R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, The Black Crowes' former drummer Steve Gorman and Hootie & the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker recently announced they were joining forces for a new supergroup, Howl Owl Howl, and now they’re sharing their first single.The band has just released the track “My Cologne,” and Mills explains on Instagram that it was actually inspired by pop star Ariana Grande.Mills says in the video, “Ariana Grande put out a record […]

October 31, 2025

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On This Day, Oct. 31, 1970: Led Zeppelin hit #1 with ‘Led Zeppelin III’

On This Day, Oct. 31, 1970 ...Led Zeppelin hit #1 on the Billboard 200 chart with their third studio album, Led Zeppelin III. The album spent four weeks in the top spot.Led Zeppelin III was recorded in three locations, including the country house Headley Grange, where they used The Rolling Stones' mobile studio, and Island Studios and Olympic Studios in London.The album featured such future Led Zeppelin classics as “Immigrant Song” and “Celebration Day.” Led Zeppelin III would go on to be certified six-times Platinum by the RIAAA. Copyright © 2025, ABC […]

October 31, 2025

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Queen celebrating 50th anniversary of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ with new YouTube series

Cover of Queen's 50th anniversary 'Bohemian Rhapsody'/(Hollywood Records)Friday marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Queen’s iconic track “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and to commemorate the occasion, the band has launched Queen The Greatest Special, a five-part weekly YouTube series.In this week’s episode, The Path to Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor discuss the band’s journey to "Bohemian Rhapsody,” noting that while the public may have been surprised by such a grand song, for them it was just something they came to expect […]

October 31, 2025