Zak Starkey denies making ‘nasty comments’ about Roger Daltrey

L-R Roger Daltrey, Zak Starkey and Pete Townshend of the British band The Who perform live on stage during a concert at the Waldbuehne on June 20, 2023 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Frank Hoensch/Redferns)Drummer Zak Starkey has seemingly responded to new comments The Who’s Roger Daltrey has made regarding Starkey’s firing from the band.In an interview with the U.K. publication The Times, Daltrey noted that comments Starkey made after The Who's Royal Albert Hall show in March, where they appeared to […]

August 5, 2025

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He’s no piano man: Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott attempts to play piano in new social post

Joe Elliott of Def Leppard performs onstage during the Summer Stadium tour at Truist Park on July 13, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott is showing off his piano skills in a new video posted to Instagram, and it looks like he's a little rusty."Allow us to introduce you to Sir Elton Joe," reads the post's caption, an obvious reference to Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and well-known pianist Elton John. “When you get a piano in […]

August 5, 2025

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Billy Joel’s daughter reveals his feelings about HBO documentary

Official poster for Billy Joel: And So It Goes; Courtesy of HBOBilly Joel’s daughter Alexa Ray Joel says her famous dad isn’t that impressed by his recently released documentary, Billy Joel: And So It Goes, which is currently streaming on HBO Max."You know my father is really funny because [he's] like the most self-effacing person on the planet right?" she tells the New York Post. "He never buys in his own hype.""I’m like, 'You should be so proud of yourself!' He’s like, 'Eh,'" she adds."He’s just […]

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Details of the ninth annual Allman Betts Family Revival revealed

courtesy of The Allman Betts Family RevivalThe music of the Allman Brothers Band's Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts will once again be celebrated at the ninth annual Allman Betts Family Revival, a 20-date tour launching in November.The trek will be hosted by Gregg's son Devon Allman and Dickey's son Duane Betts and feature a performance from The Allman Betts Band. The lineup will also include special guests Robert Randolph, Amanda Shires, Eric Johnson, Cody Dickinson and Luther Dickinson, Dweezil Zappa and G. Love in select cities.The tour is […]

August 4, 2025

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Roger Daltrey sets the record straight about Zak Starkey, calls his comments a ‘character assassination’

Disney/Eric McCandlessRoger Daltrey is setting the record straight about the events that led to The Who’s firing of drummer Zak Starkey.Problems arose with Starkey during The Who's Teenage Cancer Trust shows at London's Royal Albert Hall in March, with Daltrey appearing to call out Starkey’s playing during "The Song is Over." In an interview with The Telegraph, Starkey suggested that Daltrey was actually the one who "got it wrong," and Daltrey was not happy about that.In a new interview with the U.K. publication The Times, […]

August 4, 2025

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Earth, Wind & Fire joins Sabrina Carpenter for surprise Lollapalooza appearance

Dana Jacobs/Getty ImagesEarth, Wind & Fire made a surprise appearance at Lollapalooza, joining Sabrina Carpenter for her headlining set Sunday night."We can just let loose, right? We can just groove," said Sabrina, who was wearing a sparkly pink jumpsuit with her name across the chest. She then added, "So I thought, why not bring out my friends from Chicago, Earth, Wind & Fire!"The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers then joined Sabrina onstage to perform their 1981 smash "Let's Groove." […]

August 4, 2025

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Rod Stewart pays tribute to Ozzy Osbourne with AI-generated images of him with other dead celebrities

Mathew Tsang/Getty ImagesRod Stewart paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne during a recent concert, and he got a little help from AI to do so.NME reports that during his Aug. 1 concert in Alpharetta, Georgia, near Atlanta, Stewart projected images of Ozzy on screen during his performance of "Forever Young," but the Black Sabbath frontman wasn’t alone in them.Fan shot footage shows that the tribute included AI-generated images of Ozzy posing for selfies with several other dead celebrities, including Prince, Tina Turner, Freddie Mercury, Kurt Cobain, George Michael, Michael Jackson and more. […]

August 4, 2025

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On This Day, Aug. 4, 1964: The Kinks release ‘You Really Got Me’ in the UK

On This Day, Aug. 4, 1964 ...The Kinks released their third single, “You Really Got Me,” in the U.K., where it became their first #1 hit and stayed on top for two weeks.The tune was released in America that September and became a breakthrough hit for the band, peaking at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100.Guitarist Dave Davies created the distorted guitar sound in the tune by slicing up the speaker on his amp with a razor blade. The highly […]

August 4, 2025

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New book ‘Tonight in Jungleland’ takes a deep dive into Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run’

DoubledayAs Bruce Springsteen's breakthrough album Born to Run turns 50 in August, author and journalist Peter Ames Carlin takes a deep dive into the record in his new book, Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run, out Tuesday.While Born to Run was a critical and commercial success for Springsteen, prior to the record he was coming off two commercial failures — Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. and The Wild, The Innocent & the E Street Shuffle — and was close to being dropped by his […]

August 4, 2025