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In the years after the Beatles broke up, John Lennon found a kindred spirit in an unlikely musician: Frank Zappa.
The iconoclastic composer and guitarist was an odd choice for Lennon. Zappa's music was avant garde and frequently irreverent. Lennon, on the other hand, was a pop songwriter. At the time he and Zappa met in 1971, he was on the verge of releasing his hear...
Lou Koller, the frontman of New York hardcore band Sick of It All, has died at the age of 59 following a battle with esophageal cancer.
Koller’s death was announced by Sick of It All on July 24. He had been diagnosed with cancer in 2024, forcing the band to cancel a European tour while he underwent treatment. After intensive treatment, he was declared cancer-free in M...
It was the song that made Simon & Garfunkel musical legends. Yet if it hadn’t been for the foresight of a producer — and the work of a handful of session musicians — we might never have heard of the duo.
Written by a 21-year-old Paul Simon, the original bare-bones
Buddy Guy once had to reassure Albert King that he wasn’t trying to steal his guitar tricks.
The two blues legends were often booked on the same shows, and Guy recalls one particularly funny encounter during a soundcheck in Montreal. King, who was famously protective...
David Lee Roth has canceled almost all of the remaining dates on his current U.S. tour — and received an unexpected message of support from his longt...