Puddle of Mudd’s front man Wesley Scantlin has been banned from Graceland, as the band was touring the Elvis shrine. Guards removed him after he jumped into the pool.
“I just wanted to go for a swim,” he said.
But I wonder if he was just getting publicity for Puddle of Mudd’s upcoming album release, […]

Johnny, Joey, Dee Dee, Tommy, Marky, Richie, and C-Jay, the Ramones will always be the first family of punk. Together more than 20 years, the Ramones inspired legions of followers as they refined their signature garage-flavored, ear-shattering, pop-skewed sound with a string of now-classic, loud-and-fast punk rock records and 2,263 concerts.
Rhino Entertainment will release The […]

John Fogerty kicks off his fall tour beginning in November in support of his upcoming CD release, Revival, on October 2nd. Here’s the press release, with audio links…
Revival EPK
John Fogerty, whose searing new album Revival is out October 2 on Fantasy Records, will kick off a Fall tour at Hammerstein Ballroom in New […]

The Very Best of Mick Jagger will be released on October 2nd. Most of the material is from his four solo albums, reaching as far back as 1970, and includes guest artists the Red Devils, Peter Tosh, David Bowie, Bono, and Mick’s daughter Karis on backing vocals.
“Too Many Cooks (Spoil The Soup)” was produced […]

Rhino Records is releasing an expanded and remastered version of Tres Hombres, the album that put ZZ Top on the charts in 1973. It’s one of my favorite rock albums with hits like “La Grange,” “Jesus Just Left Chicago,” and “Waitin’ For The Bus.”
The really cool thing about this release? It’s available this […]

One of my favorite bands, Chicago is celebrating their 40th Anniversary with the release of a double CD Best of Chicago, on October 2nd. The band has sold over 100 million albums worldwide, had five consecutive number one albums, 13 platinum albums, 21 Top 10 singles, a Grammy Award, and a star on […]

Rhino Entertainment is releasing two big titles this November.
Led Zeppelin’s Mothership:  a two-CD collection of 24 tracks from all eight of the band’s studio albums.  Release date is November 13th.  Remixed and remastered by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Paul Jones, it sounds alot like Atlantic Records best of package that was previously released […]

I never thought it would happen, but here it is. nme.com reports Led Zeppelin will reunite for a single two-our show at the O2 Arena in London on November 26th. Along with Pete Townshend, Foreigner, Paolo Nutini and Bill Wyman and the Rhythm Kings, who are acting as backing group as well as […]

It’s official. Neil Young’s Chrome Dreams Continental Tour is on! neilyoung.com has announced online ticket pre-sales before the public offering, starting on 9/12. You can also get a copy of the long lost, much rumored Chrome Dreams II album. Fans will get the much anticipated CD’s before the shows. Four tickets […]

Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall burst into the public consciousness last year with her gritty debut album Eye to the Telescope, a provocative sonic mesh of heartfelt pop, rootsy, electric blues, and left-field alt-rock. There were three hit singles — the Grammy-Award nominated “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree,” “Suddenly I See,” and “Other Side […]