Before playing its final show on May 5, 1968, Buffalo Springfield released three studio albums on ATCO during an intense, two-year creative burst. Those albums – Buffalo Springfield, Buffalo Springfield Again, and Last Time Around – have been newly remastered from the original analog tapes under the auspices of Neil Young for the new boxed set: What’s That Sound? The Complete Albums Collection.
AXS TV, the premier destination for classic rock programming, announced today the start of production for season two of the network’s popular original countdown series The Top Ten Revealed—slated to premiere this summer. The upcoming eight-episode season is hosted and executive produced by Katie Daryl, joined by a rotating panel of music icons and experts who will be on hand to discuss the most legendary bands and songs whose influences can still be felt in the modern rock scene.
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) today announced executive positions that will lead electric guitar product development and lifestyle product licensing, as well as the addition of two new master builders to its prestigious Fender Custom Shop. Max Gutnik joins Fender as VP, Fender Electric Guitars and Basses; Dan Heitkemper assumes the new role of VP, Licensing and Merchandising; and both Ron Thorn and Kyle McMillin join the Fender Custom Shop’s team of esteemed Master Builders.
Elton John: The Million Dollar Piano captures Elton John during his smash Caesar’s Palace residency in Las Vegas, putting his unparalleled showmanship on full display as he blazes through a comprehensive set featuring beloved hits such as “Benny And The Jets,” “Levon,” “Rocket Man,” “Your Song,” “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting,” and many more.
Since 2011, Craig Hunter Ross has photographed over 400 nationally known bands and artists and has done personal photo work for clients such as Cher, Ricky Martin, Bret Michaels, Bruno Mars, REO Speedwagon, Chris Rock, The Struts and countless WWE Hall of Famers (Oh yeah, he does TONS of pro wrestling photography too).
“The world had changed a lot since 2012,” Mraz says. “More people are marching for their freedoms and equality; to be seen and heard. Activism is back in style. I wrote a lot of frustrated, angry, even sad songs between then and now, but nothing I wanted to come forward with; nothing I wanted to sing.
Cool Britannia’s main stage will be headlined by Happy Mondays and Ocean Colour Scene — with amazing supporting artists including: Feeder, Razorlight, Embrace, The Lightning Seeds, Peter Hook & The Light, Cast, Heather Small, Dodgy, Space, Toploader and The South & more still to be announced.
I put together a little piece called The Picks of Rock and Roll. This included treasures I had received from Billy Gibbons, Ritchie Blackmore, Frank Zappa, Rory Gallagher, Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix [I’d never interviewed Clapton or Hendrix but I did see both of them in concert very early on and got the roadies to give me picks that were lying right on top of their amps].
AXS TV pays tribute to Southern Rock pioneers Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Allman Brothers Band with a Saturday Stack special event packed with classic concerts, insightful interviews, heartfelt documentaries and more on Saturday, May 5, starting at 1p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT.
Sons of Appolo former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force)—released their highly anticipated and critically acclaimed debut album, Psychotic Symphony, October 20, 2017 on InsideOutMusic/Sony Music.
