44 Years Ago: The Beatles Perform Live for the Last Time, On a London Rooftop
"I'd like to say 'Thank you' on behalf of the group and ourselves and I hope we passed the audition"
"I'd like to say 'Thank you' on behalf of the group and ourselves and I hope we passed the audition"
On January 30th, 1973 less than 10 people witnessed the first live performances by Kiss at the Popcorn Club (soon to be renamed the Coventry) in Queens, N.Y. According to bassist Gene Simmons, the group was paid $50 for performing two sets that evening.
Top-selling country duo Sugarland have been recently uploading highlights from their 2012 'In Your Hands' tour to their official YouTube channel. On Friday (Jan. 18) they put up a cover of Bruce Springsteen's 'Atlantic City,' which was originally released on his 1982 acoustic album, 'Nebraska.'
In what may have been the greatest night of live band karaoke the world has ever seen, Dave Grohl premiered his 'Sound City' documentary at the Sundance Film Festival on Friday (Jan. 18) in style.
Rock fans tuned into yesterday's (Jan. 20) football playoff games got a shock when, during a break in the action, the familiar opening of the Rolling Stones' Sympathy for the Devil' rang out of their television speakers.
As tough as they wanted to appear, the gritty punch of the Rolling Stones was no match for the power of Ed Sullivan. On Jan. 15, 1967, The Stones were all set to grace the Sullivan stage for their fourth appearance when they ran into a snag.
Mash-ups - the art of taking elements of two or more songs and creating something new out of them - are a hit-or-miss proposition. Too often the soungs don't match up musically in an attempt to create an interesting or ironic juxtaposition.
With a boisterous and hearty shout of "Led Zeppelin!," Jack Black began his heartfelt tribute to the mighty combo that, in his words, "Sang songs about love, about vikings...about vikings making love."
Kid Rock, the Foo Fighters and Lenny Kravitz took turns tearing through short versions of Led Zeppelin classics during the Kennedy Center Honors tribute to the band, which aired last night (Dec. 26) on CBS.
In a performance that had Robert Plant on the verge of tears, Ann & Nancy Wilson of Heart sang 'Stairway to Heaven' as the finale of a star-studded musical tribute to Led Zeppelin during the Kennedy Center Honors, which were broadcast last night (Dec. 26) on CBS.
Singer JoJo got into the Christmas spirit during a recent, multi-song acoustic session. She belted out 'The Christmas Song' in addition to a handful of other tunes. It's certainly a lovely rendition, one that would pair nicely with exercises like tree-trimming, guzzling eggnog or stuffing your face with gingerbread men.