by Erik Lane | Apr 18, 2022 | DJ Blogs, Erik
The Who are back in The States busy rehearsing for the opening night of their North American tour, which kicks off on Friday night (April 22nd) in Ft. Lauderdale. Pete Townshend’s wife, Rachel Fuller, posted footage of the band running through “Who Are...
by Erik Lane | Apr 18, 2022 | DJ Blogs, Erik
Alex Lifeson said that drugs and Rush never led to particularly good music. Ultimate Classic Rock transcribed some of the guitarist’s chat with House of Strombo where he recalled, “It was hard to play. We were very disciplined when it came to shows —...
by Erik Lane | Apr 15, 2022 | DJ Blogs, Erik
Blondie guitarist Chris Stein announced he’ll be sitting out Blondie’s upcoming dates due to health issues. Blondie postponed last night’s show (April 14th) at Huntington, New York’s Paramount Theatre. Stein, who co-wrote most of the...
by Erik Lane | Apr 15, 2022 | DJ Blogs, Erik
The new officially sanctioned David Bowie documentary, Moonage Daydream, from director Brett Morgen, has been announced as an Official Selection at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, which runs from May 17th to 28th. According to the official announcement: Acclaimed...
by Erik Lane | Apr 15, 2022 | DJ Blogs, Erik
Set for release on June 10th is the deluxe box set Asia In Asia: Live At The Budokan, Tokyo, 1983. With co-founding bassist John Wetton splitting from the band just before hitting the road, drummer Carl Palmer enlisted his Emerson, Lake, & Palmer bandmate Greg...
by Erik Lane | Apr 15, 2022 | DJ Blogs, Erik
Former-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted revealed that Alex Van Halen contacted him late last year in hopes of reforming Van Halen. Newsted chatted with The Palm Beach Post and explained that Alex had already enlisted guitar legend Joe Satriani to replace the late-Eddie...