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Just released is The Original George Thorogood — a 14-song collection of Thorogood’s best known self-written classics. Among the highlights on the new set are “I Drink Alone,” “Bad To The Bone,” “If You Don’t Start Drinkin’,” “(I’m Gonna Leave),” and “Born To Be Bad.” In talking about the new compilation, Thorogood looked back at…

It was 10 years ago today (April 19th, 2012) that Greg Ham, the saxophonist and flutist for Men At Work, was found dead in his home in Carlton, Australia “after he failed to turn up for a pharmacy appointment.” Ham, who was 58, was an active member of Men At Work from 1979 to 1986…

The first posthumous recording from late-Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has been released. Rolling Stone reported Hawkins recorded the vocal to Edgar Winter’s cover of his late-brother Johnny Winters’ “Guess I’ll Go Away” from the newly released Brother Johnny tribute collection. Edgar had posted a tribute to Hawkins on his official website and spoke about…

Grateful Dead co-founder Phil Lesh has just announced 21 solo dates, which culminate in a nine-show residency at Port Chester, New York’s Capitol Theatre. Lesh kicks off his 2022 dates on June 4th at Stanford, California’s Frost Amphitheatre. Backing Lesh on the road will be Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench, Phil’s son,…

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 You” at an unnamed soundstage. Roger Daltrey, who turned 78 last month,…

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 — not even a beer during the drum solo. I smoked a…

It was 52 years ago Sunday (April 17th, 1970) that Paul McCartney released his first solo album apart from the Beatles. Although McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr had all produced and released solo projects before, the McCartney album was the first solo mainstream record released in the aftermath of the group’s breakup.…

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 Lake to step in and despite a short period for…

It was 50 years ago this week (April 15th through April 22nd, 1972) that Roberta Flack scored her first Number One hit with “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.” The song was nearly three-years-old when director Clint Eastwood tapped it for inclusion in his movie Play Misty For Me, about a disc jockey,…

It was 58 years ago Saturday (April 16th, 1964) that the Rolling Stones released their self-titled debut album. The collection, which was based around the Stones’ stage act at the time, featured covers of Bobby Troup’s “Route 66,” Willie Dixon’s “I Just Want To Make Love To You,” Jimmy Reed’s “Honest I Do,” Bo Diddley’s…