Syd Barrett passed away 12 years ago today (July 7), and besides being Pink Floyd’s founding guitarist/frontman, one of his other biggest contributions to the band’s history is serving as the inspiration to “Shine On You Crazy Diamond,” an epic and favorite among fans the world over.
U2 was in the middle of touring in support of their third studio album War when they found themselves performing at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater 35 years ago today (June 5.)
Remixes can be controversial, and sometimes it’s best to leave songs be, but this new remix of U2’s latest single “Love Is Bigger Than Anything In Its Way” is something else.
U2 is busy on tour, but they managed to carve out some time during their stop in Nashville to visit Jack White’s Third Man Records where they recorded audio for a new special vinyl release.
Bono is always an interesting hot-button discussion for any group of music fans, but even the harshest critics have to admit that live, there’s no touching the U2 frontman.
Guns N' Roses is about to make history in Iceland with their July 24 show in Reykjavik which is being billed as the largest concert to ever take place in the island nation.
You know how some artists like Jack White are trying to create a cell phone-free experience at concerts? Yeah...U2 is pretty much doing the exact opposite.
After a massive world tour, stage props often get broken down and repurposed or head into storage. That's not the case for this stage item from a recent U2 tour.
Once the embers of 1984’s The Unforgettable Fire subsided, U2 decided to go on a different kind of tour. (No, not that Amnesty International tour in 1986 with Sting.) This tour delved into the band’s wonder with America, and it gave birth to one of music’s biggest albums ever.
U2’s third studio album War was released 35 years ago today (February 28.) It was the band’s first true breakthrough thanks to the rally cry and setlist mainstay “Sunday Bloody Sunday.”
The legendary Johnny Cash would have turned 86 today (February 26), and in a career that spanned six decades, there was one thing he could do better than nearly anyone else: Cover a song and make it his own.
Considering how rock/metal artists and their awards categories have been treated in recent history during GRAMMY telecasts, you’d think we would be used to being treated like the proverbial red-headed stepchild by now. However, the 60th GRAMMY Awards telecast has taken things another major step further.
