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Bon Jovi Announce 2020 Tour With Bryan Adams

Bon Jovi Announce 2020 Tour With Bryan Adams

Bon Jovi and Bryan Adams will hit the road in June and July 2020! Tickets go on sale January 24th, 10am. Bon Jovi 2020 Tour With Bryan Adams June 10 – Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome June 11 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center June 13 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center June 16…MORE

Hard to Handle in PopMatters’ Best Books of 2019: Non-Fiction

Hard to Handle in PopMatters’ Best Books of 2019: Non-Fiction

Cheers to all who enjoyed Hard to Handle: The Life and Death of the Black Crowes — A Memoir and thanks to PopMatters for the love! Happy to be among good company in the Best Non-Fiction Books of 2019! “At PopMatters we tend to be drawn toward cultures’ tributaries instead of the crowded, rushing mainstreams. It’s in…MORE

Nine Inch Nails and More Inducted Into 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Nine Inch Nails and More Inducted Into 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, the Doobie Brothers and more are in good company for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2020! Other inductees include Whitney Houston, the Notorious B.I.G.,and T. Rex. “The six acts that did make it in represent a musically diverse class encompassing everything from Nineties industrial, R&B, and…MORE

The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s

The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s

“The 1980s might conjure up images of leg warmers, parachute pants, moonwalking, Flock of Seagulls haircuts and any number of John Hughes movies. But looking back at the decade’s best albums, those years were extremely diverse. They saw the last vestiges of a vibrant punk scene and the beginnings of post-punk and New Wave; the…MORE

The 70 Best Albums of the 1970s

The 70 Best Albums of the 1970s

“The ’70s sometimes get a bad rap: Often these years are remembered as the musical era that brought us disco at its absolute gaudiest. But there was far more going on in the decade than polyester, sequins and cocaine; the 1970s saw the rise of the singer/songwriter, the birth of punk rock, reggae’s infiltration of…MORE

David Bowie’s Posthumous Records to be Released This Year

David Bowie’s Posthumous Records to be Released This Year

His Legacy Lives On David Bowie remains to be a popular artist even after his death. Parlophone Records has announced two new albums by David Bowie, with never-before-heard songs being released digitally on a weekly basis. Among the tracks to be released is a rare version of ‘The Man Who Sold The World’, which went…MORE

Steve’s Book Signing in Michigan 1/25!

Steve’s Book Signing in Michigan 1/25!

Rock City Music Company is stoked to welcome Steve Gorman, original drummer & founding member of The Black Crowes! Steve will be doing a Q&A / Meet & Greet / Signing for his book “Hard To Handle: The Life and Death of The Black Crowes”. Steve played on every Black Crowes album & tour from 1990…MORE

9-Year-Old Drummer Rocks Out on Ellen

9-Year-Old Drummer Rocks Out on Ellen

Kid drummer from Ipswich, England, was inspired to play drums by Ringo Starr at four years old “Ellen Degeneres often brings talented kids onto her show to introduce them to a wider audience — you can thank her for Mason Ramsey’s sudden success — and it’s pretty amazing to see children who can play musical instruments better than…MORE

THE STADIUM TOUR: DEF LEPPARD, MÖTLEY CRÜE, POISON & JOAN JETT!

THE STADIUM TOUR: DEF LEPPARD, MÖTLEY CRÜE, POISON & JOAN JETT!

The world’s most iconic and celebrated rock legends will hit the road together next summer for a coheadlining tour SO MASSIVE that it could only be held in America’s biggest stadiums.  THE STADIUM TOUR featuring DEF LEPPARD, MÖTLEY CRÜE, with POISON and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS will hit select cities in the U.S. where…MORE

‘Many Circles’ Pop Matter Interview with Steve

‘Many Circles’ Pop Matter Interview with Steve

Full Circle & Then Some is the sophomore release from Trigger Hippy, the band founded by former Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman and his longtime friend, Nick Govrik (ex-Highwater). The pair initially started Trigger Hippy in 2009, then, in 2014, were joined by Joan Osborne and Jackie Greene. The group released their self-titled debut album and…MORE