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. Per Rolling Stone, the claw stage from U2's 360° world tour will soon be a permanent installation at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Salt Lake City. This, of course, got…
Iron Maiden’s The Number Of The Beast was released 36 years ago today (March 22), and from that iconic album came one of the most iconic metal tracks that’s become a staple of rock radio.
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.
Among the predominantly pop, hip-hop and R&B artists (and Broadway icon Patti LuPone) tapped to perform at the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards, there’s finally a rock band set to…well…rock the crowd at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.
Led Zeppelin’s self-titled debut album was released 49 years ago today (January 12.) Besides being one of the best albums of all time, Led Zeppelin also has one of the best opening tracks of all time, too.
Former tourmates Guns N' Roses and Metallica did not share the stage during 2017 but they are together among the top five tours of 2017 according to the industry magazine Pollstar.
