Music News

3328 Results / Page 200 of 370

Background

Music News

The Rolling Stones celebrate 1999 club show with ‘Welcome to Shepherd’s Bush’

Mercury StudiosThe Rolling Stones will revisit their 1999 concert at Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London for a new release.Welcome to Shepherd’s Bush is a recording of the band’s June 8, 1999, club show. The concert was a “secret gig” by The Stones, happening just a few days before they played two sold-out shows at Wembley Arena. The concert was witnessed by a star-studded crowd, including such big names as The Who's Pete Townshend, Lenny Kravitz, Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, Aerosmith, Jon Bon […]

todayOctober 22, 2024

Music News

Jimmy Page announces new signature guitars with Gibson

Disney/Jennifer PottheiserJimmy Page has announced a pair of new signature guitars with Gibson.The Jimmy Page 1964 SJ-200 and 1964 SJ-200 Collector's Edition are inspired by the Led Zeppelin icon's own mid-'60s Gibson SJ-200 acoustic, which he used to record the "Stairway to Heaven" outfit's debut album.Speaking about the new guitar in a video for Gibson, soundtracked by Zep's version of "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You," Page shares, "It was so authentic, and yet it was so new at the same time."The Jimmy Page […]

todayOctober 22, 2024

Music News

U2 shares short film on the making of the video for “Vertigo”

Island Records/UMRU2 has shared a short documentary about the making of the video for their 2004 hit “Vertigo,” which was the lead single off their 11th studio album, How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.Based on guitarist The Edge's comments, it would seem the video wasn't exactly pleasant to make. “We finally managed to persuade somebody to shoot a video of us somewhere warm,” he says of their location in a Spanish desert, “and what happens? We get rained on. We get hurricane strength winds. Sand blasted."The […]

todayOctober 22, 2024

Music News

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2024: Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Cher & more inducted

L-R: Lou Gramm, Al Greenwood, Rick Wills/ courtesy of Disney+ and The Rock & Roll Hall of FameA new class of musicians were welcomed into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Saturday night in Cleveland.Foreigner was inducted by former Valen Halen vocalist Sammy Hagar. Guns N' Roses shredder Slash and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith joined members of the current touring incarnation of Foreigner, while Demi Lovato, Hagar and Kelly Clarkson sang "Feels Like the First Time," "Hot Blooded" and "I Want to Know What Love Is," respectively, the […]

todayOctober 22, 2024

Music News

Cher once had a “love-hate relationship” with the Rock Hall of Fame, but is now glad “they finally got to me”

Courtesy of Disney+ & Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Newly minted Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Cher previously had some choice words for the organization because she kept getting overlooked for induction. And while she doesn’t take back what she said, she’s certainly singing a different tune now.“I said something once, but I meant it,” she told ABC News on the red carpet at the Oct. 19 induction ceremony in Cleveland. “And now it's a little bit different. I'm feeling a little […]

todayOctober 22, 2024

Music News

Elton John joins Joni Mitchell for “I’m Still Standing” at the Hollywood Bowl

Elton John/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Disney; Joni Mitchell/Taylor Hill/WireImageWhen Elton John and Bernie Taupin received the Gershwin Prize for Popular Music earlier this year, Joni Mitchell helped pay tribute to them by performing their song "I'm Still Standing." And on Oct. 20, Elton returned the favor, singing backup as Joni did the song during her concert at the Hollywood Bowl.The concert was one of two that Mitchell performed over the weekend, and they were her first two shows in LA […]

todayOctober 22, 2024

Music News

Bruce Springsteen shares E Street Band revelation: “I pay them a tremendous amount of money”

Courtesy of DisneyBruce Springsteen asks a lot of his E Street Band members, but it turns out they're very well compensated for their hard work.At a London screening of his new documentary, Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band on Oct. 18, The Boss opened up about one of the secrets to his success with his band: cold, hard cash.“I pay them a tremendous amount of money. That greases the wheels pretty good," the 75-year-old rocker said, according […]

todayOctober 22, 2024

Music News

Jeff Lynne’s ELO to play final show at BST Hyde Park in London in July

Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall of FameJeff Lynne’s ELO has announced they will play their last ever concert next year in London.The band is set to headline BST Hyde Park on July 13, and it’s being billed as “the final show.”“My return to touring began at Hyde Park in 2014,” Lynne shared on Instagram. “It seems like the perfect place to do our final show. We couldn’t be more excited to share this special night in London with our UK […]

todayOctober 22, 2024

Music News

On This Day, Oct. 21, 1976: Keith Moon played what would be his last show with The Who

On This Day, Oct. 21, 1976 ...The Who wrapped a North American tour at Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens, which would turn out to be drummer Keith Moon’s final concert with the band.The Who took a break from touring following the end of the trek, with the band noting that Moon’s health had been so bad he wouldn’t have been able to perform.The Who returned to the studio in 1978 to record Who Are You, which would wind up being Moon’s last record […]

todayOctober 22, 2024

CONTACTS

ABOUT

WMEX Boston can be heard at 1510 AM, and 101.1 FM. Playing the greatest hits from 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and more!

SPONSORS