1970s

Philip Bailey, Earth Wind & Fire - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Earth Wind And Fire Release New Single

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

It has been eight years since Earth Wind and Fire released their last studio album, Illumination.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Earth Wind and Fire, soul, U.S.A.

Read the full article →

Toots And The Maytals Dates Cancelled Due To Head Injury From Thrown Bottle

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Apparently the injury sustained by Frederick “Toots” Hibbert, leader of Toots and the Maytals, on May 19 was much more serious than originally thought.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Frederick 'Toots' Hibbert, Jamaica, Michael R. Shapiro, reggae, Rocksteady, ska, Toots and the Maytals, William Connor Lewis

Read the full article →

Blondie To Tour US In September

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Blondie has announced that they will mount the No Principals Tour this coming fall with special guest X.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Blondie, Dallas State Fair, new wave, Riot Fest, rock, U.S.A., X

Read the full article →

Jimmy Buffett Plays Free Beach Concert For 50,000

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Jimmy Buffett challenged, but came up well short of an all-time record on Saturday when a free concert on Atlantic City’s LandShark Beach drew 50,000 people. The event is second only to a 1983 free concert by the Beach Boys the brought in 250,000 people.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Andy Grammer, Country & Western, Jimmy Buffett, Mac McAnally, Margaritaville, The Beach Boys, U.S.A., Wilson Phillips

Read the full article →

Sharon And Ozzy Osbourne Back Under One Roof

by Music-News.com

Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne have reportedly moved back in together.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, rock, Sharon Osbourne, U.K., U.S.A.

Read the full article →

Art Garfunkel Storms Off Stage After Audience Member Uses Mobile Phone

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Art Garfunkel is back, playing a series of small shows, trying to rebuild his voice that has been out-of-order for almost three years.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Art Garfunkel, Jon Kaiman, pop, U.S.A.

Read the full article →

Fans Rise To The Pink Floyd Spotify Challenge

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

It only took fans four days to get Pink Floyd’s entire catalogue on the Spotify service.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Ken Parks, Pink Floyd, Prog Rock, rock, Spotify, U.K.

Read the full article →

Black Star Riders Release Official Video for Hey Judas

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

After the death of Phil Lynott in 1986, Thin Lizzy (when they were together) refused to make another album as a tribute to their late leader.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Black Star, Ireland, Phil Lynott, rock, Thin Lizzy, U.K.

Read the full article →

Willie Nelson Neil Young And John Mellencamp To Perform At Farm Aid 2013

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Farm Aid organization has announced that their annual benefit concert will be held on September 21 at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, NY.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Americana, country, Farm Aid 2013, John Mellencamp, Marcia J. White, Neil Young, rock, U.S.A., Willie Nelson

Read the full article →

Pink Floyd Require One Million Streams Before Allowing Catalogue On Spotify

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Pink Floyd has been traditionally reluctant to have their music available via most new media sources. They were late in adding their music to download sites and, for a time, demanded that only full album downloads be made available stopping fans from cherry picking their favorite tracks.

Tagged as: 1970s, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, rock, Spotify, The Beatles, U.K.

Read the full article →

Paul Stanley Assures Fans He Wasn’t Injured During KISS Show

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Paul Stanley was supposedly hurt during a KISS show in Copenhagen, Denmark last Tuesday night, but that was news to him.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Kiss, Paul Stanley, rock, U.S.A.

Read the full article →

Linda Ronstadt Autobiography Set For September Release

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Linda Rondstadt’s memoir, Simple Dreams, will be released on September 17 via Simon and Schuster.

Tagged as: 1970s, Aaron Neville, country, Gilbert and Sullivan, Linda Ronstadt, pop, Simon and Schuster, U.S.A.

Read the full article →

Paul McCartney Rocks The Colbert Report

by Karen Freedman

“Last time we talked I wasn’t that familiar with your work”, joked host Stephen Colbert as he began his interview with Sir Paul McCartney.

Tagged as: 1960s, 1970s, 2010s, Abe Laboriel Jr, Brian Ray, Paul "Wix" Wickens, Paul McCartney, pop, rock, Rusty Anderson, Stephen Colbert, The Beatles, The Colbert Report, U.K., Wings

Read the full article →

Steven Tyler Is A Fan Of Twitter Freaks

by Music-News.com

Steven Tyler loves to see “freaks” on Twitter.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Aerosmith, Hikakin, Liv Tyler, Marquese Scott, rock, Steven Tyler, U.S.A.

Read the full article →

The Beatles And Fleetwood Mac Sign New Deals

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Beatles’ Apple Corps Ltd. have signed a new agreement with Bravado, the worldwide merchandising branch of Universal Music Group, to handle the licensing of official Fab Four products in North America.

Tagged as: 1960s, 1970s, 2010s, Fleetwood Mac, Irving Azoff, rock, The Beatles, U.K., U.S.A.

Read the full article →

Eric Clapton Cancels European Shows Due To Back Pain

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Eric Clapton has been forced to cancel shows in Vienna, Austria and Stuttgart, Germany due to reported severe back pain.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Eric Clapton, rock, U.K.

Read the full article →

Black Sabbath Release Official God Is Dead? Video

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

We have had 19 months of Black Sabbath reunion rumors, controversy and frenzy all building up to today.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Black Sabbath, God Is Dead, rock

Read the full article →

Steve Hyams Who Introduced Bowie To Mott The Hoople Dies At 62

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Steve Hyams, a journeyman singer and guitarist who played with some of Britains’ most progressive bands, died back on May 11 in Kingston upon Thames, Britain, although his passing is only now coming to light. Hyams had long battled heart problems. He was 62.

Tagged as: 1970s, British Lions, David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Glam Rock, Ian Hunter, Jennifer Wilson, Mott The Hoople, Ray Majors, Spooky Tooth, Steve Hyams, Tim Hardin, U.K.

Read the full article →

Deep Purple Play Morocco

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Deep Purple opened the next leg of their Now What?! World Tour on Friday night at the Mawazine Festival in Rabat, Morocco with a set list highlighting their storied past plus three tracks from the new album.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Deep Purple, Mawazine Festival, rock, U.K., Vincent Price

Read the full article →

Rose d’Or Award For Freddie Mercury Documentary

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The 52nd Rose d’Or Awards were held on Thursday night in Brussels, honoring the most creative entertainment television programs from around the world. Over forty countries participate, submitting nominees in each of the award’s six categories.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Freddie Mercury, Queen, Rhys Thomas, rock, Rose d'Or Award, U.K.

Read the full article →

Steven Tyler, Aerosmith, Stone Music Festival, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

First Live Aerosmith DVD In 9 Years Released

by Music-News.com

Eagle Rock Entertainment release ‘Rock For The Rising Sun’ by Aerosmith. This is a simultaneous release on DVD, Blu-ray and digital formats.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Aerosmith, rock, U.S.A.

Read the full article →

Barbra Streisand Is Best-Selling Female Artist Ever

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Barbra Streisand has received 10 Grammys, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement and Grammy Legend Awards, 51 gold albums, 30 platinum albums, and 13 multi-platinum albums.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Barbra Streisand, Cecil B. DeMille, pop, U.S.A.

Read the full article →

Debbie Harry Pleased One Direction Covered Blondie Track

by Music-News.com

Debbie Harry is “flattered” One Direction chose to cover a Blondie song.

Tagged as: 1970s, 1980s, 2010s, Blondie, boyband, Debbie Harry, new wave, One Direction, The Undertones, U.K., U.S.A.

Read the full article →

Eric Clapton Wows Dublin

by Music-News.com

One of the attractions of seeing the great iconic acts of the sixties performing is the sense that it maybe a case of ‘last chance to see’. With the likes of Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones and The Who all nearing their eighth decade one senses there might not be too many more opportunities to

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Albert Collins, Cream, Derek and the Dominoes, Eric Clapton, Mike and the Mechanics, Paul Carrack, Paul McCartney, Robert Johnson, rock, The Rolling Stones, The Who, U.K.

Read the full article →

Tony Iommi, Black Sabbath, Noise11, 2013, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Tony Iommi Cut Off Bill Ward Talks Due To ‘Lack Of Time’

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

After months of speculation, the world knows why the Black Sabbath reunion was absent one of its four members, drummer Bill Ward. Guitarist Tony Iommi cut off the talks but not over dollars or arguments. It was because he felt he was short on time.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, rock, Tony Iommi, U.K.

Read the full article →

Brian May Releases New Duet

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Queen’s Brian May continues his collaboration with pop/theater singer Kerry Ellis with the new single The Kissing Me Song.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Brian May, Kerry Ellis, Queen, rock, U.K.

Read the full article →

Glen Campbell To Release New Album Of Stripped-Down Hits

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

When Ghost on the Canvas was released in 2011, it was expected to be Glen Campbell’s final studio album in light of his deteriorating condition from Alzheimer’s disease.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Alzheimer's disease, country, Glen Campbell, Jose Hernandez & Mariachi Del Sol De Mexico, U.S.A.

Read the full article →

Carole King Releases Song She Wrote With Hal David In Last Century On iTunes

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Tonight and tomorrow night, Carole King will be honored with the Gershwin Prize For Songwriting at the Library of Congress and the White House, but she has also been seeking out an old tape of a song that she wrote with Hal David in 1999. Her people found the cassette (!) and it was released

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Carole King, Gershwin Prize For Songwriting, Hal David, Louise Goffin, singer-songwriter, U.S.A.

Read the full article →

Trevor Bolder Of Uriah Heep Dies At 62

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Trevor Bolder, who played bass for Uriah Heep and David Bowie, has died after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 62.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, David Bowie, Def Leppard, Joe Elliott, John Wetton, Mick Ronson, Phil Cullen, rock, Spiders From Mars, U.K., Uriah Heep, Wishbone Ash

Read the full article →

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Open New Tour In New York City

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers opened their 2013 tour last Thursday in at the Ford Center in Evansville, IN and started their five-night stand on Monday at New York’s Beacon Theatre.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Beacon Theatre, Chuck Berry, Little Feat, rock, The Byrds, The Monkees, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, U.S.A.

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →

Todd Rundgren Adds 2nd Melbourne Show

The first Todd Rundgren Melbourne gig has sold out, and a second show has been added for Tuesday 30 October at the John Curtin Hotel.

August 4, 2018

Todd Rundgren, Trak, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Todd Rundgren And Todd-A-Roo Coming To Australia

Great news for fans of the uber-talented Todd Rundgren. In 2008, for a week on the glorious isle of Kauai, in Hawaii, about 300 fans from all over the world joined the Rundgrens at their incredible home to celebrate his 60th birthday. This became known as ToddStock; a week of camping, drinking, singing and celebrating.

July 4, 2018