As any crate digger can attest, it's easy to judge a rock album by its cover. Analyzing a gatefold sleeve can be an illuminating experience — and there's no better example of this than David Gilmour‘s self-titled 1978 debut. For Gilmour — who basically reinvented the electric guitar with psych-rock pioneers Pink Floyd — the [...]
Lynyrd Skynyrd played their new theme song for the TV show ‘Pawn Stars' at an event held for the program in Las Vegas last month. The song, ‘Winning Isn't Everything,' has been available on iTunes since April 30. You can see a video of the live performance above. ‘Pawn Stars' returns to the History Channel on May [...]
After five years of serious dues-paying on the competitive U.K. music scene, Scottish rockers Nazareth were still looking for their big break when they unleashed their third album, ?Razamanaz,? in May of 1973. They finally found it. Nazareth?s story begins in the city of Dumferline, where the quartet — singer Dan McCafferty, guitarist Manny Charlton, [...]
The Moody Blues have announced the dates for their 2013 U.S. tour, which starts in late September and runs through the beginning of November. The veteran band will play nearly 30 dates during the two-month road trip. The tour coincides with the release of a new career-spanning box set on the band, which will come out [...]