Rock & Roll News

When Harley Wood steps on stage as singer for the band Far From Falling, he emulates pure rock 'n' roll.

In Allen Toussaint's view, Dave Bartholomew deserves much more. In the 1950s and '60s, Bartholomew produced and co-wrote most of Fats Domino's hits, making theirs the most fruitful creative partnership in New Orleans music history.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club are to release Live, a 2-DVD, 1 CD set on 16th November 2009 on the band's own Abstract Dragon label.

"The moment an emotion or fact is transformed into a photograph it is no longer a fact but an opinion," Avedon is quoted as saying in the text accompanying his 1961 portrait of the Everly Brothers.

The term "rock 'n' roll" has always referred to more than just the music. Its sonic oomph -- personified in images of our teenage crushes and all-time idols, whether it's Elvis gyrating his hips or Kurt Cobain thrashing his guitar -- make up the other half of the picture.

Filled with pop images of the Rolling Stones, Elvis, U2, DMC and Madonna the Brooklyn Museum on Friday will open " Who Shot Rock & Roll ," a show it's billing as the first major museum exhibition devoted solely to rock photographers.

Live: Even Lou Reed Gets Sentimental At Rock Hall MSG Blowout #2 Monday, Nov. 2 2009 @ 12:00PM Ooooh plus "Iron Man" Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Celebration Madison Square Garden Friday, October 30 "When we were down, rock 'n' roll lifted us up," says Tom Hanks in his introductory remarks for the final night of the Rock and Roll ...

U2 brought three generations of chart-toppers - Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen and the Black Eyed Peas - with them onstage Friday at another night of mix-and-match magicat Madison Square Garden.

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Stevie Wonder, Simon & Garfunkel, Crosby, Stills & Nash and numerous guests kicked off a two-night celebration, playing both their own songs and the music that inspired them.

A surprise collaboration by Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel capped Thursday night's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary concert, at Madison Square Garden.

It was another night of mixing and matching for rock 'n' roll royalty at New York's Madison Square Garden, with U2 sharing the stage with Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger and the Black Eyed Peas.

Don't miss the winners of the 31-Second-Scary Movie Contest, in which directors prove what short-story writers and bridge players also know -- that what's not said is as powerful as what's made explicit.

A major new photography exhibit is built around the idea that the eyes are just as important as the ears for appreciating and understanding rock 'n' roll.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame celebrates a wide range of music. Above, John Legend and Stevie Wonder perform at the Hall of Fame's 25-anniversary concert.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is 25 years old. That's three years older than Buddy Holly was when he died.

Legendary Kiss frontman Gene Simmons was born in Haifa as Chaim Witz. Bob Dylan was raised Jewish, briefly dabbled in Christianity, then returned to the tribe.

Among the many perks of working for VH1 - aside from the David Wallace visits - are occasional global emails offering employees tickets to exclusive events and concerts, sometimes at a reduced rate.

Musician Eric Clapton is recuperating after having an operation to remove gallstones, his publicist has said.

All things music from the Tennessean.com entertainment staff. CLICK THIS IMAGE to see a photo slide show of KISS through theA years.

Rock music has been a big part of the movies since Blackboard Jungle made Bill Haley a legend in 1955, and although the marriage of the two mediums hasn't always been a happy one , it's also produced some cinematic classics.