The Yardbirds News

Many great off-the-shelf electric guitars have had their reputations elevated by the legendary artists who have played them.

WEDNESDAY: The Black Hollies are the zillionth group aping the psychedelic blue-eyed blues of mid-'60s Brit-rock bands such as The Kinks , The Yardbirds and The Who , but this New Jersey quartet carries its homage with upper-class sass.

For the second night in a row, Tom Hanks walked onstage at Madison Square Garden to do the introduction for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert , and for the second night in a row some of the greatest rock acts of all time shared the stage.

In the mid-1960s, the Doughboys emerged from the Plainfield area to flirt with the kind of success that is the stuff of garage-band dreams.

Sixteen-timeA Grammy Award-winner Eric Clapton has canceled his planned performance at Madison Square Garden in New York on Friday, October 30, after undergoing gallstone surgery.

How often do we get to catch a glimpse of young gods? The last memory most of us probably have of rock 'n' roll icons Led Zeppelin is from the band's one-off reunion gig at the 02 Arena in London in December of 2007, with the band's three surviving original members ruling for one more night as elder statesmen of rock.

It's been compared to "The Godfather" and "Nixon," but the Italian political opus "Il Divo" reminds me of nothing so much as Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane." The subject is Giulio Andreotti, a six-time Italian prime minister and one of the most controversial and corrupt politicians in the Western world.

What upsets people enough to want to voice their opinion in the Times & Transcript's Forum pages? Among many things, changes to one's radio dial make the list.

The tour is a preamble to Marya's forthcoming album 'Payback Time' on Golden Media Records, which has been produced by Iron Maiden's Kevin Shirley and is already being tipped for success.

1979 - Prince's sophomore album Prince was released. 1998 - "Fifth Beatle" George Martin retired from the music industry.

Few guitarists attract as much admiration and indeed recognition as Jeff Beck. So when he plays the crowd follows.

Coldplay's Viva La Vida picked up Song of the Year honours and The Ting Tings and Calvin Harris were handed special awards at the music industry gala.

Hanson - you remember Issac, Taylor and Zac? - are brothers from Oklahoma who won legions of teen fans in the late 1990s with catchy candy-pop hits like "Mmm Bop" and their sunshine-washed debut disc "Middle of Nowhere." The Hansons have kept the act together over the years, weathering record company mergers and disputes, which led them to create ...

With Doylestown's Annie Haslam back on lead vocals, the classic orchestral rock band is planning more than just a reunion tour.

THE sound of the Jam is coming to Grimsby. Top tribute band The Jam'd make a welcome return to the area on Friday, November 29.

At Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis this morning, catch an all-ages matinee with The Jimmies .

Only a fool would label Annie Haslam crazy when she says she once filmed a UFO that was also a man's head in the sky over Brazil.

1969 - Crosby, Stills & Nash released the song "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes." 1970 - Janis Joplin was discovered dead from a heroin overdose at the age of 27.

MTV, Arena Rock, groupies, Lollapalooza, crazy backstage rider requests -- Love them or hate them, none would have been possible without the extravagant tours, the progressive hard-hitting music, and the lavish lifestyle of Led Zeppelin.

Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck have announced details of a second show at the London O2 Arena next February.