Listen: The Black Keys – “Dearest”

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

A tribute album in honor of Buddy Holly called Rave On Buddy Holly is out on June 28th. Tons of artists including Paul McCartney, The Black Keys, My Morning Jacket, Florence + The Machine, Patti Smith, Julian Casablancas and more appear on the album and cover songs from Holly's catalog. Down below, thanks to Some Kind Of Awesome, you can check out The Black Keys… Read More

RiO!B episode – April 27, 2011

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

Paul McCartney re-issuing solo albums
Metallica recording new album with Rick Rubin
Pearl Jam documentary trailer
Josh… Read More

RiO!B episode – March 1, 2011

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

SOAD confirm North American dates
Deftones releasing covers album
Danzig announces tour
Stream new music… Read More

Here are your 2011 Grammy winners

Sunday, February 13th, 2011

What a big night for rock music at the Grammys. While the majority of the ceremony was on par with getting kicked in the scrotum by a mule (follow my Twitter to check out my commentary,) some highlights included a performance from Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger and Arcade Fire and wins for Black Keys, Iron Maiden, Neil Young, and Arcade Fire for Album of the Year. All the winners are listed down below along with videos of… Read More

RiO!B episode – December 29, 2010

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

Queens of the Stone Age recording new album
Cage The Elephant - "Around My Head"
Paul McCartney honored Read More

Watch: Paul McCartney honored by Dave Grohl, Steven Tyler, No Doubt

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

Paul McCartney has made a couple of trips to Washington, D.C. this year and he's been honored every time he stepped foot in that city. On December 5th, McCartney was honored at the Kennedy Center for his contribution to our nation's and the world's pop culture...right alongside Oprah. But Macca clearly got the best tributes of the night.
Thanks to Consequence… Read More

Watch: Paul McCartney on Saturday Night Live

Monday, December 13th, 2010

Some musical performances on Saturday Night Live are quite good, most are pretty forgetful. But this past Saturday, host Paul Rudd summed up the evening perfectly when he said "Well this won't… Read More

Paul McCartney playing Saturday Night Live

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Saturday Night Live has been on a roll recently when it comes to musical guests. First it was Arcade Fire and up next is Florence + The Machine. But the next guest easily blows them away just with his name.
Paul McCartney will appear on SNL on December 11th, according to CoS. My guess is he'll play one song from Band on the Run since the… Read More

Paul McCartney re-issuing Wings’ Band On The Run

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

The album that was spawned from Paul McCartney & Wings in 1973, Band On The Run, is being re-issued on November 2nd and will be released in multiple formats for you to choose from.
First off, you have your single disc digitally remastered, essential 9-track standard edition. Which isn't bad for someone trying to get into the band/album. But for you hardcore fans, they've got you in mind too. There's also a 3 disc (2CD, 1 DVD) special edition that… Read More

Watch: Jack White & Dave Grohl perform at the White House

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
Back in June, there was a concert held at the White House in honor of Paul McCartney for winning the Gershwin award for Popular Music. Stars from all music genres came to perform at the concert and to pay tribute to Sir Macca. The concert was filmed and will air on PBS on July 28th. But since we can't wait that long, we got some videos of the performance that you're sure to enjoy.
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