Tom Petty has sprouted up a number-one album from the grave as Wildflowers & All the Rest, a reissue of his 1994 album with loads of extras, sits atop Billboard's Top Rock Albums chart. This latest success is based on the sale of 44,000 equivalent album units (38,000 downloads and physical sales, and 6.000 streams)...

Two days after the death of Eddie Van Halen, the band's manager, Irving Azoff, hints at the possibility of unreleased recordings. He tells concert industry publication Pollstar, "Wolf [Eddie's son] and Alex [Van Halen] will go up to 5150, the studio in Ed's house... Here's been a lot of recording over the years. I...

The deluxe limited-edition of Jimmy Page's new book, The Anthology, had numerous publication delays, and so has the mass-market edition. Originally scheduled for release on September 8th, it will now be published on October 8th. It's 400 pages long and will sell for $60, a far cry from the $600 price tag for the deluxe...

Billy F. Gibbons of ZZ Top took part in a virtual book signing and fan Q-&-A in conjunction with the release on June 2nd of the expanded and updated edition of his book, Rock + Roll Gearhead. The first question of the session -- which was cut short due to technical difficulties, but is posted on YouTube -- produced...

Sammy Hagar and The Circle have put together their sixth recording in their Lockdown Sessions. This time it's a cover of the Buffalo Springfield's "For What it's Worth." This recording follows an original song, "Funky Feng Shui," The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again," Van Halen's "Good E...

With the death of Wednesday of onetime Bad Company singer Brian Howe, rumors started to swirl that it was the band's founder and current singer Paul Rodgers who had died. Despite some health issues of his own, Rodgers, who lives in British Columbia, posted a video to let everyone know he's alive and well. A message fro...

While Sammy Hagar, like the rest of us, will most likely be spending today (Tuesday) Cinco de Mayo at home, there's no reason not to imbibe in a little cocktail. Sammy suggests using his Santo Mezquila to make a Santo Mezquila Margarita. Here's the recipe: 1 oz of fresh lime juice 1/2 oz Fresh tangerine or orange juice...

Ronnie Wood's first performance with The Rolling Stones was 45 years ago, on May 1st, 1975, when the band announced their Tour of the Americas from the back of a moving flatbed truck in New York City. (Ronnie's first full concert with the Stones took place on June 1st, 1975 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which was also his...

Though The Rolling Stones have been working on new songs -- including the new single "Living in a Ghost Town" -- it doesn't necessarily mean they'll release a new album. Mick Jagger, in an interview with Apple Music, says there could be a new album, but then says there may not be. Living in a Ghost Town"...