Jeff Beck
Doctor At The College of Rock & Roll Knowledge
One of the best days of my life was when I got to present Mavis Staples with her honorary doctorate degree in music at Columbia College Chicago. It was obvious that it meant so much […]
Eric Clapton/Keith Richards Collaboration Highlights Crossroads Festival, Night 2
At night 1 of Eric Clapton‘s Crossroads festival, he opened the show with an acoustic set. So, on night 2 (April 13), fans showed up at the 7:30 pm start time in hopes of getting […]
Led Zeppelin, David Letterman, Buddy Guy Celebrated At 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors
Clearly, it was a departure for the Kennedy Center Honors. Now in it’s 35th year, the ceremony started out by paying tribute to cultural icons like Fred Astaire, Ella Fitzgerald and Tennessee Williams. In recent years, rock has been represented more and more at this prestigious event, with Paul McCartney, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Elton John and Bruce Springsteen all collecting the Kennedy Center medallion. But past ceremonies probably never got as loud as this year’s.
Rolling Stones Joined By Eric Clapton, Bill Wyman, Mick Taylor and Florence Welch For 2nd O2 Show
Last night, their guests were Eric Clapton (for a cover of Muddy Waters’ “Champagne And Reefer”) and Florence Welch, of the British band Florence & The Machine, for “Gimme Shelter.”
The Rolling Stones Rock The O2 Dome with Mick Taylor, Bill Wyman, Mary J. Blige and Jeff Beck
Last night (November 25), The Rolling Stones played their first arena concert in six years at England’s O2 Arena. The band played a two-hour-plus set, spanning their 50 year career.
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival Coming To NYC
Eric Clapton announced that he’s bringing the festival to New York’s Madison Square Garden on April 12 and 13, 2013, with a lineup that includes blues legends B.B. King and Buddy Guy, classic rock icons Clapton, Jeff Beck and The Allman Brothers Band, country stars Vince Gill, Brad Paisley and Keith Urban and young guns including John Mayer and Gary Clark Jr.
Jimmy Page On Joining The Yardbirds: “I Was Tired Of The Studio Grind”
“I went to see the Yardbirds play at this really stuffy student black-tie event at Cambridge University. The singer, Keith Relf, got quite inebriated and was being really punky. He was really staring down the establishment and put on a magnificent rock and roll performance. He was knocking things over and shouting obscenities at the audience. I really enjoyed myself.” — Jimmy Page
Mick Jagger On SNL: Skits, Three Performances, No Rolling Stones Clues
This weekend, Mick Jagger helped to put a lid on Saturday Night Live‘s latest season, performing three times, joining in a couple of skits, and helping to send off one of the show’s brightest stars, […]
Watch NOLA JazzFest Performances From Arcade Fire, Jeff Beck, And More On iClips And Rollingstone.com This Weekend
For two weeks every April, New Orleans hosts one of the nation’s biggest music festivals. It’s officially titled the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, though most just call it JazzFest. Every year it features […]
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Every Monday thru Thursday Mornings at about 5:45, The XRT Morning Show flexes your brain power with Instant Flashback. Lin plays audio tidbits from a particular year and a song from that year. All you […]


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