Remember Coldplay? Of course you do, that band has been literally everywhere. It also, at least to us over here at Guitar News Daily, seemed like a lot of people got sick of hearing the band after their fourth or fifth hit album. After Viva La Vida, it appeared as if Coldplay’s relevance took a turn downwards. However, this is apparently not the case, as the outstanding numbers behind Coldplay’s most recent release, Ghost Stories, definitively proves. The album, which…

If you’ve been alive at all in the last 50 years, chances are you’ve heard Led Zeppelin’s ultra-hit “Stairway to Heaven”. The track has basically been everywhere since its release in 1971. However, a new lawsuit may reveal there is more to the song than meets the eye. Apparently, there exists a belief that the band lifted the opening meditative guitar licks from the Los Angeles band Spirit’s instrumental track, “Taurus”. We’ve included a video of the track below; check…

If you are in Russia and hoping to see Korn perform you should take note and pay attention.  Guitarist Brian ‘Head’ Welch released a video and a statement advising fans that he has been hospitalized and will need to miss a few shows while he recovers. But don’t fear too much.  The show will go on and there will be a replacement filling in for Head until he is healthy enough to return to the stage with his fellow Korn…

Motley Crue has built up the reputation of being one of the hardest rocking, hardest partying and long lasting bands in the history of heavy metal.  There is no doubt at all that Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee and Mick Mars have earned their reputation.  There have been monstrous hit records, binge drinking and drugging, car crashes, meltdowns and even a homemade porno.  So you can imagine my surprise when I learned that the band has endorsed a tribute…

Auditioning for a spot in a band is always a nerve-racking experience, but can you imagine how much more so it would be for a legendary rock act that’s been pumping out hits for a number of years? A select few will experience this level of stress at the unexpectedly announced singer auditions for Velvet Revolver sometime soon. When Slash made the announcement, it came as quite a surprise to many fans, as the prevailing belief at the time was…

Dave Grohl is at it again!  I have no problem admitting that in my personal opinion Paul McCartney is the coolest person alive.  The reasons for that statement about Sir Paul are fairly obvious if you know anything about the history of music and Paul will occupy the top spot as the king of cool until the time comes for him to move on to another plane of existence.  However, Dave Grohl is making a strong case to fill the…

It seems like we hear sad news like this all to often.  You know the story.  Boy dreams of living the rock n roll life.  Boy joins a rock band.  Boy makes music by channeling the experiences of hard living and even harder partying.  Hard partying catches up with a now famous rock star and things begin to go south very quickly.  You may think we are talking about Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, John Bonham or any of the many…

While the news we’re about to share with you hasn’t been entirely confirmed yet, simply the specter of this announcement was so severe we thought we might pass it along. According to guitarist Tommy Iommi, Black Sabbath’s upcoming gig on the 4th of July may be the last show the group plays together. The show will take place at the British Summer Time festival in Hyde Park in London. The show is already scheduled as the lost stop on Black…

Few honors are as noteworthy as honorary doctorate. This award is essentially a PhD degree offered to a select few individuals who do not hold a degree in a particular field but made significant contributions to the field regardless. Thus, one can imagine that when Jimmy Page, the guitarist of legendary heavy rock group Led Zeppelin, received his honorary doctorate from Berkley College of Music on May 9th. Page received his award along with the actual college graduates that day,…

Friends, festival season is fully upon us, and we couldn’t be happier! Not only are events starting to happen, but lineups are being finalized and schedules being released. There’s a ton of shows we want to catch this summer, but there is one in particular that stuck out to us as a fantastic festival: Glastonbury, the five day music festival in Somerset, England. The festival has been going on for 44 years and seen a ton of great acts, but…