Billy Joel sent shockwaves through his fan community earlier this month by announcing plans to release a new single, “Turn the Lights Back On,” on Feb. 1. He hasn’t put out new material of any sort since 2007’s “Christmas in Fallujah,” and River of Dreams was his last album of …
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One of the most infamous and tragic copyright struggles in the history of the music industry has finally been resolved as John Fogerty has gained the publishing rights to his Creedence Clearwater Revival songs, purchasing a majority stake in the catalog from Concord. “As of this January, I own my …
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Rolling Stone‘s interview series King for a Day features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and singers who had the difficult job of fronting major rock bands after the departure of an iconic vocalist. Some of them stayed in their bands for years, while others lasted just a few …
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Twenty-five years ago, Full House actor/Beach Boys fan/sometimes-drummer John Stamos had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to jam with Bruce Springsteen and John Fogerty at a private 50th birthday party for the Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman. He’s been sitting on video from the event all these years and earlier this week he …
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