Ed Perlstein/Redferns/Getty Images Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann is the latest artist to pay tribute to Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts, who passed away April 18 at the age of 80. In a post on Instagram, Kreutzmann writes of the “intertwined past” of the two bands, noting, “[W]e saw ourselves as fellows, part of a movement that was bigger …

Steve Jennings/Getty Images Crowded House’s Neil Finn joined Fleetwood Mac in 2018, along with Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell, after the band fired Lindsey Buckingham. But Finn admits it wasn’t necessarily easy taking his place. It seems that while Buckingham was gone, Stevie Nicks didn’t want much else to change. In a new interview with MOJO, Finn describes Mick Fleetwood as “the heart and soul of the …

Shadows & Sparks Records/Mutant Slash guests on a new song called “The End of Tomorrow” from film/TV/video game composer Bear McCreary. The track, which lasts nearly 11 minutes, boasts a giant solo that would likely feel at home on a Guns N’ Roses album. It also features lead vocals by McCreary’s brother, Brendan McCreary. “‘The End of Tomorrow’ is my homage …

Tim Mosenfelder/WireImage Robert Plant has been named patron of Good Shepherd, an English charity that helps the homeless community.  Plant has been a longtime supporter of the organization and last December invited reps from the group to appear at his local concert at The Halls to help raise awareness of their work. He later visited the charity to learn more about …

Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty Images A new photo book dedicated to Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan will be released later this year. Portraits of Gillan, from Rufus Publications, is a coffee table book featuring rare and unseen photos of Gillan and covering his post-Deep Purple career from 1976 through his brief time with Black Sabbath in the ‘80s. The 240-page book, which comes …

ABC (SELMER, Tenn.) — On March 22, 2006, minister Matthew Winkler was found dead, shot in the back in his Selmer, Tennessee, home. Winkler’s wife, Mary, and the couple’s three children were missing in the aftermath of the grisly discovery, and there was growing concern that the family had been kidnapped. So, when 24 hours after Matthew Winkler’s death a …

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A man apparently set himself on fire outside the New York City courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial. It was not immediately clear if the incident was related to the criminal proceedings. Trump is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It …

ABC/Michael Yada U2 is sharing the second installment in their recently launched digital series, U2 To Love and Only Love – Deep Dives and B-Sides. The band plans to release 12 newly remastered collections throughout the year, made up of songs that until now were only available on vinyl, CD or cassette. The latest collection is centered around the track “Staring …

Atlantic David Byrne‘s has shared a cover of the Paramore song “Hard Times.” The horn-laden rendition adds some extra Talking Heads energy to a song that was already greatly influenced by the “Once in a Lifetime” outfit. You can listen to it now via digital outlets. Byrne’s “Hard Times” cover follows Paramore’s version of “Burning Down the House,” recorded for …

Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Gov’t Mule’s Warren Haynes has paid tribute to Allman Brothers Band co-founder Dickey Betts, who passed away April 18 at the age of 80. “Such a huge loss. Not only for our musical family, but for the world of music in general,” Haynes, who joined the Allman Brothers in 1989, shares on Instagram. “Aside from being a …