The Killers Drop Video of Phoebe Bridgers Collaborative Track ‘Runaway Horses’
By DONNA BALANCIA The Killers have released a gorgeous animated video for the track “Runaway Horses,” a collaboration with Phoebe Bridgers, off their latest album […]
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Todd Rundgren, Tina Turner, Foo Fighters and Carole King Named to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
By DONNA BALANCIA Todd Rundgren, Tina Turner, Foo Fighters and Carole King are among the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees. The performer […]
Bruce Springsteen Releases Live Album ‘Bruce Springsteen Boston Garden 12/13/92’
By DONNA BALANCIA Bruce Springsteen title cuts “Human Touch” and “Lucky Town” are among the highlights on the latest album release from his live music […]
Tour News: Ska-Punk Band Reel Big Fish Tours East Coast in Early 2020
By JOHN DALY Ska-punk rockers Reel Big Fish will tour in 2020 with special guests Big D And The Kids Table and Keep Flying. The […]
Classic East Fest, Classic West Fest Bring Out Fleetwood Mac and The Eagles in LA, NYC in July
UPDATE: Tickets Go On Sale April 7 – Details By DOTTIE PARIS The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac will be the headliners at Classic East and […]
James Vincent McMorrow Serenades Sold-Out Webster Hall With His Soulful Irish Sounds
New Album for McMorrow is ‘We Move’ Photos and Review By BAILEY MULLINS Irish singer-songwriter James Vincent McMorrow brought his soulful falsetto and strong vocals to a […]
Lady Gaga to Release Tribute Album to Her Aunt With ‘Joanne’ Third Week of October
By DONNA BALANCIA Gaga broke the news about her new album, Joanne which will be released Oct. 21 in a phone call to Zane Lowe […]
Traveling Wilburys Albums to Be Released on Vinyl and Compact Disc in Time for ‘Vinyl Tuesday’ Oct. 4
By JOHN DALY – The Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1 and The Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 3 will be released on Oct. 14 in compact disc and 180-gram […]
Watch The Kills Take a Ride in New Music Video for ‘Impossible Tracks’ Directed by Ellis Bahl
The Kills Play Terminal 5 in NYC Sept. 23 The Kills, AKA our favorite duo of Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart, released their fifth full-length […]
Dave Grohl Breaks Leg During Performance – Sign His Cast – Via The Web
Staff Report – The “World’s Nicest Rocker” is apparently also indestructible. After falling off the stage and breaking his leg during a June 12 concert […]
California Rocker gets ‘Best Blog’ Nom by LA Press
LOS ANGELES — California Rocker, the West Coast-based sister publication of East Coast Rocker, has been nominated for Best Entertainment Blog by the Los Angeles […]
CBGB Music and Film Festival set for October
NEW YORK CITY — The third annual CBGB Music and Film Festival will take place from Oct. 8 through Oct. 12. The CBGB Music and […]
Moog Synthesizer Genome Project Complete
ASHEVILLE, NC – It has taken three years, but Moog Music engineering team has reverse-engineered and built a 1:1 re-creation of one of the world’s […]
Drummer Scott Asheton, Stooges Co-Founder Dies at 64
Scott Asheton, The Stooges co-founder and drummer has passed away. Asheton was 64. Asheton played on the albums The Stooges (1969), Fun House (1970) and […]
Music-Themed Films Take Oscars, Performances Lead Lively Show
HOLLYWOOD — U2 gave a warm performance of “Ordinary Love” and Pharrell Williams put a smile on audience faces performing “Happy,” as music-themed films took […]
Slash, Vince Neil, Alice Cooper Rock and Raise $525 G for MSA Research
By DONNA BALANCIA — LAS VEGAS — Slash, Vince Neil and Alice Cooper were among top names from the music world who gathered this past […]
‘One Way Out’ Allman Brothers book Hits Shelves Next Week
By DONNA BALANCIA — NEW YORK CITY — One Way Out The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band by Alan Paul, hits the […]
Gibson Government Series: ‘Fight the Powers That Be’
Gibson Guitar Releases ‘Government’ Line of Les Paul Guitars In Response to Raid Gibson Guitar Corp. has released a “Gibson Government Series” Les Paul guitar […]
Beatles Tribute Show Brings Back Sunday Night Success to CBS
NEW YORK CITY — To commemorate the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will perform […]
Bob Ezrin: ‘The Future of Music Depends on the Quality of Music’
Industry must call music ‘art.’ After all, Ezrin says, ‘A rose by any other name would NOT smell as sweet’ — By DONNA BALANCIA – […]
On Todd Rundgren’s Les Paul Award: ‘We’ve Been Waiting So Long’
By DONNA BALANCIA — Todd Rundgren will receive the Les Paul Award at the National Association of Music Merchants Show, and fans say it’s been […]
Music Industry Experts: Network, Network and Network Some More
ANAHEIM — If “It’s not what you know but who you know,” then aspiring songwriters and musicians are in good company, a panel of music […]
‘Great Jersey Musicians’ a Work of Love for Rich Hoynes
BELMAR, N.J. — Richard Hoynes has accomplished a great deal as a corporate executive, a charitable benefactor and as photographer and writer. Of course, we […]
AEG’s digital ticketing division acquires Examiner.com
By DONNA BALANCIA AEG’s digital ticketing platform AXS, has acquired Examiner.com, a well-known information and content distribution website, it was announced. The acquisition gives […]
The 16th Bobfest Brings Together Musicians for a Cause
By RICHARD HOYNES, East Coast Rocker RED BANK, N.J. — Bob Dylan, who turned 72 years old on May 24, is one of the greatest […]
Moody Blues Tour Announced
STAFF REPORT — The Moody Blues will return to the U.S. for an East Coast tour from March 5 through March 31, it was announced. The group […]
Missing Pussy Riot Inmate Feared to Be in Deep Siberia
By Patrick Reevell November 5, 2013 4:35 PM ET Jailed Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova is being relocated thousands of miles to a prison colony deep […]
Cheezy and the Crackers Announce NorthEast Dates
ORLANDO – Cheezy and the Crackers announced new dates in the Northeast, hitting Old Vineland Tavern in Millville, N.J.; Woodman of the World in Fairplay, […]
Patti Smith, Renaissance Rockers make Resurgence in Summer 2013
NEW YORK CITY — The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Patti Smith … seems everyone is on tour. Come to think of it, maybe everyone is […]
‘Like’ Us on our new East Coast Rocker Facebook Page
East Coast Rocker creates a Facebook Page! It’s hard to believe we’ve only been around two years and yet we have so many wonderful friends […]