Hilton Valentine, guitarist for The Animals, dead at 77
"The opening opus of 'Rising Sun' will never sound the same," Animals frontman Eric Burdon wrote. "You didn’t just play it, you lived it!"
Eric Burdon
Rolling Stone remade their ‘500 Greatest Albums of All Time’ list from scratch
Voters included Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Stevie Nicks, John Cale, Wayne Coyne, Jimmy Cliff, Robert Smith, Waxahatchee, El-P, and over 300 others.
The Animals’ Eric Burdon responds to Trump’s use of “House of the Rising Sun”
”A tale of sin and misery set in a brothel suits him so perfectly!” - Eric Burdon
32 videos of Hal Willner’s ’80s series ‘Night Music’ that display his gift for weird, amazing collaborations
We lost Hal Willner yesterday. He was a gifted producer whose greatest skill may have been his ability to bring together disparate talents that you might not think would fit together but turned out to be truly inspired. One of the places where you can really see that in action was Night Music, a musical offshoot of Saturday Night Live that lasted two weird wonderful seasons...
tours announced: Mazzy Star, Orville Peck, Broccoli City Fest, more
Plus: The Antlers, My Morning Jacket/Warpaint, Rock USA, KAABOO Texas, Damien Rice, and more tour and festival news.
Patti Smith announces 3 “Words and Music” shows in NYC
The NYC punk legend is also playing the Pathway to Paris benefits in LA and San Francisco this September.
Eric Burdon and The Animals touring, playing birthday show in NYC
Rock legend Eric Burdon and his current version of The Animals are touring this year, including several shows in North America this spring...
Monterey Pop screenings, photo exhibit & more Summer of Love stuff
Catch the restored documentary in a theater near you, head to Morrison Hotel Gallery to check out a photo exhibit, and read a recap of a recent Q&A with D.A. Pennebaker. Also: watch Michelle Phillips play "California Dreamin'" at Monterey Pop 50 with The Head and the Heart.
1967’s best rock bands still touring (The Who, Dead, Beatles, Clapton, Floyd, more)
A companion guide to our list of the 50 Best Psychedelic Rock Albums of the Summer of Love. Catch one of the many great artists still playing clubs and stadiums in 2017....
The 50 best psychedelic rock albums of the Summer of Love
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Monterey Pop Fest and the Summer of Love, here are the 50 best psychedelic rock records of 1967, from Jefferson Airplane to Love to the Bee Gees to Pink Floyd to Donovan, and yes, The Beatles.