Charlie Daniels New CD/DVD

It's fun to sit down with another Carolina born imagination and pick out a few thoughts and expressions. Charlie Daniels doesn't see himself as a solo performer. Nor does he feel he's the fiddler that gave the devil a run for his money. His new CD/DVD is out and its beyond being just a live attraction at a Texas collection of fans. New 14-Track CD and DVD Recorded on February 20 at Texas's Largest Honky Tonk Features LIVE Versions of Fan Favorites Like "Southern Boy," "Long Haired Country Boy," "The Devil Went Down To Georgia," "The South's Gonna Do It (Again)," and Many More Released by Smith Music Group as Part of Critically-Acclaimed Live at Billy Bob's Texas Series

Doug Gray from Marshall Tucker

Tonight at the Fillmore at Charlotte's NC Music Factory. The Marshall Tucker Band invades the Queen City of the South. The Marshall Tucker Band has been trucking across the country for 44 years. Their new album is a brilliant display of their live performance. Its a musical photograph of sound snapped while on tour in the UK.

Grace Slick On The Age Of The Stage

Since 1999 Grace Slick has been on a kick. The older you get the more you should stay clear of a live performance. She first came out against the Rolling Stones. Now she's troubled by Fleetwood Mac. Should there be an age limit to performing live? Grace Slick is a fan of Fleetwood Mac, but she thinks it's time for them to walk away. The former Jefferson Airplane frontwoman says, "I saw on television a filming of Fleetwood Mac doing something and I was OK as long as I didn't look at 'em. I couldn't look at 'em. They sounded great...and if I looked away and imagined young people singing I was OK with it. There's something about old people singing rock 'n' roll lyrics that bothers me. It just doesn't match." Fleetwood Mac is on tour in New Zealand and unavailable for comment. Grace has been saying this since the late '90s, and back in 1999, she told us that Mick Jagger should have hung it up. But she's changed her tune on that, saying, "The only so-called old people I've seen that I really liked and thought, 'That still works,' is The Rolling Stones. They did a thing that was filmed in a park in Great Britain and the way they acted, the way they sang, the musicianship...just worked really well. It was good rock 'n' roll." She is most likely referring to their 2013 show in London's Hyde Park.

Tom Petty In Print

The book to get is the Tom Petty autobiography. You know the lyrics but do you know the artist? Written by Warren Zanes this journey within Tom's reclusive life and style opens into a field of truer visions of where the songs arrived from.

Metallica Rumor Settled

Not days or weeks but years. There's always been this dark side rumor that Metallica almost fired their famous drummer Lars Ulrich. Kirk Hammett has exposed the truth.

Jeff Lynne's New Music Has Arrived

Jeff Lynne from ELO talking about his new album officially out today. While Alone in the Universe is billed as Jeff Lynne's ELO, it is a complete solo effort with Lynne not only writing all the songs, but also playing every instrument with the exception of the shaker and tambourine, which was handled by his engineer, Steve Jay. Lynne says, "I just wrote 10 [songs] and they're all short... I tried to make it like a unified sound. I wanted it all to sound pretty much the same." He will celebrate the album's release with shows in New York next Friday, and Los Angeles on November 24th -- and will then hit the road next year with shows in Europe in April and May.

2015 Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards

Jimmy Page took home a trophy during last nights Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards. Alice Cooper loves the awards show because he gets to meet up with friends he hasn't seen in a long time. Jimmy Page was in attendance to accept, for the second year in a row, the award for Reissue of the Year for the remainder of the Zeppelin catalog that he oversaw. Walking the red carpet he said, "This is a real thrill... When I put it together, I was really hoping it would warm people's hearts if you like and the reaction to it by the fans has been phenomenal." Alice Cooper was on hand to accept the award for Classic Album for his Welcome to My Nightmare. He says attending awards shows like this is a good excuse to catch up with his fellow musicians. "A lot of times all of us are all touring at the same time, so you never bump into the same people that you've known for 30 years." Nils Lofgren, who moonlights as a guitarist in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, was presented with the Outstanding Contribution award, and, seeing as how he is on tour in England, he made the trip into London to accept it. He says, "To have people still want to hear me sing after 47 years on the road and be here for this award, I'm honored." Brian May gratefully accepted Living Legend award on behalf of Queen, and he says this award, from Classic Rock, "completes the display on the mantle piece. I'm very pleased."

Ronnie Wood At 17

Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones recently stumbled across a journal. It featured his handwriting. It was him at 17. It's now a book How Can It Be A Rock n Roll Diary.

Billy Idol Is Headed To Vegas

Billy Idol talks about being the latest Classic Rocker to sign up for a Vegas residency. The "White Wedding" and "Dancing With Myself" icon has announced a deal with the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay for Billy Idol: Forever with shows on March 16th, 18th, 19th, 23rd, 25th and 26th -- and six more dates during May. The British-born Idol, who has sold more than 40-million records, says, "Watch out Vegas! We are planning a beast of a show that will rock and surprise my fans. Particularly those who adhere to the 'what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas' mantra!"

Brian Jones Unveiled

Brian Jones founded the Rolling Stones. But ultimately his passion to to being a perfectionist cost him the band. What truly took place behind those famous bluesy notes and catchy lyrics> Author Paul Trynka talks about it. Brian Jones The Making of the Rolling Stones.

Billy's Got A Brand New Band

We've all known the several styles of music profiles that ZZ Top has provided over the decades. Billy Gibbons has enriched the performance with to sound that reaches into the soul of Cuba. Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top has gone solo... for the moment. Backed by a group of musicians he calls The BFG’s (Billy Frederick Gibbons), he explores Afro-Cuban music, which he embraced at a young age, having been taught Latin percussion by the late Tito Puente, who was a friend of his father's. The album got its start in 2014, when Gibbons was invited to perform at the Havana Jazz Festival. He was unable to make it to Cuba, but started to think about recording some Latin-influenced songs. The collection includes originals as well as rearranged versions of such blues classics as Slim Harpo’s "Got Love If You Want It” and Lightnin’ Hopkins' “Baby, Please Don’t Go.” Gibbons will start a tour in support of the album on November 27th in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Don't Stop Believing

Deen Castronovo is no longer drumming for Journey. Deen wants to make it clear that he's not doing interviews in hopes of "clearing" his name. Castronovo was sentenced to four years of supervised probation; he completed a 75-day inpatient treatment program at Hazelden; he is participating in a 12-step recovery program and has to undergo domestic violence counseling for 36 weeks. "Domestic violence is really a choice, and it is calculated,” he says. “The drugs and the alcohol exacerbated it immensely, but there’s no excuse for what I did. I deal with it every day, and it’s deeper than regret or remorse.” Journey will announce, later this month, who its new drummer is, as well as a major 2016 tour.

Bryan Adams And Jeff Lynne

At the end of 2013 Bryan and I were wrapping up a conversation about a music project called Tracks of My Years. It featured the waves of sound that influenced his love for music. Then from out of nowhere I asked have you done anything lately that completely left you breathless. Boom! He said he was working with Jeff Lynn of ELO... his laughter was unbelievable. The album is now out.

Phil Collins Prepares For His Return

Phil Collins recently listed himself on the RETIRED charts because of back surgery and family issues. But the calling from his Grand Children looks to be the way back to him returning to the stage. They want to see who this guy is that everybody keeps talking about. Phil Collins shares the journey. Phil Collins talks about removing the label retired from his name. Health and family issues were the reasons Phil Collins gave for retiring a few years ago, but now, after recovering at his Miami home from back surgery earlier this month, he says the retirement is off. Spurred on by the work he did on the upcoming deluxe reissues of Face Value and Both Sides, Collins says it has been "rediscovering for me, as I'm hoping it's gonna be rediscovering from an audience point of view." Plus, he tells Rolling Stone that his two youngest children -- 14-year-old Nicholas 14 and 10-year-old Matthew -- "want to see what their dad does. They were in nappies when I was last on the road. They love my music and I'd like to take them out so they can enjoy it." He's considering touring next year and starting work shortly on a new album, which would be his first of original material since 2002. The Face Value and Both Sides reissues will be out on January 29th.

Jeff Lynne's ELO Returns November 13th

Jeff Lynne's ELO returns to the music scene on November 13th. Their first album since 2001. In between projects Jeff's been invited to play live. Which has proved to be a different journey. Especially when you compare how you play in the studio with being in front of people standing up.