Documentaries about Carlos Santana and Blood, Sweat and Tears are among the nominees for the eighth annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards, presented by National Geographic Documentary Films.
The Santana doc Carlos and What The Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat and Tears are both nominated for Best Musical Documentary, where they will compete with Love To Love You, Donna Summer; Little Richard: I Am Everything; Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop; the Jon Batiste doc American Symphony and the just-released blockbuster, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.
Winners will be announced at a gala November 12. The ceremony, taking place at The Edison Ballroom in New York City, will be livestreamed on Facebook, YouTube and X.
Former Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor is ready to take the stage again to help raise money for a good cause.
The rocker, who is currently battling stage 4 prostate cancer, has announced a concert at Soho Farmhouse in Oxfordshire, England, with special guests Robert Plant, Wham’s Andrew Ridgeley and others. The October 21 event, An Evening with Andy Taylor and Special Guests, will raise money for The Cancer Awareness Trust, where Taylor has been undergoing lifesaving targeted treatment.
“Over recent months, it’s been a real honour & lifesaver working with Professor Sir Chris Evans & CAT – The Cancer Awareness Trust…,” Taylor writes on Instagram. “Having such a transformative journey, one where the generosity of spirt has carried me to a better place, enlightened me as to what my better purpose can be, now that I have some life back, which is bloody amazing by the way.”
In addition to the performances, the night will include an auction featuring the works of Banksy, Pablo Picasso, Mr Doodle and others.
Although the event isn’t open to the public, Taylor is giving at least two fans a way to get in the door. He’s holding a contest where the winner will receive two VIP “meet, greet & mingle” tickets,” a night’s hotel stay, food and more.
According to Taylor, all money raised “will go directly into patient care, the type of care I’ve received.”
At odds with their record label and each other, Creedence Clearwater Revival broke up following the release of their final album, Mardi Gras, which Rolling Stone called “the worst album I have ever heard from a major rock band.”
Frontman John Fogerty went on to find solo success with 1985’s Centerfield, and Stu Cook and Doug Clifford formed Creedence Clearwater Revisited in 1995.
Creedence Clearwater Revival was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, but Fogerty refused to play with his bandmates, instead playing with session musicians and special guests Bruce Springsteen and Robbie Robertson.
Despite being the band’s main songwriter, Fogerty initially did not own the worldwide publishing rights to any of the Creedence Clearwater Revival songs. After a 50-year battle, he finally regained those rights in January.
Joni Mitchell and Annie Lennox were among the special guests at Brandi Carlile’s concert at the Hollywood Bowl Saturday, October 14.
Billed as Brandi Carlile & Friends, Mitchell, with help from several of the night’s guests, including Lennox, Lucius and Allison Russell, closed the show with a trio of songs: “Shine,” “Ladies of the Canyon” and “The Circle Game.”
Lennox also treated the crowd to some of her songs, performing her solo classics “Why” and “No More I Love You’s” along with the Eurythmics track “Love Is a Stranger.”
“I had one of the best experiences in my musical life with Brandi Carlile – Joni Mitchell and all the wonderful musicians at the Hollywood Bowl last night,” Lennox shared on Instagram.
Brandi replied, writing, “You’re more generous with your time wisdom and talent then anyone I’ve ever met. I will never be able to fully repay you- but it’s gonna be wonderful to dream up ways of trying! I love you forever.”
Rolling Stone magazine is once again ranking musicians, and their latest list is bound to get folks talking — and possibly shaking their heads.
The mag has just come out with their picks for the 250 greatest guitarists of all time, looking not just at rockers but also artists in genres like folk, blues, country, disco, reggae and more.
So, who is the greatest guitarist of all time? Well, according to the mag, it’s the late Jimi Hendrix.
“He was a showman who played with his teeth or behind his back,” Rolling Stone writes. “But underneath all the theatrics is the true master of the instrument.” The mag adds, “His career may have lasted eight years, but musicians spend a lifetime studying his dazzling technique and improvisational genius.”
Coming in at number two is Chuck Berry, followed by Led Zeppelin‘s Jimmy Page at three, Van Halen‘s Eddie Van Halen at four and Jeff Beck at five.
The highest ranking women on the list include Sister Rosetta Tharpe at six and Joni Mitchell at nine; the mag calls Joni “rock’s ultimate acoustic guitarist for over 50 years.”
Other well-known guitarists on the list include: Allman Brothers Band’s Duane Allman at 10, Carlos Santana at 11, Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi at 13, Prince at 14, The Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards at 15 and Stevie RayVaughan at 20.
Of course, with any list, some of the rankings are bound to raise some eyebrows. Guitar legend Buddy Guy is at 27, while Queen’s Brian May is at 33, Eric Clapton is at 35 and The Who’s Pete Townshend is at 37, while Red Hot Chili Peppers’ guitarist John Frusciante and St. Vincent are ahead of all of them at 25 and 26, respectively.
The Moody Blues bassist John Lodge has added a new leg of his Days of Future Passed tour, where the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer plays the band’s classic 1967 album, Days of Future Passed,in its entirety, along with a selection of classic hits.
The new dates kick off February 24 at The Villages in Florida and wrap March 17 in Boston, Massachusetts. Lodge will then perform on the Flower Power Cruise, which departs Miami on March 21 and returns March 28.
The tour has the 78-year-old Lodge accompanied by his 10,000 Light Years Band and includes a guest appearance by Lodge’s son-in-law, current Yes frontman Jon Davison. The concert also features a special recording of late Moody Blues drummer Graeme Edge reciting his poems “Morning Glory” and “Late Lament.”
A complete list of tour dates and ticket information can be found at johnlodge.com.
A legendary live performance of Bob Marley & The Wailers’ classic “Get Up, Stand Up” is now available on YouTube for the first time.
The performance was recorded in 1973 at the Sundown Theatre in Edmonton, North London, and up until now was only available as a bootleg.
The performance will be featured on the upcoming 50th anniversary reissue of Marley & The Wailers’ album Catch A Fire, which drops November 3. It will feature the original album, the 10-song Live From The Paris Theatre, London recordingand Sessions, an album of alternative and extended takes, as well as instrumental Jamaican versions of Catch A Fire songs. It is available for preorder now.
“Get Up, Stand Up,” written by Marley and Peter Tosh, appeared on the 1973 Wailers album Burnin’, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary October 19.
During the Jimi Hendrix Experience‘s historic concert at the Hollywood Bowl in August of 1967, they covered The Beatles’ classic “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” Now, fans are getting a chance to hear it.
The live performance has just been released, giving fans a preview of the upcoming album, Jimi Hendrix Experience: Hollywood Bowl August 18, 1967, which drops November 10. It’s the first time the concert has officially been released.
The concert was recorded five days before the band released their debut album, Are You Experienced. As the opening act for The Mamas & the Papas,their performance featured such classics as “Purple Haze,” “The Wind Cries Mary” and “Foxey Lady.” In addition to The Beatles cover, they also performed covers of Bob Dylan‘s “Like a Rolling Stone” and Howlin’ Wolf’s “Killing Floor.”
Paul McCartney is sharing how The Beatles felt about the presence of John Lennon‘s wife, Yoko Ono, in the latest edition of his new podcast, McCartney: A Life In Lyrics.
The episode is titled Let It Be. Those who watched Peter Jackson’s The Beatles: Get Back docuseries might have seen Yoko sit in on the recording sessions for the Let It Be album.
On the podcast, McCartney says John and Yoko getting together “was bound to have an effect on the dynamics of the group.” He later adds of Yoko’s presence, “anything that disturbs us is disturbing.”
“Out of deference to John we would allow this and not make a fuss and yet at the same time, I don’t think any of us particularly liked it,” says McCartney. “It was an interference in the workplace … So not being very confrontational, I think we just bottled it up and just got on with it.”
