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Beach Boys' Brian Wilson sunny about new album - Brian Wilson sits on a plush couch in his living room, smiling nervously. [ Read More ]

Neil Young maps late-year North American tour - Fresh off a three-month European tour, where he paid visits to 14 cities, Neil Young has lined up a North American trek starting this fall. [ Read More ]

Steve Winwood gears up for Outside Lands fest - The year 2008 has seen a resurgence of festivals, with the birth of major new events like Michigan's Rothbury Festival and San Francisco's upcoming Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival. Legendary rocker Steve Winwood, who is scheduled to play Outside Lands Aug. 22-24, chalks it up to the decline of the record industry. [ Read More ]

Fab artists come together in Liverpool - Scheduled to coincide with the International Beatles Week Festival, exhibition Come Together 2008 is the Liverpool Academy Of Arts' 14th annual celebration of all things Beatles-related, with works ranging from more conventional portraits through to abstract representations of the band's music. [ Read More ]

Today in Music History...
2003 - David Bowie plays songs from his new album Reality at a low-key tour warm-up gig in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

2000 - In Meridan, Miss., Gregg Allman plays a benefit for Jeff Fountain, the father of his fiancee, Stacey. Fountain was injured in a motorcycle accident in June.

1999 - The Catfish Institute names Dolly Parton Celebrity Catfish Lover of 1999.

1980 - After Alice Cooper cancels a Toronto show because of illness, 1,400 entertainment-starved ticket-holders riot.

1979 - Pop performer Dorsey Burnette ("[There Was A] Tall Oak Tree"), brother of Johnny, dies of a heart attack at age 46.

1967 - To Ringo Starr, a son. He and wife Maureen are the proud parents of Jason. On the same day, the Beatles single "All You Need Is Love" goes to No. 1 in the U.S.

1964 - The Beatles kick off their second American tour at San Francisco's Cow Palace. Support comes from the Righteous Brothers, Jackie DeShannon, the Exciters, and Bill Black's Combo.

1959 - Blues guitar god Blind Willie McTell dies in Milledgeville, Ga., from a brain hemorrhage. The 58-year-old legend had given up music to become a pastor.

1951 - Queen bassist John Deacon is born in Leicester, England.

1949 - Ralph Wash, a guitarist who has played with everyone from the Paul Butterfield Blues Band to Sylvester, is born in San Francisco.

1948 - Elliot Lurie, singer with New Jersey rockers Looking Glass, is born in Brooklyn, N.Y. He formed the group while at Rutgers University, and enjoyed a No. 1 hit in 1972 with "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)."

1946 - Sax-blowing president Bill Clinton is born in a town called Hope, Ark.

1945 - Ian Gillan, vocalist with the best-known incarnation of Deep Purple, is born in Hounslow, England.

1940 - Cream drummer Ginger Baker is born in London. Reggae lite singer Johnny Nash ("I Can See Clearly Now") is born in Houston.

1935 - Earl Gaines is born in Decatur, Ala. With Louis Brooks and the Hightoppers, the singer topped the R&B chart in 1955 with "It's Love Baby (24 Hours a Day)."

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Friends, family pay tribute to soul singer Hayes - Friends and family plan to pay tribute to soul singer Isaac Hayes at a memorial service filled with speeches, musical performances, photos and video clips. [Read More ]

Phil Collins Trumps Paul McCartney in Mega-Divorce - Phil Collins' ex-wife may no longer be in his heart, but she'll definitely always have a place in his bank account. [ Read More ]

Jacksons Stage Return In Doubt - Michael Jackson's return to the stage to accept an iconic award has reportedly been jeopardised by an ongoing row with his brothers over unpaid debts. According to the New York Post, the pop legend owes his siblings - Jackson 5 bandmates Jermaine, Tito, Marlon and Jackie - $840,000 in royalties from their string of 1970s hits. [ Read More ]

Fab four's new look at Hard Days Night Hotel - A new take on The Beatles appeared at the Hard Days Night Hotel in Liverpool. The North John Street hotel's gallery has bought American artist David O'Keefe's interpretation of the Fab Four in 1969. In the past, O'Keeffe's work has appeared in cult magazine Mad, Time Magazine and Sports Illustrated. [ Read More ]

New Documentary Looks at Elvis' Beginnings - The film traces Presley's life from his birth during the Depression to his move to Memphis through his early struggles to establish a music career. [ Read More ]

Stones Music Revives Man in a Coma - Sam Carter lost consciousness after contracting severe anemia but came to when his favorite Stones track, "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" was blasted into his ears. [ Read More ]

The Who Auction Off Roadie Package - The eBay Giving Works package will benefit California charity K9 Connection. [ Read More ]

Today in Music History...
2004 - Elmer Bernstein, an Oscar winning composer who wrote the themes to The Magnificent Seven, The Man With the Golden Arm, and The Great Escape, dies aged 82.

2003 - The Rolling Stones make over 300 of their post-1971 songs available as purchasable downloads on Listen.com. Tony Jackson, original bassist with Mersey Beat heroes the Searchers, dies aged 65. He also provided lead vocals on the hits "Sweets for My Sweet" and "Sugar and Spice."

1997 - To announce their Bridges to Babylon tour, the Rolling Stones drive to a press conference at the Brooklyn Bridge in a '55 Cadillac. Mick steers.

1979 - In Los Angeles, English singer Nick Lowe ("Cruel to Be Kind") marries Johnny Cash's stepdaughter Carlene Carter. Lowe would later write the song "The Beast in Me" for Cash's 1994 album, American Recordings.

1977 - The funeral for Elvis Presley is held at Graceland before 150 invited mourners. Tens of thousands more gather outside the gates. Presley is buried next to his mother in Memphis' Forest Hill Cemetery. In England, the Police play their first gig as a three-piece after the departure of guitarist Henri Padovani.

1962 - Ringo Starr plays with the Beatles for the first time at a Horticultural Society Dance in Birkenhead, England. Peter, Paul & Mary release "If I Had a Hammer," which becomes the folk trio's first top 10 hit.

1939 - Johnny Preston, who topped the charts in 1959 with the novelty tune "Running Bear," is born in Port Arthur, Texas.

1918 - Cisco Houston, a former folk-singing partner of Woody Guthrie in their peregrinations around the U.S., is born in Wilmington, Del.