Writers: Sonny Henry and Jimmy Zack Producer: Brent Dangerfield and Carlos Santana Recorded: Spring and summer 1969 in San Francisco, California Released: October 1969 Players: Carlos Santana — guitar Greg Rolie — vocals, keyboards Michael Shrieve — drums David Brown — bass Jose “Chepito” Areas — timbales Album: Santana (Columbia, 1969) Also on: Santana’s Greatest…

A memorial walk honoring late Mastodon singer-guitarist Brent Hinds was held in Atlanta on Sunday (August 31), with bandmates Bill Kelliher and Brann Dailor joining family, friends, and fans in the walk from Elmyr to the Star Bar. The event turned into a celebration of Hinds’ life and music following his tragic death in a…

During an off-day while System of a Down was in Chicago for a two-night stand at Soldier Field over the holiday weekend, guitarist-singer Daron Malakian surprised a SOAD tribute band called Peephole by unexpectedly joining them onstage to perform “Cigaro.” Malakian, who was sightseeing at Wrigley Field with his cousin, heard the band playing across…

During a recent appearance on the Loudwire Nights podcast, Tool’s Adam Jones and Maynard James Keenan shared insight into the progress the band is making on their next album, which will follow-up 2019’s Fear Inoculum. Jones, drummer Danny Carey, and bassist Justin Chancellor are actively jamming, including one riff that sounds like Black Sabbath that…

On Monday (September 1), David Byrne announced that he is getting married this week to fiancée Mala Gaonkar, with the former Talking Heads frontman also sharing a curated Apple Music playlist for their wedding dinner. “I’m getting married this week and made an almost entirely instrumental playlist while our guests eat an amazing and spicy…

Radiohead appears to be gearing up for their first tour in seven years, with fans spotting promotional fliers at London’s Barbican Centre advertising four shows in November 2025 and similar fliers indicating upcoming December dates in Copenhagen. The fliers were posted in the Radiohead subreddit on Tuesday (September 2), with a fan originally sharing a…

Ray J needed to get cleaned up after the “TMZ After Dark Tour” and made a cameo appearance on Kai Cenat’s Mafiathon 3 stream during bath time — but got rejected!!! Kai was bonneted up in the middle of a sudsy shower when Ray J entered the…

The new school year has commenced and the celebs are time-stamping their young’uns heading off for the first day … Well-earned, we’re givin’ out straight-A’s for the precious pics! Just before the school bell rang, Gabrielle Union snapped a cute…

Cardi B can breathe easy now that she’s just been found not liable of assault and battery in a civil case by a unanimous jury, and won’t have to pay any damages — and she plans to countersue anyone in the future who drop a “nefarious” lawsuit…