Born on the outskirts of Motown and raised in the shadow of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Joe has been writing about rock music since interviewing Shudder to Think's Craig Wedren for his high school newspaper -- back when bands like Shudder to Think were recording for major labels. He's written for the Cleveland Free Times, Alternative Press, the Village Voice, SuicideGirls and a variety of other online publications and blogs, some of which have not existed in years. He started with Townsquare in 2011 writing for Loudwire and Ultimate Classic Rock, and has been with Diffuser.fm since it launched in spring 2012.
Journey's tear-jerker hit 'Faithfully' was the focus of a fierce battle round on Monday's episode of 'The Voice,' when Tony Vincent and Justin Hopkins both took the stage for an emotional run-through of the tune that left coach Cee Lo Green with a difficult decision to make: Which singer would he send to the next round, and which would he send home?
'(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction' got some unusual treatment on Monday's episode of 'The Voice' when Washington D.C. emcee Moses Stone faced off against Nashville country duo the Line with a dueling performance of the Rolling Stones classic. Mick Jagger obviously isn't a coach on the show, but if he was we'd be curious to get his reaction to the showdown.
Today check out news about Slash releasing a preview clip from his solo album, Joe Perry's plans to write a memoir and Bruce Springsteen's plans not to write one.
Plus, Foreigner's Mick Jones is recovering from surgery, Robert Plant has a new band and Pearl Jam's 'Jeremy' has been parodied by Jimmy Fallon.
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Asking you to guess whose tattoo this is isn't exactly accurate, because it's just not one tatt we're singling out here -- it's pretty much an entire bicep, forearm and hand that's covered in ink. And even that massive sleeve is merely one piece in a larger puzzle of tattoos that cover this rock star's body like a giant inked canvas
It looks like Jimmy Fallon is the latest person to be showing symptoms of "Linsanity." Fallon mined Pearl Jam's back pages during Thursday night's 'Late Show' to bust out a song called 'Jeremy (Lin),' a tribute to the current New York Knick's basketball sensation Jeremy Lin set to the classic PJ tune from their 1991 debut album, 'Ten.'
Fellow musicians and fans are still mourning the loss of MC5 bassist Michael David, who passed away Friday (Feb. 17) after a lengthy battle with liver disease. Davis was a major force in the politically fierce and extremely influential protopunk band MC5, and fellow sonic revolutionaries are now speaking out about their former mate.
Robert (“Bob”) F. Hendrix -- guitar legend Jimi Hendrix's cousin and Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. and Authentic Hendrix, LLC, the companies that manage the late guitarist legend's legacy -- died suddenly on Sunday (Feb. 19) while on vacation with his wife in Hawaii. The cause of death has not been revealed.
Can you tell you who belongs to this tattoo? Need some hints?
This rock star got this tattoo early on in his band's career. It's in tribute to a song off their first album -- he got it inked right after he penned the tune because he had so much confidence in it -- but he had to get title shortened to "Ma' Kin" in order to fit it on his left arm
A very rare pressing stamper -- the metal disc used to press copies of vinyl records -- for the A-side of the original Beatles 7" vinyl release of 'Twist & Shout' has sold for $3,499 during an eBay auction. The stamper, which comes in its original shipping envelope bearing the name of the manufacturer, AFM Engineering, is dated Feb. 25, 1964 -- less than one week before the single's March 2, 1964, release.
On the same day that Black Sabbath were busy calling off their big summer reunion tour, drummer Bill Ward was once again showing just how much he wants to take part in it, despite previously saying he wouldn't join the comeback unless he's presented with a contract that properly represents his contribution to the group.
