Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Reveals 2023 NomineesThe Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation has announced the nominees for the class of 2023.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation has announced the nominees for the class of 2023.
The list of nominees features Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Cyndi Lauper, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine, Soundgarden, The Spinners, A Tribe Called Quest, The White Stripes and Warren Zevon.
An artist or band becomes eligible for induction 25 years after the release of their first record. Criteria include the influence and significance of the artists' contributions to the development and perpetuation of rock and roll.
Eight out of 14 of the nominees are on the ballot for the first time, including Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, Joy Division/New Order, Cyndi Lauper, George Michael, Willie Nelson, The White Stripes, and Warren Zevon. This is the first year of eligibility for Missy Elliott and The White Stripes.
"This remarkable list of Nominees reflects the diverse artists and music that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame honors and celebrates," said John Sykes, Chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. "These artists have created their own sounds that have impacted generations and influenced countless others that have followed in their footsteps."
The 2023 inductees will be revealed in May, with the induction ceremony taking place this fall.
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ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Announces 2023 U.K., European Tour DatesZZ Top's Billy Gibbons has announced 2023 U.K. and European tour dates.
ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons has announced 2023 U.K. and European tour dates. Gibbons' livewire solo band will appear at select European venues in late spring and early summer of 2023.
The trio, headed by Gibbons on guitar and vocals, drummer Matt Sorum and lefty guitarist Austin Hanks, who has worked with Gibbons previously, provides the heavy bottom and rhythm for the ensemble.
The new tour brings Gibbons and company to 12 countries with 20 performance dates during the four-week span starting June 10 in Solvesborg, Sweden. The concert and festival dates are spread across Finland, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, U.K., France, Belgium and concludes at the Bospop Festival in Wert, Netherlands, on July 9.
"The recent run with ZZ was a grand time and we thought to take the energy with our alter ego to 'get down' all the way around. That's THIS tour.! We're really cooking and looking to bring the BFG experience forward to all our friends in Europe and the U.K. See you soon," Gibbons said.
Tickets for the tour are on sale now.
Tour dates:
June 10 Solvesborg, Sweden / Sweden Rock Fest. June 12 Tampere, Finland / Tampere Hall June 13 Helsinki Finland / House of Culture June 15 Oslo, Norway / Sentrum Scene June 17 Copenhagen, Denmark / Copenhell Festival June 19 Hamburg, Germany / Grosse Freiheit June 20 Frankfurt, Germany / Batschkapp June 21 Nurenburg, Germany / Lowensaal June 23 Leipzig, Germany / Parkbuhne June 24 Cologne, Germany / E-Werk June 25 Winterbach, Germany / Salier Halle June 26 Praha, Czech Rep. /O2 Universium June 28 Vienna, Austria / Gasometer June 29 Zurich, Switzerland / Volkshaus July 2 London, UK / O2 Shepard's Bush Empire July 3 Birmingham, UK / O2 Institute Birmingham July 5 Albi, France / Festival Pause Guitare July 6 Paris, France / Olympia July 9 Wert, Netherlands / Bospop Festival July 11 Bournemouth, UK / O2 Academy Bournemouth
(Photo: Blain Clausen)
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The Doors Documentary 'When You're Strange' To Premiere On AXS TVA documentary about the legendary rock band The Doors is set to make its television premiere on AXS TV on February 1 at 9 pm ET.
A documentary about the legendary rock band The Doors is set to make its television premiere on AXS TV on February 1 at 9 pm ET.
The Emmy-nominated and Grammy Award-winning documentary, When You're Strange, will be narrated by actor Johnny Depp.
The doc, which originally released in 2009, tells the story about the band's formation in 1965, its development over the next two years, the release of their debut album and subsequent albums and Jim Morrison's use of alcohol and drugs and subsequent death in Paris in July 1971.
The film features archival footage of rehearsals, TV and concert performances, private cine-film and the background to Morrison's arrest at a 1969 Miami concert and later trial.
It also includes restored and remastered material from Morrison's 1969 short film HWY: An American Pastoral.
(Photo: Wolf Films/Strange Pictures)
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