This project’s roots are noble, as Tony Iommi and Ian Gillan get together for charity, to help fund the rebuilding of a music school in war-torn Gyumri, Armenia. ►
“Beach Town Confidential” captures a stunning live performance by power-pop purveyors The Plimsouls at the band’s pinnacle, during the summer of 1983. ►
Here are the real life vs. artistic license differences we’ve spotted after multiple viewings of the SNL sketch featuring Will Ferrell and Chirstopher Walken. ►
This Beatles documentary offers familiar stories (Brian Wilson mentions how hearing “Rubber Soul” inspired him to create “Pet Sounds”), as well as some pearls. ►
Eric Bloom talks about Blue Öyster Cult’s early days, the now-(in)famous SNL skit and why the band will keep touring for as long as people want to hear them play. ►
Seize the (Record Store) Day! Here are some highlights of planned events; feel free to add in your plans by commenting on this story or on Goldmine’s Facebook page. ►
Not even lineup shifts, member deaths and a hiatus could keep the Southern rock band from getting together to put out its first studio album in two decades. ►
Singer-songwriter, actor and comic Creed Bratton, currently best-known for the quirky former ’60s rock-star character he portrays on the NBC TV series “The Office,” is releasing a new album/audio-biography on vinyl. ►