Any moment now, the news cycle and national conversation will shift from political scandals and celebrity deaths to hippie hype: Aug. 14 is the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, the epic four-day rock festival which drew more than 30 bands and more than 300,000 fans to a farmerÕs field in Bethel, N.Y. The signal event of the summer of ...

Ever wonder what happened to Vanilla Ice? Find out next week when the “Amplify!” music conference fills downtown Las Vegas with wall-to-wall music. During the day, industry executives, talent scouts, promoters and managers will network and attend panels and seminars. At night, 100 or so bands will perform and try to get record contracts. The event kicks off Tuesday and ...

Rock legend MEAT LOAF has vowed never to play at another "stupid" English music festival, because the crowds are too rowdy.
The Bat Out of Hell hitmaker once took to the stage of one U.K. festival with fellow American rockers Jefferson Starship, but he was left so unimpressed by the audience's behaviour, he has refused to return ever ...