CLEVELAND, Ohio - So, all you rock fans, it seems at least a couple of times a year there’s a kerfuffle concerning bands and artists using backing tracks during their shows. If you have no idea what ...

Have W.A.S.P. been using pre-recorded backing tracks live for Blackie Lawless' lead vocal? The rocker has responded. It happened during an interview with The Metal Voice, where Lawless defended ...

Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott wants fans to know that when you come to one of the band’s concerts, you’re hearing the real thing. In an interview with Stereogum, Elliott addressed recent rumors ...

This Billy Joel hit is a surprising example of songs that feature famous backing vocals, namely because Joel isn’t the biggest fan of collaborations. We get why. Joel is amazing at writing his own ...

Motley Crue claim "there were no backing tracks" used during their Stadium Tour. In a response comment to a video published on their Facebook page, Motley Crue are now saying "there were no backing ...

Everyone from Ronnie Radke to your favorite washed-up rockstar has an opinion on backing tracks, with some feeling like they enhance the show (or are a necessary component for certain bands) while ...

After The Turtles broke up in 1970, Volman and Kaylan joined Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention as a duo called the Phlorescent Leech and Eddie. Volman’s nickname, the Phlorescent Leech, was ...

Looking back at the documentaries on the classic rock era, music fans have to feel lucky. After D.A. Pennebaker’s superb job filming Monterey Pop in ’67, a crew that included Martin Scorsese matched ...