Todd Rundgren News

Best of April 2013: Deep Purple, Steven Wilson, Todd Rundgren, Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Black Sabbath

The monthly readers poll for April 2013 is dominated by Fab Four-related stuff — though, ultimately, Deep Purple's terrific new effort topped the newest Something Else! list.

‘My first time in here!’: Highlights from Todd Rundgren’s online chat with fans today about State

Todd Rundgren held an online fan chat Sunday to discuss his newest studio effort, and an upcoming tour to start in May. He'll also hold another edition of "Toddstock," this time celebrating his 65th birthday, in June outside of New Orleans.

‘My first time in here!’ Highlights from Todd Rundgren’s online chat with fans today about State

Todd Rundgren held an online fan chat Sunday to discuss his newest studio effort, and an upcoming tour to start in May. He'll also hold another edition of "Toddstock," this time celebrating his 65th birthday, in June outside of New Orleans.

Todd Rundgren: new album "State", tour dates

Todd Rundgren will be touring extensively behind his new album State.

Ringo Starr, Steve Lukather, Gregg Rolie, Todd Rundgren, Joe Walsh – Ringo at the Ryman (2013)

Ringo Starr is the model of consistency these days, as solid and professional a frontman as there is — and maestro of one of the last decades' most reliably entertaining guest-packed tours.

New Music Monday: Todd Rundgren, Postal Service, Dave Douglas, Mike Keneally, John Medeski

Todd Rundgren's State offers an ultra-contemporary fusion of rock and electronica, while Mike Keneally revisits his thrilling 2012 collaboration with XTC's Andy Partridge, adding previously unheard music, demos and remixes.

Todd Rundgren – State (2013)

Todd Rundgren's State ping pongs between electronica and full-on rock — sounding like a mash up of the synthesized experiments of 2011′s (re)Production and the grinding riffs of 2008′s Arena.

Todd Rundgren on His Frustration With the Music Industry: 'I'm Not a One-Hit Wonder As Some Suggest'

Todd Rundgren has long defied any easy sort of characterization.

Todd Rundgren hits the road behind "State"

Todd Rundgren For The Idler's Albums Club

The Idler magazine will be discussing Todd Rundgren's overlooked 1973 masterwork A Wizard, A True Star as the next instalment in their Albums Club, co-hosted by Rock's Backpages on March 14 at the Idler Academy.

Five Good Covers: Hello It’s Me (Todd Rundgren)

Five Good Covers presents five cross-genre reinterpretations of an oft-covered song.

Todd Rundgren Brings His 'Personal Burning Man' to Louisiana

In 2008, Todd Rundgren celebrated his 60th birthday with Toddstock 6.0, a week-long gathering of the Rundgren faithful at his home in Hawaii.

Iggy Pop, John Wetton, Nektar, Sweet, Todd Rundgren – Who Are You: An All Star Tribute to the Who (2012)

The intrigue of compilations like this is when seemingly incongruent artists successfully combine, or when somebody turns a familiar tune inside out.

Iggy Pop, Todd Rundgren cover The Who

So, that Fleetwood Mac tribute LP may have proven a touch too ‘modern’ for diehard fans’ tastes, but fear not, because a far less controversial artist roster has aligned to pay homage to that other most classic of rock bands, The Who, as part of a new covers compilation titled ‘Who You Are’. Tracklisting:

LISTEN: Todd Rundgren Remixes Tame Impala

Tame Impala's recent single 'Elephant' has been given the remix treatment by none other than 70s studio wizard Todd Rundgren, the producer behind albums such as Badfinger's Straight Up , Meat Loaf's Bat out of Hell and XTC's Skylarking (and something of a pop genius himself).

Tame Impala – “Elephant (Todd Rundgren Remix)”

Psych-pop hall-of-famer Todd Rundgren is an old-school '70s-vintage studio wizard, but he's never been a part of the internet remix zeitgeist.

Digging for Gold: The Time-Life “AM Gold” Series, Part 46

Jack Feerick – This is one of those songs I just can't get a handle on.

Todd Rundgren’s Utopia – Live at Hammersmith Odeon ’75 (2012)

Todd Rundgren's once out-of-this-world vision for Utopia — prog-pop? proto-new wave rock?

In Pictures: Todd Rundgren in Houston

With a music career spanning more than 45 years, guitarist/singer/songwriter Todd Rundgren is about at ease on stage as they come, earning him -- among other things -- a reputation for professionalism.

Todd Rundgren Readies 'Musical Revival Camp' With Guest Peter Buck

Todd Rundgren 's second annual retreat, now called Musical Revival Camp , will take place July 23rd-27th at the Full Moon Resort in the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York, with guests including Peter Buck. After launching the event last year as "Survival Camp," Rundgren tells Rolling Stone he has recast the gathering as more of a "tent festival" than a convention.

Todd Rundgren Presides At by:Larm

"It's not that I came into this with some sort of outsider agenda".

Ever the chameleon, Todd Rundgren is taking on symphonic rock next

Todd Rundgren continues his chameleon-like career path with the announcement of a pair of symphony shows in Rockford, Illinois, this June. They represent his first two symphonic dates in the U.S. , though Rundgren has already appeared with the Dutch Metropole Orchestra in the Netherlands, last year.

Todd Rundgren: Todd

Following a trend chartered by Heart , Brian Wilson , Slayer , Lou Reed and dozens of others, Todd Rundgren has performed two of his albums live in concert.

Celebrating Ringo Starr’s new All Starr Band, including Todd Rundgren, Gregg Rolie, Steve Lukather and Richard Page of Mr. Mister

Expect music from throughout Starr's career with the Beatles and as a solo act — including cuts off his newest release, Ringo 2012.

Todd Rundgren – Todd: Live CD/DVD (2012)

A lot of people don't remember Todd Rundgren today, and it's really a damn shame.

Todd Rundgren Remixes Lindstrøm

Norwegian space-disco king Hans-Peter Lindstrøm has a new album called Six Cups Of Rebel coming next week; we've already posted his track " De Javu." '70s studio-rock master Todd Rundgren.

One Track Mind: Todd Rundgren and the Nazz, “Open My Eyes” (1968)

"Open My Eyes" goes all the way back to Todd Rundgren's first stop in his long and storied musical career, those wonderful Brit-pop masters from Philly, the Nazz. The Nazz, a band that lasted for less than three years in the late 1960s, might never would have been remembered for more than perhaps the first and largely forgotten version of Rundgren's "Hello, It's Me", if not for "Open My Eyes." "Hello, It's Me" was the lone single culled from The Nazz's eponymous debut album in 1968.

Esoteric set to release archive recordings of Todd Rundgren

Cherry Red Records imprint Esoteric Recordings have announced the acquisition of TODD RUNDGREN's unique and extensive personal audio and visual archive of live and studio recordings covering material recorded and filmed between 1976 and 1995.

Mark 'Moogy' Klingman, Keyboardist for Todd Rundgren's Utopia, Dead At 61

Mark "Moogy" Klingman -– best known as keyboardist and a founding member of Todd Rundgren 's group Utopia -– died last night (Nov. 15) following a battle with cancer.

One Track Mind: Todd Rundgren, “Love My Way” (2011)

Is there another mainstream performer who could go — who, you know, would go — from making a bashy Yardbirds-do-Robert Johnson blues album over to this aridly propulsive synth-pop?

Todd Rundgren Dismisses Pop Acts Like Katy Perry, Rihanna Over Focus on Innuendo, Not 'Messages'

For more than 40 years, Todd Rundgren has carved out one of the most ambitious, impressive and unpredictable careers in music.

One Track Mind: Todd Rundgren, “Love in Vain” (2011)

They used to call what Muddy Waters did electric blues.