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Queen 1981 Montreal Concert To Be Released In May

Queen Rock Montreal, the live concert, will be released on vinyl, CD, and Blu-ray on May 10th.  Taken from 2 concerts on November 24 and 25 of 1981, it was in front of 18,000 people at The Forum and the collection…

Lou Gramm Is Retiring

Original Foreigner frontman, Lou Gramm revealed that this will be the final year for him to perform live. After 50 years, he says he’s ready to turn his attention to his family and his muscle cars and enjoy sleeping in…

Brian Johnson and Mark Knopfler To Launch TV Show Next Month

AC/DC's Brian Johnson and Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler are launching a new six-part documentary series, called Johnson And Knopfler's Music Legends. The show is based on the two rockers and their friends. Guests include Carlos Santana, Emmylou Harris, Cyndi Lauper,…

Blue Oyster Cult Drop New Music Video

Blue Oyster Cult shared the second single from their upcoming album Ghost Stories. The track, titled "Don't Come Running To Me", is accompanied by a new music video. Having recently celebrated their 50th-anniversary the band is gearing up for the new…

Bruce Dickinson Solo Project #1 On U.S. Chart

Bruce Dickinson’s new album, The Mandrake Project, has become a global hit with huge chart success. In Germany and Sweden, he topped the album chart. And in the UK, he entered the chart at #3.  In the U.S. and in…

Neil Young Returns To Spotify

After a two-year boycott, Neil Young has returned his music to Spotify. In January 2022, Young demanded that the platform remove his music due to “fake information” regarding the spread of COVID-19 vaccinations on The Joe Rogan Experience. Now that…

Slash Announces Traveling Blues Festival

Slash, has confirmed a North American tour this summer in celebration of his love of the Blues.  It kicks off on July 5th in Bonner, Montana, and will travel to Los Angeles, Denver, Huntsville, Cincinnati, Toronto, New York City, Boston,…

Train Announces Cruise To Cozumel

Train has announced their eighth voyage of Sail Across The Sun cruise that departs from Miami to Cozumel on February 13 and returns 5 days later.   Other bands on the ship include Living Colour, and Matt Nathanson, and with several…

Gin Blossoms And Toad The Wet Sprocket Announce Tour

Gin Blossoms and Toad The Wet Sprocket will co-headline a tour this summer and Vertical Horizon is scheduled as opening act. Launching August 1st in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, they’ll make stops in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Red Bank, New Jersey, and Cleveland,…

Paul Stanley Remembers Eric Carmen

As news spread about the death of Raspberries frontman, Eric Carmen, Kiss’ Paul Stanley took to Twitter. He posted on Tuesday (3-12): “Awful News. Eric Carmen has died. Although known to many for writing radio hits like “All By Myself”…

Five Finger Death Punch Announces Tour With Marilyn Manson

Five Finger Death Punch announced a headlining U.S. tour this summer with support from Marilyn Manson and Slaughter To Prevail. The tour kicks off August 2 in Hershey, Pennsylvania and runs through September 19 when it wraps in Houston, Texas. Tickets…

Better Than Ezra To Release New Album In May

Better Than Ezra just dropped a new single titled, “Live A Little.” It’s from their tenth studio album, Super Magick, due out on May 3. Singer/guitarist, Kevin Griffin commented about the new music and said: “Now more than ever, we’re…

Rock Hall Opens Revolutionary Women Exhibit

"Revolutionary Women in Music: Left of Center" is the latest exhibit opened at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Premiered on Thursday, March 7, the exhibit is dedicated to pioneering female artists from the mid-70s to the…

Scorpions Singer Klaus Meine Recovering From Spinal Surgery

Scorpions frontman, Klaus Meine is recovering from a "complex spinal surgery." He posted online that the band had to cancel their appearance at the Vive Latino Festival in Mexico because of it. The 75-year-old singer wrote: “I am making good…

Jimmy Buffett Video Released

A Jimmy Buffett video for "University of Bourbon Street" has been released. The track is from his final album, Equal Strain On All Parts, and features the legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band.  In the lyrics, he reminisces about his transformative…

Ben Folds Announces Tour

Ben Folds will be touring this year starting May 30th in Charleston, South Carolina. What initially began years ago as a request for encore songs, will once again be a central element in his shows. Folds said: “The last time…

Sheryl Crow To Host Album Release Concert

Sheryl Crow will celebrate the release of her 11th studio album, Evolution, with a special concert event on March 23. The location is just south of Nashville, in Franklin, Tennessee. Tickets are on sale now. The concert will be filmed to…

Bonnie Raitt Joins Little Feat On Upcoming Blues Album

One of rock’s most acclaimed bands, Little Feat just released a new single and video for “You’ll Be Mine. It’s a cover of the Willie Dixon song, made famous by Howlin’ Wolf. The band is set to release their first…

Book About Journey Is Out Now

Out now is the new book "Livin' Just to Find Emotion: Journey and the Story of American Rock," written by historian David Hamilton Golland and timed to the band's 50th anniversary celebration. The 363-page book offers a meticulously researched history…

Billy Idol To Release Deluxe Edition Of Rebel Yell

Billy Idol will celebrate the 40th anniversary of his album, Rebel Yell, by releasing a Deluxe expanded edition. The album produced hits like “Eyes Without a Face,” Flesh for Fantasy,” “Rebel Yell” and “Catch My Fall.”  The reissue includes previously unreleased songs…