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Sting's new album 'The Bridge' due out November 19, hear new single "If It's Love" now
Eric Ryan Anderson/A&M/Interscope/Cherrytree RecordsSting has announced plans for a new album, The Bridge, which will be released on November 19. The upbeat first single, "If It's Love," whi...
Sep 01, 2021
Ex-GN'R drummer Matt Sorum explains how The Rollling Stones' Charlie Watts influenced him
Mark Maryanovich; Chris McKay/Getty ImagesFormer Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver drummer Matt Sorum counts himself among the many musicians who were influenced and inspired by late Rolling Stones dr...
Sep 01, 2021
Alan Parsons releasing new concert album & video, 'The NeverEnding Show,' in November
Frontiers Music srlA new concert album and video focusing on a 2019 show by veteran studio whiz, composer and musician Alan Parsons' current band, the Alan Parsons Live Project, will be released on No...
Aug 31, 2021
Is Elton John announcing a superstar duets project?
Ben Gibson © HST Global Limited/Courtesy of Rocket EntertainmentElton John has announced that he's, well, making an announcement tomorrow. And from some of the hints he's posted on social media, ...
Aug 31, 2021
2021 Bonnaroo festival canceled due to effects of Hurricane Ida
Charles Reagan Hackleman/Courtesy of BonnarooBonnaroo won't be happening in 2021. The Tennessee festival, which was canceled in 2020 and postponed from June 2021 to this week because of the COVID-19 p...
Aug 31, 2021
KISS' Gene Simmons tests positive for COVID-19; band postpones four more US shows
Credit: Brian LoweKISS recently postponed a few tour dates after singer/guitarist Paul Stanley tested positive for COVID-19 last week, and now the band has announced that four additional shows have be...
Aug 31, 2021
Recent Charlie Watts biographical book moves up Amazon best seller lists in wake of drummer's death
Backbeat BooksA recent book about The Rolling Stones' Charlie Watts has received a big sales boost following the passing of the legendary rock drummer, Billboard reports. Sympathy for the Drummer: Why...
Aug 31, 2021
David Lee Roth turned down supporting Mötley Crüe tour because he doesn't "open for bands that I influenced"
Paul Bergen/RedfernsDavid Lee Roth apparently did not "Jump" at the opportunity to open for Mötley Crüe. According to the Los Angeles Times, the "Dr. Feelgood" rockers asked the Van Halen ic...
Aug 31, 2021
Metallica unearths Jason Newsted's "My Friend of Misery" instrumental
Blackened RecordingsMetallica has unearthed a previously unreleased instrumental version of the Black Album song "My Friend of Misery." The recording, dubbed "My Friend of Misery (From Jason's Riff Ta...
Aug 31, 2021
Sting makes an "excellent cameo" in Hulu's new series 'Only Murders in the Building,' says Steve Martin
Courtesy of HuluThe new series Only Murders in the Building debuts Tuesday on Hulu. It stars Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short as neighbors who make a true crime podcast while investigating ...
Aug 31, 2021