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Steely Dan lines up fall US tour; band and frontman Donald Fagen releasing new live albums soon
Courtesy of Live Nation; UMe; UMeSteely Dan is getting ready to do it again -- get back on the road, that is. The Donald Fagen-led band has announced dates for a U.S. fall trek dubbed the Absolutely N...
Jul 26, 2021
Green Day's "Rock and Roll All Nite" cover earns KISS' approval
Mariano Regidor/RedfernsThe long-awaited Hella Mega tour featuring Green Day, Weezer and Fall Out Boy finally kicked off over the weekend in Dallas, and the party reached even beyond the stadium full ...
Jul 26, 2021
Journey's Neal Schon hopes the guitars he's auctioning will go to somebody who "will really appreciate them"
Courtesy of Heritage AuctionsJourney's Neal Schon is selling 112 of his valuable and historic guitars via an online auction hosted by Heritage Auctions, with bidding open until this Saturday, July 31....
Jul 26, 2021
Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington recovering from emergency heart operation
Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for StagecoachGuitarist Gary Rossington, the last surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, recently underwent "emergency heart surgery," according to a message posted l...
Jul 24, 2021
Stone Temple Pilots premiere new video for 'Tiny Music...' song "And So I Know"
Credit: John EderStone Temple Pilots have premiered a new video for "And So I Know," a track off the band's 1996 album Tiny Music...Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop. The clip includes never-before-see...
Jul 23, 2021
Check out Stray Cats frontman Brian Setzer's new surf-rock-flavored solo single, "Smash Up On Highway One"
Credit: Russ HarringtonThe Stray Cats' Brian Setzer has released a second advance track from his forthcoming solo studio album Gotta Have the Rumble, a revved-up surf-rock-influenced tune called "Smas...
Jul 23, 2021
Watch Jon Anderson and Paul Green Rock Academy students perform Yes' "Heart of the Sunrise" virtually
Credit: Deborah AndersonFormer Yes frontman Jon Anderson recently announced plans for a brief U.S. summer tour that will feature accompaniment from the students of the Paul Green Rock Academy, and now...
Jul 23, 2021
David Crosby discusses Donald Fagen's contribution to new album, 'For Free'; reveals he may not tour again
BMGDavid Crosby's latest solo album, For Free, was released today, and to celebrate the record's arrival, the folk-rock legend took part in a new video interview this week with the Grammy Museum's Sco...
Jul 23, 2021
It's just one of those years: HBO's 'Woodstock 99' doc holds a "mirror" to America in 1999
Courtesy of HBOWhat do you get when you combine a former military base, shoddy facilities, a bloated music industry, a clash of generations, unbearable heat and $4 water bottles, all set to the angry,...
Jul 23, 2021
Journey's Jonathan Cain releases new solo spiritual song, "Oh Lord Lead Us"
Identity Records/The Fuel Music Last month, Journey released its first new song in a decade, "The Way We Used to Be," and now the band's longtime keyboardist, Jonathan Cain, has just issued a new fait...
Jul 23, 2021