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Heart's Ann Wilson says she's "really glad" about her sister and band mate Nancy's upcoming solo album
Criss Cain; Jeremy DangerHeart's Ann and Nancy Wilson have been working on separate solo projects recently, with Ann releasing a series of new singles over the last half year, and Nancy preparing to p...
Apr 20, 2021
Foo Fighters postpone European tour dates to 2022
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording AcademyFoo Fighters have postponed their European tour dates to 2022. The outing was originally scheduled to launch in June 2020 before being pushed to this ...
Apr 19, 2021
Rush's Geddy Lee among stars to be featured on Dave Grohl's 'From Cradle to Stage' series with his mom
Paramount+Rush frontman Geddy Lee is among the music stars that will be appear on From Cradle to Stage, the Dave Grohl-directed TV series based on the 2017 book of the same name written by the Foo Fig...
Apr 19, 2021
Listen to ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons' new spoken-word solo tune, "Desert High"
Credit: Blain ClausenBilly Gibbons has released a second advance track from his forthcoming third solo album, Hardware. It's a brooding, atmospheric story song called "Desert High" that features a spo...
Apr 19, 2021
Cheap Trick's new album, 'In Another World,' bows at #1 on 'Billboard' Top Rock Albums chart
BMGCheap Trick's latest studio effort, In Another World, has become the band's first album to debut at #1 on the Billboard's Top Rock Albums chart. In celebration of the milestone, the band posted a m...
Apr 19, 2021
Founding Kingsmen guitarist Mike Mitchell, who played on "Louie Louie," dead at 77
L-R: Norm Sundholm, Lynn Easton, Dick Peterson, Mike Mitchell and Barry Curtis of The Kingsmen in 1964; Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesGuitarist Mike Mitchell, a founding member of the Portland, Or...
Apr 19, 2021
Watch Roger Waters and his solo band remotely perform his 1992 song "The Bravery of Being Out of Range"
Credit: Kate IzorRoger Waters has teamed up remotely again with the members of his solo touring band for a video featuring a performance of a song from his back catalog: this one a rendition of "The B...
Apr 19, 2021
The Doors' 'L.A. Woman' album was released 50 years ago today
Elektra RecordsToday marks the 50th anniversary of the release of The Doors' sixth album, L.A. Woman. L.A. Woman was the last album The Doors recorded with their iconic frontman, Jim Morrison, who die...
Apr 19, 2021
Pete Townshend unsure if there will be another new Who album; check out unreleased 'Who Sell Out' tracks
Rick Guest/Interscope RecordsThe Who's Pete Townshend recently told U.K. magazine Uncut that he'd amassed ideas for a lot of fresh songs that potentially could be part of a follow-up to the band's 201...
Apr 16, 2021
John Densmore, Chris Hillman to take part in upcoming virtual interviews about their recent books
Hachette Books; BMG BooksA pair of Rock & Roll Hall of Famers who recently released memoirs, Doors drummer John Densmore and Byrds bassist Chris Hillman, will discuss their respective books during upc...
Apr 16, 2021