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Axl Rose met Ozzy Osbourne for first time at Back to the Beginning concert
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Power TripIn their years spent as among the biggest rock stars in the world, somehow Axl Rose and Ozzy Osbourne had never met. That finally changed during Saturday's massi...
Jul 07, 2025
Pearl Jam shocker: Drummer Matt Cameron leaves band
Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesIn shocking news from the Pearl Jam camp, drummer Matt Cameron has announced that he's left the band."After 27 fantastic years, I have taken my final steps down the drum riser ...
Jul 07, 2025
Graham Nash to go on with tour despite breaking patella
Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for FIREAIDGraham Nash is recovering from a fall.The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, who is known to share pictures and video on Instagram of his walks around ...
Jul 07, 2025
New biography of The Band's Richard Manuel reveals his 'critical part' in the group's success
Schiffer PublishingThe Band's Richard Manuel is the subject of a new biography, Richard Manuel: His Life and Music, from the Hawks and Bob Dylan to The Band.One of The Band's three main ...
Jul 07, 2025
Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne say goodbye with epic Back to the Beginning concert
Paul Archuleta/FilmMagicThe original members of Black Sabbath -- Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward -- reunited for one final performance Saturday in their hometown of Birmingham, ...
Jul 05, 2025
Foreigner shares previously unreleased track from '4' sessions
RhinoForeigner just announced they’re releasing a deluxe version of their 1981 multi-Platinum album 4 with lots of bonus material, and now they are giving fans a preview of one of those ext...
Jul 03, 2025
The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger to appear on new Burna Boy album
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicThe Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger will make a guest appearance on the upcoming album from Nigerian singer/songwriter Burna Boy.Burna Boy will release h...
Jul 03, 2025
Band disinvited from Black Sabbath tribute because they 'wanted to make a profit,' says Sharon Osbourne
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesA band was disinvited from playing Black Sabbath's massive Back to the Beginning reunion/farewell concert because, as Sharon Osbourne tells Billboard, they "wanted to mak...
Jul 03, 2025
On This Day, July 3, 1971: Jim Morrison dies at the age of 27
On This Day, July 3, 1971 ...The Doors frontman Jim Morrison was found dead in a bathtub in his apartment in Paris, France. He was discovered by his girlfriend, Pamela Courson.Morrison was 27 at the t...
Jul 03, 2025
Happy Foo-th of July! Foo Fighters' debut album turns 30
Roswell RecordsAs the United States of America gears up to celebrate its birthday, so does the debut Foo Fighters album.The self-titled record was released on July 4, 1995 — 30 years ago Friday....
Jul 03, 2025