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Bonnie Schiffman/Getty ImagesThe sequel to This Is Spinal Tap, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, is hitting theaters in September. But before that fans are being given a chance to catch the original o...

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Power TripAC/DC is set to kick off their Power Up tour of the U.S. on April 10 in Minneapolis, and they are resurrecting their High Voltage Dive Bar for the occasion....

BMGron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson is celebrating a year since releasing his new solo album, The Mandrake Project, with a commemorative package.The release, dubbed The Mandrake Proj...

Matthew Baker/Getty ImagesThe Who kick off a two-night stand at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Thursday to benefit Teenage Cancer Trust, and they’ve found another way to help raise money fo...

Photo credit: Travis ShinnRock & Roll Hall of Famers Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo will be honored with the ASCAP Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award by the global nonprofit WhyHunger, which is celebra...

Peggy Sirota/CBSWhen Elton John retired from touring, he didn't say he'd never play live again — and that's what he did on Wednesday night, taking the stage at the London Palladium with his musi...

On This Day, March 27, 1987 …U2 filmed the video for “Where the Streets Have No Name,” the third single off their album The Joshua Tree.Inspired by The Beatles’ 1969 rooftop c...

L-R: Bruce Springsteen, Johnny Depp, Michael Stipe, Patti Smith/Taylor Hill/Getty ImagesThe music of Patti Smith was celebrated with an all-star tribute at Carnegie Hall in New York Wednesday that saw...

TASCHEN/Atlantic RecordsThe history of Atlantic Records, home to such artists as Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Stevie Nicks and Aretha Franklin, is being celebrated in a new book.75 Years of ...

Bruce Glikas/WireImageThe Who’s Pete Townshend is turning 80 in May, and while he’s still working on music and other projects, he doesn’t know how much longer he’ll be able to ...