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David Johansen, New York Dolls and Buster Poindexter singer, dead at 75
Yui Mok - PA Images/PA Images via Getty ImagesDavid Johansen, the versatile, multitalented lead singer and last surviving original member of the seminal proto-glam-punk band New York Dolls who also fo...
Mar 01, 2025
Richie Sambora performs Bon Jovi’s ‘Livin’ on a Prayer’ with current Bon Jovi guitarist Phil X
Richie Sambora, Orianthi and Phil X/Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty ImagesIt was a meeting of Bon Jovi guitarists at the Rock For Responders Concert, which took place Thursday on the USS Iowa in San Ped...
Feb 28, 2025
Def Leppard adds Michigan show to 2025 tour
HELLE ARENSBAK/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty ImagesDef Leppard has added another show to their 2025 schedule.The latest addition is a July 18 concert at Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mount ...
Feb 28, 2025
Remix of Bon Jovi’s ‘Keep the Faith’ by Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren released
Armada Music/UMGBon Jovi’s 1992 track “Keep the Faith” has been reimagined by Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren.The DJ's remix of the tune was officially released Friday, although electronic...
Feb 28, 2025
Neil Young to headline BST Hyde Park in London
Gary Miller/Getty ImagesNeil Young has added another date to his upcoming love earth tour, and it’s a big one.The rocker and his band Chrome Hearts will headline the BST Hyde Park concert series...
Feb 28, 2025
Elton John's Oscar-nominated hit 'Never Too Late' is about 'turning your life into something beautiful'
Oscar nominees Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Brandi Carlile & Andrew Watt; Disney/Frank MicelottaElton John could win his third Oscar for best original song on Sunday night for "Never Too Late," the ...
Feb 28, 2025
Pearl Jam shuts down online shop in support of economic blackout
ABCPearl Jam is shutting down the band's online shop for a day in support of Friday's economic blackout effort.The initiative was launched by the organization The People's Union USA, which declar...
Feb 28, 2025
R.E.M. reunites at Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy’s Athens show
Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of FameIn 2024, when Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy’s tour celebrating R.E.M.’s Murmur hit Athens, Georgia, the home of R.E.M., the memb...
Feb 28, 2025
On This Day, Feb. 28, 1983: U2 releases their third studio album, 'War'
On This Day, Feb. 28, 1983 …U2 released their third studio album, War, produced by Steve Lillywhite. The album, which is considered the band's first overtly political record, featured two futur...
Feb 28, 2025
Neil Young releasing 'Coastal' concert documentary and soundtrack
Reprise RecordsNeil Young is set to drop a new tour documentary and accompanying soundtrack in April. Both give fans a taste of the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s 2023 Coastal tour, which...
Feb 28, 2025