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Bob Dylan adds more dates to Rough & Rowdy Ways North American tour
Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFIBob Dylan has added even more dates to the North American leg of his Rough & Rowdy Ways tour. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer added seven more shows to...
Oct 04, 2023
Joe Perry explains how hearing Van Halen led to his break from Aerosmith
ABC/Crag SjodinJoe Perry was more than impressed the first time he heard Van Halen. In fact, in an interview with Guitar World, the Aerosmith guitarist reveals how hearin...
Oct 04, 2023
Cosmetics queen Charlotte Tilbury taps Elton John for new holiday campaign
Leon Neal/Getty ImagesElton John doesn't really wear makeup, but that didn't stop beauty guru Charlotte Tilbury from tapping him to star in the new holiday campaign for h...
Oct 04, 2023
The Heartbreakers’ Mike Campbell to celebrate Tom Petty’s birthday at Los Angeles show
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty ImagesThe Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell is set to pay tribute to his late bandmate Tom Petty with a special concert later this month. “It&r...
Oct 04, 2023
'The Yes Album (Super Deluxe Edition)' box set coming in November
RhinoYes’ 1971 hit The Yes Album will be reissued next month as an expanded box set. The Yes Album (Super Deluxe Edition), dropping November 24, will contain four CDs, a Blu-ray a...
Oct 04, 2023
Eagles add “The California Concerts” to The Long Goodbye tour
courtesy of Live NationEagles are bringing The Long Goodbye tour to the West Coast. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers just announced dates for what they're calling “The California Concerts...
Oct 04, 2023
On This Day, October 4, 1970: Janis Joplin dies at age 27
On This Day, October 4, 1970… Legendary blues-rock singer Janis Joplin was found dead in her room at the Landmark Motor Hotel in Los Angeles. She was only 27. She passed away from a h...
Oct 04, 2023
Steve Miller makes surprise appearance at John Mayer’s New York concert
Tim Mosenfelder/WireImageSteve Miller was the surprise guest at John Mayer’s solo show at New York's Madison Square Garden Tuesday, October 3. Fan-shot video posted to YouTu...
Oct 04, 2023
Genesis’ Steve Hackett launches Foxtrot at Fifty + Hackett Highlights tour in North America
Photo by Lee MillwardFormer Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett just launched his Genesis Revisited: Foxtrot at Fifty + Hackett Highlights tour in North America, which sees h...
Oct 04, 2023
Bret Michaels reveals skin cancer scare, urges fans to get checked out
Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesBret Michaels recently had a cancer scare, but it didn’t keep him from rocking. In an Instagram post, the Poison frontman showed off ...
Oct 03, 2023