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Dead & Company launches sweepstakes for replica Wall of Sound

C Flanigan/FilmMagicDead & Company is giving fans a chance to win a very unique piece of memorabilia.The band just launched a new Prizeo sweepstakes, with a grand prize of a one-quarter-scale functioning recreation of the Grateful Dead’s Wall of Sound. The original Wall of Sound was created by sound engineer Owsley Stanley for The Dead’s 1974 concert tour.The replica stacked sound system, built by Anthony Coscia, has been on display at the Dead Forever Experience, the immersive pop-up in Las Vegas that opened to […]

todayJuly 24, 2024

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British blues-rock legend John Mayall dead at 90; boosted careers of Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor & more

Chris Walter/WireImageBritish blues and rock musician John Mayall passed away Monday at the age of 90.“It is with heavy hearts that we bear the news that John Mayall passed away peacefully in his California home yesterday, July 22, 2024, surrounded by loving family,” read a post on his Facebook page. “Health issues that forced John to end his epic touring career have finally led to peace for one of this world’s greatest road warriors," adding, "John Mayall gave us ninety […]

todayJuly 23, 2024

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Def Leppard’s Phil Collen to release graphic novel next spring

Sam Tabone/WireImageDef Leppard guitarist Phil Collen is stepping into the world of graphic novels.According to The Hollywood Reporter, the rock star has co-authored the new graphic novel Hysteria, which will be released in the spring.The release, which shares a name with Def Leppard's multi-Platinum 1987 album, is descried as “a horror story dealing with the dark side of rock stardom” and follows the frontwoman of an indie band, Darkside, who inherits a demonic guitar from her father’s estate that promises her fame and success. Def […]

todayJuly 23, 2024

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Elvis Costello & The Imposters to headline benefit for Connecticut’s Ridgefield Playhouse

Jordi Vidal/RedfernsElvis Costello & The Imposters are set to headline a benefit concert for the Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield, Connecticut.The rocker, with special guest Charlie Sexton, will headline the theater’s Fall Gala, happening Nov. 9.According to a post on Elvis’ Instagram, “All proceeds will support the Playhouse, ensuring the continued success and growth of theater programs.” The nonprofit performing arts center opened in 2000 and holds more than 200 live shows for more than 100,000 patrons each year.A Ridgefield Playhouse member […]

todayJuly 23, 2024

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Hand-drawn artwork by Michael Jackson going up for auction

Getty/Steve Granitz Artwork created by the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson, is set to go up for auction in August. Kings Auctions will auction off 76 pieces of Jackson art, some of which are double-sided. The auction includes pieces hand drawn with wax colored pencil and others in watercolors. Some pieces are even drawn on presidential paper obtained by Michael during a White House visit. All are signed by Jackson."Get ready to own some of the most coveted pieces of art by one […]

todayJuly 23, 2024

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Madonna reissuing ‘Like a Prayer’ on vinyl, hits up movie premiere with kids

Warner Records/RhinoMadonna's Like a Prayer is going silver.To celebrate the album's 35th anniversary, Madonna is reissuing the chart-topping album on opaque silver vinyl on Sept. 6. If you order from Rhino.com or Madonna.com, you'll get an exclusive poster of the black-and-white photo of Madonna by Herb Ritts that appears on the album's back cover.Released March 21, 1989, Like a Prayer spun off a string of hits, including the #1 title track, "Express Yourself" and "Cherish." It topped the Billboard 200 album chart […]

todayJuly 23, 2024

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Bon Jovi releasing ‘Greatest Hits’ album on vinyl for the first time

Island Records/UMG Recordings Bon Jovi's 40th anniversary celebration continues with the first-ever vinyl release of their Greatest Hits album.The New Jersey rockers, who released their new album, Forever, in June, just announced that their compilation Bon Jovi: Greatest Hits will be released on two-LP black vinyl on Sept. 13. There will also be a limited-edition “smoke”-colored vinyl that comes with one of three unique lithographs. Originally released in 2010, Bon Jovi: Greatest Hits features the band’s biggest hits, including “Runaway,” “Living On […]

todayJuly 23, 2024

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Two Beatles documentaries to premiere at the Venice Film Festival

ABCThe lineup for the upcoming Venice Film Festival was just announced, and it includes two Beatles-related documentaries.One to One: John and Yoko, directed by Kevin Macdonald and Sam Rice-Edwards, focuses on the relationship between John Lennon and Yoko Ono.  A previous announcement about the film describes it as “a moving look at the couple’s life upon their entry into a transformative 1970’s New York, exploring their musical, personal, artistic, social, and political world.” It centers around the pair's 1972 One to One Concerts, which were Lennon's […]

todayJuly 23, 2024

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On This Day, July 23, 1989: Ringo Starr launches his first-ever tour with an All-Starr Band

On This Day, July 23, 1989….Ringo Starr launched his first tour since his days with The Beatles, backed by an All-Starr Band that included Billy Preston, the Eagles’ Joe Walsh, and E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons.Starr has continued to tour with a similar setup, with members of the All-Starr Band revolving over the years. Each show features Ringo performing both solo and Beatles songs, along with All-Starr Band members performing selections of their hits.Over the years, All-Starr Band members included […]

todayJuly 23, 2024

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