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The Zombies Colin Blunstone joins Finneas in LA for a cover of ‘Time of the Season’

Michael Tullberg/Getty Images; Disney/Randy HolmesThe Zombies’ Colin Blunstone made a surprise appearance in Los Angeles, joining Finneas on stage to perform The Zombies’ classic tune “Time of the Season.”The band just shared video on Instagram of the performance, which took place Wednesday at the Hollywood Palladium, writing, “An unforgettable moment. Colin joined the incredibly talented @finneas on stage at the Hollywood Palladium for a special performance of Time of the Season—a song that’s resonated for over 55 years.”“Huge thanks to Finneas […]

todayMarch 10, 2025

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Mike Campbell announces New Jersey event for new memoir, ‘Heartbreaker’

Grand Central Publishing/Hachette Book GroupTom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell has announced a special event tied in to the upcoming release of his new memoir, Heartbreaker.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer will sit down for a conversation with Rolling Stone senior editor David Fricke at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark on March 19, one day after the book’s March 18 release.And it won’t be all talk. The evening will include an acoustic set featuring […]

todayMarch 10, 2025

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For more than $12,000 you can be Gene Simmons’ roadie and personal assistant for the day

Disney/Eric McCandlessHave you ever wondered what it would feel like to be bossed around by Gene Simmons? Well, if you’ve got the dough, now’s your chance.The KISS rocker is offering up what he calls the “ultimate Gene Simmons experience” – a chance to be his personal assistant and band roadie for the day.The package is only available to one person per show, but that person will become a member of the Gene Simmons Band crew for the entire day. They’ll help […]

todayMarch 7, 2025

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Bob Dylan biopic crosses $120 million mark at the worldwide box office

Courtesy of Searchlight PicturesFolks are still hitting the theaters to catch the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown.BoxOfficeMojo reports that the film, starring Timothée Chalamet as the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, has grossed over $120 million at the box office worldwide since its Christmas Day release.According to Billboard, the film is now the eighth-highest-grossing music biopic, just behind Jamie Foxx’s Ray Charles biopic, Ray, which grossed $124 million.Still topping the list as the highest-grossing music biopic is the Queen film […]

todayMarch 7, 2025

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Actor Stephen Graham on getting a thank-you from Bruce Springsteen: ‘Better than any award’

L-R: Stephen Graham, Bruce Springsteen and Scott Cooper/Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC ImagesPeaky Blinders actor Stephen Graham will play Bruce Springsteen’s father in the upcoming movie Deliver Me From Nowhere, and he tells British GQ what it was like to meet the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer.“I think the first [scene] we did was when we pull up to this big house, and I'm in the ‘50s look, and everything. And he came over, and we had a lovely conversation. He was just like, 'Thank you […]

todayMarch 7, 2025

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Peter Frampton, Michael McDonald & more rock at 9th annual Love Rocks NYC concert

Peter Frampton and Michael McDonald attend the ninth annual LOVE ROCKS NYC benefit concert For God's Love We Deliver/Getty Images for LOVE ROCKS NYC/photographer Dimitrios Kambouris The ninth annual Love Rocks NYC concert took place at New York's Beacon Theatre Thursday, raising $4 million for the nonprofit God’s Love We Deliver, which delivers meals to people who are too sick to prepare them themselves.The concert featured an A-list lineup of talent, including Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Peter Frampton and Michael McDonald.According […]

todayMarch 7, 2025

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Madonna says it ‘breaks my heart’ to ‘witness the pain’ of trans community

Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live NationOn Thursday Madonna reposted a photo of herself hugging transgender actress Karla Sofía Gascón. On Friday she decried the marginalization of trans people on her Instagram Story."It breaks my heart to witness the pain of Trans-people who are not accepted by society by a society that fears them because they are different," she wrote. "How can we know what it feels like? Have walked in their shoes?"Madonna referenced the general division in the U.S. at this moment. […]

todayMarch 7, 2025

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David Bowie’s ‘Young Americans’ turns 50

Parlaphone Records/Warner Music GroupFifty years ago Friday David Bowie released his ninth studio album, Young Americans, which was considered a departure from his glam-rock style, focusing more on funk, soul and R&B influences.The album, which came out less than a year after 1974's Diamond Dogs, featured backing vocals by a then-unknown singer named Luther Vandross; its first single, the title track, peaked at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.Its second single, “Fame,” featured The Beatles' John Lennon on guitar and backing vocals, and became […]

todayMarch 7, 2025

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On This Day, March 7, 1970: Simon & Garfunkel hit #1 with ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’

On This Day, March 7, 1970…Simon & Garfunkel hit #1 with their fifth and final studio album, Bridge Over Troubled Water.The album featured such iconic Simon & Garfunkel tunes as the title track, “The Boxer,” “The Only Living Boy in New York,” and “Cecilia.”With Garfunkel concentrating on an acting career, Simon wrote all the songs on the album, with the exception of a cover of the Everly Brothers’ “Bye Bye Love.”The album went on to become a massive hit and spent […]

todayMarch 7, 2025

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