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Chrissie Hynde featured in new PETA billboard

Mark Holloway/RedfernsPretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde wants people to stop and think before they eat meat again.The rocker and well-known vegetarian is featured in a new billboard for PETA that just went up in Chicago ahead of the Pretenders’ concert in the city on Friday, urging folks to reconsider consuming animal products. “The animal you’re eating wanted his life just as much as you want yours,” the billboard reads. “Don’t pretend any different!”PETA’s future plans include running the ad in Hynde’s hometown of Akron, Ohio, as well […]

todayAugust 23, 2024

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Journey hiring “someone impartial” to deal with Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain’s disputes

Rob Loud/Getty Images for JourneyJourney’s Neal Schon has once again addressed the ongoing dispute between him and bandmate Jonathan Cain, revealing on social media that they plan to bring in a third party to help them settle their issues.“Anyone who follows Journey will know that Jon Cain and I don't always see eye-to-eye on everything Or, sometimes, on pretty much anything,” Schon wrote. “Recently, Jon Cain made a number of claims and slanderous accusations about me and my wife – and I […]

todayAugust 22, 2024

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Dead & Company manager offers hope of more Sphere residency shows

C Flanigan/FilmMagicDead & Company wrapped their Dead Forever residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas on Aug. 10, and fans are already eager to find out if they’ll be returning. Well, it sounds like there’s a good chance of it happening.The band’s co-manager Bernie Cahill was interviewed by Pollstar about the residency, and he sounded hopeful that they’ll do more shows there.“The band loved playing the Sphere, I can tell you that. And they love the residency,” he said. “I […]

todayAugust 22, 2024

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Rush’s Alex Lifeson’s Lerxst line launches new wah effects pedal

Scott Dudelson/Getty ImagesRush’s Alex Lifeson has just launched the latest product in his Lerxst line, a new wah effects pedal.The Lerxst Blah Blah pedal, made in collaboration with pedal designers Morley, is, according to the description, “inspired by Lifeson’s never ending tone journey for new and innovative sounds.” “Wah pedals have been an essential tool of sonic expression for me since the ‘Fly by Night’ album,” Lifeson shares, referring to Rush’s 1975 album. “With the ‘wah’ side of the Blah Blah, we […]

todayAugust 22, 2024

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Aerosmith’s Tom Hamilton speaks out on band retirement from the road

Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesAerosmith canceled their Peace Out tour and retired from the road in early August, citing Steven Tyler’s continuing vocal problems. Now bassist Tom Hamilton is giving fans a little more detail about what happened to the Aerosmith frontman.In an interview with Charlie Kendall’s Metalshop, Hamilton says Tyler didn’t hurt himself singing, but actually fractured his larynx when he fell during the band’s third show of the 2023 tour.“It wasn’t a case of him blowing his throat out by doing something wrong,” Hamilton […]

todayAugust 22, 2024

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Neil Young personally approved vice presidential candidate Tim Walz’s use of “Rockin’ In The Free World”

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicDemocratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz ended his speech at the DNC Wednesday and walked off the stage to Neil Young’s classic tune “Rockin’ In The Free World,” and it turns out Young was perfectly OK with that.Reps for Young have confirmed to ABC Audio that the rocker personally gave his permission to allow Walz to use the track, which originally appeared on Young's 1989 album, Freedom.It's far from the first time "Rockin' In The Free World" has been used by a […]

todayAugust 22, 2024

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Def Leppard releasing live album of 2023 hometown club show

Mercury StudiosEarlier this year Def Leppard released their May 2023 hometown club show in Sheffield, England, as a special Record Store Day vinyl. Now they are giving more fans a chance to experience the concert. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers just announced they’ll be releasing Def Leppard One Night Only Live at The Leadmill Sheffield May 19, 2023, on Oct. 11. It will be released in a variety of formats: CD, DVD+CD, Blu-ray+CD and a limited-edition two-LP set on orange […]

todayAugust 22, 2024

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Audiobook of Alex Van Halen’s autobiography to feature last song he wrote with brother Eddie Van Halen

Harper CollinsAlex Van Halen’s upcoming autobiography, Brothers, will offer a treat to fans who decide to listen to it as an audiobook.A description of the release posted to the Van Halen website reveals that the audiobook, narrated by Alex, will feature the added bonus of a previously unreleased song, "Unfinished," which was written by Alex and his late brother, guitar great Eddie Van Halen. It is described as “the last piece of music they wrote together."Brothers, which Alex described as a love […]

todayAugust 22, 2024

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DNC Night 3: Performances from John Legend, Sheila E, Stevie Wonder

Disney/Randy HolmesNight three of the Democratic National Convention was on Wednesday night, and it saw John Legend welcome Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz with a tribute to Prince and his native Minnesota. He sang Prince and The Revolution's "Let's Go Crazy" with some help from Sheila E. Stevie Wonder took the stage for a performance of “Higher Ground," but not before declaring his support for Walz and Vice President Kamala Harris. He also shared his hope for peace and unity."This year, I prayed very hard for peace to […]

todayAugust 22, 2024

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