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Stevie Van Zandt on friendship with Bruce Springsteen: “That isn’t an act”

Mariano Regidor/RedfernsE Street Band guitarist Stevie Van Zandt has been friends with Bruce Springsteen ever since starting out in Asbury Park, New Jersey, and he realizes a friendship like that is very rare.“You just don't have that many friends for 60 years. I think the fact that it survived some ups and downs, it says something about our nature," the rocker tells People. "The nature of the importance of friendship in general, which is what attracted me to being in a […]

todayJune 27, 2024

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Brian May & Billy F Gibbons guest on Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour’s new album, ‘Friendlytown’

Mascot Label Group/ProvogueQueen’s Brian May and ZZ Top's Billy F Gibbons lend their musical talents to Friendlytown, the new album from Booker T and the MG's guitarist Steve Cropper and his band The Midnight Hour.May sings and plays guitar on the first single released from the record, “Too Much Stress,” which also features Gibbons on guitar.Cropper notes, “It was heaven playing with those two.”The album, the follow-up to Cropper & The Midnight Hour's 2021 Grammy-nominated album, Fire It Up, also features a guest […]

todayJune 27, 2024

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Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde praises “girl with a guitar” Taylor Swift

Mark Holloway/RedfernsWhile Taylor Swift seemingly attracted some shade recently from Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters, she's now gotten some major praise from a woman who's opening for Foo Fighters this summer: Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer responsible for hits like "Back on the Chain Gang" and "I'll Stand By You" wrote on Instagram, "I saw Taylor Swift (you may have heard of her) in concert the other day. Just shows you what a girl with a guitar […]

todayJune 27, 2024

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Bill Wyman announces new solo album, ‘Drive My Car’

BMGFormer Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman is back with new music.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer will release his ninth studio album, Drive My Car, on Aug. 9. It will be his first new album since 2015. The album features five songs written by Wyman, who notes, “It’s not something I do every day, but sometimes I just see a guitar in the corner of the room, pick it up to play around and then something clicks into place.”It also features […]

todayJune 27, 2024

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On This Day, June 27, 2002: The Who’s John Entwistle dies

On This Day, June 27, 2002 ...One day before the start of The Who’s U.S. tour, bassist John “The Ox” Entwistle died of a cocaine-induced heart attack. He was found dead in his room at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas by the groupie and stripper he had spent the night with.He was 57."The Ox has left the building—we've lost another great friend,” The Who's Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend shared in a tribute after Entwistle’s death. “Thanks […]

todayJune 27, 2024

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Never-before-seen home movies of John Lennon, Yoko Ono featured in new “Aisumasen (I’m Sorry)” video

The John Lennon Estate/Capitol/UmeMusic fans are getting a look at some intimate footage of John Lennon and Yoko Ono in a brand new video for the new ultimate mix of “Aisumasen (I’m Sorry).” The video features never-before-seen home movies, shot by Lennon on a Sony Portapak camera and reel-to-reel recorder. It shows the pair at their apartment in the Dakota Building on New York’s Upper West Side.The new mix of "Aisumasen (I’m Sorry)" will be featured on the newly expanded Mind Games - Ultimate […]

todayJune 27, 2024

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Neil Young and Crazy Horse cancel remaining Love Earth tour dates

Erika Goldring/Getty ImagesNeil Young and Crazy Horse have canceled the remaining dates on their Love Earth tour, due to illness. In a post on his Neil Young Archives site, Young describes the tour as “a great experience for us so far,” with "GREAT AUDIENCES AND MUSIC."He then reveals, “When a couple of us got sick after Detroit’s Pine Knob, we had to stop,” noting, “We are still not fully recovered so sadly our great tour will have a big unplanned break.”While Young […]

todayJune 27, 2024

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Rocket Man Resale: Elton John auctioning off his clothes on eBay for his AIDS Foundation

Credit eBayElton John has found yet another way to raise money for his AIDS Foundation: He's selling stuff on eBay.Specifically, Elton is selling pieces from his famous wardrobe as part of a 10-day shopping event called Rocket Man Resale. It features hundreds of items from his recently sold Atlanta apartment, including shirts, hats, pants and shoes by Gucci, Versace, and Prada, plus more affordable lots, like concert t-shirts and baseball caps. The auction is live now, and 100% of the […]

todayJune 27, 2024

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Sammy Hagar previews upcoming A&E ‘Biography’ special

Scott Dudelson/Getty ImagesSammy Hagar is the subject of a new A&E Biography special debuting June 30, and he’s giving fans a sneak peek of what to expect.The former Van Halen frontman shared a preview of the episode on Instagram, and in the clip he discusses where the idea came from to write his hit song “I Can’t Drive 55.” “Before I wrote the song I Can't Drive 55, I had 34 speeding tickets and my license taken away three times and was […]

todayJune 27, 2024

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