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ZZ Top announces first European tour in two years

ZZ Top The Big One! tour admat/(courtesy of ZZ Top)ZZ Top is headed overseas in 2026. The Texas rockers have announced dates for The Big One! tour, their first European trek in two years.The 23-show tour will have them hitting 13 countries, with a mix of festival appearances and headlining dates. The tour starts June 13 in Estonia and hits Finland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland and France before wrapping July 25 in Cadiz, Spain, which is […]

todayNovember 19, 2025

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R.E.M.’s ‘Chronic Town’ and ‘Murmur’ getting audio upgrade

R.E.M.'s 'Chronic Town' and 'Murmur' Definitive Sound Series/ (Interscope-Capitol Records)Two of R.E.M.’s early releases are getting a sound upgrade.The band’s debut EP, Chronic Town, and their debut album, Murmur, are being reissued as part of Interscope-Capitol Records’ Definitive Sound Series.The albums will be released together as a two-LP, 180-gram high-definition vinyl set, with the upgraded audio sourced from the original analog master tapes. Mitch Easter, who produced both releases, and Don Dixon, who co-produced Murmur, were directly involved with the upgrade.The set will be released […]

todayNovember 19, 2025

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‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’, ‘Becoming Led Zeppelin’ earn Movies for Grownups Awards nominations

Poster for 'Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere'/(20th Century Studios)While we have to wait a little longer to see if it gets any Oscar nominations, the Bruce Springsteen biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere has been recognized by at least one award show.The film earned two nominations for this year’s Movies for Grownups Awards, put on by AARP. The awards honor “outstanding films and television projects that celebrate the voices and stories of the 50-plus,” according to a release.Deliver Me From […]

todayNovember 19, 2025

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Ace Frehley-autographed ‘Smoker’ guitar up for auction

Ace Frehley performs in concert at Haute Spot Event Venue on July 13, 2023 in Cedar Park, Texas. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images)KISS fans have a chance to get their hands on a guitar previously owned by the late Ace Frehley.The site Gotta Have Rock and Roll is auctioning off Ace’s Sunburst Gibson Les Paul "Smoker" guitar, which he used during KISS’ 1999 Psycho Circus tour and their 2000 Farewell tour.The stage-used guitar, which is signed by Ace, is modified to produce the […]

todayNovember 19, 2025

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On This Day, Nov. 19, 1988: Bon Jovi scored their third #1 with ‘Bad Medicine’

On This Day, Nov. 19, 1988 ...Bon Jovi topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart with “Bad Medicine,” the lead single from their fourth album, New Jersey.The song, written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Desmond Child, was the band’s third #1 single following the Slippery When Wet tracks “You Give Love A Bad Name” and “Living On A Prayer,” which the trio also wrote.“Bad Medicine” spent two weeks at #1 in the U.S. and also landed in the top 10 […]

todayNovember 19, 2025

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America announces 2026 tour dates

Rock band America performs onstage at The Canyon Club on October 26, 2019 in Agoura Hills, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)America is hitting the road on a new tour in 2026.The band, best known for such classic tracks as “A Horse with No Name” and “Sister Golden Hair,” has announced dates for The Happy Trails Tour 2026. The trek will kick off March 7 in Highland, California, and wrap May 23 in Modesto, California, with more dates to be added.A […]

todayNovember 19, 2025

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The Who announces ‘Tommy: Live at Royal Albert Hall’ global watch party

The Who on stage during a fundraising concert for the Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall in London. (Photo by David Jensen/PA Images via Getty Images)The Who is revisiting their 2017 performance of Tommy at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and they want their fans to join them.The band has announced a Tommy: Live at Royal Albert Hall global watch party streaming Dec. 18 at 3 p.m. ET on Lounges.tv. Proceeds will benefit Teenage Cancer Trust, a nonprofit dedicated to […]

todayNovember 19, 2025

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The Royal Mint honors Queen’s Freddie Mercury with UK coin

Freddie Mercury of British rock group Queen performs at the Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium in London, 13th July 1985. The concert raised funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. (Photo by Jacques Langevin/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images)The late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury is the latest rock star to be honored by The Royal Mint with a U.K. coin.The coin features an etching of Mercury midperformance, and the studs on the edge mimic the arm band he wore during Queen’s iconic Live […]

todayNovember 18, 2025

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ZZ Top announces first tour dates of 2026

Elwood Francis (L) and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top perform on stage at Viejas Casino & Resort on November 02, 2025 in Alpine, California. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images)ZZ Top’s first shows of 2026 have been revealed.The Texas rockers are set to hit the road with county star Dwight Yoakam on the Dos Amigos Tour, which will have them playing shows in the Midwest, South and East Coast.The 15-date tour starts March 26 in Brookings, South Dakota, with stops in Nebraska, […]

todayNovember 18, 2025

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