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Blue Öyster Cult releasing live album, ’50th Anniversary Live – Second Night,’ in August

Frontiers MusicBlue Öyster Cult is continuing the celebration of their 50th anniversary with the release of a new live album.50th Anniversary Live – Second Night, dropping Aug. 9, features a concert recorded during the band’s 2022 three-night stand at Sony Hall in New York. It has the band performing their sophomore album, Tyranny and Mutation, in its entirety, along with such classic tracks as “Burnin’ For You” and “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper.”As a preview of the record, Blue Öyster Cult has also released a live performance video of […]

todayJune 17, 2024

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KISS’ Gene Simmons regrets not being harder on former bandmates Ace Frehley and Peter Criss

ABC/Michael DesmondKISS' Gene Simmons reveals in a new interview that he wishes he had handled things differently with his former bandmates Ace Frehley and Peter Criss so they could still be with them celebrating the band's long career. During an interview with Backstage Pass, Simmons was asked if there was anything about the band that he would have done differently, and he expressed regret about how he dealt with Ace and Peter and their substance issues."I'm sad in retrospect. You know, hindsight's 20/20,” he […]

todayJune 17, 2024

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David Gilmour releasees new ‘Luck and Strange’ single, “Between Two Points”

Artwork by Anton Corbijn/Sony MusicDavid Gilmour is giving fans another taste of his upcoming solo album, Luck and Strange.The Pink Floyd rocker has released the new song “Between Two Points,” featuring vocals and harp from his daughter Romany Gilmour. He's also released a video for the track, directed by Gavin Elder, which was shot in London and Manchester.  “Romany performs this song with an extraordinary level of fragility, vulnerability and understated control,” Elder shares. “There’s a subtle, yet deep emotional rapport between David and […]

todayJune 17, 2024

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Bon Jovi has a top-five hit with ‘FOREVER’

IslandBon Jovi is on the charts once again.The band’s latest album, FOREVER, debuts at #5 on the Billboard 200 Album chart, making it the band’s 14th top-10 hit. The New Jersey rockers moved 52,000 equivalent album units to land in the top five. Thanks to 50,000 of that being complete album sales, FOREVER also debuts at #1 on the Top Album Sales chart.FOREVER is now Bon Jovi’s 22nd album to chart on the Billboard 200. Their first was 1986’s Slippery When Wet, which was also their […]

todayJune 17, 2024

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Stevie Nicks on the possibility of another Fleetwood Mac tour: “Without Christine, no can do”

Disney/Michael J. Le Brecht IIStevie Nicks has shot down any hope Fleetwood Mac fans have that the band will one day tour again. Nicks tells MOJO that a tour isn't possible following the 2022 death of singer/keyboardist Christine McVie.“Without Christine, no can do,” she says. “There is no chance of putting Fleetwood Mac back together in any way. Without her, it just couldn’t work.”Fleetwood Mac previously toured without McVie between 1998 and 2014, but they still had Lindsey Buckingham in the band at that time. Buckingham split […]

todayJune 17, 2024

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Paul McCartney announces European Got Back tour dates

ABC/Heidi GutmanPaul McCartney has added more dates to his Got Back tour.The latest leg will have the two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer headed to Europe, with shows in Spain, France and the U.K.The European tour will kick off with two nights in Paris, Dec. 4 and Dec. 5, followed by two nights in Madrid, Dec. 9 and Dec. 10, and two nights in Manchester, Dec. 14 and Dec. 15, before wrapping with two nights in London, Dec. 18 […]

todayJune 17, 2024

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Duran Duran’s Simon LeBon honored with an MBE by King Charles

ABC/Randy HolmesDuran Duran frontman Simon LeBon has been named a Member of the Order of the British Empire by King Charles, recognizing his services to music and charity."What an incredible and totally unexpected honour," Simon shared. "It is fitting that the honour has been awarded not just for my role in music, but also for the work I’ve been fortunate to be involved with outside the band for some of the causes I believe in. To name but two of […]

todayJune 17, 2024

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On This Day, June 17, 1972: The Rolling Stones hit #1 with ‘Exile on Main St.’

On This Day, June 17, 1972 ...The Rolling Stones hit #1 with their double album Exile on Main St., which went on to spend four weeks on top of the chart. Recorded mostly in a villa in the South of France, where the band had moved to escape paying U.K. taxes, the album featured such classics as “Happy” featuring Keith Richards on vocals, “Tumbling Dice,” “Rocks Off,” “Rip This Joint” and “All Down the Line.” The album was one of nine #1 albums The Stones […]

todayJune 17, 2024

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Pete Townshend performs with the cast of ‘The Who’s Tommy’ at the Tonys

Photo Credit: Mary Kouw/CBSAs rumored, Pete Townshend joined the cast of The Who’s Tommy for a performance on Sunday’s 77th annual Tony Awards Dressed in a  suit and red hat, Townshend took the stage to introduce a performance from the show, which began with a snippet of “See Me, Feel Me." Then Townshend really kicked things off with the opening chords of “Pinball Wizard” before the full cast joined in for the song. The Who’s Tommy was nominated for Best Revival of a Musical at this […]

todayJune 17, 2024

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