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Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst dead at 70

Rob Hirst from Midnight Oil perform on November 4, 2017 in Hanging Rock, Australia. (Sam Tabone/Getty Images)Rob Hirst, founding member and drummer of the Australian rock band Midnight Oil, has died at age 70."After fighting heroically for almost three years, Rob is now free of pain - 'a glimmer of tiny light in the wilderness,'" Midnight Oil writes in an Instagram post published Tuesday. "He died peacefully, surrounded by loved ones."Hirst had revealed in 2025 that he'd been diagnosed with […]

todayJanuary 20, 2026

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Billy Idol guitarist Steve Stevens reveals secret to Idol’s lasting appeal

Steve Stevens, Billy Idol and The Warning Rock Band with Alejandra Villarreal, Daniela Villarreal and Paulina Villarreal perform during the GRAMMY celebration of Latin Music on October 19, 2025 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by John Parra/Getty Images)Billy Idol's longtime guitarist and collaborator Steve Stevens has worked with him since the early '80s and has a good idea as to why Idol’s popularity has lasted as long as it has.“I think it’s always been cool to like Billy Idol, and our […]

todayJanuary 20, 2026

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Phil Collins interviewed for new podcast on his life and career

Phil Collins from Genesis performs at U Arena on March 17, 2022 in Nanterre, France. (Photo by David Wolff-Patrick/Redferns)Phil Collins has sat down for an interview that will be part of a new podcast for the BBC.BBC Eras: Phil Collins, hosted by Zoe Ball, is a five-part podcast on the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer. It features new interviews with such stars as Peter Gabriel, Robert Plant, Sir Bob Geldof and more, along with interviews from the BBC Archive.The first […]

todayJanuary 19, 2026

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Poison band member says 40th anniversary tour thwarted by Bret Michaels’ money demands

Bret Michaels of Poison performs onstage during The Stadium Tour at Truist Park on June 16, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation)A planned Poison tour celebrating the band’s 40th anniversary isn't happening, reportedly because frontman Bret Michaels was asking for too much money.Talk of the tour began over the summer after guitarist C.C. DeVille wrote on social media, "Poison tour 2026. Are you ready?" But now drummer Rikki Rockett tells the New York Post’s […]

todayJanuary 19, 2026

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The Black Crowes drop video for ‘A Pound of Feathers’ track ‘Profane Prophecy’

Cover of The Black Crowes' 'A Pound of Feathers' (Silver Arrow Records)The Black Crowes have debuted the music video for “Profane Prophecy,” one of two singles from their upcoming album, A Pound of Feathers.In the video, according to its description, the band has “conjured seven devils (representing each deadly sin) to wreak havoc on this little fairytale world of stark morality and harsh retribution.”“‘Profane Prophecy’ is about the devil you know, the devil you never knew, the devil inside of me and devil […]

todayJanuary 19, 2026

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On This Day, Jan. 19, 1993: Fleetwood Mac reunites for President Bill Clinton’s inauguration gala

On This Day, Jan. 19, 1993…The classic Fleetwood Mac lineup of Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie and John McVie reunited for the first time in six years to perform at President Bill Clinton’s first inauguration gala.The band performed their classic Rumours track “Don’t Stop,” which had been used as Clinton’s campaign song.Other performers at the gala included Elton John, Barbra Streisand, Michael Jackson and Aretha Franklin.The classic Fleetwood Mac lineup reunited again in 1997 for a live, filmed […]

todayJanuary 19, 2026

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Bruce Springsteen dedicates ‘The Promised Land’ to Renee Good at surprise Light of Day concert appearance

Bruce Springsteen on Jimmy Kimmel Live!/(Disney/Randy Holmes)Bruce Springsteen made a surprise appearance Saturday at the Light of Day Winterfest concert in Red Bank, New Jersey. There, he dedicated his song “The Promised Land” to Renee Good, the Minneapolis woman killed by an ICE agent in Minnesota.In fan-shot video of Springsteen’s performance, Bruce tells the audience that the “ideals and the values” of the U.S. are "being tested as it has never been in modern times” and that they have “never been as endangered as […]

todayJanuary 19, 2026

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Roger Waters responds to criticism over Ozzy Osbourne comments

Roger Waters performs on stage at The O2 Arena during the 'This is Not A Drill' tour, on June 06, 2023 in London, England. (Jim Dyson/Getty Images)Roger Waters has responded to criticism of his comments regarding the late Ozzy Osbourne.As previously reported, the Pink Floyd founder commented on the Black Sabbath frontman's death in an interview with The Independent Ink, saying, "[Ozzy] was all over the TV for hundreds of years with his idiocy and nonsense.""I don't care about Black Sabbath, […]

todayJanuary 19, 2026

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‘Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII’ to be released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

'Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII' 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray package (Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment)Pink Floyd is giving fans a chance to enjoy their 1972 concert film, Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII, from the comfort of their home. The band is set to release the film on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on Feb. 27.Digitally remastered with enhanced audio newly mixed by Steven Wilson, Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII released in theaters in April 2025 to critical acclaim. The film captures the band's […]

todayJanuary 19, 2026

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