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Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts announce 2026 UK/European tour

Neil Young during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2025 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)Neil Young is returning to Europe and the U.K. in 2026.The rocker and his band The Chrome Hearts — Spooner Oldham, Micah Nelson, Corey McCormick and Anthony LoGerfo — just announced dates for a new leg of their Love Earth tour, which kicks off June 19 in Manchester, England.The trek, which will feature special guests Elvis Costello & The […]

todayNovember 21, 2025

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Robert Plant headlines NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk’ concert series with band Saving Grace

Saving Grace, Robert Plant and Suzi Dian performing on the D&B Stage at Womad, Charlton Park, Malmesbury, United Kingdom on 28 July 2019. (Photo by David Corio/Redferns)Robert Plant and his band Saving Grace, featuring Suzi Dian, are featured in the latest edition of NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series.Plant and his band perform five songs during the appearance, kicking things off with the traditional spiritual "Gospel Plough."That's followed by three other songs from their recently released album, Saving Grace: “Higher Rock,” from songwriter Martha […]

todayNovember 21, 2025

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Queen looks at five decades of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ live in latest episode of ‘Queen the Greatest’

Brian May performing Queen + Adam Lambert 2014 New Year’s Eve Concert, London, U.K. (Courtesy of Queen)As Queen continues to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their album A Night at the Opera, they are highlighting live performances of their iconic single "Bohemian Rhapsody."The latest episode of the band’s YouTube series Queen’s The Greatest is dedicated to iconic concert performances of the tune. Freddie Mercury kicks things off by introducing the track at London’s Hammersmith Odeon in December 1975, marking the first […]

todayNovember 21, 2025

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On This Day, Nov. 21, 1991: Aerosmith became the first band to guest on ‘The Simpsons’

On This Day, Nov. 21, 1991 ...Aerosmith made their debut on The Simpsons, becoming the first rock band to appear on the Fox animated series.The episode, "Flaming Moe’s," revolved around Homer creating a new drink, the Flaming Homer, which bar owner Moe then steals and renames the Flaming Moe. The drink is so popular that Moe’s Tavern becomes a hot spot and a hangout for Aerosmith.While Aerosmith was the first band to appear on The Simpsons, they weren’t the last. Other bands […]

todayNovember 21, 2025

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New book celebrates 60 years of The Grateful Dead

Phil Lesh, Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia of the "The Grateful Dead" performing at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, California on July 15, 1984. (Photo by Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)The 60-year legacy of the Grateful Dead is being celebrated in a new book.The music magazine Relix, which started in 1974 as a handmade newsletter aimed at connecting people who recorded Grateful Dead music, is set to release 60 Years of The Grateful Dead Experience on Dec. 11. The 160-page softcover book comes from […]

todayNovember 21, 2025

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The Paley Museum to hold special screening of ‘The Beatles Anthology episode 1’

Artwork for 'The Beatles Anthology'/ (courtesy of Disney+)The Paley Museum in New York has announced a special screening of the first episode of The Beatles Anthology, the '90s docuseries that is being rereleased on Disney+.The Anthology: Episode One screening will take place Dec. 2 at 6:30 p.m. ET. It will be followed by a conversation featuring a panel that includes Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg.Following a presale for Paley members, tickets for the screening will go on sale […]

todayNovember 20, 2025

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John Lennon doc ‘Borrowed Time’ to get US premiere and release

Poster for 'Borrowed Time: Lennon's Last Decade' (Liverpool West Productions)After premiering in London in May, the John Lennon documentary Borrowed Time: Lennon's Last Decade is finally getting a U.S. release.The film, from British filmmaker Alan G. Parker, is set to premiere in New York on Dec. 8, the 45th anniversary of The Beatles legend's death. The screening will include a Q&A with Parker moderated by Beatles historian and author Ken Womack.Also on Dec. 8, the film will be released on DVD, Blu-ray […]

todayNovember 20, 2025

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50th anniversary of Edmond Fitzgerald sinking brings Gordon Lightfoot classic back to charts

: Gordon Lightfoot performing at Symphony Hall, Boston, MA on October 6, 1974 (Ron Pownall/Getty Images)Gordon Lightfoot’s 1976 tune “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” is back on the Billboard charts.The renewed interest in the track coincides with the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the freighter of the same name on Nov. 10, 1975, in which 29 crew members were lost.According to Billboard, during the week of the anniversary the song saw a 140% increase in streams to 3.7 million streams and […]

todayNovember 20, 2025

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Stevie Nicks talks recovery from fractured shoulder during Brooklyn concert

Stevie Nicks performs onstage during the FIREAID Benefit Concert for California Fire Relief at The Kia Forum on January 30, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for FIREAID)Back in August, Stevie Nicks was forced to postpone several of her tour dates after fracturing her shoulder, and now she’s revealing just how bad things got.According to People, during her concert Wednesday in Brooklyn, New York, Stevie opened up to the crowd about her recovery."For a long time it was […]

todayNovember 20, 2025

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