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Getty ImagesOut now is the new book “Livin’ Just to Find Emotion: Journey and the Story of American Rock,” written by historian David Hamilton Golland and timed to the band’s 50th anniversary celebration. The 363-page book offers a meticulously researched history of the band, with album-by-album analysis covering every Journey song and a document-sourced look…

PRPhotos.comBilly Idol will celebrate the 40th anniversary of his album, Rebel Yell, by releasing a Deluxe expanded edition. The album produced hits like “Eyes Without a Face,” Flesh for Fantasy,” “Rebel Yell” and “Catch My Fall.”  The reissue includes previously unreleased songs and demos, and the Poolside remix of “Eyes Without A Face.” Also included is a…

Getty ImagesOut on bookshelves now is “I’m Told I Had a Good Time,” a new coffee table photo book by the Monkees’ Micky Dolenz. The 490-page book features images from Dolenz’s childhood into the 1970s and his initial work after the Monkees disbanded. Many of the photos were taken by Dolenz himself, and one sequence…

PRPhotos.comIt’s confirmed… Poison will tour next year. Frontman Bret Michaels told fans during a Q&A session on the Rock Legends Cruise XI, that the band will be regrouping for a stadium and arena tour. Bret talked about the balance between his solo career and with Poison, he said: “For me, what it is, we do about a…

PRPhotos.comBilly Idol will celebrate the 40th anniversary of his album, Rebel Yell, by releasing a Deluxe expanded edition. The album produced hits like “Eyes Without a Face,” Flesh for Fantasy,” “Rebel Yell” and “Catch My Fall.”  The reissue includes previously unreleased songs and demos, and the Poolside remix of “Eyes Without A Face.” Also included is a…

PRPhotos.comMichael McDonald will be part of the next Doobie Brothers album, which the band is “very close to finishing up” for release later this year according to a social media post by the band’s Patrick Simmons. The follow-up to 2022’s “Liberte” will be McDonald’s first as a band member since “One Step Closer” in 1980,…

PRPhotos.comOut Friday, March 8th, is “Invincible Shield,” the 19th studio album by Judas Priest. The 11-songs set was produced by Andy Sneap, the band’s touring guitarist who fills in for Glenn Tipton, who’s been sidelined by Parkinson’s disease back in the U.K. Tipton played on the album and co-wrote songs, however, with frontman Rob Halford…

PRPhotos.comBlack Sabbath is the latest to join Spotify’s Billions Club with their 1970 hit “Paranoid” surpassing one billion streams. The iconic song joins only 581 others admitted to the club. From the 1970 Paranoid album, according to Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler, it was written in the studio “in five minutes.” He said: “We basically needed a…

Getty ImagesThe Black Crowes released a music video for their Top 10 single, “Wanting and Waiting,” Their first in 16 years.  Visually, the album’s artwork and lyrics lay the backdrop for Chris Robinson, wearing a red suit as he claps and confidently struts around his brother and bandmates.  The Black Crowes will kick off a…

Getty ImagesBruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will kick off a tour on March 19, in Phoenix. The World Tour includes live performances in 17 countries, with shows through late November. Just this week Springsteen added a hometown Asbury Park headlining show at the Sea. Hear. Now. Festival on September 15. That brings the…