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Getty ImagesNeil Young is returning to the road, with the dates and venues set to be announced sometime today (June 9th). During a Zoom call with subscribers to his Neil Young Archives site, he said of the upcoming West Coast acoustic shows, “I don’t want to come back and do the same songs again. I’ll…

Getty ImagesIt was 51 years ago today (June 9th, 1972) that Bruce Springsteen was signed to Columbia Records by record producer John Hammond. Over the course of his career, both as a talent scout and producer, Hammond played an integral role in discovering and shepherding the careers of such icons as Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin,…

Getty ImagesPeter Frampton has announced that he’s already deep into rehearsals for his eagerly anticipated North American return, dubbed the “Never Say Never Tour.” Frampton has revealed he’s suffering from a degenerative muscle disease called Inclusion-Body Myositus (IBM), that slowly weakens the body’s muscles. Despite billing his last dates as his official “farewell,” Frampton is…

Getty ImagesIt was 54 years ago today (June 8th, 1969) that Brian Jones, a founding member of the Rolling Stones, officially quit the band. Jones, a blues enthusiast, both named and led the original group, which included Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, and keyboardist Ian Stewart. Shortly after turning professional, Stewart, whose…

Getty ImagesPearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard revealed that fans might be getting the band’s new album sooner, rather than later. During a chat on the Kyle Meredith With. . . webcast, Gossard said, “We’re getting close to the finish line.” Godard couldn’t help but sing the praises of the band’s current producer, Andrew Watt. Watt…

Getty ImagesIt was 49 years ago today (June 8th, 1974) that Paul McCartney & Wings’ “Band On The Run” hit Number One on the Billboard Hot 100, topping the charts for one week. The song marked McCartney’s third post-Beatles chart-topping single, following 1971’s “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” and 1973’s “My Love.” By that point, McCartney’s chart-success…

Getty ImagesGuns N’ Roses were filmed rehearsing the long-unreleased Chinese Democracy-era outtake “Perhaps” during their June 5th soundcheck at Tel Aviv, Israel’s Park HaYarkon. Ultimate-Guitar.com, reported that although the song has been available for years on underground releases, “Perhaps” has never been officially released. Despite Guns’ 2022’s Hard Skool reunion EP, fans are still eagerly…

PRPhotos.comQueens Of The Stone Age have just rolled out a 27-city summer/fall tour in support of their upcoming album, titled “In Times New Roman…,” which drops on June 16th. The trek, which marks the band’s first outing in three years, kicks off on August 3rd in Sterling Heights, Michigan at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at…

Getty ImagesBeatles fans are in for a treat when the unedited transcripts from the revelatory 1983 insider tell-all, The Love You Make: An Insider’s Story Of The Beatles, are published next year. The expose was written by Peter Brown — the band’s key assistant, late-’60s fixer, and de facto personal manager — along with co-author…

Getty ImagesIt was 60 years ago today — June 7th, 1963 — that the Rolling Stones released their debut single — a cover of Chuck Berry’s “Come On” backed with Muddy Waters’ Willie Dixon-written “I Want To Be Loved.” Both tracks were recorded on May 10th, 1963 at London’s Olympic Studios, produced by managers Andrew…