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Getty ImagesA new book titled Brothers, from legendary Van Halen drummer, Alex Van Halen will be out on October 22. Alex and his late brother, Eddie Van Halen formed a band called Mammoth in 1972, then renamed it Van Halen. The book includes those days.  The 384-page book is categorized under “Biography & Autobiography” and will sell for…

Getty ImagesJourney’s entire arena concert in Baltimore is online to view. This is not a professional video, in fact it was shot by a fan in the audience, that caught not only the music, but also the happenings before the February 18, show in the lobby. According to Setlist.fm, the Rock Hall of Fame band,…

Getty ImagesOver the weekend, Post Malone was invited onstage by Eddie Vedder in Shelbyville, Tennessee. With the two of them playing acoustically, they sang Pearl Jam’s “Better Man” and delivered a slow version of Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down”. The performance stemmed from Malone talking about Pearl Jam on the Howard Stern show a…

Getty ImagesA new book titled Brothers, from legendary Van Halen drummer, Alex Van Halen will be out on October 22. Alex and his late brother, Eddie Van Halen formed a band called Mammoth in 1972, then renamed it Van Halen. The book includes those days. The 384-page book is categorized under “Biography & Autobiography” and…

Getty ImagesJourney’s entire arena concert in Baltimore is online to view. This is not a professional video, in fact it was shot by a fan in the audience, that caught not only the music, but also the happenings before the February 18, show in the lobby. According to Setlist.fm, the Rock Hall of Fame band, played…

PRPhotos.comLinkin Park shared online, a previously unreleased song, “Friendly Fire”. The track is from the recording sessions of their final studio album, 2017’s One More Light. The band’s social media is teasing the release, but a date has not been announced. The album was recorded during their final tour. Lead singer, Chester Bennington died on…

Getty ImagesA Talking Heads performance from 1977, recorded for a radio station in Pennsylvania, will be released on Record Store Day. While parts of the show appeared on the band’s 1983 live album, this is the first time the entire 14-song concert will be available. Limited to 13,300 copies worldwide, Talking Heads Live at WCOZ…

Getty ImagesAC/DC added three concerts to their European tour. Seville, Hannover, and Dresden will each have a second show. Fans are hopeful that dates will be added in the states as well. Chris Chaney, ex bassist for Jane’s Addiction, will be playing bass for the trek, and drummer Matt Laug will be behind the drums.

Getty ImagesIron Maiden vocalist, Bruce Dickinson has beefed up the touring lineup for his solo venture. He just added guitarists Philip Näslund and Chris Declercq. Originally, Roy Z, who worked on his Dickinson’s album, The Mandrake Project, had to back out due to personal commitments.. Dickinson commented about him: “I’m gutted about Roy because he…

PRPhotos.comBret Michaels, who is continuing to promote his Parti-Gras solo tour, says… Poison will also tour again. They plan to hit the road with two to four other big acts. He said in an interview posted by Blabbermouth.net: it will happen “One million percent.” He expressed that he was grateful to have been out there…