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Getty ImagesDecember 16th was declared Metallica Day in San Francisco, California in light of the band’s 40th anniversary. The band was honored by Mayor London Breed and California Governor Gavin Newsom for both their career and their charitable work. The PrP reports that Lars Ulrich and Robert Trujillo accepted the award with Ulrich commenting, “There…

PRPhotos.comJane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro revealed to the Appetite For Distortion podcast that his drug addiction kept him from joining Guns N’ Roses in the early-’90s. Blabbermouth transcribed Navarro’s chat where he explained, “Axl (Rose) really wanted me to join the band and we talked nearly every day about ideas and the way the band…

PRPhotos.comSole surviving Monkee Micky Dolenz already has several dates on the books for 2022. Dolenz, who is now booking himself as “The Voice Of The Monkees,” wrapped the group’s final tour with the late-Mike Nesmith on November 14th at L.A.’s Greek Theatre. Nesmith passed away on December 10th at 78 of heart-related issues. Dolenz has…

Getty ImagesLet It Be film director Michael Lindsay-Hogg is among one of the many fans of Peter Jackson’s nearly eight-hour Disney+ docu-series, The Beatles: Get Back. Having shot all the footage over 50 years ago, Lindsay-Hogg admitted to Variety, his interest was piqued as to how it all held up, explaining, “I was very interested…

Getty ImagesComing on February 22nd Pink Floyd’s P.U.L.S.E. – Restored & Re-Edited box set. The package will be available as double-Blu-ray and double-DVD deluxe box sets, with the video footage having been expertly re-edited by Aubrey Powell/Hipgnosis from the original tape masters especially for The Later Years release in 2019. This release also sees the…

Getty ImagesPete Townshend remains hard at work on delving through his demos for Who’s Next in preparation of an upcoming box set. Townshend revealed to Mojo thaxt the Who had planned to have the the Who’s Next/Lifehouse box ready in time for the 50th anniversary, but it was delayed due to covid. Townshend joked, “Three…

Getty ImagesIt was 44 years ago today (December 16th, 1977) that Saturday Night Fever opened nationally. The film, which turned actor John Travolta into a global superstar, told the story of Tony Manero, a 19-year-old from Brooklyn going nowhere fast, whose only bright spot is as the weekend king of the disco floor. Saturday Night…

PRPhotos.comChris Cornell’s daughter Toni Cornell is set to perform tonight (December 16th) on NBC’s The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. Blabbermouth posted the 17-year-old singer posted on Instagram, writing: “Tune in Thursday!!! So excited to perform a special song in honor of my dad on @fallontonight @jimmyfallon.” Back in 2018 Toni shared a recording of…

Getty ImagesRenowned studio and live bass player Phil Chen — best known for his run in the 1970’s with Rod Stewart — died at age 80, after a long bout with cancer. GuitarWorld.com posted the memorial from his family, which read, “With heavy hearts we share the news that Phil Chen passed away on the…

Getty ImagesBruce Springsteen has sold his publishing and recorded works to Sony for a reported $500 million, according to Billboard. Rolling Stone reported, “A rep for Sony declined to comment on the deal. Springsteen has remained with Sony’s Columbia Records since he launched his career, and was given ownership of his earlier albums. According the…