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PRPhotos.comDave Grohl dishes on some interesting interactions with other musicians over the years in his upcoming book, The Storyteller, due out October 5th. One such instance was with Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo, he told Rolling Stone magazine, where he learned that when it comes to songwriting, the two musicians are “sort of on opposite ends of…

Getty ImagesIt was 44 years ago today (September 29th, 1977) that Billy Joel released his breakthrough fifth album, 1977’s The Stranger. The album didn’t enter the Top 10 until nearly four months after its release, finally appearing on January 21st, 1978 when it took a four-spot jump to enter at Number 10 under The Grand…

Getty ImagesKurt Cobain’s widow Courtney Love spoke candidly about Cobain on the 30th anniversary of Nirvana’s blockbuster album, Nervermind. During a chat with biographer Charles R. Cross for The Los Angeles Times, she surmised how Cobain’s trajectory, which led to him committing suicide in 1994 at the age of 27, could’ve been changed, explaining, “I’m…

PRPhotos.comRingo Starr has just released the new video for “Let’s Change The World,” the lead single off his current EP Change The World. The track was co-written by Toto co-founder and longtime All Starr Band guitarist Steve Lukather. The new clip was created in collaboration with Kids In The Spotlight, a nonprofit that provides a…

Getty ImagesThe Go-Go’s have just rolled out a string of winter U.S. dates along with a half-dozen spring UK arena shows opening for Billy Idol. The soon-to-be Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees will play a five-date Western run, starting on December 28th at San Francisco’s The Masonic and wrapping on January 3rd at…

PRPhotos.comMetallica’s Kirk Hammett joined Judas Priest on Sunday (September 26th) at Louisville’s Louder Than Life festival. Hammett played with Priest on a cover of the early-Fleetwood Mac classic “The Green Manalishi (With The Two Pronged Crown),” and performed using “Greeny” — the late Mac co-founder Peter Green’s legendary Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard that also…

Getty ImagesE Street Band guitarist and co-star of The Sopranos, Steve Van Zandt, publishes his long-awaited memoirs today (September 28th), titled Unrequited Infatuations. Tonight, he’ll appear at the Books And Greetings bookstore in Northvale, New Jersey, and tomorrow night (September 29th), Van Zandt will be interviewed by Jay Cocks at Manhattan’s 92nd Street Y, with…

PRPhotos.comDavid Lee Roth is heading back to “Sin City” for yet another string of Las Vegas dates. Van Halen’s original frontman will close out 2021 with a New Year’s Eve performance at the House Of Blues on December 31st, before going on to play shows at the venue on January 1st, 5th, 7th, and 8th…

PRPhotos.comBob Dylan has just rolled out a 22-date North American fall tour, marking the first shows of what is being billed as his “Rough And Rowdy Ways Worldwide Tour 2021-2024.” The moniker for the three-year trek takes its name from Dylan’ last studio set, which peaked at Number Two on the Billboard 200 last year.…

PRPhotos.comIf you thought Tommy Lee would have issues with the upcoming Hulu series, Pam & Tommy, you thought wrong. While the series focuses on the ups and downs of the couple’s relationship, including their infamous sex tape, Lee told ET “it’s cool.” Backstage at Sunday’s (September 12th) MTV Video Music Awards, Tommy said, “I think…