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PRPhotos.comRadiohead are teasing fans on social media with the possibility of a a joint 20th anniversary reissue of their early 2000s albums, Kid A and Amnesiac. The 30-second clip shows a pair of hands trying to tape together CD copies of the two projects. Kid A and Amnesiac were released seven months apart in 2000…

PRPhotos.comFormer-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted revealed why he was always seen on stage wearing the band’s t-shirts. Blabbermouth transcribed Newsted’s chat with Knotfest.com’s “Talk Toomey” podcast where he explained, “I believed in myself and I believed in my band. . . I would do whatever I could, what was within my power, to promote and forward…

PRPhotos.comThe Black Crowes have announced a pair of concerts at the House of Blues Las Vegas on November 18th and 19th, according to Rolling Stone. The band, led by reunited brothers Chris and Rich Robinson, will play their 1990 debut album, Shake Your Money Maker, in its entirety along with other classics from the band’s…

Getty ImagesJust released is Bob Marley & The Wailers: The Capitol Session ’73. The closed-door, in-studio performance was filmed and recorded in October 1973 at the Capitol Records Tower in L.A. by legendary producer Denny Cordell. The set is available as a CD/DVD package, a standalone CD, a double-LP pressed on green marble vinyl, and…

PRPhotos.comFoo Fighters will play a string of West Coast dates beginning in December in Las Vegas, followed by Sacramento and Fresno. Tickets for those shows will go on sale on Friday (September 10th) at 10 a.m. PT at ticketmaster.com. Foo Fighter’s next show is on September 15th in Syracuse, NY. The band will be presented…

Getty ImagesBruce Springsteen has tapped his May 17th, 2005 solo show at Upper Darby, Pennsylvania’s Tower Theater as his latest archival release. The new Tower Theater 2005 collection is Springsteen’s fifth pick from the solo 2005 trek behind his Devils & Dust collection, having previously issued concerts from Trenton, New Jersey; Columbus, Ohio; Grand Rapids,…

Getty ImagesToday (September 7th) marks what would have been Buddy Holly’s 85th birthday. Holly, who would die tragically on February 3rd, 1959, at the age of 22 in plane crash with Ritchie Valens and J.P. “Big Bopper” Richardson, was arguably rock n’ roll’s first singer-songwriter. Holly’s death while on tour with the 1959 Winter Dance…

Getty ImagesOnce again the BottleRock festival shut down Dave Grohl for exceeding the event’s curfew. The Foo Fighters’ frontman sat in with Guns N’ Roses during the band’s headline appearance on Saturday night (September 4th) and during a particularly hot show-closing take of the the band’s “Paradise City,” the promoters pulled the plug on the…

Getty ImagesRod Stewart is reuniting with his early-’70s band the Faces, featuring surviving members Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones and from Who drummer Kenny Jones. Jones revealed the group’s plans, telling Bang Showbiz: “We’ve done about 14 songs, it’s a mixture of stuff we never released which is worthy of releasing and there’s some…

Getty ImagesDavid Crosby remains busier than ever at 80-years-old. He’s been receiving raves for his recently released album, For Free, and just announced a deluxe 50th anniversary edition of his 1971 solo debut, If I Could Only Remember My Name, which is due out on October 15th. Crosby was asked about a possible reunion between…