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Getty ImagesThe amazing tale of late-Paul McCartney & Wings guitarist Jimmy McCulloch has been chronicled by author Paul Salley in the just-published book, Little Wing: The Jimmy McCulloch Story. McCulloch, who died at the age of 26 of a heroin overdose, was a child prodigy mentored by Pete Townshend, and with the Who leader’s help,…

Getty ImagesWith the 50th anniversary of the Who’s 1971 masterpiece Who’s Next coming up this month, Pete Townshend looked back on the album’s iconic opening track, “Baba O’Riley.” Townshend told Guitar Player, “‘Baba O’ Riley’ is about the absolute devastation of teenagers at Woodstock, where everybody was smacked out on acid and 20 people, or…

Getty ImagesRATT frontman Stephen Pearcy is talking openly about his liver cancer diagnosis, after three years of keeping things close to the chest. Ultimate Classic Rock reported Pearcy has been out promoting the new film, Nothing To Lose – A Stephen Pearcy Rockumentary, which is available now on ASY TV. During a recent chat on…

PRPhotos.comMotley Crue is set to release a remastered digital version of their 1989 album Dr. Feelgood as part of the group’s ongoing 40th anniversary. In addition to the re-release of Dr. Feelgood, Motley Crue is set to hit the road for a U.S. stadium tour with Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts…

PRPhotos.comThe accolades for Metallica continue to roll in, with the band’s video for 1991’s “Nothing Else Matters” surpassing one billion views on YouTube. Blabbermouth posted: “The ‘Nothing Else Matters’ video, which was uploaded to YouTube in October of 2009, was directed by Adam Dubin and edited by Sean Fullan and is made up of clips…

Getty ImagesZZ Top guitarist Billy F. Gibbons gave a long and heartfelt interview to Variety, talking about the events leading up to bassist Dusty Hill’s recent death. Hill had started on the band’s recent tour, but stepped back after only a couple of dates, before dying in his sleep on July 27th at age 72.…

Getty ImagesLed Zeppelin fans are pinching themselves over the news that the band’s first officially sanctioned documentary has been completed. Becoming Led Zeppelin, which was first announced in 2019, was directed by Bernard MacMahon of American Epic fame. MacMahon had unprecedented access to Zeppelin and its archives, featuring, “never-before-seen archive film and photographs, state-of-the-art audio…

Getty ImagesJohn Fogerty is heading back on the road later this month. The Creedence Clearwater Revival leader kicks off a 16-date run on August 20th at Boston’s Leader Bank Pavilion and closes the year out on November 13th in Ledyard, Connecticut’s Fox Tower at Foxwoods. In October, Fogerty is set for a six-night stand in…

Getty ImagesBoth John Lennon’s songwriting partner, Paul McCartney, and the late-Beatle’s son, Sean Lennon feel that John would be a fan of auto-tuning his voice — the au courant, note-cheating, pitch-shifting studio device. According to TheWrap.com, “Macca” and Sean appeared on episodes of the Apple TV+ series of Watch The Sound With Mark Ronson, with…

Getty ImagesFoo Fighters saluted ZZ Top’s late-bassist, Dusty Hill, during their stop in Cincinnati on July 29th, according to NME.com. Drummer Taylor Hawkins sported and T-shirt which read, “Dusty RIP,” with the band playing a bit of ZZ Top’s “Beer Drinkers And Hell Raisers” and “La Grange” in honor of Hill, who died in his…