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Getty ImagesOn October 26th is Bruce Springsteen and President Barack Obama will publish their first joint book, Renegades: Born In The USA. According to the official press release for the book, it features, “A candid, revealing, and entertaining dialogue that explores everything from their origin stories and career-defining moments to our country’s polarized politics and…

Getty ImagesThe Rolling Stones are heading back on the road!!! The band has rolled out an updated itinerary, kicking off the 13-stop tour on September 26th at St. Louis’ Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri, and wrapping things up on November 20th at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas. Mick Jagger said in a…

PRPhotos.comMetallica are streaming audio of a previously unreleased live version of their 1991 hit “Wherever I May Roam”, from the forthcoming expanded reissue of their self-titled fifth album. The recording is from their performance at Day On The Green in Oakland, CA on October 12th, 1991. The track is featured on the remastered Deluxe Box…

Getty ImagesWith the 30th anniversary of Nirvana’s breakthrough album Nevermind coming up on September 24th, bassist Krist Novoselic looked back at the legendary album’s sessions. Novoselic recalled to Mojo that Nirvana came in the wake of a massive hair metal era, which proved to be the exact opposite of what he, Kurt Cobain, and Dave…

Getty ImagesOn October 1st the Grateful Dead will release Listen To The River: St. Louis ’71 ’72 ’73 — a massive 20-CD limited edition box set featuring seven previously unreleased concerts recorded in the city over a three-year-span. The band will also be issuing their December 10th, 1971 Fox Theatre show as a stand-alone triple-CD…

Getty ImagesHappy Birthday to Don Henley, who turns 72 today (July 22nd)!!! Henley and the late-Glenn Frey co-founded the Eagles in 1971, and are responsible for the band’s best loved songs, including “Hotel California,” “One Of These Nights,” “Desperado,” “Best Of My Love,” “Life In The Fast Lane,” “Tequila Sunrise,” “Take It To The Limit,”…

Getty ImagesSammy Hagar revealed that back in late-2009, Aerosmith was interested in him taking over frontman duties from Steven Tyler. As anyone following the rock world remembers, that was around the time where the inner-band tensions between the group were an almost weekly headline, as Tyler was said to be devoting his energies to “Brand…

PRPhotos.comChester Bennington’s widow paid tribute to him on the fourth anniversary of his death. Talinda Bennington shared a photo of the Linkin Park singer with a lettuce cup on his head, along with the caption, “You always had a way to make us all laugh. You always made everything better. And when you put this…

PRPhotos.comRobert Plant revealed that he often dreams of his late-Led Zeppelin bandmate John Bonham and his deceased son Karac, who died of a stomach illness in 1977 at the of five. Rolling Stone reported Plant played his first post-pandemic show on July 19th in Worthington, England, marking his first concert with backing band Saving Grace…

PRPhotos.comElvis Costello & The Imposters have just announced a 20-date North American trek, dubbed the “Hello Again” tour. The shows start off on October 13th in Memphis with a show at The Soundstage at Graceland, hitting JazzFest in New Orleans on October 16th before wrapping — as of now — on November 14th in Oakland,…