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Getty ImagesPoison drummer Rikki Rockett revealed he’s tested positive for Covid-19, despite being fully vaccinated. Ultimate Classic Rock reported Rocket, who’s successfully battled throat cancer in recent years, took to YouTube to address fans, explaining that his son first tested positive before he himself started feeling ill — suffering from a runny nose, dry mouth,…

Getty ImagesDirector Peter Jackson revealed that his initial cut of the 55-hours of Let It Be outtakes from January 1969 was originally a whopping 18 hours long. The Beatles: Get Back will roll out over three days, November 25th, 26th, and 27th, 2021, exclusively on Disney+. Each of the three episodes is approximately two hours…

PRPhotos.comMetallica’s Kirk Hammett credits metal for saving him from an abusive childhood. During an appearance on Backstaged: The Devil In Metal Podcast, Hammett spoke candidly about the role music ended up playing for him growing up: “I had a bad childhood. I experienced a lot of darkness early on in my life that I probably…

Getty ImagesSammy Hagar is hard at work on his first batch of original material since the Circle’s 2019 In Between collection. Hagar told Ultimate Classic Rock, “I’m in the middle of a writing spree right now. I’ve got five new songs that I’ve written recently, and I’m singing a demo for another one. I’m looking…

PRPhotos.comNancy Wilson says a Heart farewell tour with sister Ann might be in the cards. Nancy has been receiving raves for ger recent solo debut, You And Me, which features Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan, Sammy Hagar, and Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, among others. Nancy was asked about the prospects of Heart hitting…

Getty ImagesNEW JIM MORRISON DOC IN THE WORKS A new Jim Morrison documentary is currently in production. The still-unnamed film will be headed up by the Gunpowder & Sky production company in partnership with the Jim Morrison Estate, JAM Inc. and Jeff Pollack of FourScore Entertainment. The Wrap reported, “(The film) will feature newly unearthed…

Getty ImagesFoo Fighters have just dropped their video for “You Should Be Dancing,” ahead of their upcoming Bee Gees’ covers collection, titled, Hail Satin. The album, set for release on Record Store Day — July 17th — features one side billed to the Dee Gees, covering five Bee Gees and Andy Gibb classics, with the…

PRPhotos.comOut now via Amazon Prime’s streaming video channel, Coda Collection, is the Black Crowes’ Brothers Of A Feather concert film. The movie captures brothers Chris and Rich Robinson performing acoustically as a duo on March 6th, 2020 at The Chapel in San Francisco just prior to the pandemic shutting everything down. We caught up with…

PRPhotos.comPete Townshend is giving every indication that the Who’s 2019 self-titled set will not be the band’s finale. Townshend is featured as the cover story for the August issue of Guitar Player magazine and spoke about the prospects for yet another Who album with Roger Daltrey. Townshend explained, “Even to this day, whenever I ring…

Getty ImagesJust released is an elaborate new lyric video for George Harrison’s unreleased May 27th, 1970 demo for “Cosmic Empire.” The track is among the countless unissued gems unearthed for the upcoming super-deluxe box set edition of 1970’s All Things Must Pass. The track, which was never officially recorded for the album, was taped on…