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Getty ImagesPaul McCartney has just uploaded a new 10-song Spotify playlist on his official PaulMcCartney.com site. Every month McCartney posts a new tracklisting with a specific theme. With the publication later this month of Linda McCartney’s Family Cookbook, as well as the 30th anniversary and the meatless Linda McCartney Foods line, the June playlist spotlights…

PRPhotos.comPete Townshend has never shied away from talking about the most private parts of his life — his childhood sexual abuse, his cross-addiction to drugs and alcohol, and even his sexuality. During his recent chat with Rock Cellar magazine, the Who leader spoke about how he dealt with the stereotypical gender roles in the band’s…

PRPhotos.comMötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil was forced to leave the stage on Saturday (May 29th) during his first post-Covid solo gig, after losing his voice. EW.com posted that over the course of Neil’s gig at Iowa’s Boone River Valley Festival, he struggled vocally, especially during performance of “Dr. Feelgood” and the Crüe’s cover of the…

Getty ImagesIt was 48 years ago this week (beginning on June 2nd, 1973) that Paul McCartney & Wings topped the Billboard singles and album charts with their single “My Love” and their album Red Rose Speedway. McCartney had formed Wings in 1971 with wife Linda, drummer Denny Seiwell, and guitarist Denny Laine, but the band…

PRPhotos.comMarilyn Manson is being sued by an ex-girlfriend who has claimed that he “raped” her and subjected her to “degrading acts of sexual exploitation, manipulation, and psychological abuse.” According to TMZ, the woman, identified as Jane Doe, filed documents on Friday (May 28th) in Los Angeles with the Superior Court of California. In the docs,…

PRPhotos.comThe battle between Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters and David Gilmour rages on. Waters took to social media to announce not only was he working on his autobiography, but the release of the band’s long-awaited remastered version of its 1977 Animals collection. The new set, which does not yet have a release date, will feature new…

PRPhotos.comHappy Birthday to the Rolling Stones’ drummer Charlie Watts, who turns 80th today (June 2nd)!!! Watts is the second-oldest Stone; co-founding bassist Bill Wyman is 84, Mick Jagger will turn 78 next month, Keith Richards is 77, and Ron Wood turned 74 yesterday (June 1st). In April 2017, Watts released his latest big band album,…

Getty ImagesGuns N’ Roses have rolled out the rescheduled North American dates for this summer and fall — with Wolfgang Van Halen’s band, Mammoth MVH set to open throughout the tour. Rolling Stone reported the mainly stadium trek, which now has a whopping 14 newly announced stops, kicks off on July 31st in Hershey, Pennsylvania…

PRPhotos.comFoo Fighters have announced the initial six stops on their 26th anniversary tour — a sly reference to the fact that the pandemic delayed the band’s 25th anniversary tour last year. As it stands now, the new dates kick off on July 28th at Cincinnati’s Andrew J Brady ICON Music Center and wraps on August…

PRPhotos.comHappy Birthday to Rolling Stones and Faces guitarist Ron Wood who turns 74 today (June 1st)!!! Back in April, Ron Wood revealed that during the pandemic he’s battled back from another bout of cancer. The guitarist told Britain’s The Sun: “I’ve had cancer two different ways now. I had lung cancer in 2017 and I…