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Getty ImagesHappy Birthday to singer-songwriter Donovan, who turns 75 today (May 10th)!!! Donovan, whose last name is Leitch, is best known for his string of 1960’s hits including “Mellow Yellow,” “Hurdy Gurdy Man,” “Jennifer Juniper,” “Atlantis,” “Catch The Wind,” “Colours,” “Riki Tiki Tavi,” “Wear Your Love Like Heaven,” and the 1966 chart-topper “Sunshine Superman.” In…

PRPhotos.comMetallica’s James Hetfield has revealed that he is hesitant about getting the COVID-19 vaccine. During an interview with The Fierce Life podcast, Hetfield said, “I’m a little skeptical of getting the vaccine, but it seems to be rolling out and people are getting it and I’ve got lots of friends that have done it —…

PRPhotos.comRoger Daltrey admits that looking back 50-plus years on The Who Sell Out has left him proud and inspired by the band. Daltrey, along with Pete Townshend, has just issued a “super deluxe” version of the 1967 classic — as well as a Classic Albums special on the groundbreaking set. Daltrey told Apple Music, that…

PRPhotos.comBruce Springsteen has just issued Boston – 12/13/92 — the latest official bootleg in his ongoing monthly archive series. The show, which is only the third set culled from his 1992/1993 tour behind Human Touch and Lucky Town featuring “The Other Band,” featured a whopping 16 tracks from the then-new albums in the setlist. Upon…

PRPhotos.comComing on July 9th is the Rolling Stones’ new multimedia set, The Rolling Stones — A Bigger Bang: Live On Copacabana Beach. The double-DVD, two-CD set was captured in Brazil on February 8th, 2006 at Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach in front of a reported 1.5 million people — both on land and at sea.…

PRPhotos.comSix strands of Kurt Cobain’s hair are now up for auction as part of Iconic Auctions The Amazing Music Auction. The auction also includes personally owned, staged-used or signed musical memorabilia from Cobain and Nirvana, as well as The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and Led Zepellin more. In a statement Iconic Auctions said, “This…

Getty ImagesIt was 40 years ago today (May 7th, 1981) that George Harrison released his tribute to John Lennon, called “All Those Years Ago.” The song is notable for being the first record since the Beatles’ 1970 breakup to feature all three surviving group members, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr. According to several…

Getty ImagesPaul McCartney will be honored with a special set of 12 different stamps from Britain’s Royal Mail. The Sun reported “Macca” worked closely to design the stamps, which feature McCartney at home and in the studio recording between 1969 and 1989. Other stamps include full-on reproductions of such classics albums as 1970’s McCartney, 1971’s…

PRPhotos.comDave Grohl recalled his early days with Nirvana whole traveling around the country in a rented van. The new doc, Dave Grohl’s What Drives Us, is directed by Grohl, produced by Foo Fighters, and is based around various bands’ war stories of making their bones during their early days traveling together on the road. Grohl…

PRPhotos.comStyx will release its 16th studio album, Crash Of The Crown on June 18th. Udiscovermusic.com posted the album “will be available on clear vinyl, black vinyl, CD and digital platforms.” It’s available for pre-order on the band’s Styxworld.com website now. Frontman and keyboardist Lawrence Gowan said of the title track, which was dropped yesterday (May…