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After ending up with egg on his face for revealing tentative plans regarding a Van Halen reunion, ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted is choosing to instead blame the reporter for printing his ultra-newsworthy quotes regarding the project. Blabbermouth transcribed some of Newsted’s interview with West Palm Beach, Florida’s 98.7 The Gater, in which he complained that…

Mike Campbell’s Dirty Knobs have enlisted the aid of former Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers drummer Stan Lynch to fill in for their usual drummer who’s otherwise booked on the road. Lynch, who quit working with Tom Petty back in 1994 after the sessions for the band’s 1993 Greatest Hits compilation spent 18 years with…

The Who are back on the road for the start of their 29-date North American tour. The spring run kicks off tonight (April 22nd) at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida’s Hard Rock Live and wraps on May 28th at Bethel, New York’s Bethel Woods Center of the Arts — which sits on the site of the band’s…

Metallica’s Kirk Hammett will serve as the moderator at the famed horror festival, Midsummer Scream, on July 30th at Southern California’s Long Beach Convention Center. Hammett will head up the panel that features relatives of the horror genre’s original stars. Fangoria.com reported: “The 90-minute ‘Original Monster Kids’ panel will feature Sara Karloff, daughter of Boris…

Set for release on June 10th is the 50th anniversary edition of Elton John’s fourth studio album, 1971’s Madman Across The Water. The Super Deluxe box set features three-CD’s and one-Blu-ray disc, along with a 1971 reproduction poster and 104-page book including photos and an essay with interviews with those who helped make the album…

Billy Joel has just announced his 84th show as part of his ongoing Madison Square Garden residency, set for October 9th. Amazingly, the concert will also mark the “Piano Man’s” 130th lifetime gig at The Garden. Tickets for the October show will be available for purchase by the general public beginning at 10:00 am ET…

It was 42 years ago today (April 21st, 1980) that Pete Townshend released his first official mainstream solo album, Empty Glass. The album followed two previous non-Who related projects — 1977’s Rough Mix, the joint album with Ronnie Lane, and 1972’s Who Came First, which was made up of multi-track one-man band demos, nearly all…

Kirk Hammett is bracing himself for his first solo release away from Metallica, with his debut EP Portals dropping on Friday (April 23rd.) Hammett told The Mercury News how different the process is in releasing a solo set rather than backed by the machine surrounding the band: “Usually when there is an album release –…

It was six years ago today (April 21st, 2016) that Prince — born Prince Rogers Nelson on June 7th, 1958 — died at age 57 of an accidental overdose of the opioid fentanyl. In April 2018, Minnesota’s Carver County Attorney Mark Metz announced he was closing the investigation into the musician’s death without filing any…

Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie has unveiled the full tracklisting to her upcoming album, Songbird (A Solo Collection). The set, which is produced by Glyn Johns, features guest appearances by Eric Clapton, Lindsey Buckingham, and Steve Winwood, drops on June 24th and is available for pre-order in a limited-edition sea-foam green vinyl version via Rhino.com. Songbird…