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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 –…

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…

Premiering June 10th at New York City’s Tribeca Film Festival is The Lost Weekend: A Love Story. The doc chronicles John Lennon’s 18-month affair with assistant May Pang during his and wife Yoko Ono’s separation during the period dubbed, “The Lost Weekend.” The film, which was directed by Eve Brandstein, Richard Kaufman, and Stuart Samuels,…

Perry Farrell revealed that not only are there plans for some Jane’s Addiction road dates — but he’s eager to hit the studio with the band this year. Jane’s Addiction — Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins, and bassist Chris Chaney — last played a couple of festival shows during the summer of…

Roger Daltrey is adamant that fans do not want to miss the Who on tour during its upcoming “Who Hits Back” trek. Daltrey, Pete Townshend and their band are currently Stateside rehearsing for the jaunt, which kicks off on Friday night (April 22nd) in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida at the Hard Rock. Daltrey told The Palm…

George Harrison’s widow, Olivia Harrison, will publish her first book of poetry on June 3rd. The new collection, Came The Lightening: Twenty Poems For George, is dedicated to the late-Beatle in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of his death from cancer on November 29th, 2001 at age 58. In the book, Olivia, “Tenderly reflects upon…

Geddy Lee admitted how hard it was to hold his emotions in check while keeping the cancer diagnosis of Rush drummer Neil Peart a secret. Lee spoke about the situation following the band’s 2015 tour in which Peart became ill and eventually died of brain cancer on January 7th, 2020 at the age of 67.…

Van Halen fans have long been clamoring for a full-on autobiography from Michael Anthony. Blabbermouth transcribed some of the legendary bassist’s new chat on Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz, in which the status of his long-awaited memoirs popped up: “I have people after me all the time about stuff like that. Obviously, somebody wants to get…