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Getty ImagesThe ongoing feud between Mick Mars and his former-Motley Crue bandmates doesn’t look like it’s going to end anytime soon. Mars, who claimed he was forced out of the band rather than simply retiring, told Rolling Stone, “When they wanted to get high and f*** everything up (in the ’80s), I covered for them.…

Getty ImagesSet for auction on June 30th is a copy of the 1974 document freeing the Beatles from their legal partnership to each other, which was signed by all four members. The “break-up” agreement is expected to sell for up to $500,000 at via Gotta Have Rock And Roll auctions. According to the auction house:…

PRPhotos.comAlice In Chains have squeezed out seven new headlining fall concerts in between their opening shows for Guns N’ Roses. Blabbermouth posted new dates on the books include stops in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Anaheim, Highland, and Paso Robles, California; Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada; Boise, Idaho; Spokane, Washington; and Vancouver, BC. Tickets go on sale this…

Getty ImagesSigns are pointing at some type of new Rolling Stones activity, with a shot of the band walking alongside a film crew in Manhattan hitting the web. Fan speculation goes from Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Ron Wood merely partaking in a photo shoot, to producing a filmed tour announcement, to being part of…

Getty ImagesLast night (June 25th), Elton John closed out the 2023 Glastonbury festival with his final UK gig. NewsSky.com reported the “Rocket Man” spoke to the massive crowd, telling them, “It’s a very special and emotional night for me because it might be my last show ever in England, so I had better play well,…

Getty ImagesPaul Simon revealed that he is suffering from significant hearing loss in one of his ears. During his June 25th appearance on CBS Sunday Morning, the 81-year-old discussed the process of writing his latest album, the critically acclaimed Seven Psalms, and shed light on the drastic state of his hearing today: “‘Bout two years…

Getty ImagesDave Grohl made not one, but three, surprise appearances this past weekend at England’s Glastonbury festival. On Friday (June 23rd) the Foo Fighters — billed as the ChurnUps — played an unannounced, surprise 10-song set that including portions of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” and Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid.” Grohl’s daughter, Violet, joined the band for “Show…

Getty ImagesReleased today (June 23rd) is Eric Clapton’s The Definite 24 Nights. The new expanded set expands Clapton’s classic 1991 live album with several hours of unreleased performances from “Slowhand’s” record-setting residency at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The package is available in six-CD/three-Blu-ray and eight-LP/three-Blu-ray configurations. Both versions come with three Blu-ray discs for the…

Getty ImagesBarry Gibb and Dionne Warwick are among those tapped for 2023 Kennedy Center Awards. Joining the music legends are Billy Crystal, Queen Latifah, and operatic soprano Renée Fleming. The New York Times reported the event will be taped on December 3rd in Washington, D.C. at the Kennedy Center Opera House and broadcast later that…

Getty ImagesPaul McCartney took to his social media platforms to clear up any misconceptions about the upcoming, newly finished third Beatles reunion track, “Now And Then.” Recently, McCartney, who in describing the effort to clean up and separate John Lennon’s vocal from his primitive cassette demo tape, had explained the process as using “AI,” causing…