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PRPhotos.comNearly a decade after stepping into to the shoes of the late, great Freddie Mercury, current Queen frontman Adam Lambert remains thrilled at helping bring this music to life. Lambert, who joined forces with Brian May and Roger Taylor back in 2014, told USA Today: “Being with Brian and Roger on stage, these are rock…

Today (June 15th) marks what would have been Harry Nilsson’s 82nd birthday. Nilsson is best remembered for being an inventive and groundbreaking songwriter, despite the fact that his two biggest hits “Everybody’s Talkin'” and “Without You” were actually not written by him. Although he recorded it first, it was Three Dog Night that hit the…

PRPhotos.comAlice Cooper has just dropped “I’m Alice” the lead single from his upcoming album, Road, set for release on August 25th. The collection will feature a bonus DVD/Blu-ray featuring Alice’s full live show at Hellfest 2022 and includes, “all the classics and rarely played gems.” The set was produced by the legendary Bob Ezrin, and…

Getty ImagesAlthough Bruce Springsteen has focused on his countless soundboard live shows for his monthly archival release — he might be able to do the same with his studio outtakes. E Street Band guitarist Nils Lofgren shed light on the plethora of Springsteen outtakes currently collecting dust, telling Uncut, “God knows how many hundreds of…

Getty ImagesAerosmith’s Joe Perry remembered his one-off meeting with the late-Kurt Cobain in the early-1990’s. Perry recalled to Classic Rock, “He was pretty quiet. He just wanted to hang out. He came in the dressing room with Courtney (Love) and kind of just sat around with us. He was a normal guy. When he went…

Getty ImagesComing on July 28th is Stevie Nicks’ Complete Studio Albums & Rarities box set, which will be released as a 10-CD and digital versions. A 16-LP set, priced at $299.98, limited & numbered to 3,000 units globally, and pressed on crystal-clear vinyl, will be available the same day exclusively from Rhino.com. Several albums in…

PRPhotos.comPaul McCartney revealed that 2023 will finally see the release of the third, unfinished 1990’s Beatles reunion track. Between February 1994 and March 1995, McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr — along with producer Jeff Lynne — spent four sessions attempting to flesh out John Lennon’s 1978 bare-bones demo of “Now And Then” — along…

Getty ImagesThe Cult has announced 13-new fall dates. The band, which has a handful of gigs booked over the summer, will hit the road in earnest following their October 6th appearance at Sacramento’s Aftershock Festival with Cold Cave serving as the openers for most of the shows. The trek will take in stops in Nevada,…

Getty ImagesThe Who kicks off their European tour tonight (June 14th) in Barcelona, Spain and once again will be backed by a full local orchestra. Even after all these years — and the addition of all those strings and horns — Roger Daltrey maintains the Who hasn’t changed its stripes, telling LouderSound, “We are what…

Getty ImagesPolice guitarist Andy Summers has just rolled out a 30-date North American tour backed by The Cracked Lens + A Missing String. The trek kicks off on July 21st at Beverly, Massachusetts’ Cabot Theater and runs through November 12th when the tour wraps at Calgary’s Grand Theatre According to the tour announcement: Andy Summers…