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Getty ImagesPearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard revealed that fans might be getting the band’s new album sooner, rather than later. During a chat on the Kyle Meredith With. . . webcast, Gossard said, “We’re getting close to the finish line.” Godard couldn’t help but sing the praises of the band’s current producer, Andrew Watt. Watt…

Getty ImagesPeter Frampton has announced that he’s already deep into rehearsals for his eagerly anticipated North American return, dubbed the “Never Say Never Tour.” Frampton has revealed he’s suffering from a degenerative muscle disease called Inclusion-Body Myositus (IBM), that slowly weakens the body’s muscles. Despite billing his last dates as his official “farewell,” Frampton is…

Getty ImagesGuns N’ Roses were filmed rehearsing the long-unreleased Chinese Democracy-era outtake “Perhaps” during their June 5th soundcheck at Tel Aviv, Israel’s Park HaYarkon. Ultimate-Guitar.com, reported that although the song has been available for years on underground releases, “Perhaps” has never been officially released. Despite Guns’ 2022’s Hard Skool reunion EP, fans are still eagerly…

PRPhotos.comDave Grohl took to Instagram to share an emotional letter to Foo Fighters fans after the band’s first shows without Taylor Hawkins — who died last year at age 50. Grohl wrote, “Now that we’ve returned from our first run of shows, I felt compelled to reach out and thank you all for being there…

PRPhotos.comQueens Of The Stone Age have just rolled out a 27-city summer/fall tour in support of their upcoming album, titled “In Times New Roman…,” which drops on June 16th. The trek, which marks the band’s first outing in three years, kicks off on August 3rd in Sterling Heights, Michigan at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at…

Getty ImagesIt was 60 years ago today — June 7th, 1963 — that the Rolling Stones released their debut single — a cover of Chuck Berry’s “Come On” backed with Muddy Waters’ Willie Dixon-written “I Want To Be Loved.” Both tracks were recorded on May 10th, 1963 at London’s Olympic Studios, produced by managers Andrew…

Getty ImagesBeatles fans are in for a treat when the unedited transcripts from the revelatory 1983 insider tell-all, The Love You Make: An Insider’s Story Of The Beatles, are published next year. The expose was written by Peter Brown — the band’s key assistant, late-’60s fixer, and de facto personal manager — along with co-author…

Getty ImagesJohn Mellencamp is back with his 25th album, titled, Orpheus Descending, and performing a career-spanning setlist on the road. During a new chat with The New York Times, Mellencamp touched on including his 1982 Top Two breakthrough hit, “Hurts So Good” in his setlists: “I quit playing it 25 years ago, but I’ve been…

PRPhotos.comNickelback frontman Chad Kroeger revealed that the late-leaders of Pantera — Vinnie Paul and Dimebag — were true friends and fans of his band. Blabbermouth transcribed some of Krueger’s chat with Grand Rapid, Michigan’s radio station WGRD: “Vinnie Paul and Dimebag used to say all the time. When the metal community would come down on…

Getty ImagesThe Rolling Stones’ Ron Wood, Queen’s Brian May, and Van Morrison were but a few of the heavyweights performing with legendary Elvis Presley guitarist James Burton during his June 4th concert at England’s London Palladium. Among the guest performers was famed guitarist Albert Lee, former-Doobie Brothers guitarist Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, and Paul Shaffer. The…