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Getty ImagesIt was 55 years ago today (May 30th, 1968) that the Beatles began recording their 30-song self-titled double album, which is commonly known as “The White Album.” On May 30th, 1968, the “White Album’s” first session was held for John Lennon’s “Revolution 1,” which was recorded in London at EMI’s Studio Two, with the…

Getty ImagesFoo Fighters were joined by Shane Hawkins, son of late band member, Taylor Hawkins on Friday night (5-26), at the Boston Calling festival. In an emotional moment, lead singer, Dave Grohl described the teenager as, “one of my favorite drummers in the world.” Hawkins performed on the song, “I’ll Stick Around.” He had previously…

PRPhotos.comOver the weekend, Judas Priest announced a series of European shows for next year with Saxon and Uriah Heep. The Metal Masters tour will now kick off on March 2024 in Glasgow, United Kingdom and will wrap in Paris on April 8. In a month’s time, the bands will perform 16 concerts. The announcement follows…

Getty ImagesFoo Fighters were joined by Shane Hawkins, son of late band member, Taylor Hawkins on Friday night (5-26), at the Boston Calling festival. In an emotional moment, lead singer, Dave Grohl described the teenager as, “one of my favorite drummers in the world.” Hawkins performed on the song, “I’ll Stick Around.” He had previously…

Getty ImagesPaul McCartney has taken a trip back to the early days of “Beatlemania,” with his first book of original Beatles photos, titled, 1964: Eyes Of The Storm. The tome, which will be published on June 13th, features 275-shots of long unseen “Macca” photographs spotlighting six city portfolios — Liverpool, London, Paris, New York, Washington,…

Getty ImagesThe Who’s Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey took time out on Facebook to salute their old friend and Tommy co-star, Tina Turner. Turner died on May 24th at age 83 “after a long illness” in her home with husband Erwin Bach in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. Pete Townshend wrote: Sad to hear we have…

Getty ImagesHappy Birthday to Stevie Nicks, who celebrates her 75th birthday today (May 26th)!!! Nicks kicks off her next string of tour dates on June 16 at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field where she’ll play a double bill with Billy Joel. Back in the fall of 2020, Stevie Nicks released the double-disc live album and film,…

PRPhotos.comCher has revealed that Tina Turner told her she was “ready” to transition before she died earlier this week at age 83. During an interview with MSNBC’s The Beat with Ari Melber, “She fought this sickness for such a long time and she was so strong as you think she would be.” She continued, “But…

PRPhotos.comFoo Fighters — with new drummer Josh Freese — kicked off their first tour dates since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins on May 24th at Gilford, New Hampshire’s Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook. The band’s 21-song set featured Dave Grohl’s daughter Violet on “Shame Shame” and “Cold Day In The Sun,” which…

PRPhotos.comThe Edge spoke at length to Guitar Player about how U2 reimagined both iconic and deep cuts from their catalogue on the recent chart-topping album, Songs Of Surrender. The guitarist explained that it actually went against the band’s grain to downshift their music into a smaller, more intimate vehicle: “It’s not something we’re famous for,…