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Getty ImagesIt was 50 years ago today (March 28th, 1973) that Led Zeppelin’s fifth album, the beloved Houses Of The Holy, was released in North America. The collection went on to hit Number One the following May 12th, and held down the top spot for two weeks. In all, the album stayed in the Top…

Getty ImagesBilly Joel welcomed ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons onstage this past Sunday night (March 26th) during his monthly gig at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Gibbons brought some down home Texas blues to the “Big Apple” tearing through both ZZ Top’s standards “La Grange” and “Tush” — with Billy’s guitarist Mike DelGuidice taking the lead…

Getty ImagesU2 is back at Number One with the release of its latest album, Songs Of Surrender. The album sits on top of Billboard’s Album, Rock, Alternative, and Vinyl charts and peaked at Number Five on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Across the pond, Songs Of Surrender has topped the charts in Ireland, Italy, Germany,…

Getty ImagesEric Clapton has announced a fall U.S. mini-tour, with five arena dates booked for September. The trek will take in stops in Pittsburgh, Toronto, St. Louis, Minneapolis, and Denver. Ticket presales begin today (March 28th) at 10 a.m. local time with the public onsale starting March 31st at 10 a.m. local time. Jimmy Vaughn…

PRPhotos.comMatt Cameron has denied reports from The Sun that he will be filling in for Taylor Hawkins when the Foo Fighters hit the road this spring. The Pearl Jam drummer wrote in his Instagram Story Saturday (March 25th), “FYI the internet rumors are false, I haven’t joined the Foos.” The Dave Grohl-fronted band will kick…

PRPhotos.comJackson Browne is taking his show on the road for a 24-city spring and summer run. The tour kicks off on June 3rd at Columbus, Ohio’s Palace Theatre and wraps on August 2nd at Clearwater, Florida’s Ruth Eckerd Hall. Browne is touring in support of his 2021 Grammy-nominated album, Downhill From Everywhere. Jackson Browne told…

Getty ImagesIn light of the recent snafus regarding ticket sales for both the Cure and Bruce Springsteen — in addition to exorbitant fees for even the worst seats in the house — Neil Young posted a message to fans on his Neil Young Archive page explaining his thoughts on a broken concert ticketing system. Young…

Getty ImagesIn commemoration of the one-year anniversary of Taylor Hawkins’ death on March 25th, the Belgian band Black Box Revelation enlisted 100 drummers to film a collaborative live performance of the Foo Fighters classic “My Hero” in tribute to Hawkins. Loudwire reported the event took place at the country’s Sportplaeis Antwerp, which was the last…

PRPhotos.comQueen + Adam Lambert have rolled out the initial dates to their 2023 “Rhapsody Tour.” The trek kicks off on October 4th at Baltimore’s CFG Bank Arena and, as of now, winds down on November 11th in L.A. at BMO Stadium. Guitarist Brian May told Rolling Stone, “This tour has lots of new bells and…

Getty ImagesLegendary singer-songwriter John Sebastian is the latest artist to part ways with their publishing catalogue. Sebastian has sold his song interests to AMR Songs (AMR), “a full-service, global independent music publishing, rights management, and catalog marketing company.” According to the announcement, “AMR acquired interest in Sebastian’s entire catalog, including his publishing and artist royalties…