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Getty ImagesIn celebration of his 80th year, on December 2nd Paul McCartney will release his 7-Inch Singles Box. The massive, numbered limited-edition collection of 80 7-inch singles spanning 1971 to the present was personally supervised by McCartney and contains recreations of 65 singles/promos using restored original artwork from 11 different countries. The set features 15…

Getty ImagesOut today (November 11th) is Bruce Springsteen’s soul covers set, titled Only The Strong Survive. The album, which was recorded without the E Street Band, features two duets with Sam & Dave’s Sam Moore — “Soul Days” and “I Forgot To Be Your Lover.” Among the other covers on the set are the Walker…

PRPhotos.comIt was 36 years ago today (November 10th, 1986) that Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band released their 40-track, five-record, set Live 1975/85. The album spanned the group’s touring career from their 1975 Roxy Theatre performance in Los Angeles, to the sold-out stadium dates of the then-recent Born In The U.S.A. world tour. In…

Getty ImagesSammy Hagar shed light on an interesting 1996 Van Halen outtake yet to surface. While appearing on the Kyle Merrideth With. . . podcast, the “Red Rocker” was asked about the second tune he and the band tracked for the Twister soundtrack. As it stood, the 1996 album featured the Van Halen fan favorite,…

Getty ImagesThe Beatles are back in the Top Five of the Billboard 200 with their Super Deluxe version of their classic album Revolver. Back on September 10th, 1966, Revolver became the “Fab Four’s” ninth American Number One album, hitting the top spot on September 10th, 1966 and staying at Number One for six weeks. It…

Getty ImagesThe Who will perform acoustically on December 13th at London’s St. Luke’s Church in London. All proceeds from the show will benefit Nordoff Robbins and the music therapies it supplies to challenged children. Addition performers will be announced soon. Pete Townshend said in a press release: Christmas is a magical time and we’re so…

Getty ImagesIt’s looking like fans can expect Richie Sambora to return to Bon Jovi in some capacity. Blabbermouth reported on Monday (November 7th), the band’s former guitarist appeared in London on the red carpet of The Music Industry Trust Awards. While chatting to Metro, he was pressed as to whether might perform with his former-bandmates…

Getty ImagesIt was 56 years ago today (November 9th, 1966) that John Lennon and Yoko Ono first met. Yoko was preparing a conceptual art show at a London’s Indica Gallery, which was owned by Lennon’s friend John Dunbar. Lennon was invited to peruse the exhibition the night before the show opened, which led to the…

Getty ImagesOriginal Nazareth frontman Dan McCafferty died on November 8th at the age of 76, according to Ultimate Classic Rock. McCafferty, who co-founded the band in 1968, retired back in 2013 due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Bassist Pete Agnew posted of McCafferty’s passing on Facebook, writing, “Dan died at 12:40 today. This is…

PRPhotos.comPeter Gabriel has announced a 22-date European tour to coincide with the spring release of his latest album, titled, I/O. The dates mark the Genesis co-founder’s first tour since his 2016 joint trek with Sting. A North American itinerary and the release date of I/O will follow soon. Joining Gabriel on the road will be…