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Getty ImagesThe Rolling Stones may be in the home stretch for their long-awaited new album. The band has been at work on the still-unfinished collection for over a decade — and even recorded their last album, the Granny Award-winning blues collection, Blue And Lonesome, during the all-original, album sessions. Ron Wood hipped Britain’s The Sun…

PRPhotos.comGreen Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt played a 36-song set with their side project, The Coverups, at the Moroccan Lounge in Los Angeles Friday (October 28th) night. Spin reports that the cover band promoted the gig as a “costume party” and dressed as different characters while playing songs like Bauhaus’ “Bela Lugosi’s Dead”…

Getty ImagesIt was 46 years ago today (October 31st, 1976) that Elvis Presley last recorded professionally. Elvis, who was finishing up his latest round of sessions, recorded in the Jungle Room of his Graceland mansion in Memphis. He taped his vocal for a cover of “He’ll Have To Go,” which had been a Number Two…

Getty ImagesIggy Pop has dropped a new single, titled “Frenzy” featuring Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, according to Ultimate Classic Rock. The new track from Pop’s still-unnamed next album, was produced by Andrew Watt — who’s recently been behind the boards for Ozzy Osbourne, Eddie Vedder,…

Getty ImagesBruce Springsteen has just released “Don’t Play That Song,” the third single and video from his upcoming R&B covers collection, titled Only The Strong Survive. The new set, which does not feature the E Street Band, drops on November 11th. “Don’t Play That Song” was originally a 1962 single by the late, great Ben…

Getty ImagesLegendary rock n’ roller Jerry Lee Lewis died on October 28th just short of a month after celebrating his 87th birthday last September 29th. Lewis died due to complications from pneumonia at his home in DeSoto County, Mississippi, south of Memphis, Tennessee. Jerry Lee Lewis is survived by his wife of the past decade…

PRPhotos.comComing on December 9th is Journey’s Live In Concert At Lollapalooza. The new live collection follows their Freedom studio set released last summer and features the band’s July 31st, 2021 performance at Chicago’s Lollapalooza. The album’s lineup features classic members Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain along with longtime frontman Arnel Pineda. The band included the…

PRPhotos.comMatt Sorum has signed with AFM Records for his first album with the all-star musical collective, Kings of Chaos. The Grammy-winning drummer of Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver said in a press release, “Kings of Chaos, to me, is the reason I started playing music in the first place — for the sheer fun…

Getty ImagesHappy Birthday to Temptations co-founder Otis Williams, who turns 81 on Sunday (October 30th)!!! Williams — who was present at the birth of Motown alongside founder Berry Gordy Jr., Smokey Robinson, and a host of others — is the sole surviving original member of the Temptations still performing with the group. Williams has outlived…

Getty ImagesIt was 51 years ago Sunday (October 30th, 1971) that the Who released its classic compilation, Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy. The album, which was released only six weeks after the band’s Who’s Next blockbuster, was the band’s first American singles compilation, with a sprinkling of already legendary album tracks peppered throughout. Like the…