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Getty ImagesIt was 62 years ago Sunday (October 16th, 1960) that Dion announced his split from the Belmonts. Dion, whose last name is DiMucci, had been a member of the Bronx, New York street gang the Fordham Baldies when he joined musical forces with Carlo Mastrangelo, Freddy Milano, and Angelo D’Aleo, who were part of…

Getty ImagesIt was 37 years ago Sunday (October 16th, 1985) that “Little” Steven Van Zandt enlisted like-minded performers into a studio to cut the track “Sun City.” The song, which featured contributions from Bruce Springsteen, Bono, Lou Reed, Jackson Browne, Bob Dylan, and many others in an attack on apartheid, has been credited with helping…

PRPhotos.comOut today (October 14th) is Todd Rundgren latest album, Space Force. Special guests on the new set include Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen, Crowded House’s Neil Finn, Thomas Dolby, Steve Vai, the Lemon Twigs, the Roots, Sparks, Adrian Below, and Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo, among others. Todd Rundgren told us that the unique approach he took in…

Getty ImagesGraham Nash revealed that he’s been compiling a new album featuring his and David Crosby’s guest appearances through the decades. Nash shed light on the project, telling The San Diego Union-Tribune, “That really is a great album, and I hope it comes out soon. It starts with us singing on (Stephen Stills’) ‘Love The…

Getty ImagesAfter coming down with Covid for the second time this month, Ringo Starr has cancelled the remainder of his 2022 All Starr Band tour dates. The former-Beatle posted a message on social media that reads: I’m sure you’ll be as surprised as I was. I tested positive again for Covid. The rest of the…

PRPhotos.comRed Hot Chili Peppers return today (October 14th) with their 14th studio set and second new album of 2022. Like last May’s Unlimited Love collection, the new double-album Return Of The Dream Canteen album was also produced by Rick Rubin. Unlimited Love debuted at Number One, marking the band’s first chart-topper since 2006’s Stadium Arcadium…

Getty ImagesA career spanning doc on the legendary British film and musical counterculture hero Don Letts, titled Rebel Dread, will be available for streaming and purchase on November 1st. Letts, who became widely known to the MTV crowd after co-founding Big Audio Dynamite with The Clash’s Mick Jones, is renowned for his work on countless…

Getty ImagesOusted Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer believes he was actually held back creatively during his decade-long tenure in the band. In 2019, the Chili Peppers fired Klinghoffer upon John Frusciante’s return to the group. Klinghoffer, who now performs as part of Eddie Vedder’s side band, the Earthlings — as well as a…

Getty ImagesAmerica has rolled out its initial 2023 tour dates. The band, led by co-founders Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell, kicks things off on January 12th in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania at the Luhrs Center and has shows booked through August 19th when they hit Lowell, Massachusetts’ Lowell Memorial Auditorium. America is known for playing a high-octane…

Getty ImagesComing from Yes on December 2nd will be the 21-LP vinyl collection, Progeny: Seven Shows From Seventy-Two. The set, which was originally issued back in 2015 as a 14-CD boxe set, “holds every note from all seven shows, recorded in the fall of 1972 as the band’s tour jumped from Canada to North Carolina,…