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Getty ImagesIt was 49 years ago today (September 20th, 1973) that singer-songwriter Jim Croce died in a plane crash in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Croce had performed that night at Northwestern State University and was scheduled to spend the night in Natchitoches and fly to Dallas the next day, but due to a last minute change of…

PRPhotos.comThe Smashing Pumpkins have announced a three-act rock opera album titled ATUM (pronounced Autumn), which is slated for release in April 2023. ATUM, which is billed as the sequel to 1995’s Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and 2000’s Machina/Machines of God, will feature 33-tracks, with each track to be revealed chronologically each week on…

Getty ImagesJohn Bonham’s grandson — and the son of Jason Bonham — Jaeger Henry Bonham — has just dropped his latest punk-flavored single, titled, “Hate Me.” The tattooed rock royal spoke to Ultimate-Guitar.com about the new single explaining, “I was in the studio one night after a long day, and my producer Omer Biton and…

Getty ImagesIt was 47 years ago today (September 20th, 1975) that David Bowie scored his first Number One hit with “Fame.” The tune, which came as a result of a jam session with John Lennon and guitarist Carlos Alomar — who wrote the song’s distinctive riff — topped the charts for two straight weeks, knocking…

Getty ImagesOn Wednesday night (September 21st), Journey will celebrate the 50th anniversary of recording its classic 1983 ballad “Faithfully,” which will be the featured track on the ABC sitcom, The Goldbergs. Journey keyboardist and the song’s writer Jonathan Cain said in a statement: “It’s truly an honor for me and my bandmates to have ‘Faithfully’…

Getty ImagesDaryl Hall has just added a primarily Midwest fall leg to his solo tour with old friend Todd Rundgren. The newly added shows in November and December will hit Brookville and Syracuse, New York; Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids, Michigan; Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin; St. Louis, Missouri; and Evansville, Indiana. Although Daryl Hall &…

Getty ImagesWith Motley Crue’s ‘Stadium Tour’ now part of the history books, bassist Nikki Sixx recalled to Entertainment Tonight how he happy he is the band decided to sign for the gig. The massively successful North American run featured co-headliners Def Leppard along with Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts. Blabbermouth transcribed Sixx’s chat…

Getty ImagesIt was 41 years ago today (September 19th, 1981) that Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel reunited in front of a reported 500,000 fans for a free concert in New York’s Central Park. Although the duo had performed together several times after their 1970 break up — most notably at a fundraiser in 1972 for…

Getty ImagesFor the first time in 37 years, the only book that can accurately be dubbed the definitive tale of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys is finally back in print. Coming on Thursday (September 22nd) via Omnibus Press is author David Leaf’s eagerly awaited and extended God Only Knows: The Story Of Brian Wilson,…

PRPhotos.comOzzy Osbourne has unreleased songs featuring Taylor Hawkins in the can. Both Ozzy and producer Andrew Watt spoke with Rolling Stone while promoting the new Prisoner Number 9 album. Watt explained that for the album, they enlisted the help of Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chat Smith along with Hawkins — with the track “God Only…