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PRPhotos.comMelissa Etheridge will undertake a 12-show off-Broadway residency next month. The run, which is dubbed “My Window: A Journey Through Life,” is set to run at Manhattan’s New World Stages on October 14th, 15th, 16th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 26th, 27th, 28th, and 29th. According to the official press release: Known for her confessional lyrics…

Getty ImagesToday (September 7th) marks what would have been Buddy Holly’s 86th birthday. Holly, who would die tragically on February 3rd, 1959, at the age of 22 in plane crash with Ritchie Valens and J.P. “Big Bopper” Richardson, was arguably rock n’ roll’s first singer-songwriter. Holly’s death while on tour with the 1959 Winter Dance…

PRPhotos.comComing on October 13th is the autobiography from AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson, titled, The Lives Of Brian. Blabbermouth reported the book, which has been delayed for a year, will be published by Dey Street Books, an imprint of the William Morrow Group at Harper Collins. The Lives Of Brian follows Johnson’s first book, Rockers And…

Getty ImagesBruce Springsteen has revisited his 2006 Sessions Band side project for his latest archival release. Rome, Italy – October 10, 2006 was recorded at the city’s Palalottomatica venue and follows the two other Sessions Band shows released as part of Springsteen’s ongoing monthly official bootleg drop. Previous Sessions Band live sets include Wembley Arena,…

Getty ImagesProof that rock history can usually be found in somebody’s closet — seven minutes of amazingly clear fan-shot footage from Led Zeppelin’s legendary September 4th, 1970 concert at The Forum in L.A. has been discovered. The footage, which is now up on YouTube, has been expertly synched with the classic bootleg of the show,…

Getty ImagesA previously unseen minute-long bit of footage featuring John Lennon and Ringo Starr leaving the Dakota in 1979 has made its way onto YouTube. The clip, which was shot by a fan across the street from the Manhattan luxury apartment building, has the two former-Beatles with Lennon’s wife Yoko Ono and Ringo’s then-fiancee Nancy…

PRPhotos.comA Los Angeles U.S. District judge has dismissed a third and “final” lawsuit against Nirvana claiming that the cover of their 1991 album, Nevermind, is child pornography. The suits were brought by Spencer Elden, who appeared on the cover naked as a baby. He has been seeking damages from Nirvana’s surviving members Dave Grohl and…

PRPhotos.comJustin Hawkins is defending himself after some speculated that he took the microphone from Brian Johnson during their performance together at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert at Wembley Stadium on Saturday (September 3rd). He performed AC/DC‘s “Back In Black” with Johnson and Metallica‘s Lars Ulrich however he was not “stealing the mic,” as some accused…

Getty ImagesOzzy Osbourne will perform the halftime show on Thursday, September 8th at L.A.’s SoFi Stadium when the Los Angeles Rams take on the Buffalo Bills. Ozzy’s latest album, Patient Number 9, drops the next day on September 9th. The Prince of Darkness told us a while back that he has no definitive plans to…

Mongolian rock sensation The Hu share music video for new single “Bie Biyelgee.” In a press release, the band opened up about the track, saying, “‘Bie Biyelgee’ is about having a good time. We danced like we never danced before during the video shoot and the movements where we tried to imitate biyelgee were very…