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During a new chat with Rolling Stone, Wolfgang Van Halen heavily hinted that David Lee Roth is the hold-up in realizing an Eddie Van Halen tribute show. Wolfgang explained, “What I can say is that there was an attempt at doing something. But, you know, I don’t like to speak negatively about people, but there…

Getty ImagesIn was 53 years ago today (July 18th, 1969) that the Doors’ released their fourth album — the band’s only extensively orchestrated collection,The Soft Parade. The album, which originally peaked at Number Six on the Billboard 200 albums chart, featured four singles — the Robby Krieger-written Top Three hit “Touch Me,” which had been…

Getty ImagesPaul McCartney’s 1991 concert film Get Back will finally be released on Blu-ray on August 17th. The film, which saw theatrical release back in the day also be reissued on DVD, and according Noise11.com will not feature any bonus features. The movie was directed by Richard Lester, best known for his work with the…

Getty ImagesJoe Satriani has tapped Peter Frampton, Toto’s Steve Lukather, and John 5 for his G4 Experience guitar workshop, according to Ultimate Classic Rock. 2023’s four-day event is set for January 3rd through 7th at Las Vegas’ Hilton Lake Vegas Resort with instructors set to include Deep Purple’s Steve Morse, Testament’s Alex Skolnick, Five Finger…

Getty ImagesAxl Rose took to Twitter to thank Guns N’ Roses fans as the band wrapped their European tour. Blabbermouth reported, in addition to thanking the tour’s special guest Carrie Underwood, Rose saluted late-Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins and dedicated the leg to him. He also used the opportunity to publicly slam Russian President Vladimir…

Getty ImagesOn Friday night (July 15th) at Vienna, Austria’s Ernst Happel Stadium, the Rolling Stones welcomed a pair of Ukrainian children’s choirs to back them on their 1969 standard, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.” Rolling Stone reported, “The Dzvinochok Boys Choir and Vognyk Girls Choir traveled from Kyiv despite the ongoing war with…

Getty ImagesBruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa are first time grandparents with the recent birth of granddaughter Lily Harper Springsteen. Scialfa posted a shot of the couple’s youngest son, 28-year-old New Jersey firefighter Sam Springsteen and his fiancee with the caption “Walking the baby” alongside another more traditional shot of the family’s newest addition. The post…

Getty ImagesThe extended Kiss family is mourning the death of friend and producer Michael James Jackson, who played a major role in the sound of Kiss’ early-’80s records. Jackson died of Covid-related pneumonia. The band posted a message on social media, which read, “Michael James Jackson has passed away from the complications of COVID related…

Getty ImagesOut today (July 15th) is Chicago’s 38th studio album, Born For This Moment. The band is now on the road with special guest Brian Wilson, who along with fellow Beach Boys Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin, will be opening for the band for most of the summer. Chicago is led by its three co-founders…

Getty ImagesIt was 50 years ago today (July 15th, 1972) that Elton John scored his first chart-topping album with his fifth studio set, Honky Chateau. The album, which was released on May 19th, 1972, featured two major Top 10 hits — “Rocket Man” which hit Number Six and “Honky Cat,” which peaked at Number Eight.…