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08/02/2024

Legendary rockers AEROSMITH have announced their retirement from touring. The band kicked off its "Peace Out" farewell tour last September, but postponed most of the dates after 76-year-old singer Steven Tyler suffered a vocal cord injury during a show. Earlier today (Friday, August 2),AEROSMITH re....

07/21/2024

Frank Zappa's 1974 album Apostrophe ('), will be released as a six-disc box set on September 13 in celebration of the record's 50th anniversary..

07/21/2024

Thirteen Genesis studio albums released between 1971 and 1997 will be reissued on vinyl worldwide. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl, the reissues will be available in three waves.

07/16/2024

THE BLACK CROWES have announced the "Happiness Bastards Tour (The Reprise)" in North America this fall and winter. The shows will take place in between dates on AEROSMITH's "Peace Out" farewell tour, which features THE BLACK CROWES as special guests. The trek will kick off in Cincinnati on September...

07/06/2024

Peter Frampton has announced a 2024 U.S. Tour across the East Coast this fall. The 9-date Positively Thankful Tour kicks off in North Charleston, South Carolina, on September 8 and wraps up in Northfield, Ohio, on September 23.

07/06/2024

Deep Purple recently shared "Lazy Sod," the third song from their upcoming album =1. "Lazy Sod" is now available for streaming and as instant gratification track with all digital download pre-orders for =1.

07/03/2024

Reissue specialist label Madfish has shared details of "8314 Boxed", a limited-edition deluxe box set tribute to JETHRO TULL frontman Ian Anderson's treasured solo works. The package, set for release on August 23, will include: * Exclusive first-time vinyl releases of "Divinities: Twelve Dances With...

07/03/2024

HEART has postponed its "Royal Flush" tour so that singer Ann Wilson can undergo cancer treatment. The 74-year-old musician said in a statement Tuesday (July 2) that she recently underwent an operation to remove "something that, as it turns out, was cancerous." "The operation was successful & I'...

06/26/2024

In a new interview with NME, Pete Townshend was asked if he thinks there will be a new THE WHO album to follow up 2019's "Who" effort. The 79-year-old THE WHO guitarist said: "I don't think there [will be]. If there was a need or a place for a WHO album, could I write the songs for it within six wee...

06/12/2024

Foghat recently shared a new video for the track "Black Days & Blue Nights" from their latest album, Sonic Mojo..

06/11/2024

"Cold As Ice", "Too Much Time On My Hands", "Juke Box Hero", "Renegade" and more! Nothing sounds more like the soundtrack of summer than STYX's and FOREIGNER's biggest hits. Recently announced as inductees to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, FOREIGNER hits the road in June co-headlining the "Renegade...

06/06/2024

UMe has announced "Pete Townshend Live In Concert 1985-2001", an expanded 14-CD box set and digital set featuring seven long-out-of-print live albums by THE WHO guitarist and songwriter Pete Townshend. Newly remastered by Jon Astley, the set gathers together for the first time all of the live solo r...

06/02/2024

The Rolling Stones performed the 1980 track “Emotional Rescue” for the first time since 2014 during their ‘Hackney Diamonds’ tour in May 2024.

06/02/2024

David Bowie's cover of the Who's I Can't Explain was released in May 2024.

05/31/2024

Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Rickey Medlocke explained why he felt 'slapped down' by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during a May 2024 interview.

05/31/2024

Heart announced the cancelation of their upcoming European tour in May 2024.

05/24/2024

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson staged a surprise reunion at the Gordon Lightfoot tribute concert on May 23, 2024.

05/24/2024

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The Rolling Stones are set to issue a 30th anniversary edition of their 1994 album Voodoo Lounge in July..

05/17/2024

Legendary hard rockers DEEP PURPLE played their new single, "Portable Door", live for the first time on May 1 at the Singapore Rockfest 2024 at Fort Canning Park in Singapore. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. "Portable Door" is taken from DEEP PURPLE's upcoming album, "=1", due...

05/13/2024

The Greg Perry YouTube channel has uploaded video of HEART's May 11 concert at Spectrum in Charlotte, North Carolina. Check out the clips below. In addition to HEART's classic tracks, the setlist for the concert included some tracks from of Ann and Nancy Wilson's solo albums. The current member...

05/13/2024

David Gilmour today announced his first live shows in eight years in Los Angeles, California and New York City in support of his new album, "Luck And Strange", to be released on September 6 via Sony Music. The live shows in New York and Los Angeles will be Gilmour's only concert appearances in North...

05/12/2024

Alex Lifeson spoke about the chances of a Rush reunion in May 2024, describing it as a 'money ploy' that 'just would not be the same.'

05/12/2024

The Doobie Brothers recently announced they have added a Canadian leg to their 2024 Tour. According to the announcement, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers will perform six shows in Canada this fall.

05/06/2024

RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson has revealed to Ultimate Classic Rock that he has been revisiting the group's catalog with his bandmate, bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee. "We decided that we would play some RUSH songs. Because, you know, we haven’t played these songs in 10 years," Lifeson said. "We started ...

04/30/2024

DEEP PURPLE has shared the official music video for the band's new single, "Portable Door". The track is taken from the British hard rock legends' upcoming album, "=1", due on July 19 via earMUSIC. The song marks DEEP PURPLE's first material with new guitarist Simon McBride, who stepped in two years...

04/26/2024

A pioneer of the Mellotron, Pinder contributed to Rock Hall-inducted band's first nine albums, from their 1965 debut with Denny Laine to 1978's Octave

04/24/2024

DEEP PURPLE, one of the greatest and most influential rock bands of all time, will release a new album, "=1", on July 19 via earMUSIC. The first single will be unveiled on April 30 at midnight, a taster for the full 13 tracks of pioneering and rip-roaring rock and roll. DEEP PURPLE continue their ch...

04/23/2024

Glenn Hughes, the former bassist and singer of DEEP PURPLE, known to millions as the "Voice Of Rock", Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee, and the frontman for rock supergroup BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, has announced that he will perform DEEP PURPLE-only material with his "Glenn Hughes Performs Classi...

04/22/2024

FOREIGNER's Mick Jones has expressed his excitement about finally being inducted into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. On Sunday (April 21),it was revealed that FOREIGNER is among the 2024 inductees into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. The induction ceremony will be held on October 19 at the Rocket Mort....

04/21/2024

Legendary rockers HEART kicked off their "Royal Flush" world tour Saturday night (April 20) at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. In addition to HEART's classic tracks, the setlist for the concert included some tracks from of Ann and Nancy Wilson's solo albums and a new so...