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It looks as though the issues that have long plagued the Van Halen camp are still the reason why an official Eddie Van Halen tribute show hasn't come to pass two-and-a-half years after his death. ...

Foo Fighters have revealed that John Freese is their new live drummer. Freese has replaced longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins, who passed away in March 2022 at the age 50. Prior to revealing Freese as th...

It was 52 years ago today (May 22nd, 1971) that the Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers hit Number One in America. The album marked the band's first new music of the 1970's -- as well as the fi...

Happy Birthday to Elton John's longtime lyricist Bernie Taupin, who turns 73 today (May 22nd)!!! Taupin, who first teamed up with Elton in 1967, wrote the lyrics to such instant classics as "Benni...

It was 47 years ago today (May 22nd, 1976) that Paul McCartney scored his fifth post-Beatles Number One with Wings' "Silly Love Songs." The tune, which was the lead single to the then-recent chart...

Pete Brown, the famed lyricist for Cream, has died at age 82 after a long battle with cancer. His death was announced by the family of the band's bassist and songwriter, the late-Jack Bruce. Pete ...

Christie's auction house has announced that prints of photographs from Madonna's iconic Sex book will go up for auction. It's the first time ever since the release in 1992. Madonna posted that the...

'DRASTIC SYMPHONIES' OUT TODAY Def Leppard is back today (May 19th) with its first sojourn into the classical field with Drastic Symphonies. The new collection features, "tracks dramatically r...

It was 35 years ago this Saturday (May 20th, 1988) that Van Halen released its eighth album -- and second with Sammy Hagar -- the four-week chart-topper, OU812. The set featured four Top 40 singles on...

Happy Birthday to Pete Townshend, who turns 78 today (May 19th)!!! Townshend, who is the primary creative force behind the Who, wrote nearly all of the band's music and has been responsible for cr...