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It was 40 years ago today (September 25th, 1980) that Led Zeppelin's John Bonham died of pulmonary edema, which is fluid accumulation in the lungs. The legendary drummer was just 32-years-old, and...

Released today (September 25th) is the Rolling Stones' Steel Wheels Live - Atlantic City, New Jersey, culled from the band's December 19th, 1989 stop in Atlantic City's Convention Center. ...

Fans are chomping at the bit for the October 16th release of the Tom Petty box set, Wildflowers & All The Rest. The "Deluxe Edition" features 15 home studio recordings made by Petty and is rounded...

Guns N' Roses guitarist Richard Fortus spoke candidly about keeping the band sounding like a cohesive unit over the decades. Fortus, who has played every Guns show over the past 18 years, appeared...

Out now is John Lennon 1980: The Final Days In The Life Of Beatle John. The book, which is the latest from noted Beatles biographer Ken Womack, serves as the followup to last year's excellent Soli...

Happy Birthday to "The Boss" -- Bruce Springsteen -- who turns 71 today (September 23rd)!!! Coming on October 23rd is Springsteen's latest album with the E Street Band, titled Letter To You. The 1...

Tommy DeVito, the guitarist and co-founding member of the Four Seasons, died on September 21st, at the age of 92 due to Covid-19. The group's Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio issued a joint statement ...

The readers of Ultimate-Guitar.com rated their favorite solo Ozzy Osbourne tracks over the past 40 years. Not surprisingly, seven of the songs came from his 1980 debut, Blizzard Of Ozz, and four from ...

It was 55 years ago today (September 22nd, 1965) that the Supremes recorded their Number One hit, "I Hear A Symphony." The song was written by Holland-Dozier-Holland -- the team responsible for the gr...

Set for release on November 20th is Matchbox Twenty's 2020 box set. The limited edition vinyl collection includes all five original studio albums -- including three debut pressings -- along with t...