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One half of Eurythmics… Dave Stewart announced that Annie Lennox will now longer tour. The news came as he was announcing a tour to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their 1983 breakthrough album, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This). He posted that he totally understands her decision and wrote: “But I love our songs and…

PRPhotos.comStaind has released a new song called “In This Condition,” from their upcoming album, Confessions of the Fallen. Confessions will be their first release since 2011 and will be out on September 22. Stained is currently on the road with Godsmack and will begin solo dates next month. TL;DR: Staind has released a new song…

Getty ImagesBob Dylan is paying it forward. The inaugural Bob Dylan Center Songwriter Fellowship is offering a 40,000 project stipend, plus presentation opportunities, dedicated time with the Bob Dylan Archive, and recording time at Leon Russell’s historic Church Studio in Tulsa. Two songwriters will be chosen by a panel that includes John Mellencamp, Patty Griffin,…

PRPhotos.comAvenged Sevenfold has a lot to celebrate this week. Their ten-year-old single, “Hail To The King” has now certified triple Platinum, for sales of three million units. It took the band eight years to sell the first million… and the second platinum was achieved just two years ago. Another song from the same album, “This…

David Coverdale is celebrating the 50th anniversary of his Deep Purple debut with a special version of The Purple Album. Whitesnake’s tribute to his three-year tenure with the legendary group. This newly remixed, remastered, and expanded edition of the 2015 album features previously unreleased recordings, including the very demo that secured Coverdale’s spot with Deep…

PRPhotos.comStaind has released a new song called “In This Condition,” from their upcoming album, Confessions of the Fallen. Confessions will be their first release since 2011 and will be out on September 22. Stained is currently on the road with Godsmack and will begin solo dates next month. TL;DR: Staind has released a new song…

Korn guitarist Brian “Head” Welch is featured in a new commercial for Furniture City, a store in his hometown of Bakersfield, California. The video shows Welch wondering through the store’s show room and stopping on the way to admire some of the bedroom furniture, a chandelier and a living room sofa. At one point he…

Getty ImagesLed Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant is set to appear at the upcoming Gloucester History Festival, where he’ll join historians for a special talk session, as part of the activities. Plant and other speakers will present the Warriors & Kingdoms: Tales Of The Anglo-Saxon West. According to the website, the discussion will be about history,…

PRPhotos.comRingo Starr has announced a new EP titled Rewind Forward, to be release on October 13. The former Beatle will preview the four-song set with the title track on Friday. About that, he said, “Rewind Forward, was something I said out of the blue. It’s just one of those lines like ‘A Hard Day’s Night’. It just came to me.…