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Getty ImagesGuns N’ Roses is expected to officially release a new single called “Perhaps,” this Friday, August 11. The song first came into suspicion back in June, when someone passing by the venue heard them sound check it before their concert in Tel Aviv, Israel and later posted it online. It’s an older song from…

Getty ImagesFormer Yes guitarist, Trevor Rabin, has released a single called “Big Mistakes”. It’s from his first solo album in 34 years titled Rio, which comes out on October 6. About the song, he said, “It’s essentially about surviving my late teens/twenties, hence the lyric: ‘We played in the fire, we danced in the rain.…

Getty ImagesJohn Gosling, who played keyboards in the Kinks from 1970-78, has died at the age of 75. Cause of death has not been revealed. The band posted on Saturday, “Condolences to his wife Theresa and family. Rest in Peace dearest John.” Former bandmate Ray Davies wrote: “He has been a friend and important contributor…

Getty ImagesIron Maiden’s Nicko McBrain says he suffered a stroke in January and was temporarily paralyzed from his right shoulder on down and feared his career was over. After 10 weeks of intense therapy, he’s now back to around 70% recovered. He described the stroke as a “minor one, referred to as a TIA,” which…

Getty ImagesThe Replacements will reissue their major-label debut album titled, Tim: Let It Bleed Edition. Originally released in 1985, the new box set has expanded into a 55 cut, 4-CD set with all kinds of extras. That includes a live album recorded at the Cabaret Metro in Chicago in 1986 and 50 previously unheard tracks,…

Getty ImagesPeter Gabriel has released another new song called, “Olive Tree”. According to Gabriel, “It’s part of a separate brain-related project” and is influenced by his interest in brain reading research, like the kind done at Open water in California. He explained, “It feeds into this idea that we’re no longer these islands that have…

PRPhotos.comFollowing a run with his all-star Hollywood Vampires, Alice Cooper starts his next round of North American shows, kicking off as the support act for The World Tour with Def Leppard Motley Crue on August 5 in Syracuse. Cooper and his band will play eight stadium shows as part of that package, and though the…

PRPhotos.comMotley Crue is celebrating a milestone with multi-configuration celebration of the 40th Anniversary of their 2nd album, Shout At The Devil. The band is calling it a Limited Edition Super Deluxe Box Set. The remastered album pack also includes reproductions of the original 7″ singles of “Too Young To Fall In Love” and “Looks That…

After a recent swing through Europe, Queens Of The Stone Age returns home to kick off its The End is Nero Tour of North America on Thursday, Aug. 3 at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre in suburban Detroit. The two-month trek marks the group’s first live shows since 2018 and will be done in three separate…