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Getty ImagesJohn Mellencamp is back with his 25th album, titled, Orpheus Descending, and performing a career-spanning setlist on the road. During a new chat with The New York Times, Mellencamp touched on including his 1982 Top Two breakthrough hit, “Hurts So Good” in his setlists: “I quit playing it 25 years ago, but I’ve been…

Getty ImagesIt was 61 years ago Sunday (June 6th, 1962) that the Beatles first recorded for EMI Records at the legendary Abbey Road Studios. The group, which included original drummer Pete Best, performed a handful of songs, two of which have survived the years — a take of “Besame Mucho,” and an early version of…

Getty ImagesOn June 14th, a guitar used by Pete Townshend during the Who’s 1989 reunion tour is about to head to auctionin England. The BBC reported, “The 1989 Takamine FP-360SC electro-acoustic guitar is being sold by music auction house Gardiner Houlgate in Wiltshire.” Soon after the band’s 25th anniversary tour, the guitar was gifted to…

Getty ImagesThe Rolling Stones’ Ron Wood, Queen’s Brian May, and Van Morrison were but a few of the heavyweights performing with legendary Elvis Presley guitarist James Burton during his June 4th concert at England’s London Palladium. Among the guest performers was famed guitarist Albert Lee, former-Doobie Brothers guitarist Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, and Paul Shaffer. The…

PRPhotos.comNickelback frontman Chad Kroeger revealed that the late-leaders of Pantera — Vinnie Paul and Dimebag — were true friends and fans of his band. Blabbermouth transcribed some of Krueger’s chat with Grand Rapid, Michigan’s radio station WGRD: “Vinnie Paul and Dimebag used to say all the time. When the metal community would come down on…

Getty ImagesElton John touched on his post-touring musical plans ahead of his upcoming final UK show at the Glastonbury festival on June 25th. uDiscoverMusic quoted Elton talking to the BBC about what shape his performing career will take once off the road: “It’ll be very sporadic, I really don’t want to tour again. Doing a…

Getty ImagesOn Sunday (6-4), Foo Fighters announced more tour dates. The band will return to Australia and New Zealand later this year and early into next year. The stadium tour will make stops in cities such as Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Wellington. This marks their first headline tour of both countries since 2018.…

Getty ImagesIt was 36 years ago tonight (June 5th, 1987) that George Harrison and Ringo Starr joined forces at London’s famed Wembley Arena for a three-song set to close out the Prince’s Trust Gala charity concert. The previous year, on June 20th, 1986 — also backed by Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Level 42’s bassist Mark…

Getty ImagesOut now is the Beach Boys’ legendary 1966 Pet Sounds album, newly mixed in immersive Dolby Atmos by Giles Martin. Martin, the son of famed producer George Martin, is the man responsible for the heralded recent Dolby Atmos mixes for the recent spate of Beatles reissues. The cutting-edge Pet Sounds mix is available via…