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Getty ImagesExtreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt revealed he once shared a brief songwriting session with Paul McCartney. During his video chat with Rick Beato, Bettencourt recalled McCartney helping him along with a new tune during the 2015 Grammy rehearsals when Bettencourt was backing the former-Beatle, Rihanna, and Kanye West for their performance of their hit single,…

Getty ImagesIn commemoration of the 45th anniversary of his 1978 Darkness On The Edge Of Town album, Bruce Springsteen has issued a live version of the legendary set — complete with a smattering of songs originally intended for the classic collection. The new 20-track Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – The Darkness Tour…

Getty ImagesSmashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan couldn’t help singing the praises of his longtime friend and Foo Fighters leader, Dave Grohl. In a new interview with Detroit’s WRIF, Corgan explained, “Well, if you look at Gen X, Dave Grohl has really won the race, which says a lot about Nirvana. Because not only did you have…

Getty ImagesIt was 51 years ago tonight (June 2nd, 1972) that Dion & The Belmonts reunited at New York City’s Madison Square Garden at an oldies show sponsored by local radio station WCBS-FM. Despite Dion DiMucci and the group briefly reuniting in 1967 for an ill-fated studio album, called Together Again, the Garden show was…

Getty ImagesExtreme has just released a new single and video for “Other Side Of The Rainbow,” showing off a more intimate side of their music. Frontman Gary Cherone says that “Every once in a while, we’ll harness some kind of magic, and I think we did on this one.” He went on to say that…

PRPhotos.comRob Trujillo claims the pandemic played a major role in how Metallica conceived and recorded its latest album, 72 Seasons. During a new chat with Guitar World, Trujillo echoed his bandmates’ recent comments about the set being a true collaborative and democratic musical effort, explaining, “This record had more involvement from all of us. There…

Getty ImagesIt was 40 years ago Saturday (June 3rd, 1983) that Derek & The Dominos’ late-drummer Jim Gordon brutally murdered his mother. Gordon, who was officially diagnosed with schizophrenia while on trial for bludgeoning his mother with a hammer and stabbing her to death, is still regarded as one of rock’s greatest drummers. But Gordon…

Getty ImagesIt was 50 years ago this week (beginning on June 2nd, 1973) that Paul McCartney & Wings topped the Billboard singles and album charts with their single “My Love” and their album Red Rose Speedway. McCartney had formed Wings in 1971 with wife Linda, drummer Denny Seiwell, and guitarist Denny Laine, but the band…

PRPhotos.comGreen Day is reportedly hard at work on its next album, tentatively titled, 1972 — the year all the bandmembers were born — and is expected out early in 2024. Solid State Logic posted the band is “holed up” with their longtime producer Rob Capello for the long-awaited followup to 2020’s Father Of All Motherf***ers…