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Getty ImagesHappy Birthday to Stevie Nicks, who celebrates her 75th birthday today (May 26th)!!! Nicks kicks off her next string of tour dates on June 16 at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field where she’ll play a double bill with Billy Joel. Back in the fall of 2020, Stevie Nicks released the double-disc live album and film,…

PRPhotos.comFoo Fighters — with new drummer Josh Freese — kicked off their first tour dates since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins on May 24th at Gilford, New Hampshire’s Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook. The band’s 21-song set featured Dave Grohl’s daughter Violet on “Shame Shame” and “Cold Day In The Sun,” which…

PRPhotos.comDuran Duran will kick off their North American tour this weekend (5-27) in Napa Valley, California. The 28-city tour announced earlier this year, will include stops in Seattle, Austin, New Orleans, Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago, and Philadelphia. Additional dates in New York City and Los Angeles will be announced soon. Support acts on various dates will…

PRPhotos.comBilly Idol is heading back on the road this fall. The ’80s icon launches the 15-city trek on August 27th at Vancouver, BC’s PNE Amphitheatre and winds things down on October 28th on the fifth and final night of an extended run at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. Last September saw the release of Billy…

Getty ImagesSmashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has taken a positive look at the development of AI technology in rock — and has ultimately decided the positive outweighs any of the negatives. During a chat on The Sach Sang Show, Corgan declared, “AI will change music forever. Because once young artists figure out that they can…

Getty ImagesIt was 45 years ago today — May 25th, 1978 — that the Who took the stage for the final time with drummer Keith Moon. The band had grouped at their Shepperton Film Studios to shoot the climactic live finale for their official career-spanning documentary, The Kids Are Alright. The band’s eight studio album,…

PRPhotos.comThe Edge spoke at length to Guitar Player about how U2 reimagined both iconic and deep cuts from their catalogue on the recent chart-topping album, Songs Of Surrender. The guitarist explained that it actually went against the band’s grain to downshift their music into a smaller, more intimate vehicle: “It’s not something we’re famous for,…

Getty ImagesThe legendary Tina Turner has died at age 83 “after a long illness” in her home with husband Erwin Bach in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, according to Deadline. In recent years, Turner had battled cancer, strokes, and kidney failure. Born Anna Mae Bullock on November 26, 1939, in Nutbush, Tennessee, she was originally known…

Getty ImagesIt was 44 years ago today — May 24th, 1979 — that Paul McCartney released his final album with Wings and the first as part of his five-album, multi-million dollar deal with Columbia Records — Back To The Egg. The album featured the last lineup of the band, including co-founders Linda McCartney and Denny…