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Getty ImagesStephen Stills is receiving raves for his newly discovered and just issued vault release, Live At Berkeley 1971. He shed light on the late-David Crosby’s two-song appearance on the solo concert set, recalling to The Independent how “Croz” popped up just before showtime at Northern California’s Berkeley Community Theater: “He came to see me…

Getty ImagesAlthough the Police finally did reunite for a massive world tour back in 2007/2008, the trio never joined forces for an album of new material. Guitarist Andy Summers shed light on the aborted attempt in getting the band back together for a 1980’s followup to Synchronicity. Summers told Classic Rock: “That was a complete…

PRPhotos.comRick Springfield’s 26-date “I Want My ’80s Tour” will be criss-crossing the country this summer — featuring such special guests at assorted dates as the Hooters, Paul Young, Tommy Tutone, and the Tubes. Springfield starts the trek off on August 4th in Youngstown, Ohio at The Youngstown Foundation and winds things down on September 17th…

PRPhotos.comHeart’s Ann Wilson is heading back on the road this summer for an 18-city run. She’ll launch the tour on July 7th a Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall and finish things out on August 30th in Syracuse, New York at the New York State Fairgrounds. Although Ann Wilson does tackle such Heart classics as “Crazy On…

Getty ImagesSmashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has named Pantera the “Greatest Heavy Metal Band'” in a new video list for Revolver.com. Corgan listed Judas Priest at Number Two and Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow at Number Three. Corgan also went deep by including Merciful Faith, Savatage, and Meeker on his list. Billy Corgan explained to Revolver why…

Getty ImagesPublished today (May 2nd) is first extensive book on Bruce Springsteen’s classic 1982 Nebraska album, titled Deliver Me From Nowhere was written by author Warren Zanes, best known for his 2015 Tom Petty tome, Petty: The Biography. Nebraska, an album comprised of home demos, was the stark, solo acoustic middle ground between 1980’s sprawling…

Singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot died on Monday night (May 1st) at age 84, according to CBC. No cause of death was announced, but Lightfoot had been in poor health in recent years after suffering an abdominal aneurysm. He is best remembered for writing “Early Mornin Rain” for Peter, Paul, & Mary — along with his string…

Getty ImagesAerosmith has rolled out the initial 40 dates to their final trek, which has been dubbed their “Peace Out Tour.” The dates, featuring special guests the Black Crowes, kick off on September 2nd at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center and, as of now, wrap on January 26th at Montreal’s Bell Centre. General on sale begins…

Getty ImagesIt was 56 years ago today (May 1st, 1967) that Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu at Las Vegas’ Aladdin Hotel. The short eight-minute ceremony, which took place at 9:00 a.m., was officiated by State Supreme Court Justice David Zenoff. Following the vows, a special banquet was held below the hotel’s casino for around 100…