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Getty ImagesWith renewed attention going to The Who Sell Out due to the new “super deluxe” edition of the 1967 classic, Pete Townshend shed light on how the album was constructed. Townshend gave a long and in-depth interview to Apple Music and shared the backstory on the use of commercials on the band’s groundbreaking third…

PRPhotos.comMarilyn Manson is being accused of drugging, torturing and raping actress Esme Bianco. The Game of Thrones star filed a lawsuit against Manson, claiming such abuse took place between 2009 and 2011, according to TMZ. He allegedly flew Bianco from London to Los Angeles in early 2009 to film a video for his song “I…

PRPhotos.comThe Offspring, Chevelle, P.O.D., Candlebox and Mammoth WVH and Ayron Jones have announced two shows together. According to The PRP, the acts will be playing at ‘Buzzfest‘ at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands, TX on September 4th. Then on September 5th, the aforementioned will also be take the stage at the Dos…

PRPhotos.comNirvana is being sued for decades of alleged copyright infringement by the heir of the artist who drew the map of hell of Dante’s “Inferno.” “Inferno” is the opening section Italian writer Dante Alighieri’s 14th-century epic poem “Divine Comedy.” Blabbermouth reported on April 28th, “Jocelyn Susan Bundy sued Nirvana LLC, Live Nation Merchandise LLC and…

Getty ImagesGrateful Dead co-founders Bob Weir and Phil Lesh made their first joint appearance since the pandemic on Saturday night (May 1st) at Lesh’s San Rafael, California venue, Terrapin Crossroads. Weir joined Lesh’s Terrapin All-Stars for run-throughs of such Dead staples as “St. Stephen,” “Uncle John’s Band,” and “Shakedown Street.” Relix reported the band was…

Getty ImagesIt was 45 years ago tonight (May 3rd, 1976) that Paul McCartney kicked off his one-and-only North American tour with Wings, dubbed “Wings Over America,” in Fort Worth, Texas. The tour, which featured the classic fourth lineup of Wings, marked McCartney’s return to the U.S. concert stage for the first time since the Beatles’…

PRPhotos.comBilly Joel has added a new concert to his itinerary, with an October 23rd show in Austin, Texas, set for the Formula 1 2021 Aramco United States Grand Prix. The show will play at the Germania Insurance Super Stage, with tickets for the Formula 1 Grand Prix and concerts now on sale now via TheCircuit.com/F1.…

PRPhotos.comOzzy Osbourne has said that working on his new album has kept him alive. The metal icon has spent the last few years recovering from a nasty fall, the onset of Parkinsons, multiple staph infections, pneumonia, the flu and a burst blood vessel in his eye. Ozzy is currently 15 tracks into his 13th solo…

Getty ImagesLongtime Beatles confidante and solo sideman, Klaus Voormann, remains awestruck by John Lennon’s first mainstream solo set, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. The album was among the six Lennon albums to feature Voormann on bass. Highlights on the set include such classics as “Working Class Hero,” “Love,” “Mother,” “Isolation,” and “God.” Out now is the…

Getty ImagesIt was 44 years ago Sunday (May 2nd, 1977) that the first live Beatles live album was released — Live! At The Star-Club In Hamburg, Germany; 1962. The Beatles’ Star-Club tapes were recorded during Christmas week 1962. Although they have been advertised many times as being either a night in which Ringo Starr was…