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Getty ImagesEric Clapton has announced the seventh Crossroads Guitar Festival, which will play over two nights — September 23rd and 24th — at L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena. Clapton will perform both nights with a different lineup and among the many notables set to play over the two shows are Santana, Stephen Stills, Robbie Robertson, ZZ Top,…

Getty ImagesIt was 53 years ago today (April 17th, 1970) that Paul McCartney released his first solo album apart from the Beatles. Although McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr had all produced and released solo projects before, the McCartney album was the first solo mainstream record released in the aftermath of the group’s…

Getty ImagesIt was 15 years ago today (April 17th, 2008) that the E Street Band’s co-founding organist Danny Federici died at age 58 at New York City’s Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, following a three-year battle with melanoma. Federici, who was nicknamed “Phantom” due to a comical scuffle with the law during a 1970 riot at…

PRPhotos.comTommy Lee was slammed by Instagram users after he shared a transphobic post from the One America News Network. The OAN video, featured anchor Liz Wheeler musing about a future in which adults identify as children and humans identify as dogs. The Motley Crue drummer added the caption, “Where does it end people?!?!” The post…

Getty ImagesOut now is “Empires,” Smashing Pumpkins’ latest video from their soon-to-be released Atum: Act 3 album, which drops on May 5th. “Empires” has become the Number One most added song to Active Rock radio. The band’s track, “Spellbinding,” is also currently the Number One most added to Alternative Rock radio. Act 3 is the…

Getty ImagesMetallica is making history on April 25th, when all 12 of the songs from their new 72 Seasons album will be released as videos using American sign language. This marks the first time a major rock band has ever done so. Blabbermouth reported, “In honor of #NationalASLDay, Metallica has partnered with Amber G Productions,…

Getty ImagesSPRINGSTEEN WRAPS NORTH AMERICAN LEG IN NEW JERSEY Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band closed out the first leg of their 2023 tour on Friday night (April 14th) at Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center. The home-state show opened with Springsteen saluting the crowd by playing a rearranged version of his 1992 Lucky Town…

Getty ImagesDef Leppard is trying to break new ground with their upcoming first foray into orchestral collaboration. On May 19th, the band will release Drastic Symphonies featuring, “tracks dramatically reimagined by London’s iconic Royal Philharmonic Orchestra” — along with new vocals and instrumentation from the band. Frontman Joe Elliott spoke to Classic Rock and said…

Getty Images57 years ago today (April 14th, 1966) the Beatles recorded their 12th U.S. chart topper, “Paperback Writer.” The song, which was recorded during the group’s Revolver sessions, was the first to prominently feature Paul McCartney’s Rickenbacker bass guitar as a lead instrument. The Beatles’ legendary engineer, the late-Geoff Emerick told us that he thought…