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A documentary film on Little Richie called, Little Richard: I Am Everything, will be hitting screens for one-night only this month. According to Ultimate Classic Rock, the film will be playing at a number of cities on April 11th, such as Brooklyn, Boston, Houston and more. A press release for the movie said, “Through a…

PRPhotos.comFormer KISS member Ace Frehley says that after demanding Paul Stanley take back comments made during an appearance on The Howard Stern Show, Frehley requested an apology within seven days, but was instead told “F**k you Ace, I’m not going to apologize” and was hung up on. Frehley told Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk about…

PRPhotos.comFormer Nirvana member Krist Novoselic has revealed that he feared playing bass for Beatles member Paul McCartney. During a recent interview with Bass Player, Novoselic explained, “I said, ‘Dude, I’ll walk there from Washington if I have to.’ So I flew down and we were standing around figuring out what to do, and I kept…

Getty ImagesIt was 58 years ago today (April 5th, 1965) that the Beach Boys released “Help Me, Rhonda” as a single. The song was first tracked on January 8th under the title “Help Me, Ronda,” but was not considered a strong enough contender for the group’s new single, losing out to their cover of Bobby…

Getty ImagesFoo Fighters are set to play the first concert at The Atlantis, a new venue next to the 9:30 Club in Washington DC, opens on May 30th. According to Billboard, the venue will be near a replica of the original 9:30 Club and will host up to 450 concertgoers. This is also one of…

Getty ImagesFleetwood Mac member Christine McVie’s cause of death has been revealed nearly six months after her death. According to The Blast, reported by People magazine, McVie died of an ischemic stroke, which is when a “vessel supplying blood to the brain is obstructed.” Around the time of her passing, McVie’s family said she had…

PRPhotos.comJohn Perry and Ronnie Wood have been added to the lineup for the upcoming Jeff Beck tribute. The tribute concert is scheduled for May 22nd and 23rd at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The concerts are being led by Beck’s Yardbirds predecessor, Eric Clapton. Other confirmed guests include former Jeff Beck Group singer Rod…

Getty ImagesA new excerpt from an April 1963 Beatles recording has surfaced the internet. According to Ultimate Classic Rock, a 15-year-old student named John Bloomfield at the Stowe all-boys boarding school in Buckinghamshire recording the performance when the Beatles performed at the school’s theater. The performance took place after another student had written a letter…

Getty ImagesIt was 59 years ago today (April 4th, 1964) that the Beatles made history by holding down the Top Five positions on the Billboard 100 singles chart. Coming in at Number One was the group’s current single, “Can’t Buy Me Love,” followed by their cover of the Isley Brothers’ “Twist And Shout,” with the…