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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…

Getty ImagesNeil Young is currently prepping a live album and film culled from Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young’s legendary 1970 dates. Stereogum.com reported Young posted an update on his official Neil Young Archives site, and in addition to listing the CSNY live set and a “four-camera video of the show,” Young is gearing up to…

PRPhotos.comKiss is set to perform on June 11th at Manhattan’s 2021 Tribeca Festival. The band will take the stage directly following the screening of part one of their new A&E documentary, Biography: KISStory. The two-part documentary event is part of the Festival’s 2021 TV line up. The band — featuring Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Tommy…

PRPhotos.comPremiering today (April 30th) via The Coda Collection on Amazon Prime Video Channels, is the new documentary, Dave Grohl’s What Drives Us. The film — directed by Dave Grohl and produced by Foo Fighters — is based around various bands’ war stories of making their bones during their early days traveling together on the road.…

PRPhotos.comDeftones, Korn and Megadeth are among the 70 acts that have been added to the Download Festival, scheduled to take place in 2022 at England’s Donington Park June 10-12. Previously announced headliners include KISS, Iron Maiden and Biffy Clyro. Deftones and Korn will be playing the Main Stage additions, along with The Pretty Reckless, Rise…

PRPhotos.comDespite his numerous accolades and platinum albums, Peter Frampton is still on a quest to be the best guitarist he can. Frampton is back with the critically acclaimed instrumental covers collection, Frampton Forgets The Words, which pays tribute to such icons as Stevie Wonder, George Harrison, and David Bowie, among others. While chatting to The…

PRPhotos.comA California court has thrown out another sexual abuse lawsuit against the late Michael Jackson, who died in 2009 at age 50. An LA County Superior Court Judge dismissed a lawsuit brought forth by Wade Robson, who sued Jackson’s estate in 2013 and accused the late pop star of sexually abusing him as a boy…

Getty ImagesA new clip dated from around 2013 has made its way online featuring Metallica attempting to play its 1991 classic “Enter Sandman” backwards. MetalSucks.net posted the clip that was uploaded by YouTuber ATARAXIA, which shows the band attempting to play and sing the song in reverse — before the clip begins to play the…

Getty ImagesDave Grohl, 15-year-old daughter, Violet, and Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, performed the L.A. punk classic “Nausea” on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! RockCellar reported the lineup on Tuesday (April 28th) tackling X’s 1980 favorite was rounded out by producer Greg Kurstin and Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo. Most recently, Violet Grohl supplied backing vocals on “Making…