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Getty ImagesIt was 54 years ago today (March 20th, 1969) that John Lennon and Yoko Ono married in Gibraltar — only eight days after Paul McCartney wed first wife Linda Eastman in London. Directly after the wedding, the couple opened up their hotel room to the world’s press during their Amsterdam honeymoon, and launched their…

Getty ImagesSet for release on August 18th is the Talking Heads’ soundtrack to their classic 1984 concert film, Stop Making Sense. The critically acclaimed Jonathan Demme concert film will hit theaters globally later this year in a newly restored 4K version. The new deluxe version of the soundtrack now includes the complete Stop Making Sense…

PRPhotos.comBoth Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders and Courtney Love have taken time out to slam the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Love, who posted a sprawling op-ed in London’s The Observer, lambasted the institution for its lack of diversity regarding women and minorities — with Hynde just reminding fans how lame she thought the…

Getty ImagesDef Leppard is going the orchestral route on May 19th with the release of their latest album, titled, 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 said in the album’s official announcement, “When the offer to revisit…

Getty ImagesDuran Duran’s John Taylor revealed the band is reuniting with co-founding guitarist Andy Taylor for their next album. Andy was absent from the band’s Rock Hall inductions last year and revealed he has been battling stage 4 prostate cancer for five years. John Taylor told MSN.com, “When he dropped the bomb two days before…

Getty ImagesDuring a recent radio interview, Wolfgang Van Halen has opened up about the Sammy Hagar era of Van Halen not receiving the respect it deserves. Wolfgang explained, “That era of Van Halen doesn’t get any respect, I don’t think. And there’s a lot of amazing songs and just obviously brilliant guitar playing on a…

Getty ImagesThe Sun has reported that Ozzy Osbourne could be coming out of retirement and will be hitting the stage, even if he has to be in a wheelchair. Osbourne announced his retirement and cancelled his No More Tours 2 trek last month, saying he was not physically able to tour. Now, sources claim that…

The Cure’s Robert Smith seems to have convinced Ticketmaster to refund their high-priced fees to the band’s fans after calling the company out earlier this week on social media. Smith has since tweeted, “After further conversation, Ticketmaster have agreed with us that many of the fees being charged are unduly high, and as a gesture…

PRPhotos.comAlice Cooper has shared that on his new album with his touring band, there won’t be any “overdubs” on the effort. He told Ultimate Classic Rock, “Well, there’s a new album coming out with my touring band right now. I wanted to show off the touring band, so we wrote songs, went in the studio,…