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Getty ImagesMötley Crüe has announced a pair of February warmup dates with new guitarist John 5 prior to their massive overseas run with Def Leppard. Ultimate Classic Rock reported the band will play Atlantic City’s scaled-back 7,000-seat Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena on February 10th and 11th — marking their first shows without the…

Getty ImagesA new Keith Richards “Essentials” playlist has popped up on Apple Music. The 17-track collection spans Richards’ solo career away from the Rolling Stones — including a pair of live tracks with his band the X-Pensive Winos along with his classic 1978 holiday take on “Run Rudolph Run.” Keith Richards admitted that in the…

PRPhotos.comBret Michaels has rollled out his 2023 “Parti-Gras” North American summer tour dates with road regulars Night Ranger and Jefferson Starship. Joining the festivities at assorted stops throughout the dozen-city trek will be former-Journey singer Steve Augeri and Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath. The Poison frontman said in a statement, “It’s unique, never quite been done…

Getty ImagesPeter Frampton has revealed a career-spanning documentary is in the works. Frampton, who just played his final farewell dates in Europe, published his memoir Do You Feel Like I Do? back in 2020, has been forced to slowly quit the road upon discovering he’s suffering from a degenerative muscle disease called Inclusion-Body Myositus (IBM),…

Getty ImagesA petition to see the release of a trio of professionally recorded soundboards from the Rolling Stones’ November 1969 Madison Square Garden stand has nearly met its goal of 2,500 signatures. Two of the shows were briefly available online as a copyright protection drops before being yanked prior to the masses being able to…

Getty ImagesIt was 21 years ago today (November 29th, 2001) that George Harrison died after a long battle with cancer, at age 58. Harrison, the first of the Beatles to embrace Eastern philosophies and culture, will also be remembered for his humanitarian efforts, such as his 1971 Concert For Bangladesh for famine relief. November 29th…

Getty ImagesMetallica has dropped the first single from the band’s upcoming album and unveiled the tour dates for a major 2023/2024 tour dubbed M72. The band’s 12th album, titled 72 Seasons, drops on April 14th with the new single, titled, “Lux AEterna” translating from Latin to mean “Eternal Light.” Rolling Stone reported, “Metallica will play…

PRPhotos.comMick Jagger was photographed in the studio with pop star Dua Lipa. Lipa posted on her Instagram account several shots including a couple of Polaroids of her and Mick placed on the studio’s mixing console. Dua Lipa is no starnger to teaming up with rock legends having scored a hit with her Elton John collaboration,…

Getty ImagesComing on February 17th is Mötley Crüe’s new limited-edition box set Crücial Crüe: The Studio Albums 1981-1989. Ultimate-Guitar.com reported the set, which features Crüe’s first five albums on colored vinyl, will also be available on CD. The set, which is available now for pre-orders, runs $174.98 for the vinyl and $49.98 for the CD…