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Getty ImagesThe Beatles won big over this past weekend at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards for Peter Jackson’s 2021 The Beatles: Get Back documentary. Deadline reported the critically acclaimed doc snagged the awards for Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program for Jackson, Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program, Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Series, Sound Editing for…

PRPhotos.comDavid Lee Roth has released a new recording of Van Halen’s mega hit, “Panama.” The “studio live” version was recorded on May 3, of this year as part of an extremely fast-paced session. He and his band recorded 14 songs in a span of only two hours. According to Ultimate Classic Rock, sources say, it’s…

Getty Images16-year-old Oliver Shane Hawkins, son of the late Taylor Hawkins wowed a massive audience Saturday when he sat in with his dad’s band, Foo Fighters and a slew of other celebrities to honor his father. During the all-star tribute concert, the younger Hawkins looked like a pro playing drums on “My Hero.” Another one…

Two tribute shows will be held this month in honor of the life & music of Taylor Hawkins, the late drummer of The Foo Fighters, who died earlier this year. Some of rock’s biggest names will be performing, including Brian May and Roger Taylor of the band Queen, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush,…

Hard rock band Rammstein has added a third round of European dates to their current worldwide stadium tour, scheduled for 2023. The ‘European Stadium Tour 2023′ opens on May 22nd at Vilnius, Lithuania, and closes August 4th in Brussels, Belgium, with tickets on sale as of September 8th. A spectacular show is expected, with stage…

78-year-old Roger Waters, former frontman of the band Pink Floyd, played his second night at NYC’s Madison Square Garden on Tuesday (8/31)–continuing his ‘This is Not a Drill’ tour, previously rescheduled from 2020 due to the pandemic. The concerts include as much fiery political content as they do psych-rock music from his Pink Floyd days.…

Everyone knows that The Beatles are one band with a plethora of merch–and now, the rights to all “…retail, licensing and e-commerce in North America have returned to Universal Music Group’s merchandise and brand management company, Bravado.” The deal returns the merchandising rights to UMG, which has been home to The Beatles’ iconic recorded music…

Mark David Chapman, the man who please guilty to the murder of former Beatle John Lennon in December of 1980, is scheduled for a parole hearing within the next week. Chapman, who is now 67 years old, is being held at Wende Correctional Facility in Alden, New York. Originally from Hawaii, he has been denied…

Getty ImagesHappy Birthday to Beach Boys co-founder Al Jardine, who turns 80 on Sunday (September 3rd)!!! Jardine now permanently tours with Brian Wilson’s band, which features fellow Beach Boy Blondie Chaplin. In recent years, Jardine has been receiving raves for his string of acoustic solo dates, dubbed “A Postcard From California – From The Very…