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PRPhotos.comAccording to unconfirmed fan reports, Bruce Springsteen may be prepping a surprise soul covers collection for release before the end of the year. The “Boss”-centric None But The Brave podcast tweeted: “As we mentioned on the last episode about rumblings of a new Springsteen release, those rumblings have gotten much louder and we expect Bruce…

Getty ImagesIt was 56 years ago tonight (August 29th, 1966), that the Beatles performed their last official concert in San Francisco at Candlestick Park. The tour, which had already hit Germany, Japan and the Philippines, was dogged by controversy — protests greeted the group in Tokyo prior to their performance at the Budokan Arena, which…

PRPhotos.comTaylor Swift took home the top prize at the Video Music Awards Sunday (August 28th) night and rewarded fans for their support. During her acceptance speech for Video of The Year, the singer announced that her next album will drop on October 21st. In addition to the coveted Video of The Year prize, “All Too…

Getty ImagesOzzy Osbourne doesn’t want to die in the United States. The 73-year-old rocker told the Observer that mass shootings are part of the reason he and his wife and manager Sharon will be spending most of their time in the U.K. from now on. The former Black Sabbath front man said, “I’m fed up…

Getty ImagesNirvana fans have spoken and voted for the band’s Top 30 tracks, with Loudersound.com posting the list and the backstory behind each song. Not surprisingly, the 1991 Kurt Cobain-written Nevermind classic, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” came in at Number One, followed by that album’s “Lithium” at Number Two, with the Top Three rounded out…

Getty ImagesThe Who has just rolled out two additional dates for the fall leg of its 2022 “Who Hits Back” tour. New stops just added to the itinerary are October 24th at San Jose, California’s AP Center and October 30th at Phoenix, Arizona’s Ak-Chin Pavilion. Both concerts will feature Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs…

Getty ImagesSet for release on November 18th is Kiss’ “Creatures Of The Night – 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition.” The 103-track collection features 75 previously unreleased. The set features a newly remastered original album with two discs featuring 34 demos, rarities & outtakes including unreleased gems like “Deadly Weapon (Penny Lane Demo),” “Not For The…

Getty ImagesBeatles insiders got the confirmation that a Revolver box set is indeed coming — with a September 13th “save the date” notice from the powers that be indicating more info was on its way. Giles Martin, the son of the Beatles’ legendary producer George Martin, is once again spearheading the new box set, which…

PRPhotos.comSunday (August 28th) marks the 29th anniversary of Billy Joel’s last studio album — River Of Dreams — topping the Billboard 200 album charts. River Of Dreams, the “Piano Man’s” 12th album, was released on August 10th, 1993 and spent three weeks at Number One — between August 28th and September 17th — when it…