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Getty ImagesSet for release on September 30th is the latest Eric Clapton box set, The Complete Reprise Studio Albums – Volume 1, which sells for $249.98. The Reprise collection contains newly remastered versions of six studio albums pressed on 180-gram vinyl: Money And Cigarettes (1983) as a single LP, Behind The Sun (1985), August (1986),…

Getty ImagesIt’s been reported that Metallica frontman James Hatfield has filed for divorce from his wife Francesca of 25 years. TMZ first reported the news, which cited it was Hetfield that filed the papers in California earlier this year. The couple, who met in 1992, married on August 17th, 1997 and share three adult children…

Getty ImagesThursday, August 12th, marks the anniversary of several landmark events in Beatles history. . . ON AUGUST 12th, 1966: It was 56 years ago tonight that the Beatles opened the first show of their final U.S. tour at the Chicago Amphitheatre. The group, who had previously performed dates in Germany, Japan and the Philippines,…

Getty ImagesIt was 58 years ago Saturday (August 13th, 1964) that the Supremes recorded “Baby Love.” The song, which was their follow-up to their first Number One hit, “Where Did Our Love Go,” was also written and produced by Motown’s legendary hit-making team of Holland-Dozier-Holland. On Halloween of 1964, “Baby Love” knocked Manfred Mann’s “Do…

Getty ImagesHappy Birthday to former-Dire Straits guitarist and leader Mark Knopfler, who celebrates his 73rd birthday today (August 12th)!!! Knopfler formed Dire Straits in 1977 with his brother David Knopfler, bassist John Illsey, and drummer Pick Withers. They recorded their self-titled debut album after appearing as the opening act for Talking Heads’ during their 1978…

PRPhotos.comA 25 foot inflatable Ozzy Osbourne has embarked on a cross country promotional tour in support of Osbourne’s new album Patient Number 9. The album is due out on September 9th. The month-long tour kicked off with three stops in Los Angeles and will close out in New York City the week of the album’s…

PRPhotos.comTommy Lee really gave fans something to look at early yesterday (Thursday, August 11th) morning on social media. He posted a full-frontal nude picture of himself seemingly raised up out of the bathtub on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter with the caption “Ooooopppsss.” The image has since been deleted from Insta and Facebook but remained on…

Getty ImagesHappy birthday to David Crosby who turns 81 on Sunday (August 14th)!!!! Crosby, who’s in the midst of a brilliant third act in his career, received raves for his 2021 solo set, For Free, which features key collaborators in recent years — son James Raymond, Snarky Puppy’s Michael League, Michelle Willis, and Becca Stevens.…

Getty ImagesOut today is Chaos In Bloom, the 13th studio set from Goo Goo Dolls. The Goos are currently out on the road through the end of September and play tonight (August 12th) at Bridgeport, Connecticut’s Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater. We caught up with leader John Rzeznik, who told us this time out in the studio,…