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PRPhotos.comHappy Birthday to Kinks co-founder and main songwriter Ray Davies who turns 78 today (June 21st)!!! January 2021 saw the release of the Kinks’ 50th anniversary editions of their 1970 classic Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One — better known as Lola. The album was issued domestically as a multi-format release, including a…

Getty ImagesEven more artists have signed on to appear at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert sset for next September in London and Los Angeles. Hawkins, the drummer for the Foo Fighters, died on March 25th at age 50 after suffering an alleged drug overdose in Columbia. Loudersound.com reported Dave Grohl’s Nirvana bandmate, bassist Krist Novoselic,…

PRPhotos.comComing soon via Genesis Publications is Def Leppard’s first official band biography, titled Definitely: The Official Story Of Def Leppard. The book, which is described as “Part memoir, part scrapbook,” will be the ultimate official record of Leppard’s legendary career. According to the press release, the tome “is narrated by the band in their own…

PRPhotos.comMick Jagger posted a message on Instagram on Monday (June 20th) ensuring Rolling Stones fans he’s on board for tonight’s (June 21st) show at Milan, Italy’s San Siro Stadium. Following Jagger testing positive for the Covid, the Stones postponed their June 13th Amsterdam show and the June 17th concert at Bern, Switzerland. Mick Jagger was…

Getty ImagesOnce again, Wolfgang Van Halen has chosen to confront his online detractors head-on rather than let personal attacks go unanswered. Loudwire reported a tongue-in-cheek Wolf tweeted to fans: “I wanted to offer my sincere apologies to anyone I may have upset or hurt by being born. I have never meant my existence to be…

PRPhotos.comOzzy Osbourne is reportedly looking to renew his vows with Sharon Osbourne for their 40th wedding anniversary. According to The Mirror, the two plan to travel back to Maui where they first got married 40 years ago. A friend of the couple told the publication, “Ozzy may have been waiting on getting his neck and…

PRPhotos.comSting has reissued his 2021 album The Bridge with four studio bonus tracks and six live selections. The Bridge, which was Sting’s first original album in five years, was released on November 21st, 2021 and peaked at Number 15 on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums chart. The new version collects three international bonus tracks — the…

Getty ImagesBrian Wilson of the Beach Boys celebrates his 80th birthday today (June 20th)!!! Wilson co-founded the group in 1961 with his late brothers Dennis and Carl Wilson, his cousin Mike Love, neighbor David Marks, and high school buddy Al Jardine. It was Wilson’s genius for arranging intricate harmonies that first set him apart from…

PRPhotos.comChrissie Hynde says she no longer will perform Pretenders hits in concert. Hynde, who’s been busy recording covers projects over the past few years — including a Bob Dylan tribute set, posted the news on Facebook. While taking time out to promote Pretenders guitarist James Walbourne’s side project, His Lordship, she hipped fans on what…