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PRPhotos.comMike Campbell’s Dirty Knobs have enlisted the aid of former Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers drummer Stan Lynch to fill in for their usual drummer who’s otherwise booked on the road. Lynch, who quit working with Tom Petty back in 1994 after the sessions for the band’s 1993 Greatest Hits compilation spent 18 years with…

PRPhotos.comAfter ending up with egg on his face for revealing tentative plans regarding a Van Halen reunion, ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted is choosing to instead blame the reporter for printing his ultra-newsworthy quotes regarding the project. Blabbermouth transcribed some of Newsted’s interview with West Palm Beach, Florida’s 98.7 The Gater, in which he complained that…

PRPhotos.comMick Jagger claims he has no intention for the Rolling Stones’ upcoming European tour being the band’s finale, according to The Independent. During an appearance on Swedish radio station P4, Jagger said, “I am not planning it to be the last tour. I love being on tour. I don’t think I would do it if…

Getty ImagesThe Who kicked off its 2022 “Who Hits Back” tour on Friday night (April 22nd) at Hollywood, Florida’s Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The show marked the first full-scale road date Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey have performed since the pandemic hit. The Who’s performance was split into three parts — with an…

Getty ImagesMetallica’s Kirk Hammett will serve as the moderator at the famed horror festival, Midsummer Scream, on July 30th at Southern California’s Long Beach Convention Center. Hammett will head up the panel that features relatives of the horror genre’s original stars. Fangoria.com reported: “The 90-minute ‘Original Monster Kids’ panel will feature Sara Karloff, daughter of…

Getty ImagesSet for release on June 10th is the 50th anniversary edition of Elton John’s fourth studio album, 1971’s Madman Across The Water. The Super Deluxe box set features three-CD’s and one-Blu-ray disc, along with a 1971 reproduction poster and 104-page book including photos and an essay with interviews with those who helped make the…

Getty ImagesBilly Joel has just announced his 84th show as part of his ongoing Madison Square Garden residency, set for October 9th. Amazingly, the concert will also mark the “Piano Man’s” 130th lifetime gig at The Garden. Tickets for the October show will be available for purchase by the general public beginning at 10:00 am…

PRPhotos.comThe Who are back on the road for the start of their 29-date North American tour. The spring run kicks off tonight (April 22nd) at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida’s Hard Rock Live and wraps on May 28th at Bethel, New York’s Bethel Woods Center of the Arts — which sits on the site of the band’s…

Getty ImagesIt was 42 years ago today (April 21st, 1980) that Pete Townshend released his first official mainstream solo album, Empty Glass. The album followed two previous non-Who related projects — 1977’s Rough Mix, the joint album with Ronnie Lane, and 1972’s Who Came First, which was made up of multi-track one-man band demos, nearly…