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PRPhotos.comTed Nugent has taken a pretty broad swipe at late-Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins in his online webcast “The Nightly Nuge.” The conservative the tea totaling rocker spoke about Hawkins, who died on March 25th at age 50 after suffering an alleged drug overdose in Columbia. Blabbermouth transcribed some of Nugent’s rant on the drummer,…

PRPhotos.comOut today (April 8th) is Sting’s latest single, “Por Su Amor,” a Spanish version of “For Her Love” from his latest album, The Bridge. The song, which teams the Police co-founder with Latin Grammy Award nominee Kurt, features lyric translations from none other than Sting’s manager-producer Martin Kierszenbaum. A new video for the song will…

PRPhotos.comToday (April 8th) Pink Floyd have released the new track “Hey Hey Rise Up” in support of the people of Ukraine, The track marks the band’s first new music since 1994’s The Division Bell. The song features Floyd members David Gilmour and Nick Mason joined by long time bassist Guy Pratt and Nitin Sawhney on…

Getty ImagesWolfgang Van Halen has been forced to scrap the remaining shows on Mammoth WVH’s tour with Dirty Honey, after members of the band’s team tested positive for Covid. The next scrapped dates on the itinerary are — April 8th in Nashville, Tennessee; April 9th in Dothan, Alabama; and April 10th and 12th in Orlando,…

Getty Images The Eagles announced that Deacon Frey — Glenn Frey’s son — who’s been a part of the band since 2017, has officially left the group. Back in February before resuming their band’s ongoing Hotel California dates, the band issued a statement explaining that Deacon’s absence was due to a medical situation and that…

Getty ImagesA 1980 Paul McCartney demo for Ringo Starr is set for auction later this month, according to The Independent. The cassette features McCartney on a vocal and piano run-through of the song “Attention,” which the two former-Beatles recorded together that July in France for Ringo’s 1981 Stop And Smell The Roses album. The Maxell…

PRPhotos.comAerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford doesn’t foresee the band returning to the studio any time soon. Aerosmith resumes its Las Vegas “Deuces Are Wild” residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM, beginning June 17th, with a total of 24 dates played before the end of 2022. During a chat with Classic Rock magazine, Whitford was asked…

Getty ImagesEarly-1960s’s pop sensation Bobby Rydell has died at the age of 79 of pneumonia, according to TMZ. Rydell, who also appeared in 1963’s Bye Bye Birdie, will forever be remembered for his string of 19 Top 40 hits — including his 1960 Top Two signature smash “Wild One” and such Top Ten favorites as…

Getty ImagesPaul McCartney’s younger brother, Mike “McGear” McCartney, is heading up “The Forthlin Sessions” initiative that will see budding songwriters creating new music in the McCartney family’s old Liverpool home at 20 Forthlin Road. Britain’s National Trust, which owns and oversees the McCartney home, will work with Mike McCartney, Pete Paphides, and consult with the…