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Getty ImagesBastardane, featuring drummer Castor Hatfield — the 21-year-old son of Metallica’s James Hatfield — has released its debut album, titled, Is This Rage? The 10-track collection by the Savannah, Georgia-based trio also includes vocalist/bassist Jake Dallas and guitarist Ethan Sirotzki. Blabbermouth quoted a piece from The Hum, in which the band collectively described themselves:…

Getty ImagesDave Grohl’s metal album that he recorded with fictional band Dream Widow is due out this month. Acccording to Variety, the album is due out on March 25th. In the Foo Fighters’ horror-comedy film Studio 666, the band move into an Encino mansion to record their much-anticipated tenth album. Once in the house, Grohl…

Getty ImagesComing on May 6th are new vinyl half speed remasters of the Who’s first two albums — 1965’s My Generation and 1966’s A Quick One — with the latter mastered by longtime Who engineer Jon Astley. Both albums are packaged in original sleeve with obi stripe and certificate of authenticity and are available now…

Getty ImagesAlthough Paul McCartney never played his iconic Hofner “violin” Beatle bass in concert with Wings in the 1970’s — another rock legend actually did: Robert Plant. Plant recalled joining McCartney onstage for the December 29th, 1979 final show of The Concerts For People Of Kampuchea. Plant, who had performed Elvis Presley’s “Little Sister” earlier…

PRPhotos.comKeith Richards spoke frankly about old friend Eric Clapton’s strictly anti-vaxxer public stance and his negative takes on how the government’s pandemic restrictions affect the gathering of crowds. During an appearance on Rolling Stone’s Music Now podcast, Richards explained, “I just want to get rid of this damn thing, and the only way I can…

Getty ImagesIt was 53 years ago Sunday (March 20th, 1969) that John Lennon and Yoko Ono married in Gibraltar — only eight days after Paul McCartney wed first wife Linda Eastman in London. Directly after the wedding, the couple opened up their hotel room to the world’s press during their Amsterdam honeymoon, and launched their…

Getty ImagesDespite Dolly Parton’s request earlier this week to be removed from this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees, the Hall has declined to pull her nomination. In a post on social media yesterday (Thursday, March 17th), the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame wrote in part, “Dolly’s nomination, along with the other…

Getty ImagesOpening today (March 18th) at Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum is the new groundbreaking exhibit, titled The Beatles: Get Back To Let It Be. The exhibit runs through March 2023 and serves as an immersive complement to Peter Jackson’s Get Back docuseries. The multimedia exhibit welcomes fans to step into…

Getty ImagesDef Leppard has just released “Kick,” the lead single from the band’s upcoming album, Diamond Star Halo, which drops on May 27th. The new album — which gets its title from T. Rex’s 1971 classic “Get It On (Bang A Gong)” — marks the band’s first since their 2015 self-titled set. Diamond Star Halo…