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PRPhotos.comSlash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators will release the flagship album from Gibson Records — an offshoot of Gibson Guitars and BMG. No title or release date for the collection has been announced. Slash said in a statement, “It’s an honor to be the first release on the new Gibson Records. It’s a zenith…

Getty ImagesREO Speedwagon is back on the road, and after opening last night (July 27th) in Selbyville, Delaware, the band soldiers on tonight (July 28th), hitting Bridgeport, Connecticut’s Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater. REO is booked for a massive run of shows that doesn’t wrap until December 14th in Marietta, Ohio at Peoples Bank Theatre. In concert,…

PRPhotos.comDavid Crosby maintains that working with younger musicians has extended his creative life by a decade. Crosby is receiving raves for his just-released solo set, For Free. Jambase.com reported, during the season two premiere of Crosby’s Freak Flag Flying podcast with longtime friend and best-selling author Steve Silberman, “Croz” explained that working with his key…

PRPhotos.comSayerville, New Jersey’s favorite son, Jon Bon Jovi, has been honored by the Garden State with a newly named service area now bearing his name. Tapinto.net reported that Bon Jovi was one of nine New Jerseyans commemorated, with the New Jersey Turnpike Authority renaming the Cheesequake service area, at Exit 124, for the Rock and…

PRPhotos.comBruce Springsteen & Patti Smith, Journey, Paul Simon, Elvis Costello, and the Killers are among the artists finally confirmed for next month’s We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert. The show, which is being co-produced by music mogul Clive Davis, is set for August 21st on Central Park’s Great Lawn, and will also feature Earth, Wind…

PRPhotos.comMetallica claims to have more than enough music ready to be recorded — and says there’s no sign of the band slowing down. Blabbermouth reported that before kickoff to July 22nd’s San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers game, Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett spoke to Giants broadcaster at George Kontos and shed light…

PRPhotos.comCongratulations to Matt Sorum and his wife, Ace Harper, who welcomed their first baby together on June 11th in Palm Springs, CA. The couple waited to share the news until Thursday (July 22nd) on social media. The baby’s name is Lou Ellington Sorum, and she weighed 6 lbs., 14 oz. at birth. Sorum shared several…

Getty ImagesIt was 45 years ago today (July 27th, 1976) that John Lennon was issued his Green Card, winning his four-year battle with the U.S. Government to stay in America. Lennon’s fight for residency began almost immediately upon landing in the States in the fall of 1971 with wife Yoko Ono. Due to the couple’s…

PRPhotos.comSteely Dan, led by Donald Fagen, has announced the 28-date “Absolutely Normal Tour.” The trek kicks off on October 5th in Miami with a four-night stand at The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater — and winds down on November 17th, 19th, and 20th at Boston’s Orpheum Theatre. Fagen and the band will play…