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PRPhotos.comFans are raving over the new fan extraction of Metallica’s latest single — “Lux AEterna.” The new track, which has already made its way into the Top 10 of Billboard’s Hot Trending Tracks and the YouTube Music Charts, can now be dissected by fans wishing to hear Lars Ulrich’s intricate drum work in isolation. Loudwire…

Getty ImagesOn Monday night (December 12th), there was an extended Beatles family reunion led by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr at London’s Abbey Road Studios for the premiere of If These Walls Could Sing, according to The Daily Mail. In celebration of the hallowed studio’s 90th anniversary, McCartney’s photographer daughter Mary McCartney directed the film…

Getty ImagesThe official online John Lennon shop has posted a string of new holiday merchandise products, mostly based around his and wife Yoko Ono’s 1971 classic “Happy Xmas (War Is Over).” In addition to shirts, caps and blankets that proclaim, alternately, “Peace Love Truth,” “War Is Over,” “Happy Xmas,” there is a “Hair Peace” wool…

Getty ImagesIt was 36 years ago today — December 13th, 1986 — that Bruce Hornsby & The Range scored their sole Number One hit to date — the poignant coming-of-age track and one-week chart-topper, “The Way It Is.” Hornsby — a Williamsburg, Virginia native — went on to score six more Top 40 hits over…

Getty ImagesZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd are teaming up for a 23-date joint run this summer, dubbed “The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour.” The trek kicks off on July 21st at West Palm Beach, Florida’s iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre and runs all the way through September 17th when the two iconic Southern Rock legends hit Camden,…

Getty ImagesKiss has announced the band’s final UK gigs for this June as part of their ongoing “End Of The Road” tour. Five of the six of the dates will take place in major hubs in Britain — with the tour wrapping in Glasgow, Scotland, with NME reported tickets will go on sale at 10…

Getty ImagesBono is bringing his Stories Of Surrender musical book tour back to New York City next spring. As it stands now the U2 frontman, who is promoting his memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, has rolled out a total of eight dates at Manhattan’s Beacon Theatre. Earlier this fall Bono promoted his book and…

Getty ImagesNirvana bassist Krist Novoselic recalled the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards when he tossed his bass into the air — only to have it slam back down onto his head. While chatting with Bass Player magazine, Novoselic recalled, “Oh, that was mega! We started playing this song and my amp just didn’t work. So…

Getty ImagesThe Rolling Stones have just dropped the live video for “Happy” as featured on the band’s latest archival release, titled Grrr Live! The multimedia release drops on February 10th and was recorded on December 15th, 2012 during the band’s “50 And Counting” tour stop at Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center. Keith Richards remains puzzled…