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Getty ImagesJourney’s inner-band squabbles continue to rage on with co-founding guitarist Neal Schon filing suit against the band’s primary songwriter and keyboardist Jonathan Cain. PageSix.com reported that Schon’s suit is based around a corporate American Express account set up by Cain in which, “millions of Journey funds have flowed through,” that Schon is unable to…

Getty ImagesKen Mansfield, the former U.S. manager of the Beatles’ Apple Records, died on November 17th at age 85. Mansfield, who promoted the “Fab Four” on Capitol prior to being among the first on the Apple team, had worked with such legends as the Beach Boys, Buck Owens, Glen Campbell, Judy Garland, and many others…

PRPhotos.comJack White covered Nirvana’s 1993’s “Heart Shaped Box” during his November 16th concert in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ultimate-Guitar.com posted video clips of White performing the In Utero favorite while on the road promoting his recent companion albums, Fear Of The Dawn and Entering Heaven Alive. “Heart Shaped Box” was the lead single from Nirvana’s final…

PRPhotos.comIt was 35 years ago today (November 21st, 1987) that Billy Idol’s cover of Tommy James & The Shondell’s classic “Mony Mony” hit Number One on the Billboard Hot 100. Idol’s version placed two spots higher than the 1968 original, topping the charts for a single week. Billy Idol had originally recorded a studio version…

Getty ImagesComing on Friday (November 25th) is Elvis Costello & The Imposters’ surprise new studio set, The Boy Named If (Alive at Memphis Magnetic). The album is a companion to this year’s The Boy Named If collection, which has just snagged a Grammy nom for Best Rock Album. The new set features Costello and the…

Getty ImagesLast night (November 20th) was filled with music, fun and laughs at the 50th annual American Music Awards, which took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Wayne Brady brought the funny and impromptu freestyles while hosting the night in celebration of music of all genres. Taking his job quite seriously, he even…

Getty ImagesBruce Springsteen revealed that his long-awaited next box set will be comprised of unreleased material from the 1990’s. During a chat with Rolling Stone, “The Boss” explained, “I have a box set of five unreleased albums that are basically post-1988. People look at my work in the ’90s and they go, ‘The ’90s wasn’t…

PRPhotos.comA career-spanning documentary on the life and times of Ronnie James Dio will be premiering on Showtime and the Showtime app next month. The film, titled Dio: Dreamers Never Die, is executive produced by Dio’s widow and longtime manager, Wendy Dio, and has been authorized by his estate. The documentary premieres on December 1st. Wendy…

Getty ImagesJoe Lynn Turner has called out Kiss for allegedly using backing tracks in their music. During an interview with Andrew Daly of Metal Castle, the vocalist said, “I think it’s become too much. I understand some groups need to rely on these computers, but I’m old school, and I think live music should be…