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Better Than Ezra just announced more dates for their Legends of the Fall tour. The trek kicks off November 3rd in Beverly, Massachusetts with stops in Washington, DC, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and others before wrapping November 17th in Milwaukee. The band also posted a short clip of a psychedelic music video promoting a new, unnamed…

Getty ImagesMusic from the late Christine McVie was released on Wednesday (7-12), in honor of her 80th birthday. The first release “Little Darlin’,” was from a new Dolby Atmos and stereo mix of In The Meantime, created by McVie’s nephew Dan Perfect, who helped write and produce the original in 2004. The previously unreleased gem…

PRPhotos.comCheap Trick just announced new headlining dates for this fall. The next leg begins October 2 in in Springfield, Missouri, and wraps on Oct. 22 in Reno, Nevada. Tickets go on sale Friday the 14th. Between headlining tour stops, Cheap Trick will spend all of August opening for Rod Stewart. One of their most notable…

Getty ImagesThe Doors’ complete and original recordings of 1967’s Live at The Matrix, will be released on September 8. It will be sold as a limited-edition 5-LP and 3-CD set and will include two, never-before-heard recordings of “All Blues” and “Bag’s Grove.” Although bootlegs of the five different club shows have circulated for years, these…

Getty ImagesDon Felder, Dee Snider, Stone Temple Pilots, Night Ranger, Lou Graham, and Buckcherry are among the artists set to play next year’s RokIsland Fest. The third annual event will take place January 16-20 in Key West, Florida. Bret Michaels of Poison, Jefferson Starship, Mr. Big, Tom Keifer of Cinderella, and others are also on…

Getty ImagesWhen Joe Perry worked as a waiter at a fast food bar, he first met Steven Tyler as a rowdy customer. Perry told Blabbermouth.com that he did everything from making the French fries to sweeping the floor and taking out the trash. Steven’s family had a place near the lake in New Hampshire and…

PRPhotos.comJudas Priest has been named to step in for Ozzy Osbourne at the Power Trip Festival in Indio, California, scheduled for October 6-8th. Priest posted “We are ready to raise double horns way up high together keeping the metal faith.” Ozzy announced on Monday (7-10) that his body just wasn’t ready to perform yet. The…

Getty ImagesIron Maiden hit Gold status in the U.K. with their album, Senjutsu. They were presented the award for selling over 100,000 physical copies at the first of their two sold-out shows at London’s O2 Arena over the weekend. They posted a photo online of them receiving the plaque from their label, Warner Music. Lead…

Getty ImagesOzzy Osbourne has canceled his October 6, headlining appearance at the Power Trip Festival in Indio, California. On Monday (7-10), he released a statement online that read: “As painful as this is, I’ve had to make the decision to bow out.” He said that his original plan was to return to the stage in…