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PRPhotos.comNearly a decade after stepping into to the shoes of the late, great Freddie Mercury, current Queen frontman Adam Lambert remains thrilled at helping bring this music to life. Lambert, who joined forces with Brian May and Roger Taylor back in 2014, told USA Today: “Being with Brian and Roger on stage, these are rock…

PRPhotos.comGuns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan will release his third album, titled Lighthouse, on October 20th and has dropped the title track as its first single. Ultimate-Guitar.com reported that joining the legendary rocker on the set will be such heavyweights as Iggy Pop, his Guns N’ Roses bandmate Slash, and Alice in Chains’ Jerry Cantrell.…

Getty ImagesMetallica has just dropped a new four-track live EP, titled The Amsterdam Sessions. The exclusive Amazon Music release recorded in The Netherlands, features two 72 Seasons tracks, “Lux AEterna” and “If Darkness Had A Son,” along with a pair of classics — “Master Of Puppets” and “Nothing Else Matters.” The songs, which were performed…

PRPhotos.comJohn Mellencamp took part in Esquire’s long-running “What I’ve Learned” series, where he spoke candidly about life and love. Mellencamp is currently out on the road in support of his 25th studio set, Orpheus Descending. In regard to his on-and-off again romance with actress Meg Ryan, Mellencamp revealed, “I love Meg Ryan. I went with…

Getty ImagesAerosmith’s Joe Perry remembered his one-off meeting with the late-Kurt Cobain in the early-1990’s. Perry recalled to Classic Rock, “He was pretty quiet. He just wanted to hang out. He came in the dressing room with Courtney (Love) and kind of just sat around with us. He was a normal guy. When he went…

Getty ImagesComing on July 28th is Stevie Nicks’ Complete Studio Albums & Rarities box set, which will be released as a 10-CD and digital versions. A 16-LP set, priced at $299.98, limited & numbered to 3,000 units globally, and pressed on crystal-clear vinyl, will be available the same day exclusively from Rhino.com. Several albums in…

Getty ImagesAlthough Bruce Springsteen has focused on his countless soundboard live shows for his monthly archival release — he might be able to do the same with his studio outtakes. E Street Band guitarist Nils Lofgren shed light on the plethora of Springsteen outtakes currently collecting dust, telling Uncut, “God knows how many hundreds of…

Today (June 15th) marks what would have been Harry Nilsson’s 82nd birthday. Nilsson is best remembered for being an inventive and groundbreaking songwriter, despite the fact that his two biggest hits “Everybody’s Talkin'” and “Without You” were actually not written by him. Although he recorded it first, it was Three Dog Night that hit the…

PRPhotos.comAlice Cooper has just dropped “I’m Alice” the lead single from his upcoming album, Road, set for release on August 25th. The collection will feature a bonus DVD/Blu-ray featuring Alice’s full live show at Hellfest 2022 and includes, “all the classics and rarely played gems.” The set was produced by the legendary Bob Ezrin, and…