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Getty ImagesThe Cult has announced 13-new fall dates. The band, which has a handful of gigs booked over the summer, will hit the road in earnest following their October 6th appearance at Sacramento’s Aftershock Festival with Cold Cave serving as the openers for most of the shows. The trek will take in stops in Nevada,…

PRPhotos.comPaul McCartney revealed that 2023 will finally see the release of the third, unfinished 1990’s Beatles reunion track. Between February 1994 and March 1995, McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr — along with producer Jeff Lynne — spent four sessions attempting to flesh out John Lennon’s 1978 bare-bones demo of “Now And Then” — along…

Getty ImagesPolice guitarist Andy Summers has just rolled out a 30-date North American tour backed by The Cracked Lens + A Missing String. The trek kicks off on July 21st at Beverly, Massachusetts’ Cabot Theater and runs through November 12th when the tour wraps at Calgary’s Grand Theatre According to the tour announcement: Andy Summers…

Getty ImagesThe Who kicks off their European tour tonight (June 14th) in Barcelona, Spain and once again will be backed by a full local orchestra. Even after all these years — and the addition of all those strings and horns — Roger Daltrey maintains the Who hasn’t changed its stripes, telling LouderSound, “We are what…

Getty ImagesRod Stewart says he’ll be once again slipping off his rock n’ roll shoes for something mellower, according to Ultimate Classic Rock. During a recent chat with BBC TV, Rod — who’ll soon be hitting the road in the UK with Boy George & Culture Club — explained, “I’m not retiring, but I want…

Getty ImagesClassic Rock magazine has just compiled a new list ranking the “50 Greatest Guns N’ Roses Songs.” Topping the list was a pair of Appetite For Destruction classics with “Welcome To The Jungle” sitting at Number One and “Sweet Child O’ Mine” at Number Two. The “Three spot” is held down by “Estranged” from…

Getty ImagesOut today (June 13th) is Paul McCartney’s first book of original Beatles photos, titled, 1964: Eyes Of The Storm. The collection features 275-shots of his long unseen photographs spotlighting six city portfolios — Liverpool, London, Paris, New York, Washington, D.C. and Miami — along with McCartney’s personal recollections of the photos. On Thursday night…

PRPhotos.comExtreme’s Gary Cherone revealed that there’s still a wealth of unheard music in the vaults from his late-’90s stint fronting Van Halen. RockCelebrities.net transcribed some of Cherone’s chat with Brazil’s A Radio Rock, in which he explained, “After the VH III (album). . . we toured (and) went back in the studio, and we wrote…

Getty ImagesJohn Mellencamp had some choice words about life in America today. The singer/songwriter is currently out on the road in support of his 25th studio set, Orpheus Descending and, as always, spoke candidly about the times we live in, telling The Los Angeles Times, “We’ve been lied to by schools, by the government, by…