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PRPhotos.comQueens Of The Stone Age have just rolled out a 27-city summer/fall tour in support of their upcoming album, titled “In Times New Roman…,” which drops on June 16th. The trek, which marks the band’s first outing in three years, kicks off on August 3rd in Sterling Heights, Michigan at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at…

PRPhotos.comDave Grohl took to Instagram to share an emotional letter to Foo Fighters fans after the band’s first shows without Taylor Hawkins — who died last year at age 50. Grohl wrote, “Now that we’ve returned from our first run of shows, I felt compelled to reach out and thank you all for being there…

Getty ImagesBeatles fans are in for a treat when the unedited transcripts from the revelatory 1983 insider tell-all, The Love You Make: An Insider’s Story Of The Beatles, are published next year. The expose was written by Peter Brown — the band’s key assistant, late-’60s fixer, and de facto personal manager — along with co-author…

Getty ImagesIt was 60 years ago today — June 7th, 1963 — that the Rolling Stones released their debut single — a cover of Chuck Berry’s “Come On” backed with Muddy Waters’ Willie Dixon-written “I Want To Be Loved.” Both tracks were recorded on May 10th, 1963 at London’s Olympic Studios, produced by managers Andrew…

Getty ImagesJohn Mellencamp is back with his 25th album, titled, Orpheus Descending, and performing a career-spanning setlist on the road. During a new chat with The New York Times, Mellencamp touched on including his 1982 Top Two breakthrough hit, “Hurts So Good” in his setlists: “I quit playing it 25 years ago, but I’ve been…

PRPhotos.comNickelback frontman Chad Kroeger revealed that the late-leaders of Pantera — Vinnie Paul and Dimebag — were true friends and fans of his band. Blabbermouth transcribed some of Krueger’s chat with Grand Rapid, Michigan’s radio station WGRD: “Vinnie Paul and Dimebag used to say all the time. When the metal community would come down on…

Getty ImagesOn June 14th, a guitar used by Pete Townshend during the Who’s 1989 reunion tour is about to head to auctionin England. The BBC reported, “The 1989 Takamine FP-360SC electro-acoustic guitar is being sold by music auction house Gardiner Houlgate in Wiltshire.” Soon after the band’s 25th anniversary tour, the guitar was gifted to…

Getty ImagesThe Rolling Stones’ Ron Wood, Queen’s Brian May, and Van Morrison were but a few of the heavyweights performing with legendary Elvis Presley guitarist James Burton during his June 4th concert at England’s London Palladium. Among the guest performers was famed guitarist Albert Lee, former-Doobie Brothers guitarist Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, and Paul Shaffer. The…

Getty ImagesElton John touched on his post-touring musical plans ahead of his upcoming final UK show at the Glastonbury festival on June 25th. uDiscoverMusic quoted Elton talking to the BBC about what shape his performing career will take once off the road: “It’ll be very sporadic, I really don’t want to tour again. Doing a…