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Getty ImagesOn Sunday (6-4), Foo Fighters announced more tour dates. The band will return to Australia and New Zealand later this year and early into next year. The stadium tour will make stops in cities such as Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Wellington. This marks their first headline tour of both countries since 2018.…

Getty ImagesIt was 36 years ago tonight (June 5th, 1987) that George Harrison and Ringo Starr joined forces at London’s famed Wembley Arena for a three-song set to close out the Prince’s Trust Gala charity concert. The previous year, on June 20th, 1986 — also backed by Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Level 42’s bassist Mark…

Getty ImagesExtreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt revealed he once shared a brief songwriting session with Paul McCartney. During his video chat with Rick Beato, Bettencourt recalled McCartney helping him along with a new tune during the 2015 Grammy rehearsals when Bettencourt was backing the former-Beatle, Rihanna, and Kanye West for their performance of their hit single,…

Getty ImagesOut now is the Beach Boys’ legendary 1966 Pet Sounds album, newly mixed in immersive Dolby Atmos by Giles Martin. Martin, the son of famed producer George Martin, is the man responsible for the heralded recent Dolby Atmos mixes for the recent spate of Beatles reissues. The cutting-edge Pet Sounds mix is available via…

Getty ImagesSmashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan couldn’t help singing the praises of his longtime friend and Foo Fighters leader, Dave Grohl. In a new interview with Detroit’s WRIF, Corgan explained, “Well, if you look at Gen X, Dave Grohl has really won the race, which says a lot about Nirvana. Because not only did you have…

Getty ImagesIn commemoration of the 45th anniversary of his 1978 Darkness On The Edge Of Town album, Bruce Springsteen has issued a live version of the legendary set — complete with a smattering of songs originally intended for the classic collection. The new 20-track Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – The Darkness Tour…

Getty ImagesComing on July 14th is Brian May’s box set, Brian May + Friends’ Star Fleet Project – 40th Anniversary Edition, according to Loudersound. The material is culled from his brief side band with the late, great Eddie Van Halen. In April 1983, over two days at L.A.’s Record Plant, the band — featuring Queen…

Getty ImagesIt was 45 years ago today (June 2nd, 1978), that Bruce Springsteen finally released his long awaited followup to 1975’s Born To Run, Darkness On The Edge Of Town. The album peaked at Number Five on the Billboard Pop Albums chart and stayed in the Top 10 for a total of eight weeks. The…

Getty ImagesThe day had to come — but after a decade, Billy Joel has finally announced that he’ll be ending his monthly residency at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The final show will coincide with his 150th career performance at the arena in July 2024. At the press conference at MSG, which included comments by…