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Getty ImagesPantera is the latest metal band being accused of using pre-recorded tracks onstage. TheMetalDen.com posted a clip from the group’s May 6th show in Panama City Beach, Florida in which during the song “Becoming” — according to some viewers — shows guitarist Zakk Wylde allegedly performing along to a guitar track by the late-“Dimebag”…

Getty ImagesChicago is back on the road for its 56th consecutive year as a touring band. The band, which still includes co-founding members Robert Lamm, Lee Loughnane, and James Pankow, plays tonight (May 10th) at La Crosse, Wisconsin’s La Crosse Center and as it stands now, will be on the road through November 11th when…

PRPhotos.comIt looks as though Neil Young’s return to the stage last month at Stephen Stills’ “Light Up The Blues” benefit in L.A. gave old “Shakey” the itch to perform. The April 22nd show at the Greek Theatre marked Young’s first post-pandemic performance and was played in benefit of support Autism Speaks. On April 29th, he…

PRPhotos.comDolly Parton will release her star-studded Rockstar! album on November 17th, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The story goes that Parton, who feeling self-conscious after being inducted last year into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and initially asking to be taken off the ballot, accepted the honor and promised to finally record her…

Getty ImagesMotley Crue frontman Vince Neil has signed on as a guest judge for the music competition series Banded: The Musician Competition. Blabbermouth posted the series, hosted by Brandon Jenner, will air on all of AXS TV’s digital channels beginning this Friday, May 12th. New Banded episodes will premiere weekly on AXS TV starting Saturday,…

Getty ImagesPaul McCartney has uploaded a new 10-song Spotify playlist on his official PaulMcCartney.com site. Every month McCartney’s team posts a new Sticking Out Of My Back Pocket tracklist sporting a specific theme — with May tipping its hat to fans hunkering down to study for finals. According to the post on PaulMcCartney.com: Finally, we’re…

Getty ImagesThe life and times of late-Rolling Stones co-founder Brian Jones is the subject of a new documentary. Arena: The Stones And Brian Jones will air on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer on May 15th. Director Nick Broomfield recalled to The Guardian running into Jones on a train back when the filmmaker was just a…

Getty ImagesWolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth WVH has just released the lyric video for “Like A Pastime” from its upcoming second album, Mammoth 2, which drops on August 4th. Blabbermouth quoted Van Halen describing “Like A Pastime” by explaining, “It centers around a 4/4-time signature, but with a polyrhythm on top. I was teaching my fiancée…

PRPhotos.comOnly days away from launching his spring All Starr Band tour — Ringo Starr has just rolled out the dates and cities for the band’s fall run. As it stands now, Ringo and the band will kick off their 19-date fall tour on September 17th in Ontario, California at Toyota Arena and play through October…