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Getty ImagesOut now is a new concert EP from Squeeze, titled Best Of Squeeze Live. Included on the new six-track set recorded live in San Francisco’s Fillmore are such classics as “Tempted,” “Up The Junction,” “Annie Get Your Gun,” “Another Nail In My Heart,” “Some Fantastic Place,” and “Cool For Cats.” Although band leaders Chris…

PRPhotos.comBilly Corgan revealed that he enlisted the help of the FBI to keep the latest Smashing Pumpkins album from being leaked online, according to Stereogum. Released last week was the final release of the group’s conceptual trilogy — Atum: Act Three. The new works are directly linked thematically to the Pumpkins’ 1995 double LP, Mellon…

Getty ImagesRoger Daltrey maintains that his and Who co-founder Pete Townshend’s relationship is centered around the band and nothing more. In a new chat with Record Collector, Daltrey revealed, “Me and Pete don’t socialize at all. It’s a working relationship. We’re two different people, very much so. And may it remain that way.” Despite the…

Getty ImagesDef Leppard has just released their new version of “Hysteria” with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra as a teaser for their upcoming Drastic Symphonies set, which will be released on May 19th. The new track features new elements added to the classic 1987 track — including frontman Joe Elliott duetting at points with his younger…

Getty ImagesComing on June 2nd is the massive, career-spanning 44-CD, single LP box set, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – Working Our Way Back To You: The Ultimate Collection. Working Our Way Back To You features 195 singles and 31 studio albums. The package includes “an extraordinary assemblage of unreleased treats — demos/alternate takes,…

Getty ImagesOut today (May 5th) is Smashing Pumpkins’ Atum: Act Three – the third and final installment of the band’s ongoing song cycle, Atum: A Rock Opera In Three Parts. The conceptual project is directly linked thematically to group’s 1995 double LP, Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness. Regarding the completion of the Atum trilogy,…

Getty ImagesFoo Fighters were set to perform on SNL for their season finale this month before the WGA strike. The appearance would have marked the band’s first time performing on the NBC sketch comedy series since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins in March 2022. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kieran Culkin and Jennifer Coolidge…

Getty ImagesIt was 50 years ago today — May 5th, 1973 — that Paul Simon released There Goes Rhymin’ Simon, his second album after Simon & Garfunkel’s 1970 split. The album, which came nearly a year-and-a-half after his 1972 self-titled collection, was a major success, peaking at Number Two on the Billboard 200 and spawning…

Getty ImagesThe Who’s Tommy Broadway extravaganza is making a stage comeback in Chicago, led by co-creators Pete Townshend and Tony Award winning director Des McAnuff. The musical will play at the Goodman Theatre with previews running from June 13th to July 23rd with an opening night set for June 26th. A nine-piece band performs the…