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PRPhotos.comKISS is currently streaming audio from a rare performance from nearly 40 years ago. It marks the latest preview of the upcoming release, KISS – Off The Soundboard: Poughkeepsie, New York. At the time, the band consisted of Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Carr, and guitarist Mark St. John and was recorded in November 1984…

PRPhotos.comScott Weiland’s debut solo album, 12 Bar Blues will get a 25th anniversary reissue for Record Store Day (April 22nd). Blabbermouth reports that the remastered vinyl effort will feature three previously unreleased tracks, including “Lazy Divey,” “Chateu Mars,” and “Barbarella,” which has already been posted online. The 20-track digital version, which drops on May 12th,…

PRPhotos.comQueen + Adam Lambert have added eight new dates to The Rhapsody Tour this fall. The band announced Friday (March 31st) that they have added a second show for each of their stops in Baltimore, New York, Boston, St. Paul, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco and Los Angeles. They will be on the road from October…

Getty ImagesNeil Diamond recently told CBS Sunday Morning that he is only just accepting his Parkinson’s diagnosis. The 82-year-old singer, who first announced his diagnosis and retirement from touring in 2018, told the outlet that he only started to process the news in “the last few weeks.” He added, “But somehow, a calm has moved…

Getty ImagesIt was 55 years ago today (April 3rd, 1968) that Simon & Garfunkel released their fourth album, Bookends. The album was coming off the success of the duo’s songs being featured in Mike Nichols’ blockbuster 1967 hit movie, The Graduate — the soundtrack for which topped the charts for nine non-consecutive weeks. Bookends was…

Getty ImagesLou Gramm recently told the Grand’s Rock Warehaus YouTube channel that he likely won’t make an guest appearances during Foreigner’s farewell tour. The band’s former frontman said, “I’m so at peace with where it is now and how it’s ended.” He also added that he’s never performed with the group’s current incarnation – only…

PRPhotos.comDavid Bowie was planning to make a Ziggy Stardust comeback before he died. Manager Tony Defries told Mojo that that Bowie was inspired to retire his alter ego when he saw that Frank Sinatra retired in 1971 only to return two years later. Defries said, “David was a big Sinatra fan. Making the comeback is…

Getty ImagesIt was 45 years ago today (March 31st, 1978) that Paul McCartney & Wings released London Town. By the time of the album’s completion, Wings was pared back down to a trio, with just Paul, Linda McCartney, and the ever-faithful Denny Laine. Over the course of the album’s sessions, guitarist Jimmy McCulloch and drummer…

Getty ImagesDue out on May 12th will be a new two-DVD package featuring classic performances from the leaders of rock’s legendary San Francisco scene. The collection includes A Night At The Family Dog, a DVD taped in September 1970 featuring vintage performances by the Grateful Dead, Santana, and the Jefferson Airplane. The hour-long disc features…