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Getty ImagesExtreme will release its first album in 14 years, titled, Six, on June 9th, according to Ultimate-Guitar.com. The band has just dropped the set’s first single, titled “Rise.” Frontman Gary Cherone spoke about the new track explaining, “Musically, it’s aggressive. Lyrically, it’s a cautionary tale on the rise and fall of fame. You get…

Getty ImagesIt was 50 years ago today (March 3rd, 1973) that Elton John’s sixth album, Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only The Piano Player, hit Number One on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The album, which held down the top spot for two weeks, stayed in the Top 10 for nine straight weeks. The success of…

Getty ImagesPete Townshend and Ann-Margret have teamed up for a new take on the Everly Brothers’ 1957 top two rock classic, “Bye Bye Love.” The track, which also features country legend T.G. Sheppard, is but one of the singer’s star-studded team-ups featured on her new album, Born To Be Wild, which drops on April 14th.…

Getty ImagesU2 bassist Adam Clayton shed light on the group’s new album, Songs Of Surrender, which is set for release on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th. He touched on the impetus for the 40-track collection, which is a companion piece to frontman Bono’s memoir Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, telling Mojo: “It was very much…

Getty ImagesIt was 56 years ago today (March 2nd, 1967) that the Supremes recorded their hits “The Happening” and “Reflections.” “The Happening” was the theme song to the 1967 movie of the same name, which starred Anthony Quinn, George Maharis from TV’s Route 66, and Faye Dunaway. The song was the final Number One by…

Getty ImagesVan Halen’s first live album — 1993’s Live: Right Here, Right Now — will make its vinyl debut on Record Store Day (April 22nd) as a limited edition four-LP set. The double-platinum collection will be limited to 7,500 copies on 180-gram translucent red vinyl and available exclusively at select independent music retailers for $99.98.…

Getty ImagesSet for release on April 28th is Stephen Stills Live At Berkeley 1971. The archival release was taped over two nights — August 20th and 21st, 1971 — at Berkeley, California’s Berkeley Community Theater, while supporting his second solo set, Stephen Stills 2. The Berkeley show, was part of Stills’ historic debut trek, dubbed,…

Getty ImagesQueen’s Brian May revealed the band is considering a sequel to the 2018 blockbuster biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody. The film, which had a $55 million dollar budget has grossed over $910 million globally, marking the film the most successful musical biopic in history. While talking to Britain’s Daily Star, the guitarist said, “We’ve been talking…

Getty ImagesKiss has announced its final string of shows, which will culminate over two nights — December 1st and 2nd — at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Kiss will kick off its final North American tour on October 29th at Austin’s Moody Center. There has been no word as to whether co-founders Ace Frehley and…