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Getty ImagesDef Leppard and Motley Crue are on the road together again. This time they decided to all travel in the same rented plane, but couldn’t agree on who would get their name first on the side of the aircraft. So, in a video posted online, the bandmembers all gathered to make the decision. As…

Getty ImagesIt was 51 years ago Sunday (February 19th, 1972) that Harry Nilsson’s “Without You” began its four-week run at the top of the charts. The song was Nilsson’s second major hit, following 1969’s “Everybody’s Talkin’,” and went on to win the 1972 Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. It was featured on his…

PRPhotos.comHappy Birthday to Yoko Ono, who turns 90 on Saturday (February 18th)!!! Yoko was born in Tokyo to a musician turned extremely successful banker Eisuke Ono, who was a descendant of the Emperor of Japan. Yoko’s mother, Isoko Ono, is the granddaughter of Zenjiro Yasuda, of the famed Yasuda banking family. Despite her contributions to…

Getty ImagesSet for release on Record Store Day (April 22nd) is Billy Joel – Live At The Great American Music Hall – 1975. The album was originally issued back in 2021 as part of the multi-disc Billy Joel – The Vinyl Collection, Vol.1, with the new issue marking its first standalone release. According to the…

Getty ImagesOn March 24th, the Kinks will release The Journey – Part 1, the first of a two-part anthology set in celebration of the group’s 60th anniversary. The details for when Part 2 will drop and its tracklist are still TBA, but Part 1 features such classics as “You Really Got Me,” “All Day And…

Getty ImagesComing soon is the new documentary, titled Daytime Revolution, which focuses on the legendary week of programs John Lennon and Yoko Ono co-hosted on The Mike Douglas Show in 1972. Variety reported, the 108-minute doc, which has just wrapped production, “Uses archival footage from each of the five 70-minute shows as well as interviews…

Getty ImagesHeart’s Nancy Wilson has started her own management company, Roadcase Management. Billboard reported the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has signed the company’s first client, Portland, Oregon-based singer/songwriter Madisenxoxo. Wilson touched upon juggling both her rock and new management career, explaining, “I believe rock music still has such a meaningful place in the…

Getty ImagesAs Motley Crue carries on with new guitarist John 5, Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen makes it more than clear that it was Mick Mars’ decision alone to quit the road. It was announced last fall that Mars had retired from touring, but that the 71-year-old guitarist will remain a part of the band.…

Getty ImagesBruce Springsteen surprised more than a few fans on Tuesday night (February 14th) at Houston’s Toyota Center, when thanks to a fan sign request, he performed “I Was The Priest” live for the first time in 50 years. The pre-fame classic was resurrected back in 2020 for the Letter To You album — but…