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PRPhotos.comAlthough many fans have been clamoring for the Foo Fighters to perform as the halftime attraction during the Super Bowl — all is not lost. Blabbermouth posted that Dave Grohl will be featured on Super Bowl Sunday (February 12th) in a new commercial for Crown Royal Canadian Whisky. Sophie Kelly, senior VP for Diageo –…

Getty ImagesNew reporting puts Mick Jagger and Keith Richards recording together in Nassau, The Bahamas at Sanctuary Studios. The Rolling Stones have been slowly working on its first set of original material since 2005’s A Bigger Bang with their producer of the past three decades, Don Was. According to Showbiz411.com: “Sources in the Bahamas say…

Getty ImagesThe Who have just taggged nine UK stops to their upcoming European trek — which now includes the band’s first shows in Edinburgh, Scotland in 40 years. In addition to that, on March 31st, Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend will issue the group’s latest live set, The Who With Orchestra Live At Wembley. The…

Getty ImagesIt was 54 years ago today (January 30th, 1969) that the Beatles performed for the last time in public, on the roof of their Apple headquarters building in London. For the better part of that January, the group had been filming their rehearsals for a planned comeback concert, before band politics forced them to…

Getty ImagesThe full lineup to CBS’ A Grammy Salute To The Beach Boys has been rolled out. Appearing at the February 8th event are Grammy-winning artists and past and current Grammy nominees including Weezer, Beck, Brandi Carlile, Michael McDonald, St. Vincent, Fall Out Boy, Hanson, Norah Jones, Lady A, John Legend, Little Big Town, Mumford…

Getty ImagesComing on April 7th in Kiss’ ongoing “Off The Soundboard” archival series is Live In Poughkeepsie 1984. The custom, mustard yellow double-LP set features one of only two full concerts guitarist Mark St. John ever played with the band. The November 28th, 1984 Animalize tour show from the Mid-Hudson Civic Arena in Poughkeepsie, New…

Getty ImagesR.I.P. – TELEVISION’S TOM VERLAINE Punk icon Tom Verlaine, the guitarist and songwriter for the highly influential band Television, died on January 28th at the age of 73 following a brief illness. Jesse Paris Smith, the daughter of Patti Smith, told Rolling Stone, “He died peacefully in New York City, surrounded by close friends.…

Getty ImagesIt was 45 years ago today (January 30th, 1978) that Journey released Infinity — its first album with frontman Steve Perry. The band had released three albums since its formation in 1973 by two former members of Santana — co-founding keyboardist Gregg Rolie and guitarist Neal Schon, with Rollie handling vocals for the band…

Getty ImagesU2 has released a 2023 remake of their 1987 chart-topper, “With Or Without You.” The song is one of 40 reimagined versions of the band’s classics re-recorded for their new album, Songs Of Surrender, which drops on St. Patrick’s Day — March 17th. The set is a companion piece to frontman Bono’s memoir Surrender:…