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Getty ImagesPeter Gabriel has dropped “Panopticom,” the first single from his upcoming album, titled i/o. Gabriel said in the press release, “The first song is based on an idea I have been working on to initiate the creation of an infinitely expandable accessible data globe: The Panopticom. We are beginning to connect a like-minded group…

Getty ImagesSunday (January 8th) marks what would have been the “King of Rock n’ Roll” Elvis Presley’s 86th birthday. From his meteoric rise to fame in the 1950’s, to his death at the age of 42 in 1977, through to the present-day; the world is still fascinated by everything that is Elvis. After working as…

Getty ImagesIt was 50 years ago today (January 6th, 1973) that Carly Simon scored her sole chart-topper to date, when “You’re So Vain” hit Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of three weeks. The song, which was produced by Richard Perry and included on Simon’s 1972 third album No Secrets, featured…

Getty ImagesBruce Springsteen has just issued East Rutherford, NJ – July 18th, 1999 — a special holiday / year-end official bootleg in his ongoing monthly archive series. The concert, which was culled his 1999/2000 reunion tour with the E Street Band, marks the seventh pick from the historic tour, with the previous shows being Philadelphia…

Getty ImagesSunday — January 8th — marks what would’ve been David Bowie’s 76th birthday. Bowie died on January 10th, 2016 — just two days after his 69th birthday. His death followed a private 18-month battle with cancer, and according to reports from insiders in the Bowie camp, the music legend died from liver cancer, after…

PRPhotos.comMarilyn Manson accuser Ashley Morgan Smithline’s case has been dismissed. According to Page Six, a California judge tossed out Smithline’s sexual abuse lawsuit after she was advised to find new legal representation. After she failed to find new representation or represent herself, her case was thrown out. The lawsuit was dismissed without prejudice, meaning she…

Getty ImagesIggy Pop wants fans to be sure that his new album, Every Loser, which drops tomorrow (January 6th) will not be taking any out of the blue left-turns for listeners. The new set is produced by Andrew Watt and geatures contributions from Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer…

Getty ImagesPaul and Linda McCartney’s daughter Mary McCartney is receiving great notices for her new documentary, If These Walls Could Sing. The film, which chronicles the 90th anniversary of London’s legendary Abbey Road Studios, is now streaming on Disney+. During a chat with The Guardian, Mary, now a mother of four boys, was asked to…

Getty ImagesDuring a look back at Rush’s 1981 breakthrough album, Moving Pictures, surviving members Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson discussed the album’s breakout classic — “Tom Sawyer.” Geddy Lee told Classic Rock, “I mean, when we were working on ‘Tom Sawyer,’ actually for the longest time it was the worst song on the record. We…