PRPhotos.comRingo Starr was on hand at Boston’s Berklee College of Music on Thursday (June 2nd) to accept an honorary doctorate from the prestigious institution. Marca.com reported the students played a selection of Ringo’s hits during the ceremony, before opening remarks by All Starr Band drummer Gregg Bissonette and Berklee President Erica Muhl. Ringo spoke about…

PRPhotos.comDef Leppard frontman Joe Elliott says the band still believes in the art of the long form, full-album format. Blabbermouth reported that Elliott spoke in depth about the band in the current issue of Rock Candy magazine and explained why creating full-length LP’s still works for the band and its fans: “When we got together…

Getty ImagesPaul McCartney’s Glastonbury Festival performance on June 25th will be broadcast by the BBC One. Musicweek.com reported that the “Beeb” will also televise sets by Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, and Diana Ross, who’ll perform in the “Legends” slot. McCartney’s 2020 Glastonbury spot was scrapped due to Covid. The former-Beatle first headlined the festival back…

PRPhotos.comA Judas Priest concert without leather and studs??? According to Blabbermouth — that’s just what fans got at the band’s May 31st European tour kick off at Berlin, Germany’s 1,600-capacity Huxleys Neue Welt. Priest Richie Faulkner guitarist posted a message to fans on social media, which read: Last night in berlin was glorious and something…

Getty ImagesIt was 40 years ago Saturday (June 4th, 1982) that Genesis released its double-album concert collection, Three Sides Live. The album, which was primarily recorded the previous year during the band’s tour in support of its MTV breakthrough Abacab collection, was the group’s third live set, following 1973’s Genesis Live, and 1977’s Seconds Out.…

Getty ImagesIt was 39 years ago today (June 3rd, 1983) that Derek & The Dominos drummer Jim Gordon brutally murdered his mother. Gordon, who was officially diagnosed with schizophrenia while on trial for bludgeoning his mother with a hammer and stabbing her to death, is still regarded as one of rock’s greatest drummers. But Gordon…

Young Thug’s lengthy day in court was all for nothing, a judge denied his bond, and the rapper will stay locked up until January 2023. The YSL rapper and his legal team argued for his freedom Thursday in a Georgia courtroom where prosecutors argued…

Dr. Preston Phillips — a former WNBA team doctor — was the main target in the deadly mass shooting at a hospital in Oklahoma this week that left four innocent people dead. A male gunman opened fire on the second floor of the Warren Clinic in…

Matthew Morrison is taking a stand against claims he sent “flirty” text messages to a contestant on “So You Think You Can Dance” … reading the alleged message out loud, and putting an end to speculation it was inappropriate. Morrison, who was…