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earMUSIC Alice Cooper reunited with his original bandmates for his upcoming album, The Revenge of Alice Cooper, and now they are teaming up for a one-off event in London.Cooper announced on Instagram that he and the group — guitarist Michael Bruce, bassist Dennis Dunaway and drummer Neil Smith — are coming together for a July 24 event at London’s Union Chapel.The evening, hosted by Sir Tim Rice, will be open to just 900 "lucky souls," with […]

Disney/Eric McCandless Billy Idol has shared a funny anecdote about a Saturday Night Live sketch in which Sting did an impersonation of him.In an interview with The Ankler, Idol was asked about the 1991 sketch “The Sinatra Group,” where Phil Hartman as Frank Sinatra hosted a talk show where he interviewed a variety of guests, including Sting as Idol. Idol says he thought the sketch was "very funny" and shares that he was told […]

earMUSIC Deep Purple’s 18th studio album, Rapture of the Deep, will be reissued for its 20th anniversary.A remixed and remastered version of the album will be released Aug. 29, with new artwork and bonus material made up of never-before-heard instrumental takes and studio rehearsal recordings. Among those tracks is a tune called "Closing Time," written by the band's then-guitarist Steve Morse, which is getting its first-ever release.The new mix of the album was handled […]