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(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Surgeon General released an advisory on Tuesday calling attention to the public health crisis of loneliness, isolation and lack of connection in the United States. “Lacking connection increases the risk for premature death to more than 60%. Put simply, this social disconnection increases the risk for premature death to the same levels as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day,” U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek […]

The '80s were certainly a good time for Rick Springfield, so he’s celebrating them with a brand new tour. The “Jesse’s Girl” singer is set to headline the “I Want My 80s” summer tour, featuring Tommy Tutone, and The Hooters and Paul Young on select dates.  The tour kicks off August 4 in Youngstown, Ohio, and wraps September 17 in Fresno, California. Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday, May 5, at 10 a.m. local […]

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Tim Bachman, guitarist and one of the co-founders of the Canadian band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, passed away Friday, April 28, at age 71. Well, now his brother and bandmate Randy Bachman has broken his silence for the first time since the news hit. “I haven’t posted because my heart has been heavy but the news has announced my brother Tim passed this weekend,” he shares on social media. “I am the last […]

Erika Goldring/Getty Images Robert Plant and Alison Krauss played New Orleans Jazz Fest on Friday, but that wasn’t the only Plant performance this weekend. Jambands.com reports that Plant made a surprise appearance at Preservation Hall in the French Quarter for an intimate performance in front of about 100 people.  Plant’s performance was a part of the Midnight Preserve show, which usually features unknown artists. He joined Irma Thomas, known as the "Soul Queen of New Orleans," to perform […]

Adrián Monroy/Medios y Media/Getty Images If you ever run into Flea and want to impress him with your musical knowledge, here are some songs to study up on. The Red Hot Chili Peppers co-founder has shared his picks for his three favorite basslines: Led Zeppelin's "Ramble On," funk band Parliament's "Flash Light" and jazz musician Alice Coltrane's "Journey in Satchidananda." You can see Flea shred RHCP basslines on the band's […]

As suspected, Aerosmith is saying goodbye to the road. The band just announced dates for their “Peace Out” farewell tour, featuring special guests The Black Crowes. “It’s not goodbye it’s PEACE OUT!,” the band shared in a statement. “Get ready and walk this way, you’re going to get the best show of our lives.”  The tour is set to kick off September 2 in Philadelphia, hitting such cities as Pittsburgh, Detroit, Washington, DC, […]

Universal It was a fourth straight week at #1 at the box office for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which pulled in an estimated $40 million. That brings its domestic gross to $490 million, and boosts its global tally to just over $1.2 billion -- the first film of the year to pass that milestone. Supernatural horror sequel The Evil Dead Rise took second place with an estimated $12.2 million, bringing its two-week total to […]

Araya Doheny/Getty Images The upcoming long-in-the-works Bob Dylan biopic starring Timothée Chalamet may have found its Joan Baez. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Monica Barbaro, who appeared in the blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick, is in talks to play the legendary folk singer in the James Mangold-directed film A Complete Unknown.  The flick is set at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, where Dylan infamously divided folk fans by going electric. Baez joined Dylan at the festival to perform “Blowin’ in the […]

Steve Jennings/Getty Images John Fogerty launched his Celebration Tour in Uncasville, Connecticut, Thursday, marking his first tour since regaining the worldwide rights to the songs he wrote for Creedence Clearwater Revival. Not surprisingly, Fogerty’s set was filled with CCR classics, with SetList.fm reporting he opened with “Bad Moon Rising,” one of 18 CCR songs in the set. Others included “Up Around The Bend,” “Born on the Bayou,” “Who’ll Stop The Rain,” “Travelin’ Band” and […]