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ABC/Paula Lobo Never mind the bollocks, here's Billie Joe Armstrong rocking with the Sex Pistols.The Green Day frontman made a surprise appearance during the reformed punk icons' set Thursday at the Tons of Rock festival in Norway, joining vocalist Frank Carter in singing "Anarchy in the U.K."Sex Pistols announced their reunion in 2024 with original members Steve Jones, Glen Matlock and Paul Cook alongside Carter in place of frontman John Lydon aka Johnny […]

Concord Records John Fogerty has shared another taste of his upcoming album, Legacy: the Creedence Clearwater Revival years, dropping Aug. 22.The album features newly recorded versions of classic CCR tunes. The latest releases are his new takes on "Born on the Bayou" and "Lodi," which are both available via digital outlets."When it came time to sing 'Lodi,' I noticed that my voice seemed to have a little extra character in […]

On This Day, June 27, 2002 ...One day before the start of The Who’s U.S. tour, bassist John "The Ox" Entwistle died of a cocaine-induced heart attack. He was found dead in his room at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas by the stripper he had spent the night with.He was 57."The Ox has left the building—we've lost another great friend," The Who's Roger Daltrey and Pete […]

UMe The Smashing Pumpkins have announced a reissue of their 2000 album, Machina/The Machines of God, in honor of its 25th anniversary.A deluxe vinyl box set, which also includes the companion record Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music and 32 bonus tracks, will be available on Aug. 22 exclusively through Billy Corgan's Madame Zuzu’s tea shop in Highland Park, Illinois."It's taken some 25 years to finally release Machina as we in the band […]

Rhino The music of the Ramones has gotten a sound upgrade.Rhino just dropped a new box set, 1!2!3!4! The Ramones Atmos Collection. It features the band’s first four albums — Ramones, Leave Home, Rocket to Russia and Road to Ruin — in Dolby Atmos on Blu-ray audio, along with each album's original stereo mixes in high-resolution.The Atmos mixes of Leave Home, Rocket to Russia and Road to Ruin were handled by Ed Stasium, who originally engineered those three albums. Craig Leon, producer of […]