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Phil Campbell of Motörhead performs at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. (Tabatha Fireman/Redferns via Getty Images) Longtime Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell has died at age 64.Campbell's band the Bastard Sons, which includes his children, announced the news in an Instagram post Saturday reading, "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved father, Philip Anthony Campbell, who passed […]

Cover of KISS' 'Destroyer' (Island Def Jam) Sunday marks 50 years since KISS released their fourth studio album, Destroyer, and to celebrate the occasion the band has released a new line of products and merchandise.The Destroyer anniversary collection includes a metallic gold and purple fire vinyl pressing of the album, which will ship March 27, as well as a limited purple liquid-filled vinyl edition, which will be released May 1.In […]

Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee of Rush, performing on stage, 1984 (Photo by David Tan/Shinko Music/Getty Images) Rush is celebrating the release of the deluxe edition of their 10th studio album, 1984's Grace Under Pressure, with the release of a classic concert.The band has just debuted a recording of their Sept. 21, 1984, concert at Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens on YouTube. The concert features performances of Grace Under Pressure tracks, as […]

Cover of 'Asia - Live in England' (Frontiers Music SRL) ASIA has just released their new live album, ASIA – Live in England, and to coincide with the release they’ve shared a new live performance video.The latest video is for the track "Wildest Dreams," which originally appeared on ASIA’s 1982 self-titled debut album, which went to #1 in the U.S. The band previously shared live performances of their hits "Only […]

Cover of Lou Gramm's 'Released' (Stray Notes Music/Rhino Entertainment) Former Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm has released another track from his upcoming solo album, Released.The latest, “Time Heals the Pain,” is described in a press release as “a soaring, emotionally charged rock ballad” that “unfolds as a moving meditation on love, reconciliation, and the healing passage of time.”“Time Heals the Pain” is available now via digital outlets. It is the third […]

David Gilmour's 'The Black Strat' guitar (Courtesy of Christie's) A guitar previously owned by Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour has broken records at auction.Gilmour’s black Fender Stratocaster, known as “The Black Strat,” brought in a record-setting $14.55 million from an online bidder at a Christie’s auction on Thursday. According to the auction house, the guitar was part of a 21-minute online bidding war.That price tag for Gilmour's guitar is now the highest amount […]

On This Day, March 13, 1993…Eric Clapton hit #1 with Unplugged, an album featuring performances from his MTV Unplugged episode, which was recorded live in front of a studio audience.The album — which featured performances of “Tears in Heaven,” about the death of his 4-year-old son, Conor, and an acoustic version of “Layla" — spent three weeks in the top spot of the U.S. album chart.Unplugged went on to win […]

It wasn't 9 o'clock on a Saturday, but the crowd that shuffled into New York's Carnegie Hall at 8 p.m. on Thursday night were definitely in the mood for a melody -- written by Billy Joel.An all-star cast lined up to pay tribute to The Piano Man during the latest installment of the annual Music Of charity concert series, which raises money for music education for underserved youth. Thursday night's show netted $225,000 […]

The Black Crowes are back with a new album, A Pound of Feathers, which they recorded in just eight days. And while that may sound fast, guitarist Rich Robinson tells ABC Audio that's just how he and brother Chris Robinson work."Chris and I have always been that way when we make records," he says. "Even when we were kids, we were always that way." He adds, "This time around we were just like, […]