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Cover of KISS' 'Dressed to Kill'/(UMe) KISS just released a 50th anniversary deluxe edition of their third studio album, Dressed to Kill, and in a message to fans, honored their late bandmate Ace Frehley, who passed away Oct. 16.“Just over a week ago we lost one of the greatest and most influential guitarists of all time, Ace Frehley, leaving behind a legacy that has reshaped rock forever,” read a post on Instagram. “As we honor […]

Musician Jackson Browne performs onstage during the Wild Honey tribute to Warren Zevon benefiting the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization and the Ed Asner Family Center at The Granada Theatre on September 27, 2025 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) Jackson Browne, Stephen Stills and The Killers' Brandon Flowers are among the artists performing at an upcoming benefit concert marking the one-year anniversary of the January 2025 Los […]

Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar and Kenny Aronoff perform during opening night of The Best Of All Worlds Stays In Vegas - The Residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM on April 30, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Live Nation Las Vegas) Sammy Hagar is bringing his Best of All Worlds Tour to the U.K.The former Van Halen frontman has announced a four-city tour that […]

Kim Thayil of Soundgarden performs with MC50 during the Kick Out The Jams: The 50th Anniversary Tour at Variety Playhouse on September 7, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Chris McKay/Getty Images) Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil has announced a new memoir.The book, titled A Screaming Life: Into the Superunknown with Soundgarden and Beyond, is due out May 19. As Thayil explains, it "tells my story as an American son of immigrants growing up […]

Bon Jovi Forever Tour admat/(courtesy of Live Nation) Bon Jovi has added two more dates to their Forever Tour in 2026.The trek’s only U.S. shows are happening at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Due to overwhelming demand, the New Jersey rockers have added two more dates to the stint, July 16 and 19.The six-night New York stand will kick off July 9 and will be followed by shows in Edinburgh, Scotland, […]

Kirk Hammett on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (ABC/Randy Holmes) Exit electricity, enter Kirk Hammett's new limited-edition Gibson acoustic guitar.The Metallica shredder has announced the launch of the Raven, featuring a design inspired by Hammett's love of horror and "The Raven" poet himself, Edgar Allan Poe. It's described as a counterpart to Hammett's previous Gibson acoustic, the Hummingbird.The Raven was created with the Gibson Custom shop and is limited to just 100 pieces. It […]

Cover of Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here 50'/ (Sony Music) The U.K.'s poet laureate, Simon Armitage, has released a new poem inspired by Pink Floyd’s iconic album Wish You Were Here.The poem, Dear Pink Floyd, is part of the band’s upcoming 50th anniversary reissue of the album, dropping Dec. 12. Armitage reads it in a new video posted to YouTube.“I was thinking about the album and their noise, and what effect that has […]

Kurt Cobain of Nirvana performing in New York City, New York (Kevin Mazur/WireImage) The first-ever Nirvana record played on radio is going up for auction.Produced by the label Sub Pop, the 7-inch vinyl 1988 test pressing contains Nirvana's cover of the Shocking Blue song "Love Buzz," which was released as the future "Smells Like Teen Spirit" band's debut single. It made its way into the hands of Sub Pop employee Scott Vanderpool, who […]

On This Day, Oct. 28, 2014 ...The Allman Brothers Band played their final live show at New York’s Beacon Theatre.The location of the concert was very special to the Allman Brothers Band. They'd played the venue annually since 1989, which helped them set a Broadway record of 237 consecutive sold-out shows.The concert had the band — founders Gregg Allman, Jaimoe and Butch Trucks, along with Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Marc […]