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Rock Out Books/Retro Photo Archive A new book dedicated to Dead & Company is out just in time for the holidays.Dead & Company: Rainbow Full of Sound is a coffee-table book by famed rock photographer Jay Blakesberg, who also happens to be a lifelong Deadhead.The book features hundreds of Blakesberg’s photos, chronicling the band – Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart, Bobby Weir and Bill Kreutzmann, along with John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, Jeff Chimenti and Jay […]

Disney/Abigail Nilsson As usual, The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular has lined up some big-name guest stars for musical performances, and this year that includes Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Elton John.Elton is set to perform his classic “Your Song,” and while it may be surprising that he isn't singing his own holiday classic "Step Into Christmas," his presence on the special isn't: Disney+ will be streaming his documentary Never Too […]

Goldenvoice Green Day has been confirmed to headline Coachella 2025.The festival takes place April 11-13 and April 18-20 in Indio, California. Lady Gaga, Post Malone and Travis Scott will headline, as well.Also on the lineup are Misfits, Clairo, The Marías, Sam Fender, Jimmy Eat World, beabadoobee, Djo, Portishead's Beth Gibbons, Kraftwerk, The Beaches and The Go-Go's.Registration for access to a presale beginning Friday at 11 a.m. PT is open now. Those […]

Scott Dudelson/WireImage Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Joe Walsh turned 77 on Wednesday, and in a birthday post on social media, he looked back on the struggles he's faced throughout his life and how he overcame them.“This young man had trouble sitting still, expressing himself and relating to other people,” the Eagles guitarist wrote next to a black-and-white photo of his younger self. “He found various tricks (and pills and potions) […]

Dave J Hogan/Dave J Hogan/Getty Images Howard Jones and ABC are returning to the U.S. for more shows next year.The two artists teamed up for a tour last summer with Haircut 100, and now they’ll return for a co-headlining trek that kicks off Feb. 6 in San Francisco. The tour will hit such cities as Denver, Dallas, Houston, Nashville, Brooklyn and Washington, D.C., before wrapping Feb. 28 in Glenside, Pennsylvania. “So excited […]

Courtesy Live Nation Considering the fact that Rod Stewart's newly announced 2025 tour is called One Last Time, you'd be forgiven for thinking that it's the two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer's farewell trek. Well, it is, and it isn't.Sir Rod writes on Instagram, "This will be the end of large-scale world tours for me, but I have no desire to retire. I love what I do and I […]

Paul Zimmerman/WireImage Current Yes frontman Jon Davison has issued a statement regarding the copyright lawsuit filed by his former friend and bandmate Riz Story.Story, whose legal name is Rudolph Zahler, is claiming Davison and Yes’ Steve Howe stole the music from his song “Reunion,” which was featured in the indie movie A Winter Rose, for the Yes song “Dare To Know,” which appeared on the band's 2021 album, The Quest.“It’s hard to put in […]

Inside Out Records Jethro Tull is getting ready to reissue their 2003 holiday album, and they’ve just shared a track from the record.The band has just released a new mix of “Jack Frost and Hooded Crow," which will appear on the now-titled The Jethro Tull Christmas Album – Fresh Snow at Christmas. The album will be released Dec. 6, featuring the new mix, along with 40 minutes of previously unreleased recordings. It is being released […]

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Bonnie Raitt has announced a new set of tour dates for 2025.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s newest tour will launch March 5 in Temecula, California, hitting such cities as Phoenix, Albuquerque, Dallas, Ft. Lauderdale, Memphis and more before wrapping May 10 in Louisville, Kentucky, although more dates are expected to be announced. Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.But […]