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Singer Roger Daltrey (L) and guitarist Pete Townshend of The Who perform on the first night of the band's residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on July 29, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) The Who is celebrating the 50th anniversary of their Who Put the Boot In tour with a set of limited-edition soccer jerseys, or football jerseys as they say in the U.K.Why […]

Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden launches Trooper beer at National Army Museum on March 12, 2013 in London, England. (Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images) What could be cooler than being a roadie on Iron Maiden's Run for Your Lives tour? Maybe being a beer roadie on the tour.The Lagunitas Brewing Company, which makes Iron Maiden's line of signature beers, is offering fans the chance at an all-expenses-paid but limited-time job when the U.S. […]

Pink Floyd, '8-Tracks' (Sony) A rare Pink Floyd track has gotten its first-ever digital release.The full version of “Pigs on the Wing,” which prior to this was only available on the eight-track release of 1977’s Animals, is now available via digital outlets and on YouTube.The original song was cut into two parts for Animals, with the full version linking them by a guitar solo performed by Snowy White.The song is featured on […]

Paul McCartney's 'The Boys of Dungeon Lane' (MPL/Capitol Records) Paul McCartney is #1 in the U.K. yet again.The legendary Beatle’s latest solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, has debuted on top of the U.K. Official Chart."Guess what? Our album is Number 1! Can't get much higher. And we are well chuffed,” said McCartney. "My team and the whole gang of people who worked on this thing, they have done […]

Deep Purple's 'SPLAT!'/(earMUSIC) Deep Purple is offering up another preview of their upcoming album, SPLAT!The band has dropped the new single “Diablo,” which features country star Keith Urban on guitar.“It is all about taking chances,” frontman Ian Gillan says of the song. “Just for once in your life, do something exciting, step out of the mold, take that curious bend in the road instead of sticking to the highway and do […]

Stevie Nicks performs at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, November, 2023 (Disney/Michael J. LeBrecht II) Stevie Nicks is honoring the doctor who helps keep her voice in tip-top shape.The singer has made a major donation to University of Southern California to help complete a $3 million fundraising goal for an endowed chair at the Keck School of Medicine at USC within the Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head […]

On This Day, June 5, 1975...Talking Heads -- David Byrne, Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz -- made their live debut at the New York club CBGB, where they opened for the Ramones.The set consisted of songs like "Psycho Killer," "The Girls Want to Be With the Girls," "I Want to Live" and more.Jerry Harrison joined the group in 1977, the same year they released their debut album, Talking Heads: 77, […]

(L-R) Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of Rush attend the 2026 JUNO Awards at TD Coliseum on March 29, 2026 in Hamilton, Ontario. (Photo by Jeremy Chan/Getty Images) Rush’s highly anticipated Fifty Something tour finally kicks off Sunday in Los Angeles, something fans of the Canadian rockers have been waiting for for more than a decade.The tour will be Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson’s first outing since wrapping the R40 […]

Warren Haynes 'Shakedown Street' (Evil Teen Records) Warren Haynes takes on a Grateful Dead classic in the latest preview of his upcoming symphonic album, Dreams & Songs.The Gov’t Mule frontman has released a cover of The Dead’s “Shakedown Street,” recorded at his 2019 Dreams & Songs symphonic show in his hometown of Asheville, North Carolina. For the show he was backed by the 64-piece Asheville Symphony Orchestra, as well as Oteil […]