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On This Day, April 23, 1976…New York punk pioneers the Ramones released their self-titled debut on Sire Records. The iconic cover featured the four members of the band leaning against a brick wall in New York City.The album, which was recorded in one week, opened with what would become a Ramones classic: “Blitzkrieg Bop.” That song was the first single released from the record, with the second being “I Wanna […]

Sony Music Vision and Trafalgar Releasing Pink Floyd has shared another peek at the newly restored version of their 1972 concert film, Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII, which is set to hit theaters and IMAX on Thursday.The latest is a performance of “A Saucerful of Secrets,” the title track off the band’s 1968 sophomore album.Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII is a recording of the band's October 1971 performance at the […]

Daniel Knighton/Getty Images Kansas has expanded their 2025 tour with seven new dates.The new additions include an Aug. 3 show in Ridgefield, Washington, as well as three shows in Minnesota: Sept. 18 in Moorhead, Sept. 19 in Waite Park and Sept. 20 in Mankato.Other new dates include Sept. 26 in Bonner Springs, Kansas; Sept. 27 in St. Louis; and Dec. 6 in Albuquerque.Kansas’ next show is Saturday in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The "Carry […]

L-R: Brian May, John Deacon, Freddie Mercury, Roy Thomas Baker/photo credit: David Tan/Shinko Music/Getty Images Queen guitarist Brian May has paid tribute to music producer Roy Thomas Baker, who passed away April 12 at the age of 78.Baker produced five of the band’s albums, along with their hit single “Bohemian Rhapsody.” May shared on Instagram that he was “very sad” to hear of his passing.“Roy played a huge part in the […]

NDZ/Star Max/GC Images The Beach Boys join a crowded list of artists booked to play the 2025 Riot Fest, taking place Sept. 19-21 in Chicago.The annual festival will be headlined by Green Day, blink-182 and Weezer, with a lineup that also includes Ramones drummer Marky Ramone, Jack White, Sex Pistols with Frank Carter and Buzzcocks.The festival will mark the 20th anniversary of Riot Fest, which began in 2005.Tickets are on sale now. For the full […]

earMUSIC Alice Cooper has shared the first single off his upcoming album, The Revenge of Alice Cooper, which sees him reuniting with his original bandmates for the first time in over 50 years.The track is called "Black Mamba" and features The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger. "Hi, it's me again, yours truly, Alice Cooper," the shock rocker says. "But I'm not alone. You know them all too well. This time, there will be no cure."You can […]

Karwai Tang/WireImage Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood have been teasing new music from their '70s group Faces for a while now, and their bandmate Kenney Jones has shared an update on their progress.In an interview with the U.K. outlet The Telegraph, Jones reveals that the trio has recorded "about 11 tracks” for a possible album."Not all of them are going to be right," he said. "But most of them are good."Jones […]

ABC/Paula Lobo Green Day officially has a date with the Hollywood Walk of Fame.The "American Idiot" trio will be honored with a star on May 1. The ceremony will take place outside the Amoeba Records store on Hollywood Boulevard."All the way from the Boulevard of Broken Dreams to Hollywood Boulevard," Green Day says. "This is going to be one to remember... come celebrate with us!"It was first announced that Green Day […]

Daniel Knighton/Getty Images Carlos Santana has postponed a second show on his Oneness tour following his hospitalization in San Antonio for dehydration.The 77-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer was supposed to bring the tour to the Smart Financial Center in Sugar Land, Texas, Wednesday, but his manager has confirmed the show has been postponed. In a post on Santana's social media, his manager wrote that Santana has also tested positive for COVID-19."Carlos experienced dehydration […]