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Cover of Duff McKagan's 'Lighthouse: Live in London'/(Earmusic) Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan has shared another track from Lighthouse: Live From London, his upcoming live album and concert film highlighting a show from his Lighthouse Tour ’24.The latest is a performance of “Fallen Ones,” a track that appears on his third solo album, 2023’s Lighthouse. It is available now via digital outlets.The album and film capture McKagan’s Oct. 25, 2024, concert at London’s Islington Assembly Hall […]

Rob Halford of Judas Priest performs onstage during a concert at The O2 Arena on July 25, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images) Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford got married to his longtime partner, Thomas Pence, in 2024, and in a new interview he shares that it’s something he’s been wanting to do for years.During part two of Halford’s appearance on Jake Shear’s Queer the Music podcast, Halford reveals that he would often ask Thomas […]

Paul McCartney performs at The O2 Arena on December 18, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Jo Hale/Redferns) Paul McCartney is taking fans behind the scenes at his three February club shows at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City.The Beatles legend just released Paul McCartney Rocks The Bowery, an 11-minute tour diary of the shows, directed by Charlie Lightening.The video highlights the frenzy over the three concerts, with interviews from the staff at […]

Harvest Moon show poster/(courtesy of Harvest Moon concert) Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts are set to headline the Harvest Moon benefit concert in California. This is the second year in a row that Young has performed at the event.The afternoon concert will take place Oct. 25 at The Painted Turtle camp in Lake Hughes, California. The lineup also includes Beck and Lana Del Rey, with additional artists to be named.Proceeds from the concert will benefit both The […]

Rolling Stone is marking the 50th anniversary of Queen’s iconic song "Bohemian Rhapsody" with a special interview with the band’s Brian May and Roger Taylor. The duo talk about the beginnings of the song, and even touch on what, if anything, Freddie Mercury is singing about.Regarding their first impressions of the song, Taylor notes, "We thought, 'Well, this is kind of ridiculous, so let’s go.' We really enjoyed the silliness of it." He adds that Mercury wrote "a fairly intense, ruminative song. […]

(L-R) Howl Owl Howl's Steve Gorman, Mike Mills and Darius Rucker/(photo by Steven Cohen) R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, The Black Crowes' former drummer Steve Gorman and Hootie & the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker are joining forces for a new supergroup, Howl Owl Howl.The group formed in 2021 out of a casual jam session between the three longtime friends, with a press release noting that session turned into "something unique." As for the sound, Howl Owl Howl "fuses organic roots rock with an open-minded alternative […]

Cover of The Rolling Stones' 'Black and Blue'/(Interscope/UMe) The Rolling Stones are revisiting their 1976 album Black and Blue ahead of its 50th anniversary.The band is set to release a five-LP or four-CD super-deluxe box set on Nov. 14, with both versions also coming with a Blu-ray. The set includes a 2025 remix of the album by producer Steven Wilson, along with an album of outtakes and jams. It also includes a recording of a 1976 concert at Earls […]

On This Day, Sept. 24, 1979…The Eagles released their sixth studio album, The Long Run, which hit #1 on the Billboard Albums chart.The album featured the singles “Heartache Tonight,” which went to #1, as well as the title track and “I Can’t Tell You Why,” which were both top-10 hits.The Long Run was the Eagles’ first album to feature Timothy B. Schmit, who replaced founding member Randy Meisner, who left the group during their Hotel California tour in 1977. Schmit wrote […]

Cover of David Bowie's 'Aladdin Sane'/(Parlophone) The original artwork for David Bowie’s iconic album Aladdin Sane, shot by photographer Brian Duffy aka Duffy, is going up for auction.The original dye transfer artwork print will be part of The Mona Lisa of Pop: The Duffy Archive auction, taking place Oct. 22 through Nov. 5 at Bonhams in London and bonhams.com. The print is expected to sell for somewhere between $340,000 and $400,000.The cover art is one of many Aladdin Sane-related […]