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Fantasy Records Warren Haynes is sharing another preview of his upcoming release, The Whisper Sessions, which features seven stripped-down versions of songs from his 2024 solo album, Million Voices Whisper.The latest is a new take on the song “You Ain’t Above Me” and is available now via digital outlets.“This stripped-down version is actually the only time I’ve ever performed it this way,” Haynes shares. “I played it on my new Signature […]

On This Day, July 25, 1980 ...AC/DC released their seventh studio album, Back in Black, which was their first album following the death of singer Bon Scott.The album featured new lead singer Brian Johnson and contained such future AC/DC classics as the title track, “You Shook Me All Night Long” and “Hells Bells.”Back in Black was a massive hit for the Aussie rockers, becoming one of the bestselling albums of […]

Legacy Recordings If watching the HBO documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes makes you want to go back and listen to Billy Joel's whole catalog, you'll soon have an easy way to do so.A new digital 100-track album, also called Billy Joel: And So It Goes, drops Saturday, July 26, and it's described as a "companion" piece to the documentary, the second part of which is now streaming. Among […]

Courtesy of Bleeker Street Films We are getting our first real look at the upcoming sequel to the 1984 rock mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap.A trailer for the film, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, has just been released, following the band Spinal Tap – Michael McKean as lead guitarist David St. Hubbins, Christopher Guest as frontman Nigel Tufnell and Harry Shearer as bassist Derek Smalls – as they attempt to […]

Jeremychanphotography/Getty Images Queen’s Roger Taylor will celebrate his 76th birthday on Saturday, and to mark the occasion a new line of Taylor-inspired jewelry is being released.Queen announced on Instagram that the rocker’s Taylored of London merch line is set to debut what it's calling a "Hold Fast" range of limited-edition signet rings inspired by Taylor’s love of sailing. The term hold fast was a command sailors would use during rough weather conditions.The line will feature two rings, designed […]

Bruce Springsteen on the set of 'Deliver Me from Nowhere'/Bobby Bank/GC Images Actor Paul Walter Hauser has a role in the upcoming Bruce Springsteen movie Deliver Me From Nowhere, and it turns out he also has a surprising connection to the New Jersey rocker.Hauser plays Springsteen’s guitar tech Mike Batlan, who helped engineer 1982’s Nebraska. While appearing on The Rich Eisen Show, Hauser said he once lived in a home previously owned by Springsteen."What’s crazy […]

Photo Zak Starkey: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images/ Photo Ozzy: Disney/Eric McCandless In the wake of Ozzy Osbourne’s death Tuesday at age 76, drummer Zak Starkey is sharing his regret at turning down an offer to play with the Prince of Darkness.In a post on Instagram, Starkey, who has worked with The Who and Oasis, shared a message he once got from Ozzy’s wife, Sharon Osbourne, offering him a gig backing Black Sabbath.Sharon wrote at […]

Photo: © 2024 MPL Communications Ltd / Photographer: MJ Kim) Paul McCartney has added another city to the upcoming North American leg of his Got Back tour.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is now set to play the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on Oct. 25.A ticket pre-sale starts on July 29 at 10 a.m. local time, although fans will need to pre-register for access. Tickets go on sale to the public […]

Atlantic Records This year marks the 50th anniversary of Led Zeppelin’s fifth studio album, Physical Graffiti, and the band has announced some new releases to celebrate, including a new live EP and a deluxe edition of the album.The EP, titled Live E.P. will be released on CD, vinyl and digitally. It will feature performances of four songs: “In My Time of Dying” and “Trampled Underfoot," both recorded live at London's Earls Court in […]