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Disney/Eric McCandless You best start believing in ghost stories, Mr. Osbourne, you were almost in one!Sharon Osbourne has revealed that she kept Ozzy from auditioning for a Pirates of the Caribbean movie.Speaking to Billy Corgan on the Smashing Pumpkins frontman's The Magnificent Others podcast, Sharon calls the decision the "biggest mistake I've ever made with Ozzy.""He got offered to go and read for Pirates of the Caribbean," Sharon shares. "I said no."Of course, not only […]

On This Day, Feb. 20, 1974 ...Steely Dan released their third studio album, Pretzel Logic, which was the last to feature the full lineup of Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, Denny Dias, Jim Hodder and Jeff “Skunk” Baxter. Future albums would be recorded by Becker, Fagen and hired studio musicians.Pretzel Logic was a top-10 hit for Steely Dan, peaking at #8 on the Billboard 200. It featured the hit single “Rikki […]

Bruce Springsteen, Jeremy Allen White and Matthew Anthony Pellicano on the set of Deliver Me From Nowhere/Photo by Bobby Bank/GC Images Bruce Springsteen was often photographed on the New Jersey set of the movie Deliver Me From Nowhere, which follows the making of his album Nebraska. But it sounds like he may have been around a bit too much.Tod Maitland, part of the Oscar-nominated sound team behind the Bob Dylan biopic […]

Douglas Mason/WireImage A guitar signed by Neil Young and the members of Crazy Horse is up for grabs as part of Gibson Gives' upcoming benefit auction.The auction is being handled by Julien’s Auctions and features over 20 guitars, including a 2022 Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul in ebony finish, signed by Young and the most recent Crazy Horse lineup of Ralph Molina, Billy Talbot and Micah Nelson. The guitar is estimated to […]

David Wolff-Patrick/Redferns Phil Collins fans holding out hope he has more music in him are going to be disappointed. In a new interview with Mojo, Collins reveals that he has no plans to make music again.“I keep thinking I should go downstairs to the studio and see what happens,” Collins tells the mag. “But I’m not hungry for it anymore.”His health is also keeping him from recording again, with Collins […]

L-R: Dan McGowan, Ronnie Platt, and Joe Deninzon of Kansas /photo credit: Daniel Knighton/Getty Images Kansas has canceled two shows following the revelation that their singer, Ronnie Platt, has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer.Platt, who has been singing with the band since 2014, announced his diagnosis on social media on Feb. 15, assuring fans his cancer “has a 99% survival rate” and that it hasn’t spread.“It’s contained to my thyroid. […]

Gus Stewart/Redferns John Lydon has shared his thoughts on the Sex Pistols reunion. Spoiler alert: he's not a fan.As previously reported, the "Anarchy in the U.K." outfit reformed in 2024 with original members Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock alongside Frank Carter on vocals in place of the man formerly known as Johnny Rotten.Speaking about his former band getting back together without him, Lydon tells NME, "The poor sausage! Does […]

Courtesy of Gibson Queen guitarist Brian May gave a surprise performance Tuesday at the Gibson Garage in London. He performed on the first day of Gibson Garage Fest and helped celebrate the launch of the new Gibson Custom Brian May SJ-200 12 String acoustic guitar.May took part in a Q&A and performed Queen’s “Love of My Life” on the guitar. He was then joined by singer/songwriter Arielle for a cover of  The Everly Brothers’ tune “So […]

On This Day, Feb. 19, 1980 ...Bon Scott, frontman and lyricist for Australian rock band AC/DC, died after a night out at a London club. He was 33.The coroner’s report said Scott died of acute alcohol poisoning.Scott was AC/DC’s second lead vocalist, replacing lead singer Dave Evans in 1974. Scott appeared on the band’s first seven albums, his last being 1979’s Highway to Hell.He was replaced by singer Brian Johnson, whose first album […]