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On This Day, May 9, 1974 ...A 24-year-old Bruce Springsteen opened for Bonnie Raitt at the Harvard Square Theater in Boston. Rock critic Jon Landau was in the audience and was so impressed that in a review for Boston's The Real Paper he wrote these famous words: "I saw rock and roll future and its name is Bruce Springsteen."Landau and The Boss struck up a friendship, and he was eventually […]

Disney/Michael J. Le Brecht II/ABC It was a meeting of two Rock & Roll Hall of Famers in Nashville Thursday night, when legendary guitarist Peter Frampton joined Pearl Jam for their show at Bridgestone Arena.Fan shot footage posted to YouTube shows Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder introducing the night’s "special guest," noting, "We grew up, this gentleman was someone we looked up to. Before the Ramones, some of our first guitar […]

Daniel Knighton/Getty Images Alice in Chains canceled their show Thursday at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, due to drummer Sean Kinney's health.Just hours before the concert was set to begin, Alice announced in an Instagram Story, "After our soundcheck this evening at the Mohegan Sun Arena, Sean experienced a non-life-threatening medical emergency.""We unfortunately have to cancel tonight's show," the post continues. "We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. Refunds […]

Rhino NXS is celebrating the 40th anniversary of their fifth studio album, Listen Like Thieves, with a new deluxe box set that is out now, featuring plenty of bonus material.Founding member and keyboardist Andrew Farriss tells ABC Audio that Listen Like Thieves "was a breakthrough album for us," both commercially and artistically. He credits the album’s producer Chris Thomas with helping them reach that success."We'd had success before in other countries, including […]

Medios y Media/Getty Images The lineup for the big Black Sabbath reunion/farewell concert is stacked with big names from metal and hard rock, including Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Tool and Slayer. One name that is conspicuously absent, though, is Rob Halford.As the Judas Priest frontman tells Metal Hammer, he's unable to perform at the concert due to a scheduling conflict, having already booked a show with Scorpions on the same day […]

Emma McIntyre/Getty Images Former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten thinks The Rolling Stones should call it quits after all these years.Lydon announced his own retirement after his wife Nora’s death in 2023 after a battle with Alzheimer's, but changed his mind and now has dates planned with his band Public Image Ltd. During an appearance on Good Morning Britain, Lydon joked about his change of heart, noting, "That’s dementia for you, […]

Frank Hoensch/Redferns The Who just announced dates for their farewell tour of North America, but it sounds like the band isn’t too sure folks in the U.K. will get a similar goodbye.During a press conference announcing the tour, both Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey expressed doubt they’ll bring the tour to the U.K., with Daltrey joking, "Let’s see if we survive this one."He then explained that it's much easier to […]

Dark Horse Records Billy Idol’s latest album has landed on the Billboard charts.The rocker’s Dream Into It, his first full-length album since 2014’s Kings & Queens of the Underground, debuted at #7 on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart. That marks his first album to ever land in the top 10 on that chart. According to the mag, 6,500 copies of Dream Into It were sold in the week ending May 1, consisting of […]

Disney/Michael Le Brecht II Sammy Hagar was joined by a special guest for the latest show of his The Best of All Worlds residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas.Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir, who is headlining his own Vegas residency at the Sphere with Dead & Company, joined Hagar Wednesday night for a performance of the Montrose track "Bad Motor Scooter." According to setlist.fm, it was the […]