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Kurt Cobain of Nirvana performing in New York City, New York (Kevin Mazur/WireImage) The first-ever Nirvana record played on radio is going up for auction.Produced by the label Sub Pop, the 7-inch vinyl 1988 test pressing contains Nirvana's cover of the Shocking Blue song "Love Buzz," which was released as the future "Smells Like Teen Spirit" band's debut single. It made its way into the hands of Sub Pop employee Scott Vanderpool, who […]

On This Day, Oct. 28, 2014 ...The Allman Brothers Band played their final live show at New York’s Beacon Theatre.The location of the concert was very special to the Allman Brothers Band. They'd played the venue annually since 1989, which helped them set a Broadway record of 237 consecutive sold-out shows.The concert had the band — founders Gregg Allman, Jaimoe and Butch Trucks, along with Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Marc […]

L-R: Slim Jim Phantom, Brian Setzer and Lee Rocker of The Stray Cats/(Photo credit: Suzie Kaplan) The Stray Cats have canceled their latest tour.The band was supposed to kick off their a new tour on Oct. 25 in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, but canceled the first two dates due to frontman Brian Setzer suffering a “serious illness.” Now, they’ve scrapped the whole thing.“I’m heartbroken to share, due to serious illness, I am unable to perform […]

Cover of Blondie's 'No Exit'/(BMG) Blondie's reissuing their 1999 comeback album, No Exit, on Friday, and Debbie Harry and Chris Stein are giving fans some insight into the record.The band just released a new video, the No Exit Interrogation Tapes, in which Harry and Stein are questioned about the record. They reveal things like who came up with the title, their favorite songs, how it felt to reunite and more.Both Harry and Stein say their late […]

Peter Criss attends the 2024 Raven Drum Foundation Benefit Show at The Cutting Room on March 14, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Manny Carabel/Getty Images) KISS drummer and founding member Peter Criss appears to be teasing some news.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, who left KISS in 1980, posted a new black-and-white teaser on YouTube that opens with images of a skyline on a rainy night, and then moves […]

(L-R) Richie Faulkner and Rob Halford of Judas Priest perform at The Kia Forum on October 19, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Judas Priest brought their North American tour to Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Oct. 23 and received a huge honor from the city.On Sunday the band shared photos and video on Instagram of them receiving the key to the city, which was given to them by […]

Photo of WINGS and Paul McCARTNEY, in Wings, performing on TV show, playing acoustic guitar, on Mike Yarwood Christmas Special (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns) A teaser has been released for the upcoming Paul McCartney documentary, Man on the Run.The film, directed by Morgan Neville, looks at McCartney’s life following the breakup of The Beatles, including the formation of his band Wings.“The Beatles had broken up and I was thinking, what do […]

Peter Frampton at 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction/(Disney/Jenny Anderson) Peter Frampton is set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his iconic live album Frampton Comes Alive! with a special performance. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer will be featured in a special episode of the Recorded Live at Analog series, dubbed Frampton Comes Alive 50th, Hits and More, which will be recorded on Nov. 8 at the […]

On This Day, Oct. 27, 1975…New Jersey rocker Bruce Springsteen appeared on the covers of both Time and Newsweek magazines, becoming the first artist to ever appear simultaneously on the magazines' covers.Time’s article featured the headline "Rock’s New Sensation," while Newsweek went with "Making of a Rock Star."The simultaneous covers were engineered by Bruce’s then-manager Mike Appel, and followed the August release of his third studio album, Born to Run, which was a breakthrough […]