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courtesy of Peacock A new docuseries celebrating the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live debuts in January and will feature an episode about the infamous “More Cowbell” sketch, which aired in 2000 and centered around the recording of Blue Öyster Cult’s classic tune “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper.”According to a press release, the docuseries’ third episode, aptly titled More Cowbell, will feature Blue Öyster Cult’s Eric Bloom, Buck Dharma and Albert Bouchard, the latter […]

Courtesy of Live Nation Lenny Kravitz is returning to Las Vegas.The rocker just announced a new set of dates for his Blue Electric Light Las Vegas residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM. Lenny is set to return for five more shows: Aug. 1, Aug. 2, Aug. 6, Aug. 8 and Aug. 9. A Citi presale kicks off Wednesday at 10 a.m., with tickets going on sale to the general public […]

Fin Costello/Redferns Developers in Sydney, Australia, have issued an apology after bulldozing the childhood home of AC/DC rockers Malcolm and Angus Young, the Herald Sun reports.Burwood Square Pty Ltd purchased the home in February 2023 and recently demolished it, something that shouldn't have happened because in 2013 the property was added to the National Trust List of Historic Homes. The company claims it was not informed of the home’s historical significance.“We regret that the […]

On This Day, Jan. 7, 2020 ...Rush drummer Neil Peart passed away following a battle with glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer. He was 67.Peart had been diagnosed with the disease over three years earlier, but kept his condition a secret from the public.Peart joined Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson in Rush in 1974, six years after it had been formed. They went on to release 19 albums together and […]

UMe If you've always "Wanted" a deluxe edition of Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet — "Dead or Alive" — your dream has come true.The band will release a deluxe version of their world-beating 1986 album on Feb. 28, 2025, as well as various vinyl variations of the original album. Those variations include a limited-edition picture disc and — appropriately, given the LP's title — a limited-edition liquid-filled disc. If you're feeling […]

Mike Coppola/Getty Images for The Daily Front Row Blondie's Debbie Harry will turn 80 in July. So, how does she feel about celebrating such a milestone birthday?“I don’t walk around thinking every minute, oh my God, I’m going be 80 — but that’s sort of how I feel,” she tells the U.K. paper The Times. “My mother used to say in her head she was 25 and I’m the same. But thinking about […]

Sun Records Bruce Springsteen is set to make a guest appearance on a brand new album from The Waterboys.Life, Death and Dennis Hopper, the band’s 16th record, is set to drop April 14, with Springsteen lending his voice to the track “Ten Years Gone.” The album also features guest appearances by Steve Earle, Fiona Apple, The Go-Go’s Kathy Valentine, Dawes frontman Taylor Goldsmith and others.The 25-track album is described in a press release […]

Ethan Miller/Getty Images The Black Crowes are set to play Boston Calling this year. The three-day festival is happening Memorial Day weekend, May 23-25, in Allston, Massachusetts.The band is part of the May 24 bill, which will be headlined by Fall Out Boy and also feature Avril Lavigne, Cage the Elephant and others.Luke Combs and Dave Matthews Band are the festival's two other headliners, with the lineup featuring over 50 acts, including Sheryl Crow, TLC, […]

Leigh Vogel/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images U2 frontman Bono received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Saturday, and in honor of the occasion he’s penned a new essay for The Atlantic, titled The Gorgeous, Unglamorous Work of Freedom.“Freedom is a word that turns up with embarrassing frequency in rock-and-roll songs,” he writes. “How we love to free-associate about freedom. On occasion, we’re good for a 'Chimes of Freedom' (at least Bob […]