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Steve Thorne/Redferns Back in February, Stray Cats frontman Brian Setzer revealed that he had been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that left him unable to play guitar. Now he’s sharing a health update with fans.“I just want to let you all know that I’m getting better day by day. The progress I’m making is excellent!” he shared on Instagram. “My dream is to visit Japan, the States, and Europe with […]

Photo credit: Richard Sibbald. Moog Music has announced a new collaboration with Rush rocker Geddy Lee.The company is debuting a new synthesizer, the Moog Music Geddy Lee Minimoog Model D. It takes inspiration from the original Minimoog Model D, which helped shape Rush’s progressive rock sound on songs like "Tom Sawyer" and "Subdivisions.""It’s a thrill to see the Minimoog Model D in that stunning red, so representative of one of the […]

Courtesy of Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses have announced a new drummer following the departure of longtime member Frank Ferrer.Isaac Carpenter, who's played in AWOLNATION for the last decade, will man the kit for the "Welcome to the Jungle" rockers during their 2025 world tour dates, which begin in Asia in May.Carpenter also has a connection to GN'R bassist Duff McKagan, having played in his band Loaded.GN'R announced on Wednesday that […]

Disney/Jennifer Pottheiser Not like he needs the money, but Elton John has just won a $100,000 prize for his artistic accomplishments.As Toronto's The Globe and Mail reports, Elton is the 15th recipient of the Glenn Gould Prize, which has been handed out by the Toronto-based Glenn Gould Foundation since 1987. It's given to a living artist whose "unique lifetime achievement contribution has enriched the human condition.” The award is named after the renowned […]

ABC/Randy Holmes U2 have been chosen as the next Academy Fellow of The Ivors Academy, the U.K. organization that presents The Ivor Novello Awards to celebrate excellence in British and Irish songwriting.The band — Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. — are the first-ever Irish songwriters to earn a fellowship, the highest honor handed out by the Ivors.“We were a band before we could play, let alone write songs. ... In […]

ABC/Randy Holmes Metallica's Kirk Hammett has released a new photo book exploring his personal guitar collection in depth.The aptly titled The Collection: Kirk Hammett contains 400 pages of photos shot by renowned rock photographer Ross Halfin on location in Los Angeles and Hawaii. It showcases instruments including Hammett's signature 1979 Gibson Flying V and his prized 1959 Les Paul Standard aka "Greeny."The Collection is available in three editions, two of which are signed by […]

ABC/Paula Lobo Green Day is turning an upcoming show into a scene for their New Years Rev film.The concert takes place March 25 at the Palladium venue and will be filmed for the part in the movie when Green Day plays a New Year's Eve gig."We'll be playing a few songs—a LOT of times (and maybe a few others)," Green Day says. "Movies take time, so plan to stay for 10-11 hours. But […]

Maansi Srivastava for the Washington Post This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Grateful Dead. While the surviving band members – Bobby Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann – had said there was talk of a reunion to celebrate the milestone, the October death of bassist Phil Lesh seemed to put an end to that.In a new interview with Rolling Stone Weir discuses the possibility of that reunion, but he doesn’t sound […]

Capitol Records After touring to celebrate the 40th anniversaries of R.E.M.’s Murmur and Fables of the Reconstruction, actor Michael Shannon and his musical partner Jason Narducy are ready to take on another album from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band.Narducy tells SPIN they're hoping to tour in celebration of the 40th anniversary of R.E.M.’s Life’s Rich Pageant in 2026.“We want to do it, but there’s so many logistics still to […]