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Matthew Baker/Getty Images Alice Cooper has added some more dates to his Too Close For Comfort tour.The rocker has announced a set of spring and summer shows that kick off May 2 in Huntsville, Alabama, and wrap Aug. 30 in Memphis, Tennessee.Presale tickets will be available starting Tuesday at 11 a.m., with tickets going on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. The current leg of Cooper’s Too Close […]

hris Putnam/Future Publishing via Getty Images Def Leppard and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts are among the artists booked to play the Rockin’ Thunder music festival in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.The festival is happening July 11-12 at Exhibition Lands Racetrack, with Def Leppard headlining Friday and Weezer closing the fest on Saturday.Joan Jett will also play Friday, along with Poison’s Bret Michaels and Queensrÿche, while Stone Temple Pilots will join Weezer on Saturday's bill.Tickets […]

Sony Pictures Classic The new documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin did blockbuster business in its first weekend in release.The movie opened exclusively in IMAX theaters and set a record in the U.S., bringing in $2.6 million, which is the biggest opening weekend ever for an IMAX exclusive music release. The film also landed in the top 10 on the weekend box office.Overall, the film brought in $3 million from showings in 16 […]

ABC/Paula Lobo Along with inspiring countless bands that came after them, Green Day has now inspired a new movie.The film is called New Years Rev, and follows a trio of friends who play in a band "based on the exploits of Green Day and their years of living in a tour van." The plot follows the young rockers as they take a road trip to Los Angeles under the mistaken belief that […]

Reprise Records Neil Young has pushed back the release of his “lost” album Oceanside Countryside.The album, part of Young’s Analog Original Series, was originally scheduled for a vinyl and digital release on Feb. 14, but will now come out on March 7. A standalone CD version will be released April 25.The previously unreleased album was recorded before 1978’s Comes A Time and includes three songs that wound up appearing on […]

courtesy of Live Nation The Doobie Brothers are set to drop their new album, Walk This Road, in June, and they are hitting the road to support it.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers just announced dates for the Walk This Road tour, featuring special guests The Coral Reefer Band, the late Jimmy Buffett’s backing band, who continue to celebrate his music.The tour kicks off Aug. 4 in Detroit, with dates […]

On This Day, Feb. 10, 1979...Rod Stewart hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy,” the first single off his ninth studio album, Blondes Have More Fun.The song spent four weeks at #1 in the U.S.“Da Ya Think I’m Sexy” was Stewart’s third #1, following 1971’s “Maggie Mae,” and 1976’s “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright).” His only other #1 came in 1994 […]

Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Red Light Management and Live Nation Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic has shared a statement reflecting on the band's experience getting access to health insurance in response to pop star Chappell Roan's Grammy acceptance speech.In her viral remarks, the "HOT TO GO!" singer called for record labels to provide a livable wage and health care to its artists.Replying to an article about Roan's comments, Novoselic posted, "When Nirvana signed […]

Bobby Bank/Getty Images Legendary New York Dolls frontman David Johansen is battling cancer.The musician revealed that since 2020 he has been privately battling an aggressive form of cancer and a brain tumor, and has been dealing with several complications. In addition, he fell over Thanksgiving, breaking his back in two places; even with surgery, he has been confined to his bed ever since. After keeping his health issues private for years, Johansen is now sharing […]