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Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter tour poster. (Courtesy The Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter) The reformed Sex Pistols featuring vocalist Frank Carter have announced rescheduled dates for their postponed U.S. tour.The trek, the first full-length Pistols run stateside in over 20 years, was originally set to launch in 2025 before guitarist Steve Jones broke his wrist. It'll now kick off Sept. 11 in Dallas and will wrap up Oct. 18 in Los Angeles."Mr. […]

Eric Clapton performs onstage during Day 2 of Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival at Crypto.com Arena on September 24, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Crossroads Guitar Festival) Eric Clapton has added some U.S. dates to his 2026 tour.The three-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has announced six new U.S. shows, starting Sept. 6 in Detroit. The tour will hit Cincinnati, Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. […]

Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder. (ABC) Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder are releasing two new CDs exclusively in Japan to celebrate Vedder's upcoming debut solo tour in the country.One of the CDs is a reissue of Pearl Jam's 2003 live album recorded at the famed Nippon Budokan in Tokyo. The set includes performances of songs such as "Even Flow," "Alive," "Better Man," "Corduroy" and "Daughter."The other CD is an expanded edition of […]

Chris and Rich Robinson of the The Black Crowes at the Hard Rock Casino in Rockford Illinois ( Paul Natkin / Contributor) The Black Crowes just received their second nomination for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and guitarist and founding member Rich Robinson tells ABC Audio he feels honored to be recognized.Rich says he thought last year’s nomination was amazing as well, and while they didn’t get in the […]

Grateful Dead fans attend the Bob Weir memorial at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco, Calif., (Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images) The Grateful Dead have a loyal fan base, and a new movie about them is set to hit theaters this summer.Summer Tour, directed by Mischa Richter and co-produced by actress Chloe Sevigny, focuses on the Deadhead community as they follow Dead & Company on the band’s final tour […]

Cover of Aerosmith's self-titled debut album (Capitol Records / UMe) Aerosmith is set to reissue their self-titled debut album in March, and they are giving fans a preview of the bonus material that will come with it.The Boston rockers have released “Walkin’ The Dog (Live At Paul’s Mall, 1973)” to digital outlets. It's part of the limited-edition five-LP Aerosmith (Legendary Collector’s Edition), dropping March 20.In addition to the 1973 live performance […]

Cover of The Zombies' 'Begin Here' (Beechwood Park Records) The Zombies are revisiting their debut album with a new reissue.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers are set to reissue 1965's Begin Here remastered in mono on April 17. This follows the September release of a mono remaster of their iconic sophomore album, Odessey & Oracle.The reissue of Begin Here, the second of four planned reissues, will feature all 17 tracks […]

Cover of George Harrison's 'The Third Eye: Early Photographs' (Random House) Fans of The Beatles are about to get a new look at the band from the point of view of George Harrison.Random House is set to release the new book The Third Eye: Early Photographs in October, described as “the first ever collection of George Harrison’s personal photos taken between 1963 and 1970.”The book will feature over 200 color and black-and-white […]

Billy Idol at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction (Disney/Eric McCandless) Billy Idol received his second nomination for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Wednesday. His first came last year, and he doesn’t sound too bent out of shape that he didn’t get in the first time around.“I started to realize you don’t always get in on your first time; that’s quite unusual, I think,” Idol […]