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Dark Horse Records/BMG It’s been over a decade since Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench released his debut solo album, You Should Be So Lucky, and he’s back with his sophomore release, The Melancholy Season.Tench tells ABC Audio that while he’s had enough songs to make a new record since about 2017, “things had intervened” that kept him from doing so, including health issues, a new baby and […]

Rhino INXS is celebrating the 40th anniversary of their album Listen Like Thieves with a new deluxe edition, and now they are giving fans a preview of the bonus material that will be included in the release.The Aussie rockers have released a performance of the track “Biting Bullets.” It's part of a newly unearthed BBC recording, Live From The Royal Albert Hall, London, 1986, that will appear on Listen Like Thieves […]

Courtesy: The Westport Library The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards was honored Wednesday as the first recipient of the Connecticut Governor’s Award of Excellence; he was recognized for his “deep commitment to supporting the local community."During a ceremony held at The Westport Library, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont called Richards "an amazing member of our community," adding, "We’re so proud that he’s here and I’m so proud of the opportunity to give him […]

Edmund Teske/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images The Doors are celebrating the 60th anniversary of the band by sharing some of their favorite Doors-related locations with fans.The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band has teamed with Apple Maps for a new guide to some of the historic places that shaped the band’s legacy.The collaboration includes 20 locations, many of them in Los Angeles, like the legendary Whisky a Go-Go, as well as […]

Badams Music Limited Bryan Adams is giving fans another preview of his upcoming album, Roll With the Punches.The rocker just released the new track “Make Up Your Mind,” which he says is a "song is about making the decision in a relationship to either move forwards together or finally move on."He adds, “If you’ve ever questioned the past, yearned for another shot, or felt the bittersweet sting of 'what if,' […]

Edward Berthelot/Getty Images Courtney Love is far from A Complete Unknown, though she sings about feeling like one in a cover of Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone."The Hole frontwoman put her spin on the Highway 61 Revisited classic during an event in London celebrating the release of actor, playwright and author Todd Almond's new book, Slow Train Coming, which is about the Dylan-inspired musical Girl from the North Country.Also during the event, Love spoke […]

Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for FIREAID John Fogerty is the latest Rock & Roll Hall of Famer announced to play the Glastonbury Festival, taking place June 25-29 at England's Worthy Farm.Neil Young and Rod Stewart were previously announced for the festival, but now the full lineup is out, with Fogerty performing on June 28. Young is set to headline the festival that same night, while Stewart is performing in the “legends” slot on June 29.The 1975 and Olivia […]

On This Day, March 6, 2000…Eric Clapton was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist, his third time being inducted into the prestigious institution. Clapton was the first and is still the only musician to be inducted into the Hall of Fame three times.Clapton was previously inducted into the Hall of Fame as a member of The Yardbirds in 1992, and then again in 1993 as […]

Shakey Pictures/Trafalgar Releasing Neil Young has shared the first trailer for his upcoming concert documentary, Coastal, directed by his wife Daryl Hannah.The film follows Young on his 2023 Coastal tour, which marked his return to the stage following the COVID pandemic.“This will be the first time I’ve played in front of anybody in almost four years,” Young says in the black-and-white clip, which features behind-the-scenes footage of him on tour.The […]