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On This Day, April 21, 1984 …Genesis frontman and drummer Phil Collins landed his first-ever solo #1 with “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)."The track was featured in the romantic thriller Against All Odds, which starred Jeff Bridges, Rachel Ward and James Woods.In addition to being #1, the song was nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a Grammy.Collins went on to have 14 top-10 solo […]

Timothy Norris/Getty Images for Coachella Dave Grohl made a surprise appearance during Coachella's second weekend.The Foo Fighters frontman showed up during conductor Gustavo Dudamel's set Saturday alongside the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra. Together, they jammed the Foos songs "Everlong" and "The Sky Is a Neighborhood."In other Coachella weekend two happenings, Charli XCX reacted to Green Day drummer Tré Cool wearing a sash reading "actual headliner" after the pop star wore one reading […]

Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images ZZ Top rocker Billy F Gibbons will be celebrating our nation’s independence onstage in Ohio.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and his band the BFGs are set to headline Madtree Red, White & Blue Ash, a festival taking place July 4 at Summit Park in Blue Ash, Ohio.The event is free and will feature fireworks, rides, games and more.Next up, ZZ Top is set to kick off a tour of Australia and New […]

Frank Hoensch/Redferns The Who and drummer Zak Starkey have made up.News the band had parted ways with their longtime touring drummer, son of Ringo Starr, came out on Wednesday, but now they’ve announced he’s back in the band.“News Flash! Who Backs Zak!" Pete Townshend shared on social media. “He's not being asked to step down from The Who.”“There have been some communication issues, personal and private on all sides, that needed to be […]

Al Pereira/WireImage The Bruce Springsteen film Deliver Me From Nowhere, starring Jeremy Allen White as The Boss, is due out later this year, and it sounds like Springsteen didn’t have many qualms about the film being made."They pitched the idea, and I said, ‘It sounds like fun,’” Springsteen tells Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast. “It’s an interesting concept, because it’s only a couple of years out of my life. It’s ’81, ’82, […]

Kevin Kane/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Judas Priest’s Rob Halford and Alice Cooper are set to take part in an upcoming Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp, dubbed Welcome to My Rock Camp, Nov. 13-16 in Phoenix.The camp gives everyday musicians the chance to perform alongside the rock legends. There will also be Q&As, master classes, jam sessions and more, with counselors like former Black Sabbath drummer Vinny […]

Sun Records/Cover art by Johnny Depp Ian Hunter has released a deluxe edition of his 2024 album, Defiance Part 2: Fiction, to digital services for the very first time.Initially released as part of a Record Store Day vinyl, the deluxe edition features three bonus tracks: “How’d Ya Like To Meet Henry,” featuring Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott, and Pearl Jam's Mike McCready and Matt Cameron; “Normal Service Will be Resumed as […]

Round Hill Records Dee Snider’s contribution to the all-star Triumph tribute album has just been released.The Twisted Sister frontman has recorded a cover of the Canadian rockers' classic “Lay It On the Line,” one of 15 songs that will appear on Magic Power: All Star Tribute to Triumph, dropping June 6."The first time I heard this song, I was blown away,” Snider shares. “There's only one (Triumph frontman) Rik Emmett and Triumph. I'm […]

Dave Benett/Getty Images for Sony Music Vision and Trafalgar Releasing Pink Floyd’s 1972 concert film, Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII, is set to hit theaters and IMAX on April 24, but it sounds like the band almost skipped out on the whole project.During a preview screening of the film in London, Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason revealed that the band initially wasn’t interested in making the film. He credits the director, Adrian […]