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ABC/Andrea McCallin Dave Grohl made a surprise appearance during The Breeders frontwoman and ex-Pixies bassist Kim Deal's solo show in London Friday.The Foo Fighters frontman joined Deal for a rendition of the Pixies track "Gigantic." In fan-shot video, Grohl declares "I'll sing whatever you ask me to sing" before launching into the song.The Deal show is one of several live appearances Grohl has made since his 2024 infidelity scandal, along with a […]

Sony Music Some lucky Bruce Springsteen fans in New Jersey are going to get a chance to hear The Boss' upcoming Tracks II: The Lost Albums box set before it’s officially released.The Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music at Monmouth University in Monmouth, New Jersey, is holding a Tracks II advance listening party on Thursday, one day before the box set comes out.The event will give attendees a chance to […]

Disney/Randy Holmes REO Speedwagon’s Kevin Cronin is feeling nostalgic about Live Aid, which will be celebrating its 40th anniversary in July.Cronin reveals in a Facebook post that he was just interviewed about the concerts for the anniversary. He writes, "It was an incredible, monumental, and unifying day – a global effort from Philadelphia and London to fight famine in Africa through music."And the interview prompted Cronin to take a step to continue that […]

Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Stagecoach Sammy Hagar is celebrating his bandmate Michael Anthony on social media in honor of the bassist's 71st birthday.Hagar posted two pictures of them together on Instagram, one of them from their Van Halen days and another that’s more recent. He wrote, "1986-2025! coming up on 40 years. Me and my brother have been doing it and enjoy it as much today maybe more than ever! Together, […]

ABC/ Heidi Gutman The Beatles legend Paul McCartney turned 83 on Wednesday, and the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has now taken to social media to thank all the friends and fans who reached out to wish him a happy birthday."I wanna thank everyone who sent me beautiful birthday wishes," he said in a video on his Instagram Story. "There were so many and they were all so soulful and […]

Tristan Fewings/Getty Images The Who’s Pete Townshend is opening up about the drama that led to the band firing their drummer, Zak Starkey.Problems arose during The Who's Teenage Cancer Trust shows at Royal Albert Hall in March, with Roger Daltrey calling out Starkey’s playing during "The Song is Over.""It’s been a mess,” Townshend shares in a new interview with The i Paper. "I couldn’t see anything wrong. What you see is a band […]

BMG Mötley Crüe has released a new take on their classic track "Home Sweet Home" featuring legendary singer Dolly Parton.The release, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the tune, is the first track the band's sharing from their upcoming album, From the Beginning, a new compilation described as "the story of Mötley Crüe told through their hits — from the Sunset Strip to the biggest stages in the world.""For an icon like Dolly Parton to sing […]

On This Day, Jun 20, 1978…Foreigner released their second studio album, Double Vision, which peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart.The album featured such future Foreigner classics as the title track, which spent two weeks at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Hot Blooded,"  which went to #3.The album was the last with the band’s original bassist Ed Gagliardi, who was replaced by Rick Wills.Double Vision was a […]

Sony Music Bruce Springsteen is giving fans some insight into his upcoming box set with a 17-minute short film, Inside Tracks II: The Lost Albums."The Lost Albums are records that were full records, some of them even to the point of being mixed and not released," he says in the clip. "For one reason or another something I felt was missing from some of them, or they just didn’t feel […]