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Atlantic Recording Company, A Warner Music Group Company An autographed copy of Led Zeppelin’s classic album Houses of the Holy sold for big bucks at auction, and it didn’t even contain the actual album.  According to the BBC, the cardboard sleeve of the 1973 release, featuring the signatures of all four members of the iconic band, sold for over $18,000, well above the estimated selling price of between $1,500 and $2,200. The inclusion of […]

ABC/Randy Holmes Metallica has announced an update to the bill for the band's upcoming show in Phoenix on September 9, which was rescheduled from September 3 due to frontman James Hetfield testing positive for COVID-19. Opener Ice Nine Kills will no longer be playing the rescheduled date and have been replaced by Suicidal Tendencies. Five Finger Death Punch will remain on the lineup. The Phoenix show is part of Metallica's ongoing […]

Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images “Margaritaville” singer Jimmy Buffett passed away Friday, September 1, after a four-year battle with Merkel cell skin cancer, a rare and aggressive form of skin cancer, and his family says he stayed positive all the way until the end.   His sister Laurie Buffett McGuane tells People she and Jimmy spent his final days reminiscing about their childhood,” noting, “We would repeat stories, and Jimmy would laugh and nod his head to let us know […]

Geffen/UMe Nirvana's third and final album, In Utero, is being reissued in honor of its 30th anniversary. The set will be available in various formats on October 27, the most expansive of which being the super deluxe eight-LP vinyl and five-CD editions. In those, you'll find the original album remastered, various bonus tracks and B-sides, such as the Dave Grohl-written song "Marigold," and a total of 53 previously unreleased recordings, including full […]

(NEW YORK) -- "Margaritaville" singer Jimmy Buffett died on Sept. 1 after a four-year battle with a rare skin cancer. Buffet's website revealed he had been diagnosed with Merkel cell carcinoma, but had been able to perform until recently, when his health began to decline. Here's what you need to know about MCC, including signs and symptoms, what causes it and how it's treated: What is MCC? Merkel cell carcinoma […]

(PERSHING COUNTY, Nev.) -- A death was confirmed at the Burning Man festival over the weekend after thousands of attendees were left mired in mud from torrential rains and were advised to conserve food and water, as all roads in and out of the desert arts and "self-reliance" festival remained shut off Sunday. The sprawling event is held each year in what's known as Black Rock City (BRC), in the […]

Kali9/Getty Images (ROSENBERG, Texas) -- Nearly two dozen people were injured after a vehicle crashed into a Denny's restaurant in Texas, police said. The vehicle plowed through the building's wall late Monday morning, according to the Rosenberg Police Department. Police said they received multiple 911 calls about the incident at approximately 11:22 a.m. A photo released by the police department showed the vehicle fully inside the restaurant surrounded by debris. […]

Former Smash Mouth frontman Steve Harwell has died at age 56. The group confirmed the news in an Instagram post on Monday, September 4. "Steve Harwell was a true American Original," Smash Mouth writes. "A larger than life character who shot up into the sky like a Roman candle. Steve should be remembered for his unwavering focus and impassioned determination to reach the heights of pop stardom." "The fact that […]

courtesy of Live Nation Aerosmith has begun their goodbye to the road. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers launched their Peace Out farewell tour in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, September 1. According to setlist.fm, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton and Brad Whitford treated the fans to an 18-song, hits-filled set, that also included a few deep cuts. Drummer Joey Kramer is sitting out this tour, with John Douglas filling in behind the drum kit. The show kicked off with the appropriate choice […]