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Asia’s John Wetton subject of upcoming book
Rocket 88 booksA new book about Asia co-founder, singer and bassist John Wetton is in the works. John Wetton: An Extraordinary Life is being put together by his family an...
Jill Lances Jan 25, 2023

Neil Diamond gets birthday serenade from cast of 'A Beautiful Noise - The Neil Diamond Musical'
Courtesy A BEAUTIFUL NOISE MusicalNeil Diamond turned 82 on Tuesday and got quite the birthday surprise, courtesy of the cast of the Broadway musical A Beautiful Noise - The Neil Diamon...
Jill Lances Jan 25, 2023

The Yardbirds founding member Anthony “Top” Topham dies
Denise Truscello/WireImageGuitarist Anthony “Top” Topham, a founding member of The Yardbirds, passed away Monday after a battle with dementia. He was 75. Topham, who adopted the ...
Jill Lances Jan 25, 2023

Joan Jett to appear in Workday Super Bowl ad
Steven Ferdman/Getty ImagesJoan Jett is set to star in a new Super Bowl commercial for the company Workday, which provides enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. Jett...
Jill Lances & Josh Johnson Jan 25, 2023

ZZ Top’s Billy F. Gibbons announces solo shows featuring Guns N’ Roses drummer Matt Sorum
Gary Miller/Getty ImagesBilly F. Gibbons is hitting the road on his own this year. The ZZ Top guitarist just announced the Billy F Gibbons: The Big One – Part 1 - &rsquo...
Jill Lances Jan 25, 2023

Mick Jagger announces new harmonica line
David Wolff-Patrick/RedfernsIf you ever wanted to play harmonica like Mick Jagger, now’s your chance. The Rolling Stones frontman has teamed up with harmonica company Lee Oskar fo...
Jill Lances Jan 25, 2023

Paul McCartney to release '1964: Eyes of the Storm' photo book
Liveright / W.W. Norton As previously reported, a new exhibit opening in June at London’s National Portrait Gallery will feature never-before-seen photos taken by Paul McCartney during...
Jill Lances Jan 25, 2023

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers share Fillmore short film
Cover: Tom Garner/Warner Records Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers fans are getting a new look at the band's famed 20-show residency at San Francisco's iconic Fillmore back in 1997. The b...
Jill Lances Jan 25, 2023

Metallica announces '72 Seasons' global listening party
Blackened RecordingsMetallica’s new album, 72 Seasons, is dropping April 14, but fans will now have a chance to hear the whole thing one day early, thanks to a just-announced global li...
Jill Lances Jan 25, 2023

New exhibit to feature never-before-seen photos taken by Paul McCartney
Samir Hussein/WireImagePhotographs taken by Paul McCartney during the height of Beatlemania will be the subject of a new exhibit at London’s National Portrait Gallery. Paul McCar...
Jill Lances Jan 25, 2023
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