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Grateful Dead releasing expansive CD box set featuring early '80s Madison Square Garden concerts
Dead.net/RhinoA limited-edition 17-CD Grateful Dead box set featuring six full previously unreleased concert performances that the band played at New York's famed Madison Square Garden during the earl...
Jul 13, 2022
Bob Dylan's Heaven's Door whiskey brand introduces new super-premium collection, the Decade Series
Gus Stewart/Redferns via Getty ImagesBob Dylan's whiskey brand, Heaven's Door Spirits, has announced the launch of a new limited collection called the Decade Series featuring super-premium whiske...
Jul 13, 2022
Hear a preview of Elton John's new songs for 'The Devil Wears Prada' musical: "It's been a dream"
Gareth Cattermole/Getty ImagesElton John has won Oscars and Grammys, but he's also written the scores for three Tony-winning musicals: The Lion King, Billy Elliott and Aida. His latest musical, a stag...
Jul 13, 2022
Talking Heads member Jerry Harrison, touring guitarist Adrian Belew playing special LA show this fall
Courtesy of Live NationTalking Heads guitarist/keyboardist Jerry Harrison and acclaimed guitarist Adrian Belew, who toured and recorded with the influential New Wave band during the early '80s, will c...
Jul 13, 2022
Older than Yesterday: The Byrds' Roger McGuinn celebrates his 80th birthday today
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty ImagesHere's wishing a happy 80th birthday to The Byrds' Roger McGuinn this jingle-jangle morning. The singer, guitarist and songwriter, who was born James McGuinn, started his c...
Jul 13, 2022
Poison's Bret Michaels to be inducted into the Central Pennsylvania Music Hall of Fame
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live NationPoison frontman Bret Michaels has been chosen for induction into the Central Pennsylvania Music Hall of Fame this year, after his band was part of the instituti...
Jul 12, 2022
Queen's Brian May, 10cc's Graham Gouldman collaborate on song celebrating new space telescope
Duck Productions Ltd./UMGQueen guitarist Brian May has teamed up with 10cc frontman Graham Gouldman for a new song called "Floating in Heaven," which was released Tuesday in celebration of the histori...
Jul 12, 2022
Three men charged with conspiring to illegally sell lyrics from Eagles' 'Hotel California' album
Elektra/Asylum/Warner Music GroupThree men were arraigned Tuesday on charges they conspired to illegally possess and sell 100 pages of notes and lyrics from the Eagles album Hotel California, includin...
Jul 12, 2022
The Rolling Stones played first concert billed under their famous name 60 years ago
The Rolling Stones in 1963; Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesToday, July 12, marks the 60th anniversary of the first show that The Rolling Stones played under their famous moniker. As explained in an...
Jul 12, 2022
'The Beatles: Get Back' and 'McCartney 3,2,1' score multiple Emmy nominations
Disney+; HuluThe nominations for the 2022 Emmy Awards were announced today, and two Beatles-related documentary series came away with multiple nods. The Beatles: Get Back, the three-part Disney+ docus...
Jul 12, 2022