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Mike Campbell and his group The Dirty Knobs release new song "Electric Gypsy," from upcoming second album
Artwork: Miles Wintner/BMGTom Petty & the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell and his current band, The Dirty Knobs, have released a second advance single from their forthcoming sophomore album,...
Feb 18, 2022
New Billy Joel "thematic" digital EP out now, interactive website launches
Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesEveryone knows that Billy Joel is from Long Island, New York, but if you've ever wanted to get a better sense of the places that he sings about in his songs, you can now do it ...
Feb 18, 2022
Janet Jackson, The O'Jays among artists performing at 2022 Cincinnati Music Festival
Joseph Okpako/WireImageAfter being canceled in 2021 due to the pandemic, the Cincinnati Music Festival is returning July 21-23 with a lineup that includes Janet Jackson and The O'Jays. Janet will head...
Feb 18, 2022
Paul McCartney announces Got Back tour, kicking off in April
© MPL Communications Ltd/MJ KimIf watching Get Back has made you crave more Beatles, then we've got good news: Paul McCartney's hitting the road for what he's calling the Got Back tour. “I ...
Feb 18, 2022
Ringo Starr shares Beatles pics and memories on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'
Michael Tullberg/Getty ImagesRingo Starr stopped by ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday to talk about his latest photo book, Lifted: Fab Images and Memories of My Life with The Be...
Feb 18, 2022
It's just too good to be true: Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons announce extensive tour
Scott Dudelson/Getty ImagesFrankie Valli and The Four Seasons are hitting the road once again for a tour of the U.S. and U.K. The group, whose 1967 song "Beggin'" became a huge hit last year thanks to...
Feb 17, 2022
Bob Weir's Wolf Bros releases live album tomorrow, says Dead & Company tour on tap for summer
Scott Dudelson/Getty ImagesLast month, Dead & Company was forced to call off its two-weekend Playing in the Sand destination festival due the Omicron surge of COVID-19. But the band's Bob We...
Feb 17, 2022
Unseen Joe Strummer photos coming this fall in new book 'Print the Myth'
Epic/Josh CheuseMany unseen photos of the late Joe Strummer -- plus some well-known pictures, like the cover of his 1989 album, Earthquake Weather -- have been compiled in a new book called Joe Strumm...
Feb 17, 2022
"Two odd, lonely children, reaching for eternity": Watch trailer for Baz Luhrmann's 'ELVIS'
Warner Bros. PicturesThe trailer has arrived for ELVIS, Baz Lurhann's movie about the King of Rock 'n Roll and his manager, Colonel Tom Parker. The trailer begins with a voiceover by Tom Hanks, who pl...
Feb 17, 2022
Hear "Love Is Everywhere," from Men at Work frontman Colin Hay's upcoming album
Al Pereira/Getty ImagesMen at Work frontman Colin Hay, who's also a member of Ringo Starr's All Starr Band, has released a new track from his upcoming solo album Now and the Evermore. The song "Love I...
Feb 17, 2022