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Billy Hinsche, a longtime collaborator with The Beach Boys, has passed away. He was 70 years old. Hinsche died on Saturday, November 20, due to cancer, actress Lucie Arnaz, a longtime friend and sister of Desi Arnaz Jr., said in an Instagram post. She also revealed that Hinsche’s mother, Celia, also passed away on Saturday…

Quiet Riot bassist Chuck Wright has shared the first single from his upcoming solo album, Chuck Wright’s Sheltering Sky. The song is a hard-rocking, intense interpretation of Björk’s 1995 hit “Army of Me” and is accompanied by a video that represents Wright’s exploration into disorder and parallels with the recent chaotic state of world affairs.…

Iconic musician Eric Clapton has accused Rolling Stone of running a “slur campaign” against him due to his views on COVID-19 vaccinations. During an interview with prominent anti-vax advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s podcast “The Defender,” Clapton talked about how his last couple of years have been. “Over the last year, there’s been a lot…

Jonah Hill is set to portray Jerry Garcia in an upcoming Martin Scorsese-directed musical biopic about the iconic rock band the Grateful Dead. Hill will reunite with the legendary director after 2013’s The Wolf of Wall Street. Meanwhile, both Hill and Scorsese will serve as producers for the movie along with Rick Yorn of LBI…

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss will embark on their first tour together in 12 years, in support of their new album Raise The Roof, next year. Raise the Roof was released on Friday, 13 years after the duo’s Grammy-winning hit album, Raising Sand. Recorded at Nashville’s Sound Emporium studios, the album was produced by T…

James Taylor has announced the rescheduled dates of his recently postponed U.K. and European tour dates. The legendary singer-songwriter was set to tour European cities early next year with his All-Star Band, in support of his latest album, American Standard, released in 2020. However, he was forced to postpone those dates due to coronavirus pandemic.…

Sting is reportedly in advanced negotiations to sell his song catalog for north of $250 million. According to Variety, some sources have claimed that Universal Music Publishing is in the lead to acquire the song catalog, while some others claim that Sting’s catalog may remain with Sony Music Publishing. The 70-year old iconic musician, whose…

Spoon have shared a cover of The Beatles’ holiday classic “Christmas Time (Is Here Again)” as part of a new Spotify Holiday Singles series. “Recording ‘Christmas Time (Is Here Again)’ was a group effort that pulled us away from rehearsals and quickly sent us down a turbulent path of what you might call the Christmas…

KISS recently shared an unreleased demo, “Rock N’ Rolls Royce,” from the 45th anniversary reissues of their fourth studio album, Destroyer. The Gene Simmons song failed to make the cut of the original Destroyer album that came out in 1976, but a reworked version that came out as “Love ‘Em And Leave ‘Em” eight months…

Sir Rod Stewart and Nile Rodgers are set to perform at Nordoff Robbins’ annual Christmas fundraiser concert. The live Nordoff Robbins Carol Service show is scheduled to take place at St Luke’s Church in Chelsea, London, on December 14. It will feature Stewart along with Imelda May, and saxophonist-presenter Jess Gillam. Nordoff Robbins is also…