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The Who have expressed their solidarity with the people of Ukraine through a new video for Pete Townshend’s own Yaggerdong remix of their song “Beads On One String.” The clip features visuals that show support for Ukrainians, including images of anti-war protesters as well as photographs from the war zone. The song’s sentiments are poignant…

MC5 are planning a big comeback in 2022, with new music and a U.S tour. The Punk pioneers’ brief 8-stop tour will kick off in their hometown at El Club in Detroit on May 5. Tickets for the concerts will go on sale on March 11, and its details are available on Wayne Kramer’s Facebook…

Rush founding guitarist Alex Lifeson’s new band Envy Of None recently premiered the video for “Look Inside,” the second single from the group’s upcoming self-titled debut album, due out on April 11 via Kscope. The new band also features former Coney Hatch bassist Andy Curran, vocalist Maiah Wayne and producer and engineer Alfio Annibalini. “Maiah’s…

Green Day and Stevie Nicks have been confirmed as headliners of the 2022 Sea.Hear.Now Festival. The music and surf festival is scheduled to take place in Asbury Park, New Jersey, on September 17 and 18. The festival will also feature performances from My Morning Jacket, Cage The Elephant, Billy Strings, Gary Clark Jr., The Head…

Warren Haynes, Grace Potter, Jamey Johnson, Don Was, Dave Malone, John Medeski, Cyril Neville, Terence Higgins, Mark Mullins and The Levee Horns are set to perform at an all-star celebration of the 45th anniversary of The Band’s historic farewell concert. George Porter Jr. and Ivan Neville will take the stage as special guests. “The Last…

Skid Row and Warrant will together embark on the “Live to Rock tour” this summer. The “Live To Rock” tour will kick off on April 30 in Ashland, Kentucky, and conclude on September 15 in Lynn, Massachusetts. More dates are expected to be announced in the future. Quiet Riot, Winger and Lita Ford will provide…

Lynyrd Skynyrd plan to resume their “Big Wheels Keep on Turnin Tour,” with the band announcing new dates for the trek. The band, will kick off their 14-date tour on April 9 in Scottsdale, Arizona and conclude the trek on September 23 in Sparks, Nevada. Don Felder will join Lynyrd Skynyrd on select dates, along…

Simon & Schuster have announced they will publish “The Philosophy of Modern Song” by Bob Dylan on November 8. Dylan, who began writing “The Philosophy of Modern Song” in 2010, offers a master class on the art and craft of song writing. He writes over 60 essays focusing on songs by other artists, spanning from…

ZZ Top have announced a North American summer tour and the release of new live album titled Raw on July 22. Raw was recorded in connection with the band’s wildly popular and critically lauded 2019 Netflix documentary That Little Ol’ Band From Texas. Billy F. Gibbons served as producer with engineering by Jake Mann and…

Primary Wave, the music industry group that owns a 50 percent stake in Prince’s estate, has come forward in support of Morris Day after the estate barred him from using The Time band name. Last week, Day complained on social media that Prince’s estate was “taking my name away from me.” The move was spurred…