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Skateboard legend Tony Hawk’s debut Weekend Jam is set to feature headlining performances from Modest Mouse, Devo and The Descendents. Tony Hawk and producer Pollen Presents’ Weekend Jam is set to take place at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center on May 12-15. The musical lineup for the festival will also include X, Cold Cave,…

Beatles legend and animal lover Sir Paul McCartney has joined PETA’s Save Cruelty-Free Cosmetics European Citizens’ Initiative. The campaign was started by PETA entities around the world along with Dove, The Body Shop and over 100 animal protection organizations. The campaigns is urging the European Union to uphold and strengthen its ban on animal testing…

Rush have announced a 40th anniversary reissue of the legendary rock band’s 1981 album, Moving Pictures. Moving Pictures-40th Anniversary is set to be released through UMe/Mercury and Anthem Records on April 15. The new super deluxe box set will feature three CDs, one Blu-ray Audio disc, and five high-quality 180-gram black vinyl LPs. The set…

Tears For Fears recently shared a music video for “Break The Man,” the third single from their upcoming album, The Tipping Point. “No more wondering what happens now/No more holding your feet to the fire/When everything is running down/No more pain,” Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith sing on the track. The British duo is scheduled…

Wolfgang Van Halen recently released a music video for “Epiphany,” the third single from Mammoth WVH’s self-titled debut album. “‘Epiphany’ is the song that I always say best represents the core sound of Mammoth WVH,” Van Halen said in a statement. “The song was easily the biggest unreleased track and has resonated most with the…

Aerosmith – 1971: The Road Starts Hear, the rock legends’ recently discovered rare rehearsal recording from 1971, will make its CD and digital debut on April 8. Recently discovered in Aerosmith’s Vindaloo Vaults, the album includes previously unseen archived photos, images of the original tape box, and liner notes written by Rolling Stone’s David Fricke…

The Allman Brothers Band-inspired Peach Music Festival has revealed its lineup for 2022, including headliners Trey Anastasio Band, Black Crowes, Billy Strings and Joe Russo’s Almost Dead. The four-day event is scheduled to take place at Montage Mountain in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, June 30 through Sunday, July 3. The Peach Music Festival was first…

Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett has announced his first-ever solo album. Portals, a four-song instrumental EP, will be celebrating Record Store Day with its worldwide release on April 23. The album will be available across digital platforms, on CD, and as an Ocean Blue Vinyl EP (including a download card). Hammett said that the initial…

Universal Music Publishing Group has acquired Sting’s entire music catalog, both as a solo artist and with The Police. The worldwide agreement covers “Roxanne,” “Every Breath You Take,” “Shape Of My Heart,” “If I Ever Lose My Faith In You,” “Fields Of Gold,” “Desert Rose,” “Message in a Bottle,” “Englishman in New York” and “Every…

English new wave band Duran Duran recently dropped their new single “Laughing Boy.” The track is one of three songs the band is going to add to the deluxe version of their 15th studio album, Future Past. The album includes “Laughing Boy,” “Velvet Newton,” and “Invocation,” along with the twelve original tracks. The track sings…