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Styx and Collective Soul have announced that their first-ever joint multi-city U.S. tour will kick off in Alpharetta, Georgia, on June 18. The two rock bands will play nine shows together. The last one will take place on June 27 at the Zoo Amphitheatre in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. After that, Styx will separately play three…

Peter Frampton recently released his instrumental cover of George Harrison’s classic “Isn’t it a Pity” and an accompanying video. The video, directed by Rob Arthur, begins with footage from Frampton’s farewell tour in 2019. It also provides a glimpse of how the year 2020 went for Frampton, such as the cancellation of his European tour…

In a recent interview, Alice Cooper recalled the struggle he had to face after getting infected with COVID. Cooper and his wife, Sheryl, tested positive for the coronavirus in December. “We were wiped out,” the 73-year-old singer told the Arizona Republic. “We didn’t have to go to the hospital or anything like that. But I…

Ted Nugent, who previously made controversial statements about COVID-19, including saying that it was “not a real pandemic,” revealed that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. “Everybody told me I should not announce this – I have had flu symptoms for the last 10 days. I just… I thought I was dying. Just a…

ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons has released a new song, “Desert Hight,” from his upcoming third solo LP, Hardware, due out on June 4 via Concord Records. “The City of Angels ain’t too far from here. And when I need some sin, it’s always near,” Gibbons sings amidst a skeletal bass line and guitar leads. “The…

Nancy Wilson paid tribute to legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen by streaming “4 Edward,” a song from her upcoming debut solo album, You and Me. You and Me is scheduled for release on May 7 via the Heart guitarist’s new label, Carry On Music. Wilson recently shared the album’s title track. The track list includes…

Mick Jagger has cast doubt on whether he will ever finish writing his memoir, because he doesn’t enjoy the process. The rock music icon talked about his unfinished memoir while promoting his surprise new single, “Easy Sleazy,” on BBC 6 Music News. “When I started, it was in the 80’s,” Jagger told host Matt Everitt…

Black Sabbath have announced that they will release a super deluxe edition of their sixth studio album Sabotage, on June 11. The remastered version of the band’s 1975 album will feature 16 live tracks – 13 of these previously unreleased – recorded during their North American tour that year. The deluxe edition will be available…

Van Halen’s record label Warner Brothers wanted the band to change their name after Sammy Hager joined the group following the departure of David Lee Roth in 1985, but the singer says he would have been embarrassed if Van Halen changed their name to “Van Hagar.” It was longtime Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony who…

The Rolling Stones paid tribute to Charlie Watts while playing their first concert without the late drummer since his death last month. The rock band played 14 songs in front of a small audience of around 300 invited guests at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, on Monday. The show included the live premieres of “Troubles…