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OASIS REUNION CONTINUES - 5 NORTH AMERICAN DATES PLANNED
By now, you've probably heard that brothers Gallagher (Liam & Noel) are FINALLY gonna put their rivalry behind them and reunite the groundbreaking alternative band that made these 2 household names, Oasis.Originally, when Oasis formally announced that they were getting back together, they planned a reunion tour of their home turf of the United Kingdom, but they have officially announced they will also be embarking on a 5-date tour of North America as well. Beginning on August 24, 2025 in T
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2nd Oct 2024
TOM PETTY: HEARTBREAKERS BEACH PARTY - CAMERON CROWE'S FIRST MOVIE - SET FOR OCTOBER THEATRICAL RELEASE
While now he's a household names for rock music and film fans alike, mainly due to his rock music oriented films (and previous career as journalist for Rolling Stone Magazine), Cameron Crowe was once a fledgling movie director. And his first film was considered "lost" but no longer.To celebrate what would have been Tom Petty's 74th birthday, Crowe's directorial debut, Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party is returning to movie theaters for a very limited time - October 17 & 20.The original
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11th Sep 2024
TOAST TO & WITH TWO LEGENDARY ROCK STARS
As part of its True Music Icons Collections, Ballantine's Scotch Whiskey is releasing limited edition bottles of its renowned spirit celebrating two of the most highly respected and loved rock stars in history: Elton John and John Lennon.Ballantine's Scotch Whiskey has become recognized for celebrating music through their True Music program, which has been going strong for the last 10 years, and their new John Lennon and Elton John bottles feature iconographic imagery of the class
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10th Sep 2024
ROLLING STONES REISSUE VOODOO LOUNGE FOR ALBUM'S 30TH ANNIVERSARY
Voodoo Lounge, the Rolling Stones' 24th studio album, is celebrating a milestone anniversary this year, as it turns 30 years old, and the band is releasing a limited edition reissue with some really cool bonus features.Released in July, 1994, Voodoo Lounge was produced by legendary producer/musician Don Was and marked a lot of new territory for the Rolling Stones.&n
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30th May 2024
2024 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES ANNOUNCED
As you may have heard by now, as it was officially publicized earlier this week, the 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees for the year have been announced.Officially declared by Ryan Seacrest and Lionel Ritchie on American Idol, this year's class puts a spotlight on really 2 musical genres: classic rock and hip-hop, with a nod towards disco/r&b and alternative rock. This year's inductees include:
ForeignerOzzy OsbourneCherPeter FramptonKool & the GangDave Matthews BandA Tribe
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23rd Apr 2024
DEF LEPPARD RELEASING PYROMANIA 40TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION
Even though it's technically 41 years old, as it was released in January 1983, classic hard rockers Def Leppard are releasing a 40th anniversary of their juggernaut, Pyromania.Produced by uber-producer Mutt Lange, who had worked with Def Leppard on their previous album, High n Dry, Pyromania, which was the band's 3rd studio album, found them abandoning their harder rock sounds for ones that were considered more radio friendly, at the time. This, along with a plethora of videos pr
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29th Feb 2024
WILLIE NELSON'S 2024 OUTLAW MUSIC FESTIVAL STARRING BOB DYLAN
Willie Nelson has officially announced the line up and list of confirmed dates for the 2024 Outlaw Music Festival Tour. And, in addition to Mr. Nelson, this year's tour will feature the legendary Bob Dylan performing at each of the tour's 25 dates.The other artists on the roster will alternate between the Robert Plant - Allison Krauss duo and John Mellencamp.Originating in 2016, Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival is no stranger to performances by artists that ride the line between count
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27th Feb 2024
ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME 2024 NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
As you may already have heard, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has released the 2024 version of its annual list of nominees for induction.Every year, when these get announced, I am surprised by a couple of things: the bands and artists being nominated for the first time (because I thought would have been inducted ages ago) and others who I wonder if they really should be included at all. I say this because the music is from a different genre, i.e. hip-hop. I'm not saying hip-hop is ba
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12th Feb 2024
CLASSIC ROCK REIGNED EARLY AT THE 2024 GRAMMY AWARDS
Fresh on the heels of last
night’s 2024 Grammy Awards, I’m happy to report that classic rock was not
overlooked. In fact, 3 of the biggest
names in classic rock won Grammys, not to mention the legends that performed at
the ceremony.Before I delve too deep
into these big winners, I’d like to share a very big congratulations to Taylor
Swift who broke the record of winning Album of the Year for the 4th
time. The pop star surpassed some true
icons who have only won this award 3 times, incl
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5th Feb 2024
THE ROLLING STONES ANNOUNCE 2024 TOUR
The legendary rockers are hitting the road again in 2024.Fresh on the heels of the release of their 26th album, Hackney Diamonds, the Rolling Stones have scheduled a set of arena dates here in the US, to begin on April 28, in Houston. (A complete list of dates is below).The upcoming tour will mark the band's first return to performing in the US, in over 2 years, after the passing of long time drummer, Charlie Watts, back in 2021. Although Charlie's position in the riser has been repl
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22nd Nov 2023