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Eagles have announced a 2020 Hotel California concert tour.Following up on a successful month long residency, in Las Vegas, which saw the band performing the entire Hotel California album, their most successful studio release, Eagles have decided to keep the momentum going and have confirmed a 12 show tour, in 6 US cities.Originally released, in 1976, Hotel California found the band coming out of a bit of a transition.  Their founding guitarist, Bernie Leadon, had left and was replaced by c …

Bon Jovi are working on releasing an album, in 2020, aptly titled Bon Jovi: 2020. Mr. Jon Bon Jovi, himself, dropped the news to his audience on the Runaway to Paradise Mediterranean cruise.  His reasoning for such a straightforward title: "It’s an election year, so why not?  I couldn’t do any worse.” While Mr. Bon Jovi is quite pleased with the songs they've written so far, he does note that the subject matter of the lyrics are quite a departure, from what fans might be used …

                                                                                                            Fear Inoculum - Tool's new title track, from their upcoming album, is out.  This is the band's first studio …

                Classic rock band Foreigner are confirmed for a 10-show residency, at the Venetian Resort, in Las Vegas, Nevada, starting this upcoming January, 2020.  The show dates, currently confirmed, are: January 24 January 25 January 29 January 31 February 1 April 17 April 18 April 22 April 24 April 25 While the band is extremely excited and honored to become part of Las Vegas' entertainment history, c …

                         6 1/2 years following the recording, Soundgarden are releasing: Soundgarden: Live from the Artists Den.   This concert was originally recorded on February 17, 2013, at the Wiltern Theater, in Los Angeles, California, and was the final show, of the band's winter US tour, in support of their most recent album, at the time, King Animal.  Playing to a sold out crowd, the almos …

Despite best efforts, it looks like the 50th anniversary celebration of the original Woodstock music festival, is a no-go. However, on August 15, many of you can take a trip back in time, to the original 3-day weekend of "Peace, Love and Music," as select movie theaters, around the country, will be showing "Woodstock: The Directors Cut." An elongated version, of the original Woodstock documentary film, this version was originally produced, in 1994, and shows additional performanc …

    A few weeks ago, I wrote about Guns N' Roses' confirmation of a new album getting underway.  Well, that hasn't been postponed, per se, as they never shared recording and/or release dates.  However, it looks like it's still a ways off, as the band has confirmed additional shows, for their ongoing "Not In This Lifetime" tour, which began, back in 2016.   While they have been on the road, consistently, since launching the "Not In This Lifetime" tour, GNR ha …

Guns N' Roses' guitarist, Slash, has officially confirmed that a new GNR album is in the works.  While various band members have hinted that they might be planning on recording, Slash made an official announcement, on 101 WRIF, that they would really get to work on it, once they wrap up their current tour.  When asked why he and the others had been so vague, in the past, Slash said “The thing is, we hadn’t really done anything yet, and I don’t like to say anything.  …

50 years ago, this Labor Day weekend, exactly 2 weeks after the original Woodstock music festival, another huge, albeit not as well known music festival occurred in Lewisville, Texas, called the Texas International Pop Festival.  This festival featured performances by Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, Santana, Grand Funk Railroad and Chicago (then called Chicago Transit Authority), among others, and was attended by 100,000 music fans. This upcoming labor day weekend, the Texa …

Late this summer, on August 14, "Blinded by the Light" will hit theaters.   A song, originally, written and recorded by Bruce Springsteen, "Blinded by the Light" is best remembered as a hit, covered by Manfred Mann's Earth Band, in 1977.  However, the "Blinded by the Light" I'm referring to has nothing to do with Manfred Mann's Earth Band, and has a lot more to do with "The Boss."   Blinded by the Light is a new upcoming film, about a young Pakistani immigrant, …