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Neil Young's unreleased 2001 album 'Toast,' recorded with Crazy Horse, due out in July
Reprise RecordsToast, an album that Neil Young recorded with Crazy Horse in 2001 but then shelved, finally will be released on July 8. The seven-track collection, which was recorded at Toast Studios i...
May 27, 2022
Ringo Starr's All Starr Band launches 2022 North American tour tonight in Rama, Canada
ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty ImagesAfter a two-year layoff because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band launch a new North American tour tonight at Casino Rama in Rama, Canada. T...
May 27, 2022
Journey's Jonathan Cain releases new faith-inspired album, 'Arise'; band announces new US concerts
Identity Records/The Fuel MusicJourney is set to release its first studio album in 11 years in July, but in advance of that record, the band's longtime keyboardist and songwriter Jonathan Cain has del...
May 27, 2022
Alderaan's not far away: RHCP's Flea guests on 'Obi-Wan Kenobi'
ABC/Randy HolmesFlea is officially part of the Star Wars universe. The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist has a role in the new Obi-Wan Kenobi miniseries, which just premiered Friday morning on Disney+. He...
May 27, 2022
Bringin' On the 'Halos': Def Leppard's latest studio, 'Diamond Star Halos,' arrives today
UMeDef Leppard's 12th studio album, Diamond Star Halos, was released today. The 15-track collection was recorded remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, with frontman Joe Elliott in Ireland, bassist Ri...
May 27, 2022
Colts owner Jim Irsay to display collection of historic rock guitars in NYC next week
Courtesy of The Jim Irsay CollectionIn recent years, Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has purchased some of the music world's most historic guitars, as well as many other famous memorabilia items. H...
May 26, 2022
Jon Anderson, Geoff Downes among artists paying homage to late Yes drummer Alan White
Alan White and Jon Anderson in 2017; D Dipasupil/FilmMagicIn the wake of the sad news that longtime Yes drummer Alan White died today at age 72, a number of music artists have shared tributes to the l...
May 26, 2022
Depeche Mode's Andy Fletcher dead at 60
Sylvain Lefevre/Getty ImagesDepeche Mode member Andy Fletcher has died at age 60. The seminal synth-pop band announced the news in a statement Thursday, reading, "We are shocked and filled with overwh...
May 26, 2022
35 years ago today, Richard Marx released the "most important song" of his career: "I cherish it"
Bobby Bank/Getty ImagesThirty-five years ago today -- May 26, 1987 -- Richard Marx released his debut single, "Don't Mean Nothing." It hit #3, earned him a Grammy nomination and launched a career...
May 26, 2022
Yes drummer Alan White dead at 72
Will Ireland/Future Publishing via Getty ImagesAlan White, the drummer for, and longest continuously serving member of, Yes, has died at age 72. The band announced the news on its official T...
May 26, 2022