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Getty ImagesIt was 30 years ago today (February 1st, 1992) that George Michael and Elton John’s duet of “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me” hit Number One. The tune, which also spent two weeks at Number One on the Adult Contemporary charts, was originally featured on Elton’s 1974 Caribou album. The song originally…

Getty ImagesPaul McCartney is throwing an official listing party for Wings’ Wild Life on Friday, February 4th. Fans are fans around the world are welcome to share their memories of the group’s beloved 1971 debut album. Log in to Spotify or Apple Music at 12 noon ET — and look out for trivia and messages…

PRPhotos.comDue to the ongoing pandemic, Aerosmith has scrapped its entire European tour. The band were due to launch the trek on May 28th in Moscow, Russia and wind things down on July 13th in Krakow, Poland with stops set for Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, France, Denmark, Britain, Czechoslovakia, Austria, and Hungary. The band posted a message…

Getty ImagesIt was 59 years ago today (January 31st, 1963), that the Beach Boys completed recording their first Top 10 hit, “Surfin’ U.S.A.” The group’s Brian Wilson lifted the tune from Chuck Berry’s “Sweet Little Sixteen,” and once again was inspired by his younger brother Dennis Wilson’s “live every moment as though it’s your last”…

PRPhotos.comJohn Mellencamp admitted he doesn’t look back longingly at any part of his life and career. The legendary singer/songwriter is receiving raves for his newly-released 24th album, Strictly A One-Eyed Jack, which features a trio of collaborations with Bruce Springsteen. Mellencamp spoke to GQ magazine and marked the difference of how he used to create…

PRPhotos.comDavid Lee Roth basically thinks there was Van Halen — and then. . . everything else. Metal Wani transcribed some of “Diamond Dave’s” recent chat on Las Vegas’ KKLZ, where he said, “Hair bands were the imitations of Van Halen. It is true. And spandex (was) what they came up with as something visual. I…

Getty ImagesThe Who’s long-awaited Keith Moon biopic, tentatively titled The Real Me, will begin filming in June, according to Variety. The film, which is being executive produced by Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, and the Who’s longtime manager Bill Curbishley, will be directed by Paul Whittington — best known for The Crown and White House Farm,…

Getty ImagesElvis Costello’s celebrated 1989 Spike album is set for a deluxe vinyl reissue on March 4th. The album, which first paired Costello and Paul McCartney, will be released for the first time as a double album set with the inclusion of the track “Cold Train Robbers.” The collection, now pressed on 180-gram audiophile vinyl,…

PRPhotos.comAlthough the days of crazy post-show parties was in the past anyway, Slash revealed that Guns N’ Roses’ Covid protocols on the road only strengthened the band’s musical connection. Ultimate Classic Rock ran a bit of Slash’s chat with Britain’s Daily Star, in which the guitarist remembered, “Onstage it was incredible — the audience had…