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Getty ImagesThe extended Beatles clan was in attendance on November 16th in London for the UK premiere of director Peter Jackson’s The Beatles: Get Back at Cineworld Empire. The 100-minute edit of the six-hour mini-series brought out Paul McCartney and daughter Mary; George Harrison’s first wife, Pattie Boyd; the “Quiet Beatle’s” son Dhani Harrison; Ringo…

PRPhotos.comEpiphone has released the new Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior, which is available worldwide. The instrument features Billie Joe’s autograph as an emblem on the back of the headstock and comes with a deluxe leopard, faux fur-lined custom hardshell case. The Les Paul Junior Player Pack is also available, but only in the U.S.…

PRPhotos.comMetallica fans are in luck with the announcement of the band’s just-announced ongoing archival project, named “The Metallica Black Box,” which will house “an array of artifacts, memorabilia, and rare vault content from throughout their career.” Rolling Stone reported the website https://metallicablackbox.com/collections/video-audio has already launched with The Black Album Exhibition, “which features a variety of…

Getty ImagesGraham Nash remains one of the hardest working men in rock. Nash, who published his latest photo book, A Life In Focus, yesterday (November 16th), spoke to Ultimate Classic Rock and revealed he’s got a total of three new albums in the works. Nash explained, “A couple years ago, I got a band together…

Getty ImagesIt was 41 years ago today (November 17th, 1980), that John Lennon and Yoko Ono released their comeback album Double Fantasy. The collection marked Lennon’s first release since his self-imposed five-year retirement from the music business in 1975, during which time he had become a self-described “house husband” in Manhattan raising the couple’s son…

Getty ImagesThe Beach Boys’ latest box set, Feel Flows: The Sunflower & Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971, has been named the prestigious 2021 “Reissue Of The Year” by England’s Mojo magazine. Coming in at Number Two was Can’s Live In Stuttgart 1975, with Neil Young’s Archives Vol. II (1972-1976) rounding out the Top Three. Last summer,…

Getty ImagesGenesis is back on tour, playing its first North American dates since 2007, with the shows destined to be the band’s final shows on the continent. The group’s “The Last Domino?” tour features bandmembers Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, and a hobbled and sedentary Phil Collins. The touring ensemble is rounded out by Collins’ son…

PRPhotos.comU2 has announced plans for the release of the 30th anniversary edition of Achtung Baby, which comes with a special vinyl release and a mammoth digital boxset. The band’s seventh album first came out on November 18th, 1991. The anniversary edition will be available on Friday (November 19th). U2 will also be releasing a 50-song…

Getty ImagesThe Monkees said farewell at their final show on Sunday (November 14th) at the Greek theater in Los Angeles. The group, made up of Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith, were backed by a band and opened their set with their 1969 single “Good Clean Fun.” They also performed “Last Train to Clarksville,” “Mary, Mary”…