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PRPhotos.comPearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready looked back at the band’s ore-fame musical influences, citing how punk, rock, and metal formed the group’s distinctive sound. McCready told Guitar-World, “I had known (guitarist) Stone (Gossard) since, like, the sixth or seventh grade. We went to Judas Priest concerts together. We learned how to headbang at Iron Maiden…

PRPhotos.comMetallica has announced a new upcoming podcast, simply titled The Metallica Podcast. The band shared the news on social media yesterday (Thursday, August 5th) writing, “We’re starting with eight episodes taking a look behind the scenes at The Black Album . . .” A premiere date for The Metallica Podcast has not yet been announced.…

Getty ImagesIt was 55 years ago Sunday (August 8th, 1966), that the Beatles released their groundbreaking seventh album Revolver. What sets the album apart from its predecessors is that aside from a brief nine date UK tour the previous winter, and no new movie to be shot for 1966, the group had an unprecedented five…

PRPhotos.comA legion of Styx fans have started an online Change.org petition urging the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to finally induct the band. Styx has been eligible for induction into the Rock Hall since 1997, and its fans are realizing that with other prog and AOR heavyweights finally gaining entry, Styx’s chances are getting…

Getty ImagesBilly Joel returned to the concert stage on Wednesday night (August 5th) with his first concert since the pandemic hit, rocking Boston’s Fenway Park. Highlights includes such rarities as “A Room Of Our Own” from 1982’s The Nylon Curtain, “And So It Goes” from 1989’s Storm Front, with Billy touching upon how his 1978…

Getty ImagesThe Rolling Stones have individually broken their silence on social media over drummer Charlie Watts sitting out of the band’s fall tour dues to an unspecified illness. Keith Richards’ longtime collaborator and drummer, Steve Jordan will fill in for Watts throughout the 13-city tour. Keith Richards said, “This has been a bit of a…

Getty ImagesOut today (August 6th) is George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass ’50th Anniversary Edition’ in a variety of formats. The famed 1970 triple album has been issued as a five-LP or triple-disc “Deluxe Edition” that pairs the main album with the sessions outtakes and jams. The main album is available on its own as…

PRPhotos.comImages from Chris Cornell’s last photoshoot will be auctioned off today (August 5th) as a pair of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Photographer Randall Slavin took the portraits just before the Soundgarden frontman’s death in 2017. He never published the photos and is now turning them into NFTs with the permission of Cornell’s widow, Vicky. Vicky Cornell…

Getty ImagesIt was 45 years ago tonight (August 5th, 1976) that the Beach Boys’ NBC prime time special The Beach Boys: It’s O.K. premiered. The show, which was produced by Saturday Night Live’s executive producer Lorne Michaels, was based around the group’s 15th anniversary, their new 15 Big Ones album, and the full time return…