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PRPhotos.comGary Rossington, original and current member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, is recovering from emergency heart surgery and is expected to make a full recovery. Skynyrd’s Johnny Van Zant made the announcement to a crowd at Minnesota’s Twin Cities Summer Jam, and said that Rossington had to have a “stent put in his heart.” While he’s recovering,…

PRPhotos.comPearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament looked back at the recording of the band’s 1991 debut, Ten, which celebrates its 30th anniversary on August 27th. While appearing on the Kyle Meredith with… webcast, Ament credited Cheap Trick bassist Tom Petersson for influencing his playing on the band’s 1991 debut, Ten: “It was having a 12-string bass,…

PRPhotos.comOut today (July 23rd) is David Crosby’s latest solo album, For Free. The album — named after “Croz’s” cover of the Joni Mitchell classic — features a new cover portrait by Joan Baez, and contributions from his son and bandmate James Raymond, Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen, and the Doobie Brothers’ Michael McDonald. During a new…

Getty ImagesOn October 26th is Bruce Springsteen and President Barack Obama will publish their first joint book, Renegades: Born In The USA. According to the official press release for the book, it features, “A candid, revealing, and entertaining dialogue that explores everything from their origin stories and career-defining moments to our country’s polarized politics and…

Getty ImagesThe Rolling Stones are heading back on the road!!! The band has rolled out an updated itinerary, kicking off the 13-stop tour on September 26th at St. Louis’ Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri, and wrapping things up on November 20th at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas. Mick Jagger said in a…

PRPhotos.comMetallica are streaming audio of a previously unreleased live version of their 1991 hit “Wherever I May Roam”, from the forthcoming expanded reissue of their self-titled fifth album. The recording is from their performance at Day On The Green in Oakland, CA on October 12th, 1991. The track is featured on the remastered Deluxe Box…

Getty ImagesWith the 30th anniversary of Nirvana’s breakthrough album Nevermind coming up on September 24th, bassist Krist Novoselic looked back at the legendary album’s sessions. Novoselic recalled to Mojo that Nirvana came in the wake of a massive hair metal era, which proved to be the exact opposite of what he, Kurt Cobain, and Dave…

Getty ImagesOn October 1st the Grateful Dead will release Listen To The River: St. Louis ’71 ’72 ’73 — a massive 20-CD limited edition box set featuring seven previously unreleased concerts recorded in the city over a three-year-span. The band will also be issuing their December 10th, 1971 Fox Theatre show as a stand-alone triple-CD…

Getty ImagesHappy Birthday to Don Henley, who turns 72 today (July 22nd)!!! Henley and the late-Glenn Frey co-founded the Eagles in 1971, and are responsible for the band’s best loved songs, including “Hotel California,” “One Of These Nights,” “Desperado,” “Best Of My Love,” “Life In The Fast Lane,” “Tequila Sunrise,” “Take It To The Limit,”…