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PRPhotos.comThe story of Ozzy Osbourne and his wife and manager, Sharon Osbourne, will be the subject of an upcoming feature film, according to Variety. The biopic will feature tracks from Ozzy’s solo career as well as from his band Black Sabbath. Sharon and the couple’s kids Jack Osbourne and Aimée Osbourne are producing the film…

PRPhotos.comSlash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators will release their latest album, titled 4, on February 11th. The album, which is the band’s first on the Gibson Records imprint, features the just-released first single, The River Is Rising. The album marks the collective’s first studio set since 2018’s Living The Dream. During his recent appearance…

PRPhotos.comNikki Sixx’s fourth book, The First 21: How I Became Nikki Sixx, claims the top spot on Amazon’s rock music books chart, as well as in the Top 40 of Amazon’s overall biographies and memoirs chart. The book was released on October 19th. The First 21 follows Sixx’s life from his childhood in Idaho –…

PRPhotos.comRingo Starr has released a video for his new cover of “Rock Around The Clock.” Ringo teamed up with brother-in-law and Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh for the new take on Bill Haley & His Comets’ 1954 classic, which is one of four tunes included on the former-Beatle’s latest EP, Change The World. The video, which…

PRPhotos.comIt seems the Rolling Stones pulled “Brown Sugar” from their current setlists due to a group of female activists that infiltrated a fan message board, according to The Daily Mail. The band’s 2021 dates mark the first time since the tune’s release in 1971 that the Stones have omitted the chart-topper from their shows. The…

Getty Images”THE BOSS” & THE PRESIDENT Bruce Springsteen and President Barack Obama appeared on CBS Sunday Morning yesterday (October 24th) to promote their first joint book, Renegades: Born In The USA, which will be published on October 26th, and based around the pairs recent podcast. While chatting on Springsteen’s Rumson, New Jersey farm, “The Boss”…

Getty ImagesHappy Birthday to former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman, who turns 85 on Sunday (October 24th). Wyman, who quit the Stones in 1991, was on hand for the band’s 2012 London shows as part of their 50 & Counting Tour. Both Wyman and longtime fans were disappointed that he was relegated to only two…

PRPhotos.comThe show must go on for Mammoth WVH! Ultimate Classic Rock reported on Wednesday night (October 20th) in Huntsville, Alabama, an injured Wolfgang Van Halen took the stage with Mammoth WVH seated, with his foot in a boot after spraining his ankle. Van Halen tweeted: “Walking off the tour bus this morning and sprained the…

PRPhotos.comReleased today (October 22nd) is Elton’s John’s new album, The Lockdown Sessions, featuring 16 collaborations recorded in isolation and under strict covid safety protocols during the pandemic. The set features team-ups with Stevie Nicks, Eddie Vedder, Stevie Wonder, Miley Cyrus, Gorillaz,Young Thug and Nicki Minaj, Brandi Carlile, Dua Lipa, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo, Chad Smith,…