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Getty ImagesNirvana drummer and Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl admitted the toughest part about writing his autobiography was addressing Kurt Cobain’s 1994 suicide at age 27. Grohl’s memoir, The Storyteller – Tales Of Life And Music, topped The New York Times Best Sellers list. During an appearance on PBS’ Amanpour And Company, Dave Grohl was…

Getty ImagesThe Rolling Stones released their latest archival set, Tattoo You: 40th Anniversary today (October 22nd). The deluxe edition features a new remaster of the 1981 nine-week chart-topper, a bonus disc of nine previously unreleased — yet heavily bootlegged tracks — and a two-disc June 1982 performance art London’s Wembley Stadium. Tattoo You was originally…

Getty ImagesWednesday night’s (October 20th) Robin Hood Foundation benefit at New York’s Javits Center raised a whopping $77.5 million, according to Rolling Stone. Paul McCartney received a special award for his work back in 2001 in putting together The Concert For New York City at Madison Square Garden and was among a who’s who of…

PRPhotos.comA new book that will detail every song that KoRn has ever written will be released next month. According to NME.com, the book is entitled Korn: Every Album, Every Song and it is written by author Matt Karpe. The book will take a deep-dive into the lyrics, song compositions and stories behind every track ever…

Getty ImagesIt was 59 years ago today (October 5th, 1962) that the Beatles’ first single “Love Me Do”‘/”P.S. I Love You” was released on EMI’s Parlophone Records in England. Although the song went on to top the U.S. charts two years later, its initial release in 1962 saw the Beatles score a sizable, but still…

PRPhotos.comRingo Starr, “Mighty” Max Weinberg, Stewart Copeland, Pearl Jam’s Matt Cameron, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, Iron Maiden’s Nicko McBrain, along with more than 100 other musicians, have joined forces for a new cover version of the Beatles’ “Come Together” to help end world hunger. Rolling Stone reported, “The ‘Drum Together’ clip was organized…

Getty ImagesFoo Fighters will once again be issuing a new seven-inch 45 r.p.m. single for the upcoming Record Store Day on November 26th. The single — “Making A Fire (Mark Ronson Re-Version)” b/w “Chasing Birds (Preservation Hall Jazz Band Re-Version)” — features two “Re-Versioned” tracks from the band’s 2021 chart-topping Medicine At Midnight album. The…

PRPhotos.comAlthough work continues on the next Rolling Stones studio album — Mick Jagger admits that it’s still a long way’s away from release. The Stones’ last all-original collection was 2005’s A Bigger Bang, and they’ve been frequently recording since 2012. 2016’s Grammy Award-winning Blue And Lonesome set was actually recorded in the midst of the…

PRPhotos.comRoger Daltrey launches a new podcast on Tuesday (October 5th), called The Real Me. The Who fromtman, tapped the band’s Quadrophenia classic for the title and theme of the show, which “features teen cancer patients not only talking about their stories but presenting songs they’ve written and performed.” All proceeds from the podcast go to…