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PRPhotos.comThe surviving Monkees are ending their career with a setlist that can only be considered a die-hard’s dream. With the show keeping the form of Micky Dolenz and Mike Nesmith’s most recent pre-pandemic dates, the pair are unabashedly tapping into their deep album cuts, with the new show featuring the world premiere of 1967’s “Love…

Getty ImagesAxl Rose displayed his rarely seen nostalgic side on Sunday night (September 12th) during Guns N’ Roses concert at Atlantic City, in New Jersey’s Etess Arena. Rolling Stone reported prior to the band launching into “Don’t Cry” from 1991’s Use Your Illusion I, Rose shed light on how he and Guns co-founding guitarist Izzy…

PRPhotos.comFormer-Pink Floyd leader Roger Waters took time out to slam his ex-bandmates David Gilmour and the late-Rick Wright for attempting to undermine him during their tenure together. During his recent appearance on the WTF with Marc Maron Podcast, Waters, who’ll be hitting the road next spring for an extended road trek, admitted, “Getting away from…

Getty ImagesRingo Starr has nothing but high praise for director Peter Jackson’s upcoming Get Back mini-series — lauding it for showing the happiness the Beatles felt recording the material that became their Let It Be album. The Beatles – Get Back will roll out over three days, November 25th, 26th, and 27th, 2021, exclusively on…

PRPhotos.comBruce Springsteen will interview Steve Van Zandt on October 17th at a still-undisclosed location in Asbury Park, New Jersey, in promotion of Van Zandt’s memoir Unrequited Infatuations, set for publication on September 28th. NJarts.com reported, “The event will also include a panel discussion, moderated by Jon Stewart, that will feature Springsteen’s manager Jon Landau, Nona…

Getty ImagesToday (September 13th) marks the sixth anniversary of the death of former REO Speedwagon guitarist Gary Richrath who died at age 65 of undisclosed causes. Richrath, who joined the band in 1970 and recorded 12 albums with the band before splitting with the group in 1989, is best known for writing REO’s second Top…

PRPhotos.comBush has had to back out of their upcoming co-headlining tour with Stone Temple Pilots. On Friday (September 10th), Bush posted on social media that the cancellation is “due to unfortunate and unavoidable COVID-related circumstances . . .” The band’s post continued, “We cannot stress enough how heartbreaking it is to not be able to…

Getty ImagesRoll over “Fab Four,” the “Red Rocker” is set to rock the rooftop in Las Vegas. Sammy Hagar & The Circle have announced a September 22nd rooftop concert on top of Las Vegas’ Strip at Beer Park at Paris. The 30-minute gig kicks off at 6:30 p.m. and will run until the sun sets…

Getty ImagesOn Thursday, Metallica and Miley Cyrus appeared on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show — with Elton John on Zoom to offer his personal tribute to the band. Metallica was promoting both the new multi-media box set edition of their self-titled 1991 set, better known to fans as the “Black Album,” as well as companion…