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Getty ImagesIt was announced 40 years ago (April 27th, 1981), that Paul McCartney’s solo band Wings had disbanded. McCartney and his first wife Linda had formed the group in the summer of 1971 with drummer Denny Seiwell and guitarist and Moody Blues co-founder Denny Laine. The McCartney’s and Laine remained the nucleus of the band’s…

Getty ImagesA new mini-series, titled, 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything, will begin airing on Apple TV Plus starting May 21st. Variety reported the eight-part program is based on author David Hepworth’s critically acclaimed book, 1971: Never A Dull Moment, which chronicled the groundbreaking year, which solidified the place of the singer-songwriter and underscored…

PRPhotos.comRolling Stone Ron Wood has revealed that during the pandemic he’s battled back from another bout of cancer. The 73-year-old guitarist told Britain’s The Sun: “I’ve had cancer two different ways now. I had lung cancer in 2017 and I had small-cell more recently that I fought in the last lockdown. I came through with…

PRPhotos.comPete Townshend remains unsure how and when the Who will be able to resume their tour dates. Prior to the pandemic, he and Roger Daltrey were on tour with a local symphony orchestra accompanying the band every night, with the 2020 shows working in material from the band’s latest album, WHO. A tour of the…

PRPhotos.comWolfgang Van Halen has released the lyric video and track for “Feel” — the latest teaser from Mammoth WVH’s upcoming self-titled album, due out on June 11th. Fans that download the track will also score the four other tracks already released from the set: “Distance”, “You’re To Blame”, “Don’t Back Down” and “Think It Over”.…

Getty ImagesBon Jovi will stream a new HD version of its concert film, Live In New York this week. Ultimate Classic Rock reported the show, which will be shown via Qello Concerts, is part of a “three-week showcase comprising an array of live performances across the Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Americas, featuring Elton John, Madonna,…

PRPhotos.comPeter Frampton revealed his new instrumentals set, Frampton Forgets The Words, took far more thought than just running through a handful of classic songs on guitar. Frampton, who’s always been methodical when it comes to his studio work, told us that there was a definite process of trial and error to see if the songs…

Getty ImagesComing on June 11th is the first release of Kiss’ official live bootleg series, “Off The Soundboard,” with Tokyo 2001. The show was taped on March 13th, 2001 at Japan’s Tokyo Dome, and will be will be available as a triple-LP standard black vinyl set, a 2-CD set, digital downloads, and available to stream.…

Getty ImagesPete Townshend has declared the Who’s 1967 hit “I Can See For Miles” the best song he’s ever written. Townshend spoke about the band’s sole Top 10 single during the online premiere of the Classic Albums documentary, The Who Sell Out. The doc ties into to the just-released “Super-Deluxe Edition” box set of The…