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Getty ImagesIn celebration of today’s (June 22nd) 50th anniversary of Joni Mitchell’s watershed 1971 Blue album, Mitchell has released a special digital five-track collection, titled Blue 50 – Demos & Outtakes. The new EP includes a demo for Blue’s “California” and an early version of the album’s “A Case Of You,” with alternate lyrics from…

PRPhotos.comWolfgang Van Halen appeared on BBC Radio and said that fans expecting him to play Van Halen covers will be sorely disappointed. The latter-day Van Halen bassist will be out on the road this summer with his band Mammoth WVH opening for Guns N’ Roses while promoting its self-titled debut set. Wolfgang said the show…

PRPhotos.comRonnie James Dio’s widow Wendy Dio did a new interview with Rolling Stone in which she addressed Dio’s famous “devil’s horns” hand gesture and where it originated. She explained, “It’s an old Italian sign called malocchio (the evil eye), to ward off evil . . . He’d see his grandma (doing) the sign . .…

PRPhotos.comNewly released is Styx’s 16th studio album, Crash Of The Crown. Guitarist Tommy Shaw told us the band wanted to push its creative boundaries — while remaining true to the sound fans expected. Shaw explained that the group made a concerted effort to only include its top shelf material from start to finish: “I don’t…

Getty ImagesComing to YouTube on June 23rd as part of the Grateful Dead’s “Shakedown Stream” live archival video series, is the band’s July 14th, 1990 concert at Foxboro Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts. The never-before aired show will be posted in celebration of what would’ve been band lyricist Robert Hunter’s 80th birthday. Jambase.com reported, “One of…

PRPhotos.comPaul Stanley appeared on CBS’s The Talk and explained that apart from the incredible story of a New York City rock band defying all the odds — Kiss is really the tale of him and Gene Simmons dedicating themselves to their craft. A&E’s Biography will air its two-part Kiss documentary, KISStory, on June 27th and…

Getty ImagesFoo Fighters’ Sunday night (June 20th) Madison Square Garden show was a bittersweet return to arenas, with the recent death of the band’s beloved stage manager, Andy Pollard. Pollard was saluted by the band on both their social media platforms, along with his name and photo displayed in the days ahead of the gig…

Getty ImagesAs part of his monthly live archival series, Bruce Springsteen has just issued yet another classic show from the E Street Band’s famed tour behind his watershed fourth album, Darkness On The Edge Of Town. The new set, which was taped on July 1st, 1978 at Berkeley, California’s Berkeley Community Theatre, is the ninth…

Getty ImagesAlter Bridge’s Myles Kennedy can’t help but take pride in the Pacific Northwest’s place in rock over the past quarter-century. Kennedy spoke to Classic Rock magazine while promoting his second solo set, The Ides Of March. Kennedy explained, “Grunge was the last musical movement to have a profound effect on the world. Growing up…