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Getty ImagesHitting theaters on November 3rd is A Hollywood High — Duran Duran’s new 75-minute documentary concert film. According to Rolling Stone, the film features the group’s “recent rooftop performance in the city at the Aster and gathered up decades-old archival footage to pair with exclusive interviews.” Bassist John Taylor said in a statement, “Duran…

PRPhotos.comForeigner has rolled out its first 2023 tour dates — including eight nights at The Venetian in Las Vegas. The band will play “Sin City” on March 24th 25th, 29th, and 31st, as well as April 1st, 5th, 7th, and 8th. The band also has booked an April 3rd show at Tucson, Arizona’s Linda Ronstadt…

Getty ImagesIt was 43 years ago today (October 12th, 1979) that Fleetwood Mac released its long awaited followup to its 1977 mega-platinum selling Rumours collection. Tusk, which cost over $1 million to produce, fell short of commercial expectations depute being certified double platinum, hitting Number Four in the U.S. and topping the charts in England.…

PRPhotos.comAlice In Chains are back in the Billboard Top 10 with the 30th anniversary edition of their 1992 album, Dirt. The new, two-LP 12-inch black vinyl edition of the album has hit Number Nine — only three spots lower than it did during its first go around back in 1992. The new chart placement is…

Getty ImagesWest Coast Beach Boys fans take note for a special event happening tomorrow (Wednesday, October 12th) at UCLA’s Lani Hall. At 4 pm PST, noted writer/producer David Leaf — author of the newly expanded, God Only Knows: The Story Of Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys And The California Myth — will be on hand…

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 October 1st, 1978 at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre, comes from the night after…

PRPhotos.comCharlie Watts blamed Led Zeppelin for pushing the amount of time musicians were expected to play in concert. Billboard published excerpts from the new biography of the late-Rolling Stones drummer, Charlie’s Good Tonight: The Life, The Times, And The Rolling Stones: The Authorized Biography Of Charlie Watts by Paul Sexton. Charlie Watts died of cancer…

Getty ImagesDespite initially being tapped by Alex Van Halen to handle guitar duties for a loosely proposed Eddie Van Halen tribute show — Joe Satriani now maintains he’s not the man for the job. During a chat with Ultimate Classic Rock, Satriani said, “When I saw Wolfgang (Van Halen) playing at the Taylor Hawkins benefit,…

Getty ImagesIt was 56 years ago today (October 10th, 1966) that the Beach Boys’ released their masterpiece, “Good Vibrations.” The song went on to top the chart for one week exactly two months later (December 10th to 16th, 1966). “Good Vibrations” was bandleader Brian Wilson’s first attempt at a “modular” recording approach, which pieced together…