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Getty ImagesRoger Daltrey shed light on his 60-year-relationship with Pete Townshend during a new chat with Forbes. The Who kicks off its next North American run on October 2nd at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena. Although no longer at loggerheads as they were during much of the 1970’s, Daltrey explained that he and Townshend’s connection is solely…

Getty ImagesGene Simmons gave the blueprint of how the Kiss brand may live on after the band wraps its ongoing “End Of The Road ” tour. Blabbermouth transcribed some of the bassist’s comment while appearing on Dean Delray’s Let There Be Talk podcast, where he touched on the final Kiss concert: “We don’t know if…

Getty ImagesToday (August 16th) marks the 45th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley. Elvis died of a heart attack on August 16th, 1977 at his Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 42-years-old. The day after Elvis’ passing, then-President Jimmy Carter said in an official statement: Elvis Presley’s death deprives our country of a…

Getty ImagesComing on December 2nd is the seven-disc Elvis On Tour box set. In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s legendary tour the movie was culled from, the Elvis On Tour CD / Blu-ray box set is comprised of the audio from four of the shows — and two rehearsals — that were…

Getty ImagesBruce Springsteen will be in conversation with Rolling Stone magazine co-founder Jann Wenner on September 13th at Manhattan’s 92nd Street Y. According to the announcement, “the pair will be in conversation about Wenner’s deeply personal new memoir Like A Rolling Stone, which brings you inside the music, the politics, and the lifestyle of a…

Getty ImagesSet for release on September 30th is the latest Eric Clapton box set, The Complete Reprise Studio Albums – Volume 1, which sells for $249.98. The Reprise collection contains newly remastered versions of six studio albums pressed on 180-gram vinyl: Money And Cigarettes (1983) as a single LP, Behind The Sun (1985), August (1986),…

Getty ImagesIt’s been reported that Metallica frontman James Hatfield has filed for divorce from his wife Francesca of 25 years. TMZ first reported the news, which cited it was Hetfield that filed the papers in California earlier this year. The couple, who met in 1992, married on August 17th, 1997 and share three adult children…

Getty ImagesHappy Birthday to former-Dire Straits guitarist and leader Mark Knopfler, who celebrates his 73rd birthday today (August 12th)!!! Knopfler formed Dire Straits in 1977 with his brother David Knopfler, bassist John Illsey, and drummer Pick Withers. They recorded their self-titled debut album after appearing as the opening act for Talking Heads’ during their 1978…

PRPhotos.comA 25 foot inflatable Ozzy Osbourne has embarked on a cross country promotional tour in support of Osbourne’s new album Patient Number 9. The album is due out on September 9th. The month-long tour kicked off with three stops in Los Angeles and will close out in New York City the week of the album’s…