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PRPhotos.comGeorge Thorogood & The Destroyers are celebrating the band’s 50th anniversary with several events. On November 30, the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles will present an intimate conversation followed by a performance. The following day, exactly 50 years since they played their first-ever show, they’ll perform together again in LA for a radio station promotion.…

PRPhotos.comJudas Priest will tour North America next spring with special guests Sabaton. 14 shows have been announced, with a kick off date in Wallingford, Connecticut on April 18. Stops include Mobile, Alabama – Daytona, Florida, – Boston, Mass, Syracuse, NY – and Kalamazoo, Michigan. Presale starts today (11-15) and general sales, start on Friday, November…

Getty ImagesBon Jovi will release a Christmas song this Friday, November 17. The original piece of music, “Christmas Isn’t Christmas,” was recorded at Ocean Way Studios in Nashville and features the current lineup of… Tico Torres, David Bryan, Jon Bon Jovi, Phil X, Hugh McDonald, John Shanks, and Everett Bradley. The new music is part…

Getty ImagesA year after her Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, Dolly Parton is releasing her first rock album, “Rockstar,” on Friday, November 17th. The 30-song set (33 on a Home Shopping Network edition) features collaborations with a Who’s-Who from the rock world — including Peter Frampton on two tracks. Frampton plays on Parton’s…

Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera and Andy MacKay add to the sounds of the season with this week’s (Friday, November 17th) re-release of “Christmas.” The 26-song set was originally released in 1989 and became a seasonal favorite in the U.K. This week’s edition will be issued on vinyl and CD, and guitarist Manzanera tells us that…

Getty ImagesOut now is “Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans” by Beatles scholar Kenneth Womack. Written with the full participation of Evans’ family, it’s the first in-depth look at the life of an indispensable part of the Beatles’ history. Evans started as one of the band’s roadies and went on to…

Getty ImagesA special episode of Daryl Hall’s “Live From Daryl’s House” begins streaming on Wednesday, Nov. 15, when Hall welcomes King Crimson leader Robert Fripp to the show for a rare chat and performance. Though it may seem like an odd pairing on paper the two have history together. Hall appeared on Fripp’s “Exposure” album…

PRPhotos.comFans are getting to see Dave Mustaine in a way they’ve never seen him before… as a grandfather. He posted a photo this week, proudly holding baby Georgette, his first grandchild. She’s the daughter of his son, Justin. And if you’re counting pounds and ounces of the newest member of the Megadeth family, she weighed…

PRPhotos.comMulti-platinum rock band Staind, announced The Tailgate Tour with long-time friends, Seether. Lead singer, Aaron Lewis said: “I’m really looking forward to being back on the road with my good friends Seether, Tim Montana and Saint Asonia. It’s going to be a great time.” The eleven-date trek begins April 22, in Brandon, Mississippi. A few…