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Scott Yamano/NetflixSome big-name musicians guest star in the new Netflix streaming hit Happy Gilmore 2, but it's the big names on the movie's soundtrack who are reaping the benefits.While Bad Bunny, Post Malone and Eminem all appear in the film, the soundtrack features a number of classic rock staples, which Billboard reports have received streaming bumps since the movie debuted July 25. The biggest winner is "Tuesday's Gone," the Lynyrd Skynyrd […]

Scott Dudelson/Getty ImagesThe Doors are currently celebrating their 60th anniversary, and guitarist Robby Krieger will mark the milestone with a special show at LA's Greek Theatre.Tickets for the Oct. 30 show go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time. According to an Instagram post, Krieger will be performing "Morrison Hotel, plus all of the Doors' hits." Opening for him will be the band Tripform, whose members include Pablo Manzarek, son […]

Jackson Browne & Warren Zevon backstage in the '70s; Richard E. Aaron/RedfernsJackson Browne and Marshall Crenshaw are among the artists participating in Join Me in L.A.: The Songs of Warren Zevon, an October benefit concert that will raise money for the several charities, Variety reports.The Oct. 24 event at LA's United Theater is presented by Wild Honey Foundation and the Zevon Family. It will feature performances of 25 songs from the late […]

On This Day, July 31, 1980…During a benefit gig in Long Beach, California, Eagles members Glenn Frey and Don Felder spent the show detailing how they planned to beat each other up after it was over.The show – now known as the “Long Night at Wrong Beach” – was a benefit for California Sen. Alan Cranston’s reelection campaign. The band basically split up after the gig, although they did go on […]

Henry Diltz/Interscope RecordsElton John appears in the long-awaited Spinal Tap sequel Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, but before the film hits theaters, you can watch him rock out with the Tap in a new video.In the sequel, estranged Spinal Tap bandmates David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel and Derek Smalls -- played by Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer, respectively -- are forced to reunite for one final concert. […]

Mercury RecordsIt was 40 years ago that John Mellencamp, then known as John Cougar Mellencamp, released his critically acclaimed eighth studio album, Scarecrow, which was filled with songs about the fading American dream, thanks to the greed of corporate America.Recorded in his studio in Indiana, Scarecrow was filled with songs speaking to the people of the heartland, like “Rain on the Scarecrow,” which addressed the plight of small family-owned farms during […]