John Fogerty shares more songs from ‘Legacy: the Creedence Clearwater Revival years’

Concord RecordsJohn Fogerty has shared another taste of his upcoming album, Legacy: the Creedence Clearwater Revival years, dropping Aug. 22.The album features newly recorded versions of classic CCR tunes. The latest releases are his new takes on "Born on the Bayou" and "Lodi," which are both available via digital outlets."When it came time to sing 'Lodi,' I noticed that my voice seemed to have a little extra character in it from the guy who sang this same song 50+ years […]

June 27, 2025

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On This Day, June 27, 2002: The Who’s John Entwistle died

On This Day, June 27, 2002 ...One day before the start of The Who’s U.S. tour, bassist John "The Ox" Entwistle died of a cocaine-induced heart attack. He was found dead in his room at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas by the stripper he had spent the night with.He was 57."The Ox has left the building—we've lost another great friend," The Who's Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend said in a tribute after Entwistle’s death. "Thanks for […]

June 27, 2025

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New box set features Ramones’ first four albums in Dolby Atmos

RhinoThe music of the Ramones has gotten a sound upgrade.Rhino just dropped a new box set, 1!2!3!4! The Ramones Atmos Collection. It features the band’s first four albums — Ramones, Leave Home, Rocket to Russia and Road to Ruin — in Dolby Atmos on Blu-ray audio, along with each album's original stereo mixes in high-resolution.The Atmos mixes of Leave Home, Rocket to Russia and Road to Ruin were handled by Ed Stasium, who originally engineered those three albums. Craig Leon, producer of the band’s 1976 self-titled debut, handled its remix."These Atmos mixes present the […]

June 27, 2025

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Paul McCartney reveals the albums that have been the soundtrack to his life

Jim Dyson/Getty ImagesThere’s no doubt plenty of people can say Paul McCartney’s music has played an important role in their life, and now the Beatles legend is revealing the albums that are just as important to him.In his latest Q&A on his website, a fan shared that they'd recently been discussing albums and songs that have become the soundtrack to their life, and asked McCartney if there were any "albums that take you back to certain periods in your life." McCartney named three, noting his "favorite […]

June 27, 2025

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Johnny Van Zant on a possible new Lynyrd Skynyrd album: ‘We will leave that door open for the future’

Jason Kempin/Getty ImagesWhen Gary Rossington, the last original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, passed away in 2023, the band decided to continue on, and it turns out, that could mean new music in the future.The band recently announced a new label deal with Frontiers SRL and in a new interview with Classic Rock magazine, frontman Johnny Van Zant suggests a new album isn’t out of the question. He says that in 2020 they put out a new song "The Last of the […]

June 26, 2025

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Rod Stewart helps design leopard-print boombox-shaped public toilet for Glastonbury

WaterAid/ Lucy Le BrocqRod Stewart is making the most of his upcoming performance at the U.K.'s Glastonbury Festival.He's teamed up with the charity Water Aid to design a public toilet for the festival that's -- we kid you not -- shaped like a giant boombox. Dubbed the "Boombox Bog" -- bog is British slang for toilet -- it features Rod Stewart cassette tapes affixed to the walls, a neon sign in the shape of a pair of headphones, and a […]

June 26, 2025

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Grahame Lesh & Friends to celebrate 60th anniversary of the Grateful Dead with San Francisco concert series

While Dead & Company are playing three nights in San Francisco in August to mark the Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary, those won’t be the only shows celebrating the band’s enduring legacy.Grahame Lesh & Friends are set to host a three-night concert series, The Heart of Town, put on by The San Francisco Giants and Relix. The concerts will take place July 31-Aug. 2 at San Francisco's Pier 48 in Mission Rock, near Oracle Park.Grahame, son of the late Grateful Dead bassist Phil […]

June 26, 2025

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Pretenders to reissue their 1987 compilation, ‘The Singles’

Rhino/Warner RecordsThe Pretenders are set to reissue their greatest hits collection.The Chrissie Hynde-led band will rerelease their 1987 compilation, The Singles, on two-LP and CD with remastered audio on Aug. 15.The 16-track album features Pretenders classics like "Brass in Pocket," "Back on the Chain Gang," "Talk of the Town," "Middle of the Road," and "Don’t Get Me Wrong," as well as their cover of the Sonny & Cher classic "I Got You Babe."The Singles is available for preorder now.The news comes just a week […]

June 26, 2025

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Bob Dylan performs ‘The Times They Are A-Changin” for the first time in 15 years

Isabel Infantes/PA Images via Getty Images)Bob Dylan broke out one of his classic songs in Tennessee Wednesday night for the first time in more than a decade.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer performed a slow version of his 1964 classic "The Times They Are A-Changin'" on piano during his set at the Outlaw Music Festival in Franklin, Tennessee.According to Rolling Stone, the last time Dylan performed the song was 15 years ago during a February 2010 event at the White […]

June 26, 2025