On This Day, Nov. 4, 1988: The U2 film ‘Rattle and Hum’ opened in theaters

On This Day, Nov. 4, 1988 ...The U2 music documentary/concert film Rattle and Hum opened in theaters, following the Irish rockers as they recorded the hybrid live/studio album of the same name.Directed by Phil Joanou, the film included concert footage from their fall 1987 Joshua Tree tour of North America, as well as footage of the band in the studio recording. It also followed them as they visited historical musical sites across the U.S., including Elvis Presley’s Graceland and Memphis’ Sun […]

November 4, 2025

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Rick Springfield brings his music and acting experience to Hulu’s ‘All’s Fair’

Rick Springfield on Hulu's 'All's Fair' (Disney/Ser Baffo)Rick Springfield appears in Ryan Murphy’s new Hulu legal series, All’s Fair, where he plays a musician divorcing his wife, played by Jessica Simpson.Being that he is a musician, you’d think the role wouldn’t be too much of a stretch for him. But the "Jessie's Girl" singer tells ABC Audio not all musicians would necessarily be able to handle the part."It's like you don't hire a doctor to play a doctor, you hire an actor," he says. […]

November 4, 2025

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Talk on through to the other side: New Doors podcast announced

The Doors' Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger pose for a portrait circa 1968 in Hollywood, California. (Edmund Teske/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)A new podcast dedicated to The Doors has been announced.Really?? The Doors? will be hosted by The New Yorker writer Naomi Fry and aims to "use The Doors' chaotic legend to ask what happens when myth overtakes meaning, and what that reveals about how we talk about American culture and about ourselves."Guests will include Billy Idol and Doors […]

November 4, 2025

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Foreigner to perform on ’Stranger Things’ float during Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Guitarist Bruce Watson, bassist Jeff Pilson and guitarist Luis Maldonado on stage as the band Foreigner performs on the "Fox & Friends" Summer Concert Series at FOX Studios on July 22, 2022 in New York City. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)Foreigner is set to rock the 2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.The "Juke Box Hero" outfit will perform upon the event's Stranger Things float. The Netflix series has previously used the Foreigner songs "Cold as Ice," "Hot Blooded" and "Waiting for a Girl Like […]

November 3, 2025 1

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George Thorogood & the Destroyers announce 2026 Baddest Show on Earth tour dates

George Thorogood performs at Spark Arena on May 17, 2025 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Dave Simpson/Getty Images)George Thorogood & the Destroyers have announced a 2026 North American leg for their Baddest Show on Earth tour.The trek launches March 6 in Highland, California, and will conclude up in Canada on April 4 in Ottawa."When we decided to call this tour 'The Baddest Show on Earth,' we had no doubt we could back it up night after night," the "Bad to the Bone" rocker […]

November 3, 2025 1

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Former Grateful Dead vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay dead at 78

Donna Jean Godchaux performs during the "Move Me Brightly" 70th Birthday Tribute for Jerry Garcia at TRI Studios on August 3, 2012 in San Rafael, California. (C Flanigan/WireImage)Former Grateful Dead vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay has died. She was 78."It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the loss of Donna Jean Godchaux," reads a post on the Dead's Instagram. "Her unmistakable voice and radiant spirit touched the lives of countless fans and immeasurably enriched the Grateful Dead family.""Her contributions will forever […]

November 3, 2025

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Paul Rodgers to skip Rock Hall induction ceremony: ‘I have to prioritize my health’

Paul Rodgers performs onstage during the 2023 CMT Music Awards at Moody Center on April 02, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images for CMT)Paul Rodgers will no longer be attending Bad Company's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.Rodgers was set to reunite with former bandmate Simon Kirke, the only other surviving member of the original Bad Co. lineup, at the ceremony, with Kirke recently confirming that they will perform together. However, Rodgers says in a Facebook post published […]

November 3, 2025 2

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Paul McCartney looks back on death rumors in new ‘Wings’ book

'Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run' book cover. (Liveright, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company)Paul McCartney looks back at the infamous rumors that he'd died in the 1960s in his upcoming new book, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run. As the story went, conspiracy theorists alleged that the Beatles member had actually died in the mid-'60s and had been replaced by a lookalike. As a piece of evidence, they claimed that John Lennon said the phrase […]

November 3, 2025

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Sting announces 2026 Sting 3.0 dates

Sting on 'Live with Kelly and Mark.' (Disney/LORENZO BEVILAQUA)Sting has announced a 2026 leg of his Sting 3.0 tour. The newly added dates run from May 9 in Durant, Oklahoma, to May 25 in Richmond, Virginia. Members of the Sting fan club will have access to a presale beginning Tuesday. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time.For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit Sting.com.On the Sting 3.0 tour, the […]

November 3, 2025