Billy Idol details almost dying from heroin

Billy Idol at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction (Disney/Eric McCandless)Billy Idol is subject of the new documentary Billy Idol Should Be Dead, and during a recent appearance on Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast, he detailed a drug-filled night when he almost wound up that way.He said it occurred when he returned to England after the success of 1983’s Rebel Yell and met up with some friends who had “a bunch of heroin on them.”“So, of course, […]

March 4, 2026

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Mick Jagger shares vacation photos, Keith Richards to be a great grandfather

: Mick Jagger (L) and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones performs during the final night of the Hackney Diamonds '24 Tour at Thunder Ridge Nature Arena on July 21, 2024 in Ridgedale, Missouri. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images)Mick Jagger is giving fans a little look at his latest Egyptian vacation.The Rolling Stones frontman posted a carousel of vacation photos on Instagram, captioning the shots, “Wandering through Egypt.”Photos include Jagger posing in the dessert; several of him in front of […]

March 4, 2026

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Bonnie Raitt, George Thorogood & more pay tribute to blues musician John Hammond

Portrait of American blues musician John Hammond Jr, New York, USA, 16th March 2013. (Photo by Mick Gold/Redferns)Bonnie Raitt, George Thorogood and Hot Tuna’s Jorma Kaukonen are among the artists paying tribute to blues singer and guitarist John Hammond, who passed away Feb. 28.The Grammy-winning Hammond, who over the years played with such artists as Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Levon Helm, Duane Allman and Stevie Ray Vaughan, was the son of record producer and talent scout John H. Hammond Jr., […]

March 4, 2026

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Spanish soccer team asks Madonna for shirt she wore at their stadium in 1990

Madonna performs in Rotterdam, Holland during her Blond Ambition Tour, July 24, 1990 (Gie Knaeps/Getty Images)The president of one of Spain's biggest soccer teams has reached out to Madonna in hopes of locating an article of clothing the star wore more than 35 years ago.In July 1990, during her Blond Ambition tour, Madonna gave a concert at the stadium where the team, Celta Vigo, plays. Onstage that night, she wore one of the team's home jerseys. In her open letter […]

March 4, 2026

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Bruce Hornsby releases ‘Ecstatic’ new track featuring Bonnie Raitt

Cover of Bruce Hornsby's 'Indigo Park' (Zappo Productions/Thirty Tigers)Bruce Hornsby has released the new single “Ecstatic,” which features backing vocals from Bonnie Raitt.The track is the second song Hornsby has released from his upcoming album, Indigo Park, following the title track. It was inspired by chants he heard watching his son play basketball.This isn’t the first time Hornsby and Raitt have worked together. In fact, their first collaboration was on Raitt’s iconic ballad “I Can’t Make You Love Me,” which appeared on […]

March 4, 2026

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Sting releases expanded edition of ‘Mercury Falling’ for 30th anniversary

Sting's 'Mercury Falling (Expanded Edition)' (UMe)Sting is celebrating the 30th anniversary of his fifth studio album, Mercury Falling, with a just-released expanded edition of the album.The digital-only Mercury Falling (Expanded Edition) includes the original album along with 19 tracks, several of which were previously unavailable on digital services. The bonus material includes various B-sides and remixes, the song "Moonlight" from the 1995 film Sabrina and three live recordings: "You Still Touch Me," "Lithium Sunset" and The Police classic "Message in a Bottle."Mercury Falling […]

March 4, 2026

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On This Day, March 4, 1967: The Rolling Stones hit #1 with ‘Ruby Tuesday’

On This Day, March 4, 1967…The Rolling Stones landed their fourth #1 single with "Ruby Tuesday," written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.The song appeared on the U.S. version of their fifth studio album, Between the Buttons. It was released as a double-A side single in the U.K., alongside "Let’s Spend the Night Together," and peaked at #3 on the U.K. chart.Richards said that the song was written about his girlfriend, Linda Keith, who he dated in the mid-'60s."Ruby Tuesday" […]

March 4, 2026

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New exhibit ‘Thin Wild Mercury: Dylan 1966’ coming to the Bob Dylan Center in July

Bob Dylan at a press conference in London 1966. (Photo by Express Newspapers/Getty Images)A new exhibit exploring Bob Dylan’s career the year after he went electric at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival is set to open this summer at the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Thin Wild Mercury: Dylan 1966 is described as an immersive multimedia exhibition that features never-before-seen manuscripts, photographs and newly restored film footage from the era. It will cover the period in Dylan’s career where he was […]

March 4, 2026

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Full lineup announced for Tennessee’s The Mountain Festival

Admat for The Mountain Festival (Courtesy of The Mountain Music Festival)Bret Michaels, Rick Springfield and Ratt’s Stephen Pearcy and Warren DeMartini are among the acts booked for The Mountain Music Festival, happening Aug. 21-23 at the Gatlinburg Convention Center in the Great Smokey Mountains of Gatlinburg, Tennessee.The three-day classic rock festival features over 25 artists on three stages, with the lineup that also includes 38 Special, Night Ranger, Skid Row’s Sebastian Bach, Warrant, John Waite, Lita Ford, Jackyl and more.Three-day and two-day […]

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