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Forget Shakedown Street — San Francisco now has a Jerry Garcia street

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, IncJerry Garcia would have turned 83 on Friday, and in recognition, his native San Francisco gave the late Grateful Dead founder a big honor.The San Francisco Chronicle reports that on Friday, San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie led a dedication ceremony as a stretch of Harrington Street, where Garcia spent part of childhood, was renamed Jerry Garcia Street in his honor. The ceremony took place just a few steps away from the home where Garcia lived with his grandparents.“Jerry gave […]

August 3, 2025

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John Lennon confidant says he was jealous of ‘attention’ Paul McCartney got in the ’70s

Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via Getty ImagesJohn Lennon took himself out of the spotlight for five years in the 1970s to raise his son Sean Lennon, but during that time he was "insanely jealous" of his former Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney's musical success. That's according to longtime Lennon friend and confidant Elliot Mintz.While appearing on Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan's podcast, The Magnificent Others, Mintz said that Lennon would speak "so lovingly" of Paul. But Mintz claimed Lennon was "insanely jealous" of […]

August 1, 2025

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Jimmy Page settles writing credits dispute with ‘Dazed and Confused’ composer

Led Zeppelin in 1969; Chris Walter/WireImageBack in 2011, Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Jake Holmes, who wrote the song "Dazed and Confused" in 1967, settled a copyright infringement lawsuit that would lead to Zeppelin's rendition of the song being credited as "written Jimmy Page, inspired by Jake Holmes." However, due to events including the release of the film Becoming Led Zeppelin, Holmes sued Page again earlier this year -- and that case has now been settled too.After Holmes wrote the song, […]

August 1, 2025

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Def Leppard prepping first new album since 2022’s ‘Diamond Star Halos’

Eric McCandless/ABC via Getty ImagesA new Las Vegas residency isn't the only thing that Def Leppard has planned for 2026.The band tells USA Today that they're working on a new album for release next year. It'll be their first new studio album since 2022's Diamond Star Halos. And like that record, they're working on the new album remotely, rather than all the members together in a studio. “We’re blessed that technology has allowed us to do this,” singer Joe Elliott tells […]

August 1, 2025

$Stevie Nicks forced to postpone August, September dates due to fractured shoulder$

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Stevie Nicks forced to postpone August, September dates due to fractured shoulder

Disney/Randy HolmesOuch! Steve Nicks has been sidelined by an injury and is postponing her August and September concerts.A note on her Instagram says that Stevie requires "recovery time" from "a recent injury resulting in a fractured shoulder." The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer notes that her October dates will be unaffected and her schedule will resume Oct. 1 in Portland, Oregon."Stevie looks forward to seeing everyone soon and apologizes to the fans for this inconvenience," the note concludes. Ticketholders […]

August 1, 2025

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Joe Walsh bringing VetsAid charity concert to his Kansas hometown

Joe Walsh announces VetsAid2025; Fernando Salazar PhotographyJoe Walsh's VetsAid charity concert is returning this year for its ninth edition, and it'll be held in a place near and dear to the guitarist's heart: his hometown of Wichita, Kansas.VetsAid 2025 will take place Nov. 15 at the INTRUST Bank Arena. The lineup includes country star and Eagles touring member Vince Gill; Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen; and a "super-set" from Walsh, joined by Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks of the Tedeschi […]

August 1, 2025

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Dead & Co’s Grateful Dead 60th anniversary shows are first to feature legal cannabis sales & consumption

Courtesy Live NationIf you piled it all up, the amount of marijuana smoked at Grateful Dead and Dead & Company concerts over the years would probably reach from here to the moon. But Deadheads will be indulging legally for the upcoming anniversary shows.Three Dead & Company shows are taking place at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park from Aug. 1 to Aug. 3 in celebration of 60 years of the Grateful Dead's music. And Pollstar reports that for the first time ever […]

August 1, 2025

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Billy Joel documentary is sending his albums back onto the charts

Courtesy HBOBilly Joel's two-part HBO documentary, And So It Goes, is inspiring fans to check out his back catalog — and that's sending his albums back onto the charts.Billboard reports that according to new Luminate data, Billy experienced an 80% jump in traditional album sales and a 356% increase in digital song downloads. His catalog streams also increased by 16%. What this means is that Billy's Greatest Hits Vol. I & II has reentered the Billboard 200 for the first time since […]

August 1, 2025

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Alice Cooper’s golf obsession grew from him replacing 1 ‘addiction’ with another

Mike Marsland/WireImage for One For The BoysIf you're an Alice Cooper fan, you know that the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is really into playing golf and has hosted a charity golf tournament for the past 27 years. But in a new interview, Alice says he only got into the sport because he needed something to distract him from his substance abuse.Speaking to the Scott Mills Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2, Alice explained, "I had to find an […]

August 1, 2025