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97 Rock Remembers Christine McVie

97 Rock Remembers Christine McVie

What a loss for fans of Fleetwood Mac. Christine McVie passed away at the age of 79 this week. Her family released a statement that said, “She passed away peacefully at hospital this morning, Wednesday, November 30th 2022, following a short illness. She was in the company of her family. We kindly ask that you…MORE

Bob Dylan’s Publishing House Blunder

Bob Dylan’s Publishing House Blunder

Publishing house Simon and Schuster are offering $600 funds to anyone who purchased the 900 “hand signed” copies of Bob Dylan’s new book, The Philosophy of Modern Song.   Simon and Schuster released a statement saying, “We want to apologize. As it turns out, the limited-edition books do contain Bob’s original signature, but in a…MORE

Iron Maiden Partners With Marvel For New Clothing Line

Iron Maiden Partners With Marvel For New Clothing Line

The Iron Maidens have partnered up with Marvel for a new clothing line. The heavy metal legends recently took to Instagram to give the news that, “Eds up! The brand-new Iron Maiden X Marvel collection has just launched….and it looks awesome!”  There are several pieces available in the clothing line that include an off-white t-shirt called…MORE

Metallica Announce New Single, Album World Tour

Metallica Announce New Single, Album World Tour

Metallica is back and better than ever with their newest single, album and tour. The album, 72 Seasons, is set to be released on April 14th and is the first since 2016’s Hardwired… to Self-Destruct. The first single and video from the album is called “Lux Æterna” and can be viewed here.   When discussing…MORE

Springsteen’s “Tonight Show” Takeover

Springsteen’s “Tonight Show” Takeover

Bruce Springsteen is back and he took over Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Tonight Show’ November 14th through November 16th. Last Monday he performed Frank Wilson’s “Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)” and followed up with an interview with Fallon. The Boss discussed several topics including his new album Only the Strong Survive and he corrected the…MORE

Pat Benatar to be Inducted in Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Pat Benatar to be Inducted in Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Finally, after being nominated several times, Pat Benatar is being inducted along with her husband Neil Giraldo in the Class of 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Benatar and Giraldo and among the 14 inductees being honored this weekend in Los Angeles, California.   John Sykes, Chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame…MORE

Bono’s Life and Death Decisions Described in Upcoming Memoir

Bono’s Life and Death Decisions Described in Upcoming Memoir

In Bono’s memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, the U2 lead vocalist discusses the threats that he and the band received as a result of their pro-peace stance.  Bono claims that former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams said he “stinks” due to “U2’s opposition to paramilitaries (of all kinds) had cost the IRA valuable fundraising in…MORE

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