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© Mary McCartney So, The Beatles are the greatest band of all time, right? Not if you ask Paul McCartney. Sir Paul himself feels that The Everly Brothers deserve the honor. British newspaper the Daily Mail reports that, according to a passage in his new book The Lyrics, the former Beatle says he and band mate John Lennon were …
Atlantic Records/Swan Song With Led Zeppelin celebrating the 50th anniversary today of the release of its classic 1971 untitled studio album, better known as Led Zeppelin IV, comes news that the record has just been certified 24 times Platinum by the RIAA for notching 24 million equivalent album unit sales in the U.S. This moves …
Credit: DeniseTruscello Sting recently turned 70, but unlike fellow rock star Elton John, he has no plans to retire any time soon…or ever, actually. Speaking to USA Today, Sting says asking him to imagine never touring again would be like “asking a fish what it’s going to be like without water.” He adds, “I can’t …
Mike Marsland/WireImage Van Morrison is being sued for libel by Northern Ireland Health Minister Robin Swann after the singer called the politician “dangerous” in a series of recent outbursts criticizing Swann over his policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sunday Life newspaper reports. According to the paper, Swann has hired libel lawyer Paul Tweed, …
Open Road Films Finally, Foo Fighters are starring in their own movie. Dave Grohl and company have announced Studio 666, an upcoming horror-comedy film set to premiere in domestic theaters February 25, 2022. In Studio 666, the Foos enter a creepy mansion to record a new album, only to find themselves battling “supernatural forces that …
ABC/Randy Holmes Here’s a literally metal way to celebrate Metallica hitting the big 4-0. The “Enter Sandman” legends are selling a very limited edition silver ring in honor of the band’s 40th anniversary. Only 40 will be made, with each one hand-numbered, and engraved with the last names of current ‘Tallica members James Hetfield, Lars …
Esoteric Recordings A new eight-CD Steppenwolf box set featuring remastered versions of the band’s first six studio efforts and first two live albums will be released on November 19. Magic Carpet Ride: The Dunhill/ABC Years (1967-1971) includes the band’s 1968 self-titled debut and its follow-up, The Second, released the same year; 1969’s At Your Birthday …
Atlantic Records/Swan Song Fifty years ago today, November 8, Led Zeppelin released its classic fourth studio album, an untitled collection commonly known as Led Zeppelin IV. The massively successful album is packed with some of the band’s best-known songs, including one of the great all-time rock anthems, “Stairway to Heaven,” and cemented Led Zeppelin’s reputation …
Mercury Studios Phil Lynott: Songs for While I’m Away, a 2020 documentary about the life and music of late Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, got its release on digital video today, November 5. The film tells the story of how a Black boy raised during the 1950s by a working-class family in Dublin went on …
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images On November 1, Billy Joel celebrated his 50th anniversary as a recording artist, and now he’s turning back the clock by posting his very first music video. But maybe calling it a “music video” oversells it: It’s a 1971 film of a long-haired, bearded Billy in his early twenties, sitting at …
