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MUSIC NEWS - Rising artist Gary Clark Jr, will join his good friend Eric Clapton for the latter's annual Crossroads Guitar Festival, which will take place at New York City's famed Madison Square Garden April 12th and 13th. In addition,...

MUSIC NEWS - This week brought us David Bowie’s new album The Next Day, first full-length studio album since 2003’s Reality and hints for his wife, Iman, that the singer would return to the concert stage for a tour. She...

MUSIC NEWS - Health worries have forced Morrissey to cancel his current North American tour. In a statement released Friday night, his representative said the singer has to take a break after suffering a series of maladies, including double pneumonia,...

MUSIC NEWS- This year at South By Southwest, the keynote address was ably handled by Dave Grohl the Nirvana, Foo Fighters and, now, Sound City Players member. Below check out the full speech from Mr Grohl, and as he says,...

MUSIC NEWS - Rockers, Bad Company have announced plans to hit the road for a 2013 North American summer tour that will include a co-headlining run with Lynyrd Skynyrd. Tour will kick off on June 15 in Rancho Mirage, CA...

MUSIC NEWS- OMD have released the first video from their soon-to-be-released record, English Electric, out April 9 via BMG . The clip is for the album's first single, "Metroland," and was created by acclaimed animator Garan Rushton and directed by...

MUSIC NEWS - Rocker Sammy Hagar is looking for a new place to open one of his beach bars. The former Van Halen lead singer, who's now with Chickenfoot, said on his website he couldn't reach a deal with the...

MUSIC NEWS - Best known for his innovative and unique guitar work with YES and Flash, as well as his own critically acclaimed solo albums, guitar legend Peter Banks passed away at his home in London on March 8, 2013....

MUSIC NEWS - NPR Music has announced they will present conversations with some of the biggest names in popular music during the South by Southwest Music and Media Conference and Festival and will also to offer a live worldwide broadcast...

MUSIC NEWS - You can add VH1 to the list of networks carrying the popular music show, Live from Daryl’s House. Through a total of sixty two original episodes, Daryl Hall's critically acclaimed, award-winning series started out as a monthly...

MUSIC NEWS - Chicago's Northside College Prep high school is pulling out all the normal stops for their benefit auction. Using the BiddingForGood website, who provide opportunities for buyers to put bids on everything from Pearl Jam at Wrigley Field...

MUSIC NEWS - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers have anounced that they will play shows throughout North America this summer, including headline appearances at major festivals, arenas and amphitheaters, plus multi-show residencies at the intimate Beacon Theatre in New York...

MUSIC NEWS- Early todya, Wednesday, three members of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, that grunge-era group, guitarist Dean DeLeo, bassist Robert DeLeo and drummer Eric Kretz released a tersely worded statement claiming that they had "officially terminated Scott Weiland." The firing came...

MUSIC NEWS- Former DOORS drummer John Densmore won a court battle to keep the other surviving members of the classic rock band from using the band’s name on new projects. Now, he’s hoping to win back their friendship with a...

MUSIC NEWS - L.A. rock quartet Dawes have announced an upcoming tour that has them supporting the legendary Bob Dylan. Beginning immediately after the band's recently announced two-week tour of independent record stores across the USA, the Bob Dylan support...

MUSIC NEWS- Rocker Todd Rundgren returns to the road with a brief USA tour this spring to promote the release of his upcoming new album, "State." The Philadelphia native, having recently finished up a Japanese run, will begin the stateside...

David David Bowie has unveiled a brand new track titled 'The Stars (Are Out Tonight)'. Click above to listen to the song and watch the video film, which stars Tilda Swinton as Mr Bowie's wife. The video was directed by...

MUSIC NEWS- Green Day today announced three live club dates to kick off their 2013 tour next month. For these shows, the band will visit smaller intimate venues, including The Fox Theater in Pomona, CA on March 10th, The Marquee...

MUSIC NEWS - Michael Nesmith will launch his month-long Nez Solo Spring 2013 Tour on March 21 outside of Nashville as Nez’s concert tour prepares to take him to the metro areas of New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco,...

MUSIC NEWS - Here's another chance if you missed them the first time around, as David Byrne and St. Vincent have announced dates for a fairly extensive two-month North American tour. The duo will make stops through June and July...