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James Hetfield of Metallica performs onstage during a concert at Principality Stadium on June 28, 2026 in Cardiff, Wales.
Metallica play “Fade to Black” at Las Vegas Sphere as they change up setlist for their third residency show

By Elizabeth Swann Published

The Ride the Lightning classic was among the changes to the setlist, which also featured “Orion” in place of “The Call of Ktulu”

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Joe Perry and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith perform live on stage at the Wells Fargo Center on September 02, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Aerosmith return to the stage for two Hollywood Bowl shows with the Black Crowes, Heart, Slash and more

By Elizabeth Swann Published

The band will be joined by an all-star lineup including Run-DMC, Billy Idol, Sammy Hagar, Tom Morello, Jerry Cantrell and Marcus King on October 29 and November 1

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Joshua Kiszka (L) and Jake Kiszka from Greta Van Fleet perform on stage at Tons Of Rock Festival 2024 on June 29, 2024 in Oslo, Norway.
Greta Van Fleet sparked fears they broke up. Now they’re launching a massive world tour

By Elizabeth Swann Published

The Michigan rockers have announced a 59-date 2027 tour after a cryptic May post had fans wondering if the band was finished, with North American dates beginning February 3 in Savannah

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John Lennon playing Gibson J-160E in 1964
John Lennon hated it. Behind the Rubber Soul track he wished he'd never written

By Elizabeth Swann Published

As Rubber Soul gets a Super Deluxe reissue, we revisit the surprising Elvis-inspired origins of Lennon’s darkest Beatles cut

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LEFT: Phil Collins of the band Genesis performs live on stage during a concert at Mercedes Benz Arena on March 7, 2022 in Berlin RIGHT: Paul McCartney performs live on stage at the O2 Arena during his 'Freshen Up' tour, on December 16, 2018 in London
Did Paul McCartney cut Phil Collins’ shining moment from the Beatles Anthology? “Maybe he didn’t like it”

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

Collins says he was thrilled when George Harrison mentioned his “Tomorrow Never Knows” cover in the original 1995 documentary — only to discover the moment was gone from the updated version

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The Beatles, (left to right) Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison (1943 - 2001), and John Lennon (1940 - 1980), pose for a group portrait during a rehearsal for a taping of a segment to be aired September 12 on The Ed Sullivan Show, New York, August 14, 1965.
How the Beatles reinvented the recording studio with Rubber Soul

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

The making of Rubber Soul marked the moment the Beatles began taking control of the recording process, launching the sonic experimentation that would define Revolver and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

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ATLANTA SEPTEMBER 07: Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick performs during Dog Day Afternoon at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta Georgia, September 07, 1977
How Cheap Trick ripped off an iconic riff from the Who to make two of the all-time greatest power-pop hits 

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

Producer Tom Werman admits he was the guilty party: “Pete Townshend was always my main musical inspiration”

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Scott Holiday performs with Rival Sons at the Danish heavy metal festival Copenhell 2024 in Copenhagen, June 21, 2024.
Rival Son’s Scott Holiday on the hit-and-run accident that inspired his new solo album

By Gary Graff Published

The Rival Sons guitarist goes solo with Topology, a cerebral, exploratory record that finds him singing, embracing prog and fusion, and pushing his guitar playing into new territory

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CREAM 1967 Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce
Eric Clapton doesn’t like this classic Cream track, even though it’s key to his legend: “I think there’s something wrong with it”

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

Producer Tom Dowd said the live recording may have been edited down from a much longer performance — but even Clapton can’t remember for certain

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Paul McCartney with his girlfriend Jane Asher and their Old English Sheepdog named Martha outside the Golden Gates Hotel in Glasgow, Scotland, December 11th, 1967 .
“I won’t watch the films.” Paul McCartney’s ex has no interest in the new Fab Four biopics

By Elizabeth Swann Published

Jane Asher was engaged to McCartney and became the subject of several songs before their relationship ended in 1968

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