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Theo Wargo/WireImage for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame A special tribute concert for longtime Yes drummer Alan White, who died on May 22 at age 72 after a brief illness, will take place on October 2 at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle. The show will feature members of YesRead More →
Reprise Records On September 30, Eric Clapton will release The Complete Reprise Studio Albums – Volume I, a vinyl box set featuring remastered versions of his first six studio efforts for the Reprise label. The 12-LP collection, which can be preordered now, features 1983’s Money and Cigarettes on a singleRead More →
Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Former Journey frontman Steve Perry has received a lot of media attention thanks to a pair of remixes of his old band’s 1983 hit “Separate Ways,” which appear on the soundtrack of the latest season of Stranger Things. During an interview onRead More →
Omnivore Recordings 1960s family pop group The Cowsills will release their first new album in almost 30 years, Rhythm of the World, on September 30. The 11-track collection, which can be preordered now, is made up of new original songs. The title track has been released as an advance singleRead More →
Elektra Entertainment Sammy Hagar was among the many well-known artists who contributed original songs to the soundtrack of the classic teen comedy-drama Fast Times at Ridgemont High, which premiered 40 years ago this Saturday. Hagar wrote and recorded the movie’s title song, a riff-heavy rock tune that Sammy notes wasRead More →
Legacy Recordings Twenty-five years ago today, Backstreet Boys released their self-titled debut U.S. album … and they’re still performing most of the songs from it every night on tour. This 1997 album was actually a compilation of two international albums: a 1996 release also called Backstreet Boys and a 1997 releaseRead More →
Courtesy of ID PR The third installment of Aerosmith‘s five-week archival streaming concert series, 50 Years Live!: From the Aerosmith Vaults, premieres Friday at 3 p.m. ET on the band’s official YouTube channel. The movie captures the veteran rockers performing in July 1993 at the Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater in theRead More →
Courtesy of EPIX The second episode of the new four-part Rolling Stones docuseries My Life as a Rolling Stone premieres on EPIX this Sunday, August 14, at 9 p.m. ET. The new installment focuses specifically on Keith Richards, looking at how important the founding Stones guitarist’s passion for music hasRead More →
The Criterion Collection This Saturday, August 13, marks the 40th anniversary of the premiere of the classic teen comedy-drama Fast Times at Ridgemont High. The hit film, which featured such soon-to-be stars as Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Phoebe Cates and Forest Whitaker, also had deep connections to the rockRead More →
Theo Wargo/Getty Images Way back in 2018, when Elton John first announced his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, he told reporters that he’s told his kids, “When Daddy dies, promise me you won’t have a hologram of me going around the world.” But he never said anything about appearing inRead More →
Dollar’s Donuts presented by La Ventana Glass – July 27, 2022 The last Dollar’s Donut visit for July took us over to the Las Cruces Fire Department! Luckily for us, it seemed to be a tame morning so we could get a few of the members of the team out for the ph0tos. We were super excited to be able to show our thanks for the fire department, so we were grateful that they were
Dollar’s Donuts presented by La Ventana Glass – July 20, 2022 Finally getting caught up on Dollar’s Donuts (we didn’t forget about you <3), so we jump back to mid-July for our visit to Mesilla Park Elementary! Naturally, the first day that kindergarten is back in session is the day we had coordinated to be able to come through with those sweet treats. We tried to get in and out as quickly as possible as
Dollar’s Donuts presented by La Ventana Glass – July 13, 2022 Last week’s trip for Dollar’s Donuts took us to the East side of Las Cruces, with an awesome visit to Dr. Reddy and his team! Needless to say, the whole team was Reddy for donuts! (I crack myself up) We all shared a few laughs as they welcomed us into their space. It was really great to get a chance to speak with a
