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Bobby Rydell, a teen idol from the 1960s who became popular for songs like “Wild One” and his role as Hugo Peabody in the 1963 film Bye Bye Birdie, passed away on Tuesday, April 5. He was 79. Rydell died from non-Covid-19 related pneumonia complications at Abington Jefferson Hospital in his hometown of Philadelphia, according…

Lynyrd Skynyrd singer Johnny Van Zant and his brother Donnie Van Zant of 38 Special recently released “Sweet Florida,” a campaign song for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. “He stands up for what he believes / So don’t come down here trying to change things / We’re doing alright in the Sunshine State / Stay out…

Recently unearthed video footage shows late musician Prince as an 11-year-old boy speaking his mind about the 1970 Minneapolis teachers’ strike. Reporters at WCCO, a local CBS affiliate, were working on a story involving recent educator strikes. As they went through an archived clip from April 1970, when a similar teacher’s strike occurred, they came…

Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger has released a new solo single, “Strange Game”, which is the theme track of Apple TV+’s new spy thriller series “Slow Horses.” “Strange Game” has been launched in two digital formats: an audio only recording as well as a lyric video that includes dialogue from the series. “Strange Game” was…

Eddie Murphy is reportedly in talks to star as Parliament-Funkadelic leader George Clinton in an upcoming biopic. According to Deadline, Murphy will co-produce the film with Davis Entertainment’s John Davis, Catherine Davis and John Fox. The report says that the producers are currently “tying down rights with the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and…

Madam Tussauds has unveiled a new David Bowie wax figure at their Baker Street location in London as part of the attraction’s “Music Festival” experience. The new figure, which recreates the iconic look of Bowie’s androgynous alter ego, Ziggy Stardust, was created in partnership with Bowie’s estate, using information from the late icon’s 1983 sitting.…

Grateful Dead supergroup Dead & Company have announced the dates for their upcoming summer tour. The tour, which is the band’s seventh trek, is set to start on June 11 with a show at Dodger Stadium in Los Angles. It will have stops in several cities, including Boulder, Cincinnati, Chicago and Philadelphia. The band will…

John Carney is set to replace Kenneth Branagh as the director of Paramount Pictures’ upcoming biopic on the Bee Gees, according to Deadline. Carney is best known as the showrunner and executive producer of “Modern Love” on Amazon Prime Video and for his 2007 Irish romantic musical drama film Once, for which he won an…

On June 10, rock icons KISS will release the next instalment of their popular Off The Soundboard official live bootleg series. KISS – Off The Soundboard: Live At Donington 1996 will be available to stream and download, with a 3-LP standard black vinyl set, a 2-CD set, and a limited edition 3-LP set pressed on…

ABBA have announced that a remastered version of their 1977 film ABBA: The Movie will return to theaters for two nights in celebration of the band’s 50th anniversary. The film is about a radio host’s attempt to interview the band on a tight deadline despite the crew members’ bid to prevent the interview from taking…