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An auction of music items related to icons like Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain, Elton John and Prince raised about $5 million. The three-day auction organized by Julien’s Auctions sold a series of signed six-strings, artist-played electric guitars, music memorabilia and some rare pieces of artwork. Cobain’s self-portrait caricature went for $281,250, far above the expected net…

Legendary guitarist Carlos Santana returns to the stage after a year off. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has announced he will hit the road with his band across North America this fall for the “Blessings and Miracles” tour. The 15-date tour begins on September 11 at the Borgata Spa & Resort in Atlantic…

Roger Waters bashed Mark Zuckerberg after the Facebook CEO offered a “huge” deal to use Pink Floyd classic “Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2” to promote Instagram. During an appearance at a forum supporting jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Pink Floyd co-founder Waters revealed that Zuckerberg recently sent an offer of a “huge, huge…

Van Morrison has teamed up with rock icon Eric Clapton on the new song “The Rebels.” Released on Friday, June 11, the song is a blues-rock spin on the original “Where Have all the Rebels Gone?” from Morrison’s most recent 28-track solo LP, Latest Record Project, Volume 1, released this May. The song, credited to…

Dennis DeYoung has shared a new single “There’s No Turning Back Time,” which dropped along with the former Styx singer’s final studio album, 26 East, Vol. 2. 26 East, Volume 2, a sequel to 2020’s 26 East, Volume 1, features 12 tracks, four of which were co-written by Ides of March and ex-Survivor member Jim…

ZZ Top’s Billy F. Gibbons recently released a video for his solo single “She’s On Fire” from his third album Hardware. The visual was shot at Pioneertown in California’s high desert. The temperature at the location of the shoot, Rimroch Ranch, reportedly hovered above 115 degrees. Hardware features drummer Matt Sorum and guitarist Austin Hanks.…

Bruce Springsteen has revealed an upcoming collaboration with The Killers. The iconic musician revealed the new news during an appearance on Sirius XM’s “E Street Radio.” He confirmed the collaboration, called “Dustland,” will drop very soon. “It’s Brandon [Flowers] and I with the band, we have done something that is going to come out soon,…

The Doobie Brothers have added three new dates to their 50th Anniversary Tour. The band will now stop in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at BMO Harris Pavilion on August 24, 2021, Green Bay, Wisconsin, at Resch Center Expo Pavilion on August 26, 2021 and Moline, Illinois, at TaxSlayer Center on August 28, 2021. The 50th Anniversary Tour…

AC/DC have released a new video for “Witch’s Spell,” a song off their 2020 LP Power Up. Wolf & Crow directed and edited the clip in addition to doing the animation work. The visual features footage of AC/DC in action inside a crystal ball and on a set of tarot cards. AC/DC have also launched…

Eric Clapton it set to release a deluxe anniversary edition of his 1970 self-titled debut solo album on August 20. The collection will feature three separate mixes: the “Tom Dowd Mix (The U.K. Version),” the “Eric Clapton Mix” and the “Delaney Bramlett Mix.” It will include four CDs and a vinyl LP. The self-titled album,…