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Kansas cancels shows following singer’s cancer revelation

Kansas has canceled two shows following the revelation that their singer, Ronnie Platt, has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer.Platt, who has been singing with the band since 2014, announced his diagnosis on social media on Feb. 15, assuring fans his cancer “has a 99% ...
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Queen’s Brian May plays surprise show in London, gives update on health

Queen guitarist Brian May gave a surprise performance Tuesday at the Gibson Garage in London. He performed on the first day of Gibson Garage Fest and helped celebrate the launch of the new Gibson Custom Brian May SJ-200 12 String acoustic guitar.May took part in a Q&A and ...
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Prince’s Purple Rain returning to theaters

Purple Rain is coming back to theaters.Prince’s iconic movie is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, and to mark the occasion the film will return to theaters for one day only, on March 5. It will be released exclusively to Dolby Cinema at AMC Theatres locations ...
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On This Day, Feb. 19, 1980: AC/DC frontman Bon Scott died

On This Day, Feb. 19, 1980 ...Bon Scott, frontman and lyricist for Australian rock band AC/DC, died after a night out at a London club. He was 33.The coroner’s report said Scott died of acute alcohol poisoning.Scott was AC/DC’s second lead vocalist, replacing lead singer ...
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Paul McCartney to sell select signed photos to raise money for California wildfire relief

Photos from Paul McCartney's touring photo exhibit, Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm, are coming to Los Angeles, and the exhibition is going to help raise money for those affected by the recent California wildfires.Select photos will be on display at the Gagosian Beverly Hills ...
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New photo book to celebrate The Who’s early US tours

A new photo book focused on The Who’s early tours of America is coming in May.According to the announcement on The Who's Instagram account, Their Generation: The Who In America 1967-69 features photos from Tom Wright, the band’s official photographer and U.S. tour manager. The book ...
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KISS commemorates 50th anniversary of Strutter with precious metal collectibles

KISS is commemorating the 50th anniversary of their classic track “Strutter” with a set of brand-new precious metal collectibles.The band has teamed with Precious Sound to release both pure gold and gold-plated editions of the song, both of which feature playable grooves.Only five copies of ...
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Jackson Browne added to Tibet House US Benefit Concert lineup

Jackson Browne has been added to the 38th annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert, taking place March 3 at Carnegie Hall in New York City.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer joins a previously announced lineup that includes R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe, Patti Smith, Orville Peck, ...
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Queens Brian May & Gibson collaborate on new acoustic guitar celebrating his passion for astronomy

Gibson has teamed with legendary Queen guitarist Brian May for a new acoustic guitar.The rocker worked closely with the guitar company on the Brian May SJ-200 12-String acoustic guitar, which comes in a vintage sunburst finish, and celebrates May’s passion for astronomy by including ...
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Report: Actors cast to play Marianne Faithfull and Mick Jagger in Faithfull biopic

A new biopic about singer Marianne Faithfull is in the works and actors have now been cast to play the “Tears Go By” singer, as well as her famous ex, Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger.Variety reports that Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes ...
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