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His shiny machine: Eddie Van Halen’s Porsche is up for auction

If you've got lots of money and are tired of the usual rock 'n' roll memorabilia, listen up.In addition to guitars, the late Eddie Van Halen also loved cars, and one of his favorites is going under the hammer Saturday, May 20, in Indianapolis.Mecum Auctions is selling ...
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Def Leppard on how KISS — and Beyoncé — inspired them to raise the bar on their live shows

Not every band that came up in the '80s can brag that they're still filling stadiums, but Def Leppard can: The U.K./European leg of their Stadium tour with Mötley Crüe starts on Monday. Guitarist Phil Collen says they're still touring at this level because ...
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Watch Queen rock Budapest in new episode of ‘Queen The Greatest Live’

Queen is back with the latest installment of their weekly YouTube series Queen The Greatest Live. In this week's episode, "Opening Magic," they revisit their legendary July 1986 concert in Budapest, which came as part of their Magic Tour.Specifically, the Budapest show is held up ...
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Donna Summer’s personal collection of memorabilia and more going under the hammer next month

Items from the late Donna Summer, including Gold records, photos, costumes and more, are going under the hammer next month.Famed auction house Christie's is selling The Collection of Donna Summer starting on June 15. The sale features the handwritten lyrics for "On the Radio," ...
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The Cars’ first album now available on exclusive Rhino High Fidelity vinyl

You've heard of limited-edition vinyl and premium vinyl — now get ready for limited-edition premium vinyl with super high fidelity and exclusive new content.The vinyl series, Rhino High Fidelity, launches Friday with The Cars' 1978 self-titled debut, which is available for $39.98 at Rhino.com. The ...
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Paul McCartney and Elton John make ‘The Sunday Times’ Rich List 2023

The only performing artists to make the U.K.'s Sunday Times' Rich List 2023 this year are pretty much the ones you'd expect: Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Elton John.On the list of the 350 richest people in the U.K., McCartney ranks #175, but that's ...
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On This Day, May 19, 1945: The Who’s Pete Townshend is born

On This Day, May 19, 1945 ...Future Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Pete Townshend was born in Chiswick, West London.Co-founder, guitarist, main songwriter and co-vocalist of legendary British rockers The Who, Townshend is responsible for writing over 100 songs from the band’s catalog, including songs like “My ...
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Three-song Jeff Beck tribute EP features unreleased live tracks and more

A three-song EP honoring the late Jeff Beck is out digitally today.Jeff Beck Tribute features two live tracks, plus a song that combines one of Beck's 2022 instrumentals -- "Midnight Walker," from his 2022 album 18 -- with a spoken-word poem by his frequent ...
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Phil Collen on whether Def Leppard will play ‘Drastic Symphonies’ live: “We’re just waiting for the invite”

Def Leppard's new album, Drastic Symphonies, is out now, featuring 15 of the band’s songs reworked with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers are known for putting on a great live show, so would they ever be interested in teaming up with an orchestra to ...
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Ringo Starr isn’t interested in writing a memoir

Ringo Starr has certainly had a memorable life, but music fans will likely never read a first-person account of it, because Starr says he has no desire to pen a memoir. He tells USA Today that he’s been offered "lots of money over the last many years” to ...
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