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Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start The Fire” gets an update from Fall Out Boy

Billy Joel’s hit song “We Didn’t Start The Fire” has been updated by rockers Fall Out Boy. While Billy’s song covered current events from 1949 to 1989, the new take recounts the years 1989 to 2023.  For example, where Billy’s hit gave shoutouts to Buddy Holly, Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley, Fall Out ...
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Melissa Etheridge recounts strange encounter with young fan early in her caree

Melissa Etheridge recounts a strange experience with an obsessive fan in the new episode of U Discover Music's animated video series Beyond The Bus.The incident took place early in Etheridge’s career, when she finally had some money to upgrade to “the fancier bus.” She said the bus, which ...
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Stray Cats’ Brian Setzer announces first tour in over four years

Brian Setzer is ready to hit the road again. The Stray Cats frontman just announced dates for the Rockabilly Riot tour, marking Setzer’s first live shows in over four years.“I’ve had a pretty long break, and I needed it,” Setzer shares. “I’m renewed and really want to ...
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Andrew Ridgeley wishes Wham! had a farewell tour

Wham! said goodbye to fans with one show, dubbed The Final, at London’s Wembley Stadium 36 years ago on June 28, 1986, but Andrew Ridgeley now says he wishes he and bandmate George Michael had more time to say farewell.  “I would have liked to tour The Final to be honest," ...
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Jimmy Buffett’s Milwaukee Summerfest show canceled

Jimmy Buffett postponed a show in South Carolina back in May after he was admitted to the hospital to “address some issues that needed immediate attention.” Now, he’s missing another show.Milwaukee Summerfest just announced that Buffett's July 6 concert with the Coral Reefer Band at the American Family Insurance ...
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On This Day, June 28, 1980: Paul McCartney lands at #1 with “Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)”

On This Day, June 28, 1980… Paul McCartney landed a new number one when “Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)” topped the Billboard Hot 100, his first solo track to top the charts since 1971.The studio version of the song appeared on McCartney’s 1980 solo album McCartney II. It was ...
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Rolling Stones’ ‘Forty Licks’ getting digital, Dolby Atmos and limited edition vinyl release

Rolling Stones fans will soon have a new way to enjoy their classic hits compilation Forty Licks. The record is set for its first digital release on Wednesday, July 26, and will be released in Dolby Atmos — but that’s not all. Forty Licks will also come out on limited edition ...
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Stars come out to support Paul McCartney’s new photo exhibit

Paul McCartney’s new photo exhibit, Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm, is set to open at London’s National Portrait Gallery on Wednesday, June 28, and he hosted a special preview Monday that brought out many of his superstar friends.Photos posted to Instagram show that guests at the celebration included Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, Rolling ...
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Journey’s Neal Schon pays tribute to Eddie Van Halen

Neal Schon is paying tribute to legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen. The Journey guitarist shared a video of him shredding on his EVH Striped Series guitar, which resembles Eddie's red striped guitar, but in white.“A little tribute to Ed. It was so amazing to be on Van Halen’s 1st tour ...
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ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons says both late Dusty Hill & Elwood Francis will be on next record

ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons is giving fans an update on the band’s next album and says the late Dusty Hill will be represented on the record.Gibbons tells Classic Rock that the band is “currently reviewing the tracks that deserve completion” for the next record, noting that both Dusty, who passed away ...
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