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ZZ Top Tops Billboard Hard Rock Sales Chart

By Michele Amabile | August 13, 2021

ZZ Top is burning up the Billboard charts due to renewed interest in the band following the passing of bassist Dusty Hill. The band’s 1974 hit “La Grange” hit the number one spot–the band’s first–of Billboard‘s…

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Zakk Wylde to Join Tour With Ozzy Osbourne in 2022

By Michele Amabile | August 13, 2021

Zakk Wylde has revealed that he will join Ozzy Osbourne’s touring band when the Oz-man returns to the road in 2022. “Ozz is getting himself back healthy, and then we’ll be back out on the…

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Mark Weiss, Triumph, and Former Members of KISS and Iron Maiden to be Inducted into Metal Hall of Fame

By Michele Amabile | August 12, 2021

The Metal Hall of Fame is set to induct former members of Kiss, Iron Maiden in a virtual livestream ceremony set for Sept. 12. Additionally, Canadian rockers Triumph and the band, Stryper, are set to…

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Billy Idol Releases New Song Ahead of Asbury Park Concert Date (Video)

By Michele Amabile | August 11, 2021

Ahead of his appearance at the Sea. Hear. Now, Festival in Asbury Park on August 19, Billy Idol is giving fans a taste of his forthcoming album with the release of a new song, “Bitter…

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Dusty Hill Will Be a Part of the Next ZZ Top Album, Says Billy Gibbons

By Michele Amabile | August 6, 2021

Dusty Hill will be featured on a forthcoming ZZ Top album, Billy Gibbons revealed in a recent interview. The late Rock and Roll Hall of famer already recorded bass and vocal parts for the record,…

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Ellen Foley Talks Meatloaf, The Clash, ‘Cocktail,’ and Her First Album in Eight Years (audio)

By Michele Amabile | August 6, 2021

Ellen Foley–featured on one of the most iconic Meatloaf songs of all time–is releasing a new album today, “Fighting Words,” featuring a new collaboration with Karla Devito and her own rendition of Jim Steinman’s “Heaven…

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Rolling Stones Rally Around Drummer Charlie Watts on Social Media

By Michele Amabile | August 5, 2021

The Rolling Stones offered words of support to drummer Charlie Watts following the announcement that he will be “unlikely” to join this summer’s tour. “We really look forward to welcoming Charlie back as soon as…

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Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder and Tom Morello Unleash Scorching Cover of AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell” (Listen)

By Michele Amabile | August 4, 2021

Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello has recruited rock powerhouses Bruce Springsteen and Pearl Jam front man Eddie Vedder for a muscular cover of the AC/DC anthem “Highway to Hell.” “Our version of “Highway…

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ZZ Top Bassist Dusty Hill’s Wife Pens Emotional Goodbye

By Michele Amabile | August 3, 2021

The wife of late ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill wrote an emotional goodbye on social media last night (Aug. 2).  Charleen McCrory posted that On July 28, Hill’s passing was sudden, as he “woke me…

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Led Zeppelin Documentary Completed

By Michele Amabile | August 2, 2021

A long awaited Led Zeppelin documentary with unprecedented access to the band has been completed, according to Variety. “Becoming Led Zeppelin” will feature interviews with Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and rare archival…

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