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Joan Jett Announces Graphic Comics

By Michele Amabile | May 14, 2021

Joan Jett loves rock and roll so much she is now declaring it in a graphic novel. Z2 Comics is putting out a new graphic novel, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts- 40×40: Bad Reputation/I Love Rock n’…

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Dead & Company Announce Summer Tour

By Michele Amabile | May 14, 2021

Dead & Company is back in action, announcing a new tour that includes stops in New York and Philadelphia. The group-which includes Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart, as well as singer/guitarist John Mayer, ex-Allman Brothers…

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Downtown Freehold to Kick Off Weekly Summer Concert Series

By Michele Amabile | May 13, 2021

Outdoor concerts presented by Downtown Freehold are back. The summer season will start a little early with a performance by the Moroccan Sheepherders–who are celebrating 20 years as a band- on June 3. Country artist…

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Foo Fighters, Go-Gos, Todd Rundgren to Be Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

By Michele Amabile | May 12, 2021

Foo Fighters, The Go-Go’s, Tina Turner and Todd Rundgren are set to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of an inclusive class of artists being honored at the Oct.…

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Tawny Kitaen Revealed Plans for Autobiography Prior To Her Passing

By Michele Amabile | May 11, 2021

Tawny Kitaen–who passed away at the age of 59 this weekend–was in the midst of writing an autobiography prior to her death. In one of her last interviews, Kitaen –famed for appearing in several Whitesnake…

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Styx Announces First New Album in Four Years; Listen to New Song

By Michele Amabile | May 7, 2021

Styx will release its first new album in four years–Crash of the Crown, the band announced. The band began recording the album in Nashville prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, but continued to write songs as…

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Kurt Cobain Amp and Hair, Eddie Van Halen Guitar, Up for Auction

By Michele Amabile | May 6, 2021

If you ever wanted to possess a piece of Kurt Cobain’s hair, now is your chance with a new auction launching today. Nirvana fans can also snap up Kurt’s stage-used Marshall 1960B 4×12 speaker cabinet (featured…

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New Jersey Hall of Fame Announces 2021 Nominees

By Michele Amabile | May 5, 2021

Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye, Bebe Neuwirth, Lesley Gore, David Copperfield and three New York Giants (Phil Simms, Lawrence Taylor and Bill Parcell) are among the nominees up for induction into the 2021 Class of…

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Bamboozle is Back

By Michele Amabile | May 4, 2021

Big news is breaking today at the shore: The Bamboozle festival is set to officially return in 2023. The festival–which featured headliners Bon Jovi and Foo Fighters on the Asbury Park Beach in 2012–will return…

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How Elton John Kept Fit in Lockdown

By Michele Amabile | May 4, 2021

Unlike the rest of the planet, Elton John managed to keep the pandemic weight gain at bay, he revealed in a new interview with footballer Troy Deeney on his podcast. Elton, 74, says he is…

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