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POISON Drummer RIKKI ROCKETT To Hold Intimate Music Clinic At New Jersey’s Octopus Music School

  • Rikki Rockett to host a 55-person drum clinic in Red Bank, NJ on 13 September 2026.
  • HIGH PRIESTESS drummer Meg Mullins will join, tickets include a meet-and-greet.
  • Event ties in with his new memoir, "Ghost Notes: My Life In Poison".

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett is set to hold an intimate music and drum clinic at Octopus Music School's Red Bank, New Jersey location, adding the appearance while touring with THE ROCKETT MAFIA and promoting his forthcoming memoir. The event gives a small number of fans a rare chance…

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On This Day in 1957, “Country’s First Female Superstar” Released Her Debut Album, Helping Launch Country Into the Pop Mainstream

  • Patsy Cline's debut album came out on Decca Records on 4 August 1957.
  • "Walkin' After Midnight" became a crossover pop-country hit single.
  • Cline died in a 1963 plane crash after three studio albums.

On 4 August 1957, Patsy Cline released her self-titled debut studio album on Decca Records, an early milestone in a career that would help bring country music to mainstream pop audiences. Although the record was not a major commercial success at the time, it introduced listeners to a…

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Barry Manilow Cancels Rescheduled Kentucky Concert Due to ‘Unforeseen Circumstances’

  • Manilow cancels Lexington show again, citing "unforeseen circumstances"
  • Previous postponement linked to his stage 1 lung cancer treatment
  • Singer, 83, still set to perform in Cincinnati the next night

Barry Manilow cancelled his Tuesday night concert in Lexington, Kentucky for a second time, citing "unforeseen circumstances" in an Instagram post to fans. No further explanation was given, and a spokesperson for the 83-year-old singer had not responded to requests for comment at the time of reporting. The…

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‘The Mummy’ posters axed from London tubes after watchdog rules imagery “distressing”

  • Watchdog rules 'The Mummy' tube posters too distressing for public display
  • Advertising imagery breached guidelines on causing unnecessary distress
  • Posters have been withdrawn from London Underground stations

Advertising posters for the horror film 'The Mummy' have been removed from London Underground stations after the advertising watchdog ruled that their imagery was too distressing for public display. The decision reflects ongoing scrutiny of how horror and thriller films are marketed in shared public spaces such as…

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STATUS QUO’s FRANCIS ROSSI Announces ‘The Way We Were Vol. 2’ Collection Of Demo Recordings

  • Francis Rossi announces "The Way We Were Vol. 2" demo collection, out 25 September 2026.
  • Features 17 unreleased demos, five never heard before publicly.
  • Coincides with Rossi's new UK solo tour starting 22 September 2026.

Status Quo frontman Francis Rossi has announced "The Way We Were Vol. 2", a follow-up collection of previously unreleased demo recordings due out on 25 September 2026. It follows the well-received "Vol. 1" and continues to showcase Rossi's songwriting partnership with longtime collaborator Bob Young, offering fans a…

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I’m Every Woman: The Chaka Khan Musical review – Queen of Funk’s jukebox epic lacks the X factor

  • Chaka Khan jukebox musical reviewed at Troubadour Wembley Park, London
  • Alexandra Burke praised for energy but can't match Khan's vocal power
  • Uneven pacing and thin second half undermine a rich life story

The Guardian's review of I'm Every Woman: The Chaka Khan Musical, staged at Troubadour Wembley Park theatre in London, finds the jukebox show a missed opportunity despite a strong subject. Chaka Khan's eventful life – a soaring vocal range, Black Panther activism alongside Fred Hampton and a turbulent…

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Is That Cameron Winter on Phoebe Bridgers’ New Album?

  • Mystery singer "Son-John Johnson" on Bridgers' new album sounds like Cameron Winter
  • Winter jokingly declines to confirm or deny his involvement
  • Lost Weekend out 14 August; Bridgers' Lost Tour starts 15 September

Rolling Stone has spotted what appears to be a cameo from Geese frontman Cameron Winter on Phoebe Bridgers' forthcoming album Lost Weekend, credited under the pseudonym "Son-John Johnson". The mystery vocalist appears on two tracks, "Kill Me" and "I Can't Wait", with a voice bearing a striking resemblance…

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10 Greatest Disco Songs from Rock Artists

  • Collider ranks the ten best rock-artist disco songs
  • List includes Grateful Dead's "Shakedown Street" at number 10
  • ELO's "Shine a Little Love" ranks at number 9

This Collider article is a light-hearted, opinion-based countdown of the ten best disco songs recorded by rock artists, framed against disco's popular decline (symbolised by the notorious 1979 "Disco Demolition Night" stunt in Chicago) and its earlier dominance during the era of Saturday Night Fever. The author argues…

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LIVE REVIEW: RADAR Festival Once Again Brings Inspiration and Intensity To Manchester

  • RADAR Festival returned to Manchester's Victoria Warehouse with metal and geek culture.
  • Standout sets came from Pintglass, Bound In Fear and Graphic Nature.
  • Protest The Hero played their first UK show in 12 years.

RADAR Festival returned to Manchester's Victoria Warehouse for its latest edition, once again pairing a heavyweight metal line-up with the geeky, community-driven activities that have become its trademark. Having relocated from its 2019 origins in Guildford, the event has grown into something closer to metal's answer to Comic…

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Dave Grohl paid for Reed Mullin’s rehab before his death in 2020, bandmate confirms

  • Dave Grohl secretly funded Reed Mullin's rehab treatment
  • Mullin, Corrosion of Conformity drummer, died in 2020
  • A bandmate confirmed Grohl's previously unknown gesture

A bandmate has confirmed that Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl quietly paid for Reed Mullin's rehabilitation treatment before the Corrosion of Conformity drummer's death in 2020. The revelation highlights a lesser-known act of generosity from Grohl towards a fellow musician struggling with addiction, underscoring the close ties within…

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