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You Gotta Move fast if you want to get these limited-edition Rolling Stones x Technics wireless earbuds

  • Rolling Stones and Technics launch limited-edition wireless earbuds
  • Only 5,000 units available, launching 28 August
  • Features ANC, 10-hour battery life and IPX4 water resistance

The Rolling Stones have teamed up with Japanese audio brand Technics to release a limited-edition pair of true wireless earbuds, blending rock heritage with high-end audio engineering. Only 5,000 units of the EAH-AZ100E1K earbuds will be made available, meaning prospective buyers will need to act quickly once pre-orders…

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Brooklyn’s Bazooka! Fest Reveals 2026 Lineup

  • Bazooka! Fest 2026 lineup announced for Brooklyn, 22–23 August.
  • Headliners include Times New Viking, Destroyer and Cloud Nothings.
  • Tickets and VIP passes now on sale.

Bazooka! Fest, a Brooklyn-based independent music festival founded and curated by former Matador Records A&R head Jake Whitener, has announced its 2026 lineup. The two-day event returns to two Brooklyn venues, The Meadows and The Wood Shop, offering a bill focused on independent and alternative acts, which matters…

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Pavement Play “Greenlander” For The First Time In 34 Years

  • Pavement played rare track "Greenlander" live for the first time in 34 years
  • Performance took place at Cleveland's Agora Ballroom during their US reunion tour
  • Tour wraps up with Nashville shows and a September Shaky Knees festival date

Pavement performed "Greenlander" live for the first time in 34 years during a show at Cleveland's Agora Ballroom, part of a short US tour marking a continued small-scale reunion for the band. The song, a rarity originally recorded as an outtake from their 1992 Watery, Domestic EP, had…

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Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen Deliver an Encore for the Ages With Surprise Two-Song MSG Performance

  • Bon Jovi returned to MSG days after abruptly ending a show
  • Bruce Springsteen joined him for a surprise encore
  • Duo performed "Who Says You Can't Go Home" and "The Promised Land"

Jon Bon Jovi returned to the stage at New York's Madison Square Garden on Sunday, just days after cutting a show short due to voice trouble that a spokesperson attributed to a sinus infection. His comeback proved memorable, as he brought out fellow New Jersey rocker Bruce Springsteen…

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Former BURY YOUR DEAD Guitarist ERIC ELLIS Returns With His New Band ELLIS

  • Eric Ellis returns with new band ELLIS after prison sentence
  • New music video for "Manners" released
  • Live debut set for 1 August in Jacksonville, Florida

Former BURY YOUR DEAD guitarist Eric Ellis has returned to music after more than a decade away, launching a new band called ELLIS and releasing a music video for the track "Manners". His disappearance from the metal scene followed a 2012 conviction and 20-year federal prison sentence for…

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Carly Simon opens up on Parkinson’s diagnosis and new album

  • Carly Simon, 83, reveals Parkinson's diagnosis after mobility problems worsened
  • Diagnosis followed failed arthritis treatment and Mayo Clinic evaluation
  • New album, Comes In Waves, still due for release in August 2026

Singer-songwriter Carly Simon, 83, has disclosed that she has Parkinson's disease, describing it as a "sometimes frightening" condition she is "learning how to live" with while continuing to work. In a statement to the BBC, she explained that what first appeared to be arthritis in her knees and…

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Who were the first Knebworth headliners?

  • The Allman Brothers Band headlined Knebworth’s first rock festival in 1974.
  • The event was called the ‘Bucolic Frolic’.
  • Around 60,000–70,000 people attended.

The Allman Brothers Band were the first headliners at Knebworth, topping the bill at the venue’s inaugural rock festival, the ‘Bucolic Frolic’, on 20 July 1974. The event began Knebworth’s long association with major outdoor concerts, later hosting landmark performances by artists including Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and…

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Nines Digs In To The Vaults For ‘Lost Tapes’

  • Nines releases 'Lost Tapes', a compilation of unreleased material
  • Comes despite his 2024 retirement from rap music
  • Draws on sessions from his 2020 album 'Crabs In A Bucket'

UK rapper Nines has released a new compilation, 'Lost Tapes', gathering unreleased material despite having previously retired from music. The rapper stepped back from recording following the release of his sixth and final album, 'Quit While You're Ahead', in 2024, but has continued to revisit archived material, choosing…

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Charli XCX Shares More Music, Film

  • Charli XCX releases bonus B-side tracks and a self-directed film
  • Songs were previously leaked on a now-deleted Instagram account
  • Fans noticed a spelling error in the album's liner notes

Charli XCX has followed up last Friday's release of her album Music, Fashion, Film with further material, including previously unreleased songs and a self-directed short film, keeping up her pattern of engaging across the music, fashion and film worlds referenced in the album's title. The additional output arrives…

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Classic Rock’s Tracks Of The Week: July 27, 2026

  • Ricky Warwick and Phil Collen win Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week poll
  • Greek band Villagers Of Ioannina City placed second, Powder Chutes third
  • New weekly contest now open, featuring Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats

- Classic Rock magazine's weekly Tracks Of The Week reader poll has crowned its latest winners and opened a new international contest for the following week. - First place went to Northern Irish rocker Ricky Warwick for Seek Zen Destroy, featuring English guitarist Phil Collen. - Second place…

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