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Co-founding Uriah Heep member Ken Hensley dead at age 75
Vladimir Artev/Epsilon/Getty ImagesFounding Uriah Heep member Ken Hensley died Wednesday evening, according to a Facebook message from his brother, Trevor. He was 75. "His beautiful wife Monica was at...
ABC Audio Nov 05, 2020
Longtime Kinks drummer Mick Avory taking part in streaming online interview event today
David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty ImagesFormer Kinks drummer Mick Avory will participate in a livestream event today, November 5, at 2 p.m. ET at the Swinging 60s London Facebook page. Avory will be t...
ABC Audio Nov 05, 2020
Heart's Nancy Wilson says she decided to cover "The Rising" after Springsteen's Broadway show "blew [her] mind"
Credit: Jeremy DangerLast month, Heart guitarist Nancy Wilson released a cover of the 2002 Bruce Springsteen song "The Rising" as the lead single from her forthcoming debut solo studio album. Wilson t...
ABC Audio Nov 05, 2020
David Crosby says his new solo album is done, and it's "really phenomenal"
Credit: Anna WebberDavid Crosby has shared an update on his latest solo album, which will include collaborations with Steely Dan frontman Donald Fagen and Michael McDonald. "[I]t's done," the 79-year-...
ABC Audio Nov 04, 2020
Steve Hackett to release new acoustic solo album, 'Under a Mediterranean Sky,' in January
InsideOut MusicFormer Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett will release a new solo album titled Under a Mediterranean Sky on January 22, 2021, featuring a collection of acoustic songs inspired by his trave...
ABC Audio Nov 04, 2020
Elton John says after his Farewell Tour, "I don't want to sing 'Crocodile Rock' again"
ABC/CRAIG SJODINDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, Elton John's Farewell Tour likely won't be over until 2022 at the earliest, but he hasn't completely written off the idea of playing more concerts in the ...
ABC Audio Nov 04, 2020
Robby Krieger, Rick Wakeman featured on new holiday album by prog-rock supergroup Hawkestrel, 'SpaceXmas'
Purple Pyramid RecordsDoors guitarist Robby Krieger and former Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman are among the guest musicians who lent their talents to SpaceXmas, a forthcoming holiday album by the Hawkwi...
ABC Audio Nov 04, 2020
Too soon to call presidential race, young voters turned out less than expected
iStock/simon2579 Election Day has turned to night as polls across the country closed with some municipalities announcing they will resume tabulating Wednesday morning. In the early hours of ...
ABC Audio Nov 04, 2020
Robin Zander says Cheap Trick has finished a new album that's on hold because of the pandemic
Credit: David McClisterCheap Trick singer Robin Zander says that his band has a new studio album that's "already done and…ready to go." During a new installment of AXS TV's At Home and Social O...
ABC Audio Nov 03, 2020
AC/DC premieres behind-the-scenes video about the making of their "Shot in the Dark" clip
Credit: Josh CheuseAC/DC has debuted a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the video for the band's new single, "Shot in the Dark," at their official YouTube channel.  The clip includes sever...
ABC Audio Nov 03, 2020