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Former KISS guitarist and band co-founder, Ace Frehley, is set to release his 2nd solo album of classic rock song covers.  Titled Origins, Vol. 2, the album features a who's who of classic rock royalty helping the original Space Man out, on many of these legendary tracks. In addition to reinterpretations of songs by Led Zeppelin, the Kinks, the Animals and even KISS, Ace has brought on Lita Ford to assist with covering the Rolling Stones' hit "Jumpin' Jack Flash, whil …

Billy Gibbons is getting ready to release his third solo album, which he says will be called Hardwire, in tribute to Joe Hardy, who produced and engineered every ZZ Top and Billy Gibbons album, since Eliminator.  Mr. Hardy passed away earlier this year. According to Gibbons, "I think we're going to call it Hardware, and that's in tribute to the late Joe Hardy, our stalwart engineer for four decades.  Joe recently passed on, but in his wake he left the instruction …

   Want to see Guns N' Roses, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Def Leppard all in 1 weekend?   Well then, you need to block out the weekend of October 11-13, for the first Exit 111 music festival.   To be held at Great Stage Park in Manchester, Tennessee, this 3 day concert will feature a who's who of classic rock and heavy metal.  In addition to the 3 bands mentioned above, who are headlining Exit 111, there will also be performances by Slay …

Although not officially confirmed by him, there is talk that Foreigner's former lead singer, Lou Gramm, will join his former band as lead vocalist on a few of Foreinger's upcoming concerts they'll be performing as part of their 40th anniversary tour.  Those specific shows also haven't yet been announced.  Opening for Foreigner will be Cheap Trick and Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience. …

                    Heart, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Cheap Trick‬ are touring together this summer. Calling these shows the Rock Hall Three for All, because each band has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the concerts will commence on July 14 in Clarkston, MIchigan and conclude on September 23 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Ticket and venue information can be found on the Live Nation website, however, I've li …