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Classic rockers Guns N' Roses have announced a North American tour for later this year, and they're bringing along both Alice in Chains and The Pretenders.I have to say, when I first heard that these bands were going to be performing on GNR's upcoming tour, I was a bit surprised.  Although less so with Alice in Chains.  I'll explain my line of thinking here.  I'll admit that both Alice in Chains and The Pretenders are now considered classic rock, much in the same wa …

As you may have heard, the Cure are headlining a tour of North America this summer.   Beginning on May 10, at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, this tour, called The Lost World Tour, will find the band visiting a large number of major US and Canadian cities. The Lost World Tour will be the first that the new wave, goth, dark wave, alternative rock, post punk (whatever you'd like to refer to them as) band has performed in North America since 2019.  Tickets went on sa …

Billy Idol is hitting the road this year for a series of shows across North America. Bringing his old buddy and collaborator, Steve Stephens, along, the Rebel Yeller will tour for just shy of 2 months, kicking off the tour in Scottsdale, AZ on March 30 and wrapping things up with an appearance at the classic new wave music festival, Cruel World, in Pasadena, CA on May 20. (All of the confirmed dates are listed below.) While I'm sure the playlist will primarily consist of his classic hi …

    Well, 2023 is off to a bit of a rough start for music legends.  This week along we lost Jeff Beck, Lisa Marie Presley and Robbie Bachman, the drummer of Bachman Turner Overdrive. However, it's not all gloom and doom in this landscape of classic rock.  Billy Idol, who rocked to the top of the charts with his Rebel Yell and his Dancing with Myself, can legitimately claim he is on the Walk of Fame. On January 5, Billy Idol received the first star of 2023, on Hollywo …

      DURAN DURAN ARE IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME! This weekend was the official induction ceremony for the 2022 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame which included, among other well deserving artists such as Eurythmics, Pat Benatar and Judas Priest, Duran Duran.  And in true Rock and Roll Hall of Fame style, each artist inducted did a live performance. So - about Duran Duran's performance and induction.  There were, unfortunately, some setbacks for the …

Las Vegas, Nevada (or Sin City, or City of Lost Wages, or whatever you want to call it) is not exactly what one would title the haven of alternative rock.  However, that seems to be changing...quickly. I say that, because I was very surprised when a year or so ago, Morrissey (yeah, that Morrissey) had a residency at, of all places, Caesars Palace.  Seems like someone who had a hit song with the lyrics Hang the DJ would find Las Vegas and Caesar's Palace, the haven for all …

Duran Duran fans - they're back!   The legendary new wave (or new romantics) band have officially announced a US based late summer tour, for this year, to support their most recent album, Future Past, which was released this past October. The tour will begin on August 19, at the Treasure Island Amphitheater, in Welch, Minnesota, and the last show will be the final of 3 shows, at the famed Hollywood Bowl, in Los Angeles.   In addition to having the …

Hey guys, if you're a Blondie fan, they're going on tour this summer, and it may be the last one that they do.   Joined by the legendary punk rock band, The Damned, Blondie have a string of shows lined up which they're calling the Against the Odds tour.  The shows will primarily take place along the east coast of the United States, with 1 show in Chicago.  In addition, prior to starting their tour with The Damned, Blondie have a few shows in the UK scheduled as well. …

As you may be aware, The Go-Go's were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, along with Todd Rundgren, Carole King, Foo Fighters and Tina Turner, and to celebrate, the legendary new wave band will do a brief tour of California. Formed in 1978, The Go-Go's skyrocketed to pop music superstars following the release of their 1981 debut album, Beauty and the Beat, as new wave music was crossing over onto the pop music charts.  The band have been eligible to be in …

DURAN DURAN IS 40!  Well, actually, as a band they're older than that, but their self titled debut album, Duran Duran, is 40.   Released on June 15, 1981, the Duran Duran debut album introduced the world to a band that would go onto become one of the most successful groups in both the New Romantics/New Wave genres, as well as the 1980s, in general. Featuring the classic hits, Planet Earth and Girls on Film, both of which continue to receive heavy airplay on classic …