City of Santa Rosa rethinks update to business tax
A proposal to raise Santa Rosa’s annual business tax won’t sting as much as originally anticipated, as city officials this week revised the proposal in an effort to avoid pushback from the business community. If the revised
Aerosmith cancels their Peace Out tour; retires from touring
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Looks like Aerosmith is saying peace out earlier than planned. The band just announced they’ve canceled their Peace Out tour, and they’ll be retiring from touring. It seems Steven Tyler’s vocal issues, which forced
John Lennon’s “I’m The Greatest” featuring Ringo Starr and George Harrison streaming for the first time
The John Lennon Estate/Capitol/Ume A new bonus track from the recently released John Lennon box set Mind Games – The Ultimate Collection has been released. It gives fans some insight into the tune “I’m The Greatest,” which was recorded in 1973
Enter leg two: Metallica's M72 world tour returns to North America Friday
ABC/Randy Holmes Metallica‘s M72 world tour returns to North America Friday. The metal legends will headline Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on Aug. 2 and Aug. 4, followed by two-night stands in Chicago, Minneapolis, Edmonton and Seattle. They’ll
Tony Iommi reissuing two albums featuring Deep Purple’s Glenn Hughes
Blueframe Limited/Rhino Entertainment Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi is set to reissue two of his solo albums this fall, both featuring Deep Purple bassist Glenn Hughes. The albums, The 1996 DEP Sessions and Fused, will be released Oct.
U2 releases “Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of” installment of their digital series
ABC/Randy Holmes U2 is back with another installment in their digital series U2 to Love and Only Love – Deep Dives and B-Sides, a series of 12 newly remastered collections, released throughout the year, made up of songs
Pete Townshend drops live “After the Fire” video from 1985 Brixton Academy show
UMe Pete Townshend has dropped a new video of a classic live performance. The Who rocker has shared a video of his performance of “After the Fire,” which was shot in 1985 at the Brixton Academy in London.
Bryan Adams releases his take on a song he co-wrote for KISS
BAD Records Bryan Adams has dropped the new single “Rock and Roll Hell,” which is actually one of two songs he co-wrote with Jim Vallance and Gene Simmons for KISS. The other is “War Machine,” and Adams is
On This Day, August 2, 1962: Robert Allen Zimmerman legally changes his name to Bob Dylan
On This Day, August 2, 1962… A 21-year-old Robert Allen Zimmerman legally changed his name to Bob Dylan. In his book Chronicles, Dylan explained that he was inspired to change his name after he saw an article about jazz performer David Allyn and
ZZ Top’s first five albums featured in new high fidelity vinyl box set
Rhino ZZ Top’s first five albums have been compiled into their first-ever high fidelity vinyl box set. ZZ Top From The Top: 1971-1976 features high-end vinyl reissues of 1971’s ZZ Top’s First Album, 1972’s Rio Grande Mud, 1973’s