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- January 31
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- Video: Machine Head Invite 13-Year-Old Fan Onstage for Performance
- Scale The Summit Streaming New Track, "Redwoods"
- Birmingham City Council Urges Creation of Black Sabbath Day
- Van Halen Post Clip of "You and Your Blues"
- Meshuggah Announce 2012 Tour Dates with Baroness, Decapitated
- Gibson Unveils Shred Les Paul Studio with Floyd Rose Tremolo
- Landmine Marathon Release "Beaten and Left Behind" Music Video
- Children of Bodom to Begin Writing New Album in May
- Foo Fighters Premiere "These Days" Music Video
- Primal Rock Rebellion Announce Release Date for Debut Album, 'Awoken Broken'
- Mastodon, Opeth Announce Co-Headlining Tour Dates
- Exclusive Video: Styx — "Fooling Yourself" from New Live DVD
- Video: Van Halen's "Hot For Teacher" by Sebastian Bach and Steve Stevens at Iridium
- The Cult Announce New Album Title, Release Date
- January 30
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- Lamb of God Guitarist Mark Morton to Auction Autographed Guitar and Strings for DM Research
- Liturgy Premiere New Music Video for "True Will"
- Practical Magic: Tips on Heavy Metal Songwriting
- 8-Year-Old Girl Shreds a Stratovarius Song, Racks Up 2 Million YouTube Views
- Garbage Announce Release Date for First New Album in Seven Years
- Warbringer Part Ways with Guitarist Adam Carroll, Announce Live Replacement
- Jeff Loomis Announces Track Listing for Upcoming Solo Album, 'Plains Of Oblivion'
- Jack White Announces Debut Solo Album, Streaming New Song, "Love Interruption"
- Shinedown Announce 2012 Tour Dates, Post Samples of New Album
- Van Halen Post Sample of Another New Track, "As Is"
- Video: Red Carpet Footage from Guitar World's Roast of Zakk Wylde
- Video: "Rebel Yell" by Steve Stevens and Sebastian Bach at Iridium
- Exclusive: Psycroptic Streaming New Album, 'The Inherited Repression'
- Video Lesson: Pop Evil Show You How to Play "Monster You Made"
- Neil Young Posts Audio of New Jam Session with Crazy Horse
- Video: Lamb of God Track Makes Appearance in Promo for HBO's 'True Blood'
- Ringo Starr Streaming New Album, 'Ringo 2012'
- Sammy Hagar on New Van Halen: "I Don't Think the Fans Are Going to Be Happy With It"
- Guns N' Roses Announce String of Intimate U.S. Dates, Including Three New York Shows
- Van Halen Post Audio Sample of "She's The Woman"
- January 28
- January 27
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- Video: Motley Crue Release Commercial for Vegas Residency
- Weekly Music Roundup: January 27, 2012
- Friday Guitar Fail: Guitar Swing Gone Wrong
- D'Addario and Swing House Studios Announce "Play Your Way to Austin" Contest
- Mark McMillon of The Story Changes Checks in from the Road, Recaps End of the Year
- Ratt Working on New Album for Summer Release
- Pelican Streaming New Song, "Lathe Biosas"
- NAMM 2012 Video: Dean Guitars 35th Anniversary ML and V Guitars
- Video: Korn's James "Munky" Shaffer Talks About His First Guitar
- NAMM 2012: Celestion Introduces Eight 15 and Ten 30, 8- and 10-Inch Amp Speakers
- Motörhead Release Limited-Edition "Motör-Bag" Collectors Set
- Band Help! Insight and Tips that Breed Band Success — Part 1: Refined Focus
- Revocation Release Cover of Faith No More's "Surprise! You're Dead!"
- Guitar Girl'd: Hot Girls, Guitars and Balls at ... Macworld?
- Van Halen Post Preview of New Track, "China Town"
- NAMM 2012: VHT Introduces the VHT Special 12/20RT Amp
- Video: Lacuna Coil's Cristina Scabbia Performs "A Tout Le Monde" with Megadeth on First Night of Gigantour
- Dream Theater Post Lyric Video for "Build Me Up, Break Me Down"
- Born of Osiris Release Music Video for "Follow the Signs"
- January 26
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- Dear Record Label: What Is the Importance of Producers and Engineers?
- Watch Live Broadcast of Steve Stevens and Sebastian Bach at Iridium Saturday Night
- Red Fang Premiere Music Video for "Hank Is Dead"
- Europe Announce New Album Title
- NAMM 2012 Video: Peavey AT-200 Guitar with Antares Auto-Tune
- Video: Mastodon Perform "Black Tongue" Live in Lisbon, Portugal
- Wrestler Hulk Hogan Says He Almost Joined Metallica
- Van Halen: Another New Song, "The Trouble With Never," Available for Preview
- Contest:
- Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder Reunite on New McCartney Album
- Ben Folds Five Working on First New Album in 13 Years
- Rory Gallagher: First Six Solo Albums Remastered, Reissued for 40th Anniversary
- Van Halen Post Clip of Another New Song, "Stay Frosty"
- Video: Joe Satriani Posts Preview Clip of "War" from 3D Concert Film, 'Satchurated'
- Modern Day Escape Shows Put on Ice in the Northwest — But an Awesome Time Was Had by All
- Riot Guitarist Mark Reale Dead at 56
- Ihsahn to Guest on New Jeff Loomis Solo Album
- Primal Rock Rebellion Release First Music Video, "No Place Like Home"
- Video: Slipknot Post Mayhem Festival Promo Clip
- January 25
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- Richie Kotzen to Replace John Sykes in New Mike Portnoy Project?
- Wilco Premiere New Music Video Starring Popeye
- Video: Meshuggah Members Answer Fan Questions About New Album
- Van Halen: Preview New Song, "Blood and Fire"
- Theory of a Deadman Announce Headlining Tour Dates
- Video: Ex-Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee Jams with Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Extends Jam Invite to Bill Clinton
- This Week Only, Download the Rock Prodigy App Free
- Eddie Vedder — and His Ukulele — Announce 13-City US Tour
- NAMM 2012 Video: Music Man JP12 John Petrucci Guitar
- Video: Megadeth Post Behind-the-Scenes Look at "Public Enemy No. 1" Music Video
- Interview: Thin Lizzy Guitarist Damon Johnson on Musical Diversity and the Art of Listening
- Slipknot, Slayer, Anthrax and More Tapped for 5th Annual Mayhem Festival, Dates Announced
- Red Hot Chili Peppers Debut Music Video for "Look Around"
- Down and Dirty with G. Love: The Gentle Blues of Mississippi John Hurt
- NAMM 2012 Video: Joe Bonamassa Discusses His Limited Edition Seymour Duncan Pickups
- Jane's Addiction Release Music Video for "Underground"
- Mary Ford and Les Paul's 1961 Gibson SG Sells for $90K on "Pawn Stars"
- Steel Panther's 'Balls Out' Poster Banned by British Authorities for Being "Overtly Sexual"
- Black Sabbath Issue New Album Update
- Mastodon Premiere Music Video for "Dry Bone Valley"
- January 24
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- Municipal Waste, Gwar Spring Tour Dates Announced
- Maylene and the Sons of Disaster Premiere Music Video for "Open Your Eyes" Starring Danny Trejo
- Video: The Ultimate Warrior Roasts Zakk Wylde
- Anthrax Premiere Music Video for "The Devil You Know"
- NAMM 2012: Epiphone Unveils Dave Navarro Signature Acoustic/Electric Guitar
- TesseracT Plan Acoustic EP
- Exclusive: Slayer "6 Songs Deep" Into Writing New Album
- Iced Earth Debut Music Video for "Anthem"
- Video: St. Vincent Covers Pearl Jam's "Black"
- Occupy Wall Street Album to Feature Tom Morello, Warren Haynes, Crosby & Nash
- Soungarden Dis Kanye West at Big Day Out in Australia
- Ex-Judas Priest Guitarist K.K. Downing Plans to Build Luxury Hotel in His Garden
- NAMM 2012 Video: Taylor's First Tenor Ukulele
- Bruce Springsteen Annouces First 2012 U.S. Tour Dates with E-Street Band
- Neil Young Working on New Album with Crazy Horse
- Meshuggah Members to Host Live Fan Q&A Today
- NAMM 2012 Video: ENGL Gigmaster 30 Amp
- January 23
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- Godsmack, Staind Announce 2012 "Mass Chaos" Tour Dates
- Lamb of God Streaming New Album, 'Resolution'
- NAMM 2012 Video: Taylor 700 Series Nylon
- NAMM 2012 Video: Martin 000C Nylon Model Guitar
- NAMM 2012: Dean USA DCR Vinnie Moore Vinman Koa
- Deep Purple Planning New Album for 2013
- Overkill Announce New Album Title, Release Date
- Video: Iron Maiden Post Trailer for Upcoming Live Release
- NAMM 2012: Martin Introduces Limited 00-45SC John Mayer Edition Guitar
- A Session Guitarist's Secrets and Secret Weapons: Tips on Amps, Mics, iPhones and More
- NAMM 2012: Fender Unveils Three New Acoustic Models
- The Oil Slick: Which Garage Rock Bands are Super Bowl Bound?
- January 22
- January 21
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- NAMM 2012: Samick USA Custom Shop Series Guitars — Royale, Avion and Torino
- NAMM 2012: Video Demo of 28-Watt Producer Amp by 65 Amps
- NAMM 2012: ESP Introduces New HRF Series Guitars
- NAMM 2012: New Gear from GHS and Rocktron, Including Mike Orlando Signature Wah
- NAMM 2012: Jackson Unveils New X-Series Dave Ellefson Basses
- NAMM 2012: ENGL's New Retro Tube 100 Head and Cabinet
- NAMM 2012: Fender Introduces Kurt Cobain Mustang Guitar
- NAMM 2012: Recording King Updates Jubilee Series Slope Shoulder Guitars
- NAMM 2012: Gretsch Introduces New Rancher Acoustic Models
- NAMM 2012: Dunlop Introduces MXR Bass Fuzz Deluxe
- NAMM 2012: Taylor Guitars 2012 Model Lineup Changes
- NAMM 2012: Taylor Guitars 2012 Model Lineup Changes
- NAMM 2012: Taylor Guitars 2012 Model Lineup Changes
- NAMM 2012: Taylor Guitars 2012 Model Lineup Changes
- NAMM 2012: Taylor Guitars 2012 Model Lineup Changes
- NAMM 2012: Taylor Guitars 2012 Model Lineup Changes
- NAMM 2012: Taylor Guitars Announces 2012 Model Lineup Changes
- January 20
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- NAMM 2012: DigiTech iStomp Pedal Video Demo
- NAMM 2012: Kenny Wayne Shepherd Discusses His Signature Fender Strat, Agile's AmpKit App and Lick of the Day
- Weekly Music Roundup: January 20, 2012
- NAMM 2012 Video: Celestion G12 50GL Lynchback Speaker
- NAMM 2012: Video Update on Eventide's Space Reverb (and Beyond) Pedal
- NAMM 2012: Video Tour of New Gear from The Loar Guitars
- Korn Take Part in New Performance Series from Walmart
- NAMM 2012: Video Introduction to EMG's New Outboard Power Supplies
- NAMM 2012: New Acoustics from Recording King Guitars
- Bassist Geezer Butler Gives Update on Tony Iommi, New Black Sabbath Album
- NAMM 2012: TC Electronic Introduces PolyTune Mini Tuner
- Lamb of God Release Animated Music Video for "Ghost Walking"
- January 19
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- NAMM 2012: Blackstar Introduces HT-Metal Pedal
- NAMM 2012: Line 6 Launches StageSource L3t High-Powered Loudspeaker for Musicians
- Adrenaline Mob Release Music Video for New Song, "Undaunted"
- NAMM 2012: Line 6 Unveils StageScape M20d, First "Smart Mixer" for Live Sound
- NAMM 2012: DigiTech Introduces iStomp Pedal, Stomp Shop App
- Interview: Biohazard
- Zakk Wylde Talks About His Upcoming Rock and Roll Roast
- January 18
- January 17
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- Red Hot Chili Peppers Launch Official Mobile App
- Paul Gilbert, Los Straitjackets and Reunited Hellecasters to Perform at Guitar Geek Festival in Anaheim This Weekend
- Staind and Godsmack Plan Co-Headlining Tour
- Present/Former Members of Metallica, Lita Ford, Holy Grail Added to NAMM Metal Jam 2012 Lineup
- Judas Priest 'The Complete Albums Collection' Box Set to Be Released This Month
- Black Dahlia Murder Announce Tour Dates with Nile, Skeletonwitch
- Video: Lamb of God Frontman Posts Presidential Campaign Ad
- Jeff Loomis Announces Guest Musicians for New Solo Album
- Soulfly Unveil Artwork for New Album, 'Enslaved'
- Greetings from the (Cold) Road from Modern Day Escape's Mark Burn
- Impending Doom Release New Single, "For the Wicked"
- The Mars Volta Announce March Release for New Studio Album, 'Noctourniquet'
- Korn Announce More U.S. Tour Dates for 2012
- Meat Loaf Announces March Release Date for New Album
- Veil of Maya Streaming New Song, "Vicious Circles"
- Meshuggah Reveal Track Listing, Album Art for 'Koloss'
- Iron Maiden Set to Release New Live CD/DVD
- Kill Devil Hill Announce Debut Album Details
- 'The Guitar Collection: George Harrison' iPad App to be Released February 23
- Asking Alexandria Announce "Still Reckless" Tour with Trivium, Dir En Grey
- Killer Guitar Tracks: My Recording Session Aboard the John Lennon Bus
- January 16
- January 14
- January 13
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- Exodus, Forbidden Guitarists Comment on Upcoming Paul Baloff Tribute Show
- Fender Introduces Machete Combo Amp
- Godin Launches New Website for Seagull Acoustic Guitars
- Video: Van Halen Perform "She's the Woman" at New York's Cafe Wha?
- Fender Introduces Bassman Pro Series Heads and Cabinets
- Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt Reacts to Death of Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt
- Video: Reunited Velvet Revolver Perform Four-Song Set
- Tony Iommi: Lymphoma Won't Disrupt Black Sabbath's Recording Plans
- Sonic Youth Guitarist Lee Ranaldo Streaming New Song, "Off the Wall"
- Paul McCartney Considers Starting Sightseeing Production in Liverpool
- January 12
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- Foo Fighters to Play 2012 Grammy Awards
- The "Pawn Stars" Theme Song: Turning Good Fortune Into Good Luck
- Eddie Van Halen Donates 75 Guitars to Local Schools
- Coming Soon: Ted Nugent Brand Bullets
- Beneath the Massacre Debut Lyric Video for "Left Hand"
- Video: All That Remains Working on New Album
- Warren Haynes: "I Don't Think the Vitality of Great Rock Music Will Ever Fade Away"
- It's Official: Alice In Chains Working on New Album
- Rush Drummer Neil Peart Talks About the Making of 'Clockwork Angels'
- Fender Introduces 50th Anniversary Jaguar Guitar
- Lita Ford Announces New Album Plans
- Born of Osiris Part Ways with Guitarst, Seek Replacement
- January 11
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- Tour Blog: Modern Day Escape Guitarist Mark Burn Checks in From the Road
- 3 Inches of Blood Plot March Release Date for New Album
- Video: Machine Head Posts Commercial for North American Tour
- Corrosion of Conformity Streaming Two New Songs, "The Doom" and "Time of Trials"
- Video: Metallica Covered by Baltic Guitar Quartet
- Napalm Death Streaming New Song, "Leper Colony"
- New Van Halen Song Based on 35-Year-Old Demo?
- Mike Portnoy and Steve Morse Form Flying Colors; Debut Album Announced
- Pelican Announce New EP
- Radiohead Add West Coast Dates to 2012 Tour
- January 10
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- Rodrigo y Gabriela Announce 2012 Tour Dates with Backing Band C.U.B.A.
- Dave Grohl: "There Will Always Be Rock 'n' Roll"
- Anti-Flag Streaming New Song, "The Neoliberal Anthem"; Announce New Album
- Photo Gallery: Fender Custom Shop 1958 Relic Stratocaster
- Black Sabbath Originally Scheduled to Headline Coachella?
- Video: Van Halen Debut Music Video for "Tattoo"
- Killswitch Engage Accepting Submissions for Vacant Vocalist Spot
- Van Halen: Pre-Sale, VIP Tickets for 2012 Tour Now on Sale
- They Might Be Giants Debut Music Video for "When Will You Die?"
- Refused Set to Reunite; Coachella Performance Confirmed
- Lamb of God Post Album Trailer Featuring New Song, "King Me"
- Members of Rock and Metal Communities Send Good Vibes to Tony Iommi
- Morbid Angel Debut Music Video for "Existo Vulgore"
- Prong Announce New Album Title
- The Black Keys, Radiohead to Headline First Two Nights of Coachella
- Exclusive Video: The Life And Times — "Day Two"
- Jane's Addiction Announce "Theater of the Escapists" Tour
- Primal Rock Rebellion, Featuring Iron Maiden's Adrian Smith, Post More Info on Debut Album
- Iced Earth Post Blooper Video from European Tour
- January 9
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- Van Halen Unveil 'A Different Kind of Truth' Album Art
- The Safety Fire Debut New Music Video for "Huge Hammers"
- The Shins Streaming New Single, "Simple Song"
- The Doors Debut Previously Unreleased Track, "She Smells So Nice"
- At the Drive-In Set to Reunite After 11 Years
- Photo Gallery: Billy Gibbons Leaves His Mark on Cherry Epiphone SG Special
- German Thrash Round Up: Kreator, Destruction Begin Work on New Albums
- Track Listing for New Van Halen Album Revealed?
- Tony Iommi Diagnosed with Lymphoma; Black Sabbath Album Plans to Go Forward
- Metallica Guitarist Kirk Hammett: The Next Album Will Be a Heavier 'Black Album'
- The Yardbirds Announce Brief Northeast US Tour
- Video: Van Halen Perform "Panama" at New York's Cafe Wha?
- White Stripes to Release Two New Outtakes This Month
- Paul McCartney Comments on New Album Title, 'Kisses On The Bottom'; Reveals Album Art
- January 8
- January 7
- January 6
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- Adrenaline Mob Sets March Release Date for Debut Album
- Killswitch Engage Singer Howard Jones Comments on His Departure from Band
- Van Halen Confirm New Album Title, Release Date and 2012 Tour Dates
- Exclusive Video Teaser for Snow Patrol's New Album, 'Fallen Empires'
- Metallica Confirm 3D Movie in the Works
- Photo Gallery: Van Halen at New York's Cafe Wha?
- Exclusive: Asleep Premiere New Track, "Hip to Deaf"
- Beatles' 'Abbey Road' is Best-Selling Vinyl Album for Third Consecutive Year
- Live Report: Van Halen Occupies Café Wha? in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village
- Velvet Revolver Guitarist Dave Kushner Explains One-Off Show with Scott Weiland
- Nickelback Respond to Comment by Black Keys Drummer
- January 5
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- Jack White Set to Collaborate with Tom Jones
- Black Country Communion Plan New Album in 2012
- The Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia to Be Subject of New Documentary
- King's X Announce Spring Tour Dates
- The Doors to Debut Newly Discovered Song, "She Smells So Nice," on Their Facebook Page January 9
- BandHappy Launches Registration for Students, Teachers Today
- Zakk Wylde on What Guns N' Roses Would Have Sounded Like If He Had Joined
- Slash Finishing Up Work on "Raw" New Solo Album
- Biohazard Post Lyric Video for New Song, "Reborn"
- Guitar Girl'd: 10 Great Duets Featuring Female Guitarists
- Lamb of God Frontman Announces Presidential Candidacy
- Flea and Blur’s Damon Albarn Form Rocketjuice and the Moon; Album Expected in March
- Creedence Clearwater Revival Reunion? Not Gonna Happen
- Practical Magic: Super Sonic Ears, Part 2 — the Importance of Understanding Rhythm
- Ratt Members Record Track for New Dave Grohl Project
- Ryan Adams Streaming Acoustic Cover of Ratt's "Round and Round"
- January 4
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- Eric Johnson Announces January Tour
- Killswitch Engage Part Ways with Singer Howard Jones
- Video: Blind Guardian Answer Fan Questions in First Episode of 'Guardian TV'
- More Than 700 "Lost" Phil Lynott-Era Thin Lizzy Songs Recovered; Selection to Be Released This Year
- Metallica's 'Beyond Magnetic' EP to See CD Release Later This Month
- New Van Halen Single to Hit Radio Next Week?
- The Black Keys' Drummer Blames Death of Rock and Roll on Nickelback
- Video: Metallica Post Recap of Final 30th Anniversary Show
- Video: Singer Feist Covers Guns N' Roses' "November Rain" Live with Slash Lookalike
- Meshuggah Announce March Release Date for New Album
- Video: Kiss Give Update on New Album, 'Monster'
- David Lee Roth Interviews Eddie Van Halen About the Old Days
- January 3
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- Peter Frampton Reunited with His Lost 1954 Gibson Les Paul After 31 Years
- Jack White to Appear on January 9 Episode of The History Channel's 'American Pickers'
- Bonnie Raitt Announces New Album, 'Slipstream,' and Her Own Label, Redwing Records
- Past and Present Members of Mastodon, Jane's Addiction, The Dillinger Escape Plan and The Mars Volta Form Supergroup
- Every Time I Die Release New Music Video for "Underwater Bimbos From Outer Space"
- Frank Viele & The Manhattan Project: The Jam, The Scene, The Party
- Shinedown Release Lyric Video for New Song,"Bully," Announce Album Release Date
- Down and Dirty with G. Love: On John Lee Hooker
- Video: Footage of Entire Guns N' Roses Las Vegas Concert
- Previously Unheard Pearl Jam Demo, "Chinese," Streaming Online
- Video: Iced Earth's Jon Schaffer Gives a Tour of His Road Gear
- Van Halen Set to Play Intimate New York City Show on Thursday
- Lamb of God Streaming Another New Song, "Desolation"
- Dream Theater Vocalist James Labrie Begins Work on New Solo Album
- January 2
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- Hear It Now: Iron Maiden's Adrian Smith Debuts Track from New Project, Primal Rock Rebellion
- No Butts About It: Paul McCartney's New Album to be Called 'Kisses On The Bottom'
- 15 Genius Contemporary Cross-Genre Covers
- 'Carnegie Hall,' 4-Disc Live Album by Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention, Available for Pre-Order
- Velvet Revolver to Reunite with Scott Weiland for One-Off Charity Gig
- Video: Steven Tyler and Alice Cooper Cover the Beatles on New Year's Eve
- The Oil Slick: Looking Back on '11 — So Long, White Stripes; Welcome Back, Foo Fighters
- Allman Brothers Band Call 2012 'Year of the Peach,' Announce Annual Beacon Theatre Shows
- Paul McCartney Calls Out Bands Using Backing Tapes
