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Here is the Weekly Rockin'Town Newsletter
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AC/DC will receive the Legend Award at this year's annual O2 Silver Clef Awards on July 5th in London. They will be acknowledged for their five decades as an influential and iconic band. Formed in '73 by brothers Malcolm (rhythm guitar) and Angus Young (lead guitar), AC/DC has sold over 200 million albums worldwide, roughly 100 million in the U. S. Their eighth studio album, "For Those About …
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New Music: Dragonforce, Kittie, The Ravonettes, Snow Patrol, The Exies & Black Sun
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Dragonforce: The Draco Tale The band has teamed with 'Brawl Stars', a hit multiplayer mobile game with over one billion downloads, to celebrate a new character entering the game. Kittie: One Foot In The Grave The new track is the fourth single to be released from the band's studio album, "Fire," their first in over 13 years, due on June 21st. The Raveonettes: …
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"Routine Medical Procedure" Cancels Heart's European Tour
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Heart has canceled a planned summer European tour so that singer Ann Wilson can recover from what is described as a "time-sensitive but routine medical procedure." The minimum recovery time is six weeks. The European leg of the "Royal Flush" tour was scheduled to kick off next month and run through mid-July, with several festival appearances. "I'm okay! Please don't worry," Wilson wrote on …
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John Lennon Guitar Auctioned For $2.9 Million
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A long-lost acoustic guitar used by the late John Lennon sold for $2.9 million at auction on Wednesday (5/29), becoming the highest grossing auctioned guitar in Beatles history. The 12-string guitar, used in the recording of The Beatles’ '65 "Help!" album and film (notably on "You Got To Hide Your Love Away") was found in an attic having not been played for more than …
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Key Events in May, 2024. 5/1 Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) keyboardist Richard Tandy dies at the age of 76. 5/2 Creed plays a seven-song acoustic set at guitarist Mark Tremonti's charity golf event for the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) at Champions Gate golf club in Orlando, FL. 5/3 Hall Aflame, a band led by Metal Church guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, releases sophomore album, “Amplifire.” The …
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