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The Red Hot Chili Peppers performed their annual benefit for the Silverlake Conservatory of Music on Saturday night (10/29).
Held in the beautifully-decorated parking lot of the Hollywood Boulevard school for children, the band knocked out 11 songs to the delight of about 400 attendees which included students, their parents, donors and friends.
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On this day in 1981, Iron Maiden replaced its original singer, Paul Di'Anno, with the man who would quickly become the voice of the metal icons - and eventually the pilot of its airliner.
At the Palazzo dello Sport in Bologna, Italy, on 10/26/81, 23 year-old Bruce Dickinson took to the stage and led the group through a 17-song blistering set which concluded with three encores.
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This week Depeche Mode announced a world tour and a forthcoming album, Memento Mori.
It's the first new album by the British electro legends since 2017's Spirit, and the 15th in their hugely successful career. The title seems to be in tribute of and inspired by founding member Andy Fletcher's death in May, but DM's lead songsmith, Martin Gore, says the phrase was always in the works.
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The Smashing Pumpkins and Jane's Addiction kicked off their Spirits On Fire tour yesterday (10/2/22) in Texas with some surprises, new material, and a stand-in guitarist.
Jane's Addiction found itself on this tour with an unusual lineup. Just days ago, founding Jane's guitarist Dave Navarro announced he would miss the North American tour due to struggles with long COVID.
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