With or without Freddie Mercury in attendance, you know this is going to be a huge party. Queen has announced they are marking what would have been the singer's 80th birthday with "The Official Freddie Mercury Birthday Party 2026 – The Great Pretender’s Gala" on September 5.

This Saturday will mark the 10th anniversary of David Bowie's passing. A whole generation has come up since his death, but they'll soon have the opportunity to learn about him in an upcoming children's book. 

Gillette once offered Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill from ZZ Top $1 million each to shave their beards during a Super Bowl commercial, and they declined.  Gibbons says when their fans found out, they loved it.

The music supervisor on "Stranger Things" considered Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd for the finale, but went with Prince because the Duffers had a weird rule about how the songs had to be placed on an album.

David Lee Roth is moving further away from the retirement he first talked about years ago. A new 30-date tour was announced yesterday, with the trek kicking off April 16th in Spokane

Ted Nugent had some mixed feelings about Jack White's Thanksgiving halftime performance with Eminem at the Detroit Lions game.

 Jelly Roll just appeared on the cover of "Men's Health" and showed off his new physique.  At his heaviest, Jelly weighed 540 pounds.  Now he's down to 265.

It seems Alex Van Halen will be stepping behind the drum kit once again. On the "Metal Sticks" podcast with host (and Iron Maiden drummer) Nicko McBrain, Alex broke the news that a new album is on the way. 

CBGB is an integral part of rock history. The ratty New York City club played host to the birth and growth of the punk and New Wave scenes after its opening in 1973. Bands that called CBGB home include the Ramones, the Patti Smith Group, Blondie, Talking Heads and literally hundreds more.