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MR. BIG TO RELEASE “BIG, BIGGER, BIGGEST!” COMPILATION ON VINYL, SACD AND MQA-CD ON NOVEMBER 27TH
Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2026, Mr. Big‘s million-selling compilation album Big, Bigger, Biggest! The Best Of Mr. Big, finally makes its long-awaited debut on vinyl, SACD

MÖTLEY CRÜE CELEBRATES 45 YEARS OF “TOO FAST FOR LOVE” WITH DEFINITIVE DELUXE LIMITED EDITION OUT OCTOBER 30TH
“Do You Remember? Well, We Remember.” Forty-five years ago, the four members of Mötley Crüe introduced themselves to the world with a record that was raw and

BLACK SABBATH DRUMMER BILL WARD DISCUSSES VISITING THE 9/11 MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM AND SAYS “I SAID PRAYERS AND CRIED, IT’S HARD NOT TO CRY”
During Bill Ward‘s September 2026 show on LA Radio Sessions with Mike Stark, Black Sabbath drummer reflected on his recent visit to the National September 11th Memorial & Museum at

SHARON OSBOURNE REPORTEDLY REQUESTS THE COURT REMOVE LATE HUSBAND OZZY’S ACCOUNTANT AS AN EXECUTOR OF HIS WILL
The Sun reports: Sharon Osbourne has launched a High Court bid to remove her late hubby Ozzy’s long-term accountant as an executor of his will. Papers lodged

CREED CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF “WEATHERED” WITH NEWLY REMASTERED DELUXE EDITION OUT NOVEMBER 20TH, PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE NOW
Twenty-five years after Creed’s Weathered debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and began an extraordinary eight-week run atop the chart, Craft Recordings celebrates the landmark album with

PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED 1974 DEMO “GLITTER” TO BE INCLUDED WITH ALEX VAN HALEN’S LIMITED EDITION “VAN HALEN” BOOK
Genesis Publications has revealed that the exclusive seven-inch vinyl record accompanying Alex Van Halen‘s official signed limited-edition book Van Halen will feature Glitter, a previously unreleased demo recorded in 1974.

THE VAN HALEN/SAMMY HAGAR WAR OF WORDS HEATS UP AGAIN WITH THE DRUMMER CALLING THE SINGER “A COMPLETE IDIOT”
Fox News reports: Alex Van Halen has some thoughts about former bandmate Sammy Hagar. During an interview with Brazilian music journalist Marcelo Vieira published earlier

KISS’ GENE SIMMONS DISCUSSES ORIGINAL BAND MEMBERS ACE FREHLEY AND PETER CRISS
In a new interview with Michael Moynihan of The Moynihan Report, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was asked how much of all the problems he and guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley had with the other original

GOLDEN ROBOT RECORDS TO POSTHUMOUSLY RELEASE JOHN SYKES’ “ONE WAY” EP ON NOVEMBER 6TH
Australia’s Golden Robot Records will release One Way, a posthumous EP from late English guitarist John Sykes (Tygers Of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesanke, Blue Murder, Sykes),on November 6th. The EP is available now

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: IN HONOR OF LABOR DAY, WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE SONGS ABOUT WORK OR A JOB?
The Beatles–A Hard Days Night, Rush–Working Man and Johnny Paycheck–Take This Job and Shove It. 🙂

SLASH’S MUSIC OF UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD–HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS RETURNS ON TWO NEW LIMITED-EDITION VINYL COLORS THROUGH SNAKEPIT RECORDS LLC AND DEKO ENTERTAINMENT
Just in time for Halloween, legendary Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash is bringing back his acclaimed Music Of Universal Studios Hollywood – Halloween Horror Nights

IRON MAIDEN TWO SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY RELEASES ANNOUNCED:
Forty years since the release of Iron Maiden’s multi-million selling sixth album, Somewhere in Time, the appreciation and acclaim for its groundbreaking songs and production continues to

SCORPIONS POSTPONE THEIR “COMING HOME TO LAS VEGAS” RESIDENCY WITH BUCKCHERRY
Scorpions have postponed their 2026 residency at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Live Nation announced the postponement in a social

QUESTION OF THE WEEK, COURTESY OF POSTER REAL PAUL STANLEY: THE ORIGINAL “BIG 4” OF THRASH IS MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, SLAYER AND METALLICA. IF THE “BIG 4” WERE CHOSEN TODAY, WOULD IT STILL BE THESE BANDS OR WOULD THEY BE REPLACED BY A BAND LIKE TESTAMENT, OVERKILL OR ANOTHER THRASH BAND?

REEL-TO-REEL EDITIONS OF BLACK SABBATH’S SELF TITLED DEBUT AND “PARANOID” ALBUMS AVAILABLE NOW
Black Sabbath forged the dark sound of heavy metal in 1970 across two monumental albums — their self-titled debut and its multi-platinum follow-up, Paranoid. Today, new audiophile

SCOTT WEILAND’S FIRST EVER SOLO LIVE ALBUM “SCOTT WEILDAND: LIVE” TO BE RELEASED DIGITALLY AND ON CD FOR THE FIRST TIME
Scott Weiland‘s first-ever live album, Scott Weiland: Live, will be released on October 23rd, marking its first-ever digital and CD release, alongside a new limited-edition red

SINGER STEPHEN PEARCY DISCUSSES HOW VAN HALEN CHANGED THE ENTIRE SUNSET STRIP SCENE
Ratt founder and frontman Stephen Pearcy recently joined Tommy Londonand Tor of The Mighty VH podcast for a Van Halen-focused conversation. When asked if Van Halen changed the direction of the whole Sunset Strip rock scene

DEF LEPPARD GUITARIST PHIL COLLEN SAYS THAT PRODUCER MUTT LANGE WAS “99%” RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BAND’S SUCCESS
In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit’s WRIF radio station, Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen spoke about the band’s collaboration with Robert John “Mutt” Lange, considered by some to be one of the

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: PIGGYBACKING OFF MY BIRTHDAY, IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY, YOU CAN HAVE ONLY ONE BAND WITH YOUR DESIRED LINEUP PLAY AT YOUR PARTY, WHO WOULD IT BE?
Since this is a party, and a celebration, I would need a party band. Either the original Van Halen, AC/DC or Ratt.

TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY
If anyone wants to leave me a message, you may do so here. NO PRESSURE, it is just to keep any future messages off the

DAVE MUSTAINE SCHEDULES NEW YORK CITY BOOK EVENT, TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Megadeth founder Dave Mustaine will appear at Kaufman Music Center in New York City on Tuesday, September 8 at 7:30 p.m. for a special conversation celebrating the release




Update looks nice. Is the Music News section that shows older articles no longer available Dana?
Cheers, Brent
Hi B,
I am not sure, as the webmaster informed me, that the site was hit by a bot attack, so, he had to fix it. Perhaps as a matter of course correction, older stories had to be removed, as they were corrupted?
Ahh, wondered if something sinister occurred or was just a refresh. Looks like it’s reporting older stories. Cheers and sorry for the headache you must be dealing with today.
No worries, it was the poor webmaster dealing with all these issues. If anyone deserves your pity, it is him. 🙂