Aerosmith May Or May Not Go Independent

The hard rock giants will share the stage for two exclusive nights in Los Angeles as part of Aerosmith's long-awaited return, joining an already packed bill of rock, metal and hip-hop names.

Aerosmith will return to the Hollywood Bowl for two concerts in October and November, bringing together a remarkable list of guests from rock, metal, hip-hop and country for their first full shows since 2023.

The Aerosmith frontman's civil case was due to begin this month, but the judge overseeing the proceedings has recused herself after disclosing a potential conflict, leaving the next trial date uncertain.

A collection of personal correspondence written by AC/DC frontman Bon Scott during 1978 is providing a rare firsthand account of the band's relentless touring life at a pivotal stage in its international breakthrough. The archive, assembled by road manager and tour director Dawn M. Blouin and now being offered through RR Auction, contains seven signed letters and cards written from tour stops across the United States and Europe, revealing Scott's reflections on travel, friendships, drinking and the pressures of life on the road.

Forty years after Run-D.M.C. released Raising Hell, the landmark album remains one of the defining moments in hip-hop history, helping push rap from an emerging movement into the centre of popular culture.

Jack Douglas, the American producer and engineer whose credits ranged from John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Double Fantasy to Aerosmith's breakthrough 1970s catalogue, has died at the age of 80 after complications from lymphoma. Douglas was one of the defining studio figures of classic rock, shaping landmark recordings for Lennon, Aerosmith, Patti Smith, Cheap Trick and the New York Dolls.

Five decades on, Aerosmith's fourth album Rocks remains a defining document of 1970s hard rock, capturing the band at a creative and cultural peak