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Saturday, July 2, 2022

Styx, Tesla & Loverboy To Headline Florida's RokIsland Fest 2023

Styx, Tesla and Loverboy have been announced as headliners for RokIsland Fest 2023, which is set to return to the island of Key West, Florida, January 17-21.

The second annual music festival, which is hosted by radio and television personality Eddie Trunk, has added an extra day of festival to its schedule.

The festival will also feature 38 Special, Queensrÿche, Extreme, Stephen Pearcy, Stryper, former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler, Quiet Riot and Enuff Z'nuff. Another another major headliner will be announced on July 3.

RokIsland Fest 2023 is brought to you by the Monroe County Tourist Development Council.

"The inaugural RokIsland Fest in early 2022 brought some of the biggest rock bands on the planet to the island of Key West for four days of epic performances and tropical bliss," sa9d Dave Giencke, co-founder of RokIsland Fest Key West.

He added, "After the overwhelming response from the artists and attendees who came in from all over the country and across the pond, we decided to add another day to RokIsland Fest 2023 with a lineup as equally stacked as year one. I'm fairly certain we've once again created the premier destination experience for rock fans around the world."

RokIsland 2023 passes and VIP packages go on sale July 6 at 10 am EST.

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Def Leppard Launch Limited-Edition Beauty Collection

Rock and Roll Beauty has announced the release of their Def Leppard limited-edition beauty collection in celebration of 45 years of the rock band's legacy.

With its shimmery pinks and metallic shades such as Rocket Blue, this 19-piece collection is available exclusively in Ulta Beauty stores nationwide, www.ulta.com and www.rockandrollbeauty.com.

"Through a unique collaboration with Def Leppard, the licensing agent Epic Rights, and the designers at Rock and Roll Beauty, comes this distinctive and nostalgic collection. From the one-of-a-kind iconic triangular artistry palette, with its 14 vibrant shades, to the Union Jack debossed peachy blushes, each product in the line was designed to reflect the rock and roll era that truly was a groundbreaking musical phenomena," Rock and Roll Beauty said in a press release.

The collection includes eyeshadow palettes and shadow sticks, lipsticks and lip oils, highlighters, candles, makeup brushes and sponges, nail decals and accessories.

The deal and product development were executed by a licensing agency of the band, Epic Rights.

(Photo: Anton Corbijn)

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R.E.M. To Release Debut EP 'Chronic Town' For First Time As Standalone CD

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of their debut EP, R.E.M. have announced the release of the five-song EP Chronic Town as a standalone CD for the first time in the U.S. on August 19 via I.R.S./UMe.

The album will also be available on picture disc vinyl and cassette.

Chronic Town was recorded in October 1981 at producer Mitch Easter's Drive-In Studios in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, a few months after the release of R.E.M.'s debut single, "Radio Free Europe." The EP featured tracks "Gardening at Night," "Wolves, Lower" and "1,000,000."

"There is a certain spare, almost live quality to the sound of this record, which makes it especially fascinating now," Easter writes of Chronic Town in a new essay. "You hear what R.E.M. actually sounded like in its early days, only slightly enhanced with a little studio fun. No other R.E.M. record is like Chronic Town, but you hear traces of it throughout the band's entire career."

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