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.

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.

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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.

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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ZZ Top have shared a new version of "Heard it on the X" that will feature on the band's upcoming live album, Raw, which is due out on July 22.

ZZ Top have shared a new version of "Heard it on the X" that will feature on the band's upcoming live album, Raw, which is due out on July 22.

"Heard It On The X" featured on ZZ Top's fourth album Fandango!.

Billy Gibbons noted, "Even though Dusty, Frank, and I grew up in different part of Texas we listened to the same stations, particularly the 'X' stations and, as a result, we gained a lot of the same musical and cultural points of reference."

Raw was recorded in conjunction with the blues-rock trio's 2019 documentary That Little Ol' Band from Texas. It will be released as a tribute to longtime bassist Dusty Hill, who died in July 2021 at age 72.

The notable tracks that will appear on Raw include "La Grange," "Tush" and "Gimme All Your Lovin'." The album's 12 tracks recall the very beginning of the band's recording career and include many of their major hits.

In support of the Raw album, ZZ Top has also announced Raw Whisky Tour across North America.

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