Robert Randolph and his Family Band are poised to follow up on that T-Bone Burnett-produced affair We Walk This Road (2010) with Lickety Split, a group of a dozen new recordings including nine new originals.

Tony Iommi unleashes a torrent of gnarly riffs on the new Black Sabbath recording with Ozzy Osbourne, while Paul McCartney’s earliest post-Beatles concert successes in America are reborn on Rockshow.

Kiss’ battles, in the media, in books and in person, are legion. They’ve split with two co-founding members, and gone through a series of legal actions with one of their replacements. These days, though, it seems the issues are few.

A series of separate touring dates for ousted members of the Beach Boys is now turning into a new studio project led by band mastermind Brian Wilson. He’s working on both with Al Jardine and David Marks.

Former MTV veejay Martha Quinn — a huge fan — recently posted a photo to Twitter when she ran into Steve Perry at a local farmer’s market. Fans were shocked to see a lengthy scar running up the long-retired ex-Journey frontman’s right cheek.

Having departed the Nine Inch Nails touring band, Adrian Belew is focusing on his long-awaited, ever-evolving new solo project “FLUX.” His contributions will still reportedly appear on the forthcoming NIN studio album.

Roger Daltrey sorts through the curious situation that found Jimmy Page playing guitar on a track by the Who, after their producer asked him in during the sessions for “I Can’t Explain.” “Pretty famous, isn’t he?” Daltrey muses.

Carl Palmer has just wrapped up a well-received tour with his ELP Legacy band, notable because — unlike his trio work with Emerson Lake and Palmer — this group prominently features the guitar. Palmer says there’s a reason for that.

Justin Hayward and the Moody Blues kicked off another series of concert dates last night, and he’s making the case for their current lineup as the best ever. That’s saying something for a band that started in 1964.

“I haven’t heard this in 35 years,” Gregg Rolie allows, as he and guitarist Alan Haynes launch into a searching version of the title track from Journey’s 1976 album Look Into the Future. It’s never sounded better.