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Unflattering portrait of Paul McCartney raises over $1,700 for charity

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An unflattering portrait of Sir Paul McCartney has brought in a nice chunk of change for charity.

London artist Wilfrid Wood created a sculpture of The Beatle's face to be used as the cover art for “Pipes of Peace,” McCartney’s contribution to War Child U.K.’s annual Secret 7” auction, in which seven tracks from seven artists get auctioned off to raise money for the organization. 

But Wood says his contribution, a rendering of McCartney’s face on polymer clay, was rejected, explaining on Instagram that it was “BANNED by Macca and the gang because it was TOO UNFLATTERING.”

As a way to still raise money for the charity, Wood decided to auction the sculpture off on eBay, and it sold for over $1,700. He plans to donate all proceeds from the sale to War Child U.K. in their mission to help children affected by conflict in various war zones, including Gaza and the Ukraine.

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On This Day, March 28, 2005: U2 launched the Vertigo tour in San Diego

On This Day, March 28, 2005…

U2 kicked off their Vertigo tour at the iPayOne Center in San Diego, California.

The North American portion of the tour consisted of two legs. The first was made up of 28 sold-out arena shows, wrapping May 28 in Boston, and the second, consisting of 50 sold-out shows, launched September 12 in Toronto and wrapped December 19 in Portland. 

The band performed on an ellipse-shaped stage surrounded with fans on both the inside and outside. The stage also featured see-through LED lighting that hung behind and to the side of the stage.

The tour followed the release of U2's 2004 album, How To Dismantle and Atomic Bomb, with the set list including album cuts “Vertigo,” “Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own” and “City of Blinding Lights," and classic tunes like “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” “One,” “Mysterious Ways” and more.

The tour wound up being the top earning tour of 2005, grossing $260 million.

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Bruce Springsteen flies across country for surprise appearance at Zach Bryan show

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After headlining a concert in San Diego on Monday, March 25, you’d think Bruce Springsteen would take a few days to relax on the West Coast before his San Francisco show on Thursday, March 28, but apparently, The Boss had other plans.  

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer instead decided to hop on a plane back to New York and, according to video posted to social media, popped up onstage at Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center to join country singer Zach Bryan for his Wednesday, March 27, show 

According to setlist.fm, The Boss took the stage with Zach, who was dressed in a Springsteen T-shirt, for his two-song encore, performing the tracks “Sandpaper” and “Revival," with additional help from Bryan’s tour opener, Maggie Rogers.

Bryan is set to play a second night at Barclay’s Center on Thursday, but his fans shouldn’t expect a repeat performance. Springsteen is headed back to the West Coast to play two nights at San Francisco’s Chase Center, Thursday and Sunday, March 31. A complete list of dates can be found at brucespringsteen.net.

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Billy Idol shares animated video about his 'Rebel Yell' cover of “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore”

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Billy Idol recently released his take on the Rose Royce classic “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore,” which will be featured on the upcoming 40th anniversary deluxe edition of Rebel Yell.

Idol and his guitarist Steve Stevens recorded the cover while making the rest of the album. They discuss the decision to record the track in an animated video for the UDiscover’s Beyond the Bus series.

Idol says the idea came to him while they were making the album at Electric Lady studios in New York.

“I always look for a song I could cover that people aren’t expecting,” he says, noting “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore" “was one of those songs, I don’t know why, I thought I could take it and do something with it dramatically different and make it my own.”

It never made the album, though, because while they were working on the song, someone from Idol's record company informed them Madonna had just recorded her own cover of the tune.

“Nothing sobers you up like having Madonna steal one of your babies,” Stevens says, with Idol adding, “so yeah, we decided to put it on the shelf, unfortunately.”

When they started putting together the 40th anniversary edition of Rebel Yell, they decided to revisit the cover, and Stevens added a bit of guitar to what was already recorded.

Idol shares that while Madonna’s cover is pretty faithful to the original, “I took it and made it into a rock song and I started to really scream the chorus." He adds, “It came out fantastic.”

The Rebel Yell deluxe expanded edition will be released April 26. It is available for preorder now.

(Video contains uncensored profanity.)

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Mick Jagger proves he’s got the “Moves Like Jagger”

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Have you ever wondered what it would look like for Mick Jagger to show off his dance moves to a song about his dance moves? Well, wonder no more.

The Rolling Stones rocker shared a video on Instagram of him dancing wildly to a band performing the Maroon 5/Christina Aguilera track “Moves Like Jagger,” and it leaves him in a fit of laughter.

He captioned the clip, “Moves like who!”

Folks in the comments certainly seemed to enjoy the clip, although his son Lucas, whose mom is Brazilian model Luciana Gimenez, had some other thoughts, commenting, “Dadda WHO PUT U UP TO THis.”

Fans will soon get to see Jagger show off those moves onstage. The Rolling Stones are set to kick off their Hackney Diamonds tour on April 28 in Houston. A complete list of dates can be found at rollingstones.com.

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Pretenders 'Learning To Crawl' getting 40th anniversary vinyl reissue

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The 40th anniversary of Pretenders’ third studio album, Learning To Crawl, will be celebrated with a new vinyl reissue.

Dropping May 24, the reissue will feature audio the album’s original producer, Chris Thomas, remastered in 2018. It will be released on standard black and crystal clear vinyl, marking the first time the remastered audio has been available on vinyl. 

Released January 13, 1984, Learning to Crawl was the first album Pretenders recorded following the deaths of guitarist James Honeyman-Scott and bassist Pete Farndon. The album peaked at #5 in the U.S. and is best known for featuring the classic Pretenders tunes “Back on the Chain Gang,” “My City Was Gone,” “Middle of the Road” and “2000 Miles.”

The Learning to Crawl 40th anniversary vinyl release is available for preorder now.

Pretenders recently announced a new set of U.S. tour dates, kicking off July 13 in Red Bank, New Jersey. They will also open for Foo Fighters this summer. A complete list of tour dates can be found at thepretenders.com.

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Lenny Kravitz mingles with fans at first Buc-ees visit

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While it is pretty common to see Lenny Kravitz onstage or on a red carpet, some lucky fans shopping at the popular convenience store Buc-ees got the surprise of their life when the rocker's tour bus made a pit stop at one of the chain's locations.

The singer, whose new album Blue Electric Light drops May 24, shared video on social media of him popping into the store where he chatted and posed for pictures with fans. The rocker, dressed in all leather, made a few purchases while there, walking out with a bag of snacks and a drink.

The video is soundtracked by his brand new single, “Human.” “First time at #Bucees... So many smiling faces and warm hearts. We are all #Human,” Kravitz writes in the caption, adding, “See you on the road!”

For those who may not know, Buc-ees is a Texas-based convenience store chain with locations throughout the Southeast. It is known for its variety of snacks and food as well as for the cleanliness of their bathrooms.

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"Proud" father Rod Stewart and his two youngest kids salute his hockey champ son

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Rod Stewart has had eight children with five women, but unlike many rock stars of his generation, he's got a relationship with all of them, and the majority of them have a relationship with each other, too.

In a new Instagram post, Rod is seen posing with his son Liam, 29, whose mother is his ex-wife Rachel Hunter. Also in the photo are Rod's two sons with his current wife, Penny Lancaster: Alastair, 18, and Aiden, 13.

"Proud as a Father could possibly be," the caption reads. He then goes on to offer congratulations to the Milton Keynes Lightning for winning England's National Ice Hockey League Cup. Liam is a forward for the Lightning; he's been with the team since 2019.

In addition to Alastair, Aiden and Liam, Rod is also the father of Sean, 43, and Kimberly, 44, with ex-wife Alana Stewart; daughter Ruby, 36, with ex-girlfriend Kelly Emberg; Liam's sister Renee, 31; and Sarah, 59. When Rod was 18, he and his then-girlfriend Susannah Boffey put Sarah up for adoption, but he later reconnected with her when she was an adult.

Rod's latest album, Swing Fever, recently hit #1 in his native U.K. He's touring Europe starting in May, and in July, he'll return to the U.S. for the final dates of his residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.

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Jon Bon Jovi and his son to speak at Tribeca Festival's Tribeca X program

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Jon Bon Jovi knows plenty about rock 'n' roll, but it turns out he knows a lot about business, too -- and he's going to share his knowledge during this year's Tribeca Festival in New York City.

The festival, which takes place from June 5 to June 16, includes a two-day program called Tribeca X, focusing on creative marketing and advertising. Jon and his son Jesse Bongiovi will talk to attendees about their highly rated bestselling rosé wine, Hampton Water, and the brand's charitable initiatives.

Other stars participating in Tribeca X include Jenna Lyons and Christy Turlington Burns. For more information, visit tribecafilm.com.

Bon Jovi's new album, Forever, comes out June 7. The documentary Thank you, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story streams on Hulu starting April 26.

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Mark Knopfler releases new 'One Deep River' track, “Two Pairs of Hands”

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Mark Knopfler is giving fans another preview of his upcoming album, One Deep River.

The Dire Straits frontman just released the track “Two Pairs of Hands,” the third single he’s released from the record, following "Watch Me Gone" and "Ahead Of The Game." 

You can listen to “Two Pairs of Hands” now via digital outlets and on YouTube. 

One Deep River, dropping April 12, is Knopfler’s first album since 2018’s Down The Road Wherever. It will be released digitally and on CD, cassette and as a two-LP set. There’s also a box set featuring the standard CD and two-LP release, along with a bonus CD and bonus vinyl, three guitar picks, a lithograph print and more.

All formats are available for preorder now.

The new song follows Knopfler’s recently released all-star charity single "Going Home (Theme From Local Hero),” to benefit Teenage Cancer Trust. Some of the artists featured on the song include the late Jeff Beck, The Who’s Pete TownshendBruce SpringsteenEric ClaptonPeter FramptonQueen’s Brian May and Rush’s Alex Lifeson. It does not appear on One Deep River.

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Two more Pete Townshend solo albums being reissued on half-speed mastered vinyl

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Two more albums from Pete Townshend's solo catalog are set to be reissued on half-speed mastered vinyl.

After releasing half-speed reissues of 1977’s Rough Mix and 1980’s Empty Glass in JuneTownshend is now set to drop 1982’s All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes and 1985’s White City (A Novel) on May 17. 

Like the first two releases, both albums have been mastered on limited-edition black vinyl by noted producer and engineer Jon Astley, who's also Pete's former brother-in-law. The half-speed mastering technique produces superior quality vinyl LPs.  

All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes, Pete’s third solo release, featured such songs as "Uniforms (Corp d’Esprit)" and "Face Dances Part 2.” His fourth solo release, White City (A Novel), was a concept album set in a low income housing estate near where Pete grew up. Songs on the album include “Face The Face,” which was a top 40 hit for Townshend, and “Give Blood,” which features Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour.

Both albums are available for preorder now.

In other Townshend news ... the rocker was on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday, March 26, to promote The Who’s Tommy, which is set to open Thursday, March 28, at the Nederlander Theatre on Broadway. Townshend joined the cast for a medley of songs from the show, including “Pinball Wizard,” “See Me, Feel Me” and “Listening To You.”

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Tony Bennett’s personal memorabilia to be auctioned off in April

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Personal effects and memorabilia belonging to the late Tony Bennett are set to go up for auction in April.

Julien’s Auctions will host Tony Bennett: A Life Well Lived on April 18 and 19 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. The auction starts the day after Josh Groban hosts an all-star tribute to Bennett at Jazz at Lincoln Center's annual gala fundraiser.

The auction includes several paintings, including a David Hockney portrait of Bennett estimated to sell for between $20,000 and $30,000, as well as Bennett’s portrait of Hockney, signed “Benedetto,” estimated to sell for $3,000 to $5,000. 

There’s also a red leather scrapbook featuring over 100 messages sent to Tony for his 75th birthday, from the likes of Martin Scorsese, Elton John, Madonna, Barbra Streisand, Bill Clinton and more. It is estimated to sell for $8,000 to $12,000.

The auction will also feature clothing, gold record awards and more, including a letter sent by Martin Luther King Jr. thanking Bennett for entertaining demonstrators at the March on Selma, dated April 5, 1965, with an estimate worth of $20,000 to $30,000, and Bennett’s Kennedy Center Honors award, with an estimated worth of $5,000 to $7,000. 

And fans will be able to get a chance to view the collection at two exhibitions being held ahead of the auction: at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco from April 8 to 10 and at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York from April 10 to 16. 

More info on the auction can be found at juliensauctions.com.

Bennett died July 21, 2023, at age 96.

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Grateful Dead releasing 50th anniversary deluxe edition of 'From The Mars Hotel'

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Grateful Dead is celebrating the upcoming 50th anniversary of their album From The Mars Hotel with a new deluxe edition of the album.

The new release, dropping June 21, will include a remastered version of the album, along with demos of “China Doll” and “Wave That Flag,” the latter of which eventually became the Mars Hotel track “U.S. Blues.” The set will also come with a previously unreleased concert recorded May 12, 1974, at the University of Nevada-Reno, featuring performances of songs from Mars Hotel, along with classics like “Truckin’” and “Sugar Magnolia.” 

Originally released on June 27, 1974, From The Mars Hotel was the follow-up to Wake of the Flood and was released less than a year after it came out. In addition to “China Doll” and “Wave That Flag,” the album featured such songs as “Scarlett Begonias" and “Ship of Fools,” along with “Pride of Cucamonga” and “Unbroken Chain,” which turned out to be the final two songs with lead vocals by Phil Lesh on a Grateful Dead studio album. Mars Hotel peaked at #16 on the Billboard 200.

From The Mars Hotel (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) will be released as a three-CD and digital set. The remastered version of the album will also be released as a single black vinyl; a limited-edition neon pink vinyl; a limited-edition “Ugly Rumors” custom vinyl, sold exclusively on Dead.net; and a specially designed zoetrope picture disc, which when viewed by a camera or strobe appears to animate.

All formats are available for preorder now.

And to celebrate the announcement, the ninth season of the Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast will premiere Thursday, March 28, with an episode dedicated to From The Mars Hotel.

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On This Day, March 27, 1979: Eric Clapton marries George Harrison’s ex Pattie Boyd

On This Day, March 27, 1979…

Eric Clapton married Pattie Boyd, ex-wife of his good friend, The Beatle's George Harrison, in Tucson, Arizona. 

The two met while Clapton and Harrison were writing music together in the late ‘60s and Clapton fell in love with Boyd. Songs on the Derek and the Dominos album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, including the iconic track Layla, were inspired by his love for Boyd.

Boyd eventually left Harrison in 1974, and she and Clapton subsequently married, all the while remaining good friends with Harrison.

But Clapton and Boyd’s relationship had problems. The rocker was an alcoholic during their time together and he even admitted to abusing her and being unfaithful. Boyd left him in 1987, and they were divorced in 1989.

Earlier this month, Boyd auctioned off several personal items, including love letters written to her by Clapton. She made over $3.6 million from the auction.

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The Boss & The Bear: Jeremy Allen White frontrunner to play Springsteen on screen

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A planned movie about Bruce Springsteen’s effort to make the 1982 solo album Nebraska may have found the man to play The Boss. 

Deadline was the first to report that The Bear star Jeremy Allen White is the frontrunner to play Springsteen in the movie Deliver Me From Nowhere, an adaptation of Warren Zanes' 2023 book about the making of the album. 

Crazy Heart writer/director Scott Cooper is writing the film, with plans to direct, and shooting is expected to begin this fall in New Jersey.

Nebraska, released in September 30, 1982, featured 10 acoustic songs that Springsteen originally recorded as demos on a four-track recorder. Springsteen had planned to rerecord the songs with the E Street Band but instead opted to release it as a solo acoustic record.

Nebraska peaked at #3 on the Billboard chart, with its biggest hit being “Atlantic City,” which reached #10.

Some of the songs on the demo that didn’t make it on Nebraska were later rerecorded with the band and wound up on Springsteen’s multi-Platinum #1 record, Born in the U.S.A.

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