The Wallflowers have announced a concert featuring a full-album performance of 1996's Bringing Down the Horse.
The show will take place October 2 in Los Angeles. Along with Bringing Down the Horse, The Wallflowers will cover the 1982 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers album Long After Dark in its entirety.
Bringing Down the Horse was the second Wallflowers album and spawned the hit "One Headlight," as well as the singles "6th Avenue Heartache," "The Difference" and "Three Marlenas."
The Wallflowers' latest album is 2021's Exit Wounds, which marked the group's first full-length release in nine years.
One month after they broke up, The Beatles released their 12th and final studio album, Let It Be.
Although released after the split, Let It Be was actually recorded before their previous album Abbey Road, which was released in September 1969.
Let It Be spent four weeks at #1 on the Billboard Album chart, thanks to future Beatles classics like the title track, “Get Back,” “The Long and Winding Road” and “Across The Universe.”
A documentary about the making of the album, also called Let It Be, was released to coincide with the album. It featured footage of their infamous concert on the roof of Apple Records, which was their last live performance together.
A restored version of the film is now streaming on Disney +, the first time it's been available in over 50 years.
AC/DC is continuing their 50th anniversary celebration with their next set of limited-edition gold vinyl releases.
The latest set, dropping June 19, includes Let There Be Rock, If You Want Blood You've Got It, '74 Jailbreak, Ballbreaker, Stiff Upper Lip and Rock or Bust.
Each gold vinyl, available for preorder now, will come with a 12-by-12 album-specific print and AC/DC 50 artwork.
AC/DC launched their gold vinyl series back in March, with limited-edition gold vinyl copies of Back in Black, Highway to Hell, The Razors Edge, Powerage, For Those About To Rock (We Salute You), High Voltage, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Who Made Who, which was the 1986 soundtrack to the Stephen King film MaximumOverdrive, and the double live album Live.
AC/DC is getting ready to hit the road on the Power Up tour. It kicks off with a two-night stand in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on May 17 and 21. So far, no U.S. dates have been announced.
When Rush's Geddy Lee was on the book tour for his biography My Effin’ Life last year, there was a lot of talk about whether he and his Rush bandmate Alex Lifeson had planned to make music together again. Well, Lifeson is now offering an update.
“Ged and I try to get together once a week,” Lifeson tells ABC Audio. "I mean, we're really, really good friends. We're best friends." He adds, “I go over to his place. We have a little setup. He's got a music room, and we just play together and have fun.”
But in news that will be disappointing to Rush fans, Lifeson says they “are not talking about doing anything beyond that.” Though he does note, "Who knows what the future brings?”
Lifeson says he and Geddy are at the point in their lives where they have other interests, and for Lifeson that includes his new guitar and amplifier brand Lerxst, which recently introduced the Lerxst By-Tor pedal, the OMEGA signature amplifier and the Limelight guitar.
“I kind of consolidated all the things that I learned into one package and wanted to see that come to life,” he says of his products, noting the amp and pedal “makes the guitar sing in different ways.”
As for the guitar, which was inspired by Lifeson’s mid-'80s Hentor Sportscaster, Lifeson says it was particularly important to him that it was “super comfortable to play on.”
“You know, guitars are such a personal expression,” he says. “It's like a paintbrush. You know, you give the same paintbrush to two painters, they'll paint differently with it. And, that's the important thing of these guitars”
He adds, “They’re really solid, good, easy to play platform at any level.”
Beatles fans are getting another preview of the documentary Let It Be before it premieres Wednesday, May 8, on Disney+.
The latest clip revolves around Ringo Starr, showing him joking around in the studio working on “Octopus’s Garden" with George Harrison and more.
Originally released in April 1970, Let It Be takes Beatles fans inside the studio as they recorded their album Let It Be and includes footage from their January 1969 Apple Corps rooftop concert. It was released one month after The Beatles officially broke up.
The film hasn't been available for more than 50 years. In an interview with Rolling Stone, the film's original director, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, describes the journey of the picture as “a long and winding road,” a reference to the Let It Be track, noting that since it came out a month after The Beatles broke up, people weren't excited to see it.
“It disappeared, and no one really cared if it came out again, because there were no Beatles anymore,” he says. “There were four people, but they weren’t Beatles anymore.”
The association with The Beatles' breakup led many to form negative opinions of the movie without even seeing it, but Lindsay-Hogg is excited that it's getting a new chance to win over audiences.
"Sometimes things go your way in life, and sometimes they don’t. But I got very lucky twice with this," he says. "I did it originally, and then I got beat, but then it comes out again. So that’s a good conclusion to that story."
The Rolling Stones bring their ’24 Hackney Diamonds tour to Glendale, Arizona, on Tuesday, May 7, and the city is welcoming them with open arms. In fact, the band revealed on their Instagram that Glendale has renamed a street in their honor.
“If you’re in Glendale AZ for the Stones show tonight be sure to head to Satisfaction Way!” they share. “The city has ceremonially renamed a portion of 95th Avenue in Westgate Entertainment District in honour of the Rolling Stones being the first act ever to bring three separate stadium tours to State Farm Stadium and Glendale!”
The Stones previously played the stadium in 2019 and 2006.
And that’s not all. In honor of their tour stop, Glendale’s Mayor Jerry Weiers also proclaimed May 7 “Ruby Tuesday," after the band's 1967 song.
The Stones kicked off their tour on April 28 in Houston, Texas, with dates set to run through July 17 in Santa Clara, California. A complete list of shows can be found at rollingstones.com.
Graham Nash is extending his time on the road. The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just announced a set of fall dates for his An Evening of Songs & Stories tour.
The new shows, featuring special guest Judy Collins on select dates, kick off September 28 and 29 in Collingswood, New Jersey, with Nash playing New York’s famed Carnegie Hall on October 1. The trek will run through October 26 in Vienna, Virginia.
Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday, May 10.
The news comes as Nash is expected to make an appearance at a special Crosby, Stills & Nash tribute concert taking place May 13 at Carnegie Hall. The Music of Crosby Stills & Nash will also feature Todd Rundgren, Iron & Wine, Rickie Lee Jones, Grace Potter, Yola, Shawn Colvin, Real Estate and Neal Francis.
Nash is also set to kick off a summer leg of his An Evening of Songs & Stories tour on August 3 in Boulder, Colorado. A complete list of dates can be found at grahamnash.com.
The late AC/DC frontman Bon Scott is being celebrated with an honorary coin in Australia.
The Perth Mint recently unveiled the Bon Scott coin, made of 99.99% pure silver, with a colored image of Bon Scott wearing a cut off vest on one side. Next to the image is “Bon Scott” written out with the first "O" covered by a lion holding a microphone. King Charles is featured on the other side.
“Many believe Bon Scott to be the greatest rock ‘n roll singer of all time,” reads the Perth Mint website, noting the rocker's family moved to Fremantle, Western Australia, in 1952. “On joining AC/DC in 1974, his inimitable stage presence and distinctive, raspy vocals were key elements in the band’s rise to international super stardom. Together they recorded and performed some of the most enduring hard rock ever known.”
The coin is priced at about $90 and is apparently a hot item, as it’s already out of stock.
Bon Scott passed away in February 1980. Following his death, Brian Johnson took over vocal duties in AC/DC.
The Cyndi Lauper documentary, Let the Canary Sing,will make its streaming service debut on Paramount+ on June 4.
Directed by Alison Ellwood, the documentary had its premiere last June at the Tribeca Festival. According to the description, the film follows Cyndi’s “meteoric ascent to stardom and her profound impact on generations through her music, ever-evolving punk style, unwavering feminism and tireless advocacy.”
A new trailer for the doc has just been released, featuring footage from throughout Cyndi’s career, as well as interview clips from Cyndi, Billy Porter, Boy George, Patti LaBelle and more.
“If you don’t know where you came from, you don’t know where you’re going. But if you’re doing what you love … magic,” Cyndi says in the clip.
Deadline reports that to coincide with the streaming debut, a companion album also titled Let the Canary Sing will be released, featuring such Cyndi hits as “Girls Just Want To Have Fun,” “True Colors,” “I Drove All Night” and more.
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It’s been a while since Journey fans have heard Steve Perry sing one of their songs, but now, they are getting their chance.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer appears on the just-released cover of the Journey Raised on Radio track “It Could Have Been You” from The Effect, the band made up of Trevor Lukather —son of Toto's Steve Lukather— Phil Collins' son Nic Collins, Steve Maggiora and Emmett Sans.
“Steve and I go way back. Other than my Pop, SP has been a mentor to me,” Trevor shared on Instagram when the song was first announced. “When he heard The Effect, he called me and expressed how much he really loved what we were doing. It meant the world. On that same call, I started raving about a deep cut Journey tune 'It Could Have Been You.'"
He adds, “The idea came up about The Effect doing our own version of it. I asked SP if he’d be into singing on it and he said yes.”
“The power of Steve’s vocals is on another level. One of a kind. That’s why he’s the GOAT,” Trevor continues. “Thank you @steveperrymusic for not only for the honor, but for your belief in us and what we do. That is never taken for granted!”
“It Could Have Been You” is available now on digital outlets.
The Eagles hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Hotel California,” the title track from their fifth studio album, which also went to #1 on the Billboard Album chart.
The tune was the band’s fourth #1 single, following “Best of My Love,” “One of These Nights” and “New Kid In Town,” the last of which also appeared on Hotel California.
The six-and-a-half-minute song, which features a two minute and 12 second guitar solo at the end, went on to be one of the band’s signature tunes and is often played live during their shows.
“Hotel California” won Record of the Year at the Grammys and has been certified three-times Platinum by the RIAA.
The Beatles’ 1970 documentary Let It Be premieres May 8 on Disney+ and the studio is giving fans another preview of what to expect from the newly restored film.
A new clip has just been released centered around the George Harrison track “For You Blue,” featuring footage from the studio and on the rooftop of the Apple Records building in London.
The film, which hasn’t been available to enjoy in more than 50 years, has been restored by Peter Jackson’s Park Road Post Production. In a just-released featurette, original director Michael Lindsay-Hogg chats with Jackson about the film, sharing that Beatles fans may be surprised by what they learn about the band during that time period.
“Let It Be is an entirely different part of the Beatles’ story,” he says. “The Beatles that we’d grown up with were not the Beatles in Let It Be. They were changing.”
He says that when he started the project it was originally supposed to be a concert movie, but quickly turned into a documentary. It took Beatles fans inside the studio as they recorded their album Let It Be and includes footage from their January 1969 Apple Corps rooftop concert.
“I loved the four of them,” he says about his relationship with the Fab Four. “I really felt love for them, like a director often feels love for an actor. I really cared for them." He adds, "Also, I knew what a difference they’d made to the world. They did bring joy to the world.”
As for the newly restored film, Lindsay-Hogg shares, “It really looks beautiful and I think it’s wonderful Let it Be may have a new life in the sunshine.”
Van Halen was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2007, and not only did the band not perform, few of the group members attended — and bassist Michael Anthony still seems upset about it.
“Sammy (Hagar) and I were the only two from the band that showed up, and we weren't even in the band at the time," Anthony shared on The Hook Rocks podcast. "And it was pretty sad, because I turned to Sammy during the show — I forget who was onstage playing — and we were sitting at our table and I go, 'Sammy, could you imagine if all of us, if we were all here and everybody got along and we got up there? We would kick the a** out of this thing. It'd be an induction ceremony that nobody would ever forget.'"
He added, "And sadly enough, it wasn't to be."
The topic came up as Anthony was discussing the failed attempts at a Van Halen tribute tour following Eddie VanHalen’s death, news of which first came to light in 2022.
The reports claimed Metallica’s Jason Newstead was approached by Alex Van Halen to do it, while Joe Satriani was to play guitar, with David Lee Roth also possibly taking part.
As for why it never happened, Anthony shared, "All I can say is — I'm not gonna point fingers — but through all of this there was — one of the ingredients was not, let's say, playing ball with everybody else. And that's all I'm gonna say. I'll let you all figure it out. And that's why none of it worked.”
But Hagar and Anthony will be playing Van Halen tunes again on Sammy's The Best of All Worlds tour, launching July 13 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
David Lee Roth appears to have gotten some inspiration from LL Cool J for his latest video.
The rocker just shared a new video titled “back to cali..,” a spoken word track that has him sharing his take on LL's classic 1988 single “Going Back to Cali.”
“Don't harsh my mellow. I'm catching up on my VBT, Valuable beach time. Big priority. Three tides follow me down California coastline,” Roth says before adding LL’s classic chorus. “Sky above should know me by now. Big pink marshmallow with a sunburnt nose. Sky above just turned Day-Glo. Solar sparks twinkle Hollywood stars wrinkle on the Malibu beaches below.”
The video also features a collage of photos covering highlights from Roth’s career, including his time with Van Halen and as a solo artist.
The clip is the latest in a series of random videos Roth has shared via Instagram. Many of them have him dancing to various tunes, while others have him showing off his sword skills and more.
The Doobie Brothers are taking their tour up north.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers — consisting of Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald, Pat Simmons and John McFee — have announced a Canadian leg of their 2024 tour, consisting of six shows, kicking off October 8 in London, Ontario.
The tour then hits Kitchener, Laval and Kingston, Ontario, followed by Quebec City, before wrapping October 16 in Saint John, New Brunswick. Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday, May 10, at 10 a.m.
The Doobie Brothers are set to open for the Eagles during their five-night stand in Manchester, U.K., starting May 31, followed by two nights in the Netherlands. They launch their U.S. tour starting June 23 in Los Angeles. A complete list of dates can be found at thedoobiebrothers.com.
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