On This Day, April 26, 1978 … The concert documentary The Last Waltz, about The Band’s farewell concert, opened in theaters. The movie, directed by Martin Scorsese, focused on The Band’s Thanksgiving Day show on November 25, 1976, at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco; it was billed as their “farewell concert appearance.”Read More →
Corine Solberg/Getty Images Richie Sambora is out with new music. The former Bon Jovi guitarist just released the brand new single, “I Pray,” and that’s just a taste of what’s to come. Sambora is planning to release three more tracks to digital platforms throughout the month of May. “I Pray” willRead More →
ABC/Heidi Gutman Bon Jovi is looking back at their 40-year career with the new four-part docuseries Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story, and front man Jon Bon Jovi tells ABC Audio he’s very proud of the final product. “Overall, it’s a very emotional piece, to see your life flashRead More →
A24 The members of Talking Heads will once again reunite to talk about their groundbreaking documentary, Stop Making Sense. All four members of the group — David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison — will come together to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the concert documentary at two Q&A sessions following screenings ofRead More →
ABC/José A. Alvarado Jr. The new Hulu docuseries Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story features some unheard music from the group — and Jon Bon Jovi says in the future everyone will get to hear it. Asked by Billboard if the archival music will ever come out, he says, “Yes.Read More →
Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images The second annual American Music Honors, hosted by the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center For American Music at Monmouth University, took place in New Jersey on Wednesday, with The Boss on hand to induct one of this year’s honorees, John Mellencamp. “Seymour, Indiana, is the birthplace of our next honoree, and I haveRead More →
Columbia Records/Sky/Peacock After announcing it last week, Barbra Streisand has now unveiled her new song, “Love Will Survive,” which she recorded for the upcoming Peacock limited series The Tattooist of Auschwitz. It’s Streisand’s first-ever song for a TV series. As previously reported, Streisand, 82, said of the song, “Because of the riseRead More →
Courtesy of The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are getting ready to kick off their Hackney Diamonds tour on Sunday, April 28, at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, and they’ve just revealed the lineup of acts set to open for them on the trek. The opening show will feature alreadyRead More →
Courtesy Live Nation Neil Young & Crazy Horse opened their Love Earth Tour in San Diego, California, on Wednesday, April 24, treating fans to a 14-song set filled with classics. Rolling Stone reports that Young opened with his iconic track “Cortez the Killer.” The band — drummer Ralph Molina, bassistRead More →
Adam Berry/Redferns Artists including Graham Nash, Yes and Duran Duran have signed an open letter supporting the proposed Fans First Act, which aims to “combat predatory resellers and the use of illegal bots” in the concert ticket industry. The letter was released by a coalition called Fix the Tix, organized byRead More →
