DECCA Records Marianne Faithfull passed away in January at the age of 78, but she’s still got music to share. A posthumous four-track Marianne Faithfull EP, Burning Moonlight, will be released as a limited-edition vinyl for Record Store Day on April 12, with a digital EP to follow on JuneRead More →
Michael Putland/Getty Images Back in December, the U.K.’s Royal Mint honored Paul McCartney with his own coin. Well, now his bandmate John Lennon is getting one, too. The Royal Mint is set to celebrate the legendary musician’s legacy with a new commemorative coin, being released to coincide with the year Lennon wouldRead More →
Candid Records Carlos Santana has shared another track from his upcoming album, Sentient. The latest release is a tribute to the late Michael Jackson, with a live instrumental version of “Stranger in Moscow,” a track from the King of Pop’s 1995 album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book 1. Santana originally recordedRead More →
ABKCO Music & Records Some classic recordings by The Rolling Stones have just gotten an audio upgrade. ABKCO Music & Records just released six full length albums and two EPS from the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers in Dolby Atmos audio for the very first time. Full albums gettingRead More →
On This Day, March 14, 1991… R.E.M., billed under the pseudonym, Bingo Hand Job, headlined the first of two secret acoustic shows in London as part of a promo tour for their seventh studio album, Out of Time. The band’s 18-song set list included performances of several songs from the album,Read More →
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images One of Bob Dylan’s earliest recordings just sold at auction, bringing in almost $40,000. The demo, circa 1961, was recorded live at New York’s Gaslight Café and was produced by Dylan’s first manager, Terri Thal. It was sold through the Boston-based RR Auction for $39,325, almostRead More →
Hot Tomato Little Feat is dropping a new album in May. The group will release Strike Up the Band on May 9, featuring the new single “Too High To Cut My Hair,” written by Fred Tackett. “‘Too High To Cut My Hair’ is based on a true story where (Fred) and hisRead More →
ABC/Randy Holmes Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell is set to release his new memoir, Heartbreaker, on March 18. In a new Guitar Player interview he opens up about his relationship with Petty and discusses the rocker’s 2017 death. Petty died of an accidental drug overdose; he hadRead More →
Myrna M. Suarez/Getty Images for ABA A member of Billy Joel‘s extended family has assured fans that the man she calls “Uncle Billy” is fine, despite the fact that he’s postponed several concerts for health reasons. Sailor Brinkley-Cook, the daughter of Billy’s ex-wife Christie Brinkley, tells US Weekly, “He’s doing great. He’sRead More →
Peggy Sirota Neither Elton John nor Brandi Carlile appear in the video for their latest collaborative single, “Swing for the Fences,” from their forthcoming joint album, Who Believes in Angels? Instead, the video casts two young male actors to create what a press release calls “a dynamic and emotional exploration of sensualityRead More →
