Jordi Vidal/Redferns Elvis Costello & The Imposters are set to headline a benefit concert for the Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield, Connecticut. The rocker, with special guest Charlie Sexton, will headline the theater’s Fall Gala, happening Nov. 9. According to a post on Elvis’ Instagram, “All proceeds will support the Playhouse, ensuringRead More →
Warner Records/Rhino Madonna‘s Like a Prayer is going silver. To celebrate the album’s 35th anniversary, Madonna is reissuing the chart-topping album on opaque silver vinyl on Sept. 6. If you order from Rhino.com or Madonna.com, you’ll get an exclusive poster of the black-and-white photo of Madonna by Herb Ritts that appears onRead More →
Island Records/UMG Recordings Bon Jovi‘s 40th anniversary celebration continues with the first-ever vinyl release of their Greatest Hits album. The New Jersey rockers, who released their new album, Forever, in June, just announced that their compilation Bon Jovi: Greatest Hits will be released on two-LP black vinyl on Sept. 13. ThereRead More →
ABC The lineup for the upcoming Venice Film Festival was just announced, and it includes two Beatles-related documentaries. One to One: John and Yoko, directed by Kevin Macdonald and Sam Rice-Edwards, focuses on the relationship between John Lennon and Yoko Ono. A previous announcement about the film describes it as “a movingRead More →
George Michael Entertainment/GME/Sony Music Tuesday marks the 40th anniversary of the release of “Careless Whisper” by Wham! featuring George Michael — it was released on July 23, 1984. To mark the occasion, a special EP dedicated to the song will be released Oct. 18. The EP will feature a previously unreleased liveRead More →
On This Day, July 23, 1989…. Ringo Starr launched his first tour since his days with The Beatles, backed by an All-Starr Band that included Billy Preston, the Eagles’ Joe Walsh, and E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons. Starr has continued to tour with a similar setup, with members of theRead More →
L-R: Dave Matthews, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp/ Ebet Roberts/Redferns Farm Aid is returning to New York for the first time in 11 years. The annual concert benefiting farmers across the country will take place Sept. 21 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga, New York, with a lineupRead More →
UMG Recordings Tuesday marks the 40th anniversary of Sammy Hagar’s eighth studio album, VOA, which helped launch him into mainstream success thanks to what became one of his signature tunes, “I Can’t Drive 55.” The origin story of the song is somewhat legendary for Hagar fans, with the rocker recallingRead More →
The Four Tops in 1964 with Abdul “Duke” Fakir top left; Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images The Four Tops‘ Abdul “Duke” Fakir passed away Monday, July 22, from heart failure at his home in Detroit. Fakir, the last surviving founding member of the legendary Motown group, was 88. “Our hearts areRead More →
Sony Music A classic Pink Floyd concert experience is set to get a stereo mix treatment from Alan Parsons, the engineer of the band’s classic album The Dark Side of the Moon. Parsons confirmed on Facebook that he’s worked on 5.1 and Dolby Atmos mixes of Pink Floyd: Live atRead More →
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