A limited-edition gold-vinyl version of David Bowie‘s classic 1975 album Young Americans will be released on September 18 in celebration of the record’s 45th anniversary. Young Americans, which was Bowie’s ninth studio album, originally was released in March of 1975. The eight-song collection, which was recorded in New York CityRead More →
ABC AudioStevie Nicks is once again imploring people to wear masks to stop the spread of COVID-19. She last did so on July 29, and since then, she notes in a new Facebook posting, the number of deaths in the U.S. has increased by more than 22,000. “A lot ofRead More →
RhinoA comprehensive Dire Straits box set featuring the British rock legends’ six studio albums will be released on October 9 as a six-CD package, an eight-LP vinyl collection and in digital formats. Dire Straits: The Studio Albums 1978-1991 includes the band’s 1978 self-titled debut, 1979’s Communiqué, 1980’s Making Movies, 1982’sRead More →
Peter Bischoff/Getty ImagesVeteran singer and actor Trini Lopez died Tuesday in Palm Springs, California, from complications of COVID-19, BBC News reports. He was 83. Born in Dallas to Mexican parents, Lopez got his start in music as a teenager. A big break came during the late 1950s when he wasRead More →
Sonicbond PublishingA new book about The Who that delves into the British rock legends’ entire catalog of recorded music will be published on October 28, uDiscoverMusic.com reports. Titled The Who: Every Album, Every Song, the book is part of Sonicbond Publishing’s On Track… series. According to the company’s official onlineRead More →
Keeping the Blues Alive RecordsDion DiMucci‘s star-packed new studio album, Blues with Friends, currently is spending its seventh non-consecutive week at #1 on Billboard‘s Blues Albums chart. The doo-wop and rock ‘n’ roll pioneer enlisted an impressive cast of guest artists to collaborate with him on the record, including PaulRead More →
Courtesy of Sammy HagarSammy Hagar and his band The Circle take on the rocking 1995 Van Halen song “Don’t Tell Me (What Love Can Do)” in the ninth installment of their series of remotely recorded performance videos that have been posted at the Red Rocker’s YouTube channel in the wakeRead More →
Columbia/CasablancaBarbra Streisand and Donna Summer — both gay icons — teamed up in 1979 for the number-one duet “No More Tears (Enough Is Enough).” Now, the song is being used in a new ad urging the LGBTQ community to vote — and Barbra makes a cameo. As Billboard reports, theRead More →
Pinecastle Recording CompanyDon Henley and his former Eagles band mate Bernie Leadon have lent their talents to a new studio by the veteran bluegrass band The Dillards called Old Road New Again, which will be released digitally on August 21. The 11-track collection is The Dillards’ first album to featureRead More →
Lindsey Buckingham took part in a recent Zoom interview and performance session that featured a four-song acoustic set, marking the first time he’s sung publicly since undergoing an emergency open-heart surgery in February 2019. The Zoom event was part of tech company Nutanix’s “IT Unplugged” webinar series. The songs thatRead More →
