Courtesy of Blackbird Presents The Band‘s 1976 farewell concert, The Last Waltz, will once again be celebrated with an all-star tour. Life is a Carnival: Last Waltz Tour ’24 will kick off Oct. 19 in San Francisco, with a lineup that includes Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ band members Mike Campbell andRead More →
Disney/Jennifer Pottheiser New documentaries about Elton John and The Beatles are part of the New York Film Festival’s Spotlight section, which showcases the most notable fall releases. Elton John: Never Too Late, co-directed by R.J. Cutler and Elton’s husband, David Furnish, follows Elton during his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour,Read More →
Capitol/Ume Earlier this year, nine reimagined Meditation Mixes of John Lennon’s classic track “Mind Games” were featured on the Lumenate app, and now folks who don’t use the app will finally get to experience them. Mind Games – The Meditation Mixes, produced by Lennon’s son Sean Ono Lennon, will beRead More →
On This Day, Aug. 14, 1971… English rockers The Who released their iconic album Who’s Next, featuring such future Who classics as “Baba O’Riley,” “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” and “Behind Blue Eyes.” The album was originally conceived as another rock opera, Lifehouse, following their 1969 hit Tommy. Pete Townshend eventually scrapped the whole project. Who’s Next was aRead More →
Jorgen Angel/Redferns An iconic piece of Grateful Dead history is set to go up for auction as part of Indiana’s 54th Annual Auburn Auction and Show. Among the 400 cars up for auction is The Dead’s personal equipment truck, known as “The Dred.” The 1949 Studebaker M5 was originally owned by theRead More →
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Billy Joel has paid tribute to his former guitarist David Brown, who passed away Sunday, August 11. Brown played in Joel’s band from 1978 to 1991 and appeared on all of Joel’s albums from 1978’s 52nd Street to 1986’s The Bridge. “I am so sorry to hear thatRead More →
Peter Pakvis/Redferns A new compilation album featuring Lou Reed’s pre-Velvet Underground music will be released this fall. Why Don’t You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964-65 features music Reed wrote during his tenure as an in-house songwriter for Pickwick Records, where he also occasionally sang and played guitar.Read More →
ABC/Heidi Gutman Paul McCartney is set to play Costa Rica for the first time in more than a decade. The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just added a Costa Rica date to his Got Back tour. He will be playing Estadio Nacional in San Jose on Nov. 5.Read More →
Paras Griffin/Getty Images Hall & Oates’ John Oates is set to receive the BMI Troubadour Award, which honors a songwriter “who has made a profound impact on the creative community as their craft continues to set the pace for generations to follow.” The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer willRead More →
ABC/Eric McCandless A movie about rocker Dave Stewart’s teen years is headed to the big screen. The Eurythmics star tells the site that director Shekhar Kapur has been hired to direct Ebony McQueen, a film based on Stewart’s 2022 semi-autobiographical album of the same name. It follows Stewart’s teen years in NorthRead More →
