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 →
UMe Music fans are getting their first taste of the upcoming Paul McCartney & Wings release, One Hand Clapping, with the just-released performance of the 1974 single “Junior’s Farm.” You can listen to “Junior’s Farm” now via digital outlets. One Hand Clapping was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in August 1974 asRead More →
Capitol/UMe Billy Idol will continue the 40th anniversary celebration of his sophomore album, Rebel Yell, with a performance at one of New York’s most iconic landmarks. Idol and his longtime guitarist and collaborator Steve Stevens will be on hand as New York’s Empire State Building helps celebrate the anniversary with a specialRead More →
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images The late Jimmy Buffett’s life and legacy is being celebrated with a new Margaritaville Bobblehead, officially licensed by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum. The bobblehead features the iconic Margaritaville Parrot playing guitar, dressed in a Hawaiian T-shirt and wearing a backward baseball. The limited edition bobblehead isRead 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
