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Mick Jagger’s solo compilation coming to vinyl for the first time

UMR/PolydorWhile his main gig is frontman for The Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger has also dabbled in a solo career, and now a compilation of his biggest solo tracks is coming to vinyl for the first time.The Very Best of Mick Jagger was originally released digitally and on CD back in 2007, but the album is getting its first-ever vinyl release on May 1.The two-LP set consists of 17 tracks, including such songs as “Dancing in the Street” with David Bowie, “Just […]

todayApril 25, 2025

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E Street Band’s Max Weinberg on Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tracks II’: ‘Fans are going to love it’

Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty ImagesBruce Springsteen fans are anxiously awaiting the release of Tracks II: The Lost Albums on June 27, and E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg says they won’t be disappointed.“I’ve heard everything and I think the fans are going to love it,” Weinberg tells the U.K. outlet The Times. “There is one album [Inyo] Bruce played me where he utilized a mariachi band of musicians, Hispanic musicians. It was just incredible, incredible music.”Tracks II contains seven unreleased […]

todayApril 25, 2025

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The Who’s Pete Townshend doesn’t love to perform or collaborate: ‘That’s not me’

Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards ProductionsThe Who may be known for their live shows, but it turns out Pete Townshend may not exactly be enjoying his time on the stage.In a new interview with Spain’s RockFM, Townshend shares that he doesn’t necessarily love performing.“Most musicians are not like me. Most musicians do two things that I don't really do or don't enjoy doing. One is they love performing,” he says. “I don't love performing. I don't like being on […]

todayApril 25, 2025

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KISS co-founder Peter Criss releasing new solo album

Manny Carabel/Getty ImagesKISS co-founder Peter Criss is releasing a new solo album, which will be his first in almost 20 years.Criss revealed the news in an announcement video posted by the KISS FAQ podcast, sharing, “I have my new rock 'n' roll album to KISS Army guys coming out in the fall, and I really hope you like it, man." The podcast’s host, Julian Gill, went on to describe the record as a “hard rock kick-a** album,” noting that he got to listen to […]

todayApril 25, 2025

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On This Day, April 25, 1987: U2’s ‘The Joshua Tree’ hit #1

On This Day, April 25, 1987...Three weeks after its release, U2’s The Joshua Tree hit #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart.The album, the band’s fifth studio release, was U2’s first U.S. chart-topper, and it remained at number one for nine weeks.The record included future U2 classics “With or Without You” and “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” which remain U2’s only #1 singles in the U.S., as well as “Where the Streets Have No Name.”The Irish rockers went on […]

todayApril 25, 2025

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ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard to miss tour of Australia and New Zealand

Corine Solberg/Getty ImagesZZ Top drummer Frank Beard is taking a longer break from the band.It was announced in March that Beard had “temporarily stepped away” from the band’s tour “to attend a health issue requiring his focus in the near term.” Now that break includes the group’s tour of Australia and New Zealand, which kicks off Saturday.A post on the Live Nation Asia site shares that Beard is skipping the shows due to recommendations by "medical personnel.’”“Beard’s continued physical therapy has shown […]

todayApril 25, 2025

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Sammy Hagar releases new song ‘Encore, Thank You, Good Night’

Courtesy of Big Machine RockSammy Hagar has released the new single, “Encore, Thank You, Good Night,” which is described as "a celebration and expression of appreciation” of his time in Van Halen.Sammy has said that the song was inspired by a dream he had about late Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen.“This song is my final bow to that part of my life,” Sammy shares. “It’s not meant to be anything more than a thank-you — with love, with respect, […]

todayApril 25, 2025

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The Rolling Stones contribute song to King of Zydeco tribute album

Gary Miller/Getty ImagesThe Rolling Stones have recorded a song for a tribute album to the late King of Zydeco, Clifton Chenier, which is being released in celebration of what would have been the singer and accordion player's 100th birthday.A Tribute to the King of Zydeco, dropping June 27, is a 14-track album featuring a host of A-list musicians covering tunes from Chenier’s catalog. Other artists on the record include Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Taj Mahal, John Hiatt and Jimmie Vaughan.The Stones cover the tune […]

todayApril 25, 2025

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David Bowie’s wife Iman shares heartfelt posts on their 33rd wedding anniversary

Kevin Mazur/WireImageThe late David Bowie's wife Iman is celebrating their love on what would have been their 33rd wedding anniversary.The supermodel shared two heartfelt posts on Instagram marking the occasion, the first reading, “When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure,” featuring the captions “#BowieForever” and “#ImanDaily.”The second post included a black and white picture of them together, with a caption that included the date, April 24, and a poem, "I am going to love you until the end/ […]

todayApril 24, 2025

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