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Ringo Starr drops video for title track of country album, ‘Look Up’, which is out now

UMG NashvilleRingo Starr’s new country album, Look Up, is out now, and to celebrate Ringo has dropped the video for the album's title track, which features a guest appearance by Molly Tuttle.According to a press release, the video, directed by Wyndham Garnett, was inspired not only by the song's lyrics, but by Ringo’s mission of sharing peace and love. It features a diverse group of people gathered in a field, as they dance, share the love and simply look up into the […]

todayJanuary 10, 2025

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Da ya still think he’s sexy? Rod Stewart turns 80

Iwi Onodera/RedfernsFrom blues and folk, to rock and pop, to standards and swing, it seems like Rod Stewart has done it all, and as he turns 80 on Jan. 10, he has no plans to slow down.While his 2025 tour is called One Last Time, the two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer said in November he'll be making some changes to his schedule, but he's not going to hang up his microphone. "This will be the end of large-scale […]

todayJanuary 10, 2025

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The soundtrack to director James Mangold’s life: Bruce Springsteen, R.E.M. & more

Ian West/PA Images via Getty ImagesDirector James Mangold is known for making movies about musicians, like Walk the Line about Johnny Cash and his recent release, the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown. So what music has played a pivotal role in his life?In a new interview with NME, Mangold shared the music that he considers the soundtrack to his life, and it includes Bruce Springsteen and R.E.M. Mangold says the first concert he ever went to was Springsteen in 1980, just a few days after the death of The Beatles' John Lennon.“I could […]

todayJanuary 10, 2025

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Steve Hackett releases live performance of ‘Jacuzzi’ from ‘Live Magic At Trading Boundaries’

InsideOut MusicFormer Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett is set to release the new live album Live Magic At Trading Boundaries on Jan. 17, and he’s just shared another track from the release.The latest is a live performance of the song “Jacuzzi,” which originally appeared on his 1980 solo album, Defector.Live Magic At Trading Boundaries is a compilation of various recordings taken from years of shows at the intimate venue in Sussex, England, with Hackett performing stripped down versions of classic tracks, including solo material, and Genesis tunes like "Blood On The Rooftops" […]

todayJanuary 9, 2025

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New box set highlights David Lee Roth’s solo career

RhinoDavid Lee Roth’s solo career is being revisited in a new box set from Rhino.The Warner Recordings 1985-1994 will include Roth’s first five solo records, including his debut solo EP, 1985’s Crazy from the Heat, which was a top-15 hit for Roth. It included such hit tracks as “Just a Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody,” which peaked at #12, and a cover of The Beach Boys’ “California Girls," which hit #3.The set also includes 1986’s Eat ‘Em and Smile; 1988’s Skyscraper, which […]

todayJanuary 9, 2025

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Elton John on future projects: ‘I can’t wait to release new stuff’

InterscopeBefore the new year, Elton John told ABC's Good Morning America that he wasn't sure about the status of new music because of his eyesight issues. But it seems he's not going to let that problem stand in his way.Speaking to Deadline, Elton says, "Yep. I still love playing the piano. That’s going to happen and I’m waiting to get back in the studio. I can’t wait to release new stuff. So yeah, all is good. I’m raring to go."For […]

todayJanuary 9, 2025

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Heart’s Nancy Wilson walked out the first time she saw Led Zeppelin live

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicHeart's Nancy Wilson had quite a reaction to Led Zeppelin the first time she and her sister and bandmate, Ann Wilson, saw the band in concert.While speaking to Premiere Guitar for the Jimmy Page episode of their 100 Guitarists podcast, Nancy shares that in May 1969 they went to see Fifth Dimension at the Green Lake Aqua Theater in Seattle, where Led Zeppelin was the opening act. They actually walked out because they thought frontman Robert Plant was being too racy."We were like, ‘Oh my God, the singer, […]

todayJanuary 9, 2025

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On This Day, Jan. 9, 1944: Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page was born

On This Day, Jan. 9, 1944 ...James Patrick Page, better known as Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, was born in Heston, a suburb of London.Page started his career as a studio musician and was a member of The Yardbirds before forming Led Zeppelin in 1968 with Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham.The band went on to become one of the bestselling acts in music history, releasing nine studio albums that all reached the top 10, with six hitting #1. Led Zeppelin […]

todayJanuary 9, 2025

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Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy perform R.E.M.’s ‘Driver 8’ ahead of ‘Fables of the Reconstruction’ tour

Todd Owyoung/NBCActor Michael Shannon and musician Jason Narducy will hit the road in February for a tour where they’ll be performing songs from R.E.M.’s 1985 album Fables of the Reconstruction, and folks just got a taste of what to expect. The musicians appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Wednesday, where they performed the R.E.M. classic “Driver 8.”The tour kicks off Feb. 14 in Pioneertown, California, with stops in Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, New York and more before wrapping March 14 in Chicago. This isn’t the […]

todayJanuary 9, 2025

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