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The Moody Blues’ Justin Hayward on his Blue World tour: “It’s about the music”

Photo Credit: Valeria MaselliLongtime Moody Blues singer/guitarist Justin Hayward is ready to launch the latest leg of his Blue World tour, which is a unique concert experience.In addition to performing, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer shares some stories about his songs, but he tells ABC Audio the tales don’t distract from what’s really important to him.  “Really, it's about the music,” he says. “And then, I often feel that it needs an introduction, sometimes a bit of explanation and context of […]

todayJune 17, 2024

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Report: Pete Townshend to perform at the Tony Awards

Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty ImagesThe 77th annual Tony Awards are happening Sunday in New York, with The Who's Pete Townshend previously confirmed as a presenter. Well, he may be doing more than that. Deadline is now reporting that Townshend is actually going to perform on the show, joining the cast of The Who’s Tommy for “Pinball Wizard.”The Who’s Tommy is nominated this year for Best Revival of a Musical, where it’s up against Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Gutenberg! The Musical! and Merrily We […]

todayJune 14, 2024

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U2 releases latest installment in digital series, dedicated to ‘Pop’ track “Mofo”

ABC/Randy HolmesU2 has released the next installment in their digital series, U2 To Love and Only Love - Deep Dives and B-Sides, this time dedicated to the track "Mofo," from their ninth studio album, Pop.The series will consist of 12 newly remastered collections, released throughout the year, which are made up of songs that until now were only available on vinyl, CD or cassette.This sixth collection includes five different remastered “Mofo” remixes: Phunk Phorce Mix, Mother’s Mix, Black Hole Dub, House Flavour and Romin […]

todayJune 14, 2024

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Paul McCartney shares restored “Soily” video from ‘One Hand Clapping’

UMePaul McCartney & Wings’ live album One Hand Clapping is finally out, and to celebrate the release, McCartney has shared a fully restored performance video of the track “Soily.” The video is taken from footage recorded by director David Litchfield in August 1974, when McCartney and the band hit Abbey Road Studios to film what was to be a video documentary and possible live studio album. That live album was never officially released until now, although portions of it have appeared […]

todayJune 14, 2024

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John Fogerty thanks Roger Daltrey for covering his song in concert

Robin Little/RedfernsWhen The Who's Roger Daltrey kicked off his solo tour on June 10 he included a cover John Fogerty’s Creedence Clearwater Revival classic “Have You Ever Seen The Rain” in the set list, and Fogerty took to social media to thank him for the tribute.Fogerty shared a clip to social media of Daltrey’s introduction of the song, where he talked about Fogerty’s 50-year fight to get his publishing back. Daltrey added that he’s always been a Fogerty fan, calling him […]

todayJune 14, 2024

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John Entwistle compilation, ‘Rarities Oxhumed – Volume Two’, coming in August

Deko EntertainmentA new compilation of rarities from late The Who bassist John Entwistle is being released later this year.Rarities Oxhumed - Volume Two is the follow-up to the 2022 release Rarities Oxhumed - Volume One, and features alternative takes, demos, studio tracks and live tracks from the early years of the John Entwistle Band.Just like the original release, Volume Two has been curated by Entwistle's good friend and bandmate Steve Luongo.“When I agreed to do two volumes of John Entwistle rarities, I knew volume two […]

todayJune 14, 2024

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On This Day, June 14, 1980: Billy Joel’s ‘Glass Houses’ lands at #1

On This Day, June 14, 1980 ... Billy Joel landed at #1 with his seventh studio album, Glass Houses.Influenced in part by new wave music, it featured, in Billy’s words, “bigger, louder, faster, shorter and punchier” material.Four tunes off the album became Top 40 hits, including “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me,” which was Joel’s first#1 single. Other hits included “You May Be Right,” “Sometimes a Fantasy” and "Don’t Ask Me Why."Glass Houses remained on top of the charts for six weeks and […]

todayJune 14, 2024

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R.E.M. reunite for performance at the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction

Joy Malone/Getty ImagesThe four members of R.E.M. – Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck and Bill Berry – were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday night in New York, where they surprised the audience by performing together.After being inducted by Jason Isbell, who performed the classic “It’s the End of the World as We Know It,” the band took the stage for a stripped back performance of their 1991 hit “Losing My Religion.” “Writing songs and having a catalog of work that we’re […]

todayJune 14, 2024

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Mike Campbell talks new Dirty Knobs record, ‘Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits’

BMGMike Campbell and his band The Dirty Knobs’ third album, Vagabonds, Virgins and Misfits, is out now, and Campbell tells ABC Audio the record shows them coming into their own sound.He says the first two albums proved they were “a rock 'n’ roll boogie band mostly,” but they're evolving.  “We're expanding our songwriting as we go along and getting better,” he says, “and I'm finding my voice as a 'stylist,' not a singer.”After so many years in the background as guitarist and songwriter for Tom […]

todayJune 14, 2024

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