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On This Day, June 7, 1975: Elton John’s ‘Captain Fantastic’ becomes the first album to debut at #1

On This Day, June 7, 1975 …Elton John’s Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy became the first album in history to debut at #1 on the Billboard chart. The album remained at #1 for seven weeks.The record, Elton’s ninth studio album, included the classic “Someone Saved My Life Tonight,” inspired by Elton’s near marriage to his then-girlfriend.The album was certified Gold by the RIAA before its May 19 release and went on to sell 1.4 million copies in its first four days of […]

todayJune 7, 2024

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Robert Plant & Alison Krauss release live recording of “When The Levee Breaks”

Rounder RecordsRobert Plant and Alison Krauss kicked off their 2024 Can’t Let Go Tour tour on June 2, and they are celebrating by releasing a live version of their take on “When The Levee Breaks,” the classic country blues song that Led Zeppelin made famous on their album Led Zeppelin IV.Plant and Krauss’ version of the song is the first tune they've released music together since dropping their critically acclaimed album Raise The Roof in 2021. That album was the second collaborative album from the pair after 2007’s Raising Sand, which won the […]

todayJune 7, 2024

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Bon Jovi ‘FOREVER’: Jon Bon Jovi says new album was “opportunity to write a joyous record”

IslandBon Jovi's new album, FOREVER, their first since 2020, is out Friday. Jon Bon Jovi wrote many of the songs while recovering from his 2022 vocal surgery and says that in those songs, he found joy again after going through several negative experiences."My health concerns were certainly one of them," he tells ABC Audio. "Another one was that our last album was written and released during COVID. So remember, we were all living in a much different time, and [this] was an opportunity to […]

todayJune 7, 2024

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New doc celebrates rock ‘n’ roll ‘Disciple’ Stevie Van Zandt

Astrida Valigorsky/Getty ImagesE Street Band guitarist Stevie Van Zandt is the subject of a new documentary, Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple, which will have its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival in New York on Saturday, before premiering on Max June 22. After over 50 years in music, you’d think he’d be comfortable in the spotlight, but Van Zandt tells ABC Audio he initially wasn’t keen on the idea of seeing his life on film.“I really am quite grateful and honored that […]

todayJune 7, 2024

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The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen make make StubHub’s Summer Tour Preview list

Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesThe ticket reselling platform StubHub is out with its annual list of the summer's most in-demand tours, with The Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen making the cut this year.The list is based on the global concert sales on StubHub and Viagogo as of June 3 for events taking place from Memorial Day through Labor Day.While Taylor Swift tops the list year, The Stones’ Hackney Diamonds tour, which kicked off in April, lands at #3, right behind Coldplay at #2. This […]

todayJune 6, 2024

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The Romantics drop off Totally Tubular festival, The Tubes added to lineup

courtesy of Totally Tubular FestivalThe upcoming Totally Tubular festival, celebrating the music of the '80s, has made a lineup change.The festival, which kicks off June 25 in Seattle and runs through July 28 in Cleveland, has added The Tubes, remembered for their hit "She's A Beauty," to the lineup. They will be on the bill from opening night until July 14.But that’s not the only change. Previously announced performers The Romantics, best known for their hit “What I Like About You,” have dropped […]

todayJune 6, 2024

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Hear David Byrne and Devo’s collaboration “Empire” from ‘Noise For Now Vol. 2’ compilation

courtesy of Noise for NowDavid Byrne and Devo’s contribution to the new compilation album Noise For Now Vol. 2, raising money to benefit abortion access and reproductive rights, has been released.The track, “Empire,” was one of two songs Byrne recorded with Devo for the 1997 album Feelings, although it never made the record.Byrne says the tune “is an ironic capitalist fascist anthem and, at the time, I thought our version was just too mean and caustic for release.”“Well, times change, and it certainly resonates […]

todayJune 6, 2024

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Pete Townshend solo live recordings to be featured in new box set

UMePete Townshend’s solo live performances will be chronicled in a new box set coming this summer.Pete Townshend Live > In Concert 1985-2001, dropping July 26, will feature newly remastered versions of Pete’s live solo recordings, seven of which have been long out of print. The concerts were previously only available through Pete’s Eel Pie website. Shows featured on the release include Deep End Live at Brixton Academy in London recorded in 1985 and featuring Pink Floyd’s Dave Gilmour on guitar, plus […]

todayJune 6, 2024

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New video features never-before-seen footage of John Lennon and Yoko Ono

The John Lennon Estate/Capitol/UmeA new video has just been released featuring never-before-seen footage of John Lennon and Yoko Ono.The video is for a new ultimate mix of “You Are Here” from Lennon's 1973 album, Mind Games. The clip includes footage filmed during John’s first major art show, You Are Here (To Yoko From John Lennon, With Love), which happened in July 1968 at Robert Fraser Gallery in London.“It consisted of a bare gallery and a big white canvas that was round and it […]

todayJune 6, 2024

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