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Peggy Sirota Elton John's new album, Who Believes in Angels?, is a collaborative project with his pal Brandi Carlile, because he says the last thing he wanted to do was make a solo album.Speaking to Apple Music 1's Zane Lowe, Elton says that when his farewell tour was over and he decided to start recording, "I knew that I didn't want to make the same album again." He notes, "I wanted […]

Shakey Pictures/Trafalgar Releasing Neil Young is giving fans a preview of his upcoming tour documentary, Coastal, which was directed by his wife, Daryl Hannah.The rocker just shared a short clip from the film, featuring a performance of “When I Hold You in My Arms.” It's a track that originally appeared on Young's 2002 album Are You Passionate? and was then later reimagined for his 2023 acoustic album, Before and After.Coastal follows Young on his 2023 Coastal tour, which […]

Blackened Recordings Metallica’s classic tune “Master of Puppets” is the latest track to join Spotify’s Billions Club.The rockers shared on social media that they are “psyched” by the song’s latest milestone and thanked their fans for the support, adding, “Send it on its way to two billion, and listen to every member of the Billions Club.”“Master of Puppets” is the title track of Metallica’s third studio album, which was released […]

Hot Tomato Little Feat is giving fans another preview of their upcoming album, Strike Up the Band, which will be released on May 9.The latest is the track “Midnight Flight,” which Little Feat's Scott Sharrard says he wrote shortly after joining the band in 2020.“Looking back on it, I feel like this song blends the sonic palate [sic] of Freddie King’s albums with Leon Russell and the sound we all love so much, […]

Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Richie Sambora is opening up about his participation in last year’s Bon Jovi docuseries on Hulu, Thank You Good Night: The Bon Jovi Story, and it doesn’t sound like he had the best experience.During an appearance on Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan’s The Magnificent Others podcast, Richie said he was asked to sit down for an interview that lasted 30 minutes to an hour, noting the questions he was […]

On This Day, April 3, 2015...Bob Burns, the original drummer for Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died in a car crash near his home in Cartersville, Georgia.Burns helped form Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1964 with Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Allen Collins and Larry Junstrom, but left the group in 1974.He is credited on recordings from the group’s first two albums: 1973’s (Pronounced ‘Lĕh-‘nérd ‘Skin-‘nérd) and 1974’s Second Helping. Those albums […]

Columbia Records It’s official – Bruce Springsteen is releasing his long awaited follow-up to 1998's box set Tracks.The Boss just announced that Tracks II: The Lost Albums, featuring seven previously unheard Springsteen records, will be released June 27. The set will feature 83 songs, all of which were originally recorded between 1983 and 2018. Of those songs, 82 have never been released before and 74 have never been heard before.“I often read […]

Justin Berl/Getty Images Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band guitarist Nils Lofgren is giving fans a chance to own some of his personal equipment. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is now selling signed guitars, amps, foot peddles and other items on Reverb.Lofgren revealed on Instagram that the Official Nils Lofgren Reverb Shop now has 50 new items available. He's used all the gear on tour and in the […]

L-R: John Densmore, Val Kilmer; J.Sciulli/WireImage for LIONSGATE The Doors drummer John Densmore has paid tribute to actor Val Kilmer, who passed away Tuesday at the age of 65.Kilmer starred as The Doors frontman Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s film The Doors, and Densmore shared a photo of himself with the actor on social media.“The gifted actor, Val Kilmer, who miraculously played Jim (Morrison) in The Doors movie, has broke […]