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Jeremychanphotography/Getty Images Bachman-Turner Overdrive has extended their Roll On Down The Highway 2025 tour into the fall.The "Taking Care of Business" rockers have announced eight new East Coast dates, kicking off Oct. 23 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The tour hits Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey and Washington, D.C., before wrapping Nov. 3 in North Tonawanda, New York.Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.Bachman-Turner Overdrive’s Roll On Down […]

Parlophone Records It was 40 years ago that Mick Jagger and David Bowie teamed up for their iconic collaboration on the Motown classic "Dancing in the Street." To mark the occasion, the single is being reissued as a limited-edition white vinyl 12-inch, featuring all of the song's mixes for the first time.The announcement of the reissue comes 40 years to the day that the Live Aid benefit concert was announced. The two […]

On This Day, June 10, 1985…Forty years ago, Talking Heads released their sixth studio album, Little Creatures, which turned out to be the band’s most commercially successful release.The album featured a slew of radio friendly hits, including the single "And She Was," which peaked at #54 on the Billboard Hot 100, but also landed at #11 on the Mainstream Rock charts, as well as in the top 40 on two Billboard dance […]

BMG Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has announced a reworked edition of his 1994 solo album, Balls to Picasso.Dubbed More Balls to Picasso, the set is described as a "brand-new part re-recorded, remixed and newly mastered version" of the original album."While mixing all my catalogue into Dolby Atmos I had a nagging desire to revisit and reinvent the record," Dickinson shares. "So putting more balls into Balls… was a labor of love."More […]

Courtesy of Yes Yes is hitting the road this fall.The progressive rockers — currently made up of Steve Howe, Geoff Downes, Jon Davison, Billy Sherwood and Jay Schellen — have announced dates for The Fragile Tour 2025, The Album Series. The tour will have them playing their 1971 album Fragile in its entirety, along with other classic hits.The tour will also incorporate Yes’ iconic visuals, including Fragile’s cover, which was designed by […]

Matador Records David Byrne is back with his first solo album since 2018's American Utopia.The former Talking Heads frontman will release Who Is the Sky? on Sept. 5, and has recruited some special guests to join him, including St. Vincent, Paramore’s Hayley Williams and The Smile drummer Tom Skinner.The album features songs arranged by the members of New York-based chamber ensemble Ghost Train Orchestra, and Byrne is previewing the record with the release of the […]

Disney/Randy Holmes Beatles legend Ringo Starr has teamed with Earth Day Network for a new merch collection to coincide with World Oceans Day.The black-and-white collection takes inspiration from Ringo’s classic tune "Octopus’ Garden" and features an octopus, in a garden, of course, with the tag line, "An octopus’ garden needs clean water."The collection includes a T-shirt, sweatshirt, hat, framed print and tote bag. According to the organization, "each piece is a […]

ABC A new clip from Eddie Vedder's upcoming documentary, Matter of Time, is streaming now via RollingStone.com.The film follows the Pearl Jam frontman and his wife Jill Vedder's work with their EB Research Partnership organization, which endeavors to find a cure for the genetic disease epidermolysis bullosa, or EB."When I first learned about EB and when I first met my friend's child that's affected, we were just like, 'This is the most crazy, intense, brutal […]

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Sly Stone, of Sly and the Family Stone, has died at the age of 82, according to a statement from his family.The statement says Stone died "after a prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health issues.""While we mourn his absence, we take solace in knowing that his extraordinary musical legacy will continue to resonate and inspire for generations to come," the statement continues. "Sly was a monumental […]