Rev Rock Report

UMG Nashville Ringo Starr is sharing another preview of his upcoming country album, Look Up.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just released the new song “Thankful,” featuring Alison Krauss, a tune Starr co-wrote with his producer/engineer Bruce Sugar. It is available now via digital outlets.“I love this track ... I feel we put an LA country sound to it,” Ringo shares. “For the lyrics, I always like to focus on the positive, and […]

Interscope Elton John and his pal Brandi Carlile teamed up for a new song for his new documentary, and it has finally arrived.The song, "Never Too Late," was written for Elton John: Never Too Late, which captures Elton looking back on his life and career as he prepares for his final North American concert at Dodger Stadium. The doc gets a limited theatrical release Nov. 15 before hitting Disney+ on Dec. […]

Interscope Elton John and his pal Brandi Carlile teamed up for a new song for his new documentary, and it has finally arrived.The song, "Never Too Late," was written for Elton John: Never Too Late, which captures Elton looking back on his life and career as he prepares for his final North American concert at Dodger Stadium.  The doc gets a limited theatrical release today, Nov. 15, before hitting Disney+ […]

ABC The Beatles have just revealed some new collectibles that fans are going to want to get their hands on.The first is a new limited-edition solid silver submarine to celebrating the band's iconic 1968 film Yellow Submarine. Only 4,000 will be available, made of almost 1 ounce of pure silver. More Yellow Submarine collectibles are expected in 2025, including a set celebrating the members of the band.The silver Yellow Submarine collectible will be available for […]

Courtesy of Talmy Enterprises Shel Talmy, the producer who oversaw seminal early recordings by The Who and The Kinks, has died. According to his rep, Talmy died in his sleep on Nov. 13 due to complications from a stroke. He was 87.Born in Chicago, Talmy moved to the U.K. in 1962 and landed a job at Decca Records. After setting up his own company, he signed The Kinks in 1964 and produced […]

Manny Carabel/Getty Images Courtney Love wants to make one thing clear about the Hole song "Violet": it's "not just about Billy Corgan."Love dated the Smashing Pumpkins frontman in the early '90s before she went on to marry Kurt Cobain. During a 1995 performance of "Violet" on the British show Later... with Jools Holland, Love introduced the song as being about a "jerk, I hexed him now he's losing his hair," seemingly […]

Geffen/UMe A new Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers video is set for release on Friday.The clip will be for the song “Never Be You,” a track that was originally recorded by Rosanne Cash, with Petty’s version appearing on the recently released Long After Dark (Deluxe Edition) reissue.The video was directed and animated by Jeff Scher. A preview gives a glimpse of the making of the animated clip, featuring drawings of Petty, who passed away in 2016.Long After Dark (Deluxe Edition) […]

Glassnote Records A new video has just been released for Bruce Springsteen’s collaboration with Jesse Malin on “She Don’t Love Me Now,” which appears on the Malin tribute album, Silver Patron Saints.The video takes place at the New York bar Heaven Can Wait and centers on a man drinking away his sorrows. He's soon moved by the music and begins dancing to the tune.Springsteen doesn’t appear in the clip, although […]

Paul Zimmerman/WireImage Members of the prog rock band Yes are being sued over a song that appeared on their 2021 album, The Quest. Riz Story, whose legal name is Rudolph Zahler, filed a copyright suit in Los Angeles claiming Yes guitarist Steve Howe and Jon Davison, the band’s lead singer since 2012, stole the music of his song “Reunion” for the track “Dare To Know,” adding their own lyrics.In the court documents, Story […]