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The Police's Stewart Copeland releases collaborative album with Indian-music composer Ricky Kej, 'Divine Tides'
Courtesy of Ricky KejPolice drummer Stewart Copeland has teamed up with Grammy-winning Indian-music composer Ricky Kej to record an epic album titled Divine Tides that was released this week via all m...
Matt Friedlander Jul 22, 2021

Brian Wilson announces 2021 US tour; updates official website with Timeline featuring rare recordings
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesThe Beach Boys' Brian Wilson has unveiled dates for a 2021 U.S. solo tour that kicks off August 29 in Long Beach, California, and is followed by a run of October concerts in t...
Matt Friedlander Jul 21, 2021

The Grateful Dead releasing 20-CD box set featuring seven early-'70s concerts in St. Louis
Dead.net/RhinoA limited-edition 20-CD live Grateful Dead box set, featuring seven full previously unreleased concert performances that the band played in St. Louis in 1971, 1972 and 1973, will be issu...
Matt Friedlander Jul 21, 2021

Joni Mitchell, Bette Midler, Berry Gordy among this year's Kennedy Center Honors recipients
Marcy Gensic; Courtesy of Bette Midler; Kal YeeJoni Mitchell, Bette Midler and Motown founder Berry Gordy are among the notables from the arts and entertainment world who will be saluted at the 44th e...
Matt Friedlander Jul 21, 2021

Eric Clapton says he'll cancel shows at UK venues requiring attendees to be vaccinated
Gareth Cattermole/Gareth Cattermole/Getty ImagesEric Clapton has threatened to cancel performances at U.K. venues that require audience members to be vaccinated to attend his concerts. Clapton's messa...
Matt Friedlander Jul 21, 2021

Watch Green Day debut "Pollyanna" during surprise Oklahoma concert
Rich Fury/Getty ImagesGreen Day played their first full, in-person concert since the COVID-19 pandemic began Tuesday night in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The sold-out show, which required all attendees to be ful...
Josh Johnson Jul 21, 2021

New collection of Slash signature guitars available now from Epiphone
Courtesy of Gibson BrandsA new collection of Slash signature Epiphone guitars was released Tuesday, featuring multiple acoustic and electric models, as part of a partnership between Epiphone and the G...
Matt Friedlander Jul 21, 2021

New Bob Dylan 'Bootleg Series' set focusing on early-'80s albums due out in September
Columbia Records/Legacy RecordingsThe 16th and latest installment of Bob Dylan's The Bootleg Series archival collections is due out September 17 and will focus on the sessions for three of the lauded ...
Matt Friedlander Jul 21, 2021

Romantics guitarist Mike Skill releases solo version of band's classic tune "What I Like About You"
Courtesy of Mike SkillFounding Romantics guitarist Mike Skill has released a new version of his band's classic 1979 tune "What I Like About You" in advance of his debut self-titled solo EP, which is d...
Matt Friedlander Jul 21, 2021

Ex-Yes keyboardist Tony Kaye releasing 9/11-themed debut solo album, 'End of Innocence,' in September
Spirit Of Unicorn MusicFounding Yes keyboardist Tony Kaye will release his debut solo album, End of Innocence, on September 10. The 16-track collection, which can be pre-ordered now, is a mostly ...
Matt Friedlander Jul 21, 2021
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