Scott Weiland‘s son Noah Weiland sings his late father’s words in a newly released cover of the Stone Temples Pilots song “Sex Type Thing.”
The recording is accompanied by a video that Noah says he “filmed … about a dream I had long ago about seeing my father again.”
“It’s hard for me to stay in the moment sometimes, but I try,” Noah writes in an Instagram post.
You can watch Noah’s “Sex Type Thing” video streaming now on YouTube.
Noah has released a number of solo singles over the years, including a duet with Scott, “Time Will Tell,” which was recorded before the elder Weiland’s death in 2015. He’s been working on an album titled Call Jesus.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono won album of the year at the 24th annual Grammy Awards, held in Los Angeles. The pair won the award for Double Fantasy, the final album Lennon recorded before his death in December 1980.
The Police took home two awards that evening, best rock vocal performance by a duo or group for “Don’t Stand So Close to Me” and best rock instrumental for “Behind the Camera.”
Other winners included Pat Benatar, for best female rock vocal performance for “Fire and Ice,” RickSpringfield, for best male rock vocal performance for “Jesse’s Girl” and the track “Bette Davis Eyes,” by Kim Carnes, which took home both song and record of the year.
Over the course of their career, Led Zeppelin released six #1 albums — and one of those is turning 50 on Monday.
Physical Graffiti, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band’s fifth studio album, was released on Feb. 24, 1975. It was a double album and the band’s first to be released under their own label, Swan Song Records.
The album, produced by guitarist Jimmy Page, contained eight songs written and recorded specifically for the record, along with unreleased tracks recorded during sessions for 1970’s Led Zeppelin III, 1971’s Led Zeppelin IV and 1973’s Houses of the Holy.
The iconic cover depicted two buildings on St. Marks Street in Manhattan, with cutouts in the windows. The internal sleeves could be seen through the openings, and depending on which side was facing out, it showed either the album’s title or pictures of iconic figures.
Physical Graffiti was a critical and commercial hit for the band. It spent six weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, and also hit #1 in the U.K. and Canada. It was the first album to go Platinum from preorders alone and has since been certified 16-times Platinum in the U.S.
Notable songs on the record include “Houses of the Holy,” which despite being the title of the previous record was left off because the band felt it didn’t fit with the other songs on that album, and another future Led Zeppelin classic, “Kashmir,” known for its classic opening riff. The tune went on to become a staple at Led Zeppelin live shows.
Gibson has revealed another custom guitar, this time inspired by one of Eric Clapton‘s legendary guitars.
The Eric Clapton 1958 Les Paul Custom is a tribute to Clapton’s original Cream-era 1958 Les Paul Custom, which he performed on throughout the ’60s and ’70s, and then gifted to legendary guitarist Albert Lee in 1979, who still uses it to this day.
The new guitar features Murphy Lab aging to replicate the exact aging and wear patterns created by Clapton and Lee, and features a one-piece, all-mahogany body, with a mahogany neck with an ebony fretboard. There’s also a second pickguard that’s signed by both Clapton and Lee.
The Eric Clapton 1958 Les Paul Custom is available now at Gibson.com, Guitar Center and the Gibson Garage Nashville and London, and will be available nationwide starting Tuesday.
Paul McCartney’s photo exhibit is set to hit another city.
Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm will debut at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Canada in February 2026.
Eyes of the Storm features more than 250 photographs taken by McCartney between 1963 and 1964, giving fans insight into his point of view during the height of Beatlemania.
The exhibit debuted in June 2023 at London’s National Portrait Gallery and has since been shown at Virginia’s Chrysler Museum, New York’s Brooklyn Museum, the Portland Art Museum and the Knowledge Capitol Event Lab in Osaka, Japan. It is next set to open at The de Young museum, part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, on March 1.
In addition, select photos will be on display at the Gagosian Beverly Hills art gallery from April 25 to June 21, with McCartney and the gallery offering up small, signed editions of prints for sale. A portion of the proceeds from those sales are being donated to aid recovery and relief efforts in Southern California.
Traffic’s Dave Mason is set to release his 21st studio album, A Shade of Blues, on March 21, and he’s just shared a new single from the record.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has released “Use It, Or Lose It” featuring Joe Bonamassa on lead guitar, with the two artists sharing vocals on the song.
“I’ve been fortunate to play alongside some of the greatest guitarists—Jimi Hendrix among them,” Mason shares. “To now collaborate with a powerhouse like Joe Bonamassa, a torchbearer for the next generation, is a thrill. You can feel that energy in the music and I think it truly shines.”
The 11-track A Shade of Blues, which Mason’s been working on for over a decade, also features guest appearances by The Doobie Brothers’ Michael McDonald, keyboardist Mike Finnigan and more.
The album is due out just as Mason will launch the new Let It Flow tour. The trek kicks off March 20 in Augusta, Georgia, and wraps April 5 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. A complete list of dates can be found at davemasonmusic.com.
Simple Minds are giving fans a taste of their live show with a new live album coming in April.
Live in the City of Diamonds is a recording of the band’s April 6, 2024, sold-out concert at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam and is the third in a trio of Live in the City albums, following 1987’s Live in the City of Lights and 2019’s Live in the City of Angels.
“All we wanted was to be in ‘a great live band’ and to spend our lives taking our music with us around the world,” Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr shares. “Decades later we still relish that challenge every night on tour. Live in The City of Diamonds captures both the spirit and fever of Simple Minds live at this moment in time.”
Live in the City of Diamonds will be released April 25 in a variety of formats, including a two-CD set with 24 tracks and a 24-page book, a two-LP black vinyl set with 18 tracks and a two-LP clear glitter vinyl set, also with 18 tracks. All formats are available for preorder now.
Simple Minds are set to launch their Alive & Kicking tour, featuring special guests Soft Cell and Modern English, on May 16 in Ridgefield, Washington. A complete list of dates can be found at simpleminds.com.
Genesis is celebrating the 50th anniversary of their sixth studio album, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, with a new box set. Now they’re sharing a taste of what to expect, releasing the remastered version of the album’s opening song and title track, which is now available.
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition was created with input from the band’s members — Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett and Mike Rutherford. The set includes the remastered album, done at Abbey Road Studios; a Blu-ray with Dolby Atmos mixes, done under the supervision of Gabriel and Banks; and never-before-released demos.
There will also be a 60-page coffee table book, featuring unseen photos and interviews with all five band members, said to be the only time they’ve all been interviewed about the album since its original release.
It also features the live album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Live at the Shrine Auditorium, recorded Jan. 24, 1975. While most of the concert was previously released as part of the Genesis Archive 1967-75 box set, this version includes two additional encore tracks, making it the first time the full concert and complete encore are being released.
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition will be released on March 28 in a variety of formats. It is available for preorder now.
Released Nov. 22, 1974, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway was a concept album based on an idea by Gabriel about a Puerto Rican youth named Rael who goes on a journey of self-discovery. During the tour for the album, Gabriel announced to the band he was leaving Genesis once the tour was over.
Carlos Santana is set to release the new career-spanning album Sentient, featuring 11 tracks, including three previously unreleased songs.
The album, dropping March 28, features collaborations with Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson, Miles Davis, Italian pianist Paolo Rustichelli, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels and Cindy Blackman Santana.
“I’m always driven by passion, emotion and inner instinct,” says Santana. “When I first heard these tracks floating around in the house, I said, ‘Why don’t we put these all in one place?’”
The first single released from Sentient is a new take on “Please Don’t Take Your Love,” featuringRobinson. The original tune first appeared on Smokey’s 2009 album, Time Flies When You’re Having Fun.
“I went to the studio and did my own thing,” Santana says of recording the song. “I said, ‘Let’s just roll it.’ I did another take with Smokey sort of guiding me. Smokey loved them both, so he wound up combining the two. What’s on Sentient is the first version.”
Other songs on the album include an instrumental cover of Jackson’s “Stranger in Moscow,” which will be released March 14, and “Get On,” from Rustichelli’s 1996 album, Mystic Man, featuring Santana and Miles Davis, which will be released March 17.
Santana is set to hit the road on his Oneness tour starting April 16 in Highland, California. The tour includes a set at New Orleans Jazz Fest on May 1. A complete list of dates can be found at santana.com.
Elton John‘s ongoing eyesight problems, caused by a severe infection he got last year, initially delayed the release of his new album Who Believes in Angels? But while his vision hasn’t improved, he insists that he won’t let it bring him down.
Speaking the U.K. paperThe Guardian, Elton says, “I’m an optimist permanently. I’ve got bad eyesight at the moment. There have been days where I’ve been miserable, but then I think about how lucky I am.”
“I’ve got a new respect for sight-impaired people and people who are totally blind, some of whom I’m in touch with,” he continues. “But to hell with it, I’ve got a great life, and hopefully my sight will improve … I’ve overcome a lot. This is not going to beat me. I’ve beaten addiction, I’ve beaten health issues, and I can pick myself up and dust myself off.”
While he can handle his physical problems, Elton reveals that he was negatively impacted emotionally while filming a cameo in the upcoming sequel Spinal Tap 2: In it, he gets killed while onstage. But filming the bit in a huge auditorium gave him a panic attack. “I did kind of hyperventilate,” Elton notes. “I said, ‘Jesus, I’m so glad I don’t have to do this any more.’”
But Elton’s excited about the new album, which he made with his longtime friend Brandi Carlile. “I could do an ‘Elton John’ record easily,” he says. “That’s what I didn’t want to do any more. I wanted a challenge.”
Brandi, who was often on the receiving end of Elton’s temper tantrums in the studio, tells the paper, “It was really volatile, but really cool.”
