Deliver Me From Nowhere, the Bruce Springsteen biopic starring Jeremy Allen White as The Boss, will hit theaters October 24, according to multiplereports.
The movie, based on the book of the same name by Warren Zanes, details a tumultuous period in Springsteen’s life, during which he made his 1982 album Nebraska. The project has the full backing of Springsteen, who’s visited the film’s set numerous times and spoken highly of White’s portrayal of him.
Written and directed by Scott Cooper, the film also stars Jeremy Strong as Springsteen’s manager, Jon Landau. The cast includes Stephen Graham as Springsteen’s father, Paul Walter Hauser as Springsteen’s guitar tech Mike Batlan, plus Gabby Hoffman, David Krumholtz,Marc Maron and others.
Roger Daltrey, Zak Starkey, Pete Townshend in 2023; Frank Hoensch/Redferns
Meet the new drummer … not the same as the old drummer. The Who has fired Zak Starkey again, ahead of the band’s farewell tour, and this time, it appears to be permanent.
The Who’s Pete Townshendwrote Sunday on Instagram, “After many years of great work on drums from Zak the time has come for a change. A poignant time. Zak has lots of new projects in hand and I wish him the best.”
He then revealed Starkey’s replacement: “Scott Devours who has worked with Roger’s solo band will join the Who for our Final shows. Please welcome him.”
Starkey then made it clear that he was not okay with this turn of events. The drummer, son of Ringo Starr, wrote on Instagram, “I was fired two weeks after reinstatement and asked to make a statement saying I had quit the who to pursue my other musical endeavors this would be a lie. I love the who and would never had quit.”
“So I didn’t make the statement … quitting the who would also have let down the countless amazing people who stood up for me (thank you all a million times over and more) thru the weeks of mayhem of me going ‘in an out an in an out an in an out’ like a bleedin’ squeezebox,” he continued.
Starkey then noted that in between manning the kit for The Who, he’d played with many other acts, including Johnny Marr and Oasis. “None of this has ever interfered with The Who and was never a problem for them,” Starkey pointed out. “The lie is or would have been that I quit the who- i didn’t. I love the who and everyone in it.”
As previously reported, Zak was fired from The Who in April but was then rehired three days later.
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Sammy Hagar made a surprise appearance at a Las Vegas club in between performances of his Best of All Worlds residency.
The Red Rocker showed up unannounced Thursday at the The Barbershop Cuts & Cocktails, which is described as an “upscale men’s grooming salon that serves as a secret entrance to the hidden bar.” He joined the venue’s band Radio Xx, which includes former and current members of the “You and Me” group Lifehouse, for renditions of Van Halen‘s “Why Can’t This Be Love” and Montrose‘s “Rock Candy.”
Hagar launched the Best of All Worlds residency at Vegas’ Dolby Live at Park MGM in April. His band for the run features guitarist Joe Satriani, former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and drummer Kenny Aronoff. The residency concludes on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Hagar put out a new song, “Encore, Thank You, Good Night,” in April, which he says was inspired by a dream he had about his late bandmate, Eddie Van Halen.
Nancy Wilson has released a cover of the Triumph song “Fight the Good Fight.”
The Heart guitarist and vocalist put her spin on the 1981 track for an upcoming Triumph tribute album, Magic Power.
“We love Heart, we love her, and this version is really exciting,” Triumph drummer Gil Mooresays of Wilson and her cover.
You can listen to Wilson’s take on “Fight the Good Fight” now via digital outlets.
Magic Power is due out June 6. Other contributors include Slash of Guns N’ Roses, former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach and Twisted Sister‘s Dee Snider.
Josh Freese is no longer the drummer in Foo Fighters.
In an Instagram post Friday, Freese writes, “The Foo Fighters called me Monday night to let me know they’ve decided ‘to go in a different direction with their drummer.'”
“No reason was given,” Freese continues. “Regardless, I enjoyed the past two years with them, both on and off stage, and I support whatever they feel is best for the band.”
Freese was announced as the new Foo Fighters drummer in 2023, stepping into the large shoes left by the late Taylor Hawkins, who died in 2022. Prior to joining the Foos, Freese had played in bands including Nine Inch Nails, Guns N’ Roses, The Offspring and A Perfect Circle.
“In my 40 years of drumming professionally, I’ve never been let go from a band, so while I’m not angry—just a bit shocked and disappointed,” Freese writes. “But as most you know I’ve always worked freelance and bounced between bands so, I’m fine.”
He concludes, “Stay tuned for my ‘Top 10 possible reasons Josh got booted from the Foo Fighters’ list.”
Earlier in the week, Foo Fighters announced their first show of 2025: the Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix in October. It’s also the band’s first announced live performance since Dave Grohl‘s 2024 infidelity scandal.
Foreigner has released a Spanish-language version of the band’s hit “I Want to Know What Love Is.”
The recording, dubbed “Quiero Saber Si Es Amor,” features vocals by Foreigner guitarist/singer Luis Maldonado and Mexican musician Joy Huerta of the Grammy-winning duo Jesse & Joy.
You can listen to “Quiero Saber Si Es Amor” now via digital outlets.
Foreigner recently wrapped a tour of Latin America, during which Maldonado handled lead vocals in place of longtime singer Kelly Hansen, who was unable to make the trek. Additionally, originally frontman Lou Gramm sang with the band during select songs on the tour.
Bruce Springsteen‘s criticism of President Donald Trump‘s administration during his Land of Hope and Dreams tour kickoff in England on Wednesday has drawn a response from the president himself.
As previously reported, The Boss told the Manchester crowd, “In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, and has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration.”
He continued, “Tonight, we ask all who believe in democracy and the best of our American experience to rise with us, raise your voices against the authoritarianism and let freedom ring.”
On Friday, Trump took to his Truth Social platform to write, “I see that Highly Overrated Bruce Springsteen goes to a Foreign Country to speak badly about the President of the United States.”
“Never liked him, never liked his music, or his Radical Left Politics and, importantly, he’s not a talented guy,” Trump continued, while labeling Springsteen a “pushy, obnoxious JERK.”
“This dried out ‘prune’ of a rocker (his skin is all atrophied!) ought to KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT until he gets back into the Country, that’s just ‘standard fare,'” Trump wrote.
Springsteen’s tour continues with a second show in Manchester on Saturday.
Bob Dylan continues to surprise with his sets on Willie Nelson‘s ongoing Outlaw Music Festival tour.
After bringing back the classic “Mr. Tambourine Man” for the first time in 15 years at the tour’s launch on Tuesday, Dylan debuted a surprising cover of the 1972 Ricky Nelson hit “Garden Party” during a stop in Chula Vista, California, on Thursday.
Beyond the sheer randomness of it, Dylan covering “Garden Party” is notable since it actually name-checks the folk legend. In the lyrics, the late Nelson sang, “Mr. Hughes hid in Dylan’s shoes wearing his disguise,” a reference to both Bob and George Harrison‘s pseudonym.
In fan-shot footage of the performance, you can hear Dylan sing the line featuring his own name.
Dylan will be touring on the Outlaw Music Festival into September.
Simple Minds launch their Alive & Kicking tour on Friday, and it marks their first U.S. tour in almost six years.
Frontman Jim Kerr tells ABC Audio he’s really looking forward to getting back out in front of American audiences, but there are certainly some pressures that come with a U.S. show.
“Americans go out to have a good time,” he says. “But you better deliver it. You better be good. You better be energetic. You’d better want to be there. And if you’re like that, the audience will encourage you to go even further on the night.”
The tour coincides with this year’s 40th anniversary of their hit album Once Upon a Time, which featured such songs as “Sanctify Yourself,” “All The Things She Said,” and “Alive and Kicking.” Kerr says their set will include several songs from the album.
He notes, “We’ll definitely be conjuring up the spirit of that era.”
But even if someone doesn’t know every song, Kerr says the band feels confident they’ve got songs that “the mood of them is so special live,” fans will think they’re great.
And after such a long time away from the States, Kerr says the band is eager to give audiences a good show.
“There’s a real determination, you know?” he says. “We wanna give 100% anywhere we play and every night, but … when you haven’t played for a long time, you feel a bigger onus to really rise to the occasion and we’ll certainly be doing that.”
The Alive & Kicking tour, featuring special guests Soft Cell and Modern English, begins Friday in Ridgefield, Washington. A complete list of dates can be found at SimpleMinds.com.
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl will appear on a new track from pop star Ed Sheeran.
Sheeran revealed on his Instagram Story that his upcoming song “Drive,” featured on F1 The Album, the companion to the upcoming Brad Pitt film F1, will feature Grohl on drums, as well as John Mayer on guitar.
“A lot of fun making this,” Sheeran added of the hard-driving track, which he previewed in the post.
F1 stars Pitt as a former F1 racer who was forced to retire after a horrible crash and is asked to return to racing to mentor a racing prodigy.
