KISS guitarist Ace Frehley has dropped the video for his latest single, “Walkin’ on The Moon,” from his upcoming album, 10,000 Volts.
The clip has Frehley landing on the moon, where he’s met by an alien who hands him a guitar. He then performs the song with the help of some alien bandmates. It ends with him waking up to realize it was all a dream.
“Walkin’ on The Moon” is the second single Frehley has released from 10,000 Volts, following the album’s title track. The record, Frehley’s first solo release since 2020’s Origins Vol. 2, comes out February 23.
Green Day earned a new personal-best sales feat with their latest album, Saviors.
According to Billboard, the 14th studio effort from the “American Idiot” outfit sold 18,000 copies on vinyl during its first week out. That’s the highest U.S. vinyl sales week Green Day has ever had in their career.
As previously reported, Saviors debuted in all of its formats at #4 on the Billboard 200. It marks Green Day’s 12th top-10 release.
Green Day will launch a U.S. tour in support of Saviors in July. During the run, they’ll be playing their albums Dookie and American Idiot in full in celebration of their respective 30th and 20th anniversaries.
The documentary Kiss the Future, featuring Irish rockers U2, is set to open exclusively in AMC theaters in the U.S. starting February 23, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Kiss the Future, directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain and produced by Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Sarah Anthony, is based on Bill Carter’s memoir Fools Rush In. It follows a group of underground musicians and creatives during the siege of Sarajevo, which lasted from April 1992 to February 1996. The doc includes footage of U2’s memorable 1997 concert at Koševo Stadium celebrating the country’s liberation, along with interviews with Bono, The Edge and Adam Clayton.
In addition to the theatrical release, AMC will host an early screening of the film on February 21, which will include a conversation with The Edge and Clayton.
The film received its world premiere in February 2023 at the Berlin Film Festival and also opened New York’s Tribeca Festival in June. It also screened at Sarajevo Film Festival’s Open Air program, with Bono and The Edge surprising the crowd with an a cappella rendition of Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song.”
Following the AMC run, Kiss the Future will stream on Paramount+ later in the year.
The Beatles final song, “Now and Then,” appears in the new movie Argylle. It turns out director Matthew Vaughn actually got the tune for the film before anyone knew it even existed.
During an appearance on theKyle Meredith With… podcast, Vaughn shares that he was having a hard time finding a perfect song for the film when Giles Martin, Argylle’s music producer and the co-producer on “Now and Then,” spilled the beans on The Beatles song.
“Over a year and a half ago, I was with him and I said, ‘I’m really struggling to find what I call the romantic song of the movie, ’cause I need it to be sad, but hopeful…’ And he said, ‘Do you want to hear a new Beatles song?’” Vaughn shares. “And Giles has got a hell of a sense of humor, so I was like, ‘Yeah, yeah. Whatever.’ And he goes, ‘No, I’m being deadly serious.’”
Vaughn notes, “He played it to me, and it was as if (John) Lennon had seen the film … We just slapped it on the movie, and we didn’t have to edit anything — it just fitted the picture.”
“Now and Then” was released in November. It features vocals Lennon recorded on a demo in the late ’70s along with new recordings from Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr,and guitar parts Harrison recorded in the ’90s during the sessions for their Anthology series.
The world lost a number of well-known musicians in the year since the last Grammy Awards, including Tina Turner, who will be honored at the 2024 event. One of the show’s executive producers hint that Beyoncé may be involved in the tribute.
Speaking to Rolling Stone, Raj Kapoor says this year’s in memoriam segment will include 16 minutes of performances and reveals there have been discussions about Bey being part of the Tina portion.
“We’ve definitely had conversations, and we know how much Tina and Beyoncé loved each other,” Kapoor says. While he didn’t confirm or deny that such a tribute would take place, he adds, “The Tina Turner tribute will be amazing. We are really excited. It may be a little unexpected, but it’s going to be absolutely amazing.”
This wouldn’t be the first time Beyoncé helped celebrate Tina. In 2005, she performed “Proud Mary” in tribute to Tina at the Kennedy Center Honors, and in 2008, they performed the song together on the 50th Grammy Awards.
In addition to Turner, music legends who died since the last Grammys include Tony Bennett, Jimmy Buffett, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Gary Rossington, Sinéad O’Connor, Gordon Lightfoot and the Eagles‘ Randy Meisner.
Kapoor also confirmed that Billy Joel will perform his new single, “Turn the Lights Back On” — his first in 17 years — and at least one of his classic hits. Additionally, Joni Mitchell will be joined by frequent collaborator Brandi Carlile as well as Jacob Collier, Allison Russell, SistaStrings, Lucius and Blake Mills.
Judas Priest has shared the video for “Crown of Horns,” the latest single off their upcoming album, Invincible Shield.
The clip gives fans some insight into how the song was made, showing all the band members recording their parts in various studios and, in some cases, at home.
“Crown of Horns” is the third single Judas Priest has released from Invincible Shield, following“Panic Attack” and “Trial By Fire.” The album, Priest’s first since 2018’s Firepower, is due out March 8 and is available for preorder now.
Judas Priest is set to kick off a U.K. and European tour starting in Glasgow, Scotland, on March 11. They’ll bring the tour to the U.S. starting April 18 in Wallingford, Connecticut. A complete list of dates can be found at judaspriest.com.
Crosby, Stills & Nash will be celebrated with an upcoming tribute concert in New York City.
The Music of Crosby Stills & Nash is set to take place May 13 at Carnegie Hall. The show is the latest in a series of charity concerts put on by New York City entrepreneur Michael Dorf, with each one celebrating a different artist.
The announcement promises “20 artists performing CSN’s iconic catalog,” who will be announced on February 14.
Proceeds from the show will benefit music education for underserved youth, including such organizations as Grammys in the Schools, Theater Within and VH1 Save the Music.
VIP ticket packages are on sale now, with the top tier Our House package costing $10,000. It comes with access to the rehearsals and soundcheck, a dinner party with the artists, premium seats for the show and access to the after-party. It also includes the chance to join all the artists onstage for the finale. Regular tickets are expected to go on sale in March.
The Music of Crosby Stills & Nash will be the 19th tribute concert Dorf has put on. Since starting the series in 2004, they’ve raised over $1.5 million for charity. Other artists who’ve received such tributes include PaulMcCartney, Van Morrison, The Who, Prince and R.E.M.
Singer/songwriter Graham Nash was born in Blackpool, England. He first gained fame in the early ’60s as a member of the Hollies, and then in 1968 he teamed with Stephen Stills and David Crosby to form Crosby, Stills & Nash,with Neil Young joining them a year later. They performed their second-ever gig together at Woodstock. Their first album as a foursome, 1970’s Déjà Vu, went to number one.
Nash has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice: as a member of Crosby, Stills, & Nash in 1997, and again as a member of the Hollies in 2010. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours List for services to music and to charity.
Nash released his most recent album, Now, in May of 2023. He’s set to kick off a tour of Australia and New Zealand on March 1.
Queen is paying tribute to their late frontman, Freddie Mercury,in the latest edition of their weekly YouTube series, Queen the Greatest Live.
The episode actually highlights how the current lineup, Queen + Adam Lambert, incorporates Freddie into their gigs, sharing clips from shows that took place in 2020 and 2022.
The first is from the band’s 2020 Fire Fight Australia benefit concert, where they recreated Queen’s 1985 Live Aid set. While doing the group’s famous “Ay-Oh” call and response, the crowd goes wild when they see Freddie on screen to lead them.
The second clip is from a 2022 performance at London’s O2 arena, during which Brian May performed the acoustic version of “Love of My Life,” with Mercury singing along on the video screen. It ends with them reaching their hands out to one another.
Freddie passed away November 24, 1991, at the age of 45.
