Stevie Young of AC/DC performs live on stage as part of the “Power Up” tour at MorumBIS on February 24, 2026 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Mauricio Santana/Getty Images)
AC/DC guitarist Stevie Young has been hospitalized in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the band is set to perform three shows.
“Upon arrival in Buenos Aires, AC/DC band member Stevie Young was not feeling well,” reads a statement from AC/DC’s rep. “Out of an abundance of caution, he was admitted to a local hospital where he is undergoing a full battery of tests.”
The 69-year-old Young is expected to be ready for the first of the Buenos Aires concerts, taking place on Monday.
“Stevie is doing well and is in good spirits,” the statement continues. “He is looking forward to getting on stage on Monday.”
Young, the nephew of AC/DC’s founding brothers Angus Young and Malcolm Young, joined the band in 2014 following Malcolm’s departure for health reasons. Malcolm died in 2017 of dementia.
AC/DC’s tour is scheduled to come to the U.S. in July.
Musician Alice Cooper hits a shot during the pro-am round of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions at the Plantation course on January 5, 2011 in Kapalua, Hawaii. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
In addition to being a rock star, Alice Cooper is a well-known golf fan, and now you can look just like him when you hit the links.
The rocker has just debuted the new Cooper Club Collection, exclusively through Golf Rocks, which, according to a post on his website, “captures his edgy aesthetic, offering fans and golfers alike a way to stand out on the green with confidence and flair.”
“Golf has always been one of my passions, and this line lets me bring a little rock ‘n’ roll to the course,” says Cooper. “It’s fun, edgy, and totally in line with my style and perfect for fans who like to make a statement.”
The collection includes several golf polos, including one inspired by his iconic song “School’s Out.” There are also polos that feature a top hat and crossbones design, a snakeskin pattern, and eyes and skulls. There are also caps, gloves and golf tees.
Cooper has a busy 2026 ahead of him. He is set to play three shows with magician Criss Angel at The Criss Angel Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino starting April 2. He then kicks off a North American tour on April 14 in San Antonio, Texas. He’s also releasing his memoir, Devil on My Shoulder, on Oct. 6.
Sir Paul McCartney performs at The O2 Arena during his ‘Got Back’ world tour on December 18, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
A new documentary focuses on the 50-year search for Paul McCartney’s long-lost Höfner bass, and the first teaser has just been released.
McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass, directed by Arthur Cary, is set to hit theaters in the U.K on April 2 and 4. According to the film’s description, the doc “tells the extraordinary story of this iconic instrument, and the fan powered quest to find it.”
McCartney purchased the bass in Hamburg, Germany, in 1961 and used it to write such Beatles classics as “Love Me Do” and “She Loves You.” It was initially believed to have last been seen in 1969 following the filming of Get Back. It was later revealed that it had actually been stolen in 1972 from a truck parked in Notting Hill, West London.
The Lost Bass Project launched a campaign to find McCartney’s bass in 2018, and the Beatle announced in February 2024 that he had it back in his possession.
The documentary features interviews with McCartney, his brother Mike McCartney, Elvis Costello and Klaus Voormann, along with journalists and fans who set out to find and restore the bass.
“It’s a story about fandom, creativity, love, loss, memory and the transformative power of music,” the description adds.
There’s no word on whether the documentary will be released in the U.S.
Flea at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Ser Baffo)
Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea is set to perform on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
The episode will air March 23 at 11:35 p.m. ET/10:35 p.m. CT on NBC.
The performance comes ahead of Flea’s debut solo album, Honora, dropping on March 27. The record features Flea playing his signature instrument along with the trumpet, which he showcases on an instrumental cover of the Frank Ocean song “Thinkin Bout You.”
Honora also includes collaborations with Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Nick Cave.
Cover of George Thorogood & The Destroyers’ ‘The Baddest Show on Earth: Greatest Hits Live’ (Craft Recordings)
George Thorogood & The Destroyers have been performing live for over 50 years, and now a new compilation album is highlighting some of their iconic performances.
The Baddest Show on Earth: Greatest Hits Live, dropping June 12, will feature live performances that span from 1978 to 2024, many of which have never been released before.
The collection includes performances of such classic Thorogood tracks as “Who Do You Love,” “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer,” “Bad to the Bone” and “Move It on Over.” As a preview of the album, a previously unreleased performance of “Who Do You Love” from a 1980 concert in Atlanta is now available via digital outlets.
The Baddest Show on Earth: Greatest Hits Live will be released in a variety of formats, with the LP release featuring four previously unreleased tracks, and the CD and digital releases featuring eight previously unreleased performances. There will also be a yellow vinyl pressing, sold exclusively at Barnes & Noble, and a blazing Red Smoke vinyl, available on Thorogood’s website.
George Thorogood & The Destroyers are currently on a Canadian tour and will play Enoch on Thursday. Their next U.S. show is March 25 in Duluth, Minnesota.
Admat for Gov’t Mule’s Island Exodus 16 (Courtesy of Gov’t Mule)
After having to postpone their Island Exodus 16 this year due to hurricane damage, Gov’t Mule has announced dates for the rescheduled festival, happening in 2027.
Island Exodus 16 will now take place Jan. 17-21, 2027, at Hideaway at Royalton Blue Waters Montego Bay in Trelawny, Jamaica.
The lineup for the 2027 edition will be exactly the same as the planned lineup for 2026. It will include three two-set shows from Gov’t Mule, with guitarist John Scofield sitting in with the band as a special guest. It will also feature Mule frontman Warren Haynes headlining a special afternoon solo show.
Other artists on the bill include moe. and Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country doing two shows each.
The festival will include a whole host of events, including a Q&A with Haynes, a cornhole tournament, yoga, beach tie-dye and more.
Presale for previous Island Exodus attendees opens March 30, with reservations open to the general public April 1 at 10 a.m. ET.
Gov’t Mule launched the annual Island Exodus back in 2010. The 2025 festival also featured three two-set beachfront concerts from Gov’t Mule, plus a headlining afternoon solo set from Haynes. Other artists on the bill included Drive-By Truckers, Karina Rykman, Big Sugar and Ron Holloway.
Artwork for Paul McCartney’s ‘Words + Music’ episode, ‘The Man on the Run (courtesy of Audible)
Paul McCartney is the latest artist to take part in Audible’s Words + Music series.
The latest episode, The Man on The Run, expands on the recent McCartney documentary Man on the Run, which covers his post-Beatles career, including the formation of Wings. The Audible episode is centered around interviews between McCartney and the film’s director, Morgan Neville. It also features musical performances.
“I don’t normally spend a lot of time looking back but I was flattered when Morgan said he was interested in this period,” says McCartney. “The first bit of Wings was quite hard work and not very rewarding, but eventually we got some songs under our belts that were hits.”
He adds, “Morgan got me to think about stuff I hadn’t thought about for a long time. He was asking all the right questions and I was happy to be transported back.”
In a clip posted on Instagram, McCartney talks about rekindling his relationship with John Lennon following the breakup of The Beatles, noting they started talking again after Lennon welcomed son Sean Lennon, with the conversations centered around every day things like kids and even baking bread.
“The things that we had in common were just ordinary, little domestic things,” McCartney says. “So, somehow that was peaceful. It was nice that we had that in common. And we weren’t fighting anymore.”
The three-hour The Man on the Run installment is available now. The Man on the Run documentary is currently streaming on Prime Video.
Previous installments of the Words + Music series featured such artists as James Taylor, Elvis Costello, Eddie Vedder, Alanis Morissette and Sting.
Queen and Bad Company frontman Paul Rodgers performed together at Nelson Mandela’s 46664 charity concert in George, South Africa.
While the two acts had previously collaborated for Queen’s October 2004 induction into the U.K. Music Hall of Fame, the Mandela concert marked the public debut of what was dubbed Queen + Paul Rodgers.
They performed Queen classics “We Are The Champions,” “We Will Rock You,” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love and “Radio Gaga,” as well as the Bad Company tracks “Can’t Get Enough,” and “Feel Like Makin’ Love,” as well as “All Right Now,” by Rodgers’ former band, Free.
That same year, Queen + Paul Rodgers launched a world tour, which hit North America in 2006.
Queen released one album with Rodgers, The Cosmos Rocks, in 2008, followed by the Rock The Cosmos tour.
The collaboration between Queen and Rodgers ended in 2009, when Rodgers left to reunite with Bad Company.
Billy Corgan performs at Madame ZuZu’s on August 31, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Mireya Acierto/Getty Images)
Billy Corgan has been named to the board of directors of Chicago’s Lyric opera house.
“Thank you to the Lyric Opera of Chicago for the great honour and distinction of being invited to join Lyric’s Board of Directors,” the Smashing Pumpkins frontman writes in an Instagram post. “I personally aim to make the Lyric, our great opera house of Chicago, the most exciting and dynamic opera house in the world.”
Corgan previously performed at the Lyric in 2025 with a series of shows celebrating the 30th anniversary of the 1995 Pumpkins album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. In a video accompanying his post, Corgan calls his shows at the Lyric “one of the most exciting moments of my life.”
Also in the video, Corgan mentions a “fine young actor” who “sort of attacked the arts obliquely, saying nobody cared,” presumably referring to Timothée Chalamet’s recent comments about the opera and ballet.
“But if want to be part of the change, if you want to be part of the restoration of the arts in America, then you have to lean in, and of course you have to support,” Corgan says.
Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Cristian Lopez)
Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready is releasing a new graphic novel called Farewell to Seasons, which is set in the Seattle music scene of ’80s and ’90s. It will be accompanied by a soundtrack of original music, which McCready tells ABC Audio he wanted to sound like “my version of a rock opera.”
“I wanted to push myself to be able to write something that’s specifically about something,” McCready says. “Not just a song, but a whole story.”
While he’s known for shredding songs like “Even Flow” and “Alive,” Farewell to Seasons showcases another aspect of McCready’s musical repertoire.
“I wanted to write something where I sang on it,” McCready says. “To be honest with you, I took four years of singing lessons and I wanted it to be good, so I’ve been working on it for a long time. And I feel really good about it now.”
The Farewell to Seasons soundtrack is presented as a piece written by David Williams, a character in the graphic novel. To bring that to life, McCready recorded with musicians including Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses, Stefan Lessard of Dave Matthews Band, drummers Mike Musburger, Chris Friel and Nate Yaccino, and vocalist Molly Sides.
“It’s not necessarily any genre really,” McCready says. “It’s just, I want it to be part of the mythology of the story.”
Farewell to Seasons and its soundtrack are due out in October, and are available to preorder now. As for McCready’s day job, he says Pearl Jam is still looking to find a new drummer following the 2025 departure of Matt Cameron.
“The four of us are ready to keep doing stuff, but we don’t have anybody in line right now,” McCready says. “I’m excited when that happens, because we’ll get right into it when we do.”
