Patti Smith released her debut album, Horses, considered one of punk rock’s seminal albums.
Recorded at New York’s Electric Lady Studios, the album was produced by Velvet Underground’s John Cale.
While it was only a modest commercial success, Horses was a critical darling and has often appeared on lists of the greatest albums of all time. It is often cited as a major influence for new wave, alternative rock and grunge artists.
In 2009, Horses was chosen by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry.
In the wake of the release of The Beatles‘ “final” song, “Now And Then,” reissues of the band’s beloved 1962-1966 and 1967-1970 compilations — known respectively as the Red and Blue albums — are out now.
The albums, originally released 50 years ago, were many fans’ gateway to the music of the Fab Four. Now, both compilations have been remixed in true stereo and Dolby Atmos, with 21 new tracks: 12 on Red and nine on Blue, including “Now and Then.” They’re available in a variety of configurations, including CD, vinyl and digital.
Many of the new songs that have been added to the albums are George Harrison-penned tracks, which were underrepresented in the original compilations.
The 12 new songs on the Red album are:
“I Saw Her Standing There” (2023 Mix)
“Twist and Shout” (2023 Mix)
“This Boy” (2023 Mix)
“Roll Over Beethoven” (2023 Mix)
“You Really Got a Hold on Me” (2023 Mix)
“You Can’t Do That” (2023 Mix)
“If I Needed Someone” (2023 Mix)
“Taxman” (2022 Mix)
“Got to Get You Into My Life” (2022 Mix)
“I’m Only Sleeping” (2022 Mix)
“Here, There and Everywhere” (2022 Mix)
“Tomorrow Never Knows” (2022 Mix)
The nine new songs on the Blue album are:
“Within You Without You” (2017 Mix)
“Dear Prudence” (2018 Mix)
“Glass Onion” (2018 Mix)
“Blackbird” (2018 Mix)
“Hey Bulldog” (2023 Mix)
“Oh! Darling” (2019 Mix)
“I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” (2019 Mix)
“I Me Mine” (2021 Mix)
“Now and Then”
It’s been over 50 years since Foghat released their self-titled debut album and they are still making music. In fact, they’ll release their 17th studio album, Sonic Mojo, on November 10.
The album features three new songs co-written by founding member/drummer Roger Earl, along with guitarist Bryan Bassett, bassist Rodney O’Quinn and singer/guitarist Scott Holt. It also includes three songs co-written by Earl’s former Savoy Brown bandmate Kim Simmonds before he passed away in December 2022.
Discussing Simmonds, Earl tells ABC Audio that in addition to being a great blues guitarist, he was “an incredible writer.”
“The amount of songs that he’s written, every year you would have a new record out,” Earl says.
Simmonds expressed interest in writing songs for the band after a jam session at a Nashville studio; Earl agreed, as long as Simmons agreed to play on them.
“He sent me four tracks, and then after that, he started getting ill so he couldn’t play on it,” Earl says. “We actually did three of them. They’re fantastic songs and some of the best songs on the record, I think.”
With Sonic Mojo, Foghat fans can expect to hear songs that blend with the music they’re accustomed to hearing from the band. Earl notes that even though the lineup’s changed over the years, they don’t stray too far from the music fans love.
“Everybody is steeped in American classic music,” he says of his bandmates. “Foghat sound is, you know, it’s what it always was, a blues rock ‘n’ roll band and all the other stuff that comes out of America.”
Billy Idol‘s hit 1983 album Rebel Yell is turning 40: It was released November 10, 1983. Idol is planning to mark the milestone with a special release, but not until 2024.
He tells Yahoo Entertainmentthat the package will feature “quite a few extras on it,” including a version of the 1978 Rose Royce ballad “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore,” which you may know because Madonnarecorded it on her 1984 album Like A Virgin. In fact, that’s why Idol left it off his album: because he found out Madonna had done it.
“It’s not what you expect. My version is a kick-ass f****** rock song. I’m really singing it, and I sound like I mean it,” Idol tells Yahoo Entertainment.
“I don’t remember if something was happening in my life at the time, or why I even wanted to do the song … but if I do say so myself, actually we would’ve p***** all over Madonna’s version, because it’s a rock version.”
Idol also reveals that he didn’t like the cover art for Rebel Yell, and when his record company refused to change it, he stole the master tapes and gave them to his drug dealer. He then told his record company, “This guy’s on the street. He needs money. So, if you mess about too long, he’s just going to bootleg [the tapes]. He’s not going to sit on them forever!’”
Idol actually grabbed the wrong tapes, but his record company believed him and caved. “It was great, frightening them to death,” he says, adding, “And after that, they never f***** with me again!”
Rebel Yell, which features the hit title track, “Eyes Without a Face” and “Flesh for Fantasy,” went on to hit the top 10 and sell two million copies.
Sammy Hagar is parting with one of his valuable and beloved possessions. No, it’s not a guitar — it’s a car.
The Red Rocker is putting his one-of-a-kind 2015 Ferrari LaFerrari on the block at the Barrett-Jackson car auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, which takes place January 20 to January 28. The car will be sold on January 27.
The car is one of only 499 produced and was custom designed by Hagar. Its cream color was inspired by a photo of a 1960s Ferrari that Hagar saw on the wall at the Ferrari factory in 2014. It only has about 1,100 miles on it, can go from zero to 60 in under three seconds and has a top speed of more than 217 mph.
“This is undoubtedly my favorite car I’ve ever owned,” Hagar says in a statement. “It’s an incredible machine and I’ve adored it since I took delivery of it in 2015, but the time has come to pass it on to someone else who will hopefully enjoy it as much as I have.”
If you’ve got the cash and want to take a crack at owning the car, you can register to bid at Barrett-Jackson.com.
Joe Cocker is the latest rocker to have his life turned into a film.
Movie producer Lisa Saltzman has acquired the movie rights to a biography called Joe Cocker: With a Lot of Help from His Friends, written by Mark Bego. The book is due November 17 and is the first one that’s been written about the late rocker since his death in 2014.
“Joe Cocker’s story is one of ambition, talent, attainment, debilitating self-esteem, self-destruction, redemption, and finally joy, set in the most exciting and colorful era of popular music. Joe was a unique talent,” says Saltzman.
She adds, “He lived a bigger-than-life existence, and the film … will show the high points, the low points, the frustrations, crippling battles with his demons, and finally the exhilaration of a life successfully lived.”
The movie is set to be called Joe Cocker: With a Little Help From My Friends, after his iconic cover of TheBeatles song and his debut album. It’s not clear if Saltzman will get the rights to Cocker’s music, which also includes songs like “You Are So Beautiful,” “Up Where We Belong,” “You Can Leave Your Hat On,” “Delta Lady” and “Feeling Alright.”
Elton John’s classic holiday tune “Step into Christmas” turns 50 this year: It was released on November 23, 1973. To celebrate the milestone, a new digital seven-track EP calledStep into Christmas has just hit streaming services.
In addition to the 2017 remastered version of “Step into Christmas,” the EP also includes an alternate version of the song Elton sang on The Gilbert O’Sullivan Show in 1973, as well as the song’s original B-side, “Ho! Ho! Ho! (Who’d Be a Turkey at Christmas).”
Other holiday songs on the collection include Elton’s duet with Joss Stone, “Calling It Christmas,” from his 2005 Starbucks compilation album, Elton John’s Christmas Party, and a live version of “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,” recorded live on December 22, 1973, at London’s Hammersmith Odeon.
The final two tracks are songs that aren’t really about Christmas: “All Quiet on the Western Front,” from Elton’s 1982 album, Jump Up!, and “Cold As Christmas (In the Middle of the Year),” from 1983’s Too Low for Zero.
Elton’s online store also has a selection of holiday merch, including a “Step into Christmas” Christmas sweater and a variety of Christmas ornaments — plus lots of other merch for that Elton fan in your life.
The new trailer for Inside Out 2 is going off the rails with some help from Ozzy Osbourne.
The sequel to the 2015 animated Disney/Pixar film reintroduces us to the mind and emotions of Riley, led by Amy Poehler‘s Joy. However, as Riley enters her teen years, a demolition crew storms Riley’s internal “control room” as Ozzy’s solo classic “Crazy Train” blares in the background.
When the chaos is over, we meet a new emotion: Anxiety, voiced by Stranger Things star Maya Hawke.
The upcoming auction of memorabilia, instruments, wardrobe and other items owned by the late ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill just got bigger.
A series of new, iconic items have been added to the sale, which is taking place December 7-9 online and in Dallas. The bass guitar Hill played in ZZ Top’s “Gimme All Your Lovin‘” and “Sharp Dressed Man” videos is now up for grabs and is estimated to bring $15,000 to $20,000. Hill’s custom bass shaped like ZZ Top’s Eliminator hot rod, previously displayed at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, is expected to fetch $40,000 to $60,000.
A conceptual bass guitar made of found objects and parts that were scavenged, and featured in the videos for “Rough Boy” and “Give It Up,” is estimated sell for $10,000 to $15,000. Also up for grabs: animation cells from the 2007 episode of the animated series King of the Hill, in which Dusty played Hank Hill’s cousin.
As previously reported, the auction will feature nearly 1,200 lots, with the highlight being the famous fur-covered bass that Hill played in ZZ Top’s “Legs” video. That’s expected to sell for between $80,000 and $120,000.
A portion of the auction proceeds will be donated to the Recording Academy’s charitable foundation, MusiCares. Fans can check out the items up for bid during special Juliens’ exhibitions, happening at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York’s Times Square November 20-26 and in Dallas November 29-December 7.
More information on the items up for auction can be found at julienslive.com.
You oughta know that Alanis Morissette is going on tour, and she’s bringing along Joan Jett & the Blackhearts.
Morissette’s Triple Moon tour, which also features rising country star Morgan Wade, will kick off June 9 in Phoenix, Arizona, and is right now set to wrap up August 10 in Inglewood, California.
In a statement, Morissette says, “I am inspired and heartened and feel giddy inside to be going on this upcoming summer tour with Joan and Morgan and all our teams. Can’t wait to see you, can’t wait to perform!”
A Citi presale will start November 14 at 10 a.m. local time via citientertainment.com. Fans who sign up for Morissette’s mailing list at alanis.com by November 15 will be able to access additional presales ahead of the general onsale date: November 17 at 10 a.m. local time at Alanis.com.
Earlier this year, Joan and the Blackhearts opened for Bryan Adams and released a six-track digital EP, Mindsets. The band also appears on Dolly Parton‘s all-star rock album, Rockstar, performing a duet of their 1988 hit “I Hate Myself for Loving You.” That album’s out November 17.
