Portrait of British pop group The Beatles (L-R) Paul McCartney, George Harrison (1943 – 2001), Ringo Starr and John Lennon (1940 – 1980) at the BBC Television Studios in London before the start of their world tour, June 17, 1966. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
The Beatles appear to be teasing fans with news to come.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band’s website now has a countdown clock that appears to end on Wednesday at 7 p.m. BST, or 2 p.m. ET, along with the tag line, “Good things come to those who Wait.”
The post also includes a video that features a tree and an apple rolling through a field of weeds.
The bottom of the post urges fans to sign up to the official Beatles mailing list, noting, “Exciting news is coming soon.”
So far there have been no other hints as to what the band may be ready to reveal.
The last time The Beatles teased fans about upcoming news was back in August 2025, which turned out to be reissues of their Anthology project. That included the rerelease of the Anthology documentary series, with a new episode; a reissue of the Anthology music collection, with a new fourth album; and a rerelease of the Anthology book.
Jeff Ament attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament has announced a new photo book called Since Forever.
The book, due out Sept. 25, consists of over 250 black-and-white photographs “accompanied by wry insights, observations, and personal reflections from Ament,” a press release reads.
“At once a visual memoir, and a behind-the-scenes chronicle, the book reveals how relationships, travel, joy, and need contribute to the creative process,” the release continues. “Since Forever reveals Ament’s unique perspective as both participant and observer of a defining time period in music and American culture.”
“Ninety percent of these photos have never been seen before,” Ament says. “Anybody who’s a PJ fan or a fan of what was going on in the 90s will dig it.”
Ament plans to celebrate the Since Forever release with a run of book of events, the details of which will be announced soon. He’ll also be speaking about it at bandmate Eddie Vedder’s Ohana Festival, taking place Sept. 25-27 in Dana Point, California.
Ohana will also feature a headlining set from Pearl Jam, which is set to mark the debut of the band’s new drummer. Longtime drummer Matt Cameron announced his departure from the group in 2025.
Poster for ‘Occupational Hazard: The First Coral Reefers’ (Green Street Entertainment/Evan Saxon Productions)
A new documentary about Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band is on the way, and fans are getting their first look at the film.
A new trailer has just been released for Occupational Hazard: The First Coral Reefers, which had its premiere at the 2026 Santa Barbara Film Festival in February.
The film, narrated by actor Jeff Bridges, uses rare, never-before-seen archival footage and personal interviews to tell the story of Buffett and his longtime backing band. According to the description, “the film explores the musicians, friendships, touring years, and studio sessions that helped shape Buffett’s legendary sound.”
“The origin story of Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band is fundamental for anyone interested in the history of music in this country,” says the film’s director, John H. Cunningham. “Long before the polished, world-renowned band that fans came to know over the last three decades, there was the original cast of fun-loving, irreverent, hard-partying musicians who, in the 1970s, laid the foundation for what would become one of the longest-running, most prolific, and successful touring acts in rock and roll history.”
Occupational Hazard: The First Coral Reefers is set to hit theaters in major cities on Sept. 4, which coincides with the annual Jimmy Buffett Day. The film will then get an On Demand/digital release in October.
Bret Michaels performs prior to Round Two of the 2026 NFL Draft at Acrisure Stadium on April 24, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
Poison frontman Bret Michaels has postponed dates on his Live & Amplified World Tour after undergoing surgery to remove a kidney stone.
According to a post on Facebook, Michaels was diagnosed “with a complicated obstructing kidney stone requiring immediate surgery” on July 19.
“Due to the nature of Michaels’ post-operative condition and underlying health factors (diabetes, lower back compression fracture), he is restricted from performing for the next 3 to 4 weeks and only prescribed light physical activity as part of his recovery,” the post continues. It notes he “must strictly refrain from all live performances” until he’s reevaluated by doctors to determine “when he can safely resume touring.”
“I’m forever grateful for the amazing medical treatment and ongoing medical attention throughout my personal life and career, and truly grateful for family, friends, fans, band, crew and promoters for their understanding,” Michaels writes in the post. “[A]nd, if all goes well, will hit the road late August back to delivering 1000% energy, intensity and truly nothing but a good time.”
Updates on Michaels’ tour, and any rescheduled dates, can be found at BretMichaels.com. According to the site, Michaels’ next show was supposed to take place July 30 in Interlochen, Michigan.
Alex Van Halen attends the 2015 MOCA Gala presented by Louis Vuitton on May 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)/David Lee Roth performs at BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau Las Vegas on September 06, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
There’s going to be a mini Van Halen reunion at the upcoming TEDxFargo conference in Fargo, North Dakota.
Van Halen drummer Alex Van Halen was previously announced for a virtual talk with artist Alex Vargas, happening on Thursday. Now it’s been announced that original Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth will be joining the conversation, as well.
The Instagram post announcing Roth’s addition bills it as “Three icons. One stage. One conversation you won’t want to miss.”
Vargas noted in the comments of the post that the trio’s conversation will be conducted remotely, but live “with the three of us in the same room.”
And folks who are not participating in the TedxFargo event will eventually get a chance to hear what the former bandmates have to say. According to the post, the conversation will be posted to YouTube “in a few weeks for the public to view for all time.”
Vargas is known for painting a 17-foot-tall mural of Eddie Van Halen on a wall of the Guitar Center in Hollywood, California.
Roth’s addition to the talk comes just days after he canceled all but one of the remaining dates on his summer tour. He is still scheduled to perform at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, on Aug. 7.
Over his more than five decades of writing songs with Elton John, Bernie Taupin has only occasionally stepped into the spotlight. But he’s about to do it again with his new solo album, The Sea Has No Mercy.
Due Oct. 23, the album is the first Taupin has written entirely on his own. He describes it as a “late-life manifesto,” inspired by his 2023 autobiography, Scattershot, and an upcoming documentary about his life.
“I couldn’t have made this album as a younger man. I couldn’t have written any of these songs. They’re all completely indicative of Bernie Taupin at 76-years-old,” he says in a statement. “They need the life behind them.”
“Everything on this record is hugely personal,” he adds. “Every single line, every word, means something to me, whether from a past, present or storytelling perspective.”
Among the guests on the album are country star Lee Ann Womack, Brandi Carlile — who worked with Taupin on her and Elton’s joint album Who Believes In Angels? — and Taupin’s younger daughter, Georgey Devon Taupin.
The title track is out now. Taupin says, “The sea is the most intimidating, frightening element on earth. … But it fascinates me. … In the song, I use the sea as a metaphor for too many past experiences that weren’t particularly positive.”
As for his day job, Taupin tells Rolling Stone that Elton has “got a record coming out, I think, at the beginning of next year that I contributed to.” He explained that because Elton could no longer read Taupin’s lyrics at the piano because of his vision problems, he wrote the instrumental tracks first and then asked Taupin to write lyrics for them, reversing their usual creative process.
“It’s a whole different ballgame for him,” notes Taupin.
Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones perform during ‘Stones Tour ’24 Hackney Diamonds’ at MetLife Stadium on May 26, 2024 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
While The Rolling Stones may not have plans to tour anytime soon, Ronnie Wood continues to expand his solo tour.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has just extended his 2026 Fearless tour, announcing a three-show South American tour with special guest Imelda May. The tour kicks off Nov. 1 in São Paulo, Brazil, followed by a show Nov. 6 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Nov. 10 in Santiago, Chile.
Wood kicked off a European tour in July and will next play a show in London on Aug. 21. He also has upcoming shows in Switzerland, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal.
A complete list of dates and ticket information can be found at RonnieWood.com.
Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins attends the Songwriters Hall of Fame 55th Annual Induction and Awards Gala at Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 11, 2026 in New York City. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
Lollapalooza isn’t the only palooza coming to Chicago.
The Smashing Pumpkins have announced “Pumpkinpalooza” in celebration of the band’s upcoming headlining set at their hometown festival. It’ll mark the first time the Pumpkins, which formed in Chicago, have headlined Lolla since it moved to the Windy City’s Grant Park in 2005.
“Pumpkinpalooza” will kick off with a sold-out underplay show Wednesday at Chicago’s Rivera Theatre. From Wednesday through Friday, fans can visit a Pumpkins pop-up shop offering exclusive merchandise, located at 900 S. Wabash Ave.
Lolla attendees can stop by Madame Zuzu’s Celestial Lounge, described as an expansion of frontman Billy Corgan’s Madame Zuzu’s teashop, which he runs in Highland Park, Illinois, with his wife, Chloé Mendel Corgan.
For even more Pumpkins festivities, you can visit the Chicago bar The Aviary to try its limited-edition specialty cocktail, Infinite Mellons, named after the band’s classic 1995 album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.
“As a Chicagoan, born and raised, I take great pride in contributing to our city’s immense and colorful cultural fabric,” Corgan says in a statement. “And so this year’s already historic Lollapalooza is that chance to make new memories, new friends, and have a bit of Midwest fun, too as only we might.”
Lollapalooza 2026 takes place Thursday through Sunday; the Pumpkins take the stage on Friday. The bill also includes Lorde, The xx, Turnstile, sombr, Empire of the Sun, Wet Leg, Yungblud, The Neighbourhood and beabadoobee.
The life and legacy of Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Janis Joplin will be the subject of a new graphic novel coming in October.
Janis Joplin: Pearl, a 128-page hardcover book, is described as “a raw, intimate portrait of an artist who gave every piece of herself to the music.”
“Joplin lived loud, loved hard, burned fast, and left behind a voice that still sounds like freedom, heartbreak, rebellion, and truth all at once,” the description adds.
The book was written by Eric Gladstone, illustrated by Marika Cresta, colored by Fares Maese and lettered by Micah Myers. According to a press release, it follows Joplin “at the height of her power, as she claws her way from a San Francisco breakout star to full-blown cultural icon.”
Janis Joplin: Pearl is available for preorder now and will ship Oct. 28. In addition to the standard book, it will be released as a set with a digital access card and Pearl poster, and as a limited-edition set that comes with the card and poster, as well as a T-shirt, enamel pin, tote bag and Polaroid with a handwritten Janis quote.
Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath performs at Ozzfest 2016 at San Manuel Amphitheater on September 24, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for ABA)
No, you’re not being “Paranoid”: Tony Iommi is indeed up to something.
The Black Sabbath guitarist has shared a video on his Facebook featuring closeup footage of him playing a riff. The clip is accompanied by Wednesday’s date, July 29.
It would appear that the video is teasing news related to Iommi’s solo project. In a message posted on New Year’s Eve 2025, Iommi said that he’d be releasing a new solo album in 2026.
Stay tuned Wednesday to find out.
Iommi reunited with his original Black Sabbath bandmates — Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward — for the final time at the massive Back to the Beginning concert in July 2025. Ozzy died just over two weeks later.
