Peter Buck, of R.E.M., performs onstage during the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala June 13, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame)
R.E.M. guitarist and co-founder Peter Buck has released new music with his latest band, Drink The Sea.
The band also features Screaming Trees’ Barrett Martin, Eleven’s Alain Johannes and others. It just released the track “Oh Desire,” written by Buck and Johannes, with Johannes on vocals.
The song will appear on the band’s upcoming album, Drink the Sea III, which will be released Oct. 2. Drink The Sea’s first two albums, Drink the Sea I and Drink the Sea II, came out in 2025.
Drink The Sea is hitting the road on a U.S. tour starting Aug. 30 in Vashon Island, Washington, with dates confirmed through Sept. 24 in Kirkland, Washington. They also have European shows booked in September and October.
Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Cristian Lopez)
Art from Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready’s upcoming graphic novel, Farewell to Seasons, is going on display in Seattle.
The exhibit will be open July 22 at the Mutual Arts Collective and offers “an exclusive first look at pages from Farewell to Seasons reimagined as standalone works of art,” according to a post on the PJ website.
As part of the exhibition, the gallery will be partnering with Seattle Musicians Access to Sustainable Healthcare, or SMASH, which Pearl Jam says is “dedicated to providing local musicians with access to healthcare, mental health services, hearing care, and other essential resources.”
Farewell to Seasons, which is due out in October, is an alternate history of the Seattle music scene that birthed the grunge explosion of the early ’90s. McCready has also composed original music to accompany the book.
McCready will be discussing Farewell to Seasons during the San Diego Comic-Con, taking place July 23-26.
Phil Collins of Genesis performs on the opening night of their North American “The Last Domino?” tour at the United Center on November 15, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images)
Phil Collins is set to make a new podcast appearance.
The team behind the Sodajerker On Songwriting podcast announced on Instagram that the Genesis frontman will appear on their show next week.
“Coming to Sodajerker On Songwriting next week: the one and only @officialphilcollins!” read the post. “We had the true honour of spending a fascinating hour with Phil in London recently; he was in terrific form & we can’t wait to share our conversation.”
The podcast is hosted by musicians Simon Barber and Brian O’Connor, who didn’t reveal the exact date Collins’ appearance will go live. They did encourage fans to “go out and spread the word to the Phil fans in your life.”
This is a big year for the 75-year-old Collins. He is set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist on Nov. 14 in Los Angeles. This will be his second induction; he was previously inducted as a member of Genesis in 2010.
Steve Winwood speaks on stage during the Coronation Concert on May 07, 2023 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Steve Winwood is a special guest on The Rolling Stones’ just-released album Foreign Tongues, and he’s revealing how he got involved in the project in a new Instagram post.
“I think Ronnie Wood called me first, when they were cutting ‘Hackney Diamonds’. He said, ‘Hi, man. Come and play a track.’ I said, ‘Yeah, sure, just let me know where and when,’” Winwood writes. “I think I was asked just to play on one song, then they said, ‘There’s another couple you can do.’ I did a couple more and then they said, ‘Come next week and do some more.’’
Winwood then explains why he thinks they wanted him on the record.
“Nicky Hopkins and I were on a similar journey, in a way,” he writes, referring to the legendary pianist who contributed to some of the Stones’ biggest hits and briefly toured with the band. “I think the Stones knew that, and I suspect that they wanted that sort of feel.”
“Everything they do has this wonderful vintage Stones thing going on,” Winwood continues. “Much of the album was done with everyone playing together, which is a rarity these days and adds some magic and temperament.”
Foreign Tongues, the Stones’ 25th studio album, is out now.
Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen perform during the Rhapsody tour, at The O2 Arena on June 05, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
Queen is getting into the World Cup spirit with the release of a new limited-edition football aka soccer shirt.
“Whether you’re caught up in World Cup fever or counting down to the new football season, there’s no escaping the launch of this year’s new kits—and now Queen are ready to unveil theirs!” reads a message on the band’s Instagram account.
The shirt is white with black and gold accents, and features the Queen crest on the front and the number one on the back.
In addition to the shirt, the new line of football merch includes a pennant, scarf and soccer ball.
All are available for preorder now at Queenonline.com, with shipping starting July 31.
The reveal comes as England is set to take on Norway in the World Cup on Saturday in Miami.
Sex Pistols’ live album Filthy Lucre Live is getting a special vinyl reissue.
Originally released in July 1996, the album captures the June 23, 1996, reunion of the band’s original lineup — Johnny Rotten aka John Lydon, Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock — at Finsbury Park in London. It was the Sex Pistols’ first show since breaking up during their 1978 tour of the U.S.
The album features performances of classic Sex Pistol tunes like “Anarchy in the U.K.” and “God Save the Queen.”
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band’s reunion, the album is now being reissued as a two-LP red vinyl set on Nov. 20. In addition to the original album, the set will feature a cover of The Stooges’ “No Fun” and “Buddies,” described as “a crowd sing-along version of their song ‘Bodies.'” The songs previously only appeared as Japanese bonus tracks.
“It was 20 years on from when we initially broke up in ‘78 and it was always a debate that the Pistols couldn’t play,” says guitarist Steve Jones of the performance. “I think Filthy Lucre shows not only that we can play but we are a powerhouse. Long live rock ’n’ roll.”
Drummer Paul Cook adds that the show “was about getting the original lineup behind Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols back together and showing what we could really do. I loved it.”
The Rolling Stones landed their first #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.”
The song, which appeared on the band’s third studio album, Out of Our Heads, spent four weeks on top of the chart.
The band has gone on to have eight #1 singles in the U.S. over the course of their career thus far.
“(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” features an iconic guitar riff from Keith Richards, which is often considered one of the best riffs in rock history.
In 1998, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and in 2006 it was chosen by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry.
The Rolling Stones’ ‘Foreign Tongues’ (Capitol Records)
The wait is over. The Rolling Stones are back with the new album Foreign Tongues, which is out now.
The record is the band’s 25th studio album and was produced by Andrew Watt, who also produced their 2023 Grammy-winning album, Hackney Diamonds. Just likethat album, it features an appearance by the band’s late drummer, Charlie Watts, taken from one of his final recording sessions before his death in 2021.
There are also several A-list guests on the record, including Paul McCartney, Steve Winwood, The Cure’s Robert Smith and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, as well a surprise cameo by Bruno Mars on cowbell.
Rumors of a new Stones record began in February, after the band released the track “Rough and Twisted” as a white label vinyl under the name The Cockroaches.
They officially announced the album at a launch event in May, releasing the first single, “In the Stars.” They later released “Jealous Lover,” featuring Winwood on organ, and the track “Divine Intervention,” with Winwood on piano and organ, and Robert Smith on guitar.
After more than 60 years of making music, Mick Jagger says there’s something really special about releasing new albums.
“I like the thing of when you’ve got a song that it’s in your head and you hear it in a certain way and then when it’s done, it’s like how you imagined only much better,” he told ABC Audio at the May event.
Woods added that making records is something that’s always been important to the band.
“We want to keep that spirit going of instantaneous reactions, and the way we interpret a song and keep it fresh,” he explained. He noted when they put songs on an album “it’s like the seed has grown a little bit, but the tree comes in full bloom over the years when they’re played live.”
Here is the track list for Foreign Tongues: “Rough and Twisted” “In The Stars” “Jealous Lover” “Mr. Charm” “Divine Intervention” “Ringing Hollow” “Never Wanna Lose You” “Hit Me In The Head” “You Know I’m No Good” “Some of Us” “Covered In You” “Side Effects” “Back in Your Life” “Beautiful Delilah”
Bryan Adams’ 2010 acoustic album is getting its first vinyl release.
Bare Bones features acoustically arranged versions of songs Adams performed during his spring 2010 Bare Bones Tour, where he was backed by pianist Gary Breit.
The album includes acoustic takes of such Adams classics as “Heaven,” “Cuts Like a Knife,” “Summer of ’69,” “Straight From the Heart” and “All for Love.”
The new two-LP vinyl edition will be released Aug. 28. It will feature new cover art, as well as a newly added performance of “Here I Am,” the tune written for the movie Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. This version was recorded in Melbourne, Australia, in 2025.
Adams will kick off a new set of North American tour dates on July 24 in St. Louis, Missouri. The tour wraps Aug. 16 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A complete list of dates can be found at BryanAdams.com.
Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden poses in a photocall before attending MABS 2019, Management & Business Summit, at Ifema on June 06, 2019 in Madrid, Spain. (Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)
While Iron Maiden has an excuse as to why they won’t be attending the 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, they still wouldn’t go even if they didn’t have it.
The ceremony date, Nov. 14 in Los Angeles, falls right in the middle of Iron Maiden’s tour of Australia. When asked by Metal Hammer if they would attend if they didn’t happen to be on the other side of the globe at the same time, frontman Bruce Dickinson simply replies, “No.”
“I don’t do those sort of things,” adds bassist Steve Harris. “I didn’t even go to the recent red carpet thing for [Maiden’s Burning Ambition] documentary. It’s not me.”
Maiden was chosen for induction as part of the Rock Hall’s 2026 class after two previous nominations. In past interviews, Maiden members have not been overly enthusiastic about the Rock Hall, especially Dickinson.
“Bruce has his own strong feelings about it, which is his opinion,” Harris says. “It’s never really bothered me one way or the other, because awards aren’t what we do this for. But in a weird way I’m glad it’s happened so the Americans will stop banging on about it.”
“To me, if you get offered something, you say, ‘Thank you very much,'” he continues. “But did I lose sleep over getting it or not getting it? No.”
Dickinson adds, “I can’t even summon the energy to be vitriolic about it.”
“I appreciate that a significant number of people are happy for us,” Dickinson says. “That’s nice. It’s not something we’re bothered about.”
