David Bowie fans will soon be able to watch the documentary Moonage Daydream without leaving the comfort of their own homes. The doc, from Oscar- and Emmy-nominated director Brett Morgan, will debut on HBO Saturday, April 29, at 8 p.m. and will also stream on HBO Max.
Moonage Daydream focused on Bowie’s catalog from 1970 to 1977, with Morgan having access to unseen footage of Bowie, as well as art and poetry from his personal collection. The movie was described as “a sublime kaleidoscopic experiential cinematic odyssey that explores Bowie’s creative, spiritual, and philosophical journey.”
The film, which screened during the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, received high praise from critics and was nominated for five Critics Choice Awards, winning for Best Editing. It also earned a BAFTA Best Documentary nomination.
Twisted Sister reunited earlier this year for their Heavy Metal Hall of Fame induction, and it may not be the last time we see them perform together.
Frontman Dee Snider, who was just revealed to be The Doll on The Masked Singer, says he expects to reunite with his bandmates in conjunction with the 2024 elections — especially since politicians keep using their song “We’re Not Gonna Take It,” but not in the way it was intended.
“Next year, you’re gonna see some Twisted Sister reunions at different political rallies that need our support,” Snider tells Yahoo! Entertainment. “The band has a concern that the song is being co-opted by the extreme right … and we want to make sure that people still know it’s a song for everybody and it does not represent that selfish micro group.”
He adds, “It is really for the mass people, the moderate people, the people that just want to live their lives, be themselves, and not have people tell ’em they can’t be themselves.”
Snider, who was known to wear makeup as part of his Twisted Sister stage getup, is particularly upset about some of the drag bans that are being passed across the country.
“My band would not be allowed to perform in Texas,” he says, because of the band’s makeup wearing. “So, do I stand with the [LGBTQ+/drag] community? 100%.”
He’s also noted that he’d be more than happy for the LGBTQ+ and drag communities to use his song. “I’m very in favor of free expression on every level,” he says. “And I will stand with the community, if they ask me to stand with them. I am with them.”
Courtney Love has shared a tribute to Kurt Cobain marking the anniversary of her late husband’s death.
On her Instagram, Love posted a photo of the Nirvana frontman’s hands that was taken by R.E.M.‘s Michael Stipe, describing it as a “powerful photograph of my twin flame.”
“It is one of the only images (or sounds/tastes etc) that make me miss him deeply,” Love writes, adding, “I know he’s in an enlightened place.”
According to Rolling Stone, Love and Cobain’s daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, also acknowledged the anniversary in a since-expired Instagram Story.
“Everyday I aim to have gratitude for everything that surrounds this life including loss,” Frances wrote. “It’s the ultimate teacher. Hold the people you love a little more tightly and a little bit closer for me today.”
Cobain died by suicide on April 5, 1994, at age 27. Eerily, fellow grunge rocker Layne Staley of Alice in Chains also died on April 5, eight years later in 2002.
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Steely Dan is reissuing another classic album on vinyl. The latest is their 1973 release, Countdown To Ecstasy, marking the first time it’s been released on vinyl in more than 30 years.
The reissue, dropping May 26, is remastered by Bernie Grundman from the original analog tapes. It’s being pressed on 180-gram black vinyl at 33 1/3 RPM, plus there will be a limited edition premium 45 RPM version on Ultra High-Quality Vinyl.
Steely Dan is in the midst of an extensive reissue program, which will see the band’s first seven albums returning to vinyl; for many it will be the first time on vinyl since their original release. The program started in November with the reissue of the band’s debut album, Can’t Buy A Thrill, and over the next year fans can expect reissues of 1974’s Pretzel Logic, 1975’s The Royal Scam, 1977’s Platinum-selling Aja and 1980’s Gaucho.
Released in July 1973, Countdown To Ecstasy was the first Steely Dan album to feature Donald Fagan singing lead on every song. It features such tunes as “Bodhisattva,” “Show Biz Kids” and “My Old School.”
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band have added some new dates to their upcoming Spring tour, which kicks off May 19 in Temecula, California.
They’ve added four new shows to the trek — May 23 in Long Beach, California; May 30 in Prescott Valley, Arizona; June 4 in Woodinville, Washington; and June 10 in Jacksonville, Oregon. The tour is set to run through June 17 in San Jose, California.
“The joy for me about touring is playing live to an audience with the All Starr Band, so I’m always happy when we can add some more dates,” Ringo shares. “See you in May!”
For the new tour, Ringo’s All-Starr Band will be made up of Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Edgar Winter, Warren Ham, Hamish Stuart and Gregg Bissonette.
A complete list of dates can be found at RingoStarr.com.
Mick Mars has given his first interview since news broke of the legal battle between him and Mötley Crüe.
Speaking with Variety, the guitarist declares that his estranged bandmates — Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee and Vince Neil — have been “hammering on me since ’87, trying to replace me.”
“I carried these bastards for years,” he says.
As previously reported, Mars filed a lawsuit against Mötley Crüe on Thursday, alleging that the band reduced his share of profits from 25% to 5% after he announced that he was retiring from touring last October due to his ongoing battle with the inflammatory disease ankylosing spondylitis, or AS. He also accuses Sixx, Lee and Neil of playing to prerecorded tracks during last summer’s Stadium Tour, claiming specifically that Sixx “did not play a single note on bass” during the run.
Mars contends that his retirement from touring did not mean he was leaving the band altogether, something Mötley’s lawyers disagree with in their response to the suit. The Crüe’s team adds that Mars “struggled to remember chords, played the wrong songs and made constant mistakes,” which the guitarist describes as gaslighting.
“I promise that I can go to any place and play any of those songs right now, and I haven’t played them since October,” Mars says.
Mars also contends that any mistakes he did make on the Stadium Tour were only because he was trying to play live alongside the backing tracks.
Beyond that, Mars maintains he is rightfully owed for his contributions to Mötley Crüe, whether or not he’s on tour with them.
“This thing that I helped build for 41 years, I’m sorry, you’re not gonna take that from me,” he says. “I worked very hard for that. It’s mine. I’m keeping it. You can’t have it. Sorry.”
Pearl Jam, Yes, Journey, Joan Baez, ELO and the late Tupac Shakur were among the artists inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at a ceremony held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Pearl Jam was inducted by talk show host David Letterman, who was a last-minute replacement for a sick Neil Young. The Seattle rockers performed three songs: “Alive,” “Given to Fly” and a cover of Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World.”
The night also featured a reunion of Journey with their lead singer Steve Perry, but only to accept the award. They went on to perform with their current lead singer, Arnel Pineda.
And the ceremony became a Yes reunion, with their performance bringing together Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman and Alan White.
Queen is back with episode 12 of their yearlong YouTube series Queen The Greatest Live, and in this week’s episode they are looking at their classic tune “Who Wants To Live Forever.”
The episode focuses on Queen and Adam Lambert’s June 2016 performance at the Isle of White Festival. It showcases the production of the song, which includes a dazzling laser light show that filled the sky with beams of blue and purple.
“I’ve never heard it sung like that, that’s special,” Roger Taylor has said of Adam’s performance.
Brian May added, “Adam is astounding, the lengths he can push things to is extraordinary. … Sometimes I’m standing right here playing ‘Who Wants To Live Forever,’ and he’s there doing his thing. And when he goes into this stratospheric thing in the middle, I very often go, ‘Wow.’”
“Who Wants To Live Forever,” which was written by May, is featured on Queen’s 1986 studio album, A Kind of Magic. It also played during a pivotal scene in the 1986 movie Highlander.
U2 has been around a long time, and while it doesn’t look like they are calling it quits anytime soon, The Edge sounds ready to see some new artists carry the mantle for rock and roll.
“I don’t think rock music has that same power currently but I think things come and go, there’s pendulum swings within the culture,” he writes in an opinion piece for Hot Press. “Music, far from it going away, it’s being democratized to an incredible extent but with regard to rock music’s power to speak to people, we are due another wave of importance and I think it’s going to come… it’s time.”
He adds, “Music has been a little asinine for the last number of years and now, there’s so much at stake, music is going to end up being a very important vector of change.”
Finally, he notes, “I’m reminded of The Who song, ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’, and I think that’s the case – we hand on the torch to the next generation and just hope that they aren’t fooled again…”
Metallica is raffling off a VIP concert experience to raise money for the band’s All Within My Hands charity foundation.
The grand prize winner will get to take up to six guests on a private flight to a U.S. city on Metallica’s 2023-2024 M72 tour, which features two unique, no-repeat shows for each stop. You and your party will get to watch both concerts from an “exclusive viewing platform,” as well as complimentary beverages, limited edition merch items and a $5,000 gift card for lodging, transportation and additional expenses.
The contest ends June 23 at 11:59 p.m. PT, ahead of the U.S. tour launch in August. For more info, visit Fandiem.com.
Metallica will be touring in support of their upcoming album 72 Seasons, which drops April 14.
