After breaking up in 1982, The Doobie Brothers reunited to release their 10th studio album, Cycles.
The album featured most of the 1972-1974 lineup, with Tom Johnston, John Hartman and Michael Hossack rejoining the band for the first time since 1977, 1979 and 1974, respectively.
The first single from the record, “The Doctor,” was a Top 10 hit for The Doobie Brothers, landing at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, and at #1 on the Mainstream Rock charts. The album peaked at 17 on the Billboard 200.
Yusuf/Cat Stevens is back with another song from his upcoming album, King of a Land. The latest is the track “All Nights, All Days.”
In the tune, Yusuf/Stevens blasts how “the rich tax the poor,” suggesting that the only way to fix things is to “lock those leaders in London’s Zoo.” Yusuf/Stevens notes, “The only way that we can get on in peace is to get rid of most of them. Not all, perhaps. But most.”
“All Nights, All Days” is the third single Yusuf/Stevens has released from King of a Land, following the title track and “Take The World Apart.” The album, which is due out June 16, is available for preorder now.
Yusuf/Stevens has a few shows scheduled for this year starting in Berlin, Germany, on June 12. He’s also set to play the U.K.’s famed Glastonbury Festival on June 25. A complete list of dates can be found at catstevens.com.
As previously teased, Foo Fighters have premiered another new song off their upcoming album But Here We Are.
The track is called “Under You,” and follows the lead single “Rescued.” Like “Rescued,” “Under You” seems like it could be about late Foos drummer Taylor Hawkins with lyrics such as “Someone said I’ll never see your face again/Part of me just can’t believe it’s true.”
You can listen to “Under You” now via digital outlets, and watch its accompanying lyric video streaming now on YouTube.
But Here We Are, the first Foos album following Hawkins’ death in March 2022, arrives June 2.
Along with the new song, Foo Fighters have also announced a free streaming concert airing this Sunday, May 21, at 3 p.m. ET via the streaming platform Veeps.
The performance will include the live debut of But Here We Are songs, as well as “exclusive behind the scenes footage and a few surprises. Notably, it’s also the first Foo Fighters concert since their massive tribute shows to Hawkins last September, and, presumably, will mark the debut of their new drummer.
KISS’ 50th anniversary is being celebrated with a brand new coffee table book.
KISS at 50, from rock journalist Martin Popoff, looks at the legendary Rock & Roll Hall of Famers through 50 of their most important milestones. The book touches on things like the band’s formation in New York, their infamous TV appearances, their tours, their 1980s “unmasking,” their studio albums, conventions and more.
KISS at 50 is being released October 10, and will include plenty of photos of the band on and off the stage, some of which have never been published before. There’s also photos of gig posters, ticket stubs, picture sleeves and lots more.
The publisher notes, “The result is an epic tribute to one of the most influential and admired bands in rock history—in a milestone year.”
KISS is getting ready to kick off the next leg of their End of the Road tour on May 27 in Columbus, Ohio. A complete list of dates can be found at kissonline.com.
July will mark the 50th anniversary of David Bowie‘s final performance as Ziggy Stardust, and the milestone is being marked at the exact location where the performance took place.
A special world premiere screening of a restored version of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture is happening July 3 at London’s Eventim Apollo Hammersmith (formerly the Odeon), the site of Bowie’s last Ziggy show on July 3, 1973.
The special showing will feature never-before-seen footage, including a previously cut performance by the late Jeff Beck. Ahead of the screening there will also be a live Q&A with some of the late rock star’s famous friends.
And for folks who can’t get there, the event will be livestreamed in theaters in the U.K. and Europe, with worldwide screenings planned throughout July.
Bowie took on the fictional character of Ziggy Stardust, an androgynous alien rock star, throughout 1972 and 1973, performing as Ziggy for his concert tours of the U.K., Japan and North America.
Joan Jett has confirmed that new music is on the way. After teasing fans last week with a picture of herself in the studio and the promise of a “big announcement,” Jett revealed that she and the Blackhearts will release the new EP Mindsets on June 6.
So far no other information about the EP is known, but it will be available for preorder on Friday, May 19.
The EP will be the first new release from Joan Jett and the Blackhearts since 2022’s acoustic record, Changeup, which featured new versions of classic hits like “Bad Reputation” and “Crimson and Clover.” Their last album of all new material was 2014’s Unvarnished.
In the meantime, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will be busy on the road this summer. They have shows in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Richardson, Texas, on May 19 and 20, respectively, and then on June 6 they’ll kick off a tour with Bryan Adams in Baltimore, Maryland. A complete list of dates can be found at joanjett.com.
An all-star lineup of musicians helped Willie Nelson celebrate his 90th birthday onstage in Los Angeles in April, and next month those who couldn’t make it will finally get to see what they missed.
Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 is set to hit theaters on Sunday, June 11, with encore presentations on June 13 and 14. The more than two-hour movie will feature highlights from the two nights of performances at the Hollywood Bowl, which took place April 29 and 30 before a sold-out crowd.
In addition to Willie performing, the shows featured a host of A-list musicians: Keith Richards, Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Tom Jones, Warren Haynes, Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews, Lyle Lovett, Chris Stapleton, Sheryl Crow and many, many more.
Fans of ’80s British new wave have something to look forward to this fall. Squeeze and The Psychedelic Furs are teaming up for a co-headlining tour that will hit North America this September.
The trek kicks off September 8 at New York’s Radio City Music Hall and wraps October 14 at The Pearl Theater in Las Vegas.
Presale tickets go on sale Wednesday, May 17, at 10 a.m., with the general on sale set for Friday, May 19, at 10 a.m. A complete list of dates can be found at squeezeofficial.com and thepsychedelicfurs.com.
The Psychedelic Furs are just about to wrap a spring North American tour. They play Jacksonville, Florida, on May 16, with the tour ending May 20 in Miami Beach, Florida. Meanwhile, Squeeze is set to kick off a U.K. tour on June 17, playing the Sign of the Times Festival in Hertfordshire, England, with dates confirmed through September 3 in London.
John Mellencamp is giving fans another taste of his upcoming album, Orpheus Descending. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just shared the second single from the record, “The Eyes of Portland.”
The tune has Mellencamp singing about the problem of homelessness in America. He also highlights the crisis in the lyric video for the tune, with images of folks sleeping outside, asking for money, encampments on the street and more.
“All of thesе homeless, where do they come from? In this land of plenty where nothing gets done,” Mellencamp sings. “To help those who are empty and unable to run/ Your tears and prayers won’t help the homeless.”
This is the second single Mellencamp has released from Orpheus Descending, following “Hey God.” The album drops June 2.
Mellencamp is currently on his Live and In Person tour. The trek hits Fort Wayne, Indiana, on Tuesday, May 16. A complete list of dates can be found at mellencamp.com.
Two long out of print R.E.M. albums are about to hit stores once more. The band just announced that Around The Sun and Collapse Into Now, both originally released late in the band’s career, will be reissued on vinyl July 14.
Both releases are coming on 180-gram vinyl, with the double album Around the Sun being released in opaque white and Collapse Into Now coming out in milky clear vinyl.
Released in 2004, Around The Sun was R.E.M.’s 13th studio album, and featured such songs as “Leaving New York” and “Aftermath.” Collapse Into Now, released in 2011, was the band’s 15th and final record. It featured singles like “It Happened Today,” “Mine Smell Like Honey” and “Oh My Heart.” R.E.M. broke up six months after the album’s release.
