BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: A Deliver Tease
The first trailer for Deliver Me From Nowhere, the Bruce Springsteen Nebraska-era bio-pic, will be out today (Wednesday). And to tease that trailer the film's distributor posted a video that has a stripped-down version of "Born in the U.S.A." playing on a cassette labeled "Colts Neck - Demo." Watch it on Instagram. Deliver Me From Nowhere, based on Warren Zanes's 2023 book about the making of Nebraska, stars Jeremy Allen White as Springsteen and will be in theaters on October 24th.
THE POLICE: A Sting and Andy Reunion
There's two-thirds of a Police reunion on the new single from the Christian McBride Big Band.
It's a cover of "Murder By Numbers" that features both Sting and Andy Summers. The track is on YouTube now. "Murder by Numbers" was the B-side of "Every Breath You Take" and was added to later pressings of Synchronicity. The track is the first single from Without Further Ado Volume One, which is due out on August 29th.
Police Find Second Instrument Stolen from Rock Band Heart
Police in Atlantic City have recovered the second of two instruments stolen from the Hall of Fame rock group Heart earlier this month. Police say detectives found the vintage 1966 Gibson Mandolin after they received information about who may have had it.The person surrendered the mandolin to police without incident. Band member Paul Moak has played the mandolin for more than 25 years. A second instrument, a custom-made Telecaster, was recovered last week. They were stolen when Heart played a concert at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino's Etess Arena.
OZZY OSBOURNE: It's in the Can (His DNA That is)
Ozzy Osbourne has teamed up with the beverage company Liquid Death on a pretty funny gimmick. The company is selling 10 empty cans of Liquid Death Iced Tea that Ozzy drank (and crumpled) with the promise that each comes with some of Ozzy's DNA so you can clone him in the future. Each can comes in a sealed case and is autographed by Ozzy. The cans go for $450 at Liquid Death's website, liquiddeath.com. Check out a video promoting the gimmick on
OASIS: Hey, Don't Slag on Our Fans
Liam Gallagher isn't too happy with Edinburgh, Scotland city council and their take on fans attending the three Oasis concerts in the city this August. The city council put together a safety briefing ahead of the shows and The Scottish Sun reports that the council described Oasis fans as “rowdy...middle-aged men” who are likely to drink to “medium to high intoxication."
The report also said that there was concern about the shows impacting the annual Edinburgh Fringe Festival, which runs throughout August, and that “Middle-aged men take up more room. Consider this when working out capacity.”
Liam Gallagher saw the report, and wrote on his social media, “To the Edinburgh council I’ve heard what you said about Oasis fans and quite frankly your attitude [bleeping] stinks.” He added, "I’d love to see a picture of all the people on the Edinburgh council, bet there’s some real [stunning] individuals."
LINKIN PARK: In the End...the Mullet Doesn't Matter?
Fans hold up signs for song or selfie requests at shows, but one Linkin Park fan took it a step further. The fan at Czech festival Rock For People held up a sign asking singer Emily Armstrong
to cut his hair. One of the festival's cameras spotted the sign, so Armstrong honored the fan's request. She shaved the fan's hair into a mullet in front of the stage, telling the audience "We gotta leave some at the back for the party, baby!" Watch the haircut go down on TikTok.
Jack White Gets John C. Reilly for Video
Jack White gets help from one of his famous pals in the clip for "Archbishop Harold Holmes" from No Name. The video stars John C. Reilly as the song's title character and came from a concept by Reilly. You can watch it on YouTube now. White and Reilly have been friends for a couple of decades, and Reilly got White to play Elvis Presley in the cult classic Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.
Rod Stewart reveals playing Glastonbury 2025 is actually going to cost him £300,000
Sir Rod Stewart has confirmed that he will have three guests join him on the Pyramid Stage for his Glastonbury set. Despite cancelling gigs due to illness, the 80-year-old singer is set to perform at the festival on June 29. Stewart has revealed that Ronnie Wood will be one of his guests, with two more singers set to join him. The singer is preparing for his performance by warming up his vocal cords and enjoying a rum and coke before going on stage. Despite recent cancellations, Stewart is determined to take the stage at Glastonbury and entertain his fans.
The Who Announces 1971 Performance To Be Showcased On New Live Album
The Who are reminding everyone just what they'll be missing once they retire from performing live. The legendary band is opening its vaults to release the recording of their September 18, 1971 performance at The Oval, a cricket ground located in Kennington in South London. "Live at The Oval 1971" comes out August 22nd, shortly after the band launches the 2025 North American leg of its "The Song Is Over" farewell tour. The historic show was performed just after the release of the band's "Who's Next" album.
B-52s/Devo Announce "Cosmic De-Evolution Tour"
You can thank Saturday Night Live's 50th Anniversary for two legendary new wave bands touring together for the first time. The B-52s are coming out of retirement to join Devo on the "Cosmic De-Evolution Tour" beginning this fall. Speaking with Rolling Stone, B-52s singer Cindy Wilson says the two bands started talking about a tour after they both performed at the SNL 50th anniversary concert at Radio City Music Hall in February.Wilson added that the two bands have "never done more than a festival or two together in all this time.The B-52s went on their "farewell" tour in 2022. The eleven-date "Cosmic De-Evolution Tour" kicks off September 24th in Toronto and wraps up with a pair of Texas shows -- November 1st in Austin and November 2nd in Houston.
BRIAN WILSON: Still No Funeral Plans
A week after Brian Wilson died in his sleep on June 11th, there are still no funeral plans.
A source close to him and the family tells us, "We are trying to figure out services. It’s going to take a beat. We will know more next week. The response to his passing has been WAY bigger and global than we could have ever anticipated." What the family has been doing is posting many of the tributes on his socials from fellow musicians, and one unique post. It's a photo of a billboard in Norwalk, California that says, "Brian, it was nice" followed by a heart. It was done in the font and colors of the cover of The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds album, and obviously a response to that album's lead track, "Wouldn't it Be Nice." Wilson would have turned 83 this Friday.
Beach Boys' "Sounds Of Summer" Album Jumps 100+ Spots On Billboard Chart
Tributes past and present to The Beach Boys are going viral following Brian Wilson's death last week. A video of Red Hot Chili Peppers performing a cover of "I Get Around" has surfaced. The performance took place in 2005 at Music-Cares when Wilson was named Person of the Year. A tribute to Wilson is also displayed on the Billboard 200 album chart where "Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of the Beach Boys" leaps 128 spots to number 52.
REO singer hospitalized after Sunday morning wreck
Following up on our report Sunday that former members of REO Speedwagon reunited for one last show Saturday in Champaign, Illinois -- where they formed in 1967 -- comes some bad and good news. While driving to St. Louis Sunday morning, Terry Luttrell, the band's original singer, fell asleep and lost control of his car. He tells The News-Gazzette, “It just happened. I nodded off. I rolled the car over, and I woke up and I was in a cocoon (the airbags). Unfortunately, it totaled the car. “I was able to get up and get out of the car. The airbag went off and cracked my sternum a little bit. I have a little back pain and neck pain. It’s nothing that can’t be overcome.” He is recuperating at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois.
In more upbeat news, the band's last and most famous singer, Kevin Cronin, has posted a video on Instagram of his son Shane and daughter Holly, accompanied by Holly's boyfriend
Michael, doing an a cappella version of Crosby, Stills and Nash's "Helplessly Hoping" for Father's Day.
BOB DYLAN: 60+ Years Later
Bob Dylan is one of Barbra Streisand’s duet partners on her new album, The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two, but he's been looking forward to this since the early '60s. Having once said that he wrote “Lay Lady Lay” for her, Barbra tells The New Yorker, “The fun thing is that we were both 19 years old, in Greenwich Village, [but] never met each other. I remember him sending me flowers and writing me a card in different-color pencils, like a child’s writing: ‘Would you sing with me?’ “I thought, What would I sing with him? How could we get together on this? I couldn’t understand it at that time.” For the new album, they share the mic on "The Very Thought of You.” Babs says, “Bob loved that song. He’s very shy, like I am. But he was wonderful to work with. I was told that he didn’t want any direction. But when I talked to him about things that I suggested, he was so pliable -- he was so open to suggestions. “Everything I heard about him just went out the window. He stood on his feet for three hours with me… It was just an extraordinary three hours.” The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two, which also features Paul McCartney, Sting, James Taylor and others, will be released on June 27th.
IN OTHER NEWS
Ringo Starr has commented on his son Zak Starkey being fired twice from The Who over the past two months. Zak tells Rolling Stone his dad told him, “I’ve never liked the way that little man runs that band,” referring to Roger Daltrey.
Paul McCartney received a shoutout on Monday from Beyoncé following the final show of her six-night stand in London. She took to Instagram to thank him for writing “Blackbird,” which she recorded on her last album, 2024’s Cowboy Carter. She wrote, “Thank you, Sir Paul McCartney, for writing one of the best songs ever made. Every time I sing it I feel so honored.” Some of her stage outfits were designed by McCartney’s daughter Stella.
The Doobie Brothers – Tom Johnston, Pat Simmons and Michael McDonald – have posted photos on Instagram of their induction last Thursday into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. They captioned it, “To all of you who support the band and everyone at the Songwriters Hall of Fame — thank you from the bottom of our hearts.”
John Fogerty has posted a lyric video for his new version of “Up Around the Bend” off his forthcoming album, Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years -- John's Version, which will be released on August 22nd. It features footage of him recording the song, plus photos from throughout the years.
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson came together to film a humorous Father’s Day message in support of their Rush beer. Watch it on their Instagram pages.
Patti Scialfa marked her and Bruce Springsteen’s 34th wedding anniversary (June 8th, 1991) by posting a photo of them on Instagram, as well one of him with their three kids for Father’s Day, which she captioned, “You're a cool rockin' daddy in the USA! Thank you for the kindness, heart and soul you bring to our family.”
Mick Jagger has posted a photo of himself on Instagram in a suit and tie taking in cricket matches at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. He and The Rolling Stones are reportedly recording a new album in London.