ASIA signs new record deal, planning new album for 2026

Photo courtesy of Scruffy Bear MediaLooks like we can expect to hear some new music from ASIA soon.The band – whose current lineup includes founding member Geoff Downes, drummer Virgil Donati, guitarist John Mitchell and vocalist and bassist Harry Whitley – has just signed a new record deal with Frontiers Music Srl."ASIA is thrilled to have recently signed a new deal with Frontiers Music Srl," Downes shares, noting they are "now entering an exciting new chapter in the band’s 45-year […]

June 19, 2025

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Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts kick off tour in Sweden

Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesNeil Young launched his love earth tour with his new band The Chrome Hearts in Rättvik, Sweden, on Wednesday, treating fans to some classic hits, as well as tunes he hasn’t played in a while.According to setlist.fm, Young kicked things off with a solo performance of "Sugar Mountain," sprinkling the 15-song set with fan favorites like "Harvest Moon," "Cinnamon Girl," "F*****’ Up," "Old Man," "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" and "Like a Hurricane."He also performed a solo version of "The […]

June 19, 2025

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KISS’ Paul Stanley says he felt ‘betrayed’ by bandmate Gene Simmons in the ’80s

Robin L Marshall/Getty ImagesKISS’ Paul Stanley says he felt a bit betrayed by his bandmate Gene Simmons in the '80s when Simmons went off to pursue other projects when he should have been concentrating on the next KISS album."I felt betrayed. No secret, I felt that he was leaving me to do the heavy work but continued to get paid. So, you know, trying to have the best of both worlds,” Stanley said on Billy Corgan’s The Magnificent Others podcast. "Go off […]

June 19, 2025

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On This Day, June 19, 1950: Heart’s Ann Wilson is born

On This Day, June 19, 1950…Seventy-five years ago, Heart’s Ann Wilson was born in San Diego, California.Wilson and her sister Nancy co-founded Heart in the '70s and the band went on to sell over 50 million records worldwide. They launched their career with the debut album Dreamboat Annie, which featured their first top-10 hit "Magic Man."Heart went on to have seven top-10 albums, including their 1985 self-titled release, which went to #1. They also had 29 singles reach the Billboard Hot […]

June 19, 2025

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‘Lightnin’ Strikes’ singer Lou Christie dead at 82

Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesLou Christie, the former teen idol best known for the 1966 #1 hit "Lightin' Strikes" and the top-20 hit "Rhapsody in the Rain," has died at age 82.His family announced the news on Instagram, writing, "It is with deep sorrow that we share the passing of our beloved brother, Lou Christie, who left us after a brief illness. He was cherished not only by his family and close friends, but also by countless fans whose lives […]

June 19, 2025

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Original white label 7-inch test pressing of Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ to go up for auction

Hollywood Records/EMIQueen has contributed a unique piece of music history to an upcoming auction.The band announced that an original white label 7-inch test pressing of their 1975 classic "Bohemian Rhapsody" will be part of the upcoming White Label Auction to benefit the Brit Trust on Oct. 7."With just a handful produced ahead of a release so artists, managers and labels can check the audio is just as it should be, these white label test pressings can be highly collectible, and, as the past […]

June 19, 2025

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Deep Purple to release super deluxe edition of ‘Made in Japan’ live album

RhinoDeep Purple is revisiting their 1972 live album Made in Japan, which featured performances from two shows in Osaka and one in Tokyo.The band is set to release a new super deluxe edition of the record on Aug. 15: a five-CD/Blu-Ray set that includes new stereo and Dolby ATMOS mixes of the original album by producer Steven Wilson, as well as newly remixed versions of all three concerts and three rare single edits."It’s all completely as it happened on the […]

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Sting to perform on CNN’s ‘The Fourth in America’

Courtesy CNNSting is one of several musical acts who'll be ringing in Independence Day this year on CNN.The cable network's fifth annual special The Fourth in America will air starting at 7 p.m. ET live on CNN. The special will feature coast-to-coast firework shows from Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago, Las Vegas, San Diego, New Orleans, Nashville and Seward, Alaska.Counting Crows and a reunited 4 Non Blondes are also set to perform, along with '90s alt-rockers CAKE and Sublime, […]

June 18, 2025

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Warren Haynes to release new stripped-down solo album, ‘The Whisper Sessions’

Fantasy Records / ConcordGov’t Mule’s Warren Haynes is offering up a new take on his recent solo album, Million Voices Whisper.The rocker is set to release The Whisper Sessions on Sept. 12. The nine-track album features seven stripped-down versions of songs from the album, which came out in November. It also includes a new version of the Allman Brothers Band classic "Melissa," featuring Haynes and his ABB bandmate Derek Trucks."We didn’t plan to release stripped-down versions of the songs from Million Voices Whisper, […]

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