Albums by The Velvet Underground and The Stooges get high fidelity reissue

Covers of The Velvet Underground's 'Loaded' and The Stooges' 'Fun House' (Rhino)The Velvet Underground’s Loaded and The Stooges’ Fun House are the latest albums to get a high fidelity audio release.Both are part of Rhino High Fidelity’s series of limited-edition, high-end vinyl reissues, cut from the original master tapes. Only 5,000 individually numbered copies have been pressed on 180-gram black vinyl and are available now via Rhino.com.Loaded, released in 1970, was The Velvet Underground’s fourth studio album, and their last with lead […]

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Bruce Springsteen performs ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ at Tom Morello’s Minneapolis concert protesting ICE

Bruce Springsteen performs onstage during the Academy Museum 5th Annual Gala in Partnership with Rolex at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Oscars/Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures)Just two days after releasing “Streets of Minneapolis,” Bruce Springsteen performed the protest song live for the first time.The Boss was a special guest at Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello’s A Concert of Solidarity & Resistance to Defend Minnesota, […]

January 30, 2026

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Lou Gramm to host opening weekend of Foreigner’s orchestral Las Vegas residency

Admat for 'Foreigner: The Hits Orchestral – Celebrating 50 Years Live in Vegas' (courtesy of Live Nation)Foreigner is set to open a new Las Vegas residency in March, and they’ve just announced that the band’s original frontman, Lou Gramm, is joining them for two of the shows.Foreigner: The Hits Orchestral – Celebrating 50 Years Live in Vegas at The Venetian Theatre inside The Venetian Resort will consist of five shows running March 6 to 14. Gramm is set to host opening weekend, […]

January 30, 2026

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Lenny Kravitz unveils intro to NBC’s ‘Sunday Night Basketball’

Lenny Kravitz on Jimmy Kimmel Live!/(ABC/Randy Holmes)Lenny Kravitz has unveiled his intro to NBC’s Sunday Night Basketball programming.The "Let Love Rule" singer debuted the clip on Instagram Friday. In it, he performs a reworked version of the Elvis Presley track “Little Less Conversation,” with the lyrics adjusted to make reference to basketball and the Sunday night programming. The performance is cut with footage of various NBA highlights."I have been a fan of basketball and the NBA since I was a kid," […]

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Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins to guest on new Charlie Puth album

Michael McDonald performs at 'An Evening with Michael McDonald and Friends' at The Canyon Club on November 4, 2015. (Photo by Michael Schwartz/WireImage)/Kenny Loggins performs during A Tribute to Brian Wilson September 27, 2025 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)The Dobbie Brothers’ Michael McDonald and singer Kenny Loggins are set to appear on pop star Charlie Puth’s upcoming album, Whatever’s Clever.Charlie reveals in an Instagram video that he loves Yacht Rock, the term for smooth-sounding, jazz-inflected, highly polished […]

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Cream releases ‘White Room’ video from 2005 Royal Albert Hall reunion

Cream 'Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005' reissue/(Surfdog Records)Cream, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band made up of Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce, has released an official video of the 2005 Royal Albert Hall performance of their iconic track “White Room.”The performance is featured on the newly reissued live album Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005, which captured the band’s four-night reunion at the venue after 37 years apart.The album is out now on […]

January 30, 2026

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On This Day, Jan. 30, 2025: Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart & more play FireAid benefit concerts in Los Angeles.

On This Day, Jan. 30, 2025…Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash were among the artists who performed at the FireAid benefit concerts, held to raise money for those affected by the January 2025 California wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area.The event took place at two venues: the Intuit Dome and the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California.Other artists who performed included John Fogerty, Joni Mitchell, The Black Crowes, Sting, a reunited Nirvana joined by Joan Jett, Kim Gordon and Violet […]

January 30, 2026

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Zak Starkey looks back on his life and career with new one-man show

Poster for 'Zak Starkey … Who?: An Evening of Drums and Conversation' (Courtesy of Zak Starkey)Drummer Zak Starkey is set to debut a new one-man show, Zak Starkey … Who?: An Evening of Drums and Conversation, in New York, and he tells ABC Audio there's a simple reason why he decided to do it.“Because I don't have a job,” he jokes. “So I had to invent one.”Starkey, who was The Who’s drummer from 1996 until he was let go in 2025, says someone suggested […]

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Aerosmith’s Tom Hamilton takes last ride on Disney World’s Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster ahead of band’s removal

Aerosmith’s Tom Hamilton went to Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida, to say his goodbye to the band's namesake roller coaster.The rocker visited the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith with his new band Close Enemies, and posted photos and video from the experience on Instagram. Video shows Hamilton greeting fans while in line for the ride, while one of the photos is the souvenir photo taken of him and his band during the ride.“What a day at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, with my […]

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