On This Day, Sept. 24, 1979: The Eagles release their sixth studio album ‘The Long Run’

On This Day, Sept. 24, 1979…The Eagles released their sixth studio album, The Long Run, which hit #1 on the Billboard Albums chart.The album featured the singles “Heartache Tonight,” which went to #1, as well as the title track and “I Can’t Tell You Why,” which were both top-10 hits.The Long Run was the Eagles’ first album to feature Timothy B. Schmit, who replaced founding member Randy Meisner, who left the group during their Hotel California tour in 1977. Schmit wrote and sings lead on “I Can’t Tell You Why.”The album […]

September 24, 2025

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Original artwork print for cover of David Bowie’s ‘Aladdin Sane’ going up for auction

Cover of David Bowie's 'Aladdin Sane'/(Parlophone)The original artwork for David Bowie’s iconic album Aladdin Sane, shot by photographer Brian Duffy aka Duffy, is going up for auction.The original dye transfer artwork print will be part of The Mona Lisa of Pop: The Duffy Archive auction, taking place Oct. 22 through Nov. 5 at Bonhams in London and bonhams.com. The print is expected to sell for somewhere between $340,000 and $400,000.The cover art is one of many Aladdin Sane-related pieces that will be part of the auction. Others include the […]

September 24, 2025

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Paul McCartney to share behind-the-scenes of February’s New York club shows

Paul McCartney performs live on stage at Paris La Defense Arena during the 'Got Back!' Tour on December 04, 2024 in Nanterre, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)Paul McCartney headlined three club shows at New York’s Bowery Ballroom in February, and now he’s giving fans an insiders look at the shows.The rocker is set to release a new tour diary, Paul McCartney Rocks The Bowery, on Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET on YouTube.“In February 2025, Paul McCartney took over New York City's […]

September 23, 2025

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Director says fans will learn ‘new information’ about Bruce Springsteen in ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’

Poster for 'Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere'/20th Century StudiosScott Cooper, the director of the upcoming Bruce Springsteen film Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, says fans should expect to learn some new things about The Boss in the movie."[Bruce] said to me, 'Scott, the truth about yourself isn’t always pretty,'" Cooper, who previously directed 2009's Crazy Heart, tells Empire in a new interview. "We discussed that this was going to be a film so far removed from the mythology of the rock star. The thing that was most […]

September 23, 2025

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Jon Bon Jovi says it took Richie Sambora ‘years’ to apologize for ‘walking out’ on the band

Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora perform during the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, April, 2018 (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)In 2013, Richie Sambora left Bon Jovi in the middle of a tour amid troubles in his personal life. Now, Jon Bon Jovi says he still has a lot of "heartbreak" over the way his bandmate departed.While speaking to Jelly Roll's wife, Bunnie Xo, on her Dumb Blonde podcast, Bunnie asked Jon to describe his relationship with Sambora. "The great thing that […]

September 23, 2025

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The Cars to release deluxe edition of ‘Heartbeat City’ for album’s 40th anniversary

Cover of The Cars' 'Heartbeat City'/ (Rhino)Last year’s 40th anniversary of The Cars’ Heartbeat City is being marked with a new expanded reissue of the album.Dropping Oct. 31, Heartbeat City (Deluxe Edition) is a four-CD/one-LP set that comes with the original album on both LP and CD, along with two CDs of bonus material made up of unreleased studio recordings, B-sides, early mixes, alternative takes and demos, including a demo for the band’s top-10 hit “Drive.”There’s also a CD with a live concert recorded at The Summit in Houston […]

September 23, 2025

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Barry Manilow releases new song, announces final shows

Singer Barry Manilow performs onstage during the "Manilow: The Last Seattle Concert" at Climate Pledge Arena on July 12, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mat Hayward/Getty Images)Barry Manilow is back with new music.The iconic singer just released the new single “Once Before I Go,” produced by Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds and Demonte Posey, and written by Peter Allen and Dean Pitchford.“Once Before I Go” is available now via digital outlets.Coinciding with the song release, Manilow has announced nine new shows, which will mark his final concerts in each […]

September 23, 2025

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Tears for Fears reissuing ‘Songs From the Big Chair’ for 40th anniversary

Cover of Tears for Fears' 'Songs From The Big Chair'/(UMe)Tears for Fears is celebrating the 40th anniversary of their multi-Platinum album Songs From the Big Chair with a variety of special-edition reissues.The album, featuring hits singles “Shout,” “Everybody Wants to Rule the World,” “Head Over Heels” and more, will be released Nov. 14 in a variety of formats, including a limited-edition two-LP set on transparent red vinyl, which will feature unused artwork and tracks previously unavailable on vinyl.In addition, the album will be reissued as a […]

September 23, 2025

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On This Day, Sept. 23, 2019: Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter died

On This Day, Sept. 23, 2019 ...Lyricist Robert Hunter, best known for his work with the Grateful Dead, died at his home in San Rafael, California, at the age of 78.Hunter began working with the Grateful Dead early in their career and contributed songs to several of their albums, starting with 1969’s Aoxomoxoa. Many of the band’s signature tunes were either written or co-written by Hunter, including “Ripple,” “Terrapin Station,” “Sugar Magnolia,” “Box of Rain,” “Dark Star” and “Truckin'.”Following the death of The […]

September 23, 2025