Music Notes

Rush Memorial

Posted Tuesday Morning

A campaign to raise $1 million toward a permanent Neil Peart memorial in Lakeside Park in St. Catharines ON has reached its target after Rush donated $785,000 to the cause. The park, on the shores of Port Dalhousie, where Peart spent his youth, inspired the song ‘Lakeside Park’, from Rush’s 1975 album “Caress of Steel”.

Red Hot Chili Peppers Headlining 25th Anniversary Celebration

Posted Tuesday Morning

Red Hot Chili Peppers will headline the Los Angeles’ Silverlake Conservatory of Music’s 25th anniversary celebration. The Oct. 17 all-star benefit concert at the Hollywood Palladium will also feature Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, Vince Staples and comedian Marc Maron. Chili Peppers bassist Flea is one of the co-founders of the school.

Naked Eyes Lead Singer Passes Away

Posted Tuesday Morning

Peter Byrne, the singer of the 1980s English synth-pop duo, has died at age 74. A press release says that Byrne “died peacefully in Los Angeles on…Sept. 14, after a brief illness.” The group reached #8 on the Hot 100 in 1982 with ‘Always Something There to Remind Me.’

Bob Dylan's Live Recordings Box Set

Posted About Three Weeks Ago

Bob Dylan will release the box set “The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1976 Live Recordings” on Nov. 6. Spanning nearly 40 discs, it documents the second leg of Dylan’s historic 1976 Rolling Thunder Revue tour. “Almost all” of that segment’s 27 show dates “are represented in the 371 never-before-heard tracks”, according to a press release.

Tom Petty Tribute with Chris Stapleton

Posted About Three Weeks Ago

Next month will mark the 10-year anniversary of his death. Since then, members of his band, the Heartbreakers, have played together on special occasions, but never the full lineup, and never as the Heartbreakers. That changed Wednesday when founding members performed with Chris Stapleton to open the Americana Awards, before receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Ozzy Osbourne's Final Concert Coming to Theaters

Posted About Three Weeks Ago

His final concert is coming to a movie screen near you. “Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back to the Beginning” will hit theaters Oct. 28. The movie chronicles the farewell show by Osbourne and his Sabbath bandmates, a blowout all-day, all-star hard rock gathering in Osbourne’s hometown of Birmingham UK at Aston Villa football club’s stadium Villa Park on July 5, 2025.

Spice Girls Box Set Released

Posted About Three Weeks Ago

Following a teasing campaign that convinced many fans that a reunion was coming, they announced “The Singles Collection”, a box set featuring singles, B-sides, and previously unreleased material. The 14-disc color vinyl and CD collection will arrive November 6. The demo ‘Do You Think About Me’ is out now. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/5ddy75fu

The Who - Documentary Premiere

Posted About Three Weeks Ago

The new documentary “Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes” premiered at the Telluride Film Festival over the weekend. One writer called it a “rock ride, with plenty of great archival footage that’s never been seen before,” including Townshend’s home movies and outtakes from the Who’s 1970 Isle of Wight performance.)

Billy Joel's Bandmate Passes Away

Posted About Three Weeks Ago

His former bandmate Jon Small has died. The one-time best friend’s complicated past with Joel was revisited in the 2025 HBO documentary “Billy Joel: And So It Goes,” where Billy acknowledged he deserved the punch in the nose Jon gave him over his affair with Small’s wife, whom he eventually married. Joel paid tribute on Instagram, writing: “RIP Jon Small.” LINK: https://tinyurl.com/3w6py2ya

Oasis Concert Recordings Auction

Posted About Three Weeks Ago

A collection of 63 Oasis concert recordings worth over $2 million will be auctioned off next month, and Noel and Liam Gallagher are “unhappy” about it. The over 100 hours of rehearsal tapes, soundcheck recordings, and “unfiltered” conversation between band members will be sold by Littleton Auctions, which says the brothers have “expressed concerns” about the sale.

The Who's Musical Reconciliation

Posted About One Month Ago

Drummer Zak Starkey, who was famously and unceremoniously booted from the group in April 2025, has been rehearsing with the band in advance of expected future dates. Both Daltrey and Starkey have made public statements confirming the somewhat surprising musical reconciliation.

Twisted Sister & Bent Brother

Posted About One Month Ago

Sebastian Bach made his live debut with them on Friday night, with the band playing under their alter ego, Bent Brother. The set list featured Twisted Sister classics and a handful of Skid Row songs like ‘Youth Gone Wild’ and ‘I Remember You’, the latter of which was dedicated to Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, plus former Twisted Sister drummer, the late AJ Pero.

Pearl Jam's 35th Anniversary Vinyl

Posted About One Month Ago

Pearl Jam will celebrate the 35th anniversary of the release of their debut album “Ten” by releasing “Ten Live” on vinyl on Nov. 29. It was recorded in 2016 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, when the band played Ten in its entirety for only the second time ever. Eddie Vedder came up with the idea after he learned the band had sold out their 10th consecutive show at the venue.

Rod Stewart Postpones Second Show

Posted About One Month Ago

Days after postponing a Canadian concert due to travel issues, he was forced to postpone a show in Cincinnati due to “an unforeseen but minor medical procedure that required prompt attention.” Hours before Sunday’s showtime, a social media post from the venue said it had been postponed, but “Rod is expected to make a quick recovery and looks forward to returning to Cincinnati.”

New Radicals Surprise Single

Posted About One Month Ago

New Radicals have surprise-released their first new song since 1998. ‘One Night Only (Break Loose Break Free!)’ reunites songwriter Gregg Alexander and longtime collaborator Danielle Brisebois. Despite the enormous hit ‘You Get What You Give’, Alexander became disillusioned with life as a touring frontman and stepped away from the spotlight after the band’s 1999 tour. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/33z2w7x4

Backstreet Boys Millennium Residency

Posted About One Month Ago

Backstreet Boys were scheduled to wrap up their Millennium residency at Sphere Las Vegas this month, but now have announced 3 New Year’s shows: Dec. 31, Jan. 1 and 2. Since the group launched the residency in July 2025, they’ve performed for more than 750,000 fans over 47 sold-out shows.

Heart World Tour

Posted About One Month Ago

It’s been 10 years since they put out a new album, but Nancy Wilson reports that a new record is complete, and “It really feels like a Heart record.” She says the group will also embark on a world tour, and a Heart documentary and the long-in-the-works Heart biopic are also on their way.

Fleetwood Mac Reunion Teased?

Posted About One Month Ago

Are reunion winds blowing again? Former guitarist Lindsey Buckingham said: “Next year should be a pretty interesting year, because I think quite a few things will reveal themselves.” He recently mended fences with Stevie Nicks. We do know that the upcoming Apple Fleetwood Mac documentary is on its way. 2027 is the 50th anniversary of the iconic “Rumours” album.

Rush Has No Plans for New Music

Posted About One Month Ago

When asked about the possibility of making new music with the recently reunited lineup featuring new drummer Anika Nilles, the 73-year-old responded: “No. We have enough to do. We’re still trying to remember the old songs and play them!”

Whitney Houston Barbie

Posted About One Month Ago

On Aug. 9, which would have been her 63rd birthday, Mattel released the Barbie Signature Whitney Houston Doll, which celebrates her “record-breaking career, legacy and timeless music”, according to the company. The doll memorializes Houston’s look in the 1987 video for ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me).’ LINK: https://tinyurl.com/4757wxx9

RUSH the Rock Hall Weekend

Posted About One Month Ago

Next month, centered around the band’s 2 scheduled performances in Cleveland, the Rock Hall of Fame will host “RUSH the Rock Hall Weekend”. It will feature newly displayed artifacts from the 2013 inductees, performance highlights on the big screen, educational programs, exclusive merch, panel discussions, and more. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/cjytxr4v

Green Day TV Live Stream

Posted About One Month Ago

Green Day has launched “Green Day TV”, a 24/7 live stream on YouTube featuring “music videos, live performances, and archival…unseen footage captured across recording studios, music video production, tours, backstage content, and beyond.” The immersive vault experience sprang to life ahead of this Friday’s theatrical premiere of the group’s new film project “Nimrods: A Green Day Comedy”.

Foo Fighters Are Playing Where???

Posted About One Month Ago

Foo Fighters have released a new live EP “Foo Fighters Are Playing Where??? Vol. II.” It features 6 songs, recorded in the spring during last-minute club shows at Irving Plaza in New York City and the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville NJ, which were arranged to celebrate the release of their album “Your Favorite Toy.” You can listen exclusively via the band’s Bandcamp. Proceeds go to charity.

Ozzy Osbourne Universal Haunted House Attraction

Posted About Two Months Ago

Ozzy Osbourne will be the subject of the new Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness haunted house at Universal Studios theme parks during this year’s annual Halloween Horror Nights. It will join the raft of other haunted houses at Halloween Horror Nights, including ones dedicated to Evil Dead Burn, Hellraiser, Season 5 of Stranger Things, and Sinners

Black Sabbath Member's First Solo Album Since '05

Posted About Two Months Ago

Guitarist Tony Iommi will release “From the Dark”, his first solo album since 2005, on Oct. 23. It features Norwegian singer (and Dio soundalike) Jørn Lande. The song and video ‘World Alone’ are out now. Tony quote: “We’re not trying to prove anything – it’s a great album, it rocks!” LINK: https://tinyurl.com/yrayedz4

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