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Former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham has released a new single, “Scream,” the opening track from his upcoming self-titled solo album. “I love you when you scream,” Buckingham sings in the chorus. “Everything on the record is me, for better or worse,” Buckingham said. “Many of the songs on this album are about the work…

A trailer for Todd Haynes’ new documentary about The Velvet Underground has been released by AppleTV+. The trailer features John Cole and Moe Tucker as talking heads and also contains archive footage of Lou Reed and the band’s one-time manager Andy Warhol. “It opened your eyes to a lot of possibilities,” Cole is seen saying…

KISS have postponed the Australian leg of their “End Of The Road” farewell tour to next year due to the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions on mass gatherings and interstate travel. Promoters One World Entertainment and TEG Live announced that the Australia tour dates, scheduled for November-December 2021, will be rescheduled to March-April 2022. “I know that…

Sting has announced a new album, The Bridge and shared its lead single “If It’s Love.” The album will be released on November 19 via A&M/Interscope/Cherrytree Records and is available for pre-order at https://sting.lnk.to/TheBridgePreorder The lead track “If It’s Love” premiered on BBC Radio 2 and is available now on all digital platforms. The upbeat,…

Stewart Copeland is writing a memoir based on his diary entries that will focus on The Police’s “starving years.” The book is set to release in early 2022. Copeland has documented the band’s early years in his diaries, which even includes a reminder to get the phone number of the bass player for the band…

The Doobie Brothers have postponed their four upcoming tour dates as a member of the touring personnel has tested positive with COVID-19. The band’s shows in Clarkston, Michigan, on September 2, Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, on September 4, Toledo, Ohio, on September 5 and Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 8 will be rescheduled and new dates will be…

KISS have postponed the next four tour dates of their “End Of The Road” tour to future dates after bassist and singer Gene Simmons tested positive for the coronavirus. Simmons is the second KISS musician to have contracted the disease. The rock band was forced to cancel a live show in Pennsylvania last week after…

Eric Clapton, who has previously disclosed his anti-Covid vaccine stance, has released a new song, titled “This Has Gotta Stop,” that takes aim at COVID-19 policies. “This has gotta stop, enough is enough/ I can’t take this BS any longer/ It’s gone far enough, you wanna claim my soul/ You’ll have to come and break…

The Rolling Stones have announced that the band’s 2021 U.S. tour will proceed as planned this fall, as the world mourns the passing away of drummer Charlie Watts. “The Rolling Stones’ tour dates are moving ahead as planned,” promoter Concerts West said in a statement. The 12-date “No Filter Tour,” which was originally planned for…

Neil Young has said that music concerts held amid the pandemic are “super-spreader events” and blamed their promoters. “The big promoters, if they had the awareness, could stop these shows,” Young wrote in a new post, titled “Concerts and Covid,” on his website Neil Young Archives. “Live Nation, AEG and the other big promoters could…