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YES Frontman JON ANDERSON Announces Spring 2022 Tour Dates With PAUL GREEN ROCK ACADEMY
Legendary YES vocalist/songwriter Jon Anderson will once again tour with the Paul Green Rock Academy starting in April The “Jon Anderson With The Paul Green Rock Academy” tour is a resumption of the tradition started in 2005 when Jon toured with the original School Of Rock all-stars. These shows, over 30 in total between 2006 and 2008, were nothing short of magical, and now Jon Anderson returns to continue that magic with a set of YES classics, deep cuts, mash-ups, and solo works, all with lush arrangements featuring choral singing, horns, and all the other benefits of having a backing band of 25 young musicians. Says Jon: “The one thing about creating music with young musicians and singers is the adventure of it all. I sang and toured with the Paul Green School Of Rock m...
TESLA’s BRIAN WHEAT Reconnects With Ex-TESLA Guitarist TOMMY SKEOCH For First Time In More Than 15 Years
Former TESLA guitarist Tommy Skeoch, who left the band in 2006 to receive treatment for substance-abuse issues, reconnected with TESLA bassist Brian Wheat for the first time in more than a decade and a half aboard this year’s Monsters Of Rock cruise. The five-day/five-night full ship charter cruise, which departed out of Miami, Florida on February 9, features performances by Skeoch‘s new band RESIST & BITE while Wheat is onboard showing his art. Earlier today (Thursday, February 10), Skeoch and Wheat sat down for a joint interview with SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk” during which they discussed their shared history and the circumstances that led to the breakdown of their relationship. Skeoch said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Ever...
DEF LEPPARD’s RICK ALLEN Is Confident ‘The Stadium Tour’ Will Happen This Summer: ‘There’s No Reason Why We Can’t Go Forward’
During an appearance earlier today (Thursday, February 10) on SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk”, DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen spoke about the band’s “The Stadium Tour” with MÖTLEY CRÜE, POISON and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS. The trek, which was originally planned for 2020 and later moved to 2021, will now kick off in June 2022. Asked if “The Stadium Tour” will finally take place this year, Allen said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “For sure. I think now we’re getting to the point where people can be safe, people can be safe enough. I think the way concerts are being run these days, there’s no reason why we can’t go forward. But it’s a moving target. So let’s just hope we’re on t...
IAN MCDONALD, Founding Member Of FOREIGNER And KING CRIMSON, Dies At 75
Ian McDonald, co-founder of KING CRIMSON and FOREIGNER and revered multi-instrumentalist and producer, has died at the age of 75. No cause of death was revealed but a spokesperson said he “passed away peacefully” surrounded by family at his home in New York City. McDonald was on board for the first three FOREIGNER albums, “Foreigner” (1977), “Double Vision” (1978) and “Head Games” (1979), as a multi-instrumentalist proficient on reeds, winds, keyboards, and guitar, his primary instrument on stage. Combined with his significant contribution to the landmark KING CRIMSON album “In The Court Of The Crimson King”, also as a founding member, McDonald has figured prominently on four of the biggest-selling albums of the 10-year period fro...
When Is West Side Story Coming to Disney+?
Something’s coming to Disney+ just in time for awards season. Six decades after the iconic Sondheim Broadway adaptation racked up critical acclaim, the remake of West Side Story, helmed by Stephen Spielberg, is embarking on another Oscar campaign season. Spielberg’s take on the classic Broadway musical arrived in theaters December 10th after numerous Covid-19 delays, and had landed a whopping seven Academy Awards nominations. Here’s the details on how to watch the new West Side Story adaptation, as well as the original, in anticipation of the Oscars on March 27th. When Will I Be Able to Stream Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story? Disney recently announced that West Side Story will appear on Disney+ in the U.S. and most international territories starting March 2nd. It will also be available ...
Ibeyi Announce New Album Spell 31, Share “Sister 2 Sister”: Stream
Ibeyi have announced the coming release of their latest album Spell 31, out May 6th via XL Recordings. The duo also shared the new single “Sister 2 Sister” as a preview. The studio set will be the third album from the soul-R&B act, made up of Afro-French Cuban twins Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Diaz, following their 2015 self-titled debut and 2017 follow-up Ash. The 10-track LP features collaborations with the likes of Jorja Smith (“Lavender & Red Roses”) and BERWYN (“Rise Above”), as well as Pa Salieu on the previously-released lead single “Made of Gold.” On the joyful “Sister 2 Sister,” the fraternal twins celebrate their bond, name-dropping Shakira and spelling out the pronunciation of their stage name (which means “twins” in Yoruba, the language of the siblings’ West African ancestors...
Tony Hawk’s Weekend Jam Headlined by Modest Mouse, Descendents, Devo, Skateboarding Showcase
The alliance between skaters and speakerheads dates back to the first time someone attached wheels to a board, but Tony Hawk certainly strengthened the bond with the epic soundtracks to his Pro Skater video game franchise. Now, he’s found a new way to marry those cultures with Tony Hawk’s Weekend Jam, a music and skateboarding festival headlined by Modest Mouse, Descendents, and Devo. Weekend Jam goes down March 12th to 15th at the Los Vegas Events Center. The Vert Alert skate exhibition includes Hawk himself as well as Andy Macdonald, Bucky Lasek, Christian Hosoi, Kevin Staab, Lizzie Armanto, Rune Glifberg, Sandro Dias, and Steve Caballero, while the music is rounded out by X, Cold Cave, The Vandals, Warish, Rough Francis, and The Downhill Jam. Besides these perfo...
Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift Reunite on “The Joker and the Queen (Remix)”: Stream
Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift have unveiled their new remix of “The Joker and the Queen.” The accompanying video, which can be seen below, continues the storyline from their 2012 collaboration, “Everything Has Changed.” Set ten years later and featuring the original actors, the Emil Nava-directed video captures the coming-of-age story of Ava and Jack, now 18 years old, as they head to university and embark on new adventures. Watch it below. The wistful ballad originally appeared as an album cut on Sheeran’s latest album =. Fans originally began speculating that Swift would appear on a new version of the song after her name was spotted multiple times in Easter Eggs from Sheeran’s “Overpass Graffiti” music video. Of course, this is far from the first time the good pals have collaborated togeth...
Ed Sheeran’s ‘The Joker and the Queen’ Lyrics vs. Taylor Swift Remix Lyrics: What’s New?
Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift are together again, this time for a remix of his = (Equals) track “The Joker and the Queen” — and this time around, there’s a whole new verse, courtesy of Swift. Swift takes over the second verse on the remix, replacing Sheeran’s original lyrics with the female perspective of the love song. She, too, goes all in on the analogy of love as a card game, singing, “I’ve been played before if you hadn’t guessed/ So I kept my cards close to my foolproof vest/ But you called my bluff and saw through all my tells/ And then you went all in and we left together.” Below, find the remix lyrics, including Swift’s brand-new verse, as well as Sheeran’s original lyrics. “The Joker and the Queen” (featuring Taylor Swift) remix lyrics (new lyrics in bold) How was I to know?It’s a ...
Janet Jackson Returns to the Charts, Streams Soar 109% After Documentary Series
Janet Jackson’s new documentary series leads to significant gains for the legend’s catalog and the return of some of her best-known classics to Billboard’s sales charts. The four-part series, titled Janet Jackson., premiered on A&E and Lifetime in a two-night event on Jan. 28 and 29. The documentary, which spans the superstar’s life, from her earliest years through her 2019 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, was the channel’s most-watched non-fiction program since Surviving R. Kelly in 2019. The first episode registered 2.8 million people on live TV, and another 1.2 million in the next few days either digitally or on demand, according to Nielsen, with parts two through four drawing 4.3 million, 3.7 million and 3.8 million viewers, respectively. [embedded content] Attention ...
Here Are the Lyrics to Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow’s ‘Industry Baby’
When Lil Nas X teamed up with Jack Harlow to release “Industry Baby” in July 2021, the song immediately went viral on TikTok and soon climbed up the charts. “Industry Baby” soared to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 dated Oct. 23, 2021, marking Lil Nas X’s third Hot 100 leader, following his record 19-week No. 1 “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, and “Montero (Call Me by Your Name),” while Harlow notched his first. If you need a guide to follow along with the words of Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow’s TikTok-viral hit, find the lyrics below. (Daytrip took it to ten, hey) Baby back, ayyCouple racks, ayyCouple Grammys on himCouple plaques, ayyThat’s a fact, ayyThrow it back, ayyThrow it back, ayy And this one is for the championsI ain’t lost since I began, yeahFunny how you said it was...
‘Beauty and the Beast’ Prequel Series Put on Hold at Disney+
Beauty and the Beast’s TV spinoff has hit a speed bump. Disney+ has put its musical prequel spinoff from its 2017 feature film on hold amid delays with creative elements and scheduling challenges with its cast. Sources close to the streamer say the show will eventually be made though it’s unclear if the cast, including film stars Josh Gad and Luke Evans, will be available when (and if) that comes to pass. As THR exclusively reported in March 2020, the project was developed as a six-episode series that would feature Gad and Evans reprising their roles as Gaston and LeFou, respectively, in an origin story for the beloved characters. The show was picked up to series with an eight-episode order in June 2021 with Briana Middleton (The Tender Bar) cas...
