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• Due to a recent injury, Perry Farrell and Jane's Addiction will be sitting out of this week's shows on their joint "Spirit On Fire" tour with Smashing Pumpkins. Farrell and the band are hoping to be back on stage this Saturday (October 29th) at Cleveland's Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse.
  • Farrell posted a message to fans on social media, which reads in part: "After Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, I suffered an injury that resulted in my inability to perform. I have since been in pain and discomfort and have been receiving rigorous physio therapy that has done wonders. Due to doctors (sic) orders, we regrettably and forcibly have to cancel the following shows, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, as well as Toronto, Montreal and Quebec City. Our friends, Our Lady Of Peace will be covering the next three shows as we aim to rejoin the tour this Saturday in Cleveland. I am filled with sadness and frustration to have to announce this, but I have to mend in order to continue the tour and get back on stage."
    
    
• Red Hot Chili Peppers have scored a pair of back-to-back chart toppers on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart. The placings mark the first time a band has enjoyed two chart-toppers in a row since 2005 when System Of A Down hit the top spot with both Mezmerize and then Hypnotize.
• The band's new set, Return Of The Dream Canteen returns the band to Number One after Unlimited Love held down the top spot earlier this year.
  • Unlimited Love has fared better on Billboard 200, which snagged the band Number One honors, with Return Of The Dream Canteen having to settle for Top Three status. (Ultimate-Guitar.com)
    
    
• Last Saturday night (October 22nd), Kiss performed an ultra-private gig for tobacco's biggest company, Philip Morris International. According to reports, the band played a small club in Austin, Texas called the Vulcan Gas Company for only about 100 guests. The entire performance has since found its way online. (MichaelCavacini.com)
  
  
• Wolfgang Van Halen posted a photo of his father's 1962 Gibson SG Jr., which he's used on Mammoth WVH's second album currently in production. The guitar, which had its lower horn sawed off by Eddie Van Halen in the early-1980's, was used by the late-guitar legend for the slide guitar part on 1982's "Dirty Movies" from Van Halen's classic Diver Down collection.

A grateful Sam Smith is "nauseous" after learning that "Unholy" has become their first No.1 single on the Billboard Hot 100.

The singer wrote on Twitter Tuesday (October 25th), "I am honestly speechless, overwhelmed, nautious and extremely happy. This song is so special tome for so many reasons and I am just so proud of everyone involved for their bravery and guts and spirit."

They also thanked Kim Petras for featuring on the track, calling the 30-year-old German artist a "treasure and an inspiration."

Smith and Petras are the first out trans artists in history to earn an No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Bono has revealed that U2 has a new album ready for release that the band will hold off on issuing. The legendary singer spoke to The New York Times ahead of the November 1st publication of his memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, and shed light on the new album -- which will not be the band's next release.

Bono explained, "We have almost finished this album called Songs Of Ascent, which we're not putting out. We're going to put out a rock 'n' roll album. So we're not putting this out, but I'm telling you it's awesome . . . The feeling of The Edge's and my songwriting together is at a very high level. My phone here is packed with new songs. We were tempted to put them out -- out of competition. But we felt that the material was so strong that it deserved time to make sure people heard about them as well as heard them. When we're in the room together with Larry (Mullen, Jr.) and Adam (Clayton), it's great. I'm excited. . . There's about 20 of them finished."

Bono characterized what he wants the next U2 album to sound like instead: "A noisy, uncompromising, unreasonable guitar album. In among that unreasonableness, it is likely that I will put the part of me, the anger that hasn't been managed, to good use."

Bono went on to say, "I would not be surprised if U2 makes the best album of its life in the next (few) years. Not because the world needs it, but because the band might. That's a great reason to go into the studio."

Bono explained that U2 has always gone into the studio with a certain amount of reverence and respect for the creative process: "It is a big deal, and it's a very, very big deal for us. When we go into a studio, it's kind of like -- it's a temple, y'know, it's a place where we really have to give ourselves and get the music. And we don't do it lightly."

After only four weeks, Sam Smith has taken the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 with his new single, "Unholy" featuring Kim Petras. The song debuted at #3 and skyrocketed when it was released last month.

It also has the #1 position on Billboard's Global 200, Streaming Songs and Digital Song Sales charts and has been #1 for fourth consecutive weeks on the UK Official Singles chart.

The multi-platinum artist released it as the lead single from his fourth studio album, Gloria, which comes out on January 27.

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• After only four weeks, Sam Smith is #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 with his new single, "Unholy" featuring Kim Petras.
• The song also has the #1 position on Billboard's Global 200, Streaming Songs and Digital Song Sales charts and has been #1 for fourth consecutive weeks on the UK Official Singles chart.

Cardi B posted a series of now-deleted tweets expressing that she felt "disrespected" by Madonna because she said, she paved the way for other female artists to express their sexuality.

Madonna was referring to her iconic book called SEX that was published 30 years ago. In it, were a lot of naked and provocative images. Madonna posted, "Now Cardi B can sing about her WAP. Kim Kardashian can grace the cover of any magazine with her naked a** and Miley Cyrus can come in like a wrecking ball."

Cardi took particular offense to the final line of Madonna's post, which read, "You're welcome b****es," followed by a clown emoji.

A few hours after Cardi B slammed her on Twitter, the two were on the phone with each other and smoothed things over. They both later posted their love and respect for the other.

Cardi posted, "I talked to Madonna …It was beautiful." Madonna added, "I love you Cardi B!! Always have and always will."

Cardi B later admitted that she was just very "sensitive" because she respected Madonna so much.

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A Kanye West documentary has been pulled following his comments about Jewish people. According to reports, film and TV studio MRC said in a statement, "This morning after discussion with our filmmakers and distribution partners, we made the decision not to proceed with any distribution for our recently completed documentary about Kanye West."

The statement continued, "We cannot support any content that amplifies his platform."

Meanwhile, it has also been announced that Ye and his G.O.O.D. Music label is no longer signed to Def Jam and that Ye has been dropped from CAA Talent Agency.

Taylor Swift has dropped her first music video from her 10^th studio album, Midnights… and it's ghoulish. The dramatic clip for "Anti-Hero" features Swift, running from ghosts, attending her own funeral, and doing shots with her doppelgänger.

It's one of her favorite songs she's ever written. Swift previously said, "I really don't think I've delved this far into my insecurities in this detail before."

At one point the music stops and it becomes a mini-movie with a comedic twist. You see her grown children fight over their inheritance, all while she's lying in a casket watching. The clip ends with three Taylor Swifts drinking a bottle of wine on a rooftop.

Swift directed and wrote the treatment for the five-minute clip.

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Just recently, Billie Eilish and rumored boyfriend, Jesse Rutherford confirmed their relationship by kissing in public. Now, Hollywood Life reports that her brother Finneas approves of him as well.

The source told the publication that his sister and Rutherford go way back. He went on to say that the couple gets along "flawlessly."

Not only does Finneas approve of their romance, but he also loves seeing his sister so happy and giddy.

Rutherford is a successful artist and sings with the band, The Neighborhood.

TL;DR:

• Just recently, Billie Eilish and rumored boyfriend, Jesse Rutherford confirmed their relationship by kissing in public. Now, Hollywood Life reports that her brother Finneas approves of him as well.
• He says he loves seeing his sister so happy and giddy. Rutherford is a successful artist and sings with the band, The Neighborhood.

Legendary Moody Blues bassist John Lodge has announced a string of 2023 dates in which he'll perform the band's watershed 1967 album, Days Of Future Passed in its entirety.

According to the tour announcement:

Together with his 10,000 Light Years Band, John Lodge will perform the Moody Blues' iconic Days Of Future Passed album with a special recording by the late-Graeme Edge and performances by Jon Davison of Yes.

John Lodge told us the Moodies have their die-hard American fans for keeping the show on the road all these years: "It really is down to the fans. I've got to thank them for their love and persistence from day one, when we first came to America in 1968. We spent three months traveling America. We had a couple of gigs -- one at the Fillmore East, one at the Fillmore West, and really, that was all we had. But we came over here and we met so many people and they stayed with us. And they've stayed with us all this time." (OC: . . :23 all this time)

JUST ANNOUNCED: John Lodge 2023 tour dates (subject to change):

February 18 - Lexington, MA Cary Hall
February 19 - Plymouth, NH Flying Monkey
February 22 - Fairfield, CT - The Warehouse
February 24 - Beverly, MA - The Cabot
February 25 - Hartford, CT - Infinity Hall
February 26 - Newport, RI - Jane Pickens Theatre
February 28 - Patchogue, NY - Patchogue Theatre
March 1 - New York, NY - Sony Hall
March 3 - Newton, NJ - Newton Theatre
March 4 - Glenside, PA - Keswick Theater
March 6 - Virginia Beach, VA - Sandler Center
March 7 - Annapolis, MD - Rams Head On Stage
March 9 - Atlanta, GA, Variety Playhouse
March 10 - Ponte Verde, FL, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
March 11 - Stuart, FL - The Lyric Theatre
March 14 - Clearwater, FL - Capitol Theatre
March 15 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Amaturo Theater
March 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 - Miami, FL - Rock and Romance Cruise

Mariah Carey announced this week that she'll celebrate the holidays with a couple of Christmas concerts in New York City and Toronto.

She posted online, "Lil' excited to be back on stage and get festive with everybody!!"

The Merry Christmas To All! shows will take place on December 11 in Toronto and December13 at Madison Square Garden.

Carey's fans call her The Queen of Christmas, but she balks at that title. In the past, she said, "I'm someone that loves Christmas, that happened to be blessed to write 'All I Want For Christmas Is You.' And let's face it, you know, everybody's faith is what it is. But to me, the virgin Mary is the Queen of Christmas."

Tickets for the shows will be available to the general public starting this Friday, October 28.

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• Mariah Carey announced her Merry Christmas To All! shows that will take place on Dec. 11 in Toronto, Canada, and December 13 at Madison Square Garden.
• Tickets for the shows will be available to the general public starting this Friday, October 28.

Heartbreakers co-founder Mike Campbell along with his band the Dirty Knobs will be featured in concert on PBS' Front And Center starting on October 29th in select PBS markets.

According to the announcement, "The set features a robust list from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist's illustrious career, introducing songs with Campbell's current band, including 'Wicked Mind' and 'Wreckless Abandon' -- plus 'Refugee,' 'You Got Lucky' and 'Runnin' Down A Dream' from his days with Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers." Campbell & The Dirty Knobs are currently on tour opening for the Who in support of their second album, External Combustion.

Check your local listings for stations and times. Fans can also watch the show on the Front And Center YouTube channel beginning this Saturday, October 29th at 12 a.m. ET.

During Dave Grohl's 2013 documentary Sound City, Mike Campbell recalled his earliest musical influence: "My first musical memory; my dad would play Johnny Cash and Elvis (Presley) records. He would come home from the Air Force every day, take off his uniform, lay on the couch, and put on a Johnny Cash record. I just loved it, y'know? And I once asked him, 'Why do you like Johnny Cash so much?' And he said, 'Because he sings the truth.' And Elvis, too, y'know, (guitarist) Scotty Moore and those guys. Those were the records that, he just wore 'em out."

The editors of Loudwire have ranked the "Top 30 Hair Metal Albums." The new list features Motley Crue's 1983 Shout At The Devil at Number One, Def Leppard's fourth album, 1987's Hysteria coming in at Number Two, with Ratt's 1984 classic Out Of The Cellar sitting at Number Three. Coming in at Number Four is Skid Row's 1989 self-titled set debut, with Bon Jovi's 1986 multiplatinum behemoth, Slippery When Wet, rounding out the Top Five.

Poison scored two albums on the new list with their 1986 debut set, Look What The Cat Dragged In, coming in at Number 10 and its 1988 followup, Open Up And Say... Ahh! sitting at Number 24.

Poison frontman Bret Michaels, who was born and raised in Pennsylvania, has often been looked upon as one of the true survivors from the infamous '80s hair metal scene of Hollywood's Sunset Strip. He explained that a huge part of his success was believing in himself and Poison's talent: "So I go to L.A. -- we're starving -- and the person I bet on, I bet on myself. We have no money, and we would get offered these publishing deals; they would hear songs like 'Every Rose (Has It's Thorns)' that have sold seven, eight, 10 million copies of these singles, and people were like, 'Hey, we'll give you. . . ' Now, 'member, this is a starving musician I'm 'starving' starving and they offer -- they say, 'We're gonna give you 100 grand and we'll own your publishing' -- and you're going, I didn't even know what 100 grand was then -- I'm like, 'That's a lot of money.' But then I bet on myself, and I said no. I want to be in control of my career, I wanna be in control of my music, where it goes, what it sounds like -- for better or for worse."

Loudwire's "Top 30 Hair Metal Band Albums":

1. Motley Crue, Shout At The Devil (1983)
2. Def Leppard, Hysteria (1987)
3. Ratt, Out Of The Cellar (1984)
4. Skid Row, Skid Row (1989)
5. Bon Jovi, Slippery When Wet (1986)
6. Twisted Sister, Stay Hungry (1984)
7. Cinderella, Night Songs (1986)
8. W.A.S.P., W.A.S.P. (1984)
9. Def Leppard, Pyromania (1983)
10. Poison, Look What The Cat Dragged In (1986)
11. Quiet Riot, Metal Health (1983)
12. Whitesnake, Whitesnake (1987)
13. Motley Crue, Dr. Feelgood (1989)
14. Dokken, Tooth And Nail (1984)
15. Winger, Winger (1988)
16. Tesla, Mechanical Resonance (1986)
17. Kix, Blow My Fuse (1988)
18. Warrant, Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich (1989)
19. Great White, ...Twice Shy (1989)
20. David Lee Roth, Eat 'Em And Smile (1986)
21. Twisted Sister, Under The Blade (1982)
22. Steel Panther, Feel The Steel (2009)
23. Enuff Z'Nuff, Strength (1991)
24. Poison, Open Up And Say... Ahh! (1988)
25. Razormaid, First Cutt (1987)
26. Slaughter, Stick It To Ya (1990)
27. Badlands, Badlands (1989)
28. Y&T, Mean Streak (1983)
29. Faster Pussycat, Faster Pussycat (1987)

It was 58 years ago today (October 25th, 1964) that the Rolling Stones made their debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. The Stones' debut was nothing like the Beatles' celebrated first appearance the previous February, when they performed five songs. The Stones, who were already on their second U.S. tour of the year, performed two songs in less than seven minutes -- their latest hit "Time Is On My Side," and a cover of Chuck Berry's "Around And Around."

The Ed Sullivan Show wasn't the Stones' first U.S. TV performance. They had performed on Dean Martin's Hollywood Palace and The Mike Douglas Show during their first swing through the States the previous June. But it was during the Stones' 1964 Ed Sullivan Show performance that the majority of America got their first glimpse of the unruly Stones -- with Mick Jagger dressing down in a ragged sweater and unwashed hair, and guitarist Brian Jones glaring menacingly toward the cameras.

Well over 50 years into the band's career, Mick Jagger recalled how shocked the entertainment world was in the early-'60s as the Stones redefined the rules of the game: "The way that show-business was in those days was very narrow, and you were supposed to behave in a certain way, pretty much goody-two-shoes. So, if you didn't behave like that completely, you were, y'know, on the edge of it. So, it was another time. Y'know, the early, early days."

Martin Scorsese directed the Stones' 2008 concert film Shine A Light and has included numerous Stones songs in his movies, including Mean Streets, Goodfellas, Casino, and The Departed. We asked him if he places the Stones' music in his films because it represents the violence he witnessed on the New York City streets as a youth: "I don't know if I can make any direct associations to it. At times their music, it dealt with aspects of the life around me that I was associated with or saw, or was experiencing, and trying to make sense of. And so it was tougher, it had an edge, beautiful and honest -- and brutal at times (laughs), and powerful."

Carly Simon is mourning the loss of her two sisters who died of cancer this week only one day apart. CNN reported Joanna Simon died on October 19th of thyroid cancer at age 85 -- with Lucy Simon passing the next day of metastatic breast cancer at age 82.

The Simon's brother, noted photographer, Peter Simon, died in 2018 at the age of 71. The Simon's are the children of Simon & Schuster co-founder Richard L. Simon.

On November 5th, Carly Simon will be inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame, which will be held at L.A.'s Microsoft Theater.

Carly Simon released a statement on her sisters' passing, which reads:

I am filled with sorrow to speak about the passing of Joanna and Lucy Simon. Their loss will be long and haunting. As sad as this day is, it's impossible to mourn them without celebrating their incredible lives that they lived.

We were three sisters who not only took turns blazing trails and marking courses for one another, we were each other's secret shares. The co-keepers of each other's memories.

I have no words to explain the feeling of suddenly being the only remaining direct offspring of Richard and Andrea Simon. They touched everyone they knew and those of us they've left behind will be lucky and honored to carry their memories forward.

After only a couple of days, Taylor Swift has already broken a few records (including her own) with the release of her new album, Midnights.

As reported by Billboard, it sold more than 800,000 copies in the U.S. on the very first day (Oct. 21) and that includes digital, CD, vinyl, and cassette.

Midnights has already logged the largest sales week for any album since 2017, which was also her album, Reputation.

It's now the top-selling album of the year. She passed Harry Styles for that spot. Among other things, the new music set a modern-era record for single-week vinyl album sales.

It's still a few days away before the chart is announced, but If Midnights debuts at # 1 on the Billboard 200, it will mark Swift's 11th chart-topping effort.

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Alicia Keys is set to release her first-ever holiday album next month, called Santa Baby.

The 11 tracks were described in a press release as "soulful and raw." Seven are Christmas classics and four are originals. The 15-time Grammy winner said, "I picked each song based on my all-time favorites and I wrote the new ones based on real holiday emotions and stories."

It was recorded over the summer while Keys was on her sold-out European tour. The album's first single "December Back 2 June" will be released October 28. And the full album will be out on November 4 exclusively on Apple Music in spatial audio.

TL;DR:

• Alicia Keys is set to release her first-ever holiday album called Santa Baby on November 4.
• The 11 tracks were described in a press release as "soulful and raw."
• The album's first single "December Back 2 June" will be released October 28.

It has been confirmed that Beyonce will be going on a world tour next year. According to the Jasmine Brand, attendees at the 2022 Wearable Art Gala revealed that two tickets for the concert were auctioned off. Last month, rumors hit that Beyonce was gearing up for a 2023 tour.

The tour package reportedly included two concert tickets, first class airfare tickets, as well as a 3 night hotel stay. The package also comes with a backstage tour guided by Beyoncé's mom, Mrs. Tina Knowles–Lawson.

Reports state that while bidding for the tickets began at $20,000 for the package, the price tag ended at a whopping $150,000.

AC/DC frontman admitted the initial Taylor Hawkins memorial concert at London's Wembley Stadium was just as emotional offstage as the fans thought. Johnson just published his latest book and first official memoir titled, The Lives Of Brian.

At the September 3rd Taylor Hawkins tribute at Wembley Stadium, Brian Johnston took the stage with Foo Fighters, Metallica's Lars Ulrich on drums, with the Darkness' Justin Hawkins joining in for a double dose of AC/DC classics -- "Back In Black" and "Let There Be Rock."

We caught up to Brian Johnson and asked him to descibe the scene for what fans didn't get to see: "Aw -- y'kiddin' me? It was brilliant! I never felt so much love backstage from everybody for one man and his family were there and were hugged -- and his sons. Just old friends. . . Y'know, I saw Joe Walsh comin' offstage and I went 'Joe Walsh! You didn't tell me you were here!' And he came over and he hugged us and he said, 'Brian Johnson -- now I know everything gon' be alright!' I was ready to rock, and y'know, young Lars (Ulrich) was on the drums there. Ah -- it meant a lot to me and, y'know, young Dave (Grohl) was just sittin', smilin' his ass off."

Over the weekend, Doja Cat celebrated her 27th birthday with a masquerade party in Los Angeles, with a lot of her famous friends.

Among those on the guest list were Justin Bieber in all black and a simple black mask, his wife Hailey by his side. Shawn Mendes was seen entering without a mask. Kendall Jenner sported a black two-piece lingerie set with sheer tights and heels.

The birthday girl wore a full-face mask with a giant feather headdress and a black velvet cape. A series of photos that included celebrity guests was posted on Twitter by People magazine.

TL;DR:

• Over the weekend, Doja Cat celebrated her 27th birthday with a masquerade party in Los Angeles, with a lot of her famous friends.
• Among those on the guest list were Justin Bieber, his wife Hailey, Kendall Jenner, and Shawn Mendes.

VOGUE WILL NO LONGER WORK WITH KANYE WEST

A source has revealed that Vogue will no longer work with Kanye West after his comments about Jewish people. A source told Page Six that the magazine's Editor-In-Chief Anna Wintour "has had enough," adding, "She has made it very clear inside Vogue that Kanye is no longer part of the inner circle."

Last week, Balenciaga announced that they were ending their business relationship with Ye.

KANYE WEST ADDRESSES BACKLASH, SAYS HE REFUSES TO BE CANCELED

Meanwhile, TMZ ran into Ye on Friday night (October 21st), who addressed the backlash he's been facing. He said,"I ain't losing no money. The day I was taken off the Balenciaga site, that was one of the most freeing days."

Ye added that people are cutting ties with him in order to "score points: assuming that they are being asked "to not do business with" him because they're "trying to mute" him. He added that he refuses to be canceled, saying, "We here, baby, we ain't going nowhere."

He also discussed comments he made about Jewish people, saying,"I want to talk about the Jewish comment, it's actually proven the exact point that I made." He added that his comments have been an attempt to unite the human race as one. He explained, "It's going to take all of us to come together. We gotta get the truth before we can get the love if not we are just loving the lies."

He continued, "They never expected someone to have the platform. It's not that anyone is afraid, they're afraid of us not being afraid anymore. They can't use all the tactics. I'm talking about my life has been threatened for having a political opinion. To wear the wrong color hat or the audacity of me as a black man to have a White Lives Matter T-shirt. I've seen white people wearing Black Lives Matter T-shirts. it's pretty one-sided if you think about it."

Ye also addressed the possibility of Adidas also dropping him, saying that they "are going through legal right now so anything can happen."

YE WANTS TO BUILD HIS OWN 'YECOSYSTEM' MINI-CITY

In related news, sources close to Ye says he has filed several trademark applications that would allow him to launch his own, self-contained mini-city. According to Rolling Stone, he's planning to call it the "Yecosystem." The city will have its own stores selling Kanye branded food and beverages. He plans to have the first campus up-and-running by the end of the year and open more across the country.

Among the trademarks filed are names like Yzyverse, Yxyverse, and Yeezyverse.

Nearly 40 years since the video first premiered on MTV, the Police's 1983 clip for "Every Breath You Take" has surpassed one billion YouTube plays.

Variety reported on the Godley & Creme-directed clip: "'Every Breath You Take,' which was added to the platform in 2010, is the 225th video to join YouTube's Billion Views Club and the seventh video from the 1980's to achieve this milestone. The Sting-penned ballad was originally released as part of the band's final studio album, 1983's Synchronicity."

Back in 2019, "Every Breath You Take" was cited as the most performed song at the BMI Pop Awards for a whopping 15 million radio plays.

"Every Breath You Take" was the lead single from Syncronicity and released ahead of the set on May 20th, 1983. The song went on to become the band's biggest hit and topped the charts for eight weeks. "Every Breath You Take" went on to score the band the coveted 1984 Grammy for Record Of The Year.

Guitarist Andy Summers recalled to us how the Police always were always able to record their albums very quickly: "We just didn't need that much time. We were a very hot playing band. We were barely ever off the road, so we were always totally into playing. We were just red-hot playing with one another. So all this thing about 'working it all up' -- I've never understood why rock bands needed a year to make an album. . . I don't get it -- can you play or not? We'd work these things out fast, y'know? And Sting was a very good songwriter so the songs would come in and we had a good structure to work with. And then we would just 'Police-ify' them until they started to really sound tight."

Sting was able to write at least one instant game changing pop standard on every one of the Police albums between 1978 and 1983. He explained to us how that he, Andy Summers, and Stewart Copeland always tried to make the group's albums enjoyable on several different levels: "There were layers there, y'know, and all that stuff was already inherent in the music, but you didn't really have to respond to it, because it was loud and raucous and fun. But again, I was trying to unveil something underneath that. I wanted some substance to it that would intrigue me and maybe a few other people. I just kept doing that."

Sting is currently on tour in Europe and performs tomorrow night (October 25th) in Milan, Italy at Mediolanum Forum.

His next North American shows will be on January 9th and 10th with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra at Pittsburgh's Heinz Hall.

Matt Skiba revealed that he recorded "eight or nine" songs with Blink-182, which may never be released, now that Tom DeLonge has rejoined the band.

In an interview with Louder he said, "There's almost a whole album's worth of stuff. It was supposed to be an EP and it just kept going, and going." They finished around the time that Mark Hopper was diagnosed with cancer.

In case anyone thinks Skiba is smarting over the shelving of this material, he insists that he couldn't be happier to see Blink's classic line-up reunited.

He said, "I'm proud of the work that I did with them. We had a great time... There's no bad blood, there's no drama, there's no nothing. It's just the next chapter in the band's life."

Skiba continues singing with Alkaline Trio.

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• Matt Skiba revealed that he recorded "eight or nine" songs with Blink-182, which may never be released, now that Tom DeLonge has rejoined the band.
• He said, "There's almost a whole album's worth of stuff. It was supposed to be an EP and it just kept going, and going."
• Skiba continues singing with Alkaline Trio.

John Lennon's former girlfriend May Pang will be screening her new documentary, The Lost Weekend: A Love Story, on November 18th in Newark, New Jersey at the Recording Academy's Grammy Museum Experience at the Prudential Center. Pang will also take part in a Q&A with noted Beatles scholar and author Kenneth Womack.

The new doc chronicles Lennon's 18-month affair with Pang during his and wife Yoko Ono's separation during the period dubbed, "The Lost Weekend."

The film, which was directed by Eve Brandstein, Richard Kaufman, and Stuart Samuels, features interviews with photographer Bob Gruen, Apple Records manager Tony King, solo-Beatles drummer of choice Jim Keltner, along with John Lennon's older son, Julian Lennon. No streaming or wide release date has been announced for the film.

Pang, who prior to her affair with John Lennon, served as his and Yoko Ono's personal assistant, and was responsible for coordinating the production of such Lennon albums as Mind Games, Walls And Bridges, and Rock 'N' Roll, along with Harry Nilsson's Lennon-produced album Pussycats. Although her relationship with Lennon ended publicly in 1975, according to Pang, the couple remained periodic lovers through 1978 and were in contact until the spring of 1980.

She's published two books focusing on her time with Lennon -- the salacious 1983 memoir, Loving John, and the 2010 photo book, Instamatic Karma.

During the recording of Harry Nilsson's 1974 Pussy Cats album, John Lennon -- who produced the set -- had Nilsson, Ringo Starr, and Keith Moon all share a beachfront Santa Monica house together. May Pang explained why some of the richest and most hard partying rock stars ended up all hunkering down under the same roof: "John thought of it, it was his idea. Because, he said, if he left it to everyone -- ‘cause he had not spent that much time out in L.A., and he realized that if we couldn't get everybody to the session on time, unlike New York, then all was lost. So he said, ‘Let's pool everybody in, into the house.' And this way, I was driving a group, somebody else was driving a group, so that two cars would be driving and everybody would be getting to the studio on time. He just wanted everybody to be there."

The Chainsmokers have slowed things down and rerecorded their latest album. The reimagined version features a completely new sequencing from the original and all tracks come with new animated visualizers.

In addition to their new release, members Alex Pall and Drew Taggart have launched a 24/7 livestream on their YouTube for fans to tune into at any time.

Through a press release they commented, "This album is for all the people grinding on midterms or coding all night or just need a break from whatever reality they're in right now, which feels like most of us."

The original So Far So Good album was released in May and debuted at #1 on the Billboard Dance chart and has over 560 million audio and video streams to date.

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• The Chainsmokers are slowing things down and have rerecorded their latest album.
• The reimagined version features a completely new sequencing from the original and all tracks come with new animated visualizers.