Pulse Music

Peter Frampton is currently working on his first entirely self-written album in over 45-years. The last time the guitar legend issued an album with no co-writes or cover versions was 1975's Frampton collection -- which featured two of his most beloved tunes -- "Show Me The Way" and "Baby, I Love Your Way." Now, at age 72, he's going at it alone for his next collection.

Frampton spoke to Uncut and explained," "I'm recording brand-new material right now. No co-writers, all my own songs, and I'm throwing out a lot already because every track's got to be a winner. I'm going where no Frampton has gone before."

Frampton was forced to slow down his road work upon discovering he's suffering from a degenerative muscle disease called Inclusion-Body Myositus (IBM), that slowly weakens the body's muscles.

Next month, Frampton will begin his long-awaited farewell European tour. Frampton has already let it be known that due to the effects of IBM, he'll be forced to perform sitting down. Regarding his upcoming European jaunt, he said, "Through all the ups and downs you have to pick yourself up and move on. I don't ever give up on things. That's why I didn't give up on the farewell tour coming to the UK and Europe. It was a must for me. And if it goes well I might be able to play other places too. I would love to do more shows. So, It's an indefinite farewell, really."

When we caught up with Peter Frampton, he was particularly excited about the upcoming collection which will mark his first original album since 2010's critically acclaimed, Thank You Mr. Churchill: "The next record after this one will be a solo record. The blues album -- All Blues -- and this one, Forgets The Words, is the Peter Frampton Band. Y'know, we all share in these two. I'll use my band on some of the solo stuff, but I wanna stretch out, just use some different players. The solo record, which will be next, it might be longer than we think, because it's got to be -- it's going to be -- the best solo album I've ever done -- studio one."

The Eagles have expanded their ongoing Hotel California tour, with five new dates added to the itinerary. New shows now on the books include stops in Portland, Oregon; Phoenix, Arizona; and San Jose, Palm Springs, and San Diego, California. For ticket info, log on to: https://www.eagles.com/events

The first half of the concert spotlights the band's 1976 Hotel California album performed live in its entirety from start to finish, accompanied by an orchestra and choir. The second part of the night features the Eagles tackling a set of the band's greatest hits and select solo favorites.

Sole-co-founding member Don Henley said a while back he was confident the Eagles are still performing at the top of their game: "The music is really tight. We've got some really good backup musicians, an incredible horn section, we've really worked on putting a good show together. The show is about three hours long, 30 songs, and it's just very, very polished."

UPDATED: The Eagles tour dates (subject to change):

November 15 - St. Louis, MO - Enterprise Center
November 17 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena
November 19 - New Orleans, LA - Smoothie King Center
November 21 - Birmingham, AL - Legacy Arena
November 23 - Kansas City, MO - T-Mobile Center
November 25 - Fort Worth, TX - Dickies Arena
November 27 - North Little Rock, AR - Simmons Bank Arena
January 18 - Thousand Palms, CA - Acrisure Arena
February 17 - Lincoln, CA - The Venue.
February 19 - Portland, OR - Moda Center
February 21- San Jose, CA - SAP Center
February 24 - Palm Springs, CA - Acrisure Arena
March 1 - Phoenix, AZ - Footprint Center
March 3 - San Diego, CA - Pechanga Arena

Alice Cooper has enlisted the help of good friends Rob Zombie and Sammy Hagar for the 20th annual benefit concert -- Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding. The show is set for on December 3rd at Phoenix' Celebrity Theatre, with Gin Blossoms, Romantics frontman Wally Palmar, Sixwire, and comedian Jim Brewer also set to perform.

Blabbermouth reported, "Proceeds from Alice Cooper's 20th annual Christmas Pudding fundraiser directly benefit the free music, dance, arts, and vocational programs for teens 12-20 at Alice Cooper's Solid Rock Teen Centers."

Cooper said in a statement, "We are excited to be celebrating our 20th year with a stellar lineup of talent who dedicate their time and passion to help us raise funds for our Rock Teen Centers. We are grateful to everyone who continues to make this one of the finest shows in the Valley and promise another memorable evening of music and mayhem!" For ticket information, log on to: https://tinyurl.com/4zv6u9ay

No too long ago, Alice Cooper told us that he likes to keep the event loose for the musicians: "Y'know, I try to keep the Christmas Pudding to be like a party. When we get to rehearsal, I just go, 'Whaddya you guys wanna play?' I never sit down and say, 'We want you to play 'Come Sail Away' and blah-blah-blah.' And then they say, 'Well, let's play blah-blah-blah,' and I go, 'OK!' And then I go to the Tubes and go, 'Whaddya you guys wanna play?' And then I go to my band and say 'Whadda we want to play?'"

When Lil Nas X got sick before his performance in Los Angeles on Wednesday (10-19) he made sure his fans knew the details. From a microphone backstage, he announced that he needed a little extra time to prepare, because he threw up.

He said, "Can y'all hear me? I just vomited so give me five minutes. It's not a joke. Give me a second."

He entered the stage 10 minutes later and performed "Panini" before speaking to the crowd. He explained to fans what happened, and pointed to a cup on the stage, that was there in case he got sick again. Luckily none occurred during the concert.

This wasn't the first time Lil Nas X had to pause a show to complete some personal business backstage. During a concert in Atlanta last month, he announced from backstage that he was in the midst of pooping and would be back in "like a minute or two."

TL;DR:

• At a Los Angeles concert, he delayed his concert and told fans… "Can y'all hear me? I just vomited so give me five minutes. It's not a joke. Give me a second."
• He explained to fans what happened, and pointed to a cup on the stage, that was there in case he got sick again.

• Just released is the digital-only, expanded version of Sting's 1987 second solo studio set, . . . Nothing Like The Sun. The new version includes the original album along with 14 bonus tracks -- 12 of them previously unavailable digitally. The expanded edition consists of B-sides, remixes, alternate versions, and instrumentals.
  • . . . Nothing Like The Sun was originally released on October 5th, 1987 and peaked at Number Nine on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
    
    
• Dead & Company have just added two new dates to their 2023 itinerary. On June 24th the band will play a second show at Boston's Fenway Park, with the trek's final date now a third hometown gig set for July 16th at San Francisco's Oracle Park.
  • UPDATED: Dead & Company 2023 tour dates (subject to change):
    May 19, 20 - Los Angeles, CA - Kia Forum
    May 23 - Phoenix, AZ - Ak-Chin Pavilion
    May 26 - Dallas, TX - Dos Equis Pavilion
    May 28 - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre
    May 30 - Charlotte, NC - PNC Music Pavilion
    June 1 - Raleigh, NC - Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
    June 3 - Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live
    June 5 - Burgettstown, PA - The Pavilion at Star Lake
    June 7 - St. Louis, MO - Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
    June 9, 10 - Chicago, IL - Wrigley Field
    June 13 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
    June 15 - Philadelphia, PA - Citizen's Bank Park
    June 17, 18 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
    June 21, 22 - Queens, NY - Citi Field
    June 2e- Boston, MA - Fenway Park
    June 25 - Boston, MA - Fenway Park
    June 27 - Noblesville, IN - Ruoff Music Center
    July 1, 2, 3 - Boulder, CO - Folsom Field
    July 7, 8 - George, WA - The Gorge
    July 14, 15 - San Francisco, CA - Oracle Park
    July 16 - San Francisco, CA - Oracle Park
    
    
• Motown is alive and well with the label's founder Berry Gordy, Jr. and its inaugural artist Smokey Robinson tapped as joint 2023 the MusiCares Persons of the Year. The pairing marks the first time the organization has chosen two separate performers -- although it had been known to give the nod to bands in the past.
  • Forbes reported, "The dynamic duo will be feted at a tribute concert February 3rd, 2023 at the Los Angeles Convention Center two nights before the Grammy Awards ceremony." (Fobers)
    
    
• During an appearance on Comedy Central's The Daily Show, Brandi Carlile revealed her hero Joni Mitchell will perform at the June 2023 Echoes Through The Canyon shows set to play in George, Washington at the Gorge Amphitheatre.
  • Carlile told host Trevor Noah, that the legendary songwriter -- who's battled back from a 2015 brain aneurysm -- is poised for a comeback: "Joni Mitchell is going to play. No one's been able to buy a ticket to see Joni Mitchell play in 20 years. So this is enormous, and she's so excited because it's close to Canada. . . I can't believe it's happening, but it is happening, and she is going to crush it." (Rolling Stone)

As Shakira gears up for her 12th studio album, the Colombian superstar has called on Ozuna for collaboration on her new single, "Monotonía."

The song lyrics spell out the boredom of when a couple gets too comfortable in a relationship.

The two also star in a wild video that starts off with Shakira singing to Ozuna in the snack aisle of a grocery store before a bazooka blows a large hole in her chest. Somehow still alive, she picks up her still-beating heart in an attempt to keep the romance alive.

Both the video and single were officially released this week.

TL;DR:

• Shakira has called on Ozuna for collaboration on her new single, "Monotonía."
• The song lyrics spell out the boredom of when a couple gets too comfortable in a relationship.
• Both the video and single were officially released this week.

It was 42 years ago Sunday (October 23rd, 1980) that John Lennon's "comeback" single "(Just Like) Starting Over" was released, breaking Lennon's then-five year hiatus from recording. Lennon had devoted himself to becoming a self-proclaimed "house husband" following the birth of his and Yoko Ono's son Sean in 1975. "(Just Like) Starting Over" was a teaser for the forthcoming joint album between him and Yoko called Double Fantasy, which was released on November 17th. It was the last song completed for the album, using portions of Lennon's unfinished songs "My Life" and "The Worst Is Over."

At the time of the song's release, Lennon recalled how he immediately knew that the song had commercial potential: "It was obvious because it was the one where the musicians got very loose. Because it was so simple rock n' roll, there was no prob -- y'know, they really relaxed and they'd all be like that after it. Even though I don't think it's the strongest track, perhaps, but 'Starting Over' was the best way to start over. And to me, it was like going back to 15 and singing ala (Elvis) Presley (sings, imitating Elvis), like that. And it's a kind of parody, but not really a parody."

Lennon's assistant Fred Seaman says that Lennon never considered "(Just Like) Starting Over" as being among his most inspired creations: "'Starting Over' was what John would call a 'formula song.' It was kind of a pastiche -- a little bit of Elvis (Presley), a little bit of Roy Orbison, a little bit of other rockers that influenced John. And the lyrics are cliched, and it's a song that John didn't particularly enjoy writing or recording, but he felt he had to because the marketplace expected it."

Seaman says that in 1980, Double Fantasy producer Jack Douglas played an integral role in getting Lennon up to speed with modern recording techniques: "He hadn't been in the studio for a long time. He was behind in the technology, and his way of coping with it was, he just wanted more and more tracks. He wanted to multi-layer his voice -- y'know, two, three, (laughs) 10 times. He didn't like the sound of his raw voice and Jack accommodated him, and in the end, they got a great sounding record out of it."

Prior to Lennon hitting the studio in early August 1980, Lennon had Douglas transcribe his demos and was rehearsing the musicians in secret, with none of them knowing who they would be recording with. The night before the first session, all the players finally gathered at Lennon's apartment at the Dakota for a makeshift and loose rehearsal of the songs.

Jack Douglas recalls that Lennon had a Fender Rhodes electric piano, just inside of his apartment to work out ideas either when he first entered the apartment or vice versa. It was the night before the start of the Double Fantasy sessions that Lennon sprung on the musicians what would be his comeback single: "After that rehearsal at the Dakota, the night before the studio, we're all walking out. Almost everyone's gone except (guitarist Hugh) McCracken, (bassist Tony) Levin, and myself. We're, like, we're approaching the door, and John -- just before we got to the door, said, 'Before you go, Jack, I want you to hear this song.' And he played Tony and Hughie and I 'Starting Over' on the Rhodes, sang it, and sat down. . . And I said, 'John, that's a great song, it's perfect for this record, why don't we do that the first song that we do, so that we're rehearsing it for a little while and then recording it. And that way you'll get a good vibe with the whole rhythm section, 'cause you'll be working on a song with them from scratch.' And he said, 'That's a great idea,' and that was the first song we recorded."

Stephen Bard, co-host of the leading Beatles podcast, 'Fabcast,' recalled hearing "(Just Like) Starting Over" for the first time in October 1980: "'(Just Like) Starting Over' was a genius record from the first moment; with that guitar, and that voice, and that kind of almost strange delay, and there's the guy who made it all happen for us! He's back! What a beautiful introduction to that record. And then the drums kick in and it's off to the races. So, hearing it for the first time on the radio was a major moment. And I thought, ‘Wow, this is a hit!'"

Upon the release of Double Fantasy album, John Lennon was excited to spread his positive message to the baby boomer generation: "When I was singing and writing this and workin' with her, I was visualizing all the people of my age group; I'm singing to them. I'm saying, 'Here I am now, how are you? How's your relationship going -- did you get through it all? Wasn't the '70's a drag (laughter)? Here we are, let's try to make the '80s good, y'know?' It's not out of our control. I still believe in love, I still believe in peace, I still believe in positive thinking. Where there's life, there's hope. Because I always consider my work one piece and I consider that my work won't be finished until I'm dead and buried and hope that's a long, long time."

"(Just Like) Starting Over" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 9th, 1980 -- the 14th anniversary of John and Yoko's first meeting -- and eventually hit Number One on December 27th. "(Just Like) Starting Over" held the top spot for a total of five weeks and stayed in the Hot 100 for 22 weeks.

"(Just Like) Starting Over" was the second chart-topper by a solo Beatle in the 1980's, with Paul McCartney & Wings having scored a Number One hit the previous summer with "Coming Up (Live In Glasgow)."

"(Just Like) Starting Over" marked only Lennon's second solo Number One, following 1974's "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night," and stands as the 12th U.S. chart-topper by a solo Beatle.

Yungblud will be releasing a short scripted film called Mars that was inspired by his song of the same title.

He commented and said, "Giving people a platform to tell their stories with truth and integrity means so much to me and I feel that's what we've achieved with this film."

Mars is a frank and funny scripted 21-minute film of self-discovery, set in the north of England, it follows a day in the life of a teenager.

The film will make its digital world premiere on November 17th. The online event will include an introduction by Yungblud and star of the film, Yasmin Finney.

It will include a panel discussion hosted by GLAAD.

TL;DR:

• Yungblud will be releasing a short scripted film called Mars that was inspired by his song of the same title.
• It's a frank and funny scripted 21-minute film of self-discovery, set in the north of England, it follows a day in the life of a teenager.
• The film will make its digital world premiere on November 17th.

Pre-orders are now being taken for Def Leppard's first official band biography, titled Definitely: The Official Story Of Def Leppard. The book, which is being published via Genesis Publications, is described as "Part memoir, part scrapbook," and will be the ultimate official record of Leppard's legendary career.

According to the press release, the tome "is narrated by the band in their own words, illustrated with photography and memorabilia from the Def Leppard archives."

Genesis revealed, "The 62,000-word manuscript has been gathered from extensive new interviews with current band members, as well from archive interviews with Steve Clark and Pete Willis. With unlimited access to the band's archive, Definitely presents over 1,500 items of memorabilia and photography, spanning four decades of the band's history.

Definitely presents over four decades of the band's history through handwritten correspondence, rare vinyl pressings, tour memorabilia, set lists, lyrics, stage clothing, and elements from "a scrapbook compiled by Joe Elliott's mother, Cindy Elliott."

Fore ordering info, log on to: https://tinyurl.com/bdea8mhb

Def Leppard has always walked the fine line between pop and metal. Phil Collen told us the band took great pride in its massive pop crossover success with Hysteria: "Hysteria was. . . We had seven singles off that album, and where we really got a lot of fans is when it went into the Top 40 realm. So yeah, the pop thing, we're not embarrassed about that or ashamed. That's what we do. We're the hybrid. We always try to be."

Back in 2019, during their band's acceptance speech at the Rock Hall, frontman Joe Elliott explained that Def Leppard has always had its eyes on the future: "You have stayed on board with us for the best part of the following 36 years and supported us through some tough times along the way. But those tough times have helped make this band what it is today. It's solid, we're appreciative of who we are, and what we stand for. Those songs written over the years were always our main priority and although it seemed that there was always a looming sense of tragedy around every corner, we just wouldn't let it in."

Post Malone fell and twisted his ankle on stage this week during a concert in Atlanta. He remained on his back for a bit and then finally got up and told the crowd that he tripped on the little holes in the middle of the stage where fire comes out of.

He told the audience, "So, if my dance moves aren't 100 percent, you gotta forgive me tonight, ladies and gentleman. I'ma do my best."

While Post played it off cool as a minor twist, concert attendees noticed that he was struggling to walk on stage as the show proceeded.

He recently spent time at the hospital and had to cancel shows after falling in a hole on stage in St. Louis.

TL;DR:

• Post Malone fell and twisted his ankle on stage this week during a concert in Atlanta.
• While Post played it off cool as a minor twist, concert attendees noticed that he was struggling to walk on stage as the show proceeded.

It was 45 years ago today (October 20th, 1977), that a plane carrying Lynyrd Skynyrd crashed in a swamp near Gillsburg, Mississippi. At the time, the group was en route to its next show in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The crash took the lives of lead singer Ronnie Van Zant; guitarist Steve Gaines and his sister, backup singer Cassie Gaines; Skynyrd manager Dean Kilpatrick, as well as the plane's two pilots Walter McCreary and William Gray. Three days before the crash (October 17th), the band released its fifth album, Street Survivors, which featured the soon-to-be classics "What's Your Name" and "That Smell." The album cover, which featured the band seemingly engulfed in flames, was eventually substituted with another photo in light of the horrific plane crash. In 2007, the 30th anniversary reissue reinstated the original album cover.

Lynyrd's Skynyrd's head of security Gene Odom, who was on the plane and one of the 20 survivors, spoke to filmmaker Tony Beazley and recalled the state of Ronnie Van Zant's body after the fatal crash: "Ronnie Van Zant had an eight-inch little nick and a fractured bone in his leg. His own father, when he went to identify the body the next day -- October 21st -- said also, that when they pulled Ronnie out, Ronnie looked like he was asleep. No injuries. He said that he just had a little bump right here behind his ear -- a little cut. And Lacy (Van Zant) didn't know his leg was broke. He says, 'He just looked like he was laying there asleep.'"

All the other members of the band suffered horrific injuries, from which they eventually recovered. Two years later, survivors Gary Rossington and Allen Collins (guitars), Billy Powell (keyboards) and Leon Wilkeson (bass) formed a new group, the Rossington-Collins Band. A decade after the plane crash, the surviving members of Skynyrd regrouped under the legendary name and played a series of dates to mark the anniversary with Johnny Van Zant, the youngest brother of Ronnie Van Zant, stepping in as his permanent replacement.

When we last caught up with Gary Rossington -- who broke both arms, both legs, both wrists, both ankles and his pelvis in the plane crash -- was asked what motivates him and his bandmates to keep the Skynyrd name alive: "Gosh, it's just, y'know, you gotta carry on, and go through it. If you take the lives of just any seven individuals and follow them, tragedy happens, y'know? And it just happened to us. And we just kept carryin' on, we're doin' it for the guys that aren't with us, and for us, and for the music and the name and -- it's what we are."

In August 2018, the definitive and authorized Skynyrd documentary, If I Leave Here Tomorrow, premiered on Showtime. Gary Rossington told Yahoo Entertainment why director Stephen Kijak's doc works where so many others failed, explaining, "All the other documentaries were negative, and they really didn't show how when we started, we were brothers. We'd die for each other. We grew up together, y'know? We were so happy, and it was a family. (The film) shows us, me and Ronnie (Van Zant) looking right at each other, and it was like, all my friends are dead and gone. I just went, 'Oh, my God.' It's just real sentimental to me. I see all the memories and they're alive; they're like jumping beans in my brain."

FAST FORWARD

Finally released in 2020 was Street Survivors: The True Story Of The Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash. Former drummer Artimus Pyle, who served as a producer on the film, said in a statement: "This film's story -- MY story -- is not just about the plane crash but also about my personal relationship with the genius that was Ronnie Van Zant -- whom I loved like a brother and still miss to this day."

Back in 2017, the heirs of Ronnie Van Zant and late-bandmembers Steve and Cassie Gaines, along with founding guitarist Gary Rossington, sued Pyle and Cleopatra Records in an effort to block the movie. After an appeal, Pyle was permitted to tell his own life story.

Lynyrd Skynyrd next performs on November 13th at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.

Harry Styles' former Los Angeles mansion has just hit the market for $7.955 million.

The Grammy winner purchased it in 2016, when he was only 22. According to the New York Post, it was listed a year later for $8.5 million, but he cut the price several times before finally finding a buyer.

Located just above the Sunset Strip in Hollywood Hills West, the 4,000 square-foot, four bedroom home features a cabana, a home theater, gym, office, and private terrace, as well as a pool and hot tub.

The current owners could make a nice profit from it, records show Styles sold the home in 2019 for $6 million.

TL;DR:

• Harry Styles' former Los Angeles mansion has just hit the market for $7.955 million.
• Located just above the Sunset Strip in Hollywood Hills West, the 4,000 square-foot, four bedroom home features a cabana, a home theater, gym, office, and private terrace, as well as a pool and hot tub.
• Styles sold the home in 2019 for $6 million.

Kanye West has apologized for comments he made about Jewish people. During an interview with Piers Morgan, when asked if he apologized about hs "Def Con 3" comments, he said "No. Absolutely not." Piers responded, "That is as racist as anything you say you've been through, and any pain you've experienced, it's the same thing." Ye responded, "Yeah, obviously, that's why I said it." Morgan said, "So you said it knowing it's racist?" Ye replied, "Yes. I fought fire with fire. I'm not here to get hosed down, it's a different type of freedom fighter."

He later said, "I will say I'm sorry for the people that I hurt with the Def Con. I feel like I caused hurt and confusion and I'm sorry for the families of the people that had nothing to do with the trauma that I'd been through. And I used my platform where you say, ‘Hurt people, hurt people.' And I was hurt."

In a second clip from the interview, he said, "I really want to give you guys a big hug. I want to word it, in not like a political way but a presidential way. Which means what I knew a president to be when I was growing up."

Meanwhile, during the interview, Kanye also said that President Biden's refusal to meet with Elon Musk was "retarded." He said, "The President of the United States does not have meetings with Elon Musk. That is f***ing ... Hey, here, come, come get me ... That's f***ing ret***ed. I know I'm not supposed to say that Biden, but that's f***ing ret***ed, Biden."

Megan Thee Stallion and boyfriend Pardison Fontaine posted some rare personal photos online.

One is provocative with him playing a video game, focused on the screen, while Megan lies in front of him with her legs wrapped around his waist.

The other is a mirror selfie of the couple with her hand on his jaw and his arms around her waist.

She doesn't post about him often, but for their first Valentine's day together, he swept her away on a private jet filled with roses to take her to lunch at an extravagant restaurant.

The pair met while working on Megan's song "Savage" and soon after, they confirmed their romance during an Instagram Live session.

Meanwhile, Megan also denied that her and Pardi are engaged. The rapper, who was spotted wearing a huge rock while celebrating their anniversary, tweeted, "Lol as nice as last night was, we are not engaged."

TL;DR:

• Megan Thee Stallion and boyfriend, Pardison Fontaine posted some rare personal photos online.
• One is provocative with him playing a video game, focused on the screen, while Megan lies in front of him with her legs wrapped around his waist.
• The pair met while working on Megan's song "Savage."

• Motley Crue is promising a major announcement this morning (Thursday, October 20th), which many are expecting to be news about the band's 2023 plans. Multiple sources are reporting the rumor that guitarist John 5 might be subbing for Mickey Mars, who's been battling health issues over the years.
  • John 5 has posted online that his replacing Mars is "just a rumor." (MetalWani)
    
    
• Paul Stanley had some pointed words for both Chris Cuomo and Kanye West. The Kiss frontman tweeted a response to the troubled rapper's antisemitic remarks on the NewsNation program Cuomo. Stanley posted: "If you saw someone on the street who was clearly disturbed, speaking nonsensically and spewing hate speech WOULD YOU INTERVIEW THEM ON TV?? This is a dangerous, self-serving version of click bait that legitimizes the ravings of someone who's mentally ill. We all deserve better."
  • Stanley went on to write: "Let Me Be Clear. I don't advocate 'silencing' views. Everyone has the right to speak their opinion but not everything that happens or is said deserves the same coverage. Televising or putting in print someone's views needs to take into account the credibility of the speaker."
    
    
• Brian Johnson recalled the one-and-only time he crossed paths with AC/DC's Bon Scott -- the man he would replace in 1980. In his new memoir, The Lives Of Brian, set for release on October 25th, Johnson writes about how in the early-1970's, his band Geordie was playing on the same bill as Scott's pre-fame band Fang, who were the opening act: "He was one of the wildest-looking cats that I'd ever seen. Coconut-bob hair. Abe Lincoln beard. He looked like an elf. But, f*** me, the guy could sing. What he was singing wasn't rock 'n' roll though. It was more like. . . prog-folk. Along the lines of Jethro Tull's Living In The Past. Only proggier. And folkier. At one point, he even whipped out a wooden recorder and started to play in a way that would have brought tears to the eyes of Mrs. Patterson, my old teacher."
  • Johnson went on to wrote, "I never saw Bon again, I'm very sorry to say. But it's so strange to me that our fates entwined on that one night on the Torquay seafront in the freezing cold. I wish that I could have got to know him better." (Ultimate Classic Rock)
    
    
• During a chat with Music Radar, Alter Bridge frontman Myles Kennedy sang the praised of Metallica's James Hetfield. Kennedy who also sings and plays guitar, remains awestruck at the Metallica leader's prowess at handling two major duties for his band at the same time: "That's the thing that amazes me; I watch a guy like James Hetfield and it's amazing how he can come up with those very rhythmic riffs and then sing over the top the way he does. I find that very inspiring. I find that occasionally, there will be something that will stump me, but with enough time, if I just put in the time and keep practicing and doing it over and over and over, I'll generally be able to land on my feet." (MusicRadar)

Rihanna has announced her new activewear line called Savage X Fenty. The new line will consist of lingerie inspired details, vibrant colors, low cut bras and bodysuits ranging from XS to 4X.

The singer told Vogue, "I want people to feel sexy, carefree and powerful when they put these pieces on. We think of sport as how you move through your life."

She added, "I was inspired by everyday life. Everything is a sport. Being pregnant is a sport. For me, it was about fit and fabric, and I let Adam Selman play with everything else. The pieces are sexy and snatch you, but it's functional and that's what describes the whole Sport collection. Sexy. Functional. Fashion."

The new line will launch on November 9th.

Demi Lovato brought out Johnny Rzeznik to perform at her show in in New York. The Goo Goo Dolls frontman was a big surprise to the audience which sang along with him and Lovato to his 1998 hit, "Iris." Rzeznik is from the area and is native to Buffalo, New York.

Billboard reports that Glass Animals' song "Heat Waves" has broken the record for the longest charting Hot 100 single. "Heat Waves" has now spent 91 weeks as one of the most-played songs in the US, edging past the previous record of 90 weeks set by The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights." The top five is rounded out by Imagine Dragons' "Radioactive" (87 weeks), AWOLNATION's "Sail" (79 weeks), and Dua Lipa's "Levitating (77 weeks).

Just released is The Who: Concert Memories From The Classic Years, 1964-1976, by author Edoardo Genzolini. According to the book's announcement, "The reader will be thrown into untold stories, hundreds of previously unpublished photographs, and uncirculated recordings clarifying the misinformation, myths, and legends. It's a labor of love from a fan for fans that gives voice to a collective consciousness that might otherwise fall silent over time."

Drummer Kenney Jones recalled to us his first tour with the Who back in 1979, when he was thrown into the mix of keeping time between not one -- but two virtuosos: "I was just learning how to sit into the groove of working with (John) Entwistle and bass, lead guitar and Pete (Townshend). It was like sittin' in the missile of two lead guitarists -- and my foot was probably the bass (laughs)."

Although Pete Townshend's gravity-defying leaps are now a thing of the past for the 77-year-old, the Who's concerts still includes plenty of Townshend's signature "windmilling": "I still do that, yeah. Y'know, the reason that I do it is (laughs) not 'cause it has any function anymore. But whenever I do it, it's a cheap shot. I just go like that and the crowd go mad. So it's kind of lucky; if it's getting a bit quiet, I just swing my arm. If Roger needs a bit of help (laughter), I swing my arm."

It was 49 years ago today (October 20th, 1973) that the Rolling Stones' "Angie" hit Number One. The track, which was the lead single from the band's chart-topping Goats Head Soup collection, marked their second Number One single of the 1970's -- following 1971's "Brown Sugar." The Stones would go on to top the Billboard Hot 100 only one more time in the decade when "Miss You" held down the top spot in 1978.

Over the years there have been conflicting stories about the inspiration of the tune, citing David Bowie's first wife Angela as the subject of "Angie," with Keith Richards, who named the song, claiming that it was written for his longtime paramour and muse, the late-Anita Pallenberg.

During a recent interview with Mojo, Mick Jagger recalled the writing of "Angie": "Keith was the prime writer of that one. I obviously wrote a lot of the melodies and lyrics, but the chorus and the music he wrote. Credit where it's due. . . It was just a name. Keith made it up."

Back in 1973, while on tour Down Under, Mick Jagger was asked about how he and Keith Richards chose the subjects for the Rolling Stones' songs: "You just write about what you see and what you feel and that's what I do, y'know? So, I mean, most American lyric writers over the last five years all they've done is write about peace in Vietnam, y'know -- so I wonder what they're gonna write about now, y'know? The traditional, sort of rock n' roll song or pop song is, like, just about women, y'know -- or love. And that's a pretty good tradition, y'know?"

Despite co-writing some of the era's best love songs -- back in '73, Keith Richard maintained he wanted nothing to do with sentimentality: "I don't see a lot to be sentimental about. I think sentimentalism is probably -- it's probably a lucrative road to travel, but I don't get sentimental about things because it doesn't lead to clarity of thought or anything. I hate to get sentimental about too many things, y'know?"

The Rolling Stones' Goats Head Soup was released on August 31st, 1973 and went on to top the Billboard 200 album charts for a solid month.

The album, which had its basic tracks recorded in November and December 1972 in Kingston, Jamaica's Dynamic Sound Studio, featured two Top 20 hits -- the chart-topping "Angie," and "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)," which peaked at Number 15.

Machine Gun Kelly is tired of being "laughed at" as an actor and hopes his new film, Taurus will convince studios to take him seriously.

He told Movie Maker magazine that this was either his 14^th or 15th movie. He said, there are roles that come across that he loves, but says he gets laughed at because they don't know who he is or they do know him and the studios don't believe that he can handle it.

According to Kelly, this movie is one step towards showing them that he can.

His fiancée Megan Fox is also in Taurus, which was released at this year's Berlin Film Festival.

TL;DR:

• Machine Gun Kelly is tired of being "laughed at" as an actor and hopes his new film, Taurus will convince studios to take him seriously.
• He says the studios don't believe that he can handle it.
• His fiancée Megan Fox is also in Taurus, which was released at this year's Berlin Film Festival.

New reporting states the long wait for a new Rolling Stones album is nearly over. Last week, the band was photographed entering and leaving Manhattan's famed Electric Lady studio in the Village, presumably working on their first album of original material since 2005's A Bigger Bang.

An inside source told Britain's The Sun, that a new album is expected in the summer of 2023, after which the band will hit North and South America along with a swing through Europe: "After Charlie (Watts') passing there was some uncertainty about what to do next. They had stadium dates scheduled so pressed ahead, but afterwards it wasn't clear what the future looked like. But now they've had time to reflect they all feel it's the right thing to keep doing what they've always done as a band, make new music and hopefully hit the road again to perform it to their fans."

The unnamed insider added, "They've had a knock in recent years, but the show goes on -- and the Stones always do."

Keith Richards says that he and Mick Jagger still rely on spontaneity every time they sit down to write new material for the Stones: "Mick and I, sometimes just before we start making an album, say 'Well, what kind of album do we wanna make?' (Laughs) and I say, 'Mick, a Rolling Stones album (laughs).' It's about as far as I can narrow it down. It's really a matter of surprising yourself as about what's coming out. I mean, if I knew everything that was to be played, it'd probably sound as dead, as dead as a door nail, y'know?"

The Rolling Stones were actually recording a new album when the December 2015 sessions morphed into the blues tracks that made up 2016's Grammy Award-winning Blue & Lonesome collection. Stones producer Don Was maintains that there is ample original material already in the can: "It's really too early to . . . how many songs that we've actually recorded will make a record in the future. Y'know, we cut 30 to get at least 15. So, there's all kinds of stuff. And that's why I say I couldn't even tell you what's going to stand the test of time, and very little of it has gone past the initial tracking date."

Zoe Kravits is credited as a co-writer on two of Taylor Swift's Midnight tracks.

A tweet from The Swift Society shows that the High Fidelity actress shares credit on "Karma" and "Lavender Haze."

The "Cardigan" singer's boyfriend, Joe Alwyn, also gets a co-writing credit for "Sweet Nothing" under his pen-name William Bowery. And Lana Del Rey both co-wrote and appears on the track "Snow on the Beach."

In total, Swift co-wrote 11 out of the 13 songs with frequent collaborator Jack Antonoff, and "Vigilante S**t" is the only track Swift wrote alone.

The mother of George Floyd's daughter has sued Kanye West for $250 million following the comments he made about Floyd during an episode of Drink Champs. According to TMZ, Floyd's family issued a cease-and-desist letter to West — who claimed that Floyd died as a result of fentanyl use and that he was not strangled by a cop.

In a press statement, Roxie Washington, the mother of Gianna Floyd, said that Kanye made "false statements about George Floyd's death to promote his brands, and increase marketing value and revenue for himself, his business partners, and associates."

Washington continued, saying that West stated "malicious falsehoods" about Floyd in order to profit from his death and the family's trauma.

Attorney Nuru Witherspoon, partner at The Witherspoon Law Group added, "The interests of the child are priority. George Floyd's daughter is being traumatized by Kanye West's comments and he's creating an unsafe and unhealthy environment for her."

West's Drink Champs interview has been removed from YouTube and Revolt TV.