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It was 57 years ago today (July 12th, 1965) that the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson began recording the group's 1966 hit "Sloop John B," the first song tracked for the group's legendary Pet Sounds album. It was the group's rhythm guitarist Al Jardine, the folk music aficionado in the band, who suggested the group cover the standard, which had been recorded by the Kingston Trio, among many others. In the group's 1998 documentary Endless Harmony, Jardine recalled, "I tried persuading Brian to record the track a year before we finally cut it. I sat and played these chord progressions, basically three chords done on a guitar, banjo and keyboards. I knew it had to have keyboards, otherwise I knew it wouldn't get his attention."

Despite Jardine providing the inspiration and basic arrangement of the tune, he was shut out of receiving a "traditional copyright" credit for the tune along with Wilson.

For the vocal sessions for the song, Wilson recorded versions with lead vocals by each of the Beach Boys -- Mike Love, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Jardine, and himself -- and ultimately selected his own and Love's vocals for the final version. The song, which was released on March 21st, 1966, peaked at Number Three. In Britain, it hit Number Two.

Brian Wilson told us that he included the band's then-current single "Sloop John B." on Pet Sounds at the Beach Boys' record company's request: "No, I wanted it to be a single but when they said 'album,' I said 'fine,' that was okay with me. I said it would help the album. Y'know, it would help it sell and it would fit perfectly."

In 2005 Jardine released an illustrated children's book based on the song, titled Sloop John B - A Pirate's Tale, and explained why he thinks the song continues to appeal to fans of all ages: "Well, it's an escapist fantasy, y'know, and that's probably what the appeal was in the beginning, when I first heard it. It kinda took me away from my present circumstances, y'know? And now the story, from a children's point of view would be compelling because it's about hero worship. We revere our grandfathers -- and if we can be a hero to them, that's what we'd all like to be."

"Sloop John B" has been a mainstay of the group's live show for over 50 years. During the '60s, Jardine often took the lead; in the early '70s Carl Wilson took over lead vocals; and in the '80s, Jardine and Brian Wilson often performed it as a duet.

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Newly released is the Beach Boys' deluxe and expanded release of its 2003 Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys collection. The set -- which originally peaked at Number 16 on the Billboard 200 and has sold nearly 4.4 million copies to date -- has now been expanded to include two additional discs boasting 50 additional tracks -- many of which have been completely remixed and/or featured in stereo mixes for the first time.

Additionally, all 30 songs on Disc One of Sounds Of Summer have been mixed in immersive Dolby Atmos. The new, expanded version has peaked at Number 31 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

Tonight (July 12th) marks the 43rd anniversary of the infamous "Disco Demolition Night" at Chicago's Comiskey Park. In 1979, a local Chicago DJ named Steve Dahl, who had just been fired and had to get a new job after his radio station switched to a disco format, came up with a promotion idea. He invited fans to bring their unwanted disco records to a scheduled twilight-night American League doubleheader on July 12th, between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, in exchange for admission of 98 cents. The event was billed as "Disco Demolition Night." Promoters hoped for an attendance boost of 5,000, but about 50,000 people showed up, many of whom did not get in.

During the break between games, a box containing the disco records was brought to center field, and it was then exploded. The bomb in the box ripped a hole in the outfield grass, and thousands of fans then ran onto the field, setting fires and ripping up bases. Police in riot gear were eventually needed to clear fans off the field, and the manager of the Detroit Tigers refused to let his team play, out of fear for their safety. The White Sox forfeited the game to the Tigers. Six people reported minor injuries, and 39 were arrested for disorderly conduct.

In 2001, disco star Harry Wayne Casey, or KC of KC & The Sunshine Band, received an apology from Mike Veeck, son of Bill Veeck, who had been the White Sox owner at the time of the incident. Mike Veeck had been the White Sox's "brains" behind the promotion, and was reportedly blacklisted by major teams for years. Of his disco-demolition campaign, Veeck said, "I made a big mistake and it backfired. . . It cost me personally. I went down the sewer. KC wasn't the only one whose gravy train stopped."

Regarding the entire "Disco Sucks" movement, KC said: "Every rock group in the country, every punk group in the country, had more danceable records than the artists that so-called were doing disco, y'know, so it's just, it's been really funny. And by the time, y'know, they were doing the 'Disco Sucks,' I had a Number One ballad in the country, I had another one that was Number Nine on the charts, so I felt I had already gone in a different direction to prove to everybody that we were more than just 'Shake Shake Shake' and 'That's The Way (I Like It),' y'know what I mean?"

We asked Barry Gibb if the Bee Gees felt hurt or betrayed by the "Disco Sucks" movement: "No, there was no question that it was a little tough for us after (Saturday Night) Fever, but I don't remember anyone complaining at the time (laughs), so, so, y'know, it's all fine for us and we're long over all that stuff and, y'know, for us it's just pop music. It's pop music and you can put any tag you want to on it."

Disco legend Gloria Gaynor said she questioned the entire "disco sucks" movement, and thought it hadn't really affected her: "It made me wonder if this whole thing was started by somebody who felt like the disco artist was dipping into their till, but other than that it didn't do anything to me. They didn't burn mine."

Billy Joel welcomed Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott during his Saturday night (July 9th) show at Detroit's Comerica Park. Elliott, who's joined the "Piano Man" onstage twice before -- back in 2018 at Boston's Fenway Park and the following year at Madison Square Garden, led the band through Leppard's signature 1987 classic, "Pour Some Sugar On Me."

Billy Joel told us he feels lucky to still be performing at the top of his game these days: "I kind of have a split opinion about it. Part of me thinks it's absurd. I'm 73-years-old and I'm doin' the same gig I was doin' when I was 16. Y'know, this is a job for a young person and I am now considered elderly and I'm still doin' the same crazy-ass job -- so, that part of it is kinda absurd. The other part of it to me is it's wonderful. I've picked a great job to have. They're payin' me all kinds of money, the audiences are bigger than they ever were, people are still comin' to see me -- and there's a lot of young people out in the crowd, who somehow know my stuff and that's wonderful! I'm a lucky guy."

J-Hope took to social media Sunday (July 10th) to share teaser images for his forthcoming single, "Arson."

One Instagram post features concept photos showing the BTS rapper posing in front of a flaming car wreck, while another shows J-Hope in a singed jumpsuit with the caption, "I burned it all."

"Arson" will be second single released from his forthcoming 10-track debut album, Jack In The Box, scheduled for release on July 15th.

Britney Spears is not happy with the documentaries that were made about her.

In a lengthy, now-deleted social media post captured by TMZ Saturday (July 9th), the pop star wrote, "I've never seen that many documentaries done on a person … Not one person on the face of this earth would people – a network, TV production or anyone for that matter – dig up that much negative footage and do hour specials claiming its "HELPING ME. REALLY???"

She continued saying, "It was the most insulting thing I ever saw in my life."

Cardi B took to Twitter to reassure fans that she did not engage in a fight during her performance at the Wireless Festival yesterday. In a viral video, Cardi is seen yanking her mic from an overly excited fan. Then another concertgoer tried to grab her mic.

Cardi said, "It wasn't NO FIGHT ! @itsKenBarbie got the whole thing on their page???"

Following being carried off stage on July 5th during a Michigan show after suffering heat exhaustion, Carlos Santana has postponed a string of upcoming dates. Manager Michael Vrionis explained the postponements are due to "an abundance of caution for the artist's health."

An official statement regarding Santana's health was released on July 8th by Vrionis, which reads:

I regret to inform you that the Santana band has postponed tonight's show at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana. And, we are postponing the July 9th show at Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio; July 10th at American Family Insurance Amphitheater - Summerfest Grounds in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; July 12th at Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion in Rogers, Arkansas; July 15th at Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas, Texas; July 16th at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Woodlands, Texas.

Doctors have recommended that Mr. Santana gets rest to recuperate fully. Carlos is doing well and is anxious to be back on stage soon. He just needs rest. Santana profoundly regrets these postponements of his upcoming performances; but, his health is our number one concern. He is looking forward to seeing all of his fans very soon.

All shows as planned beginning July 23rd of this month in Paso Robles, California through the end of 2022 are still confirmed and will be performed as scheduled. The tour schedule can be found at: https://tour.santana.com/

Not too long ago, Carlos Santana told us that throughout his career he's always aimed for his music to reach as broad an audience as possible: "Truly, the only criteria is, is it coming from the heart or not? If it's not coming from your heart, then it's phony baloney, so nobody wants to hear it. If it's coming from the heart, then it's necessary to be heard, because music from the heart doesn't go old, doesn't get dated, like bell-bottoms and afros. It doesn't go in and out, it stays, y'know? Just like sex and spirituality -- those things, they never grow old."

Shawn Mendes has postponed several dates on his Wonder tour to focus on his mental health.

The singer announced on Friday (July 8th) that he has hit his "breaking point" and will suspend his tour through July 29th.

The singer shared that he always found "it difficult to be on the road away from fands and family" and added, "After a few years off the road, I felt like I was ready to dive back in, but that decision was premature and unfortunately the toll of the road and the pressure has caught up to me and I've hit a breaking point. After speaking with my team and health professionals, I need to take some time to heal and take care of myself and my mental health, first and foremost."

The Eagles have just rolled out the first half-dozen fall dates of their ongoing "Hotel California" 2022 Tour. So far, all the shows will play in Canada -- hitting Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, and Vancouver. Tickets for the Canadian run goes on sale Friday, July 15th at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster.com.

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.

We asked Joe Walsh what he feels when he's fronting the band and letting loose on one of his signature solos: "It makes me very humble and very grateful. When I do that, everybody, kind of perks up -- and I can feel that. I can feel that energy and I see a lot of people smiling and a lot of people dancing and singing the words. And that makes me wanna play my ass off, and that makes them happy. And that I can make that many people happy with my music, is all the payback I need."

JUST ANNOUNED: The Eagles tour dates (subject to change):

September 9 - Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena
September 13 - Ottawa, ON - Canadian Tire Centre
September 16 - Winnipeg, MB - Canada Life Centre
September 18 - Saskatoon, SK - SaskTel Centre
September 20 - Edmonton, AB - Rogers Place
September 22 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena

The Bee Gees' Barry Gibb revealed that he needed to consult with his own doctor to find out his brother and bandmate Robin Gibb was terminal. Robin Gibb died of kidney failure at the age of 62 on May 20th, 2012 after battling colon and liver cancer.

Barry, the last surviving Gibb brother, appeared on the The Carson Podcast and recalled discovering how sick his brother actually was: "I went to England to see Robin to find out what was going on because I had to ask my doctor what was wrong with Rob, 'cause I didn't know. Maybe other people knew -- but I had no knowledge of it except that he was not happy (laughs), y'know? And he didn't look well. So, y'know, I had to show my doctor a picture of Robin and say, 'What's going on here?' And he said, 'Well, it's cancer and it's probably three-to-six months and you better go see him.'"

The youngest Gibb brother, Andy Gibb, died on March 10th, 1988, just five days after his 30th birthday from an inflammatory heart virus exacerbated by years of substance abuse.

On January 12th, 2003 Maurice Gibb died at age 53 after undergoing emergency abdominal surgery in Florida.

Nicki Minaj has denied that she is pregnant. Fans wondered if the rap queen was expecting her first child after her performance at the Essence Fest earlier this month with what looked like a small baby bump.

During an Instagram Live, Minaj told fans, I'm not fat, guys, I'm pregnant. Sorry." She later corrected herself, ... "Oh wait. Did I say it wrong? I'm sorry. I think I said it wrong. I meant to say, I'm not pregnant. I'm fat."

• Oliver Shane Hawkins' the 16-year-old son of the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins saluted his dad at a July 4th barbecue. Oliver was filmed drumming with local teens, named the Alive, as the tore through the Foo Fighters classic, "My Hero." (NBC)
  
  
• At Saturday's (July 9th) concert at London's Hyde Park, Pearl Jam was joined by former-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr. Marr hopped onstage mid-set for a run-through of Neil Young and Pearl Jam's tune "Throw Your Hatred Down" and re-joined the band for the show-closing cover of the Who's classic, "Baba O'Riley." (Rolling Stone)
  
  
• David Lee Roth has posted his first new music since 2020. The new ballad, featuring piano, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, and organ is titled "Pointing At The Moon." There's no word as to whether this is a taster for an upcoming studio set.
  
  
• Former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke joined Porno For Pyros onstage on July 7th at L.A.'s The Belasco. He performed on the Janes Addiction tune "1%" and the Porno's "Bad S***." The show was the first in 25 years to feature the band's original lineup: frontman Perry Farrell, drummer Stephen Perkins, guitarist Peter DiStefano, and bassist Martyn LeNoble. (Blabbermouth)

It was 28 years ago today (July 11th, 1994) that the Rolling Stones released Voodoo Lounge. The album, which was the band's first as part of a multi-million dollar recording deal with Virgin, marked the Stones' first without Bill Wyman on bass and introduced his permanent replacement, Miles Davis and Sting sideman, Daryl Jones.

The album, which was the beginning of the Stones' work with Don Was, was the band's first album to not feature a Top 40 hit -- or a Top 10 lead single -- with the album's three singles under-performing on the Billboard Hot 100. "Love Is Strong" only climbed as high as Number 91, "You Got Me Rocking" stalled at Number 113, and "Out Of Tears" topped out at Number 60.

Both "Love Is Strong" and "You Got Me Rocking" went on to peak at Number Two on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks, with "Out Of Tears" hitting Number 14. Voodoo Lounge debuted at Number Two and was kept out of the top spot by the soundtrack to Disney's The Lion King. In all, Voodoo Lounge spent five weeks in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 albums chart -- a drop from the 12 weeks 1989's Steel Wheels spent in the Top 10.

Voodoo Lounge scored the Stones two Grammy's in 1995 -- with "Love Is Strong" winning the award for Best Music Video, Short Form, and Voodoo Lounge scoring the Best Rock Album prize.

The album continues to figure in the Stones' shows, with "You Got Me Rocking" frequently popping up early in the band's setlists, and Keith Richards' two solo spots going on to enjoy a life of their own, with "The Worst" considered to be a modern country classic, and "Thru And Thru" immortalized with its placement on HBO's The Sopranos.

With Voodoo Lounge dropping 30 years after the Stones' first U.S. chart hits, Mick Jagger was asked if after so much time, he was still confident he could deliver the goods: "I mean, it's a question you might ask of a baseball pitcher. . . I've got it in a song, 'You Got Me Rocking.' Y'know, it gets to certain time where you can't, y'know, deliver the pitch anymore -- but this isn't really such a similar activity, really."

Keith Richards recalled how one of the album's most durable rockers, "Sparks Will Fly," came about: "'Sparks Will Fly,' for instance, is the middle of the night at Ronnie's place, and there was a big bonfire and we were just tossin' on some more wood and I was lookin' at it, and then I threw on another piece of wood and these sparks flew. I just turned around (laughs) and ran straight back to the studio: 'Charlie? Follow me (laughs).' And we wouldn't let anybody touch that track until we honed it down to, like, scientific precision (laughs) But they come (snaps) like that; 'Sparks Will Fly' and suddenly y'know? As long as you've got everybody around, y'know -- 'Incoming!'"

The Voodoo Lounge tour kicked off on August 1st, 1994 in Washington, D.C. at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium and wrapped on August 30th, 1995 in Rotterdam, Netherlands at Feijenoord Stadion.

The tour played 129 shows over four legs and six continents, earning the band a whopping $320 million. A total of 6.5 million fans saw the Voodoo Lounge tour, making it the biggest grossing tour to that date.

The long wait is over for Journey fans with the release today (July 8th) of Freedom. The new album marks the band's first new studio set since Eclipse was released in May 2011. The Walmart exclusive debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart at Number 13 and was the band's second to feature current frontman Arnel Pineda.

While promoting the new set, leader Neal Schon revealed that he and former-frontman, the iconic Steve Perry, have reconnected as friends, with Schon telling Vulture, "We were very, very tight. We're talking and getting to know each other again -- though not trying to get together musically again, but he's learning who I am now, through a portion of our business that I'm kind of controlling now. I'm talking about a Journey trademark that I've obtained, as we've never owned our own trademark. All these years, many people lied to us. My wife and I finally got to the bottom of it after investigating for years. We were fought hard by everybody, but we managed to obtain the trademark. So we're talking about that and figuring out the future of that, but we're talking."

Schon went on to say, "He was a really funny guy. I saw a fraction of a moment of it when we got together before the Rock Hall of Fame induction (in 2017). I managed to get into his room, which was locked down like Fort Knox. We had a good hang in there. I felt like I still knew this guy and we were still really great friends."

Neal Schon told us that the same exact thing that alienated the rock press back in the day, was what was driving Journey's album sales and concert attendance: "I've always felt, that Journey, y'know, has been a special band -- even from the very get go -- and that we were bringing something different from the table. And even at the height with Steve Perry in the '80s, that we were getting panned all the time by every writer, I never paid any attention to it, because I almost felt that the band was so musical and musically diverse; there really wasn't any type of music that we couldn't play. So, I think that a lot of writers got a little frustrated with it, 'cause they couldn't put us in a box with other bands and compare us. We came from so many different musical angles. I thought it was something that set us apart."

Keyboardist Jonathan Cain, who composed the Freedom album with Neal Schon, co-wrote such classics as "Don't Stop Believin'," "Open Arms," "Stone In Love," "Who's Crying Now," "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" -- as well as writing "Faithfully" all on his own. Cain, who is a born again Christian, told us that faith plays a tremendous part in his songwriting: "It's like pin the tail on a donkey a lot of the times, you're like. . . you're like, you're blindfolded. And you're given this music and now it's time to breathe a lyric into it, y'know? And you have to put yourself into it and I think it's a big Holy Spirit moment, y'know? He, He guides you there where you're supposed to go. Probably the hardest Journey song for me was 'Only The Young.' Two months sitting on my kitchen table, my kitchen table was the cassette player with that song in it. And every morning I'd wake up with my coffee going 'What is this?' I was patient. (Laughs) I sat with it. It's a struggle."

Roger Waters is back on the road, having kicked off his "This Is Not A Drill Tour" on Wednesday night (July 6th) at Pittsburgh's PPG Paints Arena. Waters, who performed in the round on a massive, rectangular stage, pushed some fans' buttons with a printed message reading: "If you're one of those 'I love Pink Floyd but I can't stand Roger's politics people,' you might do well do well to f*** off to the bar right now."

The 23-song show was broken into two sets and opened with an acoustic version of The Wall's "Comfortably Numb." Alongside newer solo material were Pink Floyd classics from The Dark Side Of The Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Wall -- along with a new song, titled "The Bar," which was also performed later in the show as a reprise.

Throughout the show the omnipresent video screens showed a barage of political statements by Waters and at one point showed a bloody red stamp deeming both Presidents Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump "WAR CRIMINALS." Under Joe Biden the tag was amended by adding, "Just getting started. . ."

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported on the screens and graphics while Waters performed "Sheep" from Floyd's 1977 Animals album: "The song depicting the sheep rising up to crush the dogs, came with a screen full of floating sheep and then a flurry of tweets about the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. During intermission we were entertained by the flying pig, emblazoned with 'F*** The Poor' on one side and 'Steal From The Poor. Give To The Rich' on the other. It was adorned, as well, with such defense contractor logos as Raytheon and Elbit Systems."

Roger Waters explained that rebelliousness and independent thinking have always been part of his makeup: "Yeah, I always have been that way. I spent a lot of time in the education system in England, which by and large was pretty good. But, when I went to my secondary school, which was a grammar school, they were pretty much of the 'sit down, be quiet, shut up and listen' school of education. We had canes and stuff like that, so there was plenty to rebel against -- but then I've always been politically active, so when I was a kid I was involved in the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and other organizations like that."

The setlist for Roger Waters' July 6th Pittsburgh show:

Set One:
"Comfortably Numb"
"The Happiest Days Of Our Lives"
"Another Brick In The Wall Part 2"
"Another Brick In The Wall Part 3"
"The Powers That Be"
"The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range"
"The Bar"
"Have A Cigar"
"Wish You Were Here"
"Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI-IX)"
"Sheep"

Set Two:
"In the Flesh"
"Run Like Hell"
"Déjà Vu"
"Is This The Life We Really Want?"
"Money"
"Us & Them"
"Any Colour You Like"
"Brain Damage"
"Eclipse"
"Two Suns In The Sunset"
"The Bar (Reprise)"
"Outside The Wall"

After lots of speculation, it's official, Taylor Swift has an acting role in the upcoming movie, Amsterdam. The news was confirmed when the official trailer revealed her character.

About 2 minutes into the promotional clip, she's seen, wearing a 1930s dress and hat while gazing off-screen. Robert De Niro, Chris Rock, and Rami Malek are also in the movie.

Amsterdam is an original romantic crime epic and according to Variety, is set in a quirky and mysterious world in the 1930s,

The trailer shows three friends, vowing to always protect each other as they are being accused of murder. Swift's character is the mourning daughter of the dead man.

Amsterdam hits theaters Nov. 4.

TL;DR:

• Taylor Swift has an acting role in the upcoming movie, Amsterdam.
• Robert De Niro, Chris Rock, and Rami Malek are also in the movie.
• Amsterdam hits theaters Nov. 4.

Guitarist Joe Perry won't rule out another album from Aerosmith. The band, which is dealing with such personal issues as the death of drummer Joey Kramer's wife Linda last month and frontman Steven Tyler's recent stint in rehab, will be back on the boards come September 4th in Bangor, Maine.

While appearing on SiriusXM's Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, Joe Perry spoke about the possibility of the band writing material during their upcoming Las Vegas residency, marking their first new music since 2012's Music From Another Dimension.

Blabbermouth transcribed some of Perry's chat, in which he revealed, "For a long while after that record came out, I thought. . . 'Cause we put everything on that -- every riff that we had lying around. Then I was thinking, 'Why bother?' We've got all this other material that we need to release that the fans, I think, would love to hear -- different versions of 'Dream On,' studio quality. But you never know."

Perry went on to say, "I mean, Steven, our villas are, like side by side, in Vegas (during our Vegas residency). So you never know. If you've got some inspiration, it doesn't take long to write a song. Whether it's great or not, you don't know. But all I can say is you never know. I would hate to think that was the last one. But we've got so much stuff out there, it's hard to think about trying to do something new. But what the hell? You never know."

Joe Perry told us that ultimately, the thrill of what Aerosmith accomplished musically trumps all the problems that the band has endured due to drugs, women, management, and ego issues: "It's really the five of us, y'know, as a band. And it's still exciting to walk out onstage with these guys. And that, I think, is the glue that keeps us coming back. Sometimes I ask that question myself, y'know, ‘Why am I still doin' it?' Well, when I walk out onstage in Moscow and everybody out there is singing words to songs that we wrote in the basement, or, y'know, in some studio somewhere. It's nothin' short of a miracle, y'know? And so we kind of have a lot of respect for that."

• Eric Clapton has just issued a new surprise single, titled, "Pompous Fool." There's been no word whether the track is a teaser for a new album or just a one-off tune. The audio popped up on "Slowhand's" social media platforms on Thursday (July 7th) with zero information or fanfare.
  
  
• Bob Dylan's newly taped, one-of-a-kind recording of "Blowin' In The Wind" sold for a whopping $1,769,508 million on July 7th at Christie's in London. The T-Bone Burnett-produced track, "was recorded directly to a newly invented kind of acetate recording, which Burnett calls an 'Ionic Original.' Although it is a new format, with reportedly higher fidelity and a coating that is said to make it almost impervious to normal wear-and-tear, the 10-inch disc can be played on a normal record player." (Variety)
  
  
• A previously unheard Steely Dan cover of Joni Mitchell's 1971 Blue classic, "Carey" has made its way online. According to reports, the track is said to have been cut back in 2001 for incision of 2007's A Tribute To Joni Mitchell collection. (Rolling Stone)

J-Hope of BTS unveiled the track list for his upcoming solo album Jack In the Box. It comprises a total of 10 songs with titles like "Pandora's Box, "What If," and "Safety Zone." Jack In the Box will be available on digital music services beginning July 15.

Charlie Puth is gearing up to release his third studio album. He just revealed the artwork and told fans it would be out on October 7^th. So far, he's released 3 songs from the album, including "Left and Right" which features Jung Kook of BTS. His last album was released in 2018.

Selena Gomez hinted at a new music project by sharing a few clips of herself in a recording studio.

On TikTok, she posted a clip of herself wearing headphones, sitting in front of a studio microphone. She didn't' post a comment, just the images got the attention of her fans who have been waiting for new music.

One user wrote, "New music?!?! Yassss please." And the positive comments just kept coming.

Recently, Gomez has been working on Season 2 of Hulu's hit series, Only Murders In The Building. She also just released a new makeup line.

TL;DR:

• Selena Gomez hinted at a new music project by sharing a few clips of herself in a recording studio.
• Recently, Gomez has been working on Season 2 of Hulu's hit series, Only Murders In The Building.
• She also just released a new makeup line.

Kanye West is being sued for $400,000 over unpaid rental clothes. According to TMZ, Ye has been using the David Casavant archive over the years, and in 2020 alone, he ended up renting over 49 pieces. However, Ye is being accused of only bringing back 36 of those pieces, and by the end of 2020, he stopped paying his rental fees. Now, DCA is looking to sue Kanye for upwards of $400K due to these outstanding charges.

Ye reportedly owes $220,000 in unpaid fees and DCA wants another $195K to go towards replacing the 13 items that Kanye has yet to bring back.

John Mayer is caring for his father Richard, after he suffered a "medical emergency" and was rushed to the emergency room. Mayer shared his family's news just hours after Dead & Company, announced the cancellation of Wednesday evening's (7-6) show in Saratoga Springs, New York. Mayer is a member of the band along with Grateful Dead's Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann

He posted that his 94-year-old father was fairly stable, but will continue to undergo some procedures. Mayer is staying in New York City with him.

TL;DR:

• John Mayer is caring for his father Richard after he suffered a "medical emergency" and was rushed to the emergency room.
• Dead & Company's Wednesday evening's concert was canceled.
• Mayer is in New York City with him.

It was 49 years ago Sunday night (July 10th, 1973) that the original lineup of Paul McCartney's solo band Wings played their 58th and final show in Newcastle, England. The show was recorded by McCartney and briefly considered to be released as Wings' first live album and followup to their recent chart-topper, Red Rose Speedway. An acetate of the show at Newcastle City Hall was pressed by Apple Records and has since made the rounds on the bootleg and collectors circles.

The concert, which featured McCartney on bass and keyboards, also included wife Linda on keyboards, Denny Laine on rhythm guitar, bass and keyboards -- and the soon departed Denny Seiwell on drums and Henry McCullough on lead guitar. McCullough joined Wings just prior to their first shows in January 1972, not long after Wings' 1971 debut album, Wild Life. Both McCullough and Seiwell would regroup with Wings on McCartney's Scottish farm later in July 1973 to rehearse the material for the Band On The Run album, but both left abruptly before sessions began in Lagos, Nigeria.

Shortly before his death in 2016 at age 72, Henry McCullough told us that adding in the fact that he was treated at times as nothing more than a session player for McCartney, the deal was bound to go sour as quickly as it did: "I went into the band not to be a sideman. Once the whole thing. . . We grasped what we were headin' for, it was heads down and everyone worked towards that particular goal -- and it wasn't for very long. But there was sort of revolution in the air. And Denny Seiwell was startin' to feel it a little bit. And all we wanted was to be paid for what we were doin'. I didn't want to be on a weekly wage."

Wings' original drummer Denny Seiwell, who co-founded the band with Paul and Linda McCartney, recalls the early days of Wings as an incredible time: "We were family. Y'know we'd hang together, travel together, the only thing that was different was he was the boss. Well, he was paying us. We were all on a small retainer fee. He was trying to set up a business in London. Sometimes the checks didn't come, but we were a family -- but he was the dad."

Seiwell, who began playing with McCartney in late 1970 during the Ram sessions, was actually the first member McCartney lined up for Wings. Seiwell admitted that the bottom line was that money was so scarce, he couldn't afford to stay with band: "I was waiting for some stuff to come along so we'd have some more binding legal agreements before entering into. . . I knew this record was gonna be a big one, and when none of that stuff was being taken care of, I just thought it was time to move on."

Wings co-founder Denny Laine told us that he had no idea that the pair had quit until he didn't see them on the plane to Africa: "I didn't find out until they didn't turn up, because nobody told me what was going on. I just got the vibe. I knew that Denny was missing America, for example. I knew that he didn't like to travel. Y'know, he was basically a session man who got talked into going on the road."

Paul McCartney recalled the circumstances leading up to Wings' departure to Lagos to record the album: "I was looking around for somewhere exciting to record the next album. So what I did, I thought, a good idea would be to get a list off EMI -- our record company -- of all the studios they had 'round the world. It turned out they had one in Africa. We just said, 'Yeah. Let's go to Africa.' The night before we were due to go Denny and Henry rang up and said, 'Um, we're not coming. We're not coming to Africa. We don't wanna come. We're leaving the band.' Oh, great, thank you! At first it was like, 'Oh no, tragedy!' But then, I just thought, 'Right, we're gonna go and we're gonna show you -- we're gonna make the best album we've ever made!"

McCartney mended fences with Denny Seiwell and Henry McCullough over the years, with Seiwell supplying rare and invaluable footage to McCartney for his Wingspan documentary and ongoing "Archive Series."

Prior to his 2009 Dublin show, McCartney and McCullough sat down for the first time since McCullough's departure. That night McCartney name-checked him from the stage prior to "My Love" -- which featured McCullough's signature solo.

Recently released as part of the sprawling Paul McCartney And Wings - 1971-73 Limited Edition Box Set, which features both the new Wild Life and Red Rose Speedway "Archival Series" collections combined, Wings Over Europe spotlights the earliest live incarnation of Wings. All but one of the disc's 20 songs is from the band's summer '72 European trek, with the album's opening number "Big Barn Bed" coming from the July 10th, 1973 final gig in Newcastle, England.

Paul McCartney & Wings' July 10th, 1973 setlist at Newcastle City Hall in Newcastle, England:

"Soily"
"Big Barn Bed"
"When The Night"
"Wild Life"
"Seaside Woman"
Medley: "Little Woman Love/C Moon"
"Live And Let Die"
"Maybe I'm Amazed"
"My Love"
"Go Now"
"Say You Don't Mind"
"The Mess"

Encore:
"Long Tall Sally"

Axl Rose tweeted out a thank you to fans after his recent vocal issues caused Guns N' Roses to bail from performing on July 5th in Glasgow, Scotland. The band's promoters are currently scrambling to reschedule the date.

Rose posted a message to fans, which reads:

I'd like to thank everyone for their well wishes! It's greatly appreciated! We apologize for the inconvenience of postponing Glasgow. I've been following Dr.'s orders, getting rest, working with a vocal coach and sorting out our sound issues. Seems good so far. Thanks again for everyone's concern!

At the end of the day, it's about giving you the fans the best of ourselves and the best time we can give you and that's all I, the band and crew are focused on. See you in Munich!

Guns N' Roses performs tonight (July 8th) in Munich, Germany at Olympiastadion.

The band will be on the road in Europe, South America, Mexico, and Down Under through December.