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Paul McCartney spoke candidly about bringing his children out on the road in the 1970's during the Wings era. When asked by a fan who sent a question in to his PaulMcCartney.com website about it, "Macca" responded, "It was interesting and it was wacky. Our main reason was, we worried about leaving the kids at home and then getting a nanny or somebody ringing up saying ‘oh they've gone into hospital' or ‘they're very ill', and we'd be far away in Australia or something."

He went on to explain, "When we decided to bring them along we tried to be very careful about the sensible stuff like their education. We did things like going to their school and asking the teachers what the class are they going to be doing while we're away, and then we had a tutor that came with us -- the kids hated him! They did not like being told in the afternoon that it was 'school time!' They'd protest: 'No, we wanna go to the beach!'"

McCartney, who now has eight grandchildren, added, "But it was great -- it was lovely having them with us. They joke about it now, saying they were hippy commune kids! But it was great for us, and I think it was great for them. It meant that we didn't have to worry about them, because they were right there with us. And we figured if you want to know geography, actually going to all these places was helpful -- it was part of their education. So yeah, it was interesting!"

Paul and Linda McCartney's daughter Stella McCartney, who's now 50, explained that having solid parents and a close relationship with her siblings grounded her and set the course for her success: "Y'know, I do look at my upbringing and think it enabled me to not have to compromise. That's one of the biggest blessings it gave me, that I always, sort of, knew -- I still know -- that if everything goes horribly wrong, I can fall back on a really loving, caring, unconditional family unit and will be okay, y'know? I have a good buffer and I think that afforded me to not compromise my ethics going into my workplace."

While appearing on NBC's Today, Paul McCartney was asked if early on his grandchildren had any idea how popular and recognizable he was: "No, they didn't. Y'know, I say, 'People come to see me!' (Laughter) 'People pay to come and see me -- I'm famous!' (They say) 'Yeah, yeah, we're watching TV.' They gradually get the fame thing. They get, like, people always wanting a photo of me -- but they're very. . . they're very cool with it."

It was 45 years ago today (March 8th, 1977) that Foreigner released its self-titled debut album. Foreigner, which peaked at Number Four on the Billboard 200, spent 18 non-consecutive weeks in the magazine's Top 10.

The album featured the band's classic, original lineup of guitarist / songwriter/ producer Mick Jones, singer Lou Gramm, keyboardist Al Greenwood, bassist Ed Gagliardi, drummer Dennis Elliott, and the recently deceased multi-instrumentalist, Ian McDonald.

Foreigner featured three hit singles, "Feels Like The First Time" (#4), "Cold As Ice" (#6), and "Long, Long Way From Home" (#20). The album also included such AOR staples as "Headknocker" and "Starrider."

Frontman Lou Gramm told us that back in the day, he and Foreigner were always offended by the "corporate rock" tag the band got upon hitting the scene in the late-'70s: "I don't even know how that story got started. That a corporation picked the members of the band? That's the farthest thing from the truth. We had auditions just like every other band -- and people who quit and people who decided to stand. But a corporate band? I don't think the music was corporate. How could you call 'Dirty White Boy' corporate?"

Leader Mick Jones told us that in addition to Lou Gramm's songwriting abilities, Foreigner was lucky to have his soaring vocals setting them apart from its competition: "The time that we had in the beginning of the band through the '80s was great, y'know? And I just feel like it was such a gift to have a voice like Lou singing these songs. And that was an incredible part of everything."

Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion are getting to drop their collaboration, "Sweetest Pie".

On Sunday (March 6th), Lipa shared a clip of her and the rapper's forthcoming track, scheduled to be released on Friday (March 11th).

On her own page, Megan shared images of herself with white, sprinkle-topped hair that resembled soft-serve ice cream with the caption, "5 days until this serve."

Kanye West's newest album Donda 2 is not eligible for the Billboard Charts. According to Fader, the album was released on Ye's $200 Stem Player and the Stem Player is being characterized as merchandise, which means the album cannot be added to its charts for now.

The device -- which isolates songs into different musical elements, is packaged with the new album but the machine "can be used for other means besides the playing of the album," which is the reasoning Billboard used to percent Donda 2 from a chart debut.

No word on if the album will ever be available on streaming devices.

Happy Birthday to the Monkees' Micky Dolenz, who turns 77 today (March 8th)!!! Micky Dolenz will always be best remembered for singing lead on such group classics as "(Theme From) The Monkees," "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone," "Pleasant Valley Sunday," along with the Monkees' first two singles -- and chart toppers, "Last Train To Clarksville" and "I'm A Believer."

Dolenz, the sole-survivor of the group, will honor his late-Monkees bandmates on tour this spring. The shows will mark Dolenz' first proper tour dates since the Mike Nesmith's death last December at age 78.

The trek, which is billed as "Micky Dolenz Celebrates The Monkees," will spotlight the contributions of Mike Nesmith -- as well as those of Davy Jones and Peter Tork -- during the upcoming shows, said in a statement, "I felt it was important to gather the fans and properly celebrate the lives of Davy, Mike, and Peter. People have been contacting me, requesting that I honor them in a way where the extraordinary impact of the Monkees can be properly acknowledged. We spent such a great deal of time together; they were like my brothers, and I want to share some of the great joy we had together."

On November 14th, 2021 Mike Nesmith wrapped up the final Monkees tour dates in L.A. with Micky Dolenz as part of the pair's farewell tour. Nesmith had been struggling with heart disease in recent years and in 2018 underwent quadruple bypass surgery.

He was the third of the Monkees to pass with Davy Jones dying from a sudden heart attack on February 29th, 2012 at age 66 and Peter Tork dying on February 12th, 2019 at age 77 following a decade-long battle with adenoid cystic carcinoma -- a rare cancer of the salivary glands.

In 2021 Micky Dolenz released a Mike Nesmith tribute album, titled Dolenz Sings Nesmith. The set was produced by Nesmith's eldest son Christian Nesmith, who also toured as part of his father and Dolenz' Monkees revue.Dolenz Sings Nesmith features songs written throughout Nesmith's career -- including his Monkees years.

Over the years, Micky has appeared in such Broadway, regional, and touring casts of Elton John and Tim Rice's AIDA, Pippin', Grease, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, and Hairspray. In recent years he's also performed a solo revue of Monkees classics with his sister Coco.

Micky Dolenz says that he isn't bothered by the ever present "Monkee" tag, mainly because he stopped reading his own press years ago: "The press, whenever they do an article, of course, they want a long line. They want something to catch your eye, and there's nothing like the word 'Monkee' to do that. Y'know, I don't really pay much attention anymore to be honest. I never read articles that have been written about me. To be honest, I never listen to interviews, I never read reviews."

Micky Dolenz Celebrates The Monkees tour dates (subject to change):

March 19 - Manistee, MI - Little River Casino Resort
March 25, 26, 27 - Miami, FL to Nassau, Bahamas - The Beach Boys Good Vibrations Cruise
April 5 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
April 6 - Richmond, KY - EKU Center For The Arts
April 8 - Nashville, IN - Brown County Music Center
April 9 - Cincinnati, OH - The Andrew J Brady ICON Music Center
April 12 - Akron, OH - Goodyear Theater
April 13 - Joliet, IL - Rialto Square Theatre
April 15 - Riverside, IA - Riverside Casino & Golf Resort
April 16 - Madison, WI - Overture Center For The Arts
April 23 - Lancaster, PA - American Music Theater (with Felix Cavaliere's Rascals)
April 24 - Glenside. PA - Keswick Theatre (with Felix Cavaliere's Rascals)
May 12 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Center (with Felix Cavaliere's Rascals)
May 14 - Patchogue, NY - Patchogue Theatre For The Performing Arts (with Felix Cavaliere's Rascals)
June 3 - New York, NY - Palladium Times Square (with Felix Cavaliere's Rascals)
June 4 - Lynn, MA - Lynn Auditorium (with Felix Cavaliere's Rascals)

Avril Lavigne's seventh studio album Love Sux has debuted in the top 10 on Billboard's Top 200 Chart, landing at #2 on Billboard's Top Album Sales Chart, Top Rock Albums Chart, and Top Alternative Albums Chart.

The album, which marks Lavigne's 6th Top 10 album on the Billboard Top 200 Chart, was released February 25th via Travis Barker's DTA Records.

It was 58 years ago tonight (March 8th, 1964) that the Dave Clark Five (DC5) made their debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. The group was the second British Invasion act to infiltrate the U.S. shores, following the Beatles. The DC5 originated from North London and had 17 records on Billboard's Top 40 between 1964 and 1967. They were best known for their string of '60s hits, including "Glad All Over," "Bits And Pieces," "Because," "Any Way You Want It," "Catch Us If You Can," "Over And Over," and "Having A Wild Weekend." All told, the group racked up a total of 18 appearances on the Sullivan show -- more than any other musical act -- and all of them were reportedly lip-synched.

Out on DVD is PBS' Great Performances: The Dave Clark Five And Beyond - Glad All Over. The documentary focuses on the Brit-pop path created by the DC5 and the Beatles, featuring filmed appearances by Paul McCartney, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne, Gene Simmons, Tom Hanks, Whoopi Goldberg, '60s fashion icon Twiggy, among others.

Included in the film are the DC5's' iconic performances on The Ed Sullivan Show, along with rare live concert footage and their countless appearances on television with American musical icons. Much of this material -- much of it on 35mm film -- has not been seen in decades, either on television or home video."

Beatlefan magazine's executive editor Al Sussman says that the DC5 were clearly the Number Two British invasion act during the peak of Beatlemania: "They were the Number Two group mainly because of the fact that -- first of all, they were the second group to come over here after the Beatles -- but also because they released a new record, like, every two weeks. They had, I think, seven singles that hit at least the Top 20 -- at least -- during the course of the year."

Sussman says that most people don't realize that although the Dave Clark Five are synonymous with the British Invasion, they were always far more popular in the U.S. than they were in their native Britain: "What happened was, it became apparent very quickly to Dave Clark that they were much bigger here than they were in England. Because after 'Glad All Over' and 'Bits And Pieces,' they didn't have another big hit until 'Catch Us If You Can.' They appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show more than any other band at that time."

Dave Clark told us that the band's secret weapon was their lead singer, songwriter, and keyboardist, the late great Mike Smith: "He didn't realize how good he was. I think I say that in the film. He had an amazing talent, Mike. I mean, he studied classical piano originally, so he was a musician. His dad got very disillusioned when he got his first job in a pub (laughs), y'know? But, it, it worked. He had a great voice, and he had a great look, y'know?

Longtime fan Tom Hanks inducted the DC5 into the Rock Hall in 2008. In his speech, he explained that a few things which separated the band from the pack: "The Dave Clark Five were sensations in particular ways, not the least of which was their eschewing of animals or minerals in their choice of name. The Dave Clark Five were one of the few British bands of the day that never replaced their drummer."

The group broke up in 1970, with Clark becoming a multi-millionaire music mogul. Although the band's material never made the switch from Top 40 to album oriented rock in the latter half of the 1960's, Clark explained that the DC5 actually influenced the harder-edged bands that followed in their wake: "All the bands that were actually influenced by us -- I mean, (Bruce) Springsteen and Kiss and all, all heavy metal -- the Ramones. Y'know, I mean, the last song they ever played was ‘Any Way You Want It.' It's a totally different audience, I suppose, looking back, that it appealed to the Beatles or even the (Rolling) Stones." Stones

In 2003, the group's lead singer, keyboardist, and main songwriter, Mike Smith, was paralyzed after falling off his roof in Cadiz, Spain. In 2005, a fundraiser for Smith's medical bills was held in New York City, featuring the reunion of Peter & Gordon, Billy J. Kramer, the Zombies, and former Moody Blues and Wings member Denny Laine.

Smith died just weeks before the band's 2008 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The previous December, the group's saxophonist Denis Payton died of cancer at age 63. On February 11th, 2013, bassist Rick Huxley died after a long battle with emphysema. Huxley, who grew up in Dartford, England -- the same town as Mick Jagger and Keith Richards -- went on to work for Vox amplifiers before moving on to his own music equipment and electrical wholesale businesses.

FAST FORWARD

2019 saw the release the Dave Clark Five's All The Hits. The 28-song set, which is available as a single CD and double-album set, features newly remastered sound by Dave Clark himself and London's legendary Abbey Road Studios.

Among the highlights on the collection are the DC5's most timeless tracks, including the band's signature hit "Glad All Over," "Bits And Pieces," "Because," "Any Way You Want It," "Catch Us If You Can," "I Like It Like That," "You Got What It Takes," and their sole chart-topper, "Over and Over."

Britney Spears detailed the abuse she suffered at the hands of her family and demanded justice after returning to Las Vegas as a "guest" for the first time since her residency ended in 2017.

According to TMZ, The "Toxic" singer wrote on Instagram Sunday (March 6th), "Being a guest in Las Vegas is way better than being me…or wait…is it because my family got to be the stars when I worked in Vegas??? I mean damn they were given star treatment…spas…alcohol…the whole 9 years…but guest what!!! This was my first time! It was absolutely lovely being treated like an equal in Las Vegas for the first time in 13 years."

The post has since been deleted.

She continued writing about the way she was mistreated by her family in a subsequent post. Spears shared, "In a world where it's okay to lock your daughter up and make her work 7 days a week … 8:00 am to 6:00 pm … no days off … 105 people are in and out of a small trailer home weekly … No private baths … seen naked when changing … drugged … can't even speak or talk … has to be available to the treatment people and show up every day for 10 hours a day … if not will have to stay longer … never given a date on when you can leave … 9:00 pm bed every night … like 8 gallons of blood weekly … this happened to me for 4 months after I worked for my dad and my family for 13 f---ing years … I gave my all when I worked only to be literally thrown away."

The pop star concluded, "I want justice and won't stop until something is done to those who harmed me … and YES I was harmed !!!! This is a message to all who have been threatened for their life … You are NOT ALONE !!!!"

Spears and her fiance, Sam Asghari, stayed at Resorts World Las Vegas this weekend for UFC 272 Saturday (March 5th) night.

Will Paul McCartney and the Rolling Stones divide British fans by making appearances at competing UK festivals??? Industry whispers are stating that the Stones are prepping for a June 25th return to Britain's Hyde Park BST Festival -- the same day the former-Beatle is set to headline Glastonbury. Britain's Daily Mail posted: "No artist has yet been named to play that empty Saturday slot (at Hyde Park), but the site suggested that the artist headliner would be the Rolling Stones." If the Stones do sign on for the June 25th gig, their night will be bookended by respective appearances by Elton John and the Eagles.

The Stones' first Hyde Park gig took place on July 5th, 1969 and served as the band's tribute to late-co-founder Brian Jones -- as well as the live introduction of his replacement, Mick Taylor. The band returned to Hyde Park on July 6th and 13th, 2013, highlights of which were released on their Hyde Park Live collection.

Paul McCartney last headlined Glastonbury in 2004 and had planned to play the 2020 festival before the Covid shut down. McCartney also played Hyde Park on June 27th, 2009.

Keith Richards was an immediate fan and friend of the Beatles. He admits that following manager Andrew Loog Oldham's brief that the Stones become the opposite of the lovable "Mop Tops" was ingenious and important in separating the Stones from all the other British beat groups that followed in the Beatles wake: "There was no competition between the bands, per se, y'know -- but in the greater world, the Beatles were the "Fab Four," y'know? As I say, that's wearing the ‘white hat.' So the only other (laughs) place to go is to wear the ‘black hat' (laughs), y'know? And at the same time, we were pretty natural, and I think all we really did was, we didn't ‘showbiz' ourselves up."

In 2005 when the Stones performed as the Super Bowl's halftime act the year after Paul McCartney, he echoed John Lennon's 1970 statement that the Stones did everything the Beatles did a year later: "It's not bitchy, but if you look at the career of the Beatles and the Stones, they always do stuff a year after we do. So we do Sgt. Pepper and about a year later they do Satanic Majesties, they do their psychedelic album. The Beatles come to America, about a year later the Stones do. So I like it. They're holding true to form."

Halsey revealed Saturday (March 5th) that their five-year-old pup, Jagger, has died of a "progressive condition called Myelomalacia."

They wrote on Instagram that the dog's declining health led to the "worst week of their life and added, "If you're reading this and you don't have a pet, you might be thinking ‘it's just a dog.' Like I maybe used to. But I can tell you you're wrong. So f---ing wrong.

"It's the most visceral loss I have ever felt. Like the absence of a vital appendage. Every single second of my day that once revolved around his little habits and routines is now full of just emptiness and silence."

Snoop Dogg has recently revealed that Jay-Z threatened to end his NFL deal unless Dr. Dre, Snopp Dogg, etc. performed at the the Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show. During an interview with TIDAL, Snoop said, "We love each other. Like, not secretly, like publicly, we love each other. It is what it is, so it's like for him to go to bat for us and tell the NFL, ‘F**k that. They perform or I quit,' that was the most gangster sh*t out of everything."

The NFL was also concerned about Snoop's onstage attire, but JAY-Z told him not to worry. Snoop explained, "Then with attire and kneeling and all this … you can't wear your gangbang sh*t? JAY-Z hit me like, ‘Wear what the f**k you want to wear. Peace to the Gods.'"

Snoop said that he and Jay performed after the performance, saying, "So then he came down, and soon as he came in he hugged me. We hug each other tight. It was as if we won a championship. Like, you know when you're genuinely happy for each other? People don't understand, me and him are the ones. He's the one on the East. I'm the one from the West."

DR. DRE'S ATTORNEY CLARIFIES THAT HE STILL OWNS 'THE CHRONIC'

Meanwhile, Dr. Dre's attorney Howard King has released a statement claiming that his client still owns The Chronic despite recent comments that Snoop Dogg made where he told Complex that he owns Dre's debut album.

King told Complex earlier this week in a statement, "There are false reports out regarding ownership by Death Row of Dr. Dre's The Chronic. Dr. Dre owns 100 percent of The Chronic."

John Mayer is leaving Columbia Records after more than two decades with the label.

He wrote on Instagram Friday (March 4th), "After 21 years, eight studio albums, and some wonderful personal and creative relationships, I have decided not to renew my recording agreement with Columbia Records. Hard as it is to say goodbye, I'm excited to pursue new avenues of making music, both of sic my own and with other artists."

The "Last Train Home" singer added, "I love music more than ever, and I believe some of my best work still lies ahead."

During his time with the label, Mayer released Room For Squares (2001), Heavier Things (2003), Continuum (2006), Battle Studies (2009), Born And Raised (2012), Paradise Valley (2013), The Search For Everything (2017), and last year's Sob Rock.

Reports say that Kim Kardashian is not too happy about Kanye West's new video for "Eazy." As previously reported, the video features a claymation version of Kim's boyfriend Pete Davidson being tied up, kidnapped and buried.

According to People, Kim is "furious" about the video. A source said, "She thinks it's way too violent and is upset. She really upset with Kanye that he'd do this. She's completely over all of this and she wants it to stop."

The source added, "Kim's No. 1 concern right now is making sure that her children are protected from the situation because everything plays out in the public eye and that's very difficult when there are children involved. She is very angry about the violence and she just feels that it's inappropriate and wrong."

Meanwhile, Davidson reportedly finds the video hilarious. The source told Entertainment Tonight, "He finds the fact that Kanye included a cartoon version of him in his music video hysterical. He is almost flattered by it all because it is so ridiculous to him."

The source added that Pete "is not threatened by Kanye in any way, shape or form."

Kanye responded to backlash of the "Eazy" video, saying, "Art is therapy just like this view. Art is protected as freedom of speech. Art inspires and simplifies the world. Art is not a proxy for any ill or harm. Any suggestion otherwise about my art is false and mal intended."

KANYE WEST SHARES FEELINGS ON KIM KARDASHIAN DIVORCE

Meanwhile, Kanye took to social media to reveal his feelings on his divorce from Kim Kardashian. He posted aa poem via Instagram, saying, "Divorce feels like your kids were snatched from your control/ Divorce feels like you've been shot and traffic is slow/ Divorce feels like heavy breathing/ Divorce feels like grandma never got over that cold/ Divorce feels like suffocating/ Barely breathing."

Last week, due a judge ruling, Kim Kardashian was declared legally single and no longer has to go by "Kim Kardashian West."

Sting has taken to social media platforms to post a message of support to the people of the Ukraine along a new version of his 1985 Cold War ballad "Russians," performed acoustically with noted cellist Ramiro Belgardt.

Sting explained why he felt the need to revisit the song, which he believed represented a darker era of decades past: "I've only rarely sung this song in the many years since it was written, because I never thought it would be relevant again. But, in the light of one man's bloody and woefully misguided decision to invade a peaceful, unthreatening neighbor, the song is, once again, a plea for our common humanity. For the brave Ukrainians fighting against this brutal tyranny and also the many Russians who are protesting this outrage despite the threat of arrest and imprisonment -- We, all of us, love our children. Stop the war."

Sting next performs on March 24th in Le Grand-Quevilly, France.

Graham Nash says that estranged partner David Crosby was the first artist to raise a red flag regarding Spotify's gross underpayment to artists for their music streaming across the online platform. The disbanded Crosby, Stills, & Nash made a rare show of unity behind Neil Young when he demanded his music be taken off the streaming platform, accusing the service of spreading false information about Covid via Joe Rogan's podcast.

Nash gave credit where credit was due, saying that Crosby was the first to go public about the pittance artists were receiving through streaming: "Crosby, basically on our behalf, has been rallying against Spotify because of the amount of money that they don't pay musicians. As a several-billion-dollar company, all they do is play other people's music and pay them very little. And then when Neil came upon Joe Rogan letting people express opinions saying that the vaccinations don't work and masks don't work, and all that stuff that Neil has been upset with Joe Rogan and we totally agree. And that's why we took our music from Spotify also. But it started out with Crosby talking about how much they didn't pay musicians."

Graham Nash says that musicians predicted the digital revolution long before their record companies recognized it, by which time it was too late. Nash told us that it serves the record companies right for being so slow in understanding and embracing the new technology: "We tried to tell the record companies that this digital revolution was coming and they took no notice of anybody, and so got stuck behind the 8-ball. And record companies, like, the big, y'know, CBS and Warner Brothers and all. . . don't exist anymore. They don't want physical product. They want it all to be a digital download."

DUA LIPA FACES SECOND 'LEVITATING' LAWSUIT: Dua Lipa is facing another copyright lawsuit claiming she used another artists material in her hit song, "Levitating." According to Billboard, a complaint filed Friday (March 4) in Manhattan federal court accused Lipa of copying songwriters L. Russell Brown Sandy Linzer's 1979 song "Wiggle and Giggle All Night" and 1980 song "Don Diablo." They said the opening melody to "Levitating" was a "duplicate" of the melody to their songs. Last week, the Florida reggae band Artikal Sound System filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Lipa, claiming that the 2020 Future Nostalgia track rips off their 2017 song "Live Your Life."

ED SHEERAN IN COURT FOR 'SHAPE OF YOU' LAWSUIT: Ed Sheeran appeared in court Friday (March 4th) for the start of a three-week legal battle over the copyright of "Shape Of You". Sami Chokri (who performs under Sami Switch) and Ross O'Donoghue claim Sheeran's 2017 single copies parts of their song "Oh Why", which was released in March 2015. The Guardian reported that Sheeran was accused in court of being a "magpie" who "borrows" ideas from other artists. He previously gave the writers of TLC's "No Scrubs" a credit on "Shape of You" after similarities were noted between the two.

SAM SMITH AND NORMANI FACE COPYRIGHT LAWSUIT: Sam Smith and Normani are facing a copyright infringement lawsuit claiming they lifted elements from a 2015 song titled "Dancing With a Stranger" for their 2019 duet of the same name. According to a complaint obtained by Rolling Stone, songwriters Jordan Vincent, Christopher Miranda and Rosco Banlaoi, "The hook/chorus in both songs — the most significant part and artistic aspect of these works — contains the lyrics ‘dancing with a stranger' being sung over a nearly identical melody and musical composition." The lawsuit also notes that the music videos for both songs show, "a girl performing interpretive dance alone in a minimalist studio," which is "not an obvious visual theme for a music video titled ‘Dancing With A Stranger." The plaintiff is seeking real and punitive damages and lists Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group, EMI Music Publishing on the list of defendants.

Bruce Springsteen has just issued Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland OH - 11/10/2009, the latest official bootleg of his ongoing monthly archive series. The show was culled from his 2009 trek behind his Working On A Dream album, which soon saw the E Street Band tackling full albums within their massive setlists.

The set marks "The Boss'" fifth dip into the soundboards from the tour, which has also seen the release of shows from Long Island's Nassau Coliseum, Manhattan's Madison Square Garden, Buffalo's HSBC Arena, and Philly's Wachovia Spectrum.

In addition to performing 1975's Born To Run in its entirety, Springsteen's 28-song-show features such highlights as "Red Headed Women," "Pink Cadillac," "Back In Your Arms," and covers of Jackie Wilson's "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher," an impromptu take on Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling In Love," along with a show-closing rendition of "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)."

New Jersey and its legendary shoreline have never been far from Bruce Springsteen's lyrics -- especially on his earliest albums. Springsteen always believed that although 1975's Born To Run album is not about the same person -- all the stories could definitely be intertwined: "Born To Run has got that feeling of that one endless summer night. That's what the record, what the whole record feels like. It could all be taking place in the course of one evening in all these different locations, y'know? All these different stories on one, sort of, long summer night."

We asked Nils Lofgren what his favorite tune off of the Born To Run album is: "Gosh, y'know, I love the whole album, but, it's weird 'cause it's a song I really don't get to play on, but 'Meeting Across The River.' We did it recently -- well we did it in Red Bank (New Jersey), one of Max Weinberg's Seven guys Mark Pender played trumpet and Gary (Tallent's) on bass. That's just a haunting beautiful piece I love off that record."

The tracklisting to Bruce Springsteen's Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland OH - 11/10/2009:

"Wrecking Ball"
"Prove It All Night"
"Hungry Heart"
"Working On A Dream"
"Thunder Road" - Born To Run album
"Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" - Born To Run album
"Night" - Born To Run album
"Backstreets" - Born To Run album
"Born To Run" - Born To Run album
"She's The One" - Born To Run album
"Meeting Across The River" - Born To Run album
"Jungleland" - Born To Run album
"Waitin' On A Sunny Day"
"Raise Your Hand"
"Red Headed Woman"
"Pink Cadillac"
"Back In Your Arms"
"Radio Nowhere"
"Lonesome Day"
"The Rising"
"Badlands"
"No Surrender"
"Bobby Jean"
"American Land"
"Dancing In The Dark"
"Can't Help Falling In Love"
"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher"
"Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)"

Red Hot Chili Peppers have just dropped "Poster Child," the second single from their upcoming album, Unlimited Love. The album, which is set for release on April 1st, reunites the band with famed producer Rick Rubin.

In a new interview with Classic Rock magazine, the L.A. natives talk about the hair band scene that dominated the Sunset Strip as they were also making their bones in clubs around town. Flea remembered, "We were definitely against the hair-metal scene. We were, like, 'F*** them. We're the underground, art-rock, get-weird east side guys; those guys are just rehashing Aerosmith and Kiss.' In retrospect it was all petty bull***. A lot of those bands were f***ing great. Guns N' Roses was a great band."

Frontman Anthony Kiedis spoke about the difference between the Chili Peppers and the other bands coming up at the time: "We were a party band, but you have to have something to bring to the party. Flea was instrumental in saying: 'We have to be good, we have to write some new s***, we have to have something to move these people.' We always came fully loaded."

Flea explained, "There was a certain arrogance. A 'F*** the world, f*** the system, f*** the authority, f*** the powers that be, we're us and we're doing our thing our way, we're street kids' thing. We were going hard and being wild."

Kiedis added: "It didn't dawn on us that there was something other than selling out clubs and making people happy and being original."

Flea told us a while back that their love of music has kept the Chili Peppers going through good times and bad: "No matter what has happened, no matter how vulnerable and raw our pain, how much pain we went through or how much was good and we worked really hard and reaped rewards from it -- no matter what happened, we've always, like the thing that has remained really earnest and really humble is our love for music and our willingness to be students of music."

It was 52 years ago this week (March 7th to 13th, 1970) that Simon & Garfunkel's final studio album, Bridge Over Troubled Water, began it's 10-consecutive-week run on top the Billboard 200. The collection, which was the band's fifth and final set, displaced Led Zeppelin's Led Zeppelin III from the top spot.

Bridge Over Troubled Water was released on January 26th, 1970 and spawned four Top 20 singles -- "The Boxer" (Number Seven) -- which pre-dated the album by 10 months; "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Number One); "Cecilia" (Number Four); and "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" (Number 18).

The album enjoyed an 85-week stay on the chart, and has been certified eight times platinum for sales of eight million units.

The tracklisting to Bridge Over Troubled Water is: "Bridge Over Troubled Water," "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)," "Cecilia," "Keep The Customer Satisfied," "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright," "The Boxer," "Baby Driver," "The Only Living Boy In New York," "Why Don't You Write Me," "Bye Bye Love," and "Song For The Asking."

"Bridge Over Troubled Water" won six Grammy Awards in 1971: Record Of The Year; Song Of The Year; Best Contemporary Song; Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s); and Best Engineered Recording; with the Bridge Over Troubled Water album snagging the coveted prize for Album Of The Year.

Art Garfunkel recalled how the album's title track was tapped for single release, going on to top the singles charts for six straight weeks: "You always knew the animal called 'the single,' and you knew what was an album piece that was really happening. This seemed the latter. As a single -- too slow, too long. Clive Davis came in the studio, President of CBS, and said, 'No, I wanna get behind it all the way. It's the title of your album. It is the first single. Be unapologetic about such a slow song, 'cause I'm gonna get behind it with faith.'" SOUUNDCUE

Paul Simon recently broke down the magic behind Simon & Garfunkel's classic sound: "With Simon & Garfunkel, we would sing a take together on mic -- on one mic. And when we got the take that we wanted, then we would double it individually. I would sing my part individually on mic, and Artie would sing his individually on mic. And when you combine them together, and they would be, y'know, perfectly in sync; that's what Simon & Garfunkel sounded like. That's what the sound was."

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Out now is the digital EP, Simon & Garfunkel - Live At Carnegie Hall 1969. The newly-released tracks have been issued in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the duo's final album, the chart-topping Bridge Over Troubled Water, which dropped on January 26th 1970.

According to the press release, "Recorded in November 1969 during a sold-out two-night run at New York's Carnegie Hall, this new four-song EP captures Simon & Garfunkel's live magic at the height of the folk-rock duo's massive popular success. (The collection) includes previously-unreleased early live versions of 'Bridge Over Troubled Water,' 'So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright,' 'The Boxer' and 'Song For The Asking.' The recordings from Carnegie Hall capture early performances of songs that Simon & Garfunkel were introducing in concert to their fans."

Coincidentally, the Carnegie Hall tracks -- which were recorded on November 27th and 28th, 1969 -- were taped on the very same nights the Rolling Stones were performing at Madison Square Garden and taping their legendary Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out live collection.

LoCash have released their new single, "Beach Boys," which is available now on all streaming platforms and digital retailers. The song features The Beach Boys' co-founder Mike Love and longtime bandmate Bruce Johnston.

LoCash members Preston Brust and Chris Lucas said, "We're honored and amazed to have members of America's band, Mike Love and Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys, on this song with us. We're so excited to share this moment with our fans and can't wait to see y'all singing every word when we come to your town!"

LoCash kicked off their Woods & Water Tour over the weekend.

They're nominated for Duo of the Year at tonight's (Monday, March 7th) 57th Academy of Country Music Awards, streaming live on Amazon Prime Video beginning at 8 p.m. ET.

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne are reportedly moving back to the U.K. due to the high taxes in California. According to The UK Mirror, the two are returning to their U.K. home Welders House in Buckinghamshire. Ozzy said, "We are leaving LA. We are a bit sad. But the tax is getting too much. I am sad because I really, really like staying and living there.

He continued, "If they do the taxes better then I may come back. I do not know. I am taking my recording studio with me. I am going to build a barn there and make my own studio at Welders. I will still be making music and my band will come over."

He added, "I am taking my recording studio with me. I am going to build a barn there and make my own studio at Welders. I will still be making music and my band will come over."

Just last month, Ed Sheeran announced a new single was on the way with Camila Cabello.

And now, both artist have released a short clip, giving more clues about their new music together. In less than 10 seconds you see lots of partying, crying, drinking, and guitar playing.

Sheeran wrote on Twitter: "Many more wild nights together to come, mate." On her site, Cabello posted an entirely different clip. She also reminded everyone that today (Wednesday) is her 25^th birthday.

"Bam Bam" will officially be released tomorrow (Feb 4).

TL;DR:

• "Bam Bam" will officially be released tomorrow (Feb 4)
• In less than 10 seconds you see lots of partying, crying, drinking, and guitar playing.

Stevie Nicks believes she inspired Prince's 1984 chart-topper "When Doves Cry" through her own 1981 hit single "Edge Of Seventeen." During a chat with The New Yorker, Nicks spoke about coming up with the song's hook line featuring the phrase "white-winged dove" after being inspired by a menu on an airplane. She recalled, "Coming from Phoenix to here. And who knew that the white-winged dove was this bird in Phoenix, or in Arizona, that made its home in the saguaro cactus, because it was protected in there? I didn't really know anything about doves or pigeons or whatever you want to call them. But they literally said, 'This bird, when it makes a sound, sounds like it's saying 'Ooh, ooh, ooh,' right?"

She went on to say, "I instantly went into writing that song, which then ended up being about Tom Petty and John Lennon and a bunch of people. But think about this: the white-winged dove really inspired Prince to write 'This is what it sounds like when doves cry.'"

Nicks went on to talk about songwriting inspiration, revealing, "I don't think that you pick your experiences in heartbreak. 'Gypsy' was about my friend who died (Robin Snyder Anderson). And that was the worst year of my life, y'know? But I wrote 'Gypsy' about it, and about her. Little bits of her are in a lot of my songs."

She added, "So you can use the tragedy. 'Always been a storm' (from the Fleetwood Mac Tusk) song ('Storms') -- that I wrote about my best friend who moved in with my boyfriend, Mick (Fleetwood), and her husband had to call and tell me that. 'Sarah moved in with Mick, I just wanted you to know that.' And I jetted out the back door into the mountains and sat out there for three hours contemplating my future, 'cause, well, I just lost my best friend and I lost Mick, and I'm in a band with Mick, which means I can't just dump Mick."

Stevie Nicks explained to us that unlike many singer-songwriters, her music doesn't come from hours slaving over a piano: "I write in a journal every night and most of my songs come out of the prose that I write in my journal. Then, I'll write a formal poem to some situation that I've written about. So, I have many, many, many long, two-to-three page formal poems that are ready to be made into songs. What I haven't done is, I don't take them to the piano until I know there's a reason to do it."

Foo Fighters frontman, Dave Grohl gave Billie Eilish high praise when he was asked if he thought rock was still relevant.

Grohl acknowledged that relevance can be tricky to define, but thinks there's a lot of great music out there.

He said, "They might not be as popular as Nicki Minaj, but honestly, when I see f***ing Billie Eilish, that's rock 'n' roll to me. She started a revolution and took over the world."

The interview was published this week in The Independent.

TL;DR:

• Grohl: "When I see f***ing Billie Eilish, that's rock 'n' roll to me. She started a revolution and took over the world."