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The INXS‘ 1991 concert film Live Baby Live captured one of the band’s largest performances as they played a sold-out Wembley Stadium in London to over 72,000 fans. The film was restored from the original 35mm recording into a remastered widescreen 4K Ultra HD version and was shown in theaters across the world late in 2019.

Now the band has announced the release of the remastered version of the movie on home media, available in a variety of formats including digital download, 4K Ultra High Definition Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD. The non-digital formats come with a variety of goods including 4K-sourced photos from the concert, new liner notes from the band, an essay by British TV broadcaster Jamie East, and a poster from the Australian release of the film.

The film will be released on June 26th, but is available for pre-order at the link here.

         

INXS to release restored 1991 concert film Live Baby Live

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05/27/2020 1:00 PM

 

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Many of Seattle’s most famous artists are coming together to raise money for the COVID-19 relief effort.  Pearl Jam, Ben Gibbard, Dave Matthews, Brandi Carlile, Macklemore, Ciara and Russell Wilson, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Joel McHale, Allen Stone, Mary Lambert, the Black Tones, and more will perform a star-studded virtual concert for All In WA.

Backed by Amazon, the show is intended to raise $65 million for various nonprofits throughout Washington state. All In WA has already raised $20 million towards that goal, and Jeff Bezos has pledged to match individual donations under $1 million up to $25 million total.

The concert will broadcast on Amazon Music’s Twitch channel and local NBC affiliates KING 5 and KONG at 7PM on 6/10; a recording will be available on Amazon Prime after the initial airing.

Pearl Jam among acts confirmed for Washington state COVID-19 Relief concert

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05/28/2020 1:00 PM

 

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The Doobie Brothers “50th Anniversary” summer tour with Michael McDonald has been postponed until 2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “This decision has been made with the health and safety of the Doobie Brothers’ fans, crew and local employees in mind,” the band said in a statement.

The 53-date trek was scheduled to kick off on June 9, wrapping up on Oct. 17, and was to be McDonald’s first with the group since 1996.  The tour will now kick off in the same city, West Palm Beach, Fla., on July 17, 2021, and wrap Oct. 21 in New Orleans. Shows have been canceled in Mount Pleasant, Mo.; Sioux City, Iowa; Boise, Idaho; Albuquerque, N.M.; Little Rock, Ark.; Bossier City, La.; and Memphis.

The original tour was set to feature McDonald alongside Doobie Brothers co-founders Johnston and Patrick Simmons, longtime guitarist John McFee and their other live members.

The Doobie Brothers reschedule 50th anniversary tour for July 2021

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05/26/2020 1:26 PM

 

Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher revealed that the band has “20 rough songs” recorded, and that they’ve been working on a song for the upcoming Bill and Ted movie.

“We got asked a couple months ago to be a part of the new Bill and Ted movie, to put a song in there. So we wrote a song to be in that movie which we’re kind of wrapping now,” said the guitarist of Bill and Ted Face the Music, which is currently on the schedule for an Aug. 21 release.

Kelliher also revealed for their next album, “Mastodon hasn’t worked since last summer. We’ve been taking this time off to relax and to write a new record, and we were kind of right in the middle of it… we had about, I don’t know, 20 rough songs recorded right before this [pandemic] hit and it just totally put the brakes on it.” 

Mastodon Wrote a Song for ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’

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05/26/2020 4:28 PM

 

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Guns N’ Roses have debuted their ‘Not In This Lifetime Selects’ video series, sharing live clips from recent dates on their world tour. The band announced the news on their social media channels, and for their first ‘Not In This Lifetime Selects’, GN’R have released a 13-minute video showcasing moments from their show in Salt Lake City, Utah, from 29, October 2019. 

Guns N’ Roses confirmed that their summer North American tour was being postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The band, who previously cancelled their European tour, were due to kick off their summer run in Philadelphia on July 8 and wrap up with a performance in Missoula on August 26.

You can check the footage from GN’R’s Salt Lake City show at the link: here.

         

Guns N’ Roses launch Not In This Lifetime video series

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Guns N’ Roses kickstart new online video series looking at their Not In This Lifetime tour – watch footage from Salt Lake City in 2019

05/25/2020 11:00 PM

 

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Queen guitarist Brian May revealed to fans that he recently suffered a “small” heart attack amid dealing with his previously reported “gardening accident,” which involved tearing a gluteal muscle. After further testing revealed a compressed nerve, the guitarist then suffered the heart attack that landed him on an operating table.

May gave a video update explaining his recent health woes, saying in part, “I told you that I had a ripped muscle. Now, that was the way I was diagnosed. And we thought it was, like, a bizarre gardening accident. I didn’t realize that was amusing, really — I’d kind of forgotten that anything to do with the bum, people find amusing.” May eventually “had another MRI, but this time I had one of the lower spine. And, sure enough, we discovered that I had a compressed sciatic nerve.”

The guitarist provided detail about the heart attack that ultimately revealed three arterial blockages in his heart: “In the middle of the whole saga of the painful backside, I had a small heart attack. And I say ‘small,’ you know, it’s not something that did me any harm. It was about 40 minutes of pain in the chest, and tightness, and that feeling in the arms and sweating.”  May chose to have the stents placed rather than undergo a more involved operation open-heart surgery.

Read the rest of his message here including his video message.

Brian May Reveals He Recently Survived a ‘Small Heart Attack’

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05/25/2020 8:40 AM

 

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Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor has confirmed that he finished recording his debut solo album.  While appearing on Lzzy Hale of Halestorm’s “Raise Your Horns” show on the We Are Hear podcast, Taylor shared that he had about 25 songs recorded for his solo effort. 

Said Taylor: “All the songs are things that I’ve written over the years but they didn’t really fit with either band. So it’s stuff that I’ve just kind of been sitting on,” he said. “And I’ve been kind of talking about doing a solo album anyway, and I was just, like, ‘This is the perfect time to do it.'”  Taylor said he worked with Stone Sour’s Christian Martucci, guitarist Zach Throne (from his live band Corey Taylor and Friends), bassist Jason Christopher and drummer Dustin Schoenhofer on the project. 

You can hear the entire video interview at the link: here.

Slipknot and Stone Sour’s Corey Taylor Completes Solo Album

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Journey reunited with former bassist Randy Jackson and debuted new drummer Narada Michael Walden and keyboardist / vocalist Jason Derlatka during a special performance for UNICEF. The new lineup of the band made their debut during UNICEF We Won’t Stop virtual event, performing their classic  hit “Don’t Stop Believing.”

The band recently parted ways with bassist Ross Valory and drummer Steve Smith which has resulted in legal action. Bassist Randy Jackson was a member of the band in the mid-1980s and appeared on their “Raised On Radio” album, before going on to be a judge on American Idol.

Neal Schon tweeted after the performance “We were so happy to be involved with @unicef with all the amazing artists, for such a great cause thank you @merck_mercuriadis welcome to our Journey family @randyjackson @officialnarada and @jason_derlatka @journeymusicofficial Believe Friends New Music Coming”

Journey’s New Six-Piece Lineup Performs ‘Don’t Stop Believin”

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05/24/2020 11:03 AM

 

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Shinedown have unveiled the lyric video for their new single Atlas Falls, having already raised over $300,000 for COVID-19 relief with the song as part of a T-shirt bundle.

Atlas Falls was written eight years ago during the band’s Amaryllis sessions, and was originally only available with an exclusive fundraising tee for non-profit humanitarian aid organization Direct Relief.  Frontman Brent Smith says: “The response to Atlas Falls has been overwhelming, and Barry, Zach, Eric and I cannot say thank you enough to Shinedown Nation and everyone around the world that has supported Direct Relief during the COVID-19 response. The faith, the love, and the showing of humanity has just been incredible. Atlas Falls is a reminder that we are at our best when we need each other, and the only way through this is together.”

Pick up your Atlas Falls bundle at the link: here, and you can listen to Atlas Falls at the link: here

Shinedown premieres video for “Atlas Falls” charity single

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05/22/2020 3:00 PM

 

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System Of A Down, Korn and Faith No More have announced a new scheduled of shows for 2021.

“We’re excited to announce that the rescheduled dates for our double-header with Korn, Faith No More, Helmet and Russian Circles have been confirmed for May 21 and 22, 2021,” say SOAD.

“Existing tickets will be honored for the new dates. We look forward to bringing this weekend to life next year when it is safe for our fans, crew, and venue staff. Thank you for your patience and understanding.⁣ ⁣For refund inquiries, please visit Livenation.com/refund.”

System of Down, Faith No More and Korn announce rescheduled joint shows

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05/23/2020 9:23 AM

 

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