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Zak Starkey Was Turned Down by Oasis Before the Who Firing

1 week ago | vulture.com | Devon Ivie

The story, morning glory, is simple: Zak Starkey won’t be joining Oasis for their upcoming reunion tour, much to his immense disappointment. The bloke just can’t catch a break. The drummer, freshly fired from the Who after 30 years of service, appeared on BBC Breakfaston May 27 to share he was “gutted” that the Gallagher brothers chose someone else. “I texted them and said, ‘Why am I not in it?’” Starkey explained. “You know, if you get a new drummer, you get comfortable, don’t you?
And Now Oasis Doesn’t Want Zak Starkey

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Devon Ivie

NowThe iconic musician opens up about her detachment from Dylan, her political engagement, and her real thoughts on A Complete Unknown. The question, alas, came right away. “I was hoping the first question would not even have his name,” laughs Joan Baez. Though the folk music icon has fought many …
The Who’s New Drummer Apologizes to Zak Starkey and Fans

2 weeks ago | vulture.com | Devon Ivie

Nobody knows what it’s like … except Scott Devours. The musician has replaced the fired Zak Starkey as the Who’s drummer for their upcoming American tour, which was announced after Starkey’s drawn-out separation from the band. Devours, who has been a steady presence in Roger Daltrey’s solo shows for years, has mixed emotions about taking the gig — and, unsurprisingly, this has to do with Starkey’s exit.
The Who’s New Drummer Is Going Through It

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Devon Ivie

2 hours agoBedeviled by leaks to the media during his short tenure, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a series of restrictions on the press late Friday that include banning reporters from entering wide swaths of the Pentagon without a government escort — areas where the press has had access in past …
The All-American Rejects Think House Parties Can Fix the Broken Concert Industry

2 weeks ago | vulture.com | Devon Ivie

“I recently read something about people financing festival tickets, the complete inaccessibility of the concert experience in 2025, and how it’s juxtaposed against these wild and weird economic times. It blows my mind that our shows can still work.” It’s time to party like we’re extras in She’s the Man. That’s what the All-American Rejects want us to do, anyway, with their current tour giving the middle finger to big venues that charge a lawsuit-inducing amount of ticket fees.
Bob Dylan Gives The Who’s Pete Townsend Birthday Message

2 weeks ago | vulture.com | Devon Ivie

We’ve looked under the chairs and under the tables and came to the same conclusion: Bob Dylan is in a cheeky mood lately. Barely a week into his Outlaw Music Festival Tour with Willie Nelson, the known man has delighted concertgoers with new covers throughout his sets, including a fantastic “Garden Party” by Ricky Nelson that was debuted at his May 15 show — a tune that name-checks Dylan in one stanza.
The Who Fires Zak Starkey and Foo Fighters Fire Josh Freese

2 weeks ago | vulture.com | Devon Ivie

Josh Freese and Zak Starkey (L-R). Loud cymbal crash: Two kick ass-rock drummers, Josh Freese and Zak Starkey, have been fired by their respective bands within days of each other. Freese, who was chosen by Foo Fighters to replace Taylor Hawkins after his tragic death, had been serving behind the kit for the band since 2023. Freese — a wildly versatile drummer who’s served time with Devo, Nine Inch Nails, and Guns N’ Roses — appeared to be caught off guard by the decision.
Liam Gallagher Is Sharing Oasis’s Tour Set List, and He’s Not ‘Taking the Piss’

3 weeks ago | vulture.com | Devon Ivie

Listen up, rastas and spiritual people. The Oasis reunion tour is 51 days away from kicking off, and Liam Gallagher hasn’t joined the band for rehearsals yet. You’d know this if you followed the replies to his relentlessly confounding Twitter account, where he told a fan that he’s due to play with his brother again behind closed doors in about three weeks. What he does possess at the moment, however, is the set list that the duo will be fine-tuning when Judgement Day arrives.
‘It Felt Like a College Improv Group’: Two Tony Voters Debate Their 2025 Ballots

3 weeks ago | vulture.com | Devon Ivie

“There was a lot to see, it was a little crazy.” Stage Whisperer and our anonymous Tonys voters are in agreement: It’s a strikingly robust season for Broadway, one in which 42 new musicals and plays have opened. Simply, there was a lot to keep up with, even for the professionals. Some shows were destined to be cash-grab dirges. Others were just head-scratchingly great.
John Mulaney Wants Weird Al Inducted Into the Rock Hall

3 weeks ago | vulture.com | Devon Ivie

Like clockwork, every year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction class drops another stylus on the organization’s long-perceived snubs: Sure, we finally got Warren Zevon this time, but where are the B-52’s, the Monkees, Sonic Youth, and Devo? In a new Rolling Stone interview, John Mulaney dusted off his proverbial accordion and grooved an inspired candidate who’s overdue for recognition. “I’m a big proponent of novelty music.