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americansongwriter.com | Matt Friedlander
Bruce Springsteen recently debuted the previously unheard archival tune “Faithless,” from his upcoming box set Tracks II: The Lost Albums, and now a companion music video for the song has been posted on his YouTube channel. As previously reported, “Faithless” is the title track of one of seven unreleased archival albums collected in the box set.
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americansongwriter.com | Matt Friedlander
Here’s wishing a very Happy 80th Birthday to Bob Seger, who was born on this day (May 6) in 1945. The legendary Michigan rocker has had an incredible career that dates back to the early 1960s. Seger’s gritty early work was influenced by soul, R&B, and garage rock. He had his first major hit, “Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man,” in 1968 with his group the Bob Seger System.
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americansongwriter.com | Matt Friedlander
Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry is relaunching his side group The Joe Perry Project for a new U.S. summer tour. The trek, which features eight dates, kicks off August 13 in Tampa, Florida, and is plotted out through an August 23 performance in Port Chester, New York. Perry has assembled an impressive lineup for the new outing.
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americansongwriter.com | Matt Friedlander
Paul McCartney will be featured alongside his Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr and some other major music luminaries in the upcoming 3D animated film High in the Clouds. The long-in-the-works movie is based on a 2005 children’s adventure book of the same name that McCartney co-wrote. McCartney and Starr are part of the just-announced voice cast of the flick, which is scheduled to premiere in 2027.
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flipboard.com | Matt Friedlander
7 hours agoOnly two members of The Beatles remain, as both Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are still active and busy making new music. While the two don’t work together very frequently, whenever they do reunite — whether for a song, a performance or just a moment on a red carpet — it always makes headlines. …
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americansongwriter.com | Matt Friedlander
On May 5, 1967, The Kinks released their classic song “Waterloo Sunset” as a single in the U.K. The Ray Davies-penned tune was a major hit in the band’s home country, peaking at No. 2 on the singles tally. The song also reached the Top 10 in many other countries, although it failed to chart in the U.S.Regardless, “Waterloo Sunset” has become one of the best-loved and most acclaimed songs in The Kinks’ vast catalog.
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americansongwriter.com | Matt Friedlander
Hot on the heels of playing his first concert in more than five years over the weekend, David Lee Roth has announced dates for a full 2025 U.S. solo summer tour. The longtime Van Halen frontman has confirmed 20 new shows across the country, spanning from a July 22 performance at the California Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles, California, through a September 14 concert at the Blue Note Napa venue in Napa, California.
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americansongwriter.com | Matt Friedlander
The lead singers of two extremely popular 1980s bands teamed up on this day (May 5) in 1984, not as musical collaborators but as a married couple. The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde and Simple Minds’ Jim Kerr wed in New York City. According to reports, Hynde and Kerr celebrated the nuptials with a ride in a horse-drawn carriage in Central Park. Hynde had met Kerr earlier in 1984, while The Pretenders and Simple Minds were on tour together in Australia.
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americansongwriter.com | Matt Friedlander
The recent Oscar-nominated film A Complete Unknown drew renewed attention to Bob Dylan’s historic performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, where he caused a stir by performing with an electric band for the first time at the event. Now, a new exhibit focusing on the period of Dylan’s career when he “went electric” is set to open this summer at the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The exhibition, titled “Going Electric: Bob Dylan ’65,” will open to the public on July 24.
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americansongwriter.com | Matt Friedlander
Original KISS drummer Peter Criss hasn’t released a solo album since 2007, but that’s apparently set to change later this year. The legendary beat-keeper announced plans to release a new, hard-rocking solo record in the fall of 2025. Criss unveiled details about the album in a recent YouTube video interview with KissFAQ podcast host Julian Gil, and in a post on his own official website.
