Category: Oldies

Tara McPherson Joan Jett & the Blackhearts will be memorialized in a double graphic novel to mark the 40th anniversary of their 1971 albums I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll and Bad Reputation. Published by Z2 Comics, the novel is written and drawn by prominent female creators. In a statement, Carianne Brinkman, the head of Joan’s label, Blackheart, says, “The comic world, much like the rock ‘n’ roll world, is fairly underrepresented in terms of women, particularly in the mainstream.” “We thought this was a great opportunity to celebrate comic writers and illustrators who…

Jim Dyson/Getty Images Paul McCartney once sang “You Won’t See Me,” but he WILL see YOU — because at age 78, he still doesn’t wear glasses.  Why not? Eye yoga. That’s right: eye yoga. Paul and his daughter Mary McCartney appear on the latest episode of the podcast Table Manners, hosted by British singer Jessie Ware.  During the discussion, Mary mentions that her dad doesn’t need glasses, and reveals that if you Google “Paul McCartney eye yoga,” you can actually find a video of the ex-Beatle demonstrating it. Ware demanded…

L: Joni Mitchell R: Clive Davis; Larry Busacca/Getty Images for NARAS Due to COVID-19, record mogul Clive Davis turned his annual pre-Grammy party into a two-part virtual charity event.  The second part takes place on Saturday, but it’s as star-studded as ever. While Davis’ traditional pre-Grammy parties have featured performances from some of the biggest names in music, USA Today reports that Saturday’s edition will instead consist of Davis interviewing those big names.  Among them: Elton John, John Mellencamp, Carlos Santana, Queen‘s Brian May and Roger Taylor, Slash and Dionne…

Kevin Mazur/WireImage When David Bryan isn’t playing keyboards for Bon Jovi, he writes Tony Award-winning musicals.  With Broadway now reopening after the pandemic shutdown, his latest is returning to the stage. Diana: The Musical, based on the life of Princess Diana, will now resume previews November 2, with a November 17 opening night.  Ahead of that, as previously reported, the show will stream on Netflix on October 1. Tickets are now on sale for performances through November 20, 2022, but if things change — like if pandemic restrictions return —…

Chris Loomis Even if Alice Cooper wasn’t already a successful rock legend, he’s definitely set for retirement now.  This fall, he’s auctioning off an Andy Warhol that he’d forgotten he’d owned — and it could fetch as much as $4.5 million. The Warhol is a red, acrylic and silkscreen of the late artist’s Little Electric Chair, from his Death and Disaster series from 1964-1965.  Alice found it, still in perfect condition, in the garage of his house in Scottsdale, Arizona a few years ago.  “This silkscreen was given to me…

Roger Kisby ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons has released a third advance track from his forthcoming solo album, Hardware — a grooving blues-rock tune called “My Lucky Card.” In addition, a music video for the song has premiered at Gibbons’ official YouTube channel. The clip starts off with Billy driving a big old pickup truck up to the famous California desert venue Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace, interspersed with footage of Billy performing on the saloon’s stage with his two main Hardware collaborators — drummer Matt Sorum and guitarist Austin…

Warner Records Over the past year, Goo Goo Dolls have released their first holiday album and an EP of stripped-down versions of fan favorites.  Now they’re putting out a new compilation album called Rarities. The album, due out June 25, features 20 songs that span the band’s career from 1995 to 2007, many of which have never been released digitally or physically.  They include various b-sides, live songs, acoustic versions, international-only releases, non-album tracks and radio performances. The first release from Rarities is a live cover of the INXS song…

Lester Cohen/WireImage Whitney Houston‘s musical mentor says the movie about the late superstar that’s currently in the works won’t shy away from showing both the good and the bad. Clive Davis is producing the biopic, called I Wanna Dance with Somebody, and he tells USA Today, “The goal…is to come up with a very realistic, very honest story…as well as capturing her losing battle with addiction, capturing her vocal genius and influence on music and contemporary musicians.” Davis adds that the film will detail “not only pitfalls, but also the…

Credit: Louis van Baar Bono and The Edge are featured on a new song from DJ and producer Martin Garrix. The track, titled “We Are the People,” was recorded for the 2020 UEFA EURO soccer tournament. It’s accompanied by a video featuring people from all walks of life getting together to play and watch soccer, cut with footage of the U2 duo performing in front of a picturesque sunset. “Creating the music for one of the biggest sports events in the world together with Bono and The Edge has been…

Courtesy of Motown Archives Today marks the 60th anniversary of the day that the legendary vocal group The Temptations signed their first contract with Motown Records, and to commemorate the milestone, the label is launching a yearlong celebration that will include various releases, events and more. During the celebration, which will run through June 2022, The Temptations plan to mount national and international tours, release an anniversary album and launch a new video series. In addition, the Broadway musical Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations is…