All-Star Tribute Album To Triumph Features Slash, Nancy Wilson, Dee Snider & Others

 

Triumph will be honored with a star-studded tribute album called Magic Power: All Star Tribute to Triumph. Scheduled for release on Friday, June 6, on Round Hill Records, the album features such renowned rockers as Dorothy, Sebastian Bach, Nancy Wilson, Joey Belladonna, Slash, and Jeff Keith covering classic Triumph tunes. 

The 15-track album features an amazing collection of musical firepower, including drummers Kenny Aronoff and Tommy Aldridge, and guitarists Bumblefoot, Paul Gilbert, Nita Strauss. 

The project was conceived by renowned producer Mike Clink, who has produced classic recordings for Guns N' Roses, Motley Crue and Whitesnake.

Magic Power will be released on CD with a 12 page booklet and as a double LP gatefold edition.

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The participants are extremely honored to salute Triumph, including Phil X, who went on to say, "It is so incredible to get back to my roots with my brothers, Gil, Mike and Rik. The Triumph fans will love this!”

Enthusiastically, Journey drummer Deen Castronovo commented "Triumph was a huge influence, no Gil Moore, no Deen Castronovo singing behind a kit."

Furthermore, Sebastian Bach said, "The music of Triumph will always hold a special place in my heart. I'm super proud to pay tribute to one of my favorite bands of all time…the Rock n' Roll Machine known as TRIUMPH!" 

Dee Snider recalled, "The first time I heard this song ('Lay It on the Line'), I was blown away. There's only one Rik Emmett and Triumph. I'm honored to be a part of this!"

Originally formed in 1975 and hailing from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, the trio was always proud of their Great White North roots. And seemingly ever since their inception, Triumph was on the cutting edge of technology when it came to their live show – particularly lighting, sound, and effects. 

Sophisticated lasers, pyrotechnics and moving lighting rigs, all computer-controlled – Triumph was one of the first arena rock bands to incorporate all of these elements into their shows. Triumph's headlining tours were legendary, and the band was featured on many memorable stadium/outdoor shows – including the US Festival, the World Series of Rock, the American Rock Festival and Texxas Jam, Day on the Green, to name but a few.

And now, fans will be able to re-experience Triumph classics in a whole new way – via Magic Power: All Star Tribute to Triumph.

For more info, visit triumphmusic.com.

Foreigner Announces 2025 Canadian Tour

Foreigner will embark on a 2025 Canadian tour as a prelude to the launch of Juke Box Hero, The Musical, set to go into production in 2026. Tickets go on sale on March 28th, available at ForeignerOnline.com. 

Canadian band 54.40 will be adding excitement to the tour with a set that includes “I Go Blind” and “Ocean Pearl” and other gems from their impressive repertoire.

Foreigner will welcome Canada’s own Geordie Brown as guest vocalist during their set. Audiences will be familiar with Geordie as the male lead of the workshop production of  Juke Box Hero, The Musical in Calgary & Edmonton and the sold-out run in Toronto at the Ed Mirvish Theatre. 

Geordie proved himself worthy not only to audiences, but also to Foreigner’s leader and founder, Mick Jones, who had this to say; “I was most impressed by Geordie’s performances of Juke Box Hero,The Musical in Canada. He is not only a consummate vocalist, but a verified Broadway actor to boot. We look forward to welcoming him at our shows on Foreigner’s 2025 Canadian tour."

Canada is one of Foreigner’s most important markets, and the band set the tone back in 2006 with a national CBC New Year’s Eve live TV Broadcast.  The low temperatures did not deter the hardy 8,000 Canadians that showed up at this outdoor concert beside Niagara Falls where the band remained ‘Hot Blooded’ throughout the event.  Subsequently, Foreigner executed many tours of Canada and the fall of 2025 will bring their biggest one to date.  As always, Foreigner is greatly looking forward to its time in Canada this year.

Responsible for some of rock and roll’s most enduring anthems including “Juke Box Hero,” “Cold As Ice,” “Hot Blooded,” “Waiting For A Girl Like You,” “Feels Like The First Time,” “Urgent,” “Head Games,” “Say You Will,” and the worldwide #1 hit and member of Spotify’s exclusive Billions Club, “I Want To Know What Love Is.” 

Canadian Tour Dates: 

October

Tue, 21 Mary Brown’s Centre – St. John’s, NFL  

Thu, 23 Centre 200 - Sydney, NS 

Fri, 24 Scotiabank Centre - Halifax, NS 

Sat, 25 Avenir Centre - Moncton, NB 

Mon, 27 Place des Arts - Montreal, QC

Tue, 28 The Arena at TD Place - Ottawa, ON 

Wed, 29 Centre Slush Puppie - Kingston, ON 

Thu, 30 Sudbury Community Arena - Sudbury, ON 

November

Sat, 01 GFL Memorial Gardens - Sault. St. Marie, ON 

Sun, 02 Thunder Bay Community Auditorium - Thunder Bay, ON*

Wed, 05 Co-op Place - Medicine Hat, AB 

Thu, 06 Memorial Arena - Cranbrook, BC*

Fri, 07 Prospera Place - Kelowna, BC 

 

*54.40 will not be appearing at these shows

Celtic Rockers Horslips 'At The BBC' Set Announced

Few bands have left as distinct a mark on the musical landscape as Horslips. Emerging in the early 1970s, they more or less created ‘Celtic Rock,’ drawing from Irish traditional music and British/American rock, crafting a sound that was both timeless and radical.

The BBC captured the band in the 1970s and again during their unexpected Indian summer return in the 2010s. At The BBC gathers these vital recordings – spanning nearly 50 years – into one definitive collection. At The BBC will be released May 30 on Madfish

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Disc 1 begins the journey in 1973–74, landmark years in which Horslips took their fusion of mythology and musicianship to the airwaves and concert halls of Britain. Included are performances from Radio 1’s In Concert, The Old Grey Whistle Test, Radio 1’s Sounds of the 70s, 2nd House (BBC 2) and Radio 1’s John Peel Show, showcasing the group in full flight, brimming with invention and zeal.

By 1979, fresh from the inevitable hard slog of trying to conquer America, Horslips returned to Radio 1’s In Concert with a set that captured their ability to fit in with the times and the power of their live performances. Disc 2 continues with an unplugged ‘comeback’ session from 2010 and a BBC NI performance in 2019 of ‘Sideways to the Sun’ – written about magical Irish beings disappearing from mortal sight – which would, perhaps fittingly, prove to be their last official recording.

Disc 3 presents Horslips’ unique 2011 performance with the Ulster Orchestra at Belfast’s Waterfront Hall, in its previously unreleased BBC Radio Ulster broadcast mix. Including epic suites from classic albums The Táin and The Book of Invasions and fan favourites like the eight-minute ‘I’ll Be Waiting’, a showcase for late guitarist Johnny Fean (d. 2023), many – including band members – view this concert as Horslips’ finest hour (and a quarter).

Disc 4 is a bonus disc, comprising recently discovered 1979 ‘working mixes’ of the album Short Stories, Tall Tales, recorded at Dublin’s Windmill Lane. They offer an intimate glimpse into a band in transition, shifting from the US FM rock that had influenced recent albums towards the spikier, sharper British New Wave sound.

At The BBC is completed by a DVD bringing together clips from The Old Grey Whistle Test, 1974 documentary material and magical fan footage of two songs from the 2011 Waterfront Hall concert, synced to sparkling BBC audio.

Presented in a deluxe hardback book package with rare photographs and extensive liner notes by band biographer Mark Cunningham, legendary BBC producer Jeff Griffin and curator Colin Harper, At The BBC is a celebration of a band whose influence still echoes through the decades. The mastering is shared by Eroc in Germany and band associate Cormac O’Kane who mastered the acclaimed 2023 Horslips box set More Than You Can Chew.

Eagles Announce Return To Sphere In September

 

Due to overwhelming demand, the Eagles have added four additional shows to the band's residency at Sphere in Las Vegas, bringing the total to 36 shows.

The newly announced dates are: 

• Fr⁠iday, Se⁠ptember 5
• Sa⁠turday, Se⁠ptember 6
• Fr⁠iday, Se⁠ptember 12
• Sa⁠turday, Se⁠ptember 13

The presale for tickets be⁠gins Tu⁠esday, Ma⁠rch 25 at⁠⁠ 10⁠⁠⁠:00 ⁠⁠⁠am PT.

Visit Eagles.com for tickets and VIP packages. 

Tickets start at $175 and will reflect all-in pricing, meaning the ticket price listed is inclusive of taxes and fees.

 

Upcoming Shows:

Friday, April 4, 2025 / Saturday, April 5, 2025

Friday, April 11, 2025 / Saturday, April 12, 2025

 

Full list of dates:

Friday, September 20, 2024 / Saturday, September 21, 2024

Friday, September 27, 2024 / Saturday, September 28, 2024

Friday, October 11, 2024 / Saturday, October 12, 2024

Friday, October 18, 2024 / Saturday, October 19, 2024

Friday, November 1, 2024 / Saturday, November 2, 2024

Friday, November 8, 2024 / Saturday, November 9, 2024

Friday, December 6, 2024 / Saturday, December 7, 2024

Friday, December 13, 2024 / Saturday, December 14, 2024

Friday, January 17, 2025 / Saturday, January 18, 2025

Friday, January 24, 2025 / Saturday, January 25, 2025

Friday, February 14, 2025 / Saturday, February 15, 2025

Friday, February 21, 2025 / Saturday, February 22, 2025

Friday, March 7, 2025 / Saturday, March 8, 2025

Friday, March 14, 2025 / Saturday, March 15, 2025

Friday, April 4, 2025 / Saturday, April 5, 2025

Friday, April 11, 2025 / Saturday, April 12, 2025

Friday, September 5, 2025 / Saturday, September 6, 2025

Friday, September 12, 2025 / Saturday, September 13, 2025

 

These shows utilize Sphere’s next-generation technologies, including the world’s highest resolution LED display that wraps up, over and around the audience, creating a fully immersive visual environment. The venue also features the world’s most advanced concert-grade audio system, Sphere Immersive Sound, which delivers audio with unmatched clarity and precision to every guest.

Singer & Songwriter Jesse Colin Young Passes Away

It is with deep sadness that we announce music legend Jesse Colin Young, who left a unique mark on the intersecting worlds of folk, blues, jazz, country, and rock & roll, died in his home in Aiken, South Carolina yesterday afternoon, it was announced by his wife and manager, Connie Young. 

As the frontman of The Youngbloods, he immortalized the ideals of the Woodstock generation with "Get Together," an international hit that called for peace and brotherhood during the turbulent 1960s. During the decades that followed, Young expanded both his audience and his artistic range, releasing a string of solo albums that mixed socially conscious lyrics with top-tier guitar skills and gorgeous vocals.

An acclaimed songwriter, singer, instrumentalist, producer, label owner, podcast host, and longtime social/environmental activist, he has established a permanent place in America's musical landscape – while continuing to make modern music that's every bit as vital as his work during the counterculture era.

ABKCO Releases Eight Classic Rolling Stones Albums In Dolby Atmos On Streaming Platforms

 

ABKCO Music & Records has released six full-length albums and two EPs by The Rolling Stones in the Dolby Atmos® audio format for the first time ever. These include the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers’ The Rolling Stones EP (1964), The Rolling Stones (UK) (1964), England’s Newest Hit Makers (1964), Five by Five EP (1964), 12 X 5 (1964), The Rolling Stones No. 2 (1965), The Rolling Stones, Now! (1965), and Let It Bleed (1969). All eight titles are simultaneously available on Apple Music, TIDAL and Amazon Music.

The Rolling Stones titles are part of ABKCO’s ongoing campaign to reissue classic titles on Dolby Atmos®, starting with several releases by The Animals (The Animals, The Animals on Tour, Animal Tracks, Animalization, The Animals Retrospective), followed by Sam Cooke (Portrait of a Legend, Keep Movin’ On, Sam Cooke at the Copa, Ain’t That Good News).  

It was standard industry practice in the 1960s for a recording artist’s UK and US releases to feature different track lists, often times with different album titles and/or cover art. The early catalog of The Rolling Stones was no exception. Not long after the group burst onto the scene with its unique brand of rock and roll that was heavily indebted to American blues, Decca -- their British label at the time -- released a self-titled EP, a self-titled LP and the Five by Five EP all within calendar 1964. 

On this side of the Atlantic, London Records, the group’s US label, released the optimistically and prophetically-titled England’s Newest Hit Makers LP and 12 X 5 LP that same year. Filled with their versions of songs by Chuck Berry, Rufus Thomas, Willie Dixon, Bo Diddley, The Valentinos and others, these records also offered a glimpse into the brilliance of the emerging Jagger-Richards songwriting team with “Congratulations” and their first US Top 40 hit “Tell Me (You’re Coming Back)”. In early 1965, Decca issued The Rolling Stones No. 2 while London Records put out The Rolling Stones, Now! – the latter containing “Heart of Stone,” the band’s entrée into the Top 20 of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. 

By the end of the decade, The Rolling Stones were an international household name, but the original lineup was fracturing. Released in 1969 with identical cover art and track lists in the US and UK, Let It Bleed represents the end of the Brian Jones era (he plays autoharp on “You Got the Silver” and percussion on “Midnight Rambler”) and the beginning of the Mick Taylor era (slide guitar on “Country Honk,” guitar on “Live with Me”). Most of the acclaimed double platinum Jimmy Miller-produced album was recorded by core members Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts, with contributions from outside musicians such as Ian Stewart, Nicky Hopkins, Ry Cooder, Leon Russell, Jack Nitzsche, Al Kooper, Merry Clayton and Doris Troy, among others. Let It Bleed is bookended by the evergreen Jagger-Richards songs “Gimme Shelter” and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.”

This fall, ABKCO Music & Records will continue rolling out titles by The Rolling Stones in Dolby Atmos®. These will include Beggars Banquet (1968), Got Live If You Want It! EP (1965), both the US and UK versions of Out of Our Heads (1965), the US and UK versions of Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) (1966) and December’s Children (And Everybody’s) (1965).

New Video Of Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Performing 'Wild Thing' In 1982 Released

Over the last year the Tom Petty Estate has been opening their vault and sharing previously unreleased music and never-before-seen, newly remastered film from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ prolific 1982 to ’83 era. Today, the Petty Legacy archives have released their latest unearthed musical treasure, a newly restored video of Petty and the Heartbreakers performing a rollicking cover of The Troggs’ classic “Wild Thing” at the Los Angeles-based studio The Record Plant in 1982. Check it out below.

Directed by Justin Kreutzmann, the video, which boasts newly remastered audio, features footage of the band’s performance at The Record Plant, filmed for the French TV program, “Houba Houba,” alongside never-before-seen bonus footage originally captured by Cameron Crowe for his 1983 film, Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party. The film has been restored and released for the first time in more than 40 years and is now streaming on Paramount+. The new clip follows The Record Plant videos of “Keeping Me Alive,” “Finding Out” and “Stories We Could Tell.”

“Wild Thing” is one of the many highlights from the recently released Deluxe Edition of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers classic 1982 album, Long After Dark. The expanded album features the newly remastered original album from the original analog master tapes, plus 12 rediscovered bonus tracks newly mixed by Petty’s longtime engineer Ryan Ulyate and includes packaging designed by Jeri Heiden, liner notes by David Fricke, with commentary from Jimmy Iovine and Cameron Crowe and iconic archival photographs by Dennis Callahan, Neil Preston and Aaron Rappaport. The set is available in a variety of configurations, highlighted by a limited edition TomPetty.com 2LP pressing on 180-gram red with black splatter color vinyl, housed in a numbered foil tip-on jacket with an exclusive lithograph.

In conjunction with the long-awaited release of Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party, Geffen/UMe has also just released the digital-only Heartbreakers Beach Party: The Soundtrack, which includes 35 songs from the acclaimed film alongside tracks from Long After Dark (Deluxe Edition). Stream it now at https://tompetty.lnk.to/HBBPSoundtrackPR.