Foghat To Release 50th Anniversary ‘Fool For The City’ Special Reissue In September

 

On September 12, Rhino Records will releasing the 50th Anniversary Edition of Foghat's Fool For The City on September 12, 2025. This special reissue, available as a double-vinyl or double-CD version, features the newly remastered original tracks, as well as an electrifying bonus disc featuring a never-before-released live album recorded during two live performances at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago in 1975. 

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A limited number of autographed CDs and vinyl can be pre-ordered now on TalkShop.Live, which will include an exclusive insert signed by the band's drummer Roger Earl and producer Nick Jameson. On Wednesday, August 6 at 4:00pm PT/7:00pm ET, Earl and Jameson will appear on the site’s Rock & Roll Channel with their good friend and host Steve Harkins for an in-depth discussion about Fool For The City and the incredible bonus material on the 50th Anniversary package.

Captured and performed by multi-talented bassist/producer Nick Jameson—the mastermind behind both Fool For The City and 1977’s Live — these raw, high-energy recordings have been resurrected nearly 50 years later. Mixed and mastered by Jameson himself at a studio in Reykjavik, Iceland, the result is a time capsule of pure rock fury. The CD edition will also include two bonus live tracks and a brand new interview with founding drummer Roger Earl and Jameson, diving into the making of “Slow Ride” and the magic behind the Fool For The City sessions.

“Nick is a genius,” says Earl. “He worked tirelessly to make these live tracks as powerful as his original Live mixes — and we are absolutely thrilled with the results.” Check out more from him about the album on this video below.

“I am absolutely thrilled that the four merry lads who created 'Slow Ride' can at long last be heard performing together live,” says Nick Jameson. “This performance happened mere weeks after we recorded the Fool For The City album, and we were at the absolute top of our game. And I’m so happy that Fool For The City once again sounds the way it did when it was first released. Love always to Dave and Rod; they live on in this music!”

And the party doesn’t stop there. Foghat wants their legions of loyal fans to help celebrate. They’re being invited to design their own version of the iconic Fool For The City album cover for a chance to win big. The Grand Prize is a trip for two to Las Vegas, NV, to hang out with Foghat at their September 13 show at the Cannery Hotel & Casino. Second and third place winners will score exclusive band merchandise. All entries will be showcased in a special 50th Anniversary tribute video and on Foghat’s social media. Submit your design by August 15 on the band’s website. 

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Foghat  — Roger Earl (founding drummer), Bryan Bassett (guitar), Scott Holt (lead vocals/guitar), and Rodney O'Quinn (bass)  — is still making chart-topping music and touring all over North America, the U.K. and Europe 50 years later. Their latest album, Sonic Mojo, was released November 10, 2023, and remained on the Billboard Top 10 “Blues Albums” chart for 34 weeks, including two weeks at #1. It is the first time the band has ever landed at #1 on any of Billboard’s charts after a new album release. Even “Slow Ride” had never reached #1. SONIC MOJO is available in various formats, including a single CD boasting 12 electrifying tracks in a stunning six-page digipak and digital copies. For vinyl enthusiasts, there’s a limited edition 180gram, neon purple vinyl version featuring 11 tracks and a gatefold jacket, as well as extra special CD and vinyl bundles. The album’s four singles, “Drivin’ On,” “She’s a Little Bit of Everything” (co-written by the late Kim Simmonds from Savoy Brown), "Black Days & Blue Nights,” and “I Don’t Appreciate You” are streaming on all digital outlets and the band’s official YouTube page.

Check out the band’s itinerary on their official website.

Fans Gather In Birmingham To Bid Farewell To Ozzy Osbourne

 

Fans of Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne paid their respects to the heavy metal icon on Wednesday as his funeral procession made its way through Birmingham, England.

Osbourne, who died last week at the age of 76, grew up in the central England city where Black Sabbath was formed in 1968.

The procession made its way down Birmingham's Broad Street in the center of the city to a canal bridge named in honor of Black Sabbath. The bridge features a bench with life-size cutouts of the band's four founding members — Osbourne, Terry "Geezer" Butler, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward.

An emotional Sharon Osbourne, who was married to the musician for 43 years, stopped at the site and laid flowers at the growing memorial around the bench as fans watched from behind barriers. She was accompanied by the couple's two youngest children, Kelly and Jack, who starred with their parents in the reality show "The Osbournes," which aired in the early 2000s.

The Lord Mayor of Birmingham Zafar Iqbal also visited the site on Wednesday. In a statement Tuesday, Iqbal said, "Ozzy was more than a music legend — he was a son of Birmingham."

Crowds of fans turned out ahead of the procession to pay tribute to the singer known as the Prince of Darkness and reflect on the role he and his family played in their lives.

Amanda Summers, a 37-year-old singer from Bolton, said she was feeling emotional but glad to be with other people who adored Osbourne and wanted to show support for the family.

"Been a Black Sabbath fan for a long time, watched 'The Osbournes' on the TV, so we've grown up with these being in our homes, so they're like our family, you know?" she told Reuters.

Darren Verdi-Ashton, a 56-year-old businessman from Birmingham, said Osbourne's death was still a big shock.

"I don't know what will happen when he arrives, but I think I probably will lose it," he told Reuters.

Since Osbourne's death, fans have been flocking to the Black Sabbath Bridge and bench, leaving flowers, pictures and notes.

"Final Stop On The Crazy Train?" a handwritten message said on an Aston Villa soccer team shirt that was tied to the bridge last week, referring to the single "Crazy Train" from Osbourne's debut solo album in 1980. The message added: "But Metal Lives Forever."

After Osbourne's death, "Crazy Train" was streamed and played on the radio so much that the song made it onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time, ranking at No. 46 on its most recent edition.

Mark Savage, a music reporter at CBS News' partner BBC News, noted that some fans have left bottles of Jack Daniel's at the memorial, reflecting Osbourne's embodiment of the rock 'n' roll lifestyle. Savage reported toy bats have also been placed at the memorial, recalling memories of Osbourne famously biting the head off of a real bat during a performance in the 1980s — he had said he thought it was a toy.

Fans who couldn't make it to Birmingham to honor Osbourne were invited to watch a livestream of the bench and bridge.

Iqbal said it was important for the city to have a "fitting, dignified tribute" to the legendary rocker before the private family funeral.

"We know how much this moment will mean to his fans," he said. "We're proud to host it here with his loving family in the place where it all began."

Savage reported the private service will take place on Thursday in Buckinghamshire, northwest of London.

Osbourne retired from touring in 2023, three years after revealing that he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, a degenerative movement disorder.

His death came less than three weeks after he appeared onstage for the final time, reuniting with his Black Sabbath bandmates in a Birmingham concert that featured performances from rock legends influenced by the band.

"You have no idea how I feel," Osbourne told the crowd of over 40,000 fans that night, according to BBC News. "Thank you from the bottom of my heart."

David Gilmour Sets ‘Live At The Circus Maximus, Rome’ Theatrical Premiere For September 17

 

The forthcoming David Gilmour live album and film entitled The Luck And Strange Concerts and Live At The Circus Maximus, Rome, beautifully capture the 2024 Luck And Strange tour. 

The tour accompanied Gilmour’s fifth solo album, Luck And Strange, which hit #1 in the UK, Germany (his first #1 there), Poland, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Portugal and Austria. It reached #2 in France, Italy, and Belgium, the top 5 in Spain, Japan, Norway, Denmark, and Hungary, and the top ten in the USA, Australia, Finland, Sweden, Ireland, and New Zealand.

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The shows began with two sold-out warm-up shows at the Brighton Centre before moving to Circus Maximus in Rome for six sold-out nights, followed by the same at London's Royal Albert Hall, then moving Stateside for sold-out evenings at the Intuit Dome and Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, and concluding with five sold-out nights at Madison Square Garden in New York.

All 23 dates were sold out, and with no new shows on the horizon, The Luck And Strange Concerts and Live At The Circus Maximus, Rome, is the best and only way to experience Gilmour and his band on stage.

Live At The Circus Maximus, Rome, which is being released via Sony Music Vision and Trafalgar Releasing, will be shown in cinemas & IMAX worldwide on September 17 for a limited time only. The film sees Gilmour return to Rome's historic Circus Maximus at the beginning of the Luck And Strange tour, his first in nearly a decade. Long-time Gilmour collaborator Gavin Elder filmed the sublime spectacle against the backdrop of the ancient ruins of Rome. Tickets at cinemas around the world will go on sale 6th August at 2pm BST/ 9am EDT / 6am PDT. Full screening details for both IMAX and standard format cinemas will be available at davidgilmour.film. 

Live At The Circus Maximus will also be released as double Blu-ray disc and triple DVD sets with bonus unseen footage and the full The Luck And Strange Concerts mixed in 5.1 and Atmos (Blu-ray only) on October 17.

The Luck And Strange Concerts features 23 tracks across four LPs or two CDs recorded at selected shows from the tour and blends solo tracks from David’s most recent album, including a stirring rendition of "Between Two Points" with Romany Gilmour as well as classic Pink Floyd anthems such as "Sorrow," "High Hopes," "Breathe (In The Air)," "Time," "Wish You Were Here," and "Comfortably Numb." The super deluxe edition of the album features all the formats as well as a 120-page hardback book, David Gilmour, Luck And Strange Live, featuring Polly Samson’s photographs taken on the tour.

The Stray Cats Confirm 2025 Fall Tour Dates

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The Stra Cats — Brian Setzer (guitar, vocals), Lee Rocker (upright bass, vocals), and Slim Jim Phantom (drums, vocals) — have confirmed their return to the road this fall for a cross-country month-long tour. 

Set to kick off October 25, the trio will play hits such as "Stray Cat Strut,” "Rock This Town," “Runaway Boys," "(She's) Sexy + 17," and more.

Tickets go on sale Friday, August 1 at 10:00 AM (local time). An artist fan club presale kicks off Tuesday, July 29 at 10:00 AM (local time). Sign up for the band newsletter to gain access.

The Stray Cats 2025 dates are as follows:

October 25- Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort - Mount Pleasant, MI

October 26 - Hard Rock Casino - Rockford, IL

October 28 - The Louisville PalaceLouisville, KY

October 29 - Murat Theatre at Old National CentreIndianapolis, IN

October 31 - Mershon Auditorium Columbus, OH

November 1 - Hard Rock Casino - Gary, IN

November 2 - MGM Northfield Park - Center StageNorthfield, OH

November 4 - Mayo Performing Arts CenterMorristown, NJ

November 5 - Flagstar at Westbury Music FairWestbury, NY

November 7 - Foxwoods Resort CasinoMashantucket, CT

November 8 - The Event Center at Turning Stone Resort CasinoVerona, NY

November 9 - The Capitol Theatre Port Chester, NY

November 11 - Taft Theatre - Cincinnati, OH

November 13 - Uptown TheaterKansas City, MO

November 15- Route 66 Casino Hotel - Legends Theater - Albuquerque, NM

November 16- Celebrity Theatre - Phoenix, AZ

November 18 - Yaamava' Resort & Casino at San Manuel - Highland, CA

November 19 - The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas - Las Vegas, NV

November 20 = TBA

November 22 - Ruth Finley Person Theater - Santa Rosa, CA

November 23 - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - Wheatland, CA

Led Zeppelin Announces 'Live E.P.' To Celebrate 50th Anniversary Of 'Physical Graffiti'

Led Zeppelin will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their iconic sixth album, Physical Graffiti, with the release of their new Live E.P. on 180-gram 12" vinyl, CD and digital formats on September 12.

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Also released on the same date will be an updated 50th Anniversary edition of 2015’s Physical Graffiti Deluxe Edition triple-LP vinyl set featuring the Companion Audio disc, now including a new bonus replica Physical Graffiti promotional poster (sized 443mm x 610mm). 

The new Live E.P. features live recordings of “In My Time Of Dying” and “Trampled Under Foot” from Earl’s Court, 1975, alongside “Sick Again” and “Kashmir” from Knebworth, 1979. These live performances were originally released on the 2003 Led Zeppelin DVD and appear on CD / Vinyl / Digital formats for the very first time.

Released on February 24, 1975, in the US (and four days later in the UK), Physical Graffiti immediately achieved platinum sales status and has recently been certified 17x platinum. Its commercial success was equaled by its critical reception. 

Generally regarded as one of the greatest double albums of all time, the original 15 tracks represent a creative tour de force that explores the band’s dynamic musical range, from the driving rock of “Custard Pie” to the exotic construction of “Kashmir” and the funky groove of “Trampled Under Foot.”

“It goes from one extreme to the other but at the same time, it’s very evident that it’s Zeppelin,” Robert Plant said in a statement. “I love the album and it does work as a double album. There are some real humdinger, roaring tracks.” 

Jimmy Page began the initial work at his home studio in Plumpton, Sussex, England, in the summer and autumn of 1973, with the first recording sessions taking place that October at Headley Grange, using Ronnie Lane’s Mobile Studio. Further sessions at Headley continued in January 1974. Additional overdubs were recorded at Olympic Studios, where Page completed mixing of the album in July 1974. 

“We had enough material for one-and-a-half LPs, so I figured, ‘Let’s put out a double and use some of the material we’d done previously but never released’,” Jimmy Page said. “I always thought the sequencing of an album was really important and that was part of my role as the producer.”

Physical Graffiti was not only the band’s first double LP, it was also the first release on their new label, Swan Song, which launched in May 1974. The album’s release was announced on November 13, 1974. 

John Paul added: “I’m a big fan of Physical Graffiti. [It] was very wide ranging. It probably was a pinnacle.” 

Following the 10-week North American tour that ran from January through March 1975, Led Zeppelin played five sold-out nights at London’s Earl’s Court in May 1975. Initially, three shows were announced, with another two added after the tremendous demand for tickets.

“On the last night at Earl’s Court, we played ‘Heartbreaker,’ ‘Black Dog,’ and a bit from ‘Out On The Tiles.’ With the songs from Physical Graffiti, we’ve got such a wide range of material,” John Bonham said.

The band headlined both nights of the Knebworth Festival, which took place at Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, England, on August 4 and 11, 1979. These were Led Zeppelin’s first live dates since their 1977 North American tour, and their first U.K. dates since the Earl’s Court 1975 shows. 

Dead & Company’s Third Sold-Out Golden Gate Park Show To Stream At Select IMAX Screens In US & Canada

Dead & Company’s August 3rd performance at Golden Gate Park will stream live exclusively to select IMAX screens across the US and Canada. Fans will experience the final night of three consecutive sold-out shows - celebrating 60 years of the Grateful Dead’s music - presented with IMAX’s signature immersive visuals and precision sound.

Tickets are on sale now at imax.com/deadandcompany. Each ticket will come with a commemorative poster and a laminate/lanyard, which will be distributed onsite.

The band last performed in San Francisco in July 2023 with three sold-out concerts at Oracle Park, the home of the San Francisco Giants baseball team. Those shows drew an audience of over 118,000 fans across three nights, bringing thousands of visitors to the Bay Area, and making a tremendous impact on the local economy. 

Dead & Company is set to return to San Francisco for three headline shows on the Polo Field in the iconic Golden Gate Park. Fans can look forward to a remarkable series of performances in the city where it all began.

The Sixth In Series Of David Bowie Box Sets Announced

Parlophone Records has announced David Bowie 6. I Can't Give Everything Away (2002 – 2016), the sixth in a series of box sets spanning Bowie’s career from 1969. The new set, which releases September 12, is the latest instalment in the award-winning and critically acclaimed series that includes David Bowie 1. Five Years (1969 – 1973), David Bowie 2. Who Can I Be Now? (1974 – 1976), David Bowie 3. A New Career In A New Town (1977 – 1982), David Bowie 4. Loving The Alien (1983-1988), And David Bowie 5. Brilliant Adventure (1992-2001). 

David Bowie 6. I Can't Give Everything Away (2002 – 2016) is a 12-CD, 18-piece vinyl and standard digital download/streaming box set named after the closing track on Blackstar, Bowie’s final studio album. The box sets include newly remastered versions (except Blackstar and No Plan), with input from Bowie’s co-producer Tony Visconti.

2002’s Heathen was the first album Bowie and Visconti had worked on together in twenty-two years. Recorded in a residential studio in upstate New York, it reminded Visconti of his time with Bowie in Berlin in the 1970s: “There was no control room. The console was at one end of the studio, and the band was placed at the other end. The acoustics were quite live, and from my experience of making ‘Heroes’ at Hansa Studios in Berlin, in the huge Grand Hall (known as Meistersaal recording hall), I wanted to make these acoustics work for us.” 

For the follow-up Reality, released in 2003, Visconti recalls, “David said he wanted to write for his new touring band, who would also record the album”, giving the record a more “Thrusty” sound as Bowie put it at the time. That band then took to the road for A Reality Tour, one of the best-loved tours of Bowie’s career, it is represented here for the first time in its re-sequenced order to better reflect the set lists of the Dublin shows. The vinyl version of the album is pressed in transparent blue, echoing its initial release.

After a decade away from the studio, the sessions for The Next Day happened in secret; Visconti says of that time, “We vowed not to tell a soul that David and we were making a new album – and that even included our domestic partners. His two-fold purpose was to write and create without pressure from the outside, plus he wanted its release to be a complete surprise. It all worked out great, except when he was spotted a few times walking to and from The Magic Shop studio in Noho, Manhattan, raising quizzical eyebrows. I was stopped once by a fan who recognized me and asked, “Is David Bowie making a new album?” I said, “Absolutely not!” Later, when we had rough mixes of our efforts, I was walking around Manhattan with a big smile on my face. No one could possibly know that I was listening to new Bowie songs on my earbuds.” Those sessions produced so many songs that those additional tracks, along with two remixes, were included on The Next Day Extra. 

Blackstar, Bowie’s final studio album, was released on January 8, 2016. Bowie and Visconti went to Donny McCaslin’s jazz quartet playing live in New York after working with him on the track “Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime).” Tony Visconti: “Donny’s quartet was no ordinary jazz band; they were super musicians at the same level as classical musicians in top symphony orchestras. David told me that this band, with Mark Guiliana – drums, Tim Lefebvre – bass, and Jason Lindner – keyboards, will be the band for the recording of Blackstar.”  

Every one of the tracks for Blackstar were each recorded in one day; Visconti recalls, “The first song for the album began with “’Tis a Pity She Was a Whore,” on January 7th. With a couple of rehearsals with David singing in the isolation booth, we were ready to go. Take one was perfect. We told Donny the take was fabulous. He thanked us and asked, “What’s the next song?” I forgot that jazz musicians are one-take experts. This was not a normal thing for people who make Rock and Pop music. It usually takes many hours to get that great take. Just to play it safe, we asked for another take, and Donny complied.” 

On Bowie’s birthday in 2017, the No Plan EP brought together the original songs written for Bowie's Off-Broadway play, Lazarus, including the titular “Lazarus,” “No Plan,” “Killing A Little Time,” and “When I Met You,” all recorded during the sessions for Blackstar.

Exclusive to each of the box sets are Montreux Jazz Festival and RE:CALL 6. The former was recorded on July 18, 2002, at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival and among the 31 tracks features a full performance bar one song of one of Bowie’s most revered albums, Low. RE:CALL 6 features 41 non-album / alternative versions / B-sides and soundtrack songs, including tracks never previously available on CD or vinyl over three CDs and four LPs. 

The physical box sets accompanying book, 128 pages in the CD box and 84 in the vinyl set, feature previously unseen notes, drawings and handwritten lyrics from Bowie and photos by Sukita (who took the set’s cover shot), Jimmy King, Frank W. Ockenfels 3, Markus Klinko, Mark ‘Blammo’ Adams and more as well as memorabilia, technical notes about the albums from co-producer Tony Visconti and design notes from Jonathan Barnbrook.

The CD box set will include faithfully reproduced mini-vinyl versions of the original albums where applicable, and the CDs will be gold-coloured rather than the usual silver. The vinyl box set has the same content as the CD set and is pressed on audiophile-quality 180g vinyl. 

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