Photo by Deborah Anderson Yes‘ Jon Anderson is set to release a new album with the cover group The Band Geeks, who have been backing him on tour. True is set to drop August 23, featuring nine new songs. A press release says the new album “harkens back to Yes’ classic 70s sounds as well as to their latter day success with the album 90125,” the album that featured the #1 hit “Owner of a Lonely Heart.” Fans will get their first preview of the record with the single “Shine On,” which is expected out in mid-June. True will be the first new album from And ..read more

BMG Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell is set to release a new album with his band The Dirty Knobs.  Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits, due out June 14, features 11 new songs, with guest appearances by Graham Nash, Lucinda Williams, Chris Stapleton and Campbell’s Heartbreakers bandmate Benmont Tench. Fans are getting their first taste of the record with the new single “Dare To Dream,” featuring a guest appearance by Nash.  “‘Dare To Dream’ is a song about longing for hope,” Campbell shares. “Lord knows we need more hope in this wicked world these days. Having Graham Nash ..read more

On This Day, May 8, 1970 … One month after they broke up, The Beatles released their 12th and final studio album, Let It Be. Although released after the split, Let It Be was actually recorded before their previous album Abbey Road, which was released in September 1969. Let It Be spent four weeks at #1 on the Billboard Album chart, thanks to future Beatles classics like the title track, “Get Back,” “The Long and Winding Road” and “Across The Universe.” A documentary about the making of the album, also called Let It Be, was released to coincide with the album. It featured footage of th ..read more

Columbia Records/ Legacy Recordings AC/DC is continuing their 50th anniversary celebration with their next set of limited-edition gold vinyl releases.  The latest set, dropping June 19, includes Let There Be Rock, If You Want Blood You’ve Got It, ‘74 Jailbreak, Ballbreaker, Stiff Upper Lip and Rock or Bust. Each gold vinyl, available for preorder now, will come with a 12-by-12 album-specific print and AC/DC 50 artwork. AC/DC launched their gold vinyl series back in March, with limited-edition gold vinyl copies of Back in Black, Highway to Hell, The Razors Edge, Powerage, For Tho ..read more

Photo by Richard Sibbald When Rush‘s Geddy Lee was on the book tour for his biography My Effin’ Life last year, there was a lot of talk about whether he and his Rush bandmate Alex Lifeson had planned to make music together again. Well, Lifeson is now offering an update. “Ged and I try to get together once a week,” Lifeson tells ABC Audio. “I mean, we’re really, really good friends. We’re best friends.” He adds, “I go over to his place. We have a little setup. He’s got a music room, and we just play together and have fun.” But in news that will be disappointing to Rush fans, Lifeson s ..read more

Courtesy of Disney+ Beatles fans are getting another preview of the documentary Let It Be before it premieres Wednesday, May 8, on Disney+. The latest clip revolves around Ringo Starr, showing him joking around in the studio working on “Octopus’s Garden” with George Harrison and more. Originally released in April 1970, Let It Be takes Beatles fans inside the studio as they recorded their album Let It Be and includes footage from their January 1969 Apple Corps rooftop concert. It was released one month after The Beatles officially broke up. The film hasn ..read more

Erika Goldring/Getty Images The Rolling Stones bring their ’24 Hackney Diamonds tour to Glendale, Arizona, on Tuesday, May 7, and the city is welcoming them with open arms. In fact, the band revealed on their Instagram that Glendale has renamed a street in their honor. “If you’re in Glendale AZ for the Stones show tonight be sure to head to Satisfaction Way!” they share. “The city has ceremonially renamed a portion of 95th Avenue in Westgate Entertainment District in honour of the Rolling Stones being the first act ever to bring three separate stadium tours to State Farm St ..read more

Harry Herd/Redferns Graham Nash is extending his time on the road. The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just announced a set of fall dates for his An Evening of Songs & Stories tour.  The new shows, featuring special guest Judy Collins on select dates, kick off September 28 and 29 in Collingswood, New Jersey, with Nash playing New York’s famed Carnegie Hall on October 1. The trek will run through October 26 in Vienna, Virginia. Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday, May 10. The news comes as Nash is expected to make an appearance at a special Crosby, Stills & Nash tri ..read more

Jim Arbogast/Getty Images The late AC/DC frontman Bon Scott is being celebrated with an honorary coin in Australia. The Perth Mint recently unveiled the Bon Scott coin, made of 99.99% pure silver, with a colored image of Bon Scott wearing a cut off vest on one side. Next to the image is “Bon Scott” written out with the first “O” covered by a lion holding a microphone. King Charles is featured on the other side. “Many believe Bon Scott to be the greatest rock ‘n roll singer of all time,” reads the Perth Mint website, noting the rocker’s family moved to Fremantle, Wester ..read more

ABC The Cyndi Lauper documentary, Let the Canary Sing, will make its streaming service debut on Paramount+ on June 4. Directed by Alison Ellwood, the documentary had its premiere last June at the Tribeca Festival. According to the description, the film follows Cyndi’s “meteoric ascent to stardom and her profound impact on generations through her music, ever-evolving punk style, unwavering feminism and tireless advocacy.” A new trailer for the doc has just been released, featuring footage from throughout Cyndi’s career, as well as interview clips from Cyndi, Billy Porter, Boy Geo ..read more