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The Year in Music: Lockdown rock -- Veteran artists release new music during the pandemic
Top row: Polydor Records; Columbia Records; Columbia Records. Bottom row: Columbia Records; Capitol Records/UMe.While the COVID-19 pandemic essentially put all touring on hold, plenty of veteran artis...
ABC Audio Dec 29, 2020
John Lodge says his new solo song "In These Crazy Times" is "one of the highlights of my life"
Courtesy of John LodgeBack in July, Moody Blues singer/bassist John Lodge released a new solo track called "In These Crazy Times (Isolation Mix)," which he recorded during the COVID-19 lockdown, and t...
ABC Audio Dec 29, 2020
For Whom the Puck Drops: Metallica announces collection with hockey apparel brand
Credit: Herring & HerringMetallica is here to help keep you warm this winter. The metal legends have launched their own signature collection with PUCK HCKY, a hockey apparel brand. The line includ...
ABC Audio Dec 28, 2020
Solo album by late Bowie and Uriah Heep bassist Trevor Bolder released posthumously
Bolder Records/Cherry RedA posthumous solo album featuring previously unreleased recordings by Trevor Bolder, the bassist in David Bowie's backing band The Spiders from Mars and a longtime member of U...
ABC Audio Dec 28, 2020
Queen members to perform with X Japan's Yoshiki on popular Japanese New Year's Eve TV special
RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images; Courtesy of YoshikiQueen's Brian May and Roger Taylor will take part in a special performance that will serve as the finale of Japan's popular annual New Year's Eve TV prog...
ABC Audio Dec 28, 2020
Paul McCartney's 'McCartney III' debuts at #2 on 'Billboard' 200; #1 on 'Billboard' Top Album Sales chart
Capitol Records/UMeAfter debuting at #1 on his U.K. homeland's Official Albums Chart, Paul McCartney's latest studio album, McCartey III, was kept off the top of the United States' Billboard 200 tally...
ABC Audio Dec 28, 2020
Rick Wakeman, Tony Visconti taking part in livestreamed 2021 Dublin Bowie Festival in January
Courtesy of Dublin Bowie FestivalThe 2021 edition of the annual Dublin Bowie Festival, a series of events commemorating the life and music of David Bowie traditionally held in Dublin, Ireland, will be...
ABC Audio Dec 28, 2020
Paul McCartney scores first #1 solo album in the UK in 31 years with 'McCartney III'
Capitol Records/UMePaul McCartney simply must have had a wonderful Christmas time after getting the news that his latest studio album, McCartney III, debuted at #1 on the U.K's Official Albums Chart. ...
ABC Audio Dec 26, 2020
Paul McCartney's Christmas plans include "stay[ing] at home" and "eating far too much"
© Mary McCartneyAs the COVID-19 pandemic continues, most of us are likely planning a laid-back Christmas celebration.  And Paul McCartney is no different. "I'm going to stay at home," the Be...
ABC Audio Dec 24, 2020
Vinyl version of ex-Blue Oyster Cult drummer Albert Bouchard's 'Re Imaginos' album due in March
RockHeart Records/Deko EntertainmentLast month, former Blue Oyster Cult drummer Albert Bouchard's released a reimagined version of his old band's 1988 studio album Imaginos, aptly titled Re Imaginos, ...
ABC Audio Dec 24, 2020