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Report: ‘Succession’s’ Jeremy Strong in talks to play Springsteen manager Jon Landau in ‘Nebraska’ film

Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Succession star Jeremy Strong may have found his next role. Variety reports that the Emmy winner is in talks to join the cast of the Bruce Springsteen movie Deliver Me From Nowhere, where he’ll play The Boss’ manager, Jon Landau. Deliver Me From Nowhere follows Springsteen’s efforts to make the 1982 solo album Nebraska. It is based on Warren …

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Robert Plant, Peter Frampton & more oppose AI-generated recordings of late singer Steve Marriott’s vocals

Ivan Keeman/Redferns Robert Plant, Peter Frampton, David Gilmour and Bryan Adams are just a few of the A-list musicians supporting the family of the late British singer Steve Marriott, who’s opposing the release of recordings featuring AI-generated versions of his voice, Variety reports. Marriott, who fronted Humble Pie and Small Faces, the latter of which earned him induction into the Rock & …

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Richie Sambora is open to a Bon Jovi reunion: “The fans will just love it”

Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for Churchill Downs Most Bon Jovi fans are still hoping to see guitarist Richie Sambora back onstage with the band some day, and it appears he hasn’t ruled it out. Sambora, who departed the group in 2013, reveals in a new interview with The Allison Hagendorf Show that he’s definitely open to performing with his former bandmates again. “If he gets [his voice] …

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Lindsey Buckingham’s solo career the subject of new box set

Rhino The early solo career of former Fleetwood Mac lead guitarist/vocalist Lindsey Buckingham is being explored in a new box set, 20th Century Lindsey. The set will feature Buckingham’s first three solo albums: 1981’s Law and Order, 1984’s Go Insane and 1992’s Out of the Cradle. There will also be a bonus album, 20th Century Rarities, with eight nonalbum tracks, including …

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Steve Albini, ’In Utero’ engineer & punk rock vet, dead at 61

Mariano Regidor/Redferns Steve Albini, the prolific punk rock musician and audio engineer who worked on albums including Nirvana‘s In Utero, has died at age 61. In a statement to ABC Audio on Wednesday, May 8, Albini’s Chicago recording studio Electrical Audio confirmed that he passed away the night of Tuesday, May 7, of a heart attack. Known for his strict …

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Jon Anderson announces new album with The Band Geeks

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 …

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The Wallflowers announce full-album ‘Bringing Down the Horse’ concert

Interscope Records The Wallflowers have announced a concert featuring a full-album performance of 1996’s Bringing Down the Horse. The show will take place October 2 in Los Angeles. Along with Bringing Down the Horse, The Wallflowers will cover the 1982 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers album Long After Dark in its entirety. For ticket info, visit WallflowersMusic.com. Bringing Down the …

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AC/DC reveals second set of 50th anniversary gold vinyl releases

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 …

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