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New on Netflix in April is Sitting Bull, a two-part History Channel documentary about the legendary leader of the Lakota people. But rock fans may not be aware that its main title theme is one of the last things Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Robbie Robertson worked on before his 2023 death.

The theme was created by Robbie and his son, Sebastian Robertson, drawing from their Native American heritage. Earlier this year, it won both of them a CLIO Award.

“The idea was, I was going make the piece of music, get it into a pretty good place and share it with my dad, and then we were gonna build it together,” Sebastian told ABC Audio.

“He was really happy with the first demo I did … and that’s, like, an impossible thing to have happen with my dad. He’s very picky and very detail-oriented.”

Sebastian and Robbie then joined forces. “We sat down in his studio with it. We batted back and forth some guitar ideas,” he explains. He also incorporated a melody that Robbie began humming.

“I made it into something that I thought worked for the theme. And I said, ‘I think we should send this in’ … and they loved it,” he said.

Robbie passed away during the production of documentary, and while Sebastian finished the theme for broadcast, he said he continued to feel his dad’s presence.

“My dad was still there working with me,” he recalled. “And we were just kind of working on a mystic level at that point. And by the end of it, you know, I felt incredibly proud of the music.”

“It probably will always be the most memorable and important thing that I do,” he added. “Because it will be the last thing that I ever did with my dad.” 
 

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Eagles will be reissuing their 1975 album, One of These Nights, on May 1, and they’ve just shared another bonus track from the release.

One of These Nights (Deluxe Edition) includes a previously unreleased concert, recorded Sept. 28, 1975, at Anaheim Stadium in California. They’re previewing the concert with the digital release of a live performance of the On the Border track “Best of My Love.”

The concert features Eagles members Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Randy Meisner, Bernie Leadon and Don Felder performing tracks from One of These Nights, as well as other hits. The show, Leadon’s final performance with the band, features his eventual replacement, Joe Walsh, joining them for the encore to perform his track “Rocky Mountain Way.”

One of These Nights (Deluxe Edition) will be released as a three-CD/Blu-ray set, featuring a new mix of the album and the 1975 concert. The Blu-ray features Dolby Atmos and high-res stereo mixes of both the album and concert. It will also be available digitally and as a three-LP set featuring the new album mix and the concert. All formats are available for preorder now.

The deluxe reissue is coming out just one day before the Eagles headline New Orleans Jazz Fest on May 2. They also have May shows in Atlanta; Nashville; Arlington, Texas; and Hollywood, Florida. A complete list of dates can be found at Eagles.com.

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Neil Young has given fans an update on his next album and has revealed it will include three songs he wrote in the ’60s.

In the latest post to his Neil Young Archives website, Young writes that the new album is “quite a special album to me.” He adds, “Music is a gift and when it comes like this I really feel it. Everything here feels so good. I hope you will agree.”

He goes on to say that the album includes five news songs that he recorded with his band The Chrome Hearts, noting they recorded four on day one in the studio, and the fifth on day two.

“We were then out of songs. We needed more,” he writes. “The next morning I had a song going through my head and was playing it. I checked it out in the archives and found it was from 1963, unreleased.”

“There were three more. I found the three others with it … also unreleased!” he continues. “Three 60 year old songs and five brand new ones!”

Young says the album is now “ready to go,” adding, “I cannot wait for you to hear it and I hope it gives you what it gives me.” He says the album is “coming soon.”

But before we get the new album, Young says he’ll be releasing As Time Explodes, a live album he recorded with The Chrome Heart on their 2025 U.S. and European tour. He says the album is “ready to go,” although he doesn’t reveal any details about a possible release date.

Young released his first album with The Chrome Hearts, Talkin to the Trees, in June 2025.

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Another clip from the upcoming John Lennon and Yoko Ono concert film, Power to the People: John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory and Special Guests – Live at the One To One Concert, New York City, 1972, has just been released.

The latest features a performance of “Instant Karma!,” John’s third solo single, which peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. This is the second performance clip released from the film, following a video for “Imagine.”

Power to the People captures John and Yoko’s historic August 1972 concerts at New York’s Madison Square Garden, which were John’s only full-length performances after The Beatles’ 1970 breakup. The pair were joined by special guests, including Stevie Wonder and Sha Na Na. The concerts raised over $1.5 million for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The footage of the concerts has been restored, reedited and remixed by a team led by the couple’s son, Sean Ono Lennon.

Power to the People will screen in theaters nationwide starting April 29 for a limited time. Tickets are on sale now.

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Musician Lenny Kaye, the longest serving member of the Patti Smith Group, is launching a solo career.

The 79-year-old rocker will release his debut solo album, Goin’ Local, on July 17, described as “a deeply personal collection” that represents his “most autobiographical and introspective turn yet.”

“I feel like I’m a new artist,” says Kaye. “I think this album will surprise those who think they know me from what I’ve done previously.”

Goin’ Local features the song “Solstice,” which was co-written by Smith, and includes special guests like jazz pianist Matthew Shipp, Railroad Earth’s Tim Carbone, The Jayhawks’ John Jackson and multi-instrumentalist David Mansfield.

As a preview of the record, Kaye has released the album’s title track.

“I’ve always loved the local, its intimacy and camaraderie,” he says of the tune. “I feel that the truest ‘Goin’ Local’ is the privilege to go inside my own head and hear how I sound to me.”

Goin’ Local is available for preorder now.

Kaye is set to hit the road in April with Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. The tour kicks off April 25 in Easton, Maryland.

Here is the track list for Goin’ Local:
“Goin’ Local”
“This Love”
“If I Were You”
“Let’s Make a Memory”
“A Friend Like You”
“Be That As It May (May Day)”
“Solstice”
“World Book Night”
“Pennsylvania Girls”
“Poppy”
“The Things You Leave Behind”
“Yes I Will”

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Steve Winwood has paid tribute to his Traffic bandmate Dave Mason, who passed away on April 19 at the age of 79.

“We were deeply saddened to hear of Dave Mason’s passing,” Winwood writes on Instagram. “Dave was part of Traffic during its earliest chapter, and played an important role in shaping the band’s sound and identity during that time. His songwriting, musicianship and distinctive spirit helped create music that has lasted far beyond its era, and continues to mean so much to listeners around the world.”

“Those years remain a special part of the band’s story, and Dave’s contribution to them is not forgotten,” Winwood continues. “His place in that history will always be remembered, and through the music, his presence endures.”

Finally, he notes, “At this sad time, our thoughts are with his family, his friends, and all those who loved him and his music.”

Mason and Winwood formed Traffic in 1967 with Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood. They were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.

With Mason’s death, Winwood is the only surviving member of the band; Capaldi passed away in 2005 at 60, and Wood passed away in 1983 at 39.

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On this Day, April 22, 1950…

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Peter Frampton was born in Beckenham, Kent, England.

Frampton rose to fame as a member of The Herd, before forming Humble Pie in 1969 with Small Faces band member Steve Marriott.

After releasing four studio albums, Frampton left Humble Pie in 1971 to launch a solo career, releasing his debut solo album, Wind of Change, in 1972.

Frampton’s solo career really took off following the release of Frampton Comes Alive! in 1976. The double LP became one of the bestselling live albums of all time and was Frampton’s only #1 record, spending 10 nonconsecutive weeks in the top spot. It featured live performances of now-iconic Frampton tunes like “Show Me the Way,” “Baby, I Love Your Way” and “Do You Feel Like We Do,” which all became top-15 hits.

After being eligible for over 25 years, Frampton was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2024.

Despite being diagnosed with the muscle disease inclusion body myositis in 2019, Frampton has continued to make music and tour. He’s set to release the new album, Carry the Light, on May 15 and has a new documentary, Frampton, debuting at the Tribeca Festival on June 4.

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The Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood is playing some solo shows in Europe this summer, and now he’s added two new dates to itinerary.

Ronnie and his band are now booked to play the O2 Forum Kentish Town in London on Aug. 21, and E-Werk in Cologne, Germany, on Sept. 3.

Both shows feature special guest Imelda May. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

Wood revealed plans to headline some rare solo shows back in March, with the first announced dates being two now-sold-out shows at the Paradiso in Amsterdam, Sept. 7 and 8.

The shows will be Ronnie’s first full live solo sets in over 16 years.

He is also playing Burg Clam castle in Sperken, Austria, with Van Morrison on July 16, and the Lucca Summer Festival in Tuscany, Italy, on July 17. He’ll also be a special guest for Eric Clapton’s Aug. 23 concert at the Royal Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, England.

A complete list of dates can be found at RonnieWood.com.

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The Go-Go’s guitarist and co-founder Jane Wiedlin is set to release her first memoir, TMI: Memoirs of a Go-Go, on Nov. 10.

According to a press release, the book is “a vivid account of rock excess and Hollywood drama,” with Wiedlin opening up about “childhood tragedy, mental health struggles, shattered relationships, and her own relentless reinvention.”

“My story is about my band the Go-Go’s, of course, but there is so much more to tell than that,” Wiedlin says in a statement. “My lifelong battle with mental illness, multiple failed relationships, living in literally dozens of places (including foreign countries), and discovering my passion for animal rescue and BDSM are just some of the other parts of me that I have divulged in this tell-almost-all memoir.”

She adds, “It’s called TMI for a reason!”

In the book, Wiedlin, who co-founded the Go-Go’s with Belinda Carlisle in 1978, will delve into the highs and lows of her career with the band, as well as opening up about her personal struggles. 

The Go-Go’s, which also includes Gina Schock, Kathy Valentine and Charlotte Caffey, released their debut album, Beauty and the Beat, in 1981. It went double-Platinum and hit #1 thanks to hit singles “We Got the Beat” and “Our Lips Are Sealed.” They went on to become one of the most successful bands of the ’80s, and in 2021 were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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According to police, there may not have been any evil intent behind the disappearance of the vintage clothing that Madonna wore during her Coachella performance with Sabrina Carpenter. As previously reported, Madonna is offering a reward for the items, which are from her archives and are “part of my history,” as she wrote on her Instagram Story.

Police in Indio, California, tell ABC News that on April 18, Madonna’s representative filed a missing property report for two bags of clothing and jewelry, which were last seen on a golf cart on the Coachella grounds. The cart was being driven by staff who were on their way to load the bags onto a bus. Later, when staff arrived at a hotel, they realized the bags were gone.

According to police, the golf cart was being driven on a dark, bumpy road and a preliminary investigation suggests that the bags may have simply fallen off the back of the cart. According to the police report, “There is no evidence to suggest the bags were intentionally stolen.”

As of yet, there’s no record of the bags being turned in. However, police are asking anyone who may have located the bags to return them to 46800 Jackson St. in Indio, California, or contact the department at (760) 391-4057.

Madonna described the items as her “jacket, corset, dress” and “other archival items from the same era.” The Queen of Pop had last worn some of those items when she performed at Coachella in 2006.

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