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A new documentary about Neil Young is set to have its world premiere at the upcoming Woodstock Film Festival in Woodstock, New York.

The flick, Coastal, was directed by Young’s wife, actress Daryl Hannah, and is described as a behind-the-scenes look at Young’s 2023 tour, which was his first time back out on the road following the COVID-19 pandemic.

“From his everyday observations on the bus to his candid banter with his audience,” the film’s description offers. “Coastal is a rare peek behind the curtain of this unguarded iconoclast.” 

The Woodstock Film Festival runs from Oct. 15 to Oct. 20, with Coastal premiering at the Bearsville Theater on Oct. 20. Tickets are on sale now.

Young was one of the last artists to return to the road following the pandemic. His Coastal tour kicked off in July 2023 and had him playing mostly West Coast dates, treating his fans to set lists filled with rarities and deep cuts.

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Stevie Wonder is hitting the road this fall. The legendary performer just announced dates for the Sing Your Song! As We Fix Our Nation’s Broken Heart tour. 

The trek consists of 10 dates, kicking off Oct. 8 in Pittsburgh, hitting New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Atlanta, Detroit, Milwaukee and more, before wrapping Oct. 30 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 

Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday at 12 p.m. ET.

According to a press release, Wonder is also planning to offer complimentary tickets “to those in our communities who are already working tirelessly to fix our nation’s broken heart.” 

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

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On This Day, Sept. 19, 1981…

Former musical partners Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel reunited for a concert on the Great Lawn in New York’s Central Park.

The concert took place more than 10 years after the pair’s final studio album, Bridge Over Troubled Water.

The duo performed many of their classics songs, including “The Sound of Silence,” “Mrs. Robinson,” “The Boxer,” “Bride Over Troubled Water,” “Homeward Bound” and “The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy),” as well as Simon solo tunes like “Late in the Evening,” “Slip Slidin’ Away,” and “Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover.” 

More than 500,000 people attended the free concert, which benefited the redevelopment and maintenance of the park.

An album of the concert was released in February of 1982, and peaked at #6 on the Billboard album chart. It was later certified double platinum by the RIAA.

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The 50th anniversary of George Harrison’s solo album Living in the Material World is being celebrated with a series of new reissues, including a super deluxe edition featuring 12 previously unreleased recordings. 

Harrison’s wife, Olivia, and son, Dhani, oversaw the project, with Olivia sharing, “I hope you revisit Living in the Material World or discover it for the first time, and as you listen, share George’s wish for himself and mankind.”

The super deluxe edition will be limited to only 5,000 copies, and will include two LPs and two CDs, featuring the newly remixed album, plus a separate disc with previously unreleased early editions of each song on the album.

The first preview of those recordings is “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) (Take 18),” an early acoustic version of Harrison’s second solo #1. It is available now via digital outlets.

The super deluxe edition will also include a Blu-ray featuring the album in Dolby Atmos; a 7-inch single of a previously unheard recording of “Sunshine Life for Me (Sail Away Raymond)” featuring Harrison’s Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr and The Band’s Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson and Rick Danko; and a 60-page booklet with extensive notes, and archival photos and artwork.

In addition to the super deluxe edition, there will be two-LP and two-CD deluxe editions that include the session outtakes. It will also be released as a single CD and LP, with limited-edition color vinyl variants available at various retailers, including a purple color vinyl from the Harrison online store. 

All formats will be released Nov. 15 and are available for preorder now. 

Released in May 1973, Living in the Material World, Harrison’s second solo album of original material, was his second solo album to hit #1.

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Playing For Change, a multimedia project that aims to connect the world through music, is releasing a new compilation album.

Songs for Humanity, dropping Nov. 13, is described as “an unparalleled musical collaboration manifesting the universal language and transformative power of music with soulful melodies and poignant lyrics.” 

The album features previously released songs that pair well-known artists like the late Robbie Robertson, Ringo Starr, John Paul Jones, Carlos Santana, Slash, Jackson Browne and Peter Gabriel with musicians from around the world for new takes on classic tunes.

Browne’s contribution is his song “Doctor My Eyes,” while Robertson and Starr appear on The Band’s “The Weight,” Gabriel contributes “Biko,” Santana is featured on “Oye Como Va” and Jones plays on Led Zeppelin’s “When The Levee Breaks.”  

Songs for Humanity is available for preorder now. Here is the track list for Songs of Humanity:
“The Weight”
“When The Levee Breaks”
“Colors”
“Soul Rebel”
“Biko”
“Doctor My Eyes”
“Oye Como Va”
“No Woman No Cry”

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Paul McCartney made a surprise appearance in Los Angeles Tuesday night, turning up during a standup set by comedian Deon Cole.

TMZ reports that it happened at the Hollywood Improv, with Cole sharing video from the appearance on social media. He captioned the clip, “My friend Paul came to watch me work on new material last night. We had a blast,” then plugged his new Netflix special, Ok, Mister.

In the video, Cole is heard saying, “I got high with my friend tonight,” and then McCartney walks to the stage. Cole then joked about the “good s***” McCartney had, at which point the rocker says, “Don’t blame me.” 

After complaining to the audience that they weren’t giving him any love, Cole thanked McCartney for coming out, with the Beatle noting, “I’ve just been enjoying seeing you working through this material, and you’re right some of it bombed.”

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Following the loss of both her mother and her sister in August, Mariah Carey is “doing the best that she possibly can.” That’s according to her ex-husband Nick Cannon, the father of her twins, Monroe and Moroccan.

On Aug. 27, Mariah revealed to People, “My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day.” Her mom, Patricia, was 87; her sister, Alison, was 63. Their respective causes of death haven’t been revealed.

Cannon tells Page Six, “She’s doing the best that she possibly can, considering the circumstances. But as a family, we just got to be there to support one another, show love.”

He added, “She’s really having a great time with the kids. That is, you know, the most important thing in the world to her, so it’s outstanding to see them supporting their mom the way they do.”

According to her Instagram, Mariah took the twins with her when she performed in Beijing, China, on Sept. 15 and Sept. 16; she has a show in São Paulo, Brazil, on Sept. 20.

Meanwhile, Nick tells Page Six the fact that the twins are now teenagers is hard to get used to. 

“My daughter, she’s wearing makeup now … it scared me,” he said of Monroe. “Like, we were getting ready to go, we’re in Malibu about to go to dinner, and I was like, ‘What is taking her so long?’” The Masked Singer host said when he went to check, he found tons of hair and makeup products in her bedroom.

“I was like, ‘Wow, you’re just like your mom,’” he recalled. “It’s beautiful to see, but scary all at the same time.”

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Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry is headlining a new campaign for British luxury eyewear brand Cutler and Gross’ latest line. 

The new Cutler and Gross X The Great Frog collection, Gothic Realism, features six designs that come with sterling silver or 24K gold-plated emblems.

The campaign was shot at New York’s famous Chelsea Hotel, a haven for artists like Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Andy Warhol and more. A video for the campaign is soundtracked by Harry singing a haunting orchestral version of Blondie’s hit “Heart of Glass.” 

For more info on the eyewear line, visit cutlerandgross.com.

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During Sunday’s Sea.Hear.Now festival in Asbury Park, New Jersey, Bruce Springsteen made a surprise appearance during the set by Trey Anastasio Band, and now Trey is reflecting on the experience.

“When I was 14 years old, my 16-year-old sister Kristy took me to my first-ever concert: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at Jadwin Gym in Princeton,” Trey wrote on social media. “Bruce blew the roof off the place … My young mind was utterly blown. I’ll never forget it as long as I live.”

Trey noted all the great songs Bruce played that night, like “Rosalita,” “Badlands,” “Spirit in the Night,” “Promised Land,” “Thunder Road” and “Jungleland,” adding, “The one song he didn’t play that night, though—my all-time favorite—was ‘Kitty’s Back’ from The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle.”

Well, Bruce made up for that by joining Trey for “Kitty’s Back,” with the Phish frontman noting, “Having the opportunity to play that song with Bruce on the beach in Asbury Park last Sunday was the honor and thrill of a lifetime.”

He added, “Thank you, Bruce, so very much. I can’t even describe how much it meant to me. Thank you!”

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The wife of Queen guitarist Brian May is giving fans an update on his health. 

In early September, May revealed on social media that he was recovering from a “minor stroke” that initially left him with no control over his left arm. While he called the incident “a little scary,” he assured fans that he was doing OK.

May’s wife, actress Anita Dobson, has provided an update, letting folks know that he is on the mend.

“He’s been told to rest. It’s hard to keep him resting, but he needs to, otherwise he won’t get well,” she told The Sun. “He’s doing great – he’s on the road, he’s doing really, really well. We’re very pleased.”

She adds, “I’m completely confident he’ll make a full recovery,” although she notes, “You have to take things slowly, chill a bit. He’s not that kind of animal!”

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