Classic Hits

Three of Pat Benatar’s classic albums are set to be reissued on vinyl this fall.

The three records –  1979’s In The Heat of the Night, 1980’s Crimes of Passion and 1981’s Precious Time – will be available starting Sept. 13 in limited edition configurations.

In The Heat of the Night, with the classic tunes “Heartbreaker” and “I Need a Lover,” will be released on both black and tangerine vinyl. Crimes of Passion, featuring the smash “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” and “Treat Me Right,” will be released on black and opaque magenta vinyl. Precious Times, with “Fire and Ice” and “Promises in the Dark,” will be out in black and opaque fruit punch vinyl. 

“We know how much you’ve wanted reissues of the early records on vinyl,” Benatar and her husband and musical partner Neil Giraldo share. “Finally, here they are! Happy listening, enjoy!”

All three albums are available for preorder now. 

Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo are currently on tour and will play Denver on Tuesday, July 30. A complete list of dates can be found at benatargiraldo.com.

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On This Day, July 30, 2003…

The Rolling Stones, Rush, AC/DC and The Guess Who were among the artists who headlined the Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto concert, also known as SARSStock.

The concert was put together in the wake of Toronto’s SARS outbreaks earlier in the year, with The Stones suggesting the show as a way to revive the economy.

The concert, held at Downsview Park in northern Toronto, was attended by somewhere between 450,000 to 500,000 people, making it the largest outdoor ticketed event ever in Canada.

Justin Timberlake was also on the bill, and while he was booed by the audience during his set, he later returned to perform with The Stones, with him and Mick Jagger teaming for The Stones’ “Miss You” and Timberlake’s “Cry Me a River.”

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Daryl Hall‘s summer tour with Elvis Costello may be over, but he’s not planning to take much of a break. He tells ABC Audio that he’s already made plans to start work on the follow-up to his latest solo album, D, with producer Dave Stewart.

“I think this January we’ll start playing, you know, banging around and working on things together,” says Daryl. “I want to do a lot of touring, short spurts of touring is what my plan is. And bring the Daryl’s House experience out there and play with a lot of different people. And I’m looking very much forward to doing that onstage.”

Daryl’s groundbreaking online series Live from Daryl’s House is now available to watch on YouTube, and he keeps on making more episodes. He says the people he’d like to tour with include the artists who’ve appeared in the past. He says it’s liberating to be able to do that, especially since Hall & Oates is no longer a concern.

“There’s so many different possibilities and combinations that I could put together,” he says. “And not only my, I’ll call it alumni, but new people that might want to do this. And it’s great.”

He adds, “I’m basically just interacting with a really large part of the musical community in ways that most artists don’t do.”

And does he feel as though fans are being supportive of his plans as he becomes a full-time solo artist?

“I’m getting a lot of support in every possible way,” he confirms. “People do like the new album. I haven’t heard … anything to the contrary. And, I like it. I’m proud of it. And, I’m very happy with the support that I’m getting.”

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Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band just finished wowing stadiums all over Europe and will soon be doing the same in the U.S. But even though they play to thousands of fans when they hit the stage, guitarist Stevie Van Zandt says their approach to playing live is much smaller.

“We come from the bars and clubs. We were a dance band, and I think that’s a critical factor,” he tells The Telegraph. “The idea was to get people hot and bothered and wanting to drink more. And that requires a bit of extra energy, all right? To pull people out of their chairs and make them dance is different than playing a concert where everybody’s sitting down.”

He adds, “We just ignore the size of the venue and treat it like a club.”

Springsteen and the band have dates confirmed through 2025. But with Bruce turning 75 in September, people are always wondering if this will be the last tour. And it seems Van Zandt doesn’t really know the answer. 

“You never know,” says Van Zandt. “I mean, we treat every show like it could be the last show, and we’ve been doing that for 50 years.” 

“But the audience is still there, and we can see them getting younger every year. I don’t see the end anywhere in sight, to be honest,” he adds. “I love that The Stones are still out there. Because as long as they’re out there, man, we’re still the new kids on the block, right? So I’m good with that.”

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band launch the next U.S. leg of their tour on Aug. 15. A complete list of dates can be found at brucespringsteen.net.

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Mickey Hart is giving fans a chance to own a piece of his artwork. 

The Grateful Dead drummer has launched a new online auction with Terrapin Station Entertainment, which includes artwork that’s part of Mickey Hart’s Art at the Edge of Magic exhibit currently on display at the Venetian in Las Vegas in connection with Dead & Company’s Dead Forever residency at the Sphere. 

The auction, which launched July 29 and runs through Aug. 3, features four acrylic paintings: “Da Bolt,” “Da Blues,” “Smokin’ Rhythm” and “Token Rhythm.” Starting bids for the pieces run from $10,000 to $12,500. 

More information on the auction can be found at edgeofmagicauction.com. The Art at the Edge of Magic exhibit is scheduled to close Aug 11.

Dead & Company has six more shows in their Dead Forever residency. Their next show is Aug. 1, with the last happening Aug. 10. A complete list of dates can be found a deadandcompany.com.

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Jon Anderson is sharing another track from his upcoming album True, which he recorded with The Band Geeks.

The former Yes frontman just dropped the video for “True Messenger,” the second single he’s released from the album, following “Shine On.”

According to a post on Facebook, Anderson has been playing both songs in concert during his current summer tour, along with another track from the album, “Thank God.”

True, dropping Aug. 23, is Anderson’s first new album since 2019’s 1000 Hands: Chapter One and his first with The Band Geeks, who he’s been touring with since 2023. It is available for preorder now. 

Anderson and The Band Geeks are currently on tour; their next show is Tuesday in Camdenton, Missouri. A complete list of dates can be found at jonanderson.com.

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While some musicians seem fearful of AI, Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason doesn’t appear to be one of them.

In a new interview with The Mirror, the drummer says considering his former bandmates David Gilmour and Roger Waters have been at odds for years, he’d be interested to see if AI could be used to bring them back together to make more Pink Floyd music.

“It would be fascinating to see what AI could do with new music. If you tried to run it as a sort of ‘Where did Pink Floyd go after?’” he shares. “The thing to do would be to have an AI situation where David and Roger become friends again. We could be like ABBA by the time we’ve finished with it.”

The members of Pink Floyd last played together in 2005 and things between the band members haven’t been good for a while. Regardless of their current relationship, Mason still looks back at their career with fond memories. 

“In a 55-year career, most of it was great fun,” he says. “We were ­enormously privileged to be in a successful band and tour the world and hang out with really interesting people. It’s a gold card to meet all sorts of your favorite sportsmen and actors.”

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Talk about a rock ‘n’ roll marriage. Tyrone Wood, son of Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, recently married Faye Harris, daughter of Iron Maiden guitarist Steve Harris.

The couple confirmed the news on social media, sharing photos from their big day with the caption, “MARRIED!! Mr & Mrs Wood!”

The post includes several photos of the happy couple, including one of them leaving The Old Marylebone Town Hall surrounded by guests throwing confetti.

Harris wore a short off-the-shoulder white dress from Self Portrait, while Harris wore a three-piece suit with a green jacket from Ozwald Boateng. 

The wedding comes a little more than seven months after the couple announced their engagement on social media, with Harris showing off her ring and sharing, “Happiest girl in the world @tywoody.”

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Rod Stewart isn’t afraid of dying, but he thinks it’ll be a bit before he actually has to face the grim reaper.

Speaking to the U.S. Sun, Rod, who’ll turn 80 in January, says, “I’m aware my days are numbered but I’ve got no fear. We have all got to pass on at some point, so we are all in the same basket. I am going to be enjoying myself for these last few years as much as I can.”

He then corrects himself: “I say few — probably another 15. I can do that easy, mate, easy.”

The reason why, Rod says, is because he pays attention to his health. He says he’s not on any prescription drugs, he works out “three or four times a week” and is building a running track at his house so he can “try to beat the world record for a 79-year-old” in the 100-meter sprint.

“I think [it’s] about 17 seconds,” he says. “I’m f****** mad, ain’t I?”

On top of that, the “Maggie May” singer, who’s had both thyroid and prostate cancer, says, “When I come back to the U.K., I am going to have my blood cleaned … I’ve been told it is a real boost to the system.” 

Rod’s currently in the U.S. finishing up the final shows of his residency at the Colosseum in Las Vegas, which ends Aug. 7. He tells The Sun, “I don’t want to wear my welcome out in Vegas … I’ve not really made   my mind up in terms of what’s next.”

Rod also says his wife, Penny Lancaster, is planning a big birthday celebration for him with all his kids and grandkids, but, “I don’t even know what [the plans] are. They know and I don’t.”

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On This Day, July 29, 1967 …

The Doors had their first #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with “Light My Fire,” from their self-titled debut album. The song, written by guitarist Robby Krieger, spent three weeks on the top of the chart.

The album version of the song was over seven minutes in length, but an edited version, cut to about three minutes, was released to radio, taking away most of the tune’s long instrumental break.

The song caused a bit of controversy for The Doors after a performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. The band had been asked to change the line of “girl, we couldn’t get much higher” to take out the reference to drugs. While they originally agreed to do it, frontman Jim Morrison wound up singing the original lyrics live on the air.

“Light My Fire” was one of two #1 singles for the band, the other being “Hello, I Love You,” which went to #1 in August 1968.

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