Once again, Porno for Pyros is subbing in for Jane’s Addiction at a festival.
The Pyros have joined the bill for Lollapalooza 2022, while Jane’s is no longer listed on the lineup.
Both the Pyros and Jane’s are, of course, fronted by Perry Farrell, who also founded Lollapalooza. Farrell confirmed the news by retweeting a PfP post reading, “The news is true. See you soon @lollapalooza.”
The Pyros previously reunited last month to play their first show in 26 years at the Welcome to Rockville festival in place of Jane’s, who dropped out due to guitarist Dave Navarro contending with a “long bout” of COVID-19. As for why Jane’s isn’t playing Lolla, no reason was announced.
Lollapalooza 2022 takes place July 28-31 in Chicago. The bill also includes Green Day, Metallica, Machine Gun Kelly and Måneskin.
Porno for Pyros will also be playing a Lollapalooza aftershow, as well as a headlining date in Los Angeles.
In advance of the record, Paich has released one of the tracks, the soaring, enigmatic “Spirit of the Moonrise,” as a digital single. He’s also debuted a lyric video for the song at Toto’s YouTube channel.
Forgotten Toys, which can be preordered now, features seven tracks co-produced by Paich and Toto frontman Joseph Williams. It features contributions from various well-known artists, including Williams, Toto guitarist Steve Lukather, Michael McDonald, ex-Eagles guitarist Don Felder, Brian Eno, Elton John guitarist Davey Johnstone, Ray Parker Jr. and Rolling Stones touring drummer Steve Jordan.
Paich co-wrote “Spirit of the Moonrise” with Williams, who also contributes backing vocals to the track, along with McDonald. The song also features lead guitar from Lukather.
“This is a recurring dream about a distraught girl, riding neath the moonlight,” Paich says about the tune. “It has perplexed me over many a night.”
Forgotten Toys came together when Paich — who has written or co-written many of Toto’s biggest hits — decided to flesh out various songs ideas he’d held onto for many years.
“It seemed like it was time to put something together,” Paich says. “Some of these really are forgotten toys. It had been a while since I’ve been in my studio and I found myself listening to these little pieces continuously. I kept rediscovering them, hoping to fit the tracks together like a musical puzzle.”
Paich, who recently retired from full-time touring, still joins Toto at select shows. He tells ABC Audio that he’ll play at least one concert with the group during its upcoming European summer trek, which kicks off July 11 in Tilburg, Netherlands.
Here’s the full track list of Forgotten Toys:
“Forward”
“willibelongtoyou”
“Spirit of the Moonrise”
“First Time”
“Queen Charade”
“All the Tears That Shine”
“Lucy”
Dustin Lynch has seen some pretty wild fan hijinks on the road, but the most unforgettable encounter he ever had was with a woman at his show who found a creative use for her prosthetic limb.
“This young lady took her prosthetic off, and poured her beer in it, and chugged out of her prosthetic,” the singer recounts to CMT, as part of a compilation of country stars sharing their craziest fan stories.
But Dustin was as impressed as he was surprised by the sight, he says.
“That’s just a flex,” he says. “If you can do that at a party, I don’t know how you can be topped. That beats the hell out of a funnel, so hats off to you, girl in Georgia.”
Check out the full video — which also features Carly Pearce and Thomas Rhett sharing their craziest fan experiences — on Twitter.
Rod Stewart was one of the performers at the Platinum Party at the Palace, the star-studded concert celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee over the weekend. Rod was criticized for his performance of the Neil Diamond hit “Sweet Caroline” at the event, with some saying he sounded off-key. Now his wife, Penny Lancaster, is defending him, saying the rock legend was just recovering from COVID.
Appearing on the British TV show Loose Women Thursday, Penny explained that the BBC insisted that Rod sing “Sweet Caroline” — a British soccer anthem — by telling him it was the queen’s favorite. “So he didn’t have much of a choice there,” Penny noted.
Rod said as much during the show, literally telling the crowd, “The BBC made me sing it, join in and make it comfortable for me.”
But in addition to Rod singing a song he wasn’t comfortable with, Penny said there were other extenuating circumstances.
“It was very, very touch and go and he was so nervous leading up to it,” she said. “He [had performed for] three weeks in Vegas and caught COVID just after the last show. He came home and was past the 10-day period of being contagious but he lost his voice. So the sound check on the Wednesday — he went along and wore a mask but had no voice.”
She added, “So he went for another rehearsal on the Friday … he wasn’t quite on, but he didn’t want to disappoint anybody. It wasn’t the Rod Stewart show; it was for the nation and for everybody to come together for the queen and he wanted to please the people, so that was the song.”
On Rod’s Instagram, he only posted the other song he performed: his hit “Baby Jane.”
Miranda Lambert made a trip to New York City this week to perform at the 2022 Time100 Gala, which took place at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Not only is she a performer this year, but she’s also one of Time’s “100 Most Influential People of 2022” and the only country star to make that list. On the red carpet ahead of the show, Miranda reflected on her role repping country music at the gala and shared her gratitude for her musical community.
“That’s what country music is, is three chords and the truth, and that’s all I’ve ever wanted to do,” the singer says. “And I’m one of the lucky ones that’s gotten to do that for almost two decades now in country music. So I’m just gonna continue to share my message and hope that it helps others.”
A mainstay and traditionalist within the genre, Miranda’s also been at the forefront of pushing country music forward, especially in terms of pushing for inclusivity of the LGBTQ+ community, with songs like “Y’all Means All” and using her platform to support fellow female artists.
“I definitely feel like the tide’s turning and I’m so thankful that I was part of that. And I hope I continue to be,” Miranda notes. “All of us girls stick together, and I think it’s really important. So if I can be holding up the arms of my sisters, I’m so happy to do that.”
The Time100 Gala will air this Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
The first look of Harry Styles’ new movie My Policeman is finally out, which sees him playing a closeted officer named Tom Burgess.
Vanity Fairreports the story is set in Brighton, England, in 1957, which is a time when homosexuality was not only frowned upon in the country, it was illegal. Homosexuality was decriminalized in England in 1967.
In My Policeman, Harry’s character engages in a secret affair with Patrick Hazelwood, played by David Dawson. Because their love is forbidden, Tom seeks out a heterosexual relationship with a schoolteacher named Marion, played by The Crown‘s Emma Corrin.
Eventually, societal pressure becomes too much for Tom and he represses who he is in order to marry Marion, which guts Patrick. The story then jumps 40 years into the future, where Tom and Marion’s marriage is on the brink and Patrick’s life is in shambles because he was outed by a jealous Marion.
Director Michael Grandage said of Harry’s performance in the movie, “He had read the script so many times that he knew every single beat of it at that meeting. I found that incredibly impressive. He knew other people’s lines; he knew all of his lines. He knew why he wanted to talk about it, why one scene worked this way and another worked.”
“This story is about two people that are in love with Tom, slightly obsessed with him,” added producer Robbie Rogers. “Harry — the world is so transfixed on him, on his every move.”
My Policeman, based on the novel of the same name by Bethan Roberts, debuts in theaters October 21. It will stream globally on Amazon Prime Video starting November 4.
Some people may wait a lifetime for a moment like this, but if by “a moment like this” you mean “Kelly Clarkson singing Radiohead,” well, you don’t have to wait at all.
The inaugural American Idol winner and “Since U Been Gone” pop star has released a cover of Thom Yorke and company’s “Fake Plastic Trees,” a track off their 1995 sophomore effort, The Bends.
Clarkson recorded “Fake Plastic Trees” for her new covers EP Kellyoke, which dropped Thursday via digital outlets. The six-track collection also includes renditions of Billie Eilish’s “Happier than Ever” and SHAED’s “Trampoline.”
Perhaps Clarkson is also a fan of The Smile, Yorke and Jonny Greenwood‘s Radiohead side project. The trio, which includes drummer Tom Skinner of the band Sons of Kemet, released their debut album, A Light for Attracting Attention, in May.
There was no “Savin'” the Los Angeles Angels baseball team from their current losing streak Wednesday, even with — or, perhaps, because of — an assist from Nickelback.
Every Angels player used a Nickelback song as walk-out music during their game Wednesday night against the visiting Boston Red Sox. According to ESPN baseball reporter Alden González, the Angels coaching staff came up with the idea in an effort to “shake things up” after the team had lost 13 straight games.
Among the songs that were used were “Photograph,” “Rockstar” and “How You Remind Me.”
Unfortunately for the Angels — but fortunately for all those who enjoy making Nickelback jokes — the team not only lost to the Red Sox, they got shut out 1-0.
At least the Angels social media team was able to have some fun with the situation, posting the iconic Chad Kroeger “Photograph” meme photoshopped with an Angels hat and the score.
If you’re not familiar with Hurricane Chris by name, you might know the rapper by his hit 2007 single, “A Bay Bay.” The popular song peaked at #7 on the Billboard chart back then and recently resurfaced as a TikTok favorite, remixed with Tony! Toni! Toné!’s classic hit “Anniversary.” On Wednesday, Chris announced the official video inspired by the viral mashup track, called “My Bay.”
“The official video ‘MY BAY’ is out now!! Link in Bio,” the Louisiana rapper said on Instagram. The energetic video shows Chris alongside a group of dancers on a basketball court. The dancers perform different routines, including the footwork dance that accompanied the remix and went viral on TikTok.
Fans certainly seem to be enjoying the fresh song and video.
“You fully took advantage smart man and the remix fire 🔥🦍🎯 I miss back in the days man aye bay bay,” one user commented on Instagram.
“Yesss indeed !!!!!🔥🔥🔥😍😍I love how you approach tha beat !!!! Love it,” another said.
Though the video dropped off this week, the 33-year-old rapper initially teased the new track back in March by sharing a snippet of the song on social media.
Meghan Trainor is ready to jump back into her music career and teased an upcoming new song on her TikTok, titled “Bad For Me.”
“Wrote this after I realized I needed to step away from a very toxic relationship,” the Grammy winner described in her video. She noted that toxic relationships aren’t just about friends, adding, “Sometimes that can include family.”
Meghan began playing a short clip of the upcoming single, which included the lyrics, “Please don’t make promises that you can’t keep/ Your best intentions end up hurting me/ No matter what, I love you endlessly/ But I gotta run, I gotta run from your reality/ I know we’re blood, but this love is bad for me.”
It should be noted that as the singer previews her new song, she has “my therapist told me to write a letter …” spelled out on the signboard behind her.
While Meghan has not revealed when “Bad For Me” is coming, she did reply “yes” to an eager fan asking if it comes out this month.
She also confirmed this means her new album is in the works and that “Bad For Me” is its lead single.
Meghan previously said of her new studio album when speaking with PopCulture last month, “I’m doing more the doo-wop style, like my first album,” saying unlike her first album, Title, this new effort talks about motherhood.
“I talk about that in my music,” said Meghan. “And I talk about also how it’s hard and I’m not perfect all the time. And I’m learning to love that.”
