The Rolling Stones have posted a new video officially putting the wraps on their Zip Code tour, which ended Wednesday night in Quebec.
In the clip, Keith Richards says, "We met a lot of old friends and made a lot of new ones." Ronnie Wood adds that the crowds "have been fantastic" and there was a "great feeling on stage." And Mick Jagger sums it up by saying, "I think we seem to be getting the hang of this. Maybe we should do it again sometime."
The tour featured 15 shows in 15 cities, along with the Stones' usual pre-tour surprise show and one private gig in San Diego, where the tour officially started on May 24th
TEDESCHI TRUCKS: Lockn' in Musicians for Mad Dogs Tribute
Derek Trucks says he wasn't expecting the response he got once word began to get out about the Mad Dogs and Englishmen Celebrate Joe Cocker tribute that the Tedeschi Trucks Band will be leading at the Lockn' Festival in Virginia on September 11th.
The former Allman Brothers Band guitarist tells us that while he'd asked the more famous living members of the ensemble such as Leon Russell, Chris Stainton and Rita Coolidge to join in, what happened next both surprised and delighted him.
On Tuesday, the entire line-up for the tribute was revealed and it includes a total of nine musicians and singers from the original 1970 tour. A number of members, including saxophonist Bobby Keys, bassist Carl Radle and, of course, Joe Cocker himself are no longer with us. Trucks explains that the plans to do something with Cocker actually began while he was still alive.
In addition to the original Mad Dogs and Englishmen, Tedeschi Trucks will also have over a half dozen special guest on stage, including Chris Robinson, Dave Mason and Doyle Bramhall the Second. As Trucks says, it should be a thing.
GORILLAZ: New Album Next Year
Damon Albarn says a new album from Gorillaz will be released next year.
The Blur frontman tells Australia's ABC News that he’ll begin recording the band’s new album in September. Albarn's collaborator on the project, illustrator Jamie Hewlett, has been posting new artwork of the band’s cartoon characters to his Instagram page.
Gorillaz's last album was 2011's The Fall, which Albarn recorded on an iPad while on tour.
STEVIE WONDER: Emmy Nomination for February Special
Stevie Wonder could soon be adding another statuette to his already crowded trophy case. The Motown legend's TV special Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life — An All-Star Grammy Salute has received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Music Direction.
This is Stevie's second prime-time Emmy nomination -- his first came for a 1984 guest appearance on The Cosby Show.
The Emmys will air September 20th on FOX.
TOM PETTY: Done With Himself
Tom Petty's name is front and center on everything he does with The Heartbreakers, but he doesn't consider himself a solo artist who has a backing band.
So when asked if he plans to record anymore albums without The Heartbreakers, he says, "I don't see that on the horizon. Well, the truth is that I would call these guys [Heartbreakers] to play anyway. There's nobody I'm longing to play with, and I'd rather play with them. At this point in my life, it's such an honor to play with [keyboardist] Benmont [Tench] and [guitarist] Mike [Campbell]. It's just my favorite band to play with. I just don't want to make a solo record. I don't see the point."
Petty has released three solo albums - Full Moon Fever, Wildflowers and Highway Companion.
Petty is working on songs for another album from his pre-Heartbreakers band, Mudcrutch, which also includes Tench and Campbell. They'll start recording next month in Los Angeles.
FOO FIGHTERS, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS: Jam With Me
Foo Fighters got some drum help from a special guest Wednesday night -- Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Smith sat behind the drum kit as Taylor Hawkins took over lead vocals from Dave Grohl for a cover of Faces' "Stay With Me" at Citi Field in New York.
DAVID GILMOUR: New Album & Tour Details
David Gilmour has announced the details for his new album, Rattle That Lock, which will be released in various configurations on September 18th.
It's his fourth studio album and first since On an Island in 2006. The title track is the first single and will be released tomorrow (Friday). The other nine songs are:
5 A.M.
Faces of Stones
A Boat Lies Waiting
Dancing Right in Front of Me
In Any Tongue
Beauty
The Girl in the Yellow Dress
Today
And Then...
Gilmour will support the album with four U.S. dates starting on March 24th in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Bowl, followed by:
3/31 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Center
4/6 - Chicago, IL - United Center
4/11 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
All tickets go on sale tomorrow (Friday) at Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets or by phone. And each ticket purchased comes with a copy of the album.
THIS WEEKEND'S NEW RELEASES
Iron and Wine and Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses team up for Sing Into My Mouth.
Sublime With Rome’s first album in four years is called Sirens.
Joss Stone’s Water for Your Soul is her seventh album.
Also out this weekend are America’s eight-CD box set The Warner Brothers Years 1971-1977, Continental Drifters’ Drifted: In the Beginning and Beyond and Jason Isbell’s Something More
Than Free.
COLLECTIVE SOUL: Back After Six Years
Collective Soul will release a new album on October 2nd.
See What You Started by Continuing is their ninth album overall and their first in six years. It's the first recording for Collective Soul's revamped lineup, which saw original members Ed Roland, Dean Roland and Will Turpin joined by drummer Johnny Rabb in 2012 and guitarist Jesse Triplett last year.
The first single, "This," is streaming now on SoundCloud.
NEIL YOUNG: Pulls All Music From Streaming Services
Neil Young is pulling all his music from streaming services.
Unlike other musicians, Young isn't making the call for financial reasons. He says in a Facebook post, "It's about sound quality. I don't need my music to be devalued by the worst quality in the history of broadcasting or any other form of distribution. I don't feel right allowing this to be sold to my fans. It's bad for my music. For me, It's about making and distributing music people can really hear and feel. I stand for that."
He does leave the door open for a return, saying, "When the quality is back, I'll give it another look. Never say never."
