A steady reissue programme of TEN YEARS AFTER‘s classics – which featured a fresh reassessment of "A Space In Time" and "Ssssh" – is to bring forth a belated 55-anniversary edition of the British band’s first album from 1970, “Cricklewood Green” (presumably, “Watt” that was their second in that year will be next in line and fill the gap in it). Out on August 28th, the deluxe variant looks great – and feels like a missed opportunity.
AC/DC are rolling out “PWR/UP Pop Ups” in every city on its 2026 North American stadium tour, basically turning each tour stop into a temporary fan hangout space around the show.
The pop-ups will travel with the final leg of the *PWR/UP Tour* and show up in every city the band plays. In most cases, they’ll open the day before the concert and again on show day, giving fans a place to meet up, hang out, and get into the tour atmosphere without needing a ticket.
Back in 2022, when this project first emerged, BOLD REYNOLD seemed to be a prime example of those one-off endeavors where an inspired person gathers like-minded performers for a star-studded album which sparkle for a while and disappear without a trace. Turned out the folk formation’s self-titled offering was destined to have a longer narrative, with its mastermind David Carroll’s creative engagement with friends from FAIRPORT CONVENTION and GRYPHON, as well as a few more musicians, gathering anew two years later to fashion "Too". And now this pun is to be taken a step further with a release of “Free” on July 31st.
When Shane MacGowan passed away in November 2023, this world became significantly duller, for not a lot of performers could be as funny and poetic at the same time as this Irish artists was. Thankfully, the legacy he left behind is rich enough to keep on giving – both pleasure and inspiration, and the musicians Shane inspired are many, and their number includes not only those who came after MacGowan but also those who preceded him. And three dozens of his followers decided to cover the great late singer’s cuts and join forces for a tribute album.
Once upon a time, Arthur Brown contributed two songs to the soundtrack of Roger Vadim’s film “The Game Is Over” – and, exactly sixty years after that, the indomitable artist’s own career is almost played out. At least that’s what the veteran says with regard to “Nature”: the album, scheduled to be released on September 4th, which finds him pondering over the meaning of life.
