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Oasis have announced that marking The Masterplan’s 25th anniversary, limited-edition collector’s formats will be released on November 3. The B-Sides reissue is available in formats including CD, cream cassette, and limited-edition double vinyl formats (heavyweight silver, green and black marble and black). New formats will feature remastered audio, taken from the “Chasing The Sun” re-issues,…

Dave Grohl and Mickey Guyton are among the leading American and international artists set to perform at the launch of U.S. State Department’s Global Music Diplomacy Initiative. Artists from genres ranging from opera to rock to hip-hop will headline the launch of the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative on Wednesday, September 27. Other artists due to…

Roger Waters recently shared new versions of “Speak To Me” and “Breathe” from his upcoming album, The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux. On The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux, Waters will be reimagining all the 10 original tracks from Pink Floyd’s 1973 album and include a bonus 13-minute original composition inspired by the…

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the band’s bestselling 11th studio album Up, R.E.M. will reissue an expanded edition. Created in partnership with Craft Recordings, the deluxe edition features favorites like “Daysleeper,” “Lotus,” and “At My Most Beautiful” and will be released in 2-CD/1-Blu-Ray, 2-LP, 2-CD, digital, and hi-res audio formats on November 10. The…

Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford is set to release two of his solo albums on vinyl for the first time. 2002’s Crucible and 2010’s Made of Metal will be released on vinyl via Manic Vision Records. All copies are available for preorder now and will be shipped around December 1. “I am really proud to…

Bush have announced plans to embark on a North American headlining tour in November with support from Bad Wolves and Eva Under Fire. The 15-date trek kicks off on November 14th in Orlando, Florida, and wraps up on December 6th in Spokane, Washington. Tickets are on sale now. Bush are also set to celebrate their…

U2 debuted a new song, “Atomic City,” on September 16th on Fremont Street in Las Vegas while shooting a low budget video for the track. The visual was shot before midnight as Bono and company performed the song multiple times to a pre-recorded track. “Atomic City” takes its title from Las Vegas’ nickname during the…

Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan tied knot with his longtime partner Chole Mendel on Saturday, September 16. Corgan revealed the news ahead of the band’s 30th anniversary celebration of their second studio album, Siamese Dream, on Sunday at Madame ZuZu’s in Highland Park. Corgan, who was previously married to Chris Fabian from 1993 to 1995,…

Neil Young announced last week that he will reissue his 1973 live album, Time Fades Away on November 3, to mark the celebration of the record’s 50th anniversary. The special reissue, titled Time Fades Away 50, will be out via Reprise Records exclusively in a limited vinyl edition. The upcoming reissue will contain a bonus…

Blink-182 have finally announced their new album, One More Time., the reunited band’s first LP in 12 years. The album will drop on October 20th, with the band offering a preview with the release of the title track as well as another song from the album, “More Than You Know.” The news was announced via…