April 25, 2021 by Amy Gold
Cheap Trick's new album, 'In Another World,' bows at #1 on 'Billboard' Top Rock Albums chart - https://t.co/NjJ0FYOVva pic.twitter.com/vrL1PjkOF4
— AM 880 KIXI (@AM880KIXI) April 19, 2021
During the week of April 18, 2021, Cheap Trick's latest album, "In Another World," topped the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart. Featured tracks include a cover of John Lennon's 1971 protest song, "Gimme Some Truth."
Styx announced a joint tour with Collective Soul beginning June 18, 2021 in Alpharetta, GA, also covering cities in Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. For more info, visit StyxWorld.com.
Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top will be honored at an all-star concert to take place May 16, 2021 at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry. Among the featured performers are country stars Brad Paisley, Eric Church, and Ronnie Milsap, and Gibbons himself will also take part. This event will be taped and broadcast at some later date to be announced. For more info and tickets, visit opry.com.
Also that week, it was announced that "Rockfield: The Studio On The Farm," a new documentary about the world-famous residential recording facilities in Wales, will make its U.S. theatrical premiere on May 13, 2021 in Van Nuys, CA and will then become available via video on demand beginning May 14. This upcoming film features interviews of Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin, Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath, and other rock greats who recorded at Rockfield. For more info, visit RockfieldFilm.com.
Finally, the week of April 18, 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the original release of two iconic classic rock albums: The Doors' "L.A. Woman" and The Rolling Stones' "Sticky Fingers." "L.A. Woman," which includes the hits, "Love Her Madly" and "Riders On The Storm," was the last album The Doors recorded with Jim Morrison before his passing. Considered to be one of The Rolling Stones' all-time best albums, "Sticky Fingers," which includes "Brown Sugar" and "Wild Horses," spent four weeks at the top of the Billboard 200 beginning in May 1971.
In Memoriam:
Jim Steinman (November 1, 1947 - April 19, 2021): Grammy-winning composer, musician, singer, producer, and playwright best known for his work with Meat Loaf on "Bat Out Of Hell" and other hit recordings
Les McKeown (November 12, 1955 - April 20, 2021): Scottish pop singer and former Bay City Rollers frontman (1973-1978) during the band's peak hitmaking period
New & Upcoming Releases:
(Band/Artist - Title - Format - Release Date)
Peggy Lee - Something Wonderful: Peggy Lee Sings The Great American Songbook (archival compilation) - CD, digital download, streaming - April 9, 2021
Mick Jagger & Dave Grohl - Eazy Sleazy (single) - digital download, streaming - April 16, 2021
Steve Miller Band - Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma (single from "Live! Breaking Ground August 3, 1977") - digital download, streaming - April 16, 2021
Peter Frampton - Isn't It A Pity (single from "Frampton Forgets The Words") - digital download, streaming - April 16, 2021
Peter Frampton - Frampton Forgets The Words - CD, digital download, streaming - April 23, 2021
Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top - Desert High (single from "Hardware") - digital download, streaming - April 23, 2021
Van Morrison - Love Should Come With A Warning (single from "Latest Record Project: Volume 1") - digital download, streaming - April 23, 2021
Tom Jones - Surrounded By Time - CD, vinyl - April 30, 2021
Van Morrison - Latest Record Project: Volume 1 - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - May 7, 2021
Steve Miller Band - Live! Breaking Ground August 3, 1977 - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - May 14, 2021
Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top - Hardware - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - June 4, 2021
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Live Bullet (1976 album reissue) - vinyl - June 11, 2021
Frank Zappa - Zappa '88: The Last U.S. Show (archival live album) - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - June 18, 2021
(For more information about the above news items, please see below for a list of sources with links.)
Something Wonderful: Peggy Lee Sings The Great American Songbook....a two-CD, 40-song set features dozens of previously unissued performances. https://t.co/7EtMyyDK5v pic.twitter.com/3a09JdyqlG
— Jazz Chill Music (@Jazz_Chill) April 7, 2021
Music News: Steve Miller Band's debuts version of "Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma" from upcoming archival live album https://t.co/vbjfxwqxmR More @ https://t.co/u9twSRpzVO pic.twitter.com/gJfAMv50Ei
— X101 - wxhc 101.5 fm (@X101_wxhc) April 16, 2021
Mick Jagger announced an audio-visual charity NFT (non-fungible token) for "Eazy Sleazy," his recently issued collaborative single with Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl: https://t.co/lyp3jtLuSM
— UltimateClassicRock (@UltClassicRock) April 16, 2021
Latest news on music Peter Frampton Band Pays Tribute to George Harrison With 'Isn't It a Pity' Cover https://t.co/iN5XFKWsJq pic.twitter.com/QPowH2Gyqs
— Fend3r (@h00tli0) April 16, 2021
L.A. Woman was the last studio album by The Doors to feature their legendary singer Jim Morrison. Released 50 years ago, this self-produced album encompasses a mixture of blues, funk, and rock while exploring some uncharted territory for the group.https://t.co/nStbs3TGpX pic.twitter.com/zCrtvXVT6V
— Classic Rock Review (@ClassicRockRev) April 19, 2021
Cheap Trick's new album, 'In Another World,' bows at #1 on 'Billboard' Top Rock Albums chart - https://t.co/NjJ0FYOVva pic.twitter.com/vrL1PjkOF4
— AM 880 KIXI (@AM880KIXI) April 19, 2021
Jim Steinman, the composer, lyricist and record producer who worked with artists like Meat Loaf, Celine Dion, Bonnie Tyler and more, has died at 73. https://t.co/aarY7wmnCc pic.twitter.com/BoznZTxPDC
— Variety (@Variety) April 20, 2021
Styx has announced a brand-new tour along with Collective Soul.https://t.co/lZCEOHDHV5
— billboard (@billboard) April 20, 2021
All-star concert saluting ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons to take place in May at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House https://t.co/UdQ0yjqG4r
— 98 Rock (@98Rock) April 21, 2021
WATCH: @BlackSabbath, @RobertPlant + more featured in 'Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm' documentary: https://t.co/pASluvrxPN
— Loudwire (@Loudwire) April 21, 2021
Former Bay City Rollers frontman Les McKeown dies aged 65 https://t.co/QrKS9uA9hH
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) April 22, 2021
Tom Jones's new album, Surrounded by Time, is a triumph of experience - review https://t.co/5uDZtnYNhe
— Andrew Loog Oldham (@loogoldham) April 22, 2021
On June 18, Frank @Zappa's historic, final American show will be released for the first time as the new live album, Zappa '88: The Last U.S. Show via Zappa Records/UMe. https://t.co/coGdYI6U2g
— uDiscover Music (@uDiscoverMusic) April 23, 2021
@BobSeger & The Silver Bullet Band's classic 1976 'Live Bullet' album to be reissued on vinyl --> https://t.co/an6HcGPiSC #RealRockNews
— KSHE 95 (@KSHE95) April 23, 2021
Van Morrison has released a new song, "Love Should Come With a Warning," and announced his first livestream concert. https://t.co/MdBYCy9MTi
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) April 23, 2021
Watch ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons namecheck Keith Richards and Jim Morrison on moody new single Desert High https://t.co/QpKGGGrrTV
— Classic Rock Magazine (@ClassicRockMag) April 23, 2021
Happy 50th Anniversary to the Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers! "Just about as perfect as a rock album could be." https://t.co/r9wARPn6Kj pic.twitter.com/qN33KTbipR
— Best Classic Bands (@BestClassicBnds) April 23, 2021
