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Aerosmith, with Dave Grohl on Drums, Play First Show in Three Years: Photos, Video + Setlist

• Aerosmith played their first concert in three years.
• Dave Grohl drummed for most of the six-song set.
• Guests covered Aerosmith songs before the band headlined.

Aerosmith returned to the stage at the Hollywood Bowl for their first concert in three years, after Steven Tyler’s vocal injury led the band to cancel its farewell tour and retire from touring. The performance headlined “California, Dream On: Aerosmith & Friends”, an evening of Aerosmith covers by…

Hackney’s Moth Club secures future and celebrates major victory for grassroots music

• Hackney refused the second planning application near Moth Club.
• More than 35,000 people signed a petition opposing the plans.
• The 300-capacity venue says it plans to stay and celebrate.

Hackney’s Moth Club says its future is secure after Hackney Council refused the final planning application for a building next to the venue. The 300-capacity music hall had warned that the proposals could threaten its operation, making the decision a significant win for the venue and supporters of…

Doctor’s Orders: Spanish Love Songs’ Dylan Slocum picks his nine favourite albums

• Dylan Slocum shared nine albums that influenced him.
• Pop-punk records helped shape his early guitar playing.
• He values lyrics and emotional impact alongside guitar sounds.

Spanish Love Songs frontman Dylan Slocum has named nine albums that shaped his musical tastes and approach to songwriting. His choices range from pop-punk records he learnt to play as a child to emo and classic rock, reflecting his belief that lyrics and emotional impact matter as much…

Handwritten Letter Brian Jones Penned Asking Charlie Watts To Join The Rolling Stones Is Going up for Auction

• Brian Jones’s 1962 letter inviting Charlie Watts to join the Stones is up for auction.
• The letter is expected to fetch $70,000 to $80,000.
• Watts joined the band in January 1963 and played with it until 2021.

A handwritten letter from Brian Jones inviting Charlie Watts to leave Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated and join the group that became the Rolling Stones is going up for auction in New York this December. Dated 3 June 1962, it captures Jones seeking a drummer before the band had…

Amy Adams challenges Hollywood double standards as Broadway’s A Few Good Men divides critics

Carole King celebrates Aretha Franklin’s influence across genres, while Mike Colter teases a baking-powder twist in Cupertino and Russell Crowe’s L.A. performance draws praise.

SKUMLOVE Signs To CANDLEPOWER RECORDS, Shares New Single, ‘Blood And Roses’

• SKUMLOVE has signed with Candlepower Records.
• Its first release for the label is a Smithereens cover.
• “Blood And Roses” was scheduled for 31 October.

Los Angeles industrial metal band SKUMLOVE has signed with Candlepower Records and is releasing its first single for the label: a cover of the Smithereens’ “Blood And Roses”. The move marks a new label chapter for the band, which says it wanted to reinterpret the song while preserving…

Cillian Murphy still calls himself a “fucking idiot” over a decision he made in 2011

• Murphy regrets not meeting acting hero John Hurt.
• He worried Hurt would be tired after performing.
• Hurt died six years after the missed encounter.

Cillian Murphy has recalled leaving after seeing John Hurt perform in Brooklyn in 2011, without going backstage to meet the actor he admired. Murphy decided Hurt might be tired after his one-man show, but later regretted missing the chance. The encounter took place while Murphy was starring in…

Christina Hendricks, Accidental DJ, Has Music Lovers Lining Up

• Christina Hendricks has turned playlist-making into DJ sets.
• Nearly 200 people queued for her Los Angeles County debut.
• She is planning more performances alongside her acting work.

Christina Hendricks is drawing crowds as a DJ, bringing a long-standing love of making playlists into public sets. Her first Los Angeles County gig attracted nearly 200 people waiting outside, showing how her unexpected musical sideline is finding an audience beyond her acting career. Hendricks began DJing after…

Watch Steven Wilson and Phil Collins in conversation about Face Value

• Collins shared his conversation with Steven Wilson.
• Wilson made immersive audio mixes for the reissue.
• The album’s 45th-anniversary edition is out now.

Phil Collins has shared a video of his conversation with Steven Wilson, recorded at a London launch for a new reissue of his debut solo album, *Face Value*. The discussion matters because Wilson created the reissue’s immersive audio mixes and spoke with Collins about the album’s creation and…

CMA Awards CEO Teases Major 90s Country Nostalgia for 60th Anniversary Show Hosted by Lainey Wilson

• The 60th CMA Awards will celebrate country music’s history.
• The show will spotlight 1990s country and redesign parts of its set.
• Lainey Wilson returns as host on 18 November.

The 60th CMA Awards, airing on 18 November, will mark the ceremony’s anniversary with a show that looks back at country music’s history, particularly the 1990s. CEO Sarah Trahern says the programme will connect today’s artists with the stars who influenced them, while redesigned stage elements will reflect…