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Members Of TOOL Want You To Play On Their ‘Bowl For Ronnie’ Bowling Team

• TOOL is auctioning a place on its celebrity bowling team.
• The 12 November event raises money for a cancer fund.
• Bidding ends 2 November; travel is not included.

TOOL members Adam Jones, Justin Chancellor and Danny Carey are forming a celebrity bowling team and auctioning a place on it for the annual Bowl For Ronnie event. Proceeds benefit the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, making the event a fundraiser as well as…

Who sang the female backing vocals on Bob Dylan’s ‘Hurricane’ in 1975?

• Ronee Blakley sang backing vocals on “Hurricane”.
• Dylan re-recorded the song with his touring musicians after legal threats.
• Blakley called it a meaningful anthem in 2019.

Ronee Blakley sang the female backing vocals on Bob Dylan’s “Hurricane”, helping turn the song into a forceful account of the case of boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter. Her contribution reflected Dylan’s decision to use more voices to draw attention to an injustice that he wanted to bring to…

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Score First-Ever Hot 100 Spot Thanks to GTA VI

• King Gizzard debut on the Hot 100 at No. 62.
• “Flower in a Hurricane” features in the GTA VI trailer.
• The song also marks the band’s first Alternative Airplay chart entry.

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have made their first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100, debuting at No. 62 with “Flower in a Hurricane”. The Australian band’s song features in the launch trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI, showing how the game’s soundtrack has brought their music…

Reform’s overseas funding, Oxford Street goes car-free

An analysis found most Reform donations came from people or companies based abroad in the previous two years. Oxford Street has made almost a kilometre traffic-free, while a rare bee has been found in Somerset and Disturbed have announced a 2027 regional tour.

Karly Hartzman Debuts New Song And Covers Neil Young At Roy Cooper Rally

• Karly Hartzman debuted an unidentified song at a Cooper campaign event.
• Her five-song solo set included three Wednesday tracks.
• She covered Neil Young’s “Barstool Blues”.

Karly Hartzman of the band Wednesday played a solo set at a North Carolina get-out-the-vote event supporting Democratic Senate candidate Roy Cooper. She debuted an unidentified song that may later become a Wednesday track and covered Neil Young, bringing local musicians together for a campaign event ahead of…

The song John Lydon wants played at his funeral: “Pure tears”

• John Lydon wants Mozart’s Requiem at his funeral.
• He says the piece moved him to tears.
• The Requiem contrasts with his punk persona.

John Lydon, the former Sex Pistols frontman known as Johnny Rotten, has said he wants Mozart’s Requiem played at his funeral. The choice contrasts with his provocative punk image and shows the more reflective side he has discussed in interviews. Lydon named the Requiem in a 2015 Guardian…

Remember When Carly Simon and Michael McDonald Wrote a Song Together in the 70s?

• Simon and McDonald co-wrote “You Belong to Me”.
• The Doobie Brothers recorded it first in 1977.
• Simon’s 1978 version became her final Hot 100 top 10.

Carly Simon and Michael McDonald co-wrote “You Belong to Me”, a song whose lyrics frame infidelity as a way to make a partner more attracted. McDonald wrote the lyrics first, and producer Ted Templeman suggested he send them to Simon, who helped complete the song with a melody.…

Neil Young Really Wants Trump to Stop Playing “Rockin’ in the Free World”

• Neil Young is suing over unauthorised use of his song at a Trump rally.
• He seeks $10 million and a ban on future use of his songs.
• A settlement with Trump’s 2020 campaign does not cover this committee.

Neil Young has filed a copyright lawsuit over the use of “Rockin’ in the Free World” at a Trump rally in Youngstown, Ohio, on 12 October. The case names the Trump 47 Committee, which organised the event, rather than Donald Trump, and argues that the song was played…

Hello Mary Members Share Debut Nine Perfect Lives Single “Die”

• Hello Mary members Stella Wave and Helena Straight have launched Nine Perfect Lives.
• Their debut single “Die” grew from a period of distance between the pair.
• A Milo Hume-directed video accompanies the release.

Nine Perfect Lives, a new side project by Hello Mary members Stella Wave and Helena Straight, have released their debut single, “Die”, on AD 93. The song grew out of the strain of distance between the pair when Straight moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles, and marks a…

Argentina’s Dillom Announces First-Ever US Tour in Support of Acclaimed Album La Nueva Violencia

• Dillom will play eight US shows in May 2027.
• The tour supports his album *La Nueva Violencia*.
• Tickets go on general sale on 30 October.

Argentine musician Dillom has announced his first US tour, with eight dates in May 2027 supporting his latest album, *La Nueva Violencia*. The tour spans cities from Miami to Houston, marking a new step in his international live career. The run begins on 8 May in Miami and…