Ozzy Osbourne Says He Can't Walk But He's Alive
Ozzy Osbourne will be hitting the stage for a final performance on July 5th, both as a solo artist, and with Black Sabbath. But you're probably wondering how it'll go down, considering his battle with Parkinson's disease.
On his SiriusXM radio show Wednesday, Ozzy said, quote, "I have made it to 2025. I can't walk, but you know what I was thinking over the holidays? For all my complaining, I'm still alive.
"I may be moaning that I can't walk but I look down the road and there's people that didn't do half as much as me and didn't make it."
Sharon did a press event with guitarist Tony Iommi and assured fans that Ozzy can still sing. Quote, "Parkinson's is a progressive disease. It's not something you can stabilize. It affects different parts of the body and it's affected his legs.
"But his voice is as good as it's ever been."
Tony added, quote, "This will do him good, to do this show. It really will. That's what it's all about, he wants to get out and do something."
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Travis Barker Brings His Annual 5k To New Orleans:
Travis Barker will be running for a good cause today. The Blink-182 drummer's Run Travis Run 5k is taking place in Audubon Park In New Orleans. Money raised from the event will go towards relief for the Los Angeles wildfires. According to a press release, "Run Travis Run' promises to be a funk quick 5k run through the park with surprises along the way." There will also be an after party with a DJ, local food trucks, drinks and more. All proceeds will be donated to the LAFD Foundation and the Anti-Recidivism Coalition.
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New in Theaters:
"Becoming Led Zeppelin", it's the first-ever authorized documentary about the band. It has never-before-seen footage, performances, and interviews. It's exclusively in IMAX, but will hit theaters everywhere next week.
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Black Keys Finally Explain Last Year's Tour Cancellation
The Black Keys have shed a little light on their North American tour cancellation last year, and they say it’s management’s fault. Drummer Patrick Carney and Dan Auerbach said in an interview yesterday that it’s not easy to talk about difficulties with management companies since everything’s connected. Carney said, “The essential thing that we learned here was how many management companies are directly connected to a company that runs every single aspect of promotion in this country.” After last year’s tour was canceled, the band parted ways with Full Stop Management, led by former chair of Live Nation Irving Azoff. “I mean, we fired their a**. S**t happens,” Carney told Rolling Stone.
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Record Store Day Specials For 2025
Record Store Day is coming! The annual event, put on to bring together fans, artists, and independent record stores, is happening on April 12th this year. It will feature over 300 limited-edition vinyl releases this year. Artists including Taylor Swift, Post Malone, Wu-Tang Clan, Rage Against The Machine, David Bowie, and more all have something special ready for release. Post Malone is also this year’s Record Store Day ambassador. “The whole energy in a record store is just super inspiring…I feel at home. It’s really an unexplainable feeling to hit up a shop and dig through crates, just see what grabs your eye,” he shares in a statement. Check out some of the big records coming out on Record Store Day below, and you can find more info at the Record Store Day website here.
- Post Malone’s cover set of Nirvana from April 2020 is being released on vinyl for the first time
- Rage Against the Machine will release untouched and unmixed live recordings from their first world tour
- Charli XCX is releasing a 7-inch vinyl featuring her remix of “Guess” with Billie Eilish. She's also dropping a vinyl release of "Number 1 Angel," her mixtape from 2017
- Wu-Tang Clan has teamed up with producer Mathematics for a brand new album
- David Bowie’s concert in London from 2003 is getting a special release
- Taylor Swift will release a white vinyl 7-inch version of “Fortnight”
- The Killers’ are dropping their 2022 encore performance at Madison Square Garden with Bruce Springsteen
- Joni Mitchell’s 1976 “L.A. Express” tour is getting a new 3-LP release
- CHVRCHES is releasing a 10th anniversary edition of ”Every Open Eye” on vinyl
- The ”Wicked” soundtrack is getting a special green glitter and pink glitter vinyl. It will also include the bonus track “Ozdust Duet,” previously only released on digital
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Another Study Says Music Is Getting Worse . . . Or at Least Simpler
If you're one of those people who think music was better "back in your day" . . . well, you might not just be an old curmudgeon. There's SCIENCE to back you up.
Researchers at Sapienza University in Rome took thousands of songs from six genres: Classical, Jazz, Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop, and Electronic . . . and examined them from their beginnings until the present day.
And what they found is that the music in all six genres has become significantly SIMPLER over the years. Yes, even Classical and Jazz.
And it probably has a lot to do with the fact that technology has made it so that pretty much anybody can make music.
The study says, quote, "The democratization of the composition process and the advent of new technologies and platforms have fostered the development of genres characterized by reduced complexity relative to earlier eras."
Or, to put it another way . . . those beats you made on your laptop last night are nowhere near as good as you think they are.
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