Eminem is celebrating 18 years of sobriety.
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Beck Drops Surprise Single, Announces Tour
Beck has released a surprise new single called "Ride Lonesome" and announced a 25-date North American fall tour of the same name. The song is a melancholy, acoustic-leaning ballad produced by Beck and mixed by Nigel Godrich, featuring several of the same musicians who played on his 2002 album "Sea Change" and the Grammy-winning 2015 album "Morning Phase." The "Ride Lonesome Tour" kicks off September 16th in Vancouver and includes stops at Red Rocks, the Greek Theatre in L.A., two nights each at San Francisco's The Masonic and the Brooklyn Paramount, Massey Hall in Toronto, and wraps October 31st in Nashville. General on-sale starts Friday through Ticketmaster.
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Dave Mason died Sunday at the age of 79.
He was a founding member of Traffic with Steve Winwood. Dave also had a successful solo career and had toured for years until falling ill in 2024.
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Alan Osmond, the eldest of the singing Osmond Brothers, died on Monday.
He was 76. He had battled MS for years.
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Bands That Got Better and Worse After Losing a Member
There's a Reddit thread where people are naming bands that were never the same after losing a member. Here are some of their picks:
1. Van Halen after losing David Lee Roth.
2. Metallica after losing bassist Cliff Burton.
3. Black Sabbath after losing Ozzy Osbourne.
4. Queen after losing Freddie Mercury.
5. The Dead Kennedys after losing Jello Biafra.
6. Genesis without Peter Gabriel.
7. Lynyrd Skynyrd after the plane crash that killed singer Ronnie Van Zant and other members.
8. Barenaked Ladies after losing Steven Page.
9. The Who after Keith Moon died.
10. Journey minus Steve Perry.
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Then there are bands that got BETTER after losing a member, like:
1. Iron Maiden, when Bruce Dickinson replaced Paul Di'Anno.
2. Metallica, after Dave Mustaine was fired and replaced by Kirk Hammett.
3. AC/DC, when they replaced singer Dave Evans with Bon Scott.
4. Rush, when Neil Peart replaced John Rutsey on drums.
5. Pink Floyd minus Syd Barrett.
6. Blink-182, after replacing drummer Scott Raynor with Travis Barker.
7. Destiny's Child, after they dropped from a five-piece to a trio.
8. Deep Purple after replacing Rod Evans and Nick Simper with Ian Gillan and Roger Glover.
9. The Beatles, after Ringo replaced Pete Best.
10. Genesis after Peter Gabriel left and Phil Collins assumed frontman duties.
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Modest Mouse Announces New Album, Fall Tour
Modest Mouse have announced their new 15-track album, "An Eraser and a Maze," due June 5th via Glacial Pace and Virgin Records, and they’ve also released a new single called "Picking Dragon's Pockets." The band is also expanding its previously announced 2026 tour with a new fall leg running from September through October and marking 30 years as a band. New dates include stops in Toronto, New York, New Orleans, Austin, Phoenix, and Hollywood, with Caroline Rose supporting. General on-sale for the new dates starts Friday on Ticketmaster.
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Noah Kahan Plays NPR's Tiny Desk
Noah Kahan taped a "Tiny Desk" concert for NPR, performing four songs that included two unreleased tracks from his upcoming album "The Great Divide," going live on Friday. He opened with "American Cars," an unheard song, then played the title track and lead single "The Great Divide," which hit number six on the Hot 100 in February. He closed with another new song called "Paid Time Off." Kahan told the audience the songs were "really sad" and joked about leaving his Lexapro on the NPR shelves as his signature keepsake, in keeping with the show's tradition. He said doing "Tiny Desk" had been a dream since he first discovered it.
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