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KillerStar and Their Bowie Collaborators Cross Into Epic Territory With “Rubicon”

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KillerStar and Their Bowie Collaborators Cross Into Epic Territory With “Rubicon”

KillerStar operate in a space very few bands occupy, and “Rubicon” makes that unmistakably clear. The new single from the art-rock duo of Rob Fleming and James Sedge is out now, previewing their second album ‘The Afterglow’, and it’s one of the most ambitious tracks they’ve released to date.

“Rubicon” is epic in both scope and duration, unfolding like a journey with progressive leanings held in perfect balance with the band’s commitment to making every moment count. The cast assembled around Fleming and Sedge is extraordinary, a constellation of David Bowie’s most trusted collaborators who have each organically gravitated toward the project over time.

Gerry Leonard contributes ambient guitar work, Earl Slick delivers a sprawling, fluid solo alongside Fleming, and Mark Garson’s atmospheric keys add the kind of depth that only comes from someone who has inhabited this sonic world for decades. Mark Plati handles bass, The Webb Sisters, known for their work with David Gilmour and Leonard Cohen, bring ethereal vocal harmonies, and Emm Grynor adds backing vocals.

The lyrical foundation is equally ambitious. Fleming draws on one of history’s most consequential decisions as a lens for personal ones. “The song is about crossing the point of no return, on two levels, Julius Caesar’s crossing of the Rubicon River and anyone’s individual decision points regarding tackling tough decisions.”

‘The Afterglow’ was produced by Fleming and Sedge alongside Dave Eringa, whose credits include Manic Street Preachers and The Who, who also mixed the record. The result is an album rich with glam, art-rock, hook-laden pop, and touches of jazz, all anchored by killer melodies and lyrical themes on life, love, and remembering.

The duo’s self-titled debut earned praise from MOJO, Louder Than War, and Vintage Guitar. ‘The Afterglow’ builds on that foundation while pushing into something more fully realized and more sonically expansive than anything they’ve attempted before.

Rob Zombie Unleashes His Boldest Statement Yet With ‘The Great Satan’

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Rob Zombie Unleashes His Boldest Statement Yet With ‘The Great Satan’

Rob Zombie has spent more than 4 decades building a world entirely his own, and ‘The Great Satan’ is his most fully realized version of it yet. The new album is out now via Nuclear Blast Records, arriving alongside a self-directed music video for “F.T.W. 84” that expands the record’s vivid and uncompromising visual universe.

Fusing avant-garde aesthetics with monstrous, groove-driven rock, Zombie has never made a record that sounds like anyone else, and ‘The Great Satan’ continues that tradition with real force. From the foot-stomping swagger of “(I’m a) Rock ‘N’ Roller” to the throwback grit of “Heathen Days” and the anthemic punch of “Punks And Demons,” the album moves through its own cinematic landscape on its own terms, leaving trends and expectations entirely behind.

The self-directed video for “F.T.W. 84” is exactly what you’d expect from one of rock’s most committed visual auteurs, an extension of the album’s aesthetic world that reinforces why Zombie’s art has always operated across multiple dimensions simultaneously. The music and the imagery are inseparable, and that’s been true since the beginning.

‘The Great Satan’ lands as Zombie also prepares for a summer tour alongside Marilyn Manson, making 2026 one of the more consequential years of a career that has never stood still. For a singular cultural force who has consistently defied convention across music and film, this album is another reminder that nobody does this quite like Rob Zombie.

Michael Bublé Finally Releases the Full 100-Minute ‘Live! Caught In The Act’ Concert in Its Entirety

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Michael Bublé Finally Releases the Full 100-Minute ‘Live! Caught In The Act’ Concert in Its Entirety

Michael Bublé walked onto the stage at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles in 2005 and delivered one of the great concert performances of his career. For the first time, all 33 tracks from that legendary 100-minute night are available in full on ‘Live! Caught In The Act’, out now on all streaming platforms and CD via Warner Records.

The original 2005 live album, ‘Caught In The Act’, only featured 8 songs. The 2006 quadruple platinum DVD captured more of the evening, and PBS aired portions of it on Great Performances. But the complete concert has never been released until now, and ‘Live! Caught In The Act’ finally gives the full picture.

The preview track “That’s All (Live)” arrived ahead of the release, and it’s the perfect introduction to what the full album delivers, a heartfelt, full-bodied vocal performance that captures exactly who Bublé was at that pivotal moment in his career.

This was Bublé on the rise, hungry and utterly committed to the crowd in front of him. Classics like “Come Fly With Me,” “How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You,” “Save The Last Dance For Me,” and “Moondance” sit alongside moments of genuine connection, handshakes and hugs with the audience, jokes from the stage, and the kind of host-level warmth that set him apart from the beginning.

Highlights include a duet with Laura Pausini on “You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine” and a rendition of “Let It Snow” that, as Bublé himself suggested to the crowd, sounds like December no matter what time of year it plays.

Beyond the concert release, Bublé has had a remarkable stretch. He completed his third consecutive season as a coach on NBC’s The Voice, closing out Season 28 following back-to-back wins on Seasons 26 and 27. He performed at A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music, and in December made headlines with a historic performance at the Concert with the Poor, attended by Pope Leo XIV in what marked the first time a Pope was present at the event.

‘Live! Caught In The Act’ is essential listening for longtime fans and a remarkable entry point for anyone still discovering one of the 21st century’s great live entertainers.

Tracklist:

Overture

Feeling Good

Sway

Introduction & Welcome

Try A Little Tenderness

Fever

No flash photography!

Michael visits the balcony

Come Fly With Me

The Summer Wind

Moondance

Band introduction

Michael pays tribute to his idols

You Don’t Know Me

That’s All

For Once In My Life

Michael introduces Laura Pausini

You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine (with Laura Pausini)

Michael has an epiphany

I’ve Got You Under My Skin

Michael introduces Smile

Smile

Michael introduces Home

Home

You & I

The More I See You

Save The Last Dance For Me

How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You

Can’t Buy Me Love

Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Closing remarks

A Song For You / Finale

Let It Snow (Bonus Track)

Country Sensation Warren Zeiders Finds Something Unshakable on New Single “Born to Be Yours”

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Country Sensation Warren Zeiders Finds Something Unshakable on New Single “Born to Be Yours”

Warren Zeiders has been moving fast in 2026, and “Born to Be Yours” keeps that momentum firmly in place. The new single is out now via Warner Records, a swoon-worthy track about the kind of love that no time or circumstance can shake, and it arrives from one of country music’s most compelling young voices at the peak of his momentum.

The song was written by Zeiders alongside an impressive collaborative team: Blake Pendergrass, whose credits include Morgan Wallen and Kenny Chesney; J Kash, known for work with Charlie Puth and Maroon 5; Ali Tamposi, who has written for Kelly Clarkson; and Griff Clawson. The result is a track with real emotional weight, rooted in something bigger than the moment and built to last.

“Born to Be Yours” adds to a 2026 run that has already been extraordinary. The live album ‘Live from the 717′ arrived last month, capturing 21 tracks from Zeiders’ homecoming performance at Hershey, PA’s Giant Center, the closing night of his headlining Relapse, Lies & Betrayal Tour. It’s a document of an artist connecting with his home crowd at the peak of his powers.

To mark the Hershey performance, Zeiders also released ‘Return to the 717’, a 2-part documentary series following his homecoming in full, from visits to his old high school to intimate interviews with the family who supported him throughout his career. It’s the kind of context that makes the music hit differently.

The Warren Zeiders World Tour 2026 is currently underway, taking him across the United States, Australia, and Europe. For a Pennsylvania kid who built his fanbase from the ground up, the scale of where things stand right now is nothing short of remarkable.

Motörhead Unearth Their Origins With Landmark ‘On Parole Sessions’ Box Set

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Motörhead Unearth Their Origins With Landmark ‘On Parole Sessions’ Box Set

Before Motörhead became one of the most important bands in rock history, there were the sessions. ‘On Parole Sessions’ is a 4-disc box set via Rhino that pulls back the curtain on those earliest recordings, marking the 50th anniversary of the first-ever Motörhead studio sessions with a package that is essential for anyone serious about understanding where it all began.

The set centres on ‘On Parole’, the band’s first-ever studio recording from 1975, completed in 1976 but held back by United Artists and not released until 1979, by which point it had become their fourth album. It remains the only Motörhead album to feature the original lineup of Lemmy on bass and vocals, Larry Wallis on guitar, and both Phil Taylor and Lucas Fox on drums.

The box set is built for the deep listener. CD1 features a new remix of the original album by Steven Wilson. CDs 2 and 3 deliver 2 discs of extensive session outtakes, from demo versions to sprawling instrumental jams, all mixed by Richard Digby Smith. A Blu-ray rounds out the package with the original album in Atmos, 5.1, stereo, and a flat transfer of the original LP.

The historical significance of these recordings runs deep. Lemmy had just been sacked from Hawkwind when he reconnected with Lucas Fox, and from that reunion Motörhead was born. Purposefully loud, aggressive, and provocative, the band’s earliest songs were short, sharp shocks built for a generation of young people who had nothing in common with the millionaire rock royalty of the era.

The creation of Motörhead was a genuine cultural rupture. Their music and attitude spoke directly to the kids left behind by the oil crisis of ’73, unemployment, and a music industry increasingly disconnected from real life. Nobody looked like them, nobody sounded like them, and nobody else was doing what they were doing. The snaggletooth logo, the leather jackets, the cowboy boots, and the skulls became the uniform of the dispossessed.

That no-compromise, no-prisoners attitude went on to directly influence Dave Grohl, Metallica, Pantera, The Damned, Billy Idol, and countless others who followed. The song “Motörhead” itself made the UK Top 10 in 1981. Lemmy later acknowledged in interviews that ‘On Parole’ was the real first Motörhead album, part of the band’s story regardless of when it reached the stores.

‘On Parole Sessions’ is the definitive document of a moment that changed everything.

CD 1: On Parole – 50th Anniversary Remix (Remixed by Steven Wilson, 2025)

  1. Motorhead
  2. On Parole
  3. Vibrator
  4. Iron Horse / Born To Lose
  5. City Kids
  6. Fools
  7. The Watcher
  8. Leaving Here
  9. Lost Johnny

CD 2: On Parole Sessions Part 1 (Mixed by Richard Digby Smith, 2025)

  1. Motorhead (Instrumental Take 1)
  2. Studio Dialogue 1
  3. City Kids (Take 1)
  4. City Kids (Instrumental Outtake 1)
  5. City Kids (Instrumental Outtake 2)
  6. Studio Dialogue 2
  7. City Kids (Instrumental Outtake 3)
  8. Motorhead (Album Take – Without Bike Intro)
  9. Motorhead (Album Take – Backing Track)
  10. Motorhead (Album Take)
  11. Motorhead (Instrumental Take 2)
  12. Drum Solo
  13. Studio Dialogue 3
  14. Fools (Take 1 – Demo Version)
  15. City Kids (Album Take)
  16. City Kids (Album Take – With Piano)
  17. Studio Dialogue 4
  18. Motorhead (Take 5 – Backing Track)
  19. Motorhead (Take 5 – Without Vocal Overdubs)
  20. Motorhead (Take 5)
  21. Lost Johnny (Album Take)
  22. Leaving Here (Instrumental Take 1)
  23. Leaving Here (Album Take)
  24. Studio Dialogue 5
  25. On Parole (Instrumental Take 1)
  26. On Parole (Instrumental Take 2 With False-Start)
  27. Iron Horse – Born To Lose (Album Take)

CD 3: On Parole Sessions Part 2 (Mixed by Richard Digby Smith, 2025)

  1. Jam / On Parole (Instrumental Jam)
  2. Iron Horse – Born To Lose (Take 4 – Vocal 2)
  3. On Parole (Album Take – Extended Version)
  4. Studio Dialogue 6
  5. The Watcher (Album Take)
  6. Vibrator (Album Take – Without Vibrator)
  7. Vibrator (Album Take – With Vibrator)
  8. Iron Horse – Born To Lose (Instrumental Jam)
  9. Studio Dialogue 7
  10. Iron Horse Born To Lose (Instrumental)
  11. Studio Dialogue 8
  12. Fools (Instrumental Jam)
  13. Fools (Album Take – Extended Version)
  14. Studio Dialogue 9
  15. Motorhead (Instrumental Guitar Riff)

Blu-ray: On Parole Atmos Mix, 5.1 Mix, Stereo Mix & Flat Transfer of Original LP

  1. Motorhead
  2. On Parole
  3. Vibrator
  4. Iron Horse – Born To Lose
  5. City Kids
  6. Fools
  7. The Watcher
  8. Leaving Here
  9. Lost Johnny

Avenged Sevenfold’s Zacky Vengeance Trades Distortion for Dust on Solo Debut ‘Dark Horse’

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Avenged Sevenfold’s Zacky Vengeance Trades Distortion for Dust on Solo Debut ‘Dark Horse’

Nobody saw this coming, and that’s exactly the point. Zachary Baker, the guitarist and founding member of multi-platinum rock band Avenged Sevenfold known worldwide as Zacky Vengeance, has released his debut solo album ‘Dark Horse’ independently via his own VNGNZ Records, and it lands squarely in alt-country and outlaw territory.

The album arrives alongside new single “Lighthouse,” the second taste from the record following the title track “Dark Horse.” Together the 2 singles sketch the outline of a project built on raw honesty, Americana grit, and the kind of poignant storytelling that has nothing to do with the distortion and spectacle Baker is best known for.

He puts his philosophy plainly. “The beauty is in the imperfections.” That restless spirit drives every track on ‘Dark Horse’, an 11-song collection that blends outlaw influences with deeply personal lyricism, signaling a striking and fully committed evolution from his hard rock roots into something entirely his own.

Baker describes himself as an unlikely storyteller, and ‘Dark Horse’ makes that self-awareness part of its appeal. Driven by the outlaw heroes that shaped him, the album delivers what he calls a raw sermon of honesty, carving out a lane that borrows nothing from his day job and everything from the Americana landscape he clearly loves.

‘Dark Horse’ is available as a limited edition vinyl in gold, pink, or black. An exclusive, limited edition handwritten and signed lyric sheet for “Lighthouse” is also available through his webstore for collectors who want something genuinely personal.

‘Dark Horse’ Tracklist:

  1. Dark Horse
  2. Misfit Hearts
  3. Unlikely Cowboy
  4. I’ll Stop Pretending
  5. Before I Go
  6. Lighthouse
  7. The Storm
  8. Long Highway
  9. Star Crossed
  10. Someday
  11. Fireflies

Country Storyteller Kimberly Kelly Gets Real and Unapologetic on New Single “Stripper For A Week”

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Country Storyteller Kimberly Kelly Gets Real and Unapologetic on New Single “Stripper For A Week”

Kimberly Kelly has never been interested in playing it safe, and “Stripper For A Week” is her boldest move yet. The new single is out now, and it arrives as the next chapter in a run of unapologetically honest country songwriting that has been turning heads since her return to the scene.

Co-written by Jenny Tolman and Marty Dodson, with personal lyrical tweaks from Kelly herself, the track blends humor, grit, and empathy to spotlight the choices women make when survival is on the line. The question at its core is direct and deliberately uncomfortable: what would you do to keep the lights on and the kids fed?

Kelly frames it simply. “The song asks, what would you do if you had to keep the lights on and the kids fed? I like to think of it as the next chapter in the Book of Modern Day Woman.”

The vocal performance is sharp and deeply human, grounding every lyric in the kind of lived-in authenticity that can’t be manufactured. Kelly made personal adjustments to the co-written material to ensure the song felt entirely her own, and it shows in every line.

“Stripper For A Week” follows “Modern Day Woman,” the single that marked Kelly’s return after stepping away to expand her family and navigate a difficult pivot following the closure of Show Dog Nashville, the late Toby Keith’s label. The comeback has been anything but tentative.

Kelly’s credentials are serious. Her 2022 album ‘I’ll Tell You What’s Gonna Happen’ earned critical acclaim, the same year she made her official Grand Ole Opry debut. She was named to the 2023 Class of CMT’s Next Women of Country, recognition that reflected the depth of her songwriting and the strength of her voice.

“Stripper For A Week” continues the mission she’s always been on, telling the stories that go unsaid, with catchy hooks, real feeling, and zero apology.

Brit Award-Winning Anti-Pop Star PinkPantheress Brings “An Evening With” to Europe This Weekend

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Brit Award-Winning Anti-Pop Star PinkPantheress Brings “An Evening With” to Europe This Weekend

PinkPantheress is mid-tour and the European stretch is just getting started. Following her historic win as Producer of the Year at The Brit Awards 2026, the anti-pop star’s “An Evening with PinkPantheress” continues this weekend with Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin still to come, supported by iKeda.

The tour marks a major expansion of last year’s 2 sold-out nights at O2 Academy Brixton, and the scale reflects exactly how far PinkPantheress has come in a remarkably short time.

Alongside the tour, she’s dropped a new streaming-only remix, “Illegal + Four Tet,” and the collaboration carries real personal meaning. “When I first heard about the Four Tet remix, I was kinda stunned. I’ve always admired his music and his song ‘Alap’ has been a personal favorite of mine for some time. I’m so honored to have him on ‘Illegal.'”

The remix sits within the broader ‘Fancy Some More?’ project, a 22-track remix collection of her album ‘Fancy That’ featuring an extraordinary international roster. Artists including Kylie Minogue, Kaytranada, Basement Jaxx, Groove Armada, Nia Archives, Sega Bodega, Bladee, JT, Zara Larsson, Sugababes, and many more each bring a fresh perspective to the PinkPantheress universe.

‘Fancy That’ was written and produced entirely by PinkPantheress alongside Aksel Arvid, Count Baldor, Phil, Oscar Scheller, The Dare, and others. Physical formats for ‘Fancy Some More?’ are also available now, including a 2LP vinyl edition in transparent purple and clear, a 3CD box set, a single CD wallet, and a standard cassette.

Remaining “An Evening With PinkPantheress” European Dates:

May 31 – Paris, France @ Zenith

June 1 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ AFAS Live

June 2 – Berlin, Germany @ Tempodrom

Genre-Defying Rockers Goose Reimagine ‘Everything Must Go’ With All-Star Electronic Remix Album

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Genre-Defying Rockers Goose Reimagine ‘Everything Must Go’ With All-Star Electronic Remix Album

Goose have spent the past year redefining what a rock band can be, and ‘Everything Must Go Remixed’ pushes that conversation even further. The full-length electronic remix album is out now on No Coincidence Records, featuring reinterpretations of the band’s celebrated 2025 studio album from some of the most respected names in contemporary electronic music.

The roster assembled here is genuinely impressive. Chromeo, LP Giobbi, Louis The Child, Daily Bread, Naomi Wild, Gilligan Moss, Koastle, Dan The Automator, and more have each taken fan-favourite tracks and rebuilt them from the ground up, bridging Goose’s improvisational rock roots with electronic sensibilities that open the music to an entirely new dimension.

Fan favourites “Your Direction,” “Give It Time,” and “Dustin Hoffman” arrive transformed, maintaining the emotional depth and intricate musicianship that defined the originals while moving through entirely new sonic territory. Across 14 tracks, the album functions as both a companion piece and a standalone listening experience.

The original ‘Everything Must Go’ gave the band plenty to build on. Debuting in April 2025, it landed at No. 2 on Billboard’s Emerging Artists and Current Alternative Albums charts, No. 3 on Current Rock Albums and Vinyl Albums, and has since amassed over 25 million streams with more than 35,000 albums sold.

2025 was a remarkable year by any measure. Goose sold over 280,000 tickets across 60+ headline shows, with sold-out performances at Madison Square Garden, Forest Hills Stadium, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, and TD Pavilion at the Mann. Festival appearances at Bonnaroo, Newport Folk, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage, and Austin City Limits rounded out a live schedule that few bands could match.

Their fifth studio album ‘Chain Yer Dragon’ arrived as a surprise release just 4 months after ‘Everything Must Go’, debuting at No. 2 on Billboard’s Top New Artist Albums chart and producing another Top 5 AAA radio hit with “Madalena,” alongside a second appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

‘Everything Must Go Remixed’ is the natural next move from a band committed to evolution at every turn.

Tracklist:

  1. Everything Must Go (Maddy O’Neal Remix)
  2. Give It Time (LP Giobbi Remix)
  3. Dustin Hoffman (Koastle Remix)
  4. Your Direction (Chromeo Remix)
  5. Thatch (Abe Seiferth Remix)
  6. Lead Up (Dan The Automator Remix)
  7. Animal (Louis The Child Remix)
  8. Red Bird (Daily Bread Remix)
  9. Atlas Dogs (DJ Houseplants Remix)
  10. California Magic (Doey Joey Remix)
  11. Feel It Now (Covex Remix)
  12. Iguana Song (Gilligan Moss Remix)
  13. Silver Rising (Naomi Wild Remix)
  14. How It Ends (Bad Snacks Remix)

Georgia Country Riser Austin Snell Gets Stuck in a Good Way With New Single “Circles”

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Georgia Country Riser Austin Snell Gets Stuck in a Good Way With New Single “Circles”

Austin Snell has a new single that he freely admits he can’t get out of his own head, and after one listen, that’s entirely understandable. “Circles,” out now via River House Artists/Warner Records Nashville, is a whiskey-fueled singalong about the vicious, cyclical pull of a toxic relationship, and it’s as ruthlessly catchy as the dynamic it describes.

Penned by Snell alongside Andrew Baylis, Michael Whitworth, and Austin Nivarel, the track rides Snell’s rip-saw vocal over lyrics that don’t bother with metaphor or misdirection. It’s transparent, direct, and completely relatable, the kind of song that earns its earworm status honestly.

Snell is candid about how deeply the song got under his skin. “‘Circles’ has been stuck in my head for months. Ever since we wrote this song, I’ve been singing it. I feel like we can all relate in some way or another, and it’s so fun to sing.”

The single arrives alongside an accompanying visualizer and follows Snell’s EP ‘Home Sweet Hell’, a 7-track turn toward his roots that established the Georgia-born singer as one of country’s more boundary-pushing new voices. Raw, direct, and built on real feeling, ‘Home Sweet Hell’ set the table for exactly the kind of single “Circles” delivers.

“Circles” is one of those tracks that earns repeat plays not through novelty but through craft. Snell and his co-writers built something genuinely infectious here, and it sits perfectly within the roots-forward sound he’s been sharpening since day one.

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Eric Alper is a 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week and has overseen the publicity campaigns for over 183 JUNO Award-nominated albums (and 16 in 2025), 45 Grammy-nominated albums, including 47 JUNO Award, 58 Canadian Folk Music Award, 126 Maple Blues Award-winning albums and is also truly honoured to work with some of the biggest and most important artists of our time.

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