Playboy’s ‘Roller Disco & Pajama Party,’ the complete 1979 TV special, is exactly what it sounds like and then some: a gloriously over-the-top snapshot of the disco era at full fever pitch, with Hugh Hefner hosting a night of roller skating, sequins, and late-70s excess that could only have existed in that one specific moment in American cultural history.
David Allan Coe, the Outlaw’s Outlaw, Who Gave Country Music “Take This Job and Shove It,” Dead at 86
David Allan Coe died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 86, in an intensive care unit. His widow Kimberly confirmed the news to Rolling Stone. “One of the best singers, songwriters, and performers of our time and never to be forgotten,” she wrote. “My husband, my friend, my confidant and my life for many years.” No cause of death was immediately provided.
Coe was one of country music’s most contradictory and compelling figures, a man who lived most of the outlaw life that others only sang about. Born September 6, 1939, in Akron, Ohio, he spent much of his youth in reform schools and correctional facilities before arriving in Nashville in 1967, parking a hearse in front of the Ryman Auditorium and busking on the street. He caught the ear of producer Shelby Singleton and signed to Plantation Records, launching a career built entirely on his own impossible-to-categorize terms.
His songwriting legacy arrived before his performing career caught up. Tanya Tucker took his “Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone)” to number one in 1973, making him one of Nashville’s most in-demand writers overnight. His own recording of “You Never Even Called Me by My Name,” co-written by Steve Goodman and an uncredited John Prine, became a jukebox perennial in 1975, a track that managed simultaneously to honor and gently mock the entire country tradition. Then came “Take This Job and Shove It,” which Johnny Paycheck took to number one in 1977 and which lodged a phrase permanently into the American vocabulary. That song was entirely Coe’s creation, and the fact that Paycheck got most of the credit fed a bitterness Coe carried for years.
His own performing peaks came in the early 1980s. “The Ride,” a ballad about a hitchhiker’s encounter with the ghost of Hank Williams, cracked the top five in 1983. “Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile” reached number two in 1984, his highest chart position as a performer. Through it all, his image, the rhinestone suits, the Lone Ranger mask, the long hair and braided beard, the Harley Davidson on stage, the hearse in the parking lot, kept him at arm’s length from the country mainstream even as his songs were everywhere. He shared stages with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Johnny Cash and was described by Jennings in his autobiography as “the most sincere of the bunch,” while simultaneously being told to knock off the grandstanding.
His legacy carries real complications. Two independently released albums in the late 1970s and early 1980s contained material widely condemned for its use of racial slurs and misogynistic content. Coe consistently maintained the songs were intended as parody, citing his friendship with Shel Silverstein as the inspiration. The debate never fully resolved, and it shadowed his reputation for the rest of his career.
In later years, Coe recorded ‘Rebel Meets Rebel’ with Pantera’s Dimebag Darrell, Vinnie Paul, and Rex Brown, appeared in Johnny Cash’s “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” video, collaborated with Kid Rock, and kept playing over 300 shows a year well into his eighties. His son Tyler Mahan Coe created the celebrated country music podcast Cocaine & Rhinestones. Coe is survived by his wife Kimberly and his children. He was 86, and he was, as Stephen Thomas Erlewine once wrote, “none more outlaw.”
Olivia Rodrigo Announces the Unraveled Tour, a 65-Date Global Run Behind ‘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love’
Olivia Rodrigo is heading back out on the road in a big way. The three-time GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter has announced The Unraveled Tour, a 65-date global run across North America, Europe, and the UK in support of her third studio album ‘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love,’ out June 12 via Geffen Records. Promoted by Live Nation, the tour kicks off September 25 in Hartford, Connecticut and features special guests Devon Again, Die Spitz, Grace Ives, The Last Dinner Party, and Wolf Alice on select dates. Amex presale begins May 5, with general on-sale launching May 7 at 12 PM local at OliviaRodrigo.com.
The scope here is considerable. The tour includes multi-night runs in Washington DC, Chicago, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, Columbus, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Orlando, Sunrise, Nashville, Vancouver, Seattle, Oakland, Sacramento, and Las Vegas, before extended stays of four nights each at Los Angeles’ Intuit Dome and Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, and four nights at London’s The O2. The European run takes in Stockholm, Amsterdam, Munich, Paris, Milan, and Barcelona.
“drop dead,” the first single from the new album, debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making Rodrigo the first artist to debut the lead singles from all three of her studio albums at number one. She’s also the only artist born this century with multiple Hot 100 number ones, adding “drop dead” to “vampire,” “good 4 u,” and “drivers license.” The New York Times has called her “a songwriter of rather astonishing purity,” and her resume backs that up across fourteen GRAMMY nominations, three wins, and a catalog that has topped charts in over a dozen countries.
The Unraveled Tour follows the GUTS World Tour, which wrapped in summer 2025 after 100 sold-out shows across 64 cities in more than 21 countries, with over 1.4 million fans in attendance. Billboard named her Touring Artist of the Year in 2024. Silver Star Tickets, offering a limited number of $20 USD tickets, will be available at a later date, continuing Rodrigo’s commitment to accessibility. A portion of proceeds from ticket sales benefits Fund 4 Good, her global initiative supporting community-based nonprofits championing girls’ education, reproductive rights, and the prevention of gender-based violence.
Rodrigo appears on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon tonight (April 30) and makes her hosting debut on Saturday Night Live on May 2.
The Unraveled Tour 2026/2027 Dates:
September 25, Hartford, CT, PeoplesBank Arena +
September 26, Hartford, CT, PeoplesBank Arena +
September 29, Pittsburgh, PA, PPG Paints Arena +
September 30, Pittsburgh, PA, PPG Paints Arena +
October 3, Washington, DC, Capital One Arena +
October 4, Washington, DC, Capital One Arena +
October 7, Charlotte, NC, Spectrum Center +
October 8, Charlotte, NC, Spectrum Center +
October 11, Chicago, IL, United Center +
October 12, Chicago, IL, United Center +
October 15, Boston, MA, TD Garden +
October 17, Boston, MA, TD Garden +
October 21, Montreal, QC, Bell Centre +
October 22, Montreal, QC, Bell Centre +
October 26, Toronto, ON, Scotiabank Arena +
October 27, Toronto, ON, Scotiabank Arena +
October 29, Columbus, OH, Schottenstein Center +
October 30, Columbus, OH, Schottenstein Center +
November 7, Philadelphia, PA, Xfinity Mobile Arena ^
November 8, Philadelphia, PA, Xfinity Mobile Arena ^
November 11, Atlanta, GA, State Farm Arena ^
November 12, Atlanta, GA, State Farm Arena ^
November 15, Orlando, FL, Kia Center ^
November 16, Orlando, FL, Kia Center ^
November 19, Sunrise, FL, Amerant Bank Arena ^
November 20, Sunrise, FL, Amerant Bank Arena ^
November 23, Nashville, TN, Bridgestone Arena ^
November 24, Nashville, TN, Bridgestone Arena ^
December 1, Vancouver, BC, Rogers Arena ^
December 2, Vancouver, BC, Rogers Arena ^
December 7, Seattle, WA, Climate Pledge Arena ^
December 8, Seattle, WA, Climate Pledge Arena ^
December 11, Oakland, CA, Oakland Arena ^
December 12, Oakland, CA, Oakland Arena ^
December 15, Sacramento, CA, Golden 1 Center ^
December 16, Sacramento, CA, Golden 1 Center ^
December 19, Las Vegas, NV, T-Mobile Arena ^
December 20, Las Vegas, NV, T-Mobile Arena ^
January 12, Los Angeles, CA, Intuit Dome #^
January 13, Los Angeles, CA, Intuit Dome #^
January 16, Los Angeles, CA, Intuit Dome #^
January 17, Los Angeles, CA, Intuit Dome #^
February 11, Brooklyn, NY, Barclays Center #^
February 12, Brooklyn, NY, Barclays Center #^
February 15, Brooklyn, NY, Barclays Center #^
February 16, Brooklyn, NY, Barclays Center #^
March 19, Stockholm, Sweden, Avicii Arena ~
March 20, Stockholm, Sweden, Avicii Arena ~
March 23, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Ziggo Dome ~
March 24, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Ziggo Dome ~
April 1, Munich, Germany, Olympiahalle ~
April 2, Munich, Germany, Olympiahalle ~
April 5, London, UK, The O2 ~
April 6, London, UK, The O2 ~
April 8, London, UK, The O2 ~
April 9, London, UK, The O2 ~
April 23, Paris, France, La Defense Arena =
April 27, Milan, Italy, Unipol Dome =
April 28, Milan, Italy, Unipol Dome =
May 1, Barcelona, Spain, Palau Sant Jordi =
May 2, Barcelona, Spain, Palau Sant Jordi =
- Wolf Alice / ^ Devon Again / # The Last Dinner Party / ~ Grace Ives / = Die Spitz
Rascal Flatts’ Gary LeVox Hosts Star-Studded Birdi Celebrity Golf Invitational Benefiting Folds of Honor
Gary LeVox is bringing music, patriotism, and purpose to the fairway. The Rascal Flatts lead vocalist and co-founder of premium performance eyewear brand Birdi will host the Birdi Celebrity Golf Invitational on August 11 at Old Hickory Country Club in Old Hickory, Tennessee, presented by Hard Rock and benefiting Folds of Honor, the organization that provides educational scholarships to the families of fallen and disabled military service members and first responders.
The event goes well beyond a golf tournament. Guests get 18 holes alongside celebrity players, premium hospitality, exclusive gifting, and a post-round guitar pull-style live music performance and awards dinner, with silent and live auctions expected to drive significant scholarship funding. “I have deep respect for our armed forces and am extremely grateful for all the hard work and dedication,” says LeVox. “I am excited to be partnering with Hard Rock as our presenting sponsor as we collectively join forces to acknowledge the great men and women who fight for our country.” The event arrives as the U.S. approaches its 250th anniversary on July 4, making the occasion carry even more cultural weight.
Ryan Hamilton Returns With “Dreaming Screaming” and Announces New Album ‘Haunted By American Dreams’
Ryan Hamilton is back with his first new music in over three years, and he’s not easing into it. “Dreaming Screaming,” out now across all digital platforms, is a roots-leaning, guitar-driven track that channels the road-worn energy of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers while staying firmly in Hamilton’s own songwriting voice. The single also launches pre-orders for his forthcoming full-length ‘Haunted By American Dreams,’ arriving July 3 on Wicked Cool Records.
“It explores the cost of chasing a dream past its breaking point,” Hamilton says of the track, “when ambition erodes mental health and pulls you from family.” Driving instrumentation, introspective lyricism, and sharp hooks make “Dreaming Screaming” a strong opening statement for an album that promises hard truths delivered with warmth and melodic clarity.
Carly Simon’s ‘Anticipation’ Gets Its First-Ever 45RPM Audiophile Reissue From Mobile Fidelity
Carly Simon’s 1971 sophomore album ‘Anticipation’ arrives in definitive form this May. Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab has announced a strictly limited 180g 45RPM 2LP reissue of the gold-certified classic, sourced from the original master tapes and pressed to just 3,000 numbered copies. It marks the first time ‘Anticipation’ has been presented in audiophile-grade 45RPM sound, and it’s available to order May 1.
The reissue was sourced from the original quarter-inch/15 IPS Dolby A analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe, pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing in California, and housed in a Stoughton gatefold jacket. The wider grooves of the 45RPM format bring out the full richness of the album’s spare soft guitars, mellow orchestration, and dreamy melodies, with Andy Newmark’s drumming sounding dynamic and balanced throughout, and Simon’s vocal investment in every lyric rendered with genuine intimacy.
Released before the singer-songwriter movement reached full bloom, ‘Anticipation’ stands as a courageous, deeply personal statement. Simon drew from her own experiences, including her relationship with Cat Stevens in the lead-up to recording, crafting songs of honesty, romantic yearning, and hard-won identity. The Grammy-nominated title track, written in just 15 minutes while Simon waited for Stevens to pick her up for a date, captures the record’s core in one extraordinary song. From the soulful “Legend in Your Own Time” to her cover of Kris Kristofferson’s “I’ve Got to Have You,” the album’s emotional directness remains remarkable more than 50 years on.
Simon would reach international fame with ‘No Secrets,’ but as this reissue makes clear, the rest of the world was simply catching up. Limited to 3,000 copies, order opens May 1.
‘Anticipation’ Track Listing:
Side One:
Anticipation
Legend in Your Own Time
Side Two:
Our First Day Together
The Girl You Think You See
Summer’s Coming Around Again
Side Three:
Share the End
The Garden
Side Four:
Three Days
Julie Through the Glass
I’ve Got to Have You
Video: Papa Roach’s Pukkelpop 2025 Main Stage Set Is Nu-Metal at Full Throttle
Papa Roach hit the Pukkelpop main stage in Hasselt, Belgium in August 2025 and delivered a 60-minute set that had the crowd singing every word, running through “Last Resort,” “Scars,” “Getting Away with Murder,” and “Born for Greatness” with the kind of full-band intensity that’s kept them a live force for over two decades.
Ameripolitan Icon Dale Watson Releases New Album ‘Unwanted’ and Hits the Road Hard
Dale Watson doesn’t follow trends. He never has. The acclaimed Ameripolitan icon has released ‘Unwanted’ via 40 Below Records, an entirely self-written and self-produced album that delivers exactly what his most devoted fans and the country music tradition demand: lean, hard-hitting honky-tonk, outlaw country, western swing, and rockabilly from one of American roots music’s most uncompromising originals.
Backed by his longtime band The Lonestars and joined by Celine Lee, The Memphians, Katie Shore of Asleep at the Wheel, and pianist Matt Hubbard, ‘Unwanted’ carries the kind of lived-in authenticity that critics keep reaching for superlatives to describe. MOJO gave it four stars, Country Music People called him “the Ameripolitan torchbearer,” and Americana Highways put it simply: “Others drink ginger ale and smile; Watson is bourbon with a bite.” PopMatters puts his catalog “in the same jukebox as Willie, Waylon, Ernest Tubb, and Bob Wills,” and Saving Country Music calls him “the true embodiment of country.”
Watson has shared stages with Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Ray Price, Loretta Lynn, and Dwight Yoakam, and has appeared on Austin City Limits, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and Late Show with David Letterman. None of it has pulled him off the road. “I still play over 300 shows a year,” he says. “That’s where the truth is. That’s where the songs tell you if they’re real.” As founder of the Ameripolitan Music Awards and an honored Texas State Musician, Watson views ‘Unwanted’ as part of a living tradition. “Outlaw country isn’t nostalgia. It’s alive, it’s loud, and it’s still being written.”
Tour Dates:
May 2, Austin, TX, Broken Spoke
May 2, Austin, TX, Brentwood Neighborhood Park
May 4, Austin, TX, The Continental Club
May 9, Yantis, TX, Neon Moon Restaurant & Social Club
May 11, Austin, TX, The Continental Club
May 16, West Jackson, TN, Ned R McWherter TN Cultural Arts
May 17, Nashville, TN, Eastside Rockin’ Rumble
May 21, Houston, TX, McGonigal’s Mucky Duck
May 22, Coupland, TX, Coupland Dancehall
May 23, Austin, TX, Rollins Theatre
May 24, New Braunfels, TX, Gruene Hall
May 25, Austin, TX, The Continental Club
May 28, Austin, TX, Parker Jazz Club
May 29, Memphis, TN, Memphis Italian Fest at Marquette Park
May 31, Llano, TX, Sundown
June 6, Dallas, TX, Sons of Hermann Hall
June 7, Buchanan Dam, TX, Pardners Nightclub Largest Dancehall
June 10, Tomball, TX, Main Street Crossing
June 13, Lewisville, TX, Lewisville Grand Theater
June 20, Austin, TX, Broken Spoke
June 21, Llano, TX, Sundown
June 25, St. Louis, MO, Off Broadway
June 26, Columbia, MO, Rose Music Hall
June 27, Kansas City, MO, Knuckleheads
July 2, Corpus Christi, TX, House of Rock
July 3, Austin, TX, The Continental Club
July 4, Taylor, TX, American Legion Post 39
July 9, Livingston, MT, Empire Twin Theatre
July 18, Austin, TX, Broken Spoke
July 19, Llano, TX, Sundown
July 24, Coupland, TX, Coupland Dancehall
August 1, Austin, TX, Broken Spoke
August 7, Robinson, ND, Hanson’s Bar
September 4, Bandera, TX, 11th Street Cowboy Bar
September 5, Austin, TX, Broken Spoke
September 30, Cleveland, OH, Beachland Ballroom
October 8, Columbus, MS, Barn Concert Series
October 9, Decatur, GA, Eddie’s Attic
October 16, Evansville, IN, Vanderburgh 4-H Center
November 7, Lockhart, TX, Manny Gammage’s Texas Hatters Inc
Romeo Channel Thin Lizzy and Cheap Trick on New Single “True Confessions” Ahead of Debut Album
Romeo are a rock ‘n’ roll band formed in 2024 with a clear point of view and the songs to back it up. Their new single “True Confessions,” out now on all digital platforms with an accompanying music video, arrives ahead of their debut album ‘Deja Vu Letters,’ set for release May 29 via Street Symphonies Records and Burning Minds Music Group. Recorded at Slack Studios and Fico Studio, the album was produced by Romeo and Fede Randi.
Inspired by the vintage sound of mid-70s and early 80s rock, with Thin Lizzy, UFO, Cheap Trick, and The Dogs D’Amour as touchstones, “True Confessions” leans into the dark side with real swagger. The band puts it directly: “We stood in front of a mirror and confronted our evil side, took what we said, and combined it with a rock ‘n’ roll beat made for the occasion.” Nine tracks, a full band lineup, and guest appearances including Hammond organ, horns, and backing vocals round out a debut that sounds refined and built to ignite a room in equal measure. Pre-save ‘Deja Vu Letters’ now.
‘Deja Vu Letters’ Tracklisting:
Frankfurt Lights
Italian Guy
True Confessions
Romeo (A Loyal Borderline)
Soul Staller
No More Chances
I Need To Know
What’s Going On
Decadent Man
Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth Announce Summer 2026 Headline Dates Alongside Creed Support Run
Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth are keeping busy this summer. The hard-rock outfit has announced a run of headline tour dates for July and August 2026, mixed in with previously announced support slots alongside Creed, all coming on the back of ‘The End,’ the band’s third full-length album released in October 2025. Big Wreck supports the Omaha headline date and 10 Years joins for the Myrtle Beach and Baltimore shows.
Mammoth 2026 Tour Dates:
July 12, Edmonton, AB, Exhibition Lands Racetrack (w/ Creed)
July 14, Winnipeg, MB, Canada Life Center (w/ Creed)
July 16, Des Moines, IA, Wooly’s (Headline)
July 18, Omaha, NE, The Astro Theater (Headline / Big Wreck Supporting)
July 19, Tinley Park, IL, Summer of ’99 and Beyond Festival 2026 (w/ Creed)
July 22, Huntsville, AL, Orion Amphitheater (w/ Creed)
July 24, Orange Beach, AL, The Wharf Amphitheater (w/ Creed)
July 25, Tupelo, MS, Cadence Bank Arena (w/ Creed)
July 27, Savannah, GA, Victory North (Headline)
July 29, Chattanooga, TN, Barrelhouse Ballroom (Headline)
July 30, Raleigh, NC, Lincoln Theatre (Headline)
August 1, Myrtle Beach, SC, House of Blues Myrtle Beach (Headline / 10 Years Supporting)
August 2, Baltimore, MD, Nevermore Hall (Headline / 10 Years Supporting)
August 4, Virginia Beach, VA, Elevation 27 (Headline)
August 5, Lititz, PA, Mickey’s Black Box (Headline)
August 6, Albany, NY, Empire Live (Headline)
August 8, Monroe, MI, Monroe State Fair