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Set for release on August 18th is the Talking Heads' soundtrack to their classic 1984 concert film, Stop Making Sense. The critically acclaimed Jonathan Demme concert film will hit theaters globally later this year in a newly restored 4K version.

The new deluxe version of the soundtrack now includes the complete Stop Making Sense concert for the first time as a limited edition two-LP set, and digitally along with a Dolby Atmos mix of the complete concert, mixed by Talking Heads' Jerry Harrison and E.T. Thorngren, who also mixed the original release.

Highlights on the set features such Talking Heads favorites as "Psycho Killer," "Burning Down The House," "Take Me To The River," "Life During Wartime," and "Once In A Lifetime," among others.

Bandleader David Byrne told us a while ago that reliving the group's career required a bit of attitude adjustment for him: "I kinda had to set aside time for it -- psychological time, not just hours -- 'cause I knew that, 'OK, you're (laughs) gonna be delving into the past. Just allow yourself that kind of mental space.' And know that, kind of, 'OK, you'll get through it, and you can return to the present.'"

Viewers of Canada's Juno Awards got a big surprise this week, as a streaker walked on stage while Avril Lavigne was introducing an act.

Wearing pink pants and a matching pink bandana, a topless woman calmly walked onstage, with phrases like "Land Back" and "Save the Green Belt," written all over her body in black marker. Apparently protesting a highly controversial development deal in Canada's greenbelt region.

At first, Lavigne tried to ignore her, then finally turned and yelled, "Get the f**k off," and with a laugh, she flicked the protestor's breast and said it again. It was at about that point during the broadcast that a security guard finally walked calmly on stage and lead the woman away.

As for the awards portion of the show, Lavigne picked up a Fan Choice award for her album, Love Sux.

TL;DR:

• A streaker walked on stage while Avril Lavigne was introducing an act during Canada's Juno Awards.
• She turned and yelled, "Get the f**k off," and with a laugh, she flicked the protestor's breast and said it again.

Foo Fighters, Green Day, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, Godsmack, Pantera and more are all confirmed for the 2023 Louder Than Life Festival. The festival is happening on September 21st-24th to Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

Other performers include Queens of the Stone Age, Weezer, Limp Bizkit, Megadeth, Turnstile, Rancid, Falling In Reverse, 311, Pierce The Veil, Run The Jewels, Corey Taylor, Coheed And Cambria, Royal Blood, Parkway Drive, Bad Omens, Babymetal and more.

The daily music lineup for Louder Than Life is as follows:

Thursday, September 21:

FOO FIGHTERS
WEEZER
RANCID
311
COHEED AND CAMBRIA
ROYAL BLOOD
CODE ORANGE
WHITE REAPER
L7
DEAFHEAVEN
NOTHING BUT THIEVES
SUECO
MOVEMENTS
THE BRONX
NOTHING, NOWHERE.
MANNEQUIN PUSSY
BEAUTY SCHOOL DROPOUT
PINKSHIFT
BOB VYLAN
STARCRAWLER
STARBENDERS
KYNG
TIGERCUB
SEEYOUSPACECOWBOY
GUERILLA WARFARE
ASAVA

Friday, September 22:

TOOL
GODSMACK
LIMP BIZKIT
MEGADETH
COREY TAYLOR
DANCE GAVIN DANCE
BAD OMENS
WAGE WAR
AVATAR
FEVER 333
KITTIE
ENTER SHIKARI
MISS MAY I
FAME ON FIRE
DEAD POET SOCIETY
RAIN CITY DRIVE
AUSTIN MEADE
SIM
TALLAH
CASSYETTE
TEN56.
HANABIE.
GNOME
FOX LAKE
WIDOW7
LUNA AURA

Saturday, September 23:

AVENGED SEVENFOLD
PANTERA
FALLING IN REVERSE
PIERCE THE VEIL
PARKWAY DRIVE
BABYMETAL
ASKING ALEXANDRIA
DETHKLOK
THE HU
THE AMITY AFFLICTION
MEMPHIS MAY FIRE
SUICIDE SILENCE
SLEEP TOKEN
WHITECHAPEL
ZERO 9:36
GIDEON
STRANGE KIDS
DRAGGED UNDER
JESUS PIECE
AFTERLIFE
ANOTHER DAY DAWNS
ITHACA
DEVIL'S CUT
REACH NYC
FEAST FOR THE CROWS
DISSONATION

Sunday, September 24:

GREEN DAY
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
TURNSTILE
RUN THE JEWELS
FLOGGING MOLLY
THE INTERRUPTERS
AWOLNATION
RIVAL SONS
BILLY TALENT
MAYDAY PARADE
YOU ME AT SIX
SENSES FAIL
VIAGRA BOYS
BOSTON MANOR
DEATHBYROMY
JEHNNY BETH
THE EMO NIGHT TOUR
CALL ME KARIZMA
RYAN OAKES
THOUSAND BELOW
HOLY WARS
REDDSTAR
LETDOWN.
AS YOU WERE
DEATH VALLEY DREAMS
JVK

During a recent radio interview, Mark Tremonti has opened up about the possibility of a Creed reunion. He said, "It's just a matter of timing for everybody. Everybody's juggling so many projects, we would just have to find a window where it made sense."

He continued, "There's always people talking. We always get calls from people that are interested in putting a show together. But it's tough to get a band that hasn't toured in 10 years to just do a show. We would have to put it all together. We would have to put weeks into preparing the production and weeks into doing the rehearsals. And it's a big production. You can't just do one show."

On Monday night (3-13), Carrie Underwood surprised her audience when she welcomed Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, Axl Rose to the stage. The Guns N' Roses singer joined her on the band's iconic hit, "Welcome to the Jungle."

They've joined forces a few times before and following the show, Carrie thanked him on social media.

She wrote: "I'm the luckiest girl in the world. Thanks, Axl, for showing up, once again, to make the great times even better! It'll forever feel like it was all a dream, but these dreams are my favorite ones!"

The concert in Los Angeles was part of Carrie's 43-city arena tour, The Denim & Rhinestones Tour.

Guns N' Roses, Avenged Sevenfold, Tool, Korn and Godsmack are all set to perform at this year's Aftershock Festival, which is scheduled for October 5th through 8th at Discover Park in Sacramento, California.

Godsmack frontman Sully Erna shared in a statement, "Godsmack is coming in hot this year. Come join us and Guns N' Roses! Tool! Korn! and so many other killer bands at this year's massive AFTERSHOCK! We can't wait for everyone to hear our new album Lighting Up the Sky, which just came out! LET'S DO THIS!!!"

Metallica has acquired Furnace, one of America's largest vinyl-manufacturing companies. According to Variety, the acquisition formalizes a long-standing relationship between the band and the company, which has produced more than five million pieces of Metallica vinyl since 2014.

The projects include the deluxe boxed-set editions of Metallica's "Kill ‘Em All," "Ride the Lightning," "Master of Puppets," "…And Justice for All," "S&M2" and self-titled albums.

There's a new Def Leppard online series called, Behind The World Tour. Each episode features their 2023 global concert tour with Motley Crue.

The first highlights package shows Def Leppard performing last month to the biggest crowd they've ever played to in Mexico City.

Episode two takes fans backstage to Colombia and Peru while getting a warm welcome from local fans. You'll also see them as they get the first look at their new airplane, Def Crue and basically having fun on the road with tour mates Motley Crue.

The first two episodes of Behind The Word Tour are streaming now.

TL;DR:

• Def Leppard has a new online series called, Behind The World Tour. The video features their 2023 global concert series with Motley Crue.
• The first two episodes of Behind The Word Tour are streaming now.

Avenged Sevenfold has launched a countdown on their YouTube channel, teasing that something is coming today (March 14th) at 11 am EST. The tweet also contains a link, which leads to a YouTube countdown titled "Avenged Sevenfold Presents..."

The visual in the countdown features a virtual room with candles, chairs, a desk, ladder and writing and signs all over the walls.

"We don't care," "Nobody," "Avenged Sevenfold," "War endures," "Looking inside" and "Life is but a dream" are some of the phrases that can be seen written.

Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band have postponed more shows due to ongoing illness..

After previously pulling a plug on their March 9 concert in Columbus, Ohio, The band has postponed tonight's (Tuesday, March 14), show in Albany, N.Y. This follows a missed show in Connecticut over the weekend.

Guitarist Steven Van Zandt, whose very active on social media tried to calm fans by posting: "No need to be anxious or afraid. Just a temporary situation. We will all be back in full force very soon."

He assured fans that the shows are only postponed, because "We don't cancel."

The tour's next scheduled date is March 16 in Philadelphia.

TL;DR:

• Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band have postponed more shows due to ongoing illness..
• Including tonight's (Tuesday, March 14), show in Albany, N.Y.
• The tour's next scheduled date is March 16 in Philadelphia.

Bullet For My Valentine have announced a May run of U.S. headlining dates and festival appearances. From Ashes To New will support the band on several dates. The band will perform in Daytona Beach, Milwaukee, Baltimore before wrapping in Detroit on May 28th.

The newly announced dates include:

With From Ashes To New:

05/18 Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome To Rockville
05/19 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte (no From Ashes To New)
05/21 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
05/22 Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
05/24 Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom (no From Ashes To New)
05/25 Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Festival
05/28 Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit

With Megadeth & Oni:

04/26 Everett, WA – Angel Of The Winds Arena
04/28 Abbotsford, BC – Abbotsford Centre
04/29 Kelowna, BC – Prospera Place
05/01 Edmonton, AB – Edmonton Event

Skid Row has been announced as opening act for KISS during their European tour during June and July. They'll make stops in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy, and Germany.

The New Jersey rockers go back a long way with KISS, including a dispute over whether to tour with the New York icons, which is said to have played a part in the departure of singer Sebastian Bach in 1996.

In 2000, Skid Row played the first KISS farewell tour and bassist Rachel Bolan told Blabbermouth that, at the time, he didn't believe they would actually stop touring. He said, "I have a feeling, as long as they can keep doing it… Maybe it'll take a break, maybe it'll be a decent hiatus, but I have a feeling we're not gonna see the last of KISS."

Last fall, Skid Row recorded a live album in London and plan to release it sometime this year.

TL;DR:

• Skid Row has been announced as opening act for KISS during their European tour during June and July.
• They'll make stops in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy, and Germany.

Eric Clapton will perform a pair of tribute concerts in memory of Jeff Beck at the Royal Albert Hall in London, May 22-23.

Rod Stewart, Billy Gibbons, Johnny Depp, and former Allman Brothers member Derek Trucks are among the already confirmed guests.

Clapton and Beck were both members of the Yardbirds and although both were on the album, Having A Rave Up, they were never in the band at the same time. Clapton left in 1965 and Beck joined shortly after that.

Jeff Beck died in January after contracting bacterial meningitis. He was 78.

The shows were announced in conjunction with Beck's widow, Sandra. Additional details to follow soon.

TL;DR:

• Eric Clapton will perform a pair of tribute concerts in memory of Jeff Beck at the Royal Albert Hall in London in May.
• Rod Stewart, Billy Gibbons, Johnny Depp, and former Allman Brothers member Derek Trucks are among the already confirmed guests.

Gene Simmons says that he'd love for Kiss to do a Las Vegas residency again. The band's residency at Zappos Theater scheduled for December 2021-February 2022 was called off.

During an interview with Las Vegas Review Journal, he said, "I actually don't know because we have been so inundated by people wanting to see us wherever we go. I mean, every guy whoever washed my dog or did my dry cleaning is hitting me up for tickets for his entire family, three generations back."

He continued, "Vegas? I don't know, it would be nice to do a Vegas residency. But I don't know any of these things."

Godsmack drummer Shannon Larkin says he doesn't know if the band could afford to tour outside of America. In an interview with Metal-Roos, when asked if the band had any plans to tour Australia, he said, "Not yet. And the honest truth is, can we afford to come? It sucks for us because we're here. We're big in America. We're an American band. The radio loves us here. If it weren't for them, we wouldn't be a big band. And we didn't really have the success worldwide that we have here.

Alternative rock icons, the Violent Femmes have just rolled out a string of 11 spring dates in celebration of the 40th anniversary of their self-titled 1983 debut. The "Blister In The Sun" legends will be performing the classic first album in its entirety, with the band still featuring founding members Gordon Gano on guitar and lead vocals and bassist Brian Ritchie. Jesse Ahern will be opening for the band.

This coming Record Store Day (April 23rd), the band's debut set will its first-ever picture disc vinyl pressing. Brooklyn Vegan reported, "It features the album art on one side, with the inner sleeve on the flipside."

Bassist Brian Ritchie spoke about the differences between the Violent Femmes playing abroad and back home in the States: "Any other country you go to outside of America has a more intelligent audience. Because Americans are kind of devolving into this short attention span, media-saturated, computer-overdriven and poorly-disciplined group of youth. So they show some enthusiasm, but they don't show a whole lot of intelligence."

JUST ANNOUNCED: Violent Femmes tour dates (subject two change):

May 6 - Ventura, CA - Ventura Music Hall
May 7 - Los Angeles, CA - Fonda Theatre
May 10 - San Diego, CA - Rady Shell at Jacobs Park (Violent Femmes only with San Diego Symphony)
May 11, 12 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy & Harriets
May 14 - Santa Fe, NM - Lensic Performing Arts Center
May 16 - Dallas, TX - House Of Blues
May 17 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall
May 18 - Austin, TX - Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheatre
May 19 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
May 21 - Denver, CO - Levitt Pavilion

Less than a week after surgery, Travis Barker let fans know that he's doing ok. He posted a photo showing a deep purple, M-shaped scar that expands 2/3 of his left ring finger. Along with the photo, he simply wrote, "Hi."

The procedure took place on March 3 and he was out of the hospital the next day. He had injured himself while rehearsing for the Blink-182 tour, which is now on hold.

TL;DR:

• Travis Barker posted a photo showing a deep purple, M-shaped scar that expands 2/3 of his left ring finger.
• Along with the photo, he simply posted, "Hi."

With almost two years between albums, one Billie Eilish fan couldn't wait any longer and posted to her brother Finneas, "it's been one year and three months since this interview, you lie as much as your sister."

He was quick, polite, and to the point when he responded with, "Great things take time."

The post was in reference to an interview he did with Rolling Stone in December of 2021. Eilish had just released Happier than Ever and he told the publication that they were already working on the next album.

TL;DR:

• A Billie Eilish fan couldn't wait any longer and posted to her brother Finneas, "it's been one year and three months since this interview, you lie as much as your sister."
• He responded with, "Great things take time."

On March 5th, Jane's Addiction premiered its first new song since 2014, titled, "True Love." The tune came at the end of the night during the band's tour kickoff in Bakersfield, California at Mechanics Bank Arena.

Rolling Stone described it as, "a psych-tinged ballad that builds to an understated peak, with frontman Perry Farrell's voice reverberating against twinkling guitars, splashy cymbals, and a pensive baseline."

Last year during a chat with Consequence, Perry Farrell was pressed about the band cutting some new music: "You never know, y'know? You just never know. But what I would love to see -- I would love to see us record a couple of tracks this year. Y'know, even if it's two or three tracks. Two tracks. . . I don't know; I feel two is nice. I think people can take two: like two aspirin."

Former-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer is handling guitar duties on the current dates while co-founder Dave Navarro battles long covid.