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Sons of The Beatles, Zak Starkey, Sean Ono Lennon and James McCartney Preview Collaborative Track “Rip-Off”

The sons of three Beatles members, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr, have collaborated on a new track. The song “Rip-Off” comes from the supergroup Mantra of the Cosmos, which includes member Zak Starkey, formerly of The Who, and guests Sean Ono Lennon and James McCartney.

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David Byrne Talks Decoding Audio’s Secret Language in New Documentary Series The Art of Sound

Talking Heads frontman David Byrne has teamed up with L Acoustics, an industry leader in generating sound technology, and Black Meteor storytelling studio to create a new three-part documentary series, The Art of Sound, a fusion of scientific unveiling and artistic perception to present sound’s rudimentary role in human evolution and daily life. The first episode has dropped on YouTube and can be viewed below.

Now Cooking: Kitchen Dwellers on Psychedelic Splatter Vinyl

Kitchen Dwellers – The Relix Session is here. Live from Brooklyn Bowl Williamsburg, this limited 2-LP release is pressed on psychedelic 140g splatter vinyl, with only 1,200 pressed. It’s the first Relix Session ever cooked up at the Bowl’s flagship kitchen, and it’s bursting with jam-filled flavor.

The release is hot. The energy’s real. And it’s ready to ship. Don’t wait—this one won’t stay on the burner long.

FEATURE

Spotlight: LaMP

It took forming their own trio for veteran improvisational rockers Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger and Ray Paczkowski to see their names in lights. A few letters, anyway—the band’s moniker, LaMP, is a portmanteau of their last names. Yet each letter represents a vital part of the band’s DNA, so the marquee now simply reflects the music and its creators—direct, bold and unapologetically their own.

A Slice of Dead History Freshly Baked

Designed to honor the birth of the Grateful Dead, this piece celebrates the raw beginnings of a band that would go on to change music history. Before the acid tests, before the stadiums, before the legend, the Warlocks played their first public show at Magoo’s Pizza Parlor in Menlo Park, California. Just months later, they would become the Grateful Dead.

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String Cheese Incident Outline Colorado Cheese Rush Dates, Including Two Nights at Red Rocks with The Wood Brothers and Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country

The String Cheese Incident has announced a series of live performances dubbed the Colorado Cheese Rush 2025, five headlining concerts set to take place in the band’s Centennial home state. The impending run begins with two nights at the esteemed Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colo., beginning on July 18, with The Wood Brothers and July 19, featuring Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country.

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Gov’t Mule Announce Back In The Saddle Tour

Gov’t Mule has announced a new series of live dates. Dubbed Back In The Saddle, the tour comes amid the band’s 30th anniversary of their self-titled 1995 debut LP, and serves as the first “big tour run” since February 2024. On the road, the quartet will perform in 18 cities, with their first newly unveiled appearance arriving on August 27 at the Aurora Pavilion in Milwaukee, Wis.

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Wilco Issue Invite for Fourth Annual Sky Blue Sky Destination Concert Event Featuring Dr. Dog, Dinosaur Jr., MJ Lenderman and More

Wilco has announced the fourth annual return of its destination concert event, Sky Blue Sky. The band-curated occasion will take place at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya from January 15 through 19, 2026, and is slated to include three separate performances from the host, in addition to sets from a wide range of acts, helmed by Dr. Dog, Dinosaur Jr., and MJ Lenderman & The Wind.

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Goose Extend Everything Must Go Tour

Goose have tacked on a new batch of live dates to their Everything Must Go Tour, the Connecticut quartet’s current run supporting their fourth studio album, for which the outing is named. According to their official press release, the first newly added concert appearance will arrive after Goose’s already-announced set at Harvest Music Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick, formally occurring on September 14, at Waterfront Park in Burlington, Vt.

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Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country Preview Forthcoming Studio LP Horizons with Honky Tonk First Single “Broadside Ballad”

Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country has announced the August 22 release of their highly anticipated third studio LP, Horizons, via Retrace Music. The impending release finds the band traversing country, rock, bluegrass, and funk sounds to produce their unique brand of cosmic country, which accounts for an improvisational heavy display that harkens to a limitless field of exploration chained to Donato’s guitar.