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John Regan, a master bass player whose resume included stints with Peter Frampton, Ace Frehley, Billy Idol, the Rolling Stones, and David Bowie, died Friday at 71 in New York State. No cause was given.

John Regan, an accomplished bassist who played with Peter Frampton, David Bowie and Mick Jagger, died on Friday. He was 71. His cause of death is currently unknown.

Greta Van Fleet have announced details of their third album ‘Starcatcher’ – listen to first single ‘Meeting The Master’ below.The follow-up to 2021’s ‘The Battle At Garden’s Gate’ will land on July 21 and was produced in Nashville by the band and Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb.“We had this idea that we wanted to tell these stories to build a universe,” drummer Danny Wagner said in a statement.“We wanted to introduce characters and motifs and these ideas that would come about here and there throughout our careers through this world.”Listen to ‘Meeting The Master’ and see the tracklist for ‘Starcatcher’ below.1. ‘Fate Of The Faithful’2. ‘Waited All Your Life’3. ‘The Falling Sky’4. ‘Sacred The Thread’5. ‘Runway Blues’6. ‘The Indigo Streak’7. ‘Frozen Light’8. ‘The Archer’9. ‘Meeting The Master’10. ‘Farewell For Now’In a two-star review of Van Fleet’s sophomore album, NME wrote that “despite the abundance of material provided over the past few years, ‘The Battle at Garden’s Gate’ is a mixed bag of heavy metaphor and lazy observation.”During an interview with Heavy Consequence late last year, bassist Sam Kiszka said of the album: “It’s conceptually going back to almost the days in the garage, with the raw energy of the sound.”The Van Fleet bassist went on to reveal that the album will expand on the band’s sound “because we’re the best musicians we’ve ever been.” Kiszka’s comments echo those he made about the upcoming album in a September episode of the Kyle Meredith With … podcast.

The situation between Mötley Crüe and guitarist Mick Mars has turned litigious, with Mars suing his bandmates over his claims that he’s being forced out of the band.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Vivian Trimble, a multi-instrumentalist and singer best known for her 1990s work with Luscious Jackson, died Tuesday after a battle with cancer, a rep for the band confirms to Variety. She was 59. A dancer and choreographer as well as a musician, Trimble (pictured above, far right, with the group in 1995), also released collaboration albums with Luscious Jackson singer-bassist Jill Cunniff in 1995 as the Kostars, and an album with Breeders bassist Josephine Wiggs as Dusty Trails, which featured guest vocals from Emmylou Harris.A post shared by lusciousjackson (@lusciousjackson) Born to classical musicians, Trimble was raised in France and the U.S. and spoke three languages. She attended Oberlin College and met Cunniff in 1991 when both were teaching GED adult education classes in New York.

Chai are back with new single ‘We The Female!’, their first new music of 2023 and an initial taste of where the band’s sound is headed on the follow-up to their 2021 album ‘Wink’.“We are human and were born as female, but we have both female and male aspects in each of our souls, each with our own sense of balance”, says bassist Yuuki. “We can’t just label ourselves into clear-cut, simple categories anymore! I’m not anyone else but just ‘me’, and you are no one else but just ‘you’.

The adventures of Scott Pilgrim will be continue in an animated series for Netflix, 13 years after ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ was first released in theatres.

A Certain Ratio have shared their fourth single ‘Holy Smoke’ from their upcoming 11th album, ‘1982’.The new album is set for release on March 31 via Mute, with the Manchester indie legends sharing a final taste of what to expect with the old-school funk of ‘Holy Smoke’. The new single finds the band paying tribute to the genre’s forefathers, from James Brown to Chaka Khan and Prince.‘Holy Smoke’ follows their previous singles ‘SAMO’, ‘Afro Dizzy’ and ‘Waiting on a Train’ – the latter three all featuring neo-soul musician Ellen Beth Abdi.Guitarist Martin Moscrop shared that the album title is “called ‘1982’ but I wouldn’t say this album sounds anything like ‘Sextet’,” referring to their third album that was released that year.Drummer Donald Jonson added: “The title is just playful.

Metallica’s upcoming album, ‘72 Seasons’.The legendary bassist was speaking as part of a new interview, when he confirmed that he will be making his Metallica vocal debut on the band’s forthcoming LP – namely, on a track called ‘You Must Burn!”“When I joined Metallica, I’d never sung in my whole life. So the fact that I can now support a backup vocal is pretty cool,” he said to So What!.“For the first time in my life, I get to sing on a Metallica record and support James.

Storage Wars star Gunter Nezhoda has died after a battle with lung cancer. He was 67.

Pete Wentz is looking back at his divorce from Ashlee Simpson.

Looking back. Pete Wentz opened up about struggling with Fall Out Boy’s hiatus and his divorce from Ashlee Simpson.

Pete Wentz is reflecting on a big time of change. In the latest edition of Nylon, the 43-year-old Fall Out Boy bassist looks back on his band taking a hiatus after “One Direction-level” of success, and his marriage to Ashlee Simpson ending, which happened at the same time.

Pete Wentz is reflecting on a big time of change. In the latest edition of, the 43-year-old Fall Out Boy bassist looks back on his band taking a hiatus after «One Direction-level» of success, and his marriage to Ashlee Simpson ending, which happened at the same time. «My life was just like… a bomb had gone off in it,» the «Dance, Dance» singer tells the magazine.

Iggy Pop has released a new short documentary about the making of his new album ‘Every Loser’, which sees him interviewed by Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea alongside behind-the-scenes footage from the studio.The wide-ranging conversation covers everything from Pop’s first forays into songwriting and the forming of the Stooges to how he likes to get himself up in the morning. The trick, if you’re wondering, is to force yourself into being in a good mood.“If you’re not in a good mood – fool yourself, motherfucker”, he says.

Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died at the age of 71.As confirmed on the band’s official Facebook page, Rossington passed away on Sunday (March 5). “It is with our deepest sympathy and sadness that we have to advise, that we lost our brother, friend, family member, songwriter and guitarist, Gary Rossington, today,” the statement began.“Gary is now with his Skynyrd brothers and family in heaven and playing it pretty, like he always does.

EastEnders fans think they may have worked out who overheard Suki Panesar and Eve Unwin’s conversation about their affair as their romance is on the brink of being revealed. Suki (Balvinder Sopal) is married to Nish, who served 20 years in prison for murdering a man who thought she’d had an affair with – but Eve (Heather Peace) has been begging her ex lover to leave her husband.

Pulp bassist Steve Mackey has died aged 56, his family have confirmed in a statement.In a post on social media, Mackey’s wife Katie wrote: “After three months in hospital, fighting with all his strength and determination, we are shocked and devastated to have said goodbye my brilliant, beautiful husband, Steve Mackey”.“Steve died today, a loss which has left myself, his son Marley, parents Kath and Paul, sister Michelle and many friends all heartbroken”, she went on. “Steve was the most talented man I knew, an exceptional musician, producer, photographer and filmmaker”.“As in life, he was adored by everyone whose paths he crossed in the multiple creative disciplines he conquered”, she added. “I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all the NHS staff who worked tirelessly for Steve.

Arctic Monkeys and Guns N’ Roses have joined Elton John as this year’s Glastonbury headliners, co-organiser Emily Eavis has confirmed.

Pulp bassist Steve Mackey has died aged 56.The star joined the well-loved band in 1989, with them going on to release hit tracks such as Common People, Babies and Disco 2000.The group are reuniting later this year, but it was announced in October that Steve wasn't taking part. As well as working with Pulp, Steve worked alongside a series of other huge names including M.I.A, Florence and The Machine and Arcade Fire.The band’s official Twitter page confirmed the news of his death. Steve died on Thursday, 2 March.They wrote: “Our beloved friend & bass player Steve Mackey passed away this morning.

Wayne Shorter, the saxophonist and composer who was a major figure in the development of modern jazz, died Thursday at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 89.

Thania Garcia Steve Mackey, the bassist for the Britpop band Pulp and a music producer, died on Thursday morning of an undisclosed illness. He was 56. Pulp shared the news on their official Instagram account writing, “Our beloved friend and bass player Steve Mackey passed away this morning. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones.” The post included a photo of Mackey walking through the Andes, and in the caption, the band wrote that they’d “very much like to think that he’s back in those mountains now, on the next stage of his adventure.”A post shared by Pulp (@welovepulp) Mackey’s wife Katie also issued a statement that said her husband’s death occurred after he had spent three months in hospital.

The music world is mourning.

Pulp's bassist Steve Mackey has died at the age of 56, his heartbroken wife has announced. Steve was a member of the rock group which was best known for its hit Common People.

Pulp bassist Steve Mackey has died aged 56, the band have announced. 

Black Sabbath is set to release a career-spanning autobiography later this year. Titled Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath – and Beyond, the autobiography is due to hit bookshelves on June 6, and will trace the founding Black Sabbath bassist’s personal and professional life. The latter topic will include a recount of Black Sabbath’s multiple line-up changes and internal struggles, as well as the band’s “beginnings as a scrappy blues quartet”, according to an official synopsis.“A rollicking, effusive, and candid memoir by the heavy metal musician and founding member of Black Sabbath, covering his years as the band’s bassist and main lyricist through his later-career projects, and detailing how one of rock’s most influential bands formed and prevailed,” the synopsis adds.Into the Void is said to include appearances and mentions of Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, and The Who.

Trivium have announced a set of intimate UK shows this summer, playing venues and cities many of which they haven’t been to for more than fifteen years.“Since the first UK headline tour in 2005 we’d made it a point to do our best to get out of the big cities and play other ones that might get overlooked or skipped”, says bassist Paolo Gregoletto. “We looked at old Maiden and Motörhead posters and let that inspire the way we routed this one”.Support on the tour will come from Bleed From Within and Orbit Culture.

Metallica‘s former bassist Jason Newsted has said he is working on two new “heavy” projects.Newsted has been working with his bluegrass project, Jason Newsted and the Chophouse Band, for several decades, and had recently started to incorporate more metal influences into the band.Now, however, he is firmly “stepping back into the heavy”, as he explained in an interview with Gator 98.7FM.  “So the last couple of weeks I’ve been auditioning guitar players for a heavy project. I’m back on bass and singing with a metal drummer — double bass — you know, getting loud again.

Trivium have announced they will be returning to the UK this summer for an intimate tour.The news comes just weeks after the Floridian heavy metallers last visited the UK for their ‘Dead Men & Dragons’ tour, which included a date at London’s 5,000 capacity Eventim Apollo.Now, Trivium have confirmed that they will be returning in the summer for 13 intimate shows, some in locations that they haven’t visited for 15 years. Support will come from Bleed From Within and Orbit Culture.“Since the first UK headline tour in 2005 we’d made it a point to do our best to get out of the big cities and play other ones that might get overlooked or skipped.

A Pantera show due to take place in Vienna later this year has been cancelled. And while no reason has been given for the cancellation, it quickly follows the axing of the band from two German festivals taking place this summer over allegations of past racism on the part of vocalist Phil Anselmo.The surviving members of Pantera – Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown – announced last year that they were reforming to play a number of shows in the US and Europe this year, marking the 40th anniversary of their debut album ‘Metal Magic’.