Month: October 2022

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Ringo Starr cancels upcoming shows after testing positive for COVID-19

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Ringo Starr has been forced to cancel some of his upcoming tour dates with His All-Starr Band due to being diagnosed with COVID-19. The affected dates are Prior Lake, Minnesota; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Lethbridge, Alberta; Abbotsford, British Columbia; and Penticton, British Columbia.

Ringo’s management company announced on Monday: “Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band were forced to cancel their recent shows at Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo Michigan and at Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, MN due to illness. It has been confirmed today that Ringo has Covid and the tour will be on hold while Ringo recuperates…Ringo hopes to resume as soon as possible and is recovering at home. As always, he and the All Starrs send peace and love to their fans and hope to see them back out on the road soon.”  The statement did not mention any of the 82-year-old musician’s symptoms.

As of press time, the tour is set to resume in Seattle, Washington on October 11th. News regarding ticketing and rescheduled dates is still to come; to purchase available tickets for remaining shows, head to Ticketmaster.

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Season 3 of ‘Jack Ryan’ coming to Prime Video in December

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Amazon tweeted that Season 3 of the action-thriller series ‘Jack Ryan’ will premiere Dec. 21 on Prime Video. Jack Ryan is based on the Tom Clancy character of the same name, and the series follows Jack Ryan (John Krasinski), a Marine veteran and financial analyst working for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

Season 3, consisting of eight episodes, will see Ryan (Krasinski) on the run and in a race against time after he is wrongly implicated in a larger conspiracy. An official description reads: “Now, wanted by both the CIA and an international rogue faction that he has uncovered, Jack is forced underground, crisscrossing Europe, trying to stay alive, while preventing a massive global conflict.”

Along with Krasinski, Jack Ryan stars Wendell Pierce and Michael Kelly, with Nina Hoss and Betty Gabriel set to join the cast this season.  The series has already been renewed for Season 4 in October 2021, with Michael Peña set to join the cast.

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Hugh Jackman returning as Wolverine in Ryan Reynolds’ ‘Deadpool 3’

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Ryan Reynolds shared on social media that Deadpool 3 will feature Hugh Jackman’s return as Wolverine, and also shard the sequel’s release date — Sept. 6, 2024.  In the video clip on Twitter, Reynolds speaks to the camera while Jackman walks by in the background. Reynolds asks Jackman if he’ll play Wolverine one more time, with him responding, “Yeah, sure, Ryan.”  Wolverine’s claws slash the Deadpool logo, before revealing the film’s release date.

Deadpool 3 will be the first Deadpool film made since Disney acquired 20th Century Fox. Deadpool was part of the X-Men universe at Fox, and introduced Reynolds’ character in X-Men Origins: Wolverine and included other character cameos in Reynolds’ films.

Jackman previously stated that 2017’s film Logan was his last appearance as the character. Logan was set in the future, as Wolverine’s powers were declining, so there is room for him to appear prior to the events of that film.

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Bruce Springsteen announces soul covers album “Only The Strong Survive”

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Bruce Springsteen has announced Only The Strong Survive, a new studio album comprised of 15 soul music covers. The project will be released on CD and 2 LP on November 11th via Columbia Records.

Only The Strong Survive celebrates soul music from the legendary catalogues of Motown, Gamble and Huff, Stax and many more. The album will also feature guest vocals by Sam Moore, as well as contributions from The E Street Horns, full string arrangements by Rob Mathes, and backing vocals by Soozie Tyrell, Lisa Lowell, Michelle Moore, Curtis King Jr., Dennis Collins and Fonzi Thornton.

Springsteen said of the new LP: “I wanted to make an album where I just sang. And what better music to work with than the great American songbook of the Sixties and Seventies? I’ve taken my inspiration from Levi Stubbs, David Ruffin, Jimmy Ruffin, the Iceman Jerry Butler, Diana Ross, Dobie Gray, and Scott Walker, among many others. I’ve tried to do justice to them all—and to the fabulous writers of this glorious music. My goal is for the modern audience to experience its beauty and joy, just as I have since I first heard it. I hope you love listening to it as much as I loved making it.”

Only The Strong Survive marks Springsteen’s first studio album since 2020’s Letter To You. Springsteen will also be reuniting with the legendary E Street Band in February for his 2023 international tour, which to date has sold over 1.6 million tickets across the United States and Europe.

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Upcoming Deluxe Edition of Scott Weiland Christmas album to feature unreleased cover of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)”

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The late Scott Weiland recorded an album of holiday standards in 2011 titled The Most Wonderful Time of the Year; now, the original 10-song collection will be expanded with four unreleased recordings, marking the first posthumous music to be released from the Weiland vault.

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Deluxe Edition will be available on November 4th for in two vinyl versions. The limited edition of 2,000 units of red vinyl will be available exclusively at ScottWeiland.com, the Rhino.com store and at indie retailers. The limited edition of 3,000 units of green vinyl will be available everywhere that vinyl is sold. The newly expanded holiday album also will be available the same day on digital and streaming services.

One of the previously unreleased tracks featured on the deluxe edition is Weiland’s cover of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s anti-war anthem, “Happy Xmas (War Is Over).” Weiland’s version is available now on all digital download and streaming services along with a new lyric video for the track featuring Weiland family Christmas photos, which can be viewed – here.

The other unreleased tracks debuting on the upcoming Deluxe Edition are alternate versions of three album tracks — “White Christmas,” “Winter Wonderland,” and “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas.”

To pre-order The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Deluxe Edition, head here.

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