Month: October 2025

Elton John’s autobiographical concept album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy will be re-released as an expanded 50th anniversary edition, to include rare sessions demos and live material; as well as stand-alone singles, including “Philadelphia Freedom” and his cover of the Beatles’ “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds.” An accompanying 28-page booklet features never-before-seen entries from John’s personal diary.

Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy was Elton’s ninth studio album, first released in 1975 and remains one of his most successful records. The album was certified gold before its release and topped the Billboard 200 the week of its debut, going on to become a triple-platinum chart-topping smash — including the gold-selling Top 5 hit “Someone Saved My Life Tonight.”  Check out the previously unreleased performance of the title track from Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy – HERE.

A press release reads: “‘Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy’ was written aboard The SS France – at the time, the world’s longest passenger liner – as Elton was taking the leisurely route back to the US for a breather in a very hectic year. With a sheaf of words already provided by lyricist Bernie Taupin, Elton wrote the music using downtime in the liner’s music room, the Salon Debussy, committing everything to memory as he didn’t have a tape recorder, before recording at Caribou Ranch with longtime producer Gus Dudgeon.”

Elton John in a statement: “Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy was the first album I’d ever made that was autobiographical, and it was the first time we’d gone into the studio with all the songs already written. We rehearsed it as a band, then went in and cut it more or less live. The band were at their absolute peak and you can hear it on the record. I think it’s the best thing we ever did. The songs were strong, Bernie’s lyrics were brilliant, and the atmosphere at Caribou was perfect. Seeing it go to Number One faster than anything I’d ever released felt like vindication, like the culmination of everything Bernie and I had fought for back in those bedsits in London.”

Bernie Taupin adds: “Of all our recorded output Captain Fantastic has a very special place in my heart. Obviously it was emotionally rewarding as it chronicled a very special time in our lives. I’m not by nature one to wallow in nostalgia but hearing this album once again 50 years on reminds me of how very deep our bond of friendship and creativity ran.”

Captain Fantastic (50th Anniversary Edition) is due out on Oct. 24 in 2LP, 2CD and digital formats. To preorder, head HERE.

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Glass Animals has unveiled their latest track “Vampire Bat”, the fifth installment in their ‘Fresh Fruit Series’ — a space for the band to experiment, bringing in guests and collaborators and allowing frontman Dave Bayley to experiment with new sounds as the producer of all of Glass Animals music.

‘Vampire Bat‘ is a collaboration between Bayley and Rob Bisel (known for his work with SZA); with previous Fresh Fruit releases include “Lose Control” with Joey Bada$$, “Gold Lime”, “Tokyo Drifting” with Denzel Curry, and “I Don’t Wanna Talk (I Just Wanna Dance)” with Albert Hammond Jr.. Fresh Fruit has tracks that are more experimental than some of their previous songs such as “Show Pony” and “A Tear in Space (Airlock)”.

Take a listen to ‘Vampire Bat’ via lyric video – HERE.

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Shortly after Aerosmith and Yungblud teased their new collaboration “My Only Angel”, the legendary rock band and rising rock star announced a new five-song EP, One More Time, available on November 21st.

Yungblud, 28, took to social media to announce the EP, writing, “Long live rock n roll music. Love forever, Aerosmith and Yungblud.” The accompanying post featured a variation on the classic Aerosmith winged logo, with the veteran rock band’s name replaced by a skull.

The EP features vocals from Steven Tyler and Yungblud, and includes four new songs written by Tyler, Joe Perry, Yungblud, and Matt Schwartz — marking Aerosmith’s first new material since 2012’s Music From Another Dimension. The new EP will also include a reimagined version of the Aerosmith classic “Back In the Saddle.”

In addition, the One More Time EP will be available on CD with a poster-folder booklet featuring artwork by Joe Foti of Chrome Hearts, and multiple vinyl configurations with alternate artwork by photographer Ross Halfin, a B-side etching, a poster, and more.

Aerosmith retired from the road last August, following ongoing vocal struggles by Tyler. In January, Tyler made his first public performance at a Janie’s Fund charity event since the late-summer 2024 announcement.

“My Only Angel” can be streamed: HERE.
Preorder the ‘One More Time’ EP – HERE.

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Five Finger Death Punch are previewing their newly announced Best Of – Vol. 2 collection by teaming up with Babymetal on a new version of their song “The End,” taken from the band’s 2022 album AfterLife.

Babymetal’s Su-Metal shares, “Five Finger Death Punch and Babymetal had performed at the same festival overseas back in 2015, so I was really happy thinking they might have remembered me from then. I sang Japanese lyrics inspired by and based on the original lyrics of ‘The End’ and spent a lot of time experimenting to figure out what kind of voice would best suit such a deep, cool track.”

She adds, “My favorite part of the song is the flow from the section starting with ‘Negai o kakete’ right after the chorus into the break — I loved how my voice gradually got covered and engulfed by Ivan [Moody]’s growl, which gave me chills. I hope listeners will enjoy that moment as well.”

Five Finger Death Punch’s Best Of — Vol. 2 collection features 16-tracks, centering more on music from the latter portion of FFDP’s career.  ‘Vol. 2’ is comprised of newly recorded versions of  “I Apologize,” “Trouble,” “Sham Pain,” “Gone Away,” “Blue On Black” and “When the Seasons Change” along with live versions of “Wash It All Away,” “Wrong Side of Heaven” and “Jekyll and Hyde.”

Five Finger Death Punch’s Best Of — Vol. 2 arrives Oct. 24; preorder: HERE.

Additionally, 20th anniversary merch from the group can be found via their website.

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Wolfgang Van Halen is back with the third track from Mammoth’s upcoming studio album The End, set for release on October 24th.

The latest release “I Really Wanna” was produced by friend and collaborator Michael “Elvis” Baskette, and drops alongside a video for the song. The single was recorded and shot at 5150 Studios – built by his late father, Eddie Van Halen.

“I Really Wanna” comes on the heels of active rock No. 1 single “The End” and the newly released single, “The Spell,” which are all included on the 10-track album ‘The End’.

Following the album’s release, Mammoth will embark on a fall tour featuring Wolfgang alongside his live band members Jon Jourdan, Frank Sidoris, Ronnie Ficarro, and Garrett Whitlock, along with special guest Myles Kennedy. The End Tour kicks off on October 31st in Rancho Mirage, CA, and runs for five weeks before it wraps up on December 7th in Anaheim, CA.   For the full list of tour dates, head to mammoth.band.

Backed by his live band featuring Jon Jourdan, Frank Sidoris, Ronnie Ficarro, and Garrett Whitlock, Wolfgang and Mammoth will hit the road on a fall headline run.

See the video for ‘I Really Wanna’ – HERE.
Preorder ‘The End’ – HERE.

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No Doubt is reuniting for a residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas, with shows slated for May 2026.

The group, comprised of Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont and Adrian Young, will perform a six-night limited engagement on: May 6, 8, 9, 13, 15 and 16. The performances will make Stefani, 56, the first female headliner since the venue opened in 2023.

The band teased fans with a sign-up link on their website before the residency was officially announced – which also arrives on the 30th anniversary of the release of No Doubt’s seminal album Tragic Kingdom. “Leave your email at the link in bio and we’ll hit you back ,” No Doubt captioned their Instagram post prior to the official announcement.

That vague post coincided with the Sphere sharing a video on Instagram of the venue turning into an orange, which No Doubt fans quickly likened to the band’s Tragic Kingdom album artwork.  Shortly thereafter, the band confirmed their residency with a video of the orange being peeled to reveal the members of the band, with the caption on their Instagram post: “Remain seated, please. Permanecer sentados, por favor. Welcome to the Vegas skyline,” We are pleased to announce our limited engagement run, No Doubt Live @SphereVegas, May 2026 Presale begins on Oct 15 at 10am PT. All tickets on sale Oct 17 at 10am PT.”

Stefani reposted the video on her Instagram Stories, saying, “It’s official. no doubt. the sphere. Vegas. you. me. let’s go gx.”

Stefani also shared in a statement: “The opportunity to create a show at Sphere excites me in a new way. The venue is unique and modern, and it opens up a whole new visual palette for us to be creative. Doing it with No Doubt feels like going back in time to relive our history, while also creating something new in a way we never could have imagined.” 

No Doubt reunited to perform at Coachella in 2024 across both weekends, marking the first time the group performed together since 2015. They also regrouped at the FireAid benefit concert at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum earlier this January.

For ticket info, head to Ticketmaster.

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