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MUSIC
Sammy Hagar has commented on the arrest last Saturday of 58-year old Ronnie Putnam, an overweight Illinois man who claimed to be Hagar at several Mount Vernon, Illinois-area businesses, including two banks and a vape shop where he attempted to open accounts under the name Sammy Hagar Enterprises, LLC. https://www.instagram.com/p/DQKoZ39CJPy/
The Doors‘ 2009 documentary, When You’re Strange, will be shown again in theaters on December 4th and 6th in celebration of the band’s 60th anniversary. Narrated by Johnny Depp, the film has been remastered in 4K, with a new introduction from surviving Doors members John Densmore and Robby Krieger. Premiering at the showings will be the new performance of “Riders on the Storm,” which was done in partnership with Playing for Change, and features 20 musicians, including Lukas and Micah Nelson, and Rami Jaffee from the Foo Fighters. Tickets are on sale at WhenYoureStrangeMovie.com.
Iron Maiden have announced North American dates for their Run for Your Lives tour. With Megadeth opening and Anthrax on select dates, it will run from August 29th in Toronto through October 2nd in Mexico City with 10 U.S. dates in between. Tickets go on sale on October 31st at IronMaiden.com.
Britney Spears has reportedly been "spiraling" since Kevin Federline released his tell-all memoir. She was seen behaving erratically at a restaurant Wednesday night, and on her drive home. https://pagesix.com/2025/10/23/celebrity-news/video-shows-britney-spears-driving-erratically-after-night-out-as-she-spirals-over-ex-kevin-federlines-bombshell-memoir/
The Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced its slate of nominees for its Class of 2026.
In the Performing Songwriters category you have:
- Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell - America
- David Byrne - Talking Heads
- Richard Carpenter - The Carpenters
- Harry Wayne Casey - KC of KC and the Sunshine Band
- Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings - The Guess Who
- Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley - KISS
- Kenny Loggins
- Sarah McLachlan
- Pink - real name Alecia B. Moore
- Boz Scaggs
- LL Cool J - real name James Todd Smith
- Taylor Swift
- Charlotte Caffey, Kathy Valentine and Jane M. Wiedlin - The Go-Go’s
In order to be nominated, a songwriter with a catalog of notable songs qualifies for induction 20 years after their first commercial release of a song. Eligible voting members will have until midnight ET on December 4th to turn in their ballots, with their choices of up to three nominees in each of the songwriter and performing songwriter categories.
The inductees are usually announced in January followed by the induction ceremony in June in New York City.
RIP: Dave Ball from Soft Cell died Wednesday. He was 66. The producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist passed away in his sleep on Wednesday. https://consequence.net/2025/10/dave-ball-soft-cell-dead/
NEW RELEASES TODAY IN RECORD STORES AND STREAMING:
Bon Jovi's Forever (Legndary Edition) features guest vocals from Bruce Springsteen, Jelly Roll, Joe Elliott and more.
Five Finger Death Punch's Best Of Volume 2 sees them re-record more songs from their catalog, including "The End" with Babymetal.
The third album from Wolfgang Van Halen's project Mammoth's is callled The End.
Can't Get Enough: A Tribute to Bad Company includes covers done by Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators, Def Leppard's Joe Elliott and Phil Collen, Halestorm, Blackberry Smoke, and The Struts, with Bad Co.'s Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke lending a hand on three songs.
Serj Tankian dips into his archives for Covers, Collaborations & Collages.
TV
SUNDAY PRIMETIME:
- It: Welcome To Derry (HBO - series premiere)
New to stream:
- Mayor of Kingstown (Paramount+ - season 4 premiere)
The final episode of Netflix's Stranger Things will air on the streaming platform and in movie theaters. https://gizmodo.com/report-stranger-things-may-put-its-final-episode-in-theaters-after-all-2000675020
HBO Max has introduced a new feedback system allowing users to mark titles as "Love," "Like," or "Not for Me" for personalized recommendations. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hbo-max-introduces-first-feedback-system-1236407339/
MOVING ON INTO MOVIE NEWS:
IN THEATERS:
- Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (Jeremy Allen White, Jeremy Strong)
- Regretting You (Mckenna Grace, Allison Williams, Dave Franco)
Jeremy Allen White is finally a high school graduate! https://people.com/jeremy-allen-white-34-just-received-high-school-diploma-11835490
Johnny Depp will star as Ebenezer Scrooge in an upcoming new, darker take on Charles Dickens‘ A Christmas Carol, directed by horror filmmaker Ti West and produced by Paramount Pictures. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/johnny-depp-returning-to-big-studio-movies-christmas-carol-1236408638/
AND FINALLY
Foo Fighters are heading back on the road next summer for a stadium tour.
AND THAT IS YOUR CRAP ON CELEBRITIES
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