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Friday, July 1, 2022

ZZ Top Share New Version Of 'Heard It On The X'

ZZ Top have shared a new version of "Heard it on the X" that will feature on the band's upcoming live album, Raw, which is due out on July 22.

"Heard It On The X" featured on ZZ Top's fourth album Fandango!.

Billy Gibbons noted, "Even though Dusty, Frank, and I grew up in different part of Texas we listened to the same stations, particularly the 'X' stations and, as a result, we gained a lot of the same musical and cultural points of reference."

Raw was recorded in conjunction with the blues-rock trio's 2019 documentary That Little Ol' Band from Texas. It will be released as a tribute to longtime bassist Dusty Hill, who died in July 2021 at age 72.

The notable tracks that will appear on Raw include "La Grange," "Tush" and "Gimme All Your Lovin'." The album's 12 tracks recall the very beginning of the band's recording career and include many of their major hits.

In support of the Raw album, ZZ Top has also announced Raw Whisky Tour across North America.

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Avril Lavigne Covers Adele's 'Hello' For Spotify Singles

Pop-punk star Avril Lavigne recently dropped a Spotify Singles cover of Adele's 2015 smash hit "Hello."

"I love Adele's song 'Hello' and have been dying to do a cover of it," Lavigne said in a statement. "The 'Spotify Singles' sessions were a fun opportunity to finally do this cover as well as reimagine my own song 'Love Sux' as an acoustic version."

"Hello from the other side," Lavigne sings in the cover as she stays true to Adele's original song. "I must've called a thousand times/ To tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've done."

Earlier this month, Lavigne dropped an anniversary edition for her debut album, Let Go.

Let Go, which was Lavigne's breakthrough album, featured hits like "Complicated," "Sk8er Boi," and "I'm with You." Let Go, released on June 4, 2002, peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart dated September 28, 2002. The record spent an impressive 97 total weeks on the chart.

(Photo: Ryan McFadden)

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Whitesnake Cancel Shows Amid Various Health Issues

Whitesnake have canceled a couple of concerts that were scheduled for this week after members of the band were affected by various health problems.

In a lengthy statement, the band's frontman David Coverdale said, "We have been rocking our way across the globe on the first part of our Farewell Tour giving all we've got to you, the fans. The rigors of the road are the same for all of us and we have been trying to keep everyone healthy and safe. Unfortunately we have been hit recently with a couple of situations that we have been dealing with, the best we can. First our beloved band leader Reb Beach went down temporarily and he missed a couple of shows while he mended (and is much better now, by the way)."

"Then the rock of our band, the Legendary Tommy Aldridge went down and we unfortunately were not able to play the Rock Imperium Festival in Cartagena this past Saturday (very regrettable and all apologies to our Spanish fans and friends). Tommy was bad enough at the time to have missed the first show ever in his career - The GOOD news is that he is feeling better and is anxious to get back out there to perform for all of you."

"Unfortunately I have now been hit hard as well. I started feeling a bit under the weather two days ago, and was just diagnosed with an infection of the sinus & trachea. The doctor recommends 5 days of no singing and bed rest."

"Sadly, that means that we are not going to be able to do the upcoming shows in Milan, Vienna and Zagreb," he said, referring to the concerts in Milan, which was scheduled to be held on June 28, in Vienna, which was slated for June 30, and the third one scheduled for July 2 in Croatian capital Zagreb.

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KISS To Release 'Off The Soundboard: Live In Des Moines 1977'

KISS will release a new live album, Off the Soundboard: Live in Des Moines 1977, on September 9.

The record is the latest from the band's Off the Soundboard official live bootleg series. It follows Live in Virginia Beach from 2004, which dropped in March, and Tokyo 2001, which dropped last summer.

Des Moines 1977 will be available to stream and download as well as purchase in a two-LP standard black vinyl set, a single CD and a limited-edition two-LP set pressed on 180-gram purple vinyl.

Kiss recorded Live in Des Moines 1977 during the Alive II tour at Veteran's Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, Iowa, on November 29, 1977.

The track list features the band's biggest hits from the era, including "Love Gun," "Shock Me," "Calling Dr. Love," "Shout it Out Loud," "Rock and Roll All Nite," "Detroit Rock City" and "Beth."

(Photo: UMe)

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