Boston’s lead singer Tommy DeCarlo, who has been battling brain cancer, has died at the age of 60.

DeCarlo’s family confirmed the news of his death in a message posted on Facebook on Monday, saying, “It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our Dad, Tommy DeCarlo, on Monday, March 9th, 2026. After being diagnosed with brain cancer last September, he fought with incredible strength and courage right up until the very end.”

“During this difficult time, we kindly ask that friends and fans respect our family’s privacy as we grieve and support one another,” the family added.

DeCarlo, who joined Boston in 2007 after its original lead singer Brad Delp’s death, has served as the band’s lead or co-lead singer since then for every subsequent touring lineup.

DeCarlo, who was a fan of Boston since childhood, wrote and recorded an original song about Delp following his death as well as a couple of Boston covers.

Noticing it on DeCarlo’s MySpace page, Boston founding member Tom Scholz contacted him and recruited him to the band.

DeCarlo and his wife Annie are parents to two children – Talia and Tommy Jr.

Source: RTT Music News

The Who have announced a live album, Live at Eden Project, and released the first single, “Pinball Wizard,” through earMUSIC.

Live at Eden Project, a live recording of the legendary band’s July 2023 performance at Cornwall’s iconic Eden Project, will hit stores on May 29.

Backed by the Heart of England Philharmonic Orchestra, The Who founding members Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey delivered a performance that fused classic rock intensity with orchestral grandeur.

Live at Eden Project presents one of the strongest and most focused setlists of The Who’s orchestral period. Alongside beloved anthems such as “Baba O’Riley” and “Pinball Wizard”, the album includes rarely performed gems like “Cry If You Want,” “Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere,” and “The Rock,” creating a career-spanning journey that balances hits, deep cuts, and orchestral showpieces with remarkable fluidity.

Live at Eden Project will be available as a 2CD Digipak, a limited 3LP Gatefold edition pressed on recycled vinyl with no plastic shrink wrap and packed in a separate paper wallet, a standard 3LP Gatefold, and across all major digital platforms.

“Pinball Wizard” is is available for streaming and download here, while Live at Eden Project is available to pre-order here.

Live at Eden Project Tracklist:

1. Overture
2. 1921
3. Amazing Journey
4. Sparks
5. The Acid Queen
6. Pinball Wizard
7. We’re Not Gonna Take It
8. Who Are You
9. Eminence Front
10. The Kids Are Alright
11. You Better You Bet
12. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
13. Substitute
14. I Can’t Explain
15. My Generation
16. Cry If You Want
17. Won’t Get Fooled Again
18. Behind Blue Eyes
19. The Real Me
20. I’m One
21. 5:15
22. The Rock
23. Love Reign O’er Me
24. Baba O’Riley

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38 Special recently released a video for “So Much So Right,” a song from Milestone, their first album in 20 years.

“38 Special songs have always been about the genuine emotions experienced by everyone,” frontman Don Barnes said. “They all have an element of truth in them that I think appeals on a universal level and proves why they have lasted through the years. ‘So Much So Right’ is unique. Every person remembers that heat of passion when they first met someone new and shared intimacy so strong that it could hardly be contained. Our take was simply to convey that overwhelming feeling of wanting and obsessing, longing for the opportunity to be together again.”

“The video itself was made in an interesting fashion. Nick Spanos was shooting behind-the-scenes scraps of video as well as concert footage. He took some risks in editing, kept it gritty like the song conveys … and with the final tinted, grainy look, he succeeded in portraying what real rock ‘n’ roll should feel like,” Barns said about the visual.

38 Special’s latest album features guests and co-writes with Train’s Pat Monahan and Randy Bachman, and longtime collaborator Jim Peterik. The record debuted in the Top 10 on both the Rock and Independent Album charts, and broke into the Top 30 of Billboard’s Current and Overall Album Sales charts.

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Beatles legend Ringo Starr has announced that his latest album, Long Long Road, will be released on April 24.

Along with the announcement, Starr also released “It’s Been Too Long,” featuring the lush vocals of Molly Tuttle and Sarah Jarosz. This is the first single from his forthcoming album.

Co-written and produced by T Bone Burnett, the 10-song album also includes collaborations with Billy Strings, Sheryl Crow and St Vincent and is the highly anticipated follow-up to last year’s chart topping Look Up.

“I’m blessed to have T Bone in my life right now and working with me on these records,” Ringo said. “After we did the last record, which I love listening to, this one just sort of happened. I like to say sometimes I make the right moves, like you can go left or right at any point, and one of the right moves was hooking up with T Bone for Look Up, and now for this one, which I’m calling Long Long Road, because I’ve been on a long long road.”

As the title implies, and like Ringo’s own journey, Long Long Road has solid roots in Country and Americana, and evolved into something broader, creating an aural mosaic of Starr’s musical legacy and influences, including Carl Perkins.

“I recorded two Carl Perkins songs with The Beatles, and both T Bone and I wanted one on this record, and he found this beautiful track I’d never heard before, ‘I Don’t See Me In Your Eyes Anymore’,” Ringo explained.

Recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles, this record sees the return of many of the Look Up musicians, including the core band featuring Paul Franklin, David Mansfield, Dennis Crouch, Daniel Tashian, Rory Hoffman, Patrick Warren and Colin Linden.

“I’ve loved Ringo’s playing and his singing for my whole life,” T Bone stated. “And then one night we were at a poetry reading together and he said, why don’t you write a song for me? So I wrote him a Gene Autry type song because I always heard Ringo as a Texas artist, the way he played felt just like Texas music to me. Ringo Starr is a recording artist of the highest caliber, and I wanted to surround him with these young masters, bringing in some of this extraordinary young energy that’s happening around Nashville for both of these records.”

In the 10-track album, 6 songs were written or co-written by T Bone Burnett, two were co-written by Ringo and Bruce Sugar, one was co-written by Ringo Starr, Mark Hudson and Gary Burr and one by Bernie Benjamin and George David Weiss and recorded by Carl Perkins:

Long Long Road Tracklist:

Side One
1. Returning Without Tears
2. Baby Don’t Go
3. I Don’t See Me In Your Eyes Anymore
4. It’s Been Too Long
5. Why

Side Two
1. You And I (Wave Of Love)
2. My Baby Don’t Want Nothing
3. Choose Love
4. She’s Gone
5. Long Long Road

Source: RTT Music News

On April 10, Duran Duran will bring 1993’s Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) and 1995’s Thank You back to vinyl for the first time since their original release.

Both albums will be reissued as 2LP sets and on CD, with pre-orders available here.

Following last summer’s acclaimed vinyl and CD reissues of their first five studio albums — Duran Duran, Rio, Seven and the Ragged Tiger, Notorious and Big Thing — the band now presents The Wedding Album and Thank You in newly remastered editions. Both titles feature the latest audio remasters, with the vinyl configurations expanded to deluxe 2LP formats.

The Wedding Album is housed in a newly embossed sleeve and accompanied by a 12-inch art card, while Thank You is presented in a gatefold sleeve with a fold-out poster faithfully replicating the original release. The updated CD editions are packaged in paper sleeves, replacing the original jewel cases.

Released in 1993, Duran Duran — the band’s second eponymous record, affectionately known as The Wedding Album — debuted in the top 10 on both sides of the Atlantic.

Thank You was the 1995 follow-up album of covers featuring Duran Duran’s versions of classic songs written by Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, The Doors, Lou Reed, Public Enemy and Elvis Costello.

Looking ahead, Duran Duran have already announced major live performances for 2026. After headlining the Beachlife Festival in Redondo Beach, California, in May, the band will return to Las Vegas for four shows at the BleauLive Theater at Fontainbleau Vegas. The summer run continues across Europe in June and July.

Source: RTT Music News