Rock icons and 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees The Black Crowes have announced that their highly anticipated new studio album, A Pound of Feathers, will be released on March 13 via Silver Arrow Records.

Produced by Jay Joyce, the new album pushes their iconic blend of blues, soul and rock into electrifying new terrain. With a career spanning four decades, the band’s upcoming release stands as a towering testament to their enduring artistic fire and significance in rock and roll.

“We made this record in eight to ten days,” says The Black Crowes founder Chris Robinson. “Bringing the high and inspiration from Happiness Bastards into this album, it was a natural progression. We experimented more, we wrote on instinct and how we were feeling in the moment. Rich brought a spontaneity to the record that I can’t describe, but it’s the best shit he’s ever done.”

Co-founder Rich Robinson adds, “This album feels transformative to us. Going back to our roots, we felt that spark in the studio and how we work together. Lighting a fire that hits harder, more jagged but is still true to our musical essence.”

A Pound of Feathers marks a bold creative evolution — marrying the rugged swagger of their early classics with fresh perspectives and dynamic, hard-hitting rhythmic textures. Recorded in Nashville with Grammy-winning producer Jay Joyce and curated with visionary energy and deep musical empathy, the record showcases a fearless band operating at the height of their powers.

On Thursday, The Black Crowes released two tracks from the album, “Propane Prophecy” and “Pharmacy Chronicles.”

All 11 tracks of the album were written by the Robinson brothers.

A Pound of Feathers Tracklist:

Profane Prophecy
Cruel Streak
Pharmacy Chronicles
Do The Parasite!
High And Lonesome
Queen of the B-Sides
It’s Like That
Blood Red Regrets
You Call This A Good Time
Eros Blues
Doomsday Doggerel

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Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir has died at the age of 78.

Weir, who was diagnosed with cancer in July, died of “underlying lung issues,” Weir’s team said in a tribute posted on his official Instagram page.

“It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir,” the post said. “He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could. Unfortunately, he succumbed to underlying lung issues”.

The statement adds, “For over sixty years, Bobby took to the road. A guitarist, vocalist, storyteller, and founding member of the Grateful Dead. Bobby will forever be a guiding force whose unique artistry reshaped American music. His work did more than fill rooms with music; it was warm sunlight that filled the soul, building a community, a language, and a feeling of family that generations of fans carry with them. Every chord he played, every word he sang was an integral part of the stories he wove. There was an invitation: to feel, to question, to wander, and to belong.”

The team said that Weir began treatment only weeks before returning to his hometown stage for a three-night celebration of 60 years of music at Golden Gate Park. They described those performances, “emotional, soulful, and full of light,” as “not farewells, but gifts.”

After the group disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead, together with other former members of the Grateful Dead.

Weir also founded and played in several other bands during and after his career with the Grateful Dead.

During his career with the Grateful Dead, Weir played mostly rhythm guitar and sang many of the band’s rock & roll and country and western songs. In 1994, he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Grateful Dead. In 2024, he was awarded Kennedy Center Honors.

Weir was also honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the Les Paul Spirit Award and the Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Rock legends Foreigner are set kick off their 50th anniversary tour with five acoustic shows in Colorado.

The tour will kick off in Beaver Creek, Colorado, on February 25, exactly 50 years after the band’s first rehearsal took place in New York.

Throughout 2026, audiences can expect to see Foreigner in multiple formats. The acoustic run of shows in Colorado’s premier ski resorts will be followed by an orchestral tour that commences with a March residency at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas and culminates in an appearance with the San Diego Symphony.

In April, Foreigner will tour Florida with special guest, original vocalist Lou Gramm, as they present Foreigner 4 Deluxe, a presentation of 4 in its entirety, together with many of the band’s hit songs.

The 50th Anniversary tour will continue throughout June in Europe with a 26-date tour that includes sold-out shows throughout Germany, the U.K., Switzerland, and Scandinavia.

On July 23, Foreigner will commence a co-headline tour with rock and roll legends Lynyrd Skynyrd as they rock through an itinerary of amphitheaters throughout the United States.

Foreigner will perform at the Vilar PAC in Beaver Creek, on March 8, 2027, marking the 50th anniversary of the release of the band’s iconic self-titled debut album.

Foreigner founder Mick Jones says, “When I started Foreigner in 1976, I never could have imagined that these songs would carry us through fifty years and still resonate with audiences around the world. This anniversary is a celebration not just of the music, but of the fans who have been with us every step of the way.”

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Studio equipment previously owned by John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin is currently up for auction.

The equipment comes from Jones’ private studio and has no direct Led Zeppelin connection. It includes a wide range of gear, from Akai samplers, Roland drum machines, and Novation synthesizers to vintage delays, tape machines, and rack units.

The collection is being sold through a series of timed auctions via Soundgas. The first auction began on December 19 and is scheduled to close on January 18.

“John is still very active musically—writing, recording, and performing—but no longer requires so much studio equipment, most of which he has owned from new,” Soundgas writes on its website. “He feels it should be in the hands of people who will put it to good use, so it is offered here without formal provenance, with the intention that it continues to be used as intended.”

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Van Halen drummer and co-founder Alex Van Halen has announced that he is due to begin work on a new album with Toto guitarist Steve Lukather.

Speaking on Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain’s “Metal Sticks” podcast, Van Halen revealed, “I’m getting ready to do this record with Lukather and a couple of other people. It should be exciting.”

Lukather collaborated with Eddie Van Halen on several past projects, including Michael Jackson’s hit song, “Beat It,” on which Lukather plays the main riff and Van Halen plays the solo.

“Eddie and Steve Lukather were very good friends and they often worked together,” Alex said. “There is no one who can do this process with me as well as he can.”

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