Apple Original Films have announced that a groundbreaking new documentary, Bono: Stories of Surrender, will premiere globally on May 30th on Apple TV+.

Bono: Stories of Surrender is a lyrical, bold visual exploration of Bono’s one-man show by the same name.

Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story is based on Bono’s memoir and accompanying book and theatre tour, which visited 14 cities in 2022, ahead of a run at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, plus a special one-off show at the oldest opera house in the world Teatro di San Carlo in Naples.

Bono: Stories of Surrender is a vivid reimagining of Bono’s critically-acclaimed one-man stage show, Stories of Surrender: An Evening of Words, Music and Some Mischief…, as he pulls back the curtain on a remarkable life and the family, friends, and faith that have challenged and sustained him, revealing personal stories about his journey as a son, father, husband, activist and rock star.

Along with exclusive footage from the Beacon Theatre shows, the film features Bono performing many of the iconic U2 songs that have shaped his life and legacy, along with musicians Jacknife Lee, Kate Ellis and Gemma Doherty.

Also set to premiere on May 30th on Apple Vision Pro, Bono: Stories of Surrender (Immersive) will be the first feature-length film available in Apple Immersive Video.

Source: RTT Music News

English rock group Faces’s Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood and Kenny Jones are working on a new album, the band’s fist in over 50 years.

In a recent interview with The Telegraph, the band’s drummer and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fames Jones revealed that a new album from the group is on the way and “about 11 tracks” have been recorded at RAK Studios in London. He also revealed that musician and host Jools Holland will feature on one of the tracks.

“Not all of them are going to be right [for the album],” the 77-year-old drummer said of the recorded songs. “But most of them are good.

“I can’t see it coming out this year,” added Jones. “But I can see it coming out next year. Everyone’s doing different things. We do little snippets [of recording] here and there. Then all of a sudden, The Stones are out [on tour] again, Rod’s out again…”

The Telegraph also referenced Stewart (aged 80) has teased the existence of an album over the past four years. After noting that a record was in progress in 2021, Stewart provided an update last year, saying, “We haven’t finished it yet, but we’ll finish it this year, I promise.”

Formed in 1969, Faces released four albums throughout their tenure: First Step (1970) Long Player (1971), A Nod Is As Good As a Wink… to a Blind Horse (1971) and Ooh La La (1973).

Faces’ founding guitarist Ronnie Lane died in 1997, and keyboardist Ian McLagan passed away in 2014. The surviving members reunited several times after the group disbanded. The last reunion was in 2020, when they performed their song “Stay with Me” at the BRIT awards that year.

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Bruce Springsteen performed along with Smokey Robinson and John Fogerty at the American Music Honors.

The annual American Music Honors, organized by the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Centre, this year honored Robinson, Fogerty, Emmylou Harris, Tom Morello, and Joe Ely. Everyone except Ely attended the event and performed classic songs. The event took place on Saturday, April 28th.

The night, hosted by Brian Williams, also featured a surprise performance from 2024 honoree Jackson Browne. The latter joined Springsteen, Morello and the house band — The Disciples of Soul under the direction of Marc Ribler — for a encore of “Take It Easy,” the Eagles classic Browne co-wrote with Glenn Frey.

Springsteen and Fogerty played the Creedence Clearwater Revival classics “Bad Moon Rising,” “Proud Mary” and “Fortunate Son.”

Springsteen and Motown legend Robinson then played “Going To A Go-Go” together, before the Boss joined Browne for “Take It Easy” and Morello for “The Ghost Of Tom Joad” and “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out.”

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Steely Dan’s 1976 album The Royal Scam is set to be reissued on vinyl on June 6 via Geffen/UMe, whose reissue campaign included reissues of Can’t Buy A Thrill, Countdown To Ecstasy, Pretzel Logic, Katy Lied, Aja, and Gaucho.

The Royal Scam LP is a noteworthy chapter in Donald Fagen and Walter Becker’s much written about songwriting history. The duo were at the peak of their sharp cynical wit and complex musical vision when they wrote The Royal Scam, which features songs like “Kid Charlemagne,” “The Fez,” “The Caves of Altamira,” and the title track.

The album, which marked the band’s first album with drummer Bernard Purdie, peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 and was certified Gold by the RIAA.

While Rolling Stone gave The Royal Scam five stars in a 2004 Hall of Fame review, Stereogum later ranked it as the second best album of Steely Dan’s career, praising it as “their fiercest, funkiest record in their entire catalog, a classic that transitioned them from the uneasy company of the yacht-rock smooth to a mean unit that grooved like Stevie for pessimists.”

The reissue marked the first time the album’s been available on vinyl in 45 years. It has been remastered from the analog tapes and will be released on 180-gram black vinyl, along with a limited-edition premium 45 RPM version on ultra high-quality vinyl. It will also be available to stream on digital services.

The Royal Scam (33 RPM Vinyl)

Side A

1. “Kid Charlemagne”
2. “The Caves of Altamira”
3. “Don’t Take Me Alive”
4. “Sign In Stranger”
5. “The Fez”

Side B

1. “Green Earrings”
2. “Haitian Divorce”
3. “Everything You Did”
4. “The Royal Scam”

Source: RTT Music News