News: JACK MOORE, GENERATION RADIO, THE DOOBIE BROTHERS (January 2025)

Doobie Brothers

News - Album News

The Doobie Brothers (pictured) have revealed that their upcoming album will be titled ‘Walk This Road’ with a single due early in the year and the album to follow in spring/summer time. Michael McDonald as also been involved in the writing and recording of the album.

Generation Radio are set to release new music later this year through Frontiers. It will mark the first new music with drummer Steve Ferrone who replaced Deen Castronovo.

Megadeth have started working on their next album.

Jack Moore, son of Gary Moore, has released his debut single ‘In My Shoes’, with an album planned for release later this year.

Guitarist Jeff Loomis and drummer Van Williams have been teasing the return of their band Nevermore on social media.

Royal Hunt are planning to release an EP which will contain unplugged material, live recordings and new tracks.

Volbeat have completed work on their latest album which is due for release later this year.

News - Tours and Gigs

Newly announced UK tours (2025 unless stated):

Cutting Crew (Feb, Mar),

Upcoming (Gigs – UK)

Newly announced US & European tours (2025 unless stated):

Upcoming (USA/ROW)

Postponed/cancelled gigs & tours

Neil Young has pulled out of this year’s Glastonbury, saying he believes the festival, which is partnered with the BBC, is now “a corporate turn-off”.

Other Stuff

ELO’s ‘Mr. Blue Sky’ has now topped 1 billion streams on Spotify.

Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick is writing his memoir with a view to publication later in the year.

BPI’s annual report showed that UK-recorded music had an increase in sales and streams by 9.7% in the past year to 200.5 million albums (or their equivalent), marking a decade of uninterrupted growth. For the first time since 1994, sales of physical albums have seen a year-on-year increase by 1.4%, marking the 17th consecutive rise in vinyl purchases. Vinyl sales were up 9.1% to 6.7m units. However, the sale of physical CDs have fallen 2.9% compared to the previous year.

News - RIP

Guitarist Eric Carlson of the Mentors.

One of the original pirate radio DJs and BBC Radio 2 broadcaster Johnnie Walker.


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