Out Friday: Belinda Carlisle's Classic Pop Covers Album 'Once Upon a Time in California'

Belinda Carlisle - who wowed Coachella Festival crowds last spring with The Go-Go's - releases her ninth solo album and the first devoted solely to cover tunes, 'Once Upon a Time in California' on Friday via Demon Music. 

This thoroughly enchanting collection represents the singer's first full-length studio effort since 2017's 'Wilder Shores' (the Diane Warren-penned 'Kismet' EP arrived in 2023). The 10 tracks on 'Once Upon a Time in California,' primarily spanning 1965-75, were ones that Carlisle listened to on AM pop radio as a young girl in LA and helped inspire her to become a singer. Carlisle owned three of the chosen selections on 7" vinyl singles back then. Astute followers will recognize three covers from prior collections.

For Carlisle's take on the Harry Nilsson hit “One” (a #5 hit for Three Dog Night in 1969), she went for a jazz-styled approach that concludes with manic piano work and said in a press release, "I've never done anything like this before, so I think it might be a surprise for some of my fans." Another Nilsson number, "Everybody's Talkin'," from the "Midnight Cowboy" soundtrack, contains glorious vocals. 

About The Hollies-popularized "The Air That I Breathe" (done with full-bodied vocals on 'California'), Carlisle stated, "this song has always been one of my very favorites growing up. I love the lyrics and the complicated melody. This was on the list I originally made of songs that I wanted to sing if I ever did a cover album. During the pandemic, I started performing karaoke style on my Instagram every Saturday and called it “Saturday Serenades.” This one got such a good response that I thought 'This definitely should be a contender for the album.' I'm so happy with the way it turned out."

Additionally, Carlisle said her upbeat version of The Youngbloods’ “Get Together” was initially lyrically relevant "when it was released during the Vietnam war and it's relevant today with all of the craziness going on in our world. I recorded it firstly because I love it and secondly because I think it is perfect for this time."

Bacharach & David's "Anyone Who Had a Heart," best known for the hit Dionne Warwick rendition, kicks the 'California' album off in fine dramatic fashion. 

Gordon Lightfoot's "If You Could Read My Mind," featuring elegant, intricate acoustic guitar, a sublime string section, a sweeping thrust and prominent female backing vocals, is simply gorgeous, bettering the original. 

Another standout here is Leon Russell & Bonnie Bramlett's "Superstar," popularized by The Carpenters. Carlisle's joyous chorus vocal delivery along with a bittersweet melody, is superb.

All told, 'Once Upon a Time in California' is a must-have for fans of Belinda Carlisle's solo career hits like "Heaven is a Place on Earth," "Circle in the Sand," and "I Get Weak." 

Available configurations include CD, vinyl and digital. Order HERE

Out now: John Fogerty re-records his classic tunes on 'Legacy: the Creedence Clearwater Revival Years'

John Fogerty, Grammy winner, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, and Songwriters Hall of Famer, just put out a new album, 'Legacy: the Creedence Clearwater Revival Years' via Concord. 

Arriving as he celebrates his 80th birthday year, the 20-track collection features newly recorded versions of his most beloved songs, all written by Fogerty. 

For the first time in his career, Fogerty fully owns the rights to his CCR catalog. “For most of my life I did not own the songs I had written,” says Fogerty. “Getting them back changes everything. Legacy is my way of celebrating that—of playing these songs on my terms, with the people I love.”

In addition to Fogerty's sons, players on the album include esteemed session vets Matt Chamberlain, Bob Glaub, and others. It was mixed by legendary engineer Bob Clearmountain in both stereo and Atmos, marking the first time these songs have been available in Atmos.

“Bad Moon Rising,” a focus track, has long been one of Fogerty’s signature songs—and streamed more than one billion times. Listen to “Bad Moon Rising” HERE. Fogerty also unveiled a new music video for “Born On The Bayou.” Watch HERE.

The project is also deeply personal. Inspiration for Legacy began in 2023, when Fogerty achieved a lifelong goal of reclaiming ownership of his publishing after decades of legal battles. Recording the songs anew was his way of not only celebrating that victory, but also creating definitive new versions. “I’m 80 years old,” he says. “I’m giving myself a gift with this album—and I’m giving my fans a gift at the same time.”

Legacy: the Creedence Clearwater Revival years is available now on vinyl, CD, and all digital platforms HERE.

Last week, Fogerty did a iHeartRadio ICONS performance on the Deep Cuts Station, followed by a SiriusXM weekend takeover on the Classic Vinyl channel. Coming up in September, Fogerty will be honored with BMI’s 2025 Troubadour Award. Fogerty will tour throughout the remainder of 2025, including his just-announced return to Mexico City after 20 years. Please see all announced dates below and visit https://johnfogerty.com/ for more information.

Tour Dates:

Aug. 30 - Niagara Falls, ON
Sept. 20 - Las Vegas, NV - iHeartRadio Music Festival
Oct. 1 - Highland, CA

Nov. 3 - Nashville, TN

Nov. 4 - Atlanta, GA

Nov. 5 - Durham, NC

Nov. 7 - Virginia Beach, VA

Nov. 8 - Bethlehem, PA

Nov. 9 - Oxon Hill, MD

Nov. 12 - Newark, NJ

Nov. 13 - Uncasville, CT

Nov. 14 - Boston, MA

Bon Jovi revamps '24 album with all-star guests Bruce Springsteen, Joe Elliott of Def Leppard, Robbie Williams, Jelly Roll, others

Bon Jovi has announced the album FOREVER (LEGENDARY EDITION), released October 24 via Island Records (Pre-order HERE). Lead single "Red, White and Jersey," will be available Friday to stream on all platforms.The album’s collab track with Bruce Springsteen “Hollow Man” is also out Friday.

“This album is more than just a collection of collaborations, it is an album borne out of necessity. My vocal cord surgery and subsequent rehab was a well-documented journey that played out while releasing Forever in June 2024. I was singing well enough in the studio for the recording, but the vocal demands and rigors of touring were still out of reach for me. Without the ability to tour or promote an album we were all very proud of, I decided to call on some friends to help me in my time of need. All are great singers, artists, and also just great people. The result is an album with a new viewpoint and new spirit -- a collaboration album that proves we all get by in this world with a little help from our friends. I feel tremendous joy and gratitude releasing this album and I think it shows in the music. I can say with certainty that there is always something bigger than ME, and that’s WE,” said Jon Bon Jovi.

Track listing:

1. Red, White, and Jersey
2. Legendary (with James Bay)
3. We Made It Look Easy (with Robbie Williams)
4. Living Proof (with Jelly Roll)
5. Waves (with Jason Isbell)
6. Seeds (with Ryan Tedder)
7. Kiss The Bride (with Billy Falcon)
8. The People’s House (with The War & Treaty)
9. Walls Of Jericho (with Joe Elliott)
10. I Wrote You A Song (with Lainey Wilson)
11. Living In Paradise (with Avril Lavigne)
12. My First Guitar (with Marcus King)
13. Hollow Man (with Bruce Springsteen)
14. We Made It Look Easy / Hicimos Que Pareciera Fácil (with Carin León)

Fall Out Boy's 'From Under the Cork Tree' receives deluxe edition in October

Alt-rock band Fall Out Boy marks two decades of their 5x-Platinum breakthrough album, From Under The Cork Tree, with a new 20th Anniversary Edition out October 17, via UMe. The original album's songs are newly remastered, while the collection adds previously unreleased alternate and acoustic versions as well as remixes, live recordings, B-sides, and more.

It also captures performances from this era with “Live On BBC Radio” tracks. Multiple configurations including a 3LP Deluxe Box, 2CD Deluxe Box, and Super Deluxe Digital. Pre-order From Under The Cork Tree (20TH Anniversary Edition) now HERE. Shop the anniversary collection now HERE.

The group shared rare B-side “Start Today” on all streaming services. Fall Out Boy originally recorded this Gorilla Biscuits cover for inclusion on Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland Soundtrack in 2005. Prior to, the song was only available on the compilation and in the accompanying video game. Listen HERE.

Beyond the unreleased material, both the 3LP Deluxe Box and 2CD Deluxe Box feature a extras. Each Box houses an exclusive letter to fans penned by bassist and primary lyricist Pete Wentz, a “Prom” photo from “Dance Dance” music video, and a comic book cover illustration drawn from the “A Little Less Than Sixteen Candles, A Little More Than ‘Touch Me’” music video. Other extras include memorabilia from the Black Clouds and Underdogs Tour 2006, such as a tour poster, setlist, ticket stub, and tour sticker laminate.

From Under The Cork Tree was first released on May 3, 2005, reaching #9 on the Billboard 200. The 9x-Platinum single “Sugar, We’re Goin Down” reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, while the 6x-Platinum “Dance, Dance” went to #9. Not to mention, “A Little Less Than Sixteen Candles, A Little More Than ‘Touch Me’” also reached Platinum. 

Fall Out Boy received a 2006 GRAMMY® Award nomination in the category of “Best New Artist.” 

TRACK LISTING:

2CD Deluxe

Disc 1

1. Our Lawyer Made Us Change The Name Of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued

2. Of All The Gin Joints In All The World
3. Dance, Dance
4. Sugar, We're Goin Down
5. Nobody Puts Baby In The Corner
6. I've Got A Dark Alley And A Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth (Summer Song)
7. 7 Minutes In Heaven (Atavan Halen)
8. Sophomore Slump Or Comeback Of The Year
9. Champagne For My Real Friends, Real Pain For My Sham Friends
10. I Slept With Someone In Fall Out Boy And All I Got Was This Stupid Song Written About Me
11. A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More "Touch Me"
12. Get Busy Living Or Get Busy Dying (Do Your Part To Save The Scene And Stop Going To Shows)
13. XO

Disc 2

1. Sugar, We're Goin Down (Live On BBC Radio)
2. Where's Your Boy (Live On BBC Radio)
3. Of All The Gin Joints In All The World (Live On BBC Radio)
4. Dance, Dance ( Live On BBC Radio)
5. Start Today
6. Sugar, We're Goin Down (TLA Radio Edit)
7. Dance, Dance (Tommie Sunshine Fire N Brimstone Remix)
8. I Slept With Someone In Fall Out Boy And All I Got Was This Stupid Song Written About Me (Alternate Version)
9. Sophomore Slump Or Comeback Of The Year (Alternate Version)
10. Dance, Dance (RJDZ Remix)
11. Sugar, We're Goin Down (Acoustic Version)
12. Nobody Puts Baby In The Corner (Acoustic Version)
13. Sugar, We’re Goin Down (Instrumental)

Lady A to release another Christmas album next month

Lady A presents a sequel to its first holiday album with ON THIS WINTER’S NIGHT (VOLUME 2), available Sept. 26. It includes both originals and classics. Preorder HERE.

“We’re really excited about being on the road in December for our first Christmas tour,” shared Lady A’s Dave Haywood. “And that definitely calls for some new music too. This album is filled with so much joy and gratitude - I hope it reaches fans this season the way we feel it ourselves."

Among the originals are “Wouldn’t Be Christmas,” “Christmas Through Your Eyes” and “Why We Sing Noel” (with guest Ricky Skaggs). Chris Tomlin sings on “Silent Night.” Then there are Lady A's take on classics by Sir Paul McCartney, George Michael and the Beach Boys. 

Lady A will tour selected cities in the South and Midwest. See LadyAMusic.com for details.

Track List:

1. “Wouldn’t Be Christmas”

2. “Winter Wonderland”
3. “Last Christmas”
4. “Little Saint Nick”
5. “Why We Sing Noel (Feat. Ricky Skaggs)”
6. “O Holy Night”
7. “Wonderful Christmastime”
8. “What Christmas Means To Me”
9. “Christmas Through Your Eyes”
10. “That Spirit Of Christmas”
11. “Silent Night (Feat. Chris Tomlin)”

Patti Smith's 'Horses' to get special reissues in October

Legacy Recordings/Sony Music Entertainment will release special 2LP and 2CD editions of Patti Smith's Horses on October 10 to mark the classic's 50th anniversary. Pre-order is available now here.

The original album was remastered direct from the original 1/4” master tapes and extras include previously unreleased outtakes and rarities, plus Smith’s 1975 RCA audition tape. The eight never-before-released songs comprise “Snowball,” “Birdland (Alternate Take),” along with RCA demos. “Snowball” (here) is the first single available on all streaming platforms.

“The poet may stand alone, but in merging with a band, surrenders to the wonder of teamwork. Thus joined, we birthed Horses together.” – Patti Smith, Bread of Angels

On November 4, Patti Smith will publish her long-awaited memoir, Bread of Angels, via Random House Publishing. 

Order and Listen Link: https://PattiSmith.lnk.to/Horses50

Track list:

gloria

redondo beach
birdland
free money
kimberly
break it up
land:
horses
land of a thousand dances
la mer (de)
elegie

Bonus tracks:

gloria*
redondo beach
birdland*
snowball*
kimberly*
break it up*
distant fingers*
the hunter gets captured by the game*
we three*

*previously unreleased

Out now: Jack's Mannequin - Everything In Transit: Strings Attached EP; tour this fall

Jack’s Mannequin, the acclaimed alternative pop rock group led by veteran indie-pop singer-songwriter-pianist Andrew McMahon, have released Everything In Transit: Strings Attached EP to officially celebrate their 20th anniversary.

The special collection features brand-new acoustic versions of five songs off the band’s Gold-certified debut album, Everything In Transit, originally released August 23, 2005. Produced by Suzy Shinn (Weezer, Fall Out Boy) and recorded at Treehouse Studios in Los Angeles, Everything In Transit: Strings Attached EP features Jack’s Mannequin’s Gold-certified hit single “Dark Blue” and “Holiday From Real,” “I’m Ready,” “Bruised” and “The Mixed Tape” set against string arrangements courtesy of LA-based artist Allie Stamler.

PRESS HERE to listen to Everything In Transit: Strings Attached EP. 

PRESS HERE to pre-order on vinyl.

“Transit was more than a record to me. It was a window into one of the most chaotic, heartbreaking, and beautiful times in my life,” shares McMahon. “I had so much to lose and somehow, I was more fearless than I'd ever been or will ever be. Twenty years later, I still love these songs as much as I did when they came to life in the speakers for the very first time.”

Of the new Everything In Transit: Strings Attached EP, he adds, “We had no idea what we were trying to make when we decided to cut this record. It was very similar to Transit in that sense. I showed up with the songs and we just started experimenting. Halfway through the first day, the piano strings were covered in mounting putty and I remember thinking two things: this is so much fun and what the hell have I gotten myself into? The revelation came when Suzy Shinn, my longtime friend and producer, invited Allie Stamler over at the end of the first session. Allie is a brilliant violinist and the two of us just hung out in Suzy's living room with a mic and arranged string parts in real time. It was so clear that we had found an angle on these songs that felt fresh and we basically told Allie she was stuck with us for the next couple weeks. It was such a free and creative process and it made reworking the songs feel like a worthwhile endeavor rather than some box to check for an album anniversary.”

In addition to marking 20 years of Jack’s Mannequin, Aug. 23 represented a more personal milestone for McMahon. At the age of 22, he was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) and admitted to the hospital on the same day the recording of Everything In Transit finished.

A few months later, on the album’s release day (August 23, 2005), McMahon received a stem cell transplant from his sister, ultimately saving his life. After making a full recovery, Andrew founded the Dear Jack Foundation in 2006, a nonprofit providing impactful programming that directly benefits adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer in order to improve quality of life and create positive health outcomes from treatment to survivorship for patients and their families.

Jack’s Mannequin – McMahon (vocals, piano), Bobby “Raw” Anderson (guitar), Jay McMillan (drums) and Mikey Wagner (bass, keys) – reunited earlier this year to kickstart their 20th anniversary celebrations with The MFEO Tour. The first leg of the 30-date North American outing sold-out nightly throughout June.

Following a performance at Maryland’s Oceans Calling festival in September, The MFEO Tour will resume October 11 at The Wiltern in Los Angeles. Jack’s Mannequin will then make their debut at When We Were Young and continue their headlining run this fall in October and November. See below for full list of upcoming tour dates. Most dates of The MFEO Tour’s upcoming leg are already sold out or with low ticket supply. Visit https://andrewmcmahon.com/pages/tour-dates for more information and to purchase tickets while they’re still available. $1 per ticket for The MFEO Tour will be donated to the Dear Jack Foundation.

Everything In Transit: Strings Attached EP Track Listing:

1. Holiday From Real (Strings Attached Version)

2. Bruised (Strings Attached Version)
3. Dark Blue (Strings Attached Version)
4. I’m Ready (Strings Attached Version)
5. The Mixed Tape (Strings Attached Version)

TOUR DATES:

North America

Saturday, September 27 – Ocean City, MD @ Oceans Calling ^

Saturday, October 11 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern ++ ~~
Saturday, October 18 – Las Vegas, NV @ When We Were Young ^
Sunday, October 19 – Las Vegas, NV @ When We Were Young ^
Friday, October 31 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live $
Saturday, November 1 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues $ (Sold Out)
Sunday, November 2 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern $
Wednesday, November 5 – Columbus, OH @ KEMBA! Live $ ~~
Friday, November 7 – Toronto, ON @ HISTORY $ (Sold Out)
Saturday, November 8 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre $ (Sold Out)
Tuesday, November 11 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore (16th Annual Dear Jack Benefit) $ (Sold Out)
Tuesday, November 18 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre **
Wednesday, November 19 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo ** (Sold Out)
Friday, November 21 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield **
Saturday, November 22 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues ** (Sold Out)
Sunday, November 23 – Del Mar, CA @ The Sound ** (Sold Out)
~~ Low Ticket Warning
++ Mondo Cozmo supporting
$ hellogoodbye supporting
** illuminati hotties supporting
^ indicates festival date
+ with Mayday Parade

2026:
February 28-March 4, 2026 – Miami, FL @ Andrew McMahon’s Holiday From Real Cruise