Sound & Vision Live Record Release Celebration and Concert Film Screening This Month at Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs

Adopt the Arts Foundation's Sound & Vision Live Record Release Celebration & Concert Film Screenings, originally scheduled for this past September, will take place on November 22 at the Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs. All previously purchased tickets will be honored.

This event follows the Sound & Vision Awards benefit concert held last March.

The feature-length Sound & Vision Awards Concert Film has performances honoring Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Paul Rodgers and Geezer Butler, and notable collaborations. The film also includes exclusive rehearsal footage, behind-the-scenes moments and commentary from Musical Director and Producer Matt Sorum. 

Each screening will be followed by a live Q&A with Sorum and a special guest to be announced.

Guests will also have opportunities to purchase the official Sound & Vision Live Collector’s Edition Double Vinyl, shop exclusive event merchandise and bid on select auction items benefiting Adopt the Arts.

WHEN
Sunday, November 22, 2026
3 p.m. — Community Screening

A special presentation for Palm Springs Unified School District students and families, featuring a live performance by the Changels Honor Choir. Complimentary tickets will be distributed directly through PSUSD.

7 p.m. — Gala Screening & Record Release Celebration
VIP doors open at 5:30 p.m.

The VIP experience includes:

Hosted cocktail reception
Reserved premium seating
Concert film screening
Live Q&A with Matt Sorum and a special guest
Choice of a commemorative Sound & Vision hat or limited-edition event poster
First opportunity to purchase the Plaza Theatre-exclusive vinyl edition
Early access to event merchandise
General admission doors open at 6 p.m.
General admission includes:Concert film screening
Live Q&A with Matt Sorum and a special guest
Access to purchase the collector’s vinyl album and event merchandise
Opportunity to bid on select auction items benefiting Adopt the Arts

WHERE
The Plaza Theatre
Palm Springs, California

TICKETS
VIP: $150
General Admission: $25

Purchase tickets through Ticketmaster

PLAZA THEATRE-EXCLUSIVE VINYL
A limited run of only 250 Plaza Theatre Collector’s Editions of the Sound & Vision Live Double Vinyl will debut at the November 22 celebration.

Pressed on colored vinyl and designed by Glen Wexler, these special editions feature artwork unavailable on the standard online release.

The complete album pressing is limited to 2,000 copies. The standard edition is available for pre-order exclusively through Experience Vinyl, with proceeds directly supporting Adopt the Arts Foundation.

Pre-order the Sound & Vision Live Double Vinyl

Every ticket purchased, album sold and auction item won helps provide children with access to quality music education through Adopt the Arts.

Adopt the Arts currently provides year-round music instruction, instruments, curriculum, teacher support, artist mentorship and performance opportunities to more than 4,000 elementary students in eight underserved public schools across Southern California.

Pink Floyd's 'Animals' gets box set treatment for 50th anniversary

The 50th anniversary edition of Pink Floyd’s 'Animals' is being released in multiple formats and a deluxe box set on January 22 through Sony Music. It features rare and unreleased music, alongside unseen photographs. 

Animals 50 will be released in multiple formats, including a Deluxe Box Set, 1LP, 2LP, 2CD, Blu-Ray Audio and digital. The Deluxe Box Set contains 3 LPs: the original 1977 album, the 2018 Remix (remixed by James Guthrie), and a disc of five rarities that includes an unheard Roger Waters track titled ‘Young Nicholas Jon’ and previously unreleased early versions of ‘Sheep’ and ‘Dogs’. 

There are 5 CDs mirroring the LPs, plus a 2-disc set of the May 9, 1977 Oakland show recorded live at the Oakland Coliseum Arena by a then 19 year old bootlegger, Reinhard Hohlwein, and the 1-disc Blu-Ray, which includes all of the above audio with the 2018 Remix being available in 5.1 and Dolby Atmos.

The Deluxe Box Set also features a 64-page hardback book comprising new sleeve notes from New York Times best-selling author Jonathan Lethem, an interview with Reinhard Hohlwein, and an excerpt from Hipgnosis’ Aubrey “Po” Powell’s memoir about the making of Animals’ album art. 

The 1LP contains the original 1977 album in orange and sandstone color variants. The 2LP and 2CD sets contain the original 1977 album plus rarities, as does the digital release, which also features the Oakland show.

The first of the suite of rare and unheard music is ‘Sheep (Original Radio Edit)’; a four and a half minute, promo-only edit made for radio in 1977, which has never been commercially available until now, is available to listen to here. Watch the visualizer here.

Discussing the creation of the album art, Roger Waters says: “I’d driven past Battersea Power Station every day going to and from my house in Clapham. I guess I just loved the building. I liked its symbolism that it’s a power station and that it belches smoke, so there’s something menacing about it. It’s got four phallic chimneys, and it looks like an upside down table. And there were four people in the band that had been turned upside down. It seemed like a really cool place for a pig to fly.”

Speaking on Animals, David Gilmour says: “The mood in music was changing in ’77. Punk music was hitting everything and I suspect that had a little bit of an influence on the way we were working on the Animals album. I mean it’s quite an aggressive, stripped-back album. It was moving away from the sort of soundscapes that we had on Wish You Were Here. This album is more in your face and more rough and ready. And definitely the lyrics are a lot more aggressive from Roger. We had a lot of fun making it.”

Nick Mason says: “There were all sorts of differences beginning to surface within the band but in some ways Animals was a remarkably cohesive enterprise. The big thing was the development of Britannia Row. Britannia Row was this building we’d bought some few years before in which we’d actually started building our own recording studio. We tried to design the studio in such a way that any of us could operate it and all the trunking was labelled clearly so anyone could plug in a set of headphones without someone else having to do it for us.”

Earlier this year saw the release of 8-Tracks, a new official compilation project, featuring eight essential classics selected from the band’s 1971-79 era. This followed the 50th anniversary release of Wish You Were Here becoming a Top 10 charting album across the world, signaling Pink Floyd’s second #1 release of 2025 in the UK, Germany, Italy and Switzerland, 50 years after it first topped the charts. Seven months prior, the cinematic release of Pink Floyd at Pompeii - MCMLXXII became a Top 10 Box Office hit, and the accompanying soundtrack album earned the band’s first UK #1 album since 2014’s The Endless River - their final studio LP.

Pre-order Animals 50 here.

Track listings:

Deluxe Box Set 

5CD

CD1: Animals (Original album)

CD2: Animals (2018 Remix)
CD3: Rarities
CD4: Live from the Oakland Coliseum Arena, 1977 Disc 1
CD5: Live from the Oakland Coliseum Arena, 1977 Disc 2

3LP
LP1: Animals (Original album)
LP2: Animals (2018 Remix)
LP3: Rarities

Blu-Ray
Animals - Original Stereo Mix (1977)
Animals - Remix: Stereo + 5.1 + Atmos (2018)
Rarities (Stereo Mix)
Live from the Oakland Coliseum Arena, 1977

Digital

“Disc 1” - Animals (Original album)Pigs on the Wing 1
Dogs
Pigs (Three Different Ones)
Sheep
Pigs on the Wing 2

“Disc 2” - Animals (2018 Remix)Pigs on the Wing 1 - 2018 Remix
Dogs - 2018 Remix
Pigs (Three Different Ones) - 2018 Remix
Sheep - 2018 Remix
Pigs on the Wing 2 - 2018 Remix

“Disc 3” - RaritiesDogs - Early Version, Rough Mix*
Sheep - Original Radio Edit*
Sheep - Early Version, Rough Mix*
Studio Jam*
Young Nicholas Jon*

“Disc 4” - Live from the Oakland Coliseum Arena, 1977Sheep (Live)*
Pigs on the Wing 1 (Live)*
Dogs (Live)*
Pigs on the Wing 2 (Live)*
Pigs (Three Different Ones) (Live)*
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5) (Live)*
Welcome to the Machine (Live)*
Have a Cigar (Live)*
Wish You Were Here (Live)*
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 6-9) (Live)*
Money (Live)*
Us and Them (Live)*
Careful with That Axe, Eugene (Live)*

* never before officially released

''Animal,' the new album by Ryan Adams, drops early next year

Ryan Adams' new album 'Animal' is slated for February 12 on his own PAX-AM label. The first single, "Amethyst", is out now, and the album is available to pre-order on vinyl, CD and digital.

Animal is an almost entirely solo record. Adams played drums, bass, guitars, piano, synths, percussion and harmonica himself, and wrote every song. He produced and mixed the album with Dror Mohar, who also engineered it.

Longtime friend Daniel Clarke adds synths to "Jesus Christ", "Animal" and "Jesus H", and Hammond B3 to "Soon", where J.C. Khul's saxophone carries the coda.

Animal follows a prolific run of PAX-AM releases and the 25th-anniversary re-imagination of his debut Heartbreaker in 2025. Fans can expect a run of exclusive vinyl variants and bundles at ryanadamsanimal.com, with further singles and visuals to come before release.

Track list:

Doesn't Mean S**t
Amethyst
Remember Us
Pass Me By
Jesus Christ
Animal
Automatic Heart
Soon
Jesus H
Outsiders In

Cage The Elephant returns in February with 'Dying in Reverse' album

Big Loud Records

Since I interviewed the band's guitarist in 2019, I'm really looking forward to hearing the new album...

Cage The Elephant has a new album, Dying in Reverse, out February 5 via Big Loud Rock. New single "Make It Easy" was released following a week that saw the band debut the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and perform at an intimate venue in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

During the Kimmel appearance, Jimmy held up the artwork for the then-unannounced album without revealing what it was, sparking widespread chatter among fans before today's official announcement.

The Grammy-winning alt-rock band, which opened for Oasis in North American last year, brought in a new set of collaborators to record: producers Justin Raisen and SADPONY (Jeremiah Raisen). The sessions brought together two pairs of brothers, Matthew and Brad Shultz alongside Justin and Jeremiah Raisen, and introduced a fundamentally different approach to making music.

The circumstances surrounding Dying In Reverse were different from those of the band's previous album, Neon Pill, which was written and recorded across a turbulent period in Matthew Shultz's life and ultimately completed as he emerged on the other side of it. Where that record involved revisiting and reconciling material created under vastly different circumstances, the new album began with the band looking squarely ahead, invigorated by a new creative process and excited about what they were making together.

“This record turned out to be such a special one for us. It’s without a doubt, one of the most creatively gratifying experiences we’ve had as a group yet. After all these years already remaining so tightly knit, it really does feel like this album managed to pull us even closer together. In a way, it’s a goodbye to the past, closing the door on an era, with a renewed perspective grounded in the present while also walking towards the future with hope and gratitude. Signifying a rebirth of sorts. It’s got all these interesting little windows into the memories and experiences that have shaped who we are as individuals, as well as ultimately a band. I just love it so much. We can’t wait to share it with the world,” says Matthew Shultz, reflecting on Dying In Reverse.

Earlier this year, "Beaches in Tennessee" earned the band their fourteenth No. 1 on Billboard's Alternative Airplay chart, simultaneously topping the Alternative Airplay, Adult Alternative Airplay, and Rock & Alternative Airplay charts. The achievement placed the band in a tie for the second-most Alternative Airplay No. 1s in the chart's history. They followed with "Dying in Reverse," which was featured on the EA SPORTS FC 27 soundtrack.

On November 15, the band will head to Munich, Germany, where they will perform the official NFL halftime show during the New England Patriots vs. Detroit Lions game. The appearance comes ahead of a European headline tour in February 2027.

Track listing:

1. Influence
2. Make It Easy
3. Beaches In Tennessee
4. Wound Up
5. Dying In Reverse
6. Leave The Light On
7. I Love You Anyway
8. Cherry Cola
9. Crossfaded
10. Why U Keeping Me Around
11. Give Me One Good Reason
12. Wear The Daylight

Sam Fender releases Rolling Stones cover; UK single sales benefit Teenage Cancer Trust

BRIT Award-winning British singer/songwriter Sam Fender - a standout among the acts at Coachella 2025 widely known for his Olivia Dean duet "Rein Me In" - just unveiled a cover of the Rolling Stones' “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.” Stream it HERE.

Self-produced alongside his band mates, Joe Atkinson and Dean Thompson, the song was recorded in Tyneside, England and features the choir from the John Spence Community High School in North Shields, where Sam was a former pupil, and brass from the Easington Colliery Band.

The recording soundtracks the 20th edition of this year’s Christmas advert from UK retailer John Lewis.

Sam Fender says, “It was a privilege to rework such an iconic song by such a legendary band. In the spirit of Christmas, we re-recorded the children’s choir with the kids from my old school, John Spence Community High School, and we arranged a brass section with the Easington Colliery Band.”

Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger states, “I’m a fan of Sam’s work, so I was pleased to hear he was covering one of my songs. I think he’s done a great job with it.”

Sam Fender and his UK label Polydor will donate 100% of the net profits received from UK sales of the 7” single sold via the official Sam Fender online store to Teenage Cancer Trust (registered charity #1062559 (England/Wales) and #SC039757 (Scotland).

All nine dates of Fender's Summer 2027 UK/Europe stadium tour are sold out.

The singer/guitarist released his UK #1, critically acclaimed third album People Watching in 2025 via Capitol Records. The album won the 2025 Mercury Prize, with Sam also picking up a BRIT Award in 2025, two BRIT Awards in 2026, and an Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year.

He debuted People Watching’s “Rein Me In” alongside Olivia Dean at his London Stadium Show to over 80,000 fans in June 2025, before it was released as a duet later that month. In 2026, the song took on a life of its own, culminating in a record breaking 23 non-consecutive weeks at number one, becoming the longest running number one single in British history, and taking the Brit Award for Song of the Year. The song is certified Platinum by the RIAA and has surpassed 817+ million streams worldwide.

Photo: Sam Crossick, courtesy Interscope Records

MxPx returns in January with new album 'Living in the Chaos'

Veteran punk rock band MxPx is gearing up for a new chapter with the announcement of forthcoming album, Living In The Chaos, the trio’s twelfth studio album, arriving January 29, and available for pre-order now at MxPx.com. 

“Panic Attack” is the first single. It is available now HERE.

Since forming in 1992 as a group of high school kids, MxPx has sold millions of records, earned RIAA Gold certification for their 1998 album Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo, appeared in a Super Bowl commercial, and received the key to their hometown of Bremerton, Washington. 

After performing on Vans Warped Tour earlier this year in Washington DC, Long Beach, Montréal and Mexico City, MxPx will perform the final dates at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, November 14-15. Then it heads to Australia for Good Things Festival in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in December.

MxPx still comprises original members Mike Herrera (also a member of Goldfinger) on bass/lead vocals, Yuri Ruley on drums, and Tom Wisniewski (lead guitar), plus decade-long member Chris Adkins on rhythm guitar. 

Track Listing: 

01. The Good Days

02. Mind Control
03. Panic Attack
04. On Saturday
05. Wrecked My Day
06. No Kings
07. Complaint Department
08. Not Me
09. Don’t Say Goodbye To Me
10. Never Apologize
11. Watching The Sun Come Up
12. Once In A Lifetimes (Vinyl/CD Exclusive)
13. Nervous Energy (Vinyl/CD Exclusive)

Coming in December: Morphine's 'Cocoon' from the vaults

With the new album 'Cocoon,' arriving December 4 via Partisan Records, Morphine - late singer/bassist Mark Sandman, baritone saxophonist Dana Colley, and drummers Jerome Deupree and Billy Conway - draws from recordings made and then abandoned by the band in 1998, during the period leading up to what would become 'The Night' album. 

The original recordings were produced by Paul Q. Kolderie and Sean Slade (Radiohead, the Pixies, Hole). Decades later, Kolderie and Sabine Hrechdakian, Mark Sandman’s life partner, worked closely together to transfer the original tapes and select the songs and mixes that would become Cocoon, with Kolderie newly mixing the recordings and original member Dana Colley adding new saxophone parts to three songs.

First single “Cocoon" was initially recorded in 1998 with Kolderie and Slade. The newly mixed version has never been heard until now.

WATCH / LISTEN TO “COCOON” HERE

“Mark loved performing and traveling the world, but he also loved to come home and cocoon, " explains Hrechdakian. She continued, “It was our home and his studio, so there was always music happening, tape running, friends dropping by at all hours, lots of cooking. The lyrics speak to the hardship of being away from loved ones while the band was on tour and the joys of homecoming. There’s also this thread of space travel that runs through the album, so I imagine the cocoon as a kind of spaceship for two who leave the world and return to it.”

Alongside the bass and saxophone at the center of Morphine’s music, these sessions incorporate piano, acoustic guitar and contributions from several drummers who are longtime friends and collaborators. Sandman ultimately set aside this material as he moved in a different direction for what became 'The Night,' released posthumously in 2000, a year after his death.

The original multitrack tapes of the sessions remained untouched until 2023 when Hrechdakian and Kolderie began digitizing them as part of an archival effort. “I was astounded by the sound of the tracks when I put them up at the studio where we transferred them,” Kolderie says. “It really felt so right to be bringing them back from the crypt into the world again.” 

Together, Hrechdakian and Kolderie selected the songs and mixes that would ultimately form Cocoon. Colley was initially hesitant to revisit the material, but hearing the recordings changed his mind. Working with Kolderie in early 2026, he recorded new saxophone parts for three songs, playing alongside recordings made with Sandman nearly three decades earlier. For Colley, returning to the music meant more than simply completing a recording: nearly three decades later, he was once again playing alongside Sandman. "Coming back to these recordings years later was a surreal experience," he explains. "It was like having one foot in the past and one in the present, with my saxophone bridging the gap.”

Morphine superfans may recognize different versions of some of these songs from various unsanctioned releases and the 2004 Sandbox compilation.

Cocoon is accompanied by never-before-seen artwork and photography by Sandman, including its cover image, a photograph he took of Hrechdakian’s reflection in a train window en route to Antwerp in 1998. The album’s reverse features Sandman himself, camera in hand, capturing his reflection in a mirror at home. 

The collection also includes liner notes by acclaimed American poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib, who writes about discovering Morphine after Sandman’s death and the unusual opportunity Cocoon offers both longtime listeners and those encountering the band for the first time. Reflecting on Colley’s return to the recordings, Abdurraqib writes of the rare opportunity to “touch it again, renew it in some way, bring it closer to the new, living world.”

Track list:

1. Tomorrow
2. Wig
3. Patience
4. Spaceman Charm
5. Justine
6. Moons of Jupiter
7. Cocoon
8. Pretty Face