John Fogerty To Close SXSW

Ace Records honours the songwriting catalogue of Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan with a multi-artist tribute album featuring performances from Bruce Springsteen, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Bob Seger, Marianne Faithfull and more, tracing five decades of songs that reshaped American music.

Forty years after its release, Bob Seger's landmark album Like A Rock continues to resonate, cementing his place as a storyteller of American life and a chronicler of working-class resilience, with the title track becoming an enduring cultural touchstone.

Vice President Kamala Harris and her 2024 running mate Governor Tim Walz talked music this week. VP Harris says she is a “hip-hop girl” citing Prince and Stevie Wonder as her favs while Walz tastes are middle-America Springsteen and Seger.

Bob Seger is playing off songs from 1969 to 1991 as he performs his Final Tour shows across America.

The complete recordings of Bob Seger’s early band The Last Heard have been compiled and reissued for the first time.

Major new titles coming this week from: Company Caine, Daryl Braithwaite (GH), Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds, Bob Seger (phys), Grinspoon (EP), blackbear, Bjork and the So Fresh Summer collection, Justice League soundtrack, plus classic album re-issues from The Eagles, Ramones and Hunters & Collectors.

Major new titles coming this week from: Paloma Faith, Eros Ramazzotti, Jeff Lynne (live), Tim McGraw & Faith Hill, Iron Maiden (live), Green Day (GH), Sia (Xmas), Mavis Staples, Morrissey, Madness (GH), Black Sabbath (live), Sol3 Mio (Xmas), Nathaniel Rateliff (live), Bob Seger, Jaden Smith, Tove Lo and Sharon Jones.