REBEAT News Roundup (February 1 – February 7)
Keep up with the latest news!
Breaking news
You may hear some of your favorite bands and artist during Super Bowl 50 — but not during halftime. Commercials for Skittles, Heinz, Audi, Hyundai, and more will showcase classic tracks from artists such as Aerosmith, Harry Nilsson, David Bowie, Queen, and ELO.
For a full list of commercials and supplementary videos, click here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=aNN9nL2vppM
Albums, singles, and tours
- For their 50th anniversary, the Monkees are releasing a new album, entitled Good Times, which is already available for pre-order on Amazon. An official release date has not yet been announced.
- Jeff Lynne’s ELO will play a trio of concerts from September 9-11 at the Hollywood Bowl in California.
- John Densmore and Robby Krieger of the Doors will reunite for the first time in 15 years to perform at “A Celebration for Ray Manzarek,” a concert from which all proceeds will benefit Stand Up to Cancer.
Happy birthday!
- February 1 – Mike Campbell of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (born in 1950)
- February 2 – Graham Nash of Crosby, Stills & Nash (& Young) (born in 1942)
- February 3 – Eric Haydock of the Hollies (born in 1943), Dave Davies of the Kinks (1947)
- February 4 – John Steel of the Animals (born in 1941), Alice Cooper, musician and singer (1948)
- February 5 – Cory Wells of Three Dog Night (born in 1941), Charles Winfield of Blood, Sweat & Tears (1944)
- February 6 – Bob Marley, musician (born in 1945)
- February 7 – Jimmy Greenspoon of Three Dog Night (born in 1948)
Danielle Zabielski (aka “that girl who loves the Bee Gees more than anything else in the whole wide world”) is an artist, freelancer, and radio producer based in Philadelphia. Art and music are the two loves of her life, particularly the art and music of the 1960s through ‘70s.