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Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac: 2025's Notable Reissues So Far
Bruce Springsteen. We're still in the throes of summer, but it's never too early to think about some of the archival music and reissues that have been released so far this year for the discerning music fan (And before the blink of an eye, it'll be the holiday gift-giving season). The first half of 2025 has seen some interesting offerings by several heavy hitters for both die-hard and casual fans, with more to come in the second half from the likes of David Bowie, Nick Drake and Genesis. Meanwhile, here's a rundown of releases currently available that mostly feature all the bells and whistles: remastered sound, attractive packaging, liner notes and, most importantly, previously unreleased tracks. Cover of 'Pink Floyd at Pompeii.' Pink Floyd Pink Floyd at Pompeii - MCMLXXII Predating 1973's The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd's performance at the ancient Roman amphitheatre in Pompeii, Italy — featuring the classic lineup of David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Richard Wright — has since become legend. More than five decades later, the film version of the concert was restored and digitally remastered in 4K. The release of a standalone live album, which includes performances of 'Echoes' and 'One of These Days," from this important moment in Floyd's history coincided with the film's re-release. Cover of 'Listen Like Thieves.' INXS Listen Like Thieves (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) INXS' fifth studio, which came out in 1985, proved to be the Australian band's breakthrough release in the U.S., thanks to the Top 10 hit 'What You Need.' The record was a turning point because it marked the beginning of INXS' working relationship with producer Chris Thomas and yielded other beloved songs including the title cut, 'Shine Like It Does' and 'Kiss the Dirt. More importantly, Listen Like Thieves' mix of sleek dance rock and funk provided the template for the group's blockbuster Kick album two years later. This 40th anniversary 2-CD edition of Listen Like Thieves also features a brand new 2025 remix of the album, plus several B-sides, remixes and live recordings from that period. Cover of 'The Warner Reprise Years.' The B-52's The Warner Reprise Years The first eight records by the legendary Athens, Georgia, party band during their 13-year tenure with Warner Bros. and Reprise Records are finally collected in this 9-LP set. From their iconic 1979 self-titled debut album to 1992's Good Stuff (and including the Mesopotamia EP and the Party Mix compilation), the collection, which has been pressed on colored vinyl, is guaranteed to liven up any shindig. Cover of 'Gratest Hits.' Grateful Dead Gratest Hits Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the famed jam band's formation, the single-disc Gratest Hits — billed as the Grateful Dead's 'first real greatest hits' collection — strictly caters to the casual fan or first-timers who just want to hear the popular studio tracks. The new set delivers on that promise with the inclusion of classics like 'Casey Jones,' 'Truckin,'' 'Friend of the Devil,' 'Box of Rain' and 'Touch of Grey.' A more adventurous listener might opt for previous Dead compilations with deeper cuts and the extended live performances, but for the uninitiated, Gratest Hits is a fairly serviceable introduction. Cover of 'Fleetwood Mac: 1975 to 1987.' Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac 1975-1987 On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Fleetwood Mac's self-titled album — which marked the debut of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks in the lineup — a new box set collection features the five studio albums recorded by the band's most commercially successful and beloved configuration: Fleetwood Mac, Rumours, Tusk, Mirage and Tango in the Night. Cover of 'Tracks II: The Lost Albums' Bruce Springsteen Tracks II: The Lost Albums Nearly 30 years after the release of Tracks, its long-awaited sequel has arrived, featuring seven previously unreleased albums by the Boss — from LA Garage Sessions '83 to Perfect World (1994-2011) — and containing a total of 83 tracks. 'The Lost Albums were full records, some of them even to the point of being mixed and not released,' Springsteen said in a press release. 'I've played this music to myself and often close friends for years now. I'm glad you'll get a chance to finally hear them.' Like its 1998 predecessor, Tracks II represents the Holy Grail for the Boss' devoted following. Cover of 'Still Living in the Past.' Jethro Tull Still Living in the Past Jethro Tull's first-ever compilation, 1972's Living in the Past, arrived at a time when the British band led by Ian Anderson was riding high off the success of the Aqualung album. This collection of singles, album tracks and outtakes became a success in its own right, featuring classic Tull cuts as 'A Song for Jeffrey,' 'Christmas Song,' 'Teacher,' 'Sweet Dream' and 'The Witch's Promise.' This new 5-CD/Blu-Ray set version of the original record contains new remixes of the songs by Steven Wilson along with the band's 1970 concert performance at Carnegie Hall. Cover of 'The Journey Part 3.' The Kinks The Journey, Part 3 The third and final installment in the legendary British group's anthology series marking their 60th anniversary, The Journey covers the Kinks' latter output, particularly their tenure with RCA and Arista from 1977 to 1984. It was a productive period that resulted in a second wind of hits for the band, including 'Destroyer,' 'Better Days,' 'Come Dancing,' and '(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman.' The second disc of this compilation contains a previously unreleased 1993 Royal Albert Hall concert, showcasing the Kinks' classic songs and material from their then-most recent record Phobia. Cover of 'The Dream of the Blue Turtles.' Sting The Dream of the Blue Turtles (Expanded Edition) Released 40 years ago, The Dream of the Blue Turtles launched Police frontman Sting's successful solo career. Stylistically, the album marked a departure from his former band's New Wave sound and went for a more sophisticated jazz-pop sound. It was a hit thanks to the songs 'If You Love Somebody Set Them Free,' 'Russians, 'Love Is the Seventh Wave' and 'Fortress Around Your Heart.' Marking the anniversary milestone, the album has been reissued as a digital release and accompanied by a B-side, remixes and a non-album track. Packshot of 'A Love Supreme.' John Coltrane A Love Supreme The jazz legend's spiritual and sublime masterpiece turned 60 earlier this year. To celebrate that anniversary, Impulse! Records released a limited-run diamond-clear vinyl pressing of A Love Supreme, which is an absolute must for any music fan regardless of the occasion or format.
Yahoo
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Snowboarder Scotty James has mastered the halfpipe. Now he's conquering dad life.
And looking for the best croissants in town. Snowboarder, dad … children's book author? As a two-time Olympic medalist who has also brought home four World Championships and a pile of wins from the Winter X Games, Australian snowboarder Scotty James has proved he's king at the mountain. In his off-time, however, the 31-year-old athlete tells me he's been tapping into his playful side, all thanks to the influence of his 9-month-old son, Leo, whom he parents with his wife, singer Chloe Stroll. 'Having a baby has brought back the child in me a little bit,' James, who released his Mooki children's book series last year, says during our conversation for Yahoo's OT Diaries. 'It's made me be more playful and even take on a different approach to how I'm training.' While the halfpipe pro is happiest when he's at home with his family, he still takes his sport very seriously. Here's what he told me about staying on top of his game during the off-season — and how he still makes time for croissants and Sons of Anarchy. What does a 'normal' day in your life look like? The ideal day off would start waking up around 8 a.m. I'm a morning person, so that's a bit of a sleep-in for me, like I've woken up at midday. And then I'd go out for breakfast and coffee with Chloe and Leo. I'm a big croissant critic, so typically I go and try and find where the best croissant is, depending on where I am in the world. And then go for a walk. If I'm at home in Monaco, I'll go down to the beach. If my family's in town, I'll try and go out with them and see them. Then in the evening, I'd pick either pasta or sushi, sit on the couch and watch whatever my favorite movie is at that time before going to sleep. It's pretty simple, but I think that's what I love about it. Simple is probably what you're in the mood for after a competition season. Is there a period of time that you'll take off from snowboarding completely? To be honest, eight to 10 weeks would be the longest I would have spent away from the board in the past 10 years. With the exception of the time we had in COVID. Are you prioritizing exercise during time off? I definitely encourage leading a very active lifestyle. I love being outdoors. I do a lot of cycling, so that's one of my passions. It's obviously really great cross-training for snowboarding, but it also is something I really enjoy doing with my friends. It's challenging, it can be competitive at times, so it ticks a lot of boxes in different areas that I love. When I'm not snowboarding, I'm still in the gym often five to six days a week, working on strength training and snowboarding as [the sport] gets harder and the tricks get harder. As it evolves, it obviously becomes a lot more demanding mentally and physically. So making sure that I stay in tune and sharp away from my board is really important to me. Fortunately, I actually really enjoy the work. In what ways do you focus on the mental aspect? We now live in a very fast-paced world. We always want instant gratification, and everything's so quick and fast that we become a little bit impatient. So when I get up in the morning, I don't go to seek my phone, and I try not to give myself to the world hypothetically before I actually know how I'm feeling. Did I sleep well last night? Did Leo sleep last night? How's my relationship with Chloe, my wife? All of those things play such a factor in the rest of my day or week. It's important for me mentally to make sure that I'm paying attention to those core values. And when I do, that's 30 to 45 minutes in the morning. I imagine you have to be a bit of an adrenaline junkie to be in snowboarding. Is thrill-seeking something you do off the mountain as well? I'm trying to learn Italian at the moment, and the thought of going downstairs to the café to speak to them in Italian, knowing that I'm going to make a thousand mistakes, actually makes me nervous. So it might sound a bit ridiculous [in contrast] to doing tricks in a 22-foot halfpipe, but I still get a very good amount of adrenaline and nerves about going and trying to speak a language that I don't really understand that well. There are other instances where I'm cycling and I might go down the hill too fast or something if I feel like I need to just get that fix. But to be honest, I feel I'm very calculated. I don't feel I need to find [adrenaline] in other parts of my life. I like to push myself and make myself feel uncomfortable, so I do things away from my sport that challenge me. Writing children's books has to fall into that category. Yes, we had to check the grammar a lot. What inspired you to take that on? Now that I'm a dad, I noticed that naturally, as you become an adult, you take on responsibility and you can become a little bit less playful about life. Sometimes I can get really engaged or I can get caught up thinking about the end results of something, like winning an X Games medal or winning the Olympics, that I forget about the process and the journey that it actually takes to get there, and the people that help me get there as well. Mooki is actually my alter ego. It was my nickname growing up, and it's a character that I embrace in both challenging moments and in really good moments to make them even better. The books really relay the story of my own personal experiences and the message of enjoying the journey rather than just the end goal. Also, [knowing] that failure is absolutely going to happen. We can't avoid it, but it's really important to lean on those around you and build resilience. It's been fun to share that story with the kids. There's a lot of freedom in that creativity. You get to think of crazy ideas and put them on paper and make a reality in a different kind of world, which is quite fun. Has tapping into that creativity translated into your sport? It's given me a more playful approach. Being a kid, everything's possible. They don't necessarily think about the outcome or the why-not. They just think they can do it, which generally is the way that I have to think when I'm trying to learn new tricks and things on a professional level. So fatherhood has made you better on the board in some ways. Did the sport prepare you for the journey of parenting? What I've learned from sport is consistency. You have to be very consistent with your routine and your training and your preparation to be able to achieve a win, for example. Consistency is also very parallel to being a dad. So making sure that I'm consistent in Leo's life and being there in the morning if I want to feed him and get to spend time. I try as best I can to be a consistent father figure in front of him because obviously snowboarding is very demanding and such. It's been a very cool journey so far. Sounds like it! Let's wrap up with some rapid-fire questions … Who is your No. 1 call when you have good news? My wife. What is your comfort watch? At the moment, it's actually Sons of Anarchy. It's not very comforting, but it just plays as I fall asleep. What is your guilty pleasure? Absolutely chocolate. My dad gave me a big sweet tooth. Biggest fear? Being stuck in a small place for too long. I'm fine being in a plane, but if I was put in a box, that would really get me. What gives you the ick? I really don't like soft towels, like towels that are so soft that when you dry yourself, you don't get dry. You actually feel like you're getting more wet after a shower. What is something that you eat or drink every day? I can't start my day without eggs. And I drink Red Bull and water every day. What is your internet rabbit hole? I love real estate. I'll go anywhere in the world and wonder if I could buy a house here. And then I start looking online at what the house prices cost. Typically I'll say, 'No, can't afford anything here.' What is one go-to item that never leaves your bag? AirPods. I always listen to music at the gym or while snowboarding. Sometimes at home if Leo's crying. What song or album is your personal soundtrack right now? '2 Million Up' by Peezy because the beat is amazing. I love rap music. What is a wellness trend that you swear by? No phone in the morning for at least 30 to 40 minutes. Let yourself wake up, figure yourself out and then get your day started. I think that's a really important thing for your mental well-being. Snowboarding aside, what are you best at? I can make a very good scrambled egg. What is a skill or hobby that you're trying to get good at? Speaking another language. I'm trying to learn Italian. 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Yahoo
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- Yahoo
Bill Cosby Breaks Silence After Death of 'Cosby Show' Co-Star Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Bill Cosby Breaks Silence After Death of 'Cosby Show' Co-Star Malcolm-Jamal Warner originally appeared on Parade. Bill Cosby is reportedly "devastated" by news of the death of his Cosby Show co-star Malcolm-Jamal Warner. In a statement to Complex, a spokesperson for Cosby said, "He's devastated and it's a sad day." "As a fan of the Cosby show every young boy's dream was to be Theo (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) and have a family like the Huxtable's," the statement read. "However, that dream came true when God gave me the honor and pleasure to represent Mr. Cosby. I got to do it for the culture just like to The Cosby Show saved many cultures." TMZ broke the news that the actor died of asphyxia after he was caught by a high current in the ocean while vacationing with his family in Costa Rica. He was 54 years old. Warner was best known for his role as Theodore "Theo" Huxtable in The Cosby Show, for which he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Bill Cosby played Cliff Huxtable, Theo's father in the beloved series. Warner's other acting credits include Malcolm & Eddie, Suits, American Crime Story, The Resident and more. In 2015, Warner won a Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Performance for Jesus Children and was nominated for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album for Hiding In Plain View in 2022. He is survived by a wife and daughter whose identities he kept private. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 Bill Cosby Breaks Silence After Death of 'Cosby Show' Co-Star Malcolm-Jamal Warner first appeared on Parade on Jul 21, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 21, 2025, where it first appeared.
