Billy Idol Day in Los Angeles on Friday, November 13th

COUNCILWOMAN MONICA RODRIGUEZ & THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES TO DECLARE BILLY IDOL DAY ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13

IDOL AND LONGTIME GUITARIST/COLLABORATOR STEVE STEVENS HONORED BY THE LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL ON EVE OF INDUCTION INTO THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2026

FREE CELEBRATION AT CITY HALL PARK TO INCLUDE ACOUSTIC DUO PERFORMANCE BY IDOL AND STEVENS

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“one of the original U.K. punks”

October 8, 2026— Rock legend Billy Idol, alongside longtime collaborator/guitarist Steve Stevens, will be honored on Friday, November 13 by Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez and the City of Los Angeles who will present them with a decree proclaiming it Billy Idol Day. Following a City Council session during which the presentation will take place, Los Angeles City Hall will host a free public celebration and acoustic duo performance by the pair on the steps at City Hall Park in Downtown Los Angeles. Idol and Stevens will be joined by special surprise guests for the event. Fans are invited to join the festivities at City Hall in celebration of the pair’s upcoming induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame the following day. The 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction will take place on November 14 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The 2026 ceremony will then debut in December on ABC and Disney+. In 2027, the Induction Ceremony will return to Cleveland. Idol and Stevens are joined in the Class of 2026 by Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Oasis, Sade, Luther Vandross and the Wu-Tang Clan; as well as Celia Cruz, Fela Kuti, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte and Gram Parsons with the Early Influence Award; Linda Creed, Arif Mardin, Jimmy Miller and Rick Rubin with the Musical Excellence Award; and Ed Sullivan with the Ahmet Ertegun Award. Tickets for the 2026 Induction Ceremony are on sale now at rockhall.com. Select Rock & Roll Hall of Fame donors and members receive exclusive Induction ticket opportunities. Visit rockhall.com/membership to learn more. On October 29 Idol and Stevens will appear as special guests at Aerosmith’s Hollywood Bowl show. Idol recently completed the latest U.S. leg of his worldwide tour, It’s A Nice Day To…Tour Again!, where his live show has been hailed as “a strong, forceful show just crackling with energy” by the Houston Press, while Creative Loafing raves that Idol “has a lot left to offer and is capable of owning a concert stage with the same authority and charisma he’s always boasted” and the Dallas Observer adds that “over forty years into Billy Idol’s career, he remains just as remarkable as he started.” See what the media said about It’s A Nice Day To…Tour Again! HERE. The new feature-length documentary film Billy Idol Should Be Dead, directed by three-time Grammy-winner Jonas Åkerlund and produced by Live Nation Studios, is streaming now on Hulu following a successful theatrical run. The documentary—hailed by critic Jeffrey Lyons as “informative and engaging,” while Forbes calls it “poignant” and “moving”—traces the life and career of punk pioneer turned rock ‘n’ roll icon Billy Idol. Through never-before-seen archival and personal interviews with Idol, his family, peers and collaborators, the documentary digs deep into his emergence as a prototypical punk rocker, his meteoric rise as a global superstar in the MTV era and the myriad of challenges Idol had to overcome to not just survive, but to remain one of the most beloved figures in rock ‘n’ roll, fifty years into his career. Watch/share the film’s trailer, featuring Idol along with Billie Joe Armstrong, Miley Cyrus, Pete Townshend and more, HERE. Idol’s first full-length album of new music in over a decade, Dream Into It, is out now on Dark Horse Records. The album reached #7 on the U.S. Top Albums Chart and #4 on the U.S. Current Rock Album Chart, #9 on the U.K. Official Album Sales Chart and #2 on the German Top 100 Album Chart. Dream Into It continues to see extensive critical acclaim from The New Yorker, New York Magazine, AARP The Magazine, Consequence, Billboard, USA Today and many more. See what the press has said and watch Idol’s appearances on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (performing the single “77” feat. Avril Lavigne as well as discussing the new record with Kimmel) and “The Drew Barrymore Show” in the interactive one-sheet HERE. The album includes performance and co-writing contributions throughout from Idol’s longtime guitarist/collaborator Steve Stevens plus appearances by Lavigne, Joan Jett and Alison Mosshart of The Kills, and is produced by Tommy English (Kacey Musgraves, blink 182, BØRNS, K. Flay). Stream/purchase the record HERE. Additionally, Interscope-Capitol Records’ Definitive Sound Series (DSS) is giving Idol’s second studio album Rebel Yell the premium audiophile treatment with an all-analog 180g One Step Edition due November 20; pre-order the vinyl HERE. Also this past year, Idol received the Lifetime Achievement Award alongside Stevens at the 52nd American Music Awards, performing at the ceremony for the first time in his career. ABOUT BILLY IDOL For almost 50 years, Billy Idol has been one of the definitive faces and voices of rock’n’roll. Between 1977 and 1981, Idol released three albums with Generation X as their camera-ready frontman. In 1982, with guitarist Steve Stevens at his side, he embarked on a transatlantic/trans-genre solo career that integrated the bold and simple lines of punk and rock’n’roll decadence on songs like “Dancing With Myself,” “White Wedding,” Rebel Yell,” “Eyes Without A Face,” “Cradle of Love” and more. Touring consistently around the world and showing no signs of slowing down, Idol released Dream Into It on Dark Horse Records in 2025, earning praise from fans and critics alike. In 2026, Idol released Billy Idol Should Be Dead, the definitive documentary about his life and career.

DAVID J - 'Requiem For The Rose Garden' : new single by Bauhaus and Love & Rockets co-founder out 8th October 2026 (Label 51 Recordings) | from album out in late November

DAVID J | Requiem For The Rose Garden single cover artwork

DAVID J
REQUIEM FOR THE ROSE GARDEN
new single
out 8th October 2026
(Label 51 Recordings)

stream

included on
POSTCARDS FROM THE AFTERLIFE
new album
2xLP | CD | digital
out 27th November 2026

‘Requiem For The Rose Garden’ is a new single by the alternative rock musician, producer, writer and artist David J, best known as the co-founder, co-songwriter and bassist with the legendary post-punk bands Bauhaus and Love and Rockets, but who has also enjoyed a successful parallel solo career. Originally from Northampton, England, he is now based in Los Angeles.

“It’s basically a protest about Trump’s administration and the atrocities it has visited upon the USA,” says J of the song. "In the context of the song, the Rose Garden at the White House can be seen as a symbolic metaphor, although it is also quite literal. I actually wrote it during Trump's first term in office when he had that beautiful garden hacked up. Now, even more horror has been inflicted on it of course, and the elegant East Wing of the building completely decimated which is also highly symbolic.”

The backing band on the politically charged track is the Detroit-based Duende, with whom J has worked extensively in the past.



‘Requiem for the Rose Garden’ is included on a brand new album by J entitled ‘Postcards From The Afterlife’, which is out on 27th November. A musically diverse 14 song set with numerous autobiographical references that features a revolving cast of musicians, J describes it as being “essentially about the poignant persistence of connection, be it in life or in death. Schisms and transitions. Love found and love lost. Requiems, reflection and revelation.”

Several songs feature string arrangements, including a spectacular finale recorded with members of the Prague Symphony and Philharmonic Orchestras, while others range from the soulful to hazy ‘60s orchestral pop, and from European-style chanson to the alternative rock territory for which J is best known.

Further information about the album will be made available soon.


DAVID J | Postcards From The Afterlife album cover artwork

J will play nine UK shows in December and also has upcoming dates in Portugal, Germany and Greece. The full itinerary is as follows:

27th November PORTO Auditório CCOP (PT) tkts
28th November LISBON RCA Club (PT) tkts
1st December LONDON Moth Club (UK) tkts
2nd December READING Face Bar (UK) tkts
4th December HEBDEN BRIDGE Trades Club (UK) tkts
5th December LIVERPOOL Rough Trade (UK) tkts
8th December EDINBURGH The Voodoo Rooms (UK) tkts
9th December GLASGOW Stereo (UK) tkts
10th December NEWCASTLE The Cluny (UK) tkts
11th December BIRMINGHAM Hare & Hounds (UK) tkts
13th December BRIGHTON Daltons (UK) tkts
15th December ATHENS Death Disco (GR) tkts
17th December BERLIN Frannz Club (DE) tkts

Loretta Lynn's "Van Lear Rose" to be Re-Released Nov 13 via Third Man Records

VAN LEAR ROSE – THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED 2004 ALBUM – IS AVAILABLE AGAIN LORETTA LYNN’S GRAMMY®-WINNING ALBUM, PRODUCED BY JACK WHITE WILL BE AVAILABLE AGAIN ON STREAMING, CD AND VINYL FROM THIRD MAN RECORDS ON NOVEMBER 13, 2026 PRE-SAVES/PRE-ORDERS START TODAY

NASHVILLE, TN (October 8, 2026) - Loretta Lynn’s critically acclaimed album VAN LEAR ROSE is available for pre-order today, bringing it back to fans for the first time in seven years. The Grammy®-winning Best Country Album of 2004, produced by Jack White, rose to #2 on the Billboard Country charts and #24 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was the most successful crossover album of Lynn’s 60-year career at that point. This reissue of the album will include the unreleased song “Just to Have You Back,” which was previously only available on Third Man’s Vault version of VAN LEAR ROSE. The album, remastered from the original analog tapes, will be available on CD, black vinyl, limited-edition vinyl, and digital. LISTEN TO THE SINGLE “MISS BEING MRS.” PRE-ORDER/PRE-SAVE “VAN LEAR ROSE” The collaboration between Loretta and Jack White created one of music’s greatest pairings. The album garnered rave reviews, including Rolling Stone saying, “Anybody who worships Loretta Lynn dreams about being able to thank her for all the music, but Jack White has pulled off the ultimate fan fantasy – he’s helped her make the album we all dreamed she would make…a classic Loretta Lynn album.” The album won the Grammy® for Best Country Album and “Portland Oregon” won Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. In 2004, the Americana Music Awards named VAN LEAR ROSE Album of the Year and Loretta as Artist of the Year. “It is an incredible honor to work again with Jack and his amazing team at Third Man to re-release this incredible album,” said Patsy Russell. “Our mother’s spirit lives on through this timeless music, and we are thrilled that fans old and new will be reminded of this great work.” # # # VAN LEAR ROSE Track Listing: Van Lear Rose Portland Oregon (with Jack White) Trouble on the Line Family Tree Have Mercy High on a Mountain Top Little Red Shoes God Makes No Mistakes Women’s Prison This Old House Mrs. Leroy Brown Miss Being Mrs. Story of My Life Just to Have You Back ABOUT LORETTA LYNN: Loretta Lynn has long been established as the undisputed Queen of Country Music, with more than 60 years of recording and touring. She shook up Nashville in the 1960s and 1970s by writing her own songs, many of which tackled boundary-pushing topics drawn from her own life experiences as a wife and mother.   Her unapologetic style earned Loretta twenty-two number-one singles across her career, making her one of the most awarded musicians of all time. In lyrics from “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’” and “Your Squaw Is on the Warpath,” she refused to be any man’s doormat. She challenged female rivals in “You Ain’t Woman Enough” and “Fist City.” She showed tremendous blue-collar pride in “Coal Miner’s Daughter” and “You’re Lookin’ At Country.” Whether the topic was sex (“Wings Upon Your Horns”), divorce (“Rated X”), alcohol (“Wouldn’t It Be Great”), war (“Dear Uncle Sam”), or her celebration of sexual liberation (“The Pill”, which was banned on many radio stations), Loretta was unafraid of controversy.  In April 2004, a major creative resurgence occurred for Loretta when she teamed up with Jack White for the Grammy-winning album Van Lear Rose. On March 19, 2021, proving she was “Still Woman Enough”, Loretta released her 50th studio album (excluding her 10 duet album collaborations with Conway Twitty and 3 duet albums with Ernest Tubb). On it, she celebrated women in country music. From trailblazers to modern Rhinestone Cowgirls, Loretta honored Mother Maybelle Carter and the Carter Family, and featured Reba McEntire, Margo Price, Carrie Underwood, and Tanya Tucker on the record. Still Woman Enough debuted in the Top 10 of Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart and the Top 5 of both the American/Folk Albums and UK Country Albums charts. Lynn’s legacy is reflected in an extraordinary list of honors. She was the first woman named Entertainer of the Year by the Country Music Association in 1972 and later received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2003 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013. Across six decades, she earned 18 Grammy nominations, winning three competitive Grammys along with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010. Her story also reached audiences beyond her music. Her autobiography, Coal Miner’s Daughter, became a New York Times bestseller, which became a film of the same name, and won Sissy Spacek an Oscar for her portrayal of Lynn.  Loretta passed away in October 2022. Her legacy and impact continue to inspire generations of songwriters and everyday Americans today. From Butcher Holler to the silver screen and Broadway, Loretta’s life serves as a powerful example of resilience, independence, and the courage to speak one’s truth.