LOS ANGELES (AP) – Sebastian Bach is writing his life story.

Bach tells Billboard his autobiography, “18 and Life on Skid Row,” will include “all that I could put in without getting arrested…again.”

It comes out April 12.

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Journey’s current lead singer, Arnel Pineda, will help fans get into the holiday spirit this year by releasing a solo EP on December 18 titledSounds of Christmas.

In advance of the disc, a single called “This Christmas” will go on sale one week earlier, on December 11.

“This Christmas” is a soaring, heartfelt ballad that features a chorus that goes, “Let me be your Santa/ Let me be your gift/ Let me be your hero/ Let me be your freedom/ Ooh, this Christmas.”  The tune was released to radio this past week.

Meanwhile, the Philippines-born Pineda, who joined Journey in 2007, also is working on his first full-length solo album.  The record is expected to arrive in the spring of 2016.

As previously reported, Journey will launch an expansive North American co-headlining tour with The Doobies Brothers in May, with ex-Traffic singer/guitarist Dave Mason also on board as the opening act.

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Set those DVRs, Bruce Springsteen fans: The new documentary The Ties That Bind, which focuses on the making of the Boss’ 1980 double album The River, gets its television debut tonight at 9 p.m. ET on HBO.

Directed by Thom Zimny, the 60-minute film offers an in-depth interview with Springsteen about the creation of The River, as well as segments in which Bruce plays some of the album’s songs on acoustic guitar.

The documentary also includes archival concert footage and rare photos from the same period during which Springsteen and The E Street Band were recording the album.

Several encore screenings of The Ties That Bind also will be shown on HBO, as well as on HBO2, in the coming weeks.  It’ll be available via HBO On Demand starting on Saturday, November 28, and later on HBO GO and HBO NOW.

If you don’t mind waiting, the documentary is included on a DVD that’s part of the upcoming Springsteen box setThe Ties That Bind: The River Collection, which will be released on December 4.

The package contains four CDs and three DVDs, including a remastered edition of The River, an early 10-song single-disc version of the album, a variety of outtakes, the aforementioned documentary, a previously unreleased 1980 concert video and more.

In related news, a newly-created lyric video for “Party Lights,” one of the outtakes featured on The Ties That Bind box set, has been posted at Springsteen’s official VEVO YouTube channel.  The clip also offers a montage of vintage photos, including archival pics of Bruce.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) – The original copies of The Beatles’ White Album have numbers on the covers indicating in what order in the printing process those copies were made.

It’s commonly known that The Beatles kept numbers 1 through 4, but many people don’t know that Ringo Starr has copy number 1 — and now he’s selling it.

Julien’s Auctions says Starr kept it in a London bank vault for 35 years.

In spite of that, it’s not quite in mint condition because a corner has a slight fold.

It’s expected to sell for between $40,000 and $60,000 by the time the auction ends December 3.

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Bob Seger may have turned 70 this past May but he apparently isn’t quite ready for retirement.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer recently toldBillboard that he’s planning to put out a new album next year called I Knew You When, a collection of updated versions of previously unreleased tunes.

The record also will coincide with the 50th anniversary of the start of Seger’s music career.

To support the album and mark the milestone, the Michigan rocker revealed that he intends to hit the road for what he describes as a “bucket-list tour,” during which he will perform at venues and events he always has wanted to play.  Among these are the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and the Hollywood Bowl.

I Knew You When will be a follow-up to Seger’s 2014 studio effort, Ride Out, which debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 chart.

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Queen’s new archival live album and home video, A Night at the Odeon, hit stores today in a variety of configurations.

The release, which documents a special Christmas Eve concert the band played at London’s Hammersmith Odeon in 1975 that was broadcast live on British television and radio, is available as a CD, a two-LP vinyl package, a DVD, an SD Blu-ray disc, a Super Deluxe box set and a digital download.

Queen’s set at the concert included select songs from its first four studio albums, including such classics as “Killer Queen,” “Keep Yourself Alive” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

The band also performed a rendition of Shirley Bassey’s hit “Big Spender” and a medley featuring Elvis Presley’s “Jailhouse Rock,” Connie Francis’ “Stupid Cupid” and Gene Vincent’s “Be Bop a Lula.”  Two encore performances, “Seven Seas of Rhye” and “See What a Fool I’ve Been,” are only included on the audio discs.

The Super Deluxe version of A Night at the Odeon contains the CD, DVD, SD Blu-ray disc, a 12-inch single, a 60-page hardcover book featuring rare photos from the show, and a collection of replica concert memorabilia.  The single boasts “Bohemian Rhapsody” on side A and an unreleased soundcheck recording of “Now You’re Here” on the side B.

In addition to the concert footage, the DVD and Blu-ray offer a 22-minute documentary featuring Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor reminiscing about the Odeon concert, and video of three songs the band played at a May 1975 show at Tokyo’s famed Budokan.

A Night at the Odeon features a new audio mix in stereo and 5.1 surround sound, and a high-quality video restoration.

You can watch a clip from the release featuring a full performance of the song “White Queen” at Queen Online.

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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will be the musical guest on the December 19 episode of NBC’s Saturday Night Live.  The show, which will be the final SNL episode of 2015, will be co-hosted by former cast members Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.

Springsteen has appeared twice previously on Saturday Night Live: as a solo artist May 9, 1992, and with the E Street Band October 5, 2002.  SNLairs on NBC at 11:30 p.m. ET.

Bruce’s upcoming Saturday Night Live performance will come on the heels of the December 4 release of The Ties That Bind: The River Collection, an expanded version of Springsteen’s 1980 album The River that includes a variety of unreleased tracks and unseen concert footage.

As previously reported, The Ties That Bind features four CDs and three DVDs, including a remastered edition of the original 20-track album, an early 10-song single-disc version of the record, a variety of outtakes, a new making-of documentary, a previously unreleased 1980 concert video and more.

A clip from the concert video included with The Ties That Bind package that features Springsteen and the E Street Band playing The River‘s title track has been posted at BruceSpringsteen.net and at the Boss’ official YouTube VEVO channel.  The show was filmed November 5, 1980 in Tempe, Arizona.

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U2 has decided to cancel the live HBO concert broadcast it had planned for Saturday night in Paris, following attacks in that city that have left over 100 people dead.

A statement on the band’s website reads, “As a result of the ongoing state of emergency across France, the U2 Paris concert scheduled for 14th November will not be going ahead as planned.

U2 and Live Nation, along with HBO who were due to live broadcast the Saturday concert, are fully resolved to go ahead with this show at an appropriate time.”

The band itself, whose member are evidently safe and sound, also said in a statement, “We watched in disbelief and shock at the unfolding events in Paris and our hearts go out to all the victims and their families across the city tonight.”

Mentioning the hostages who were slain at a concert by the band Eagles of Death Metal held at a Paris venue, U2 added, “We are devastated at the loss of life at the…concert and our thoughts and prayers are with the band and their fans.  And we hope and pray that all of our fans in Paris are safe.”

In the wake of the attacks, French President Hollande has declared a state of emergency across the country.

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Great White singer Jack Russell is hoping he can apologize for the 2003 nightclub fire in West Warwick, Rhode Island, with a documentary.

Russell tells KFBW-FM in Portland, Oregon, he is still horrified by that night. One hundred people died, including Great White guitarist Ty Longley.

The fire was sparked by Great White’s pyrotechnics that ignited foam used for soundproofing.

Russell says he feels guilty that people came to see him play and lost their lives.

He says his lawyer at the time told him not to say he was sorry because that implied guilt.

Gina Russo, who was severely burned in the fire, says she refused to participate in the documentary.

She says she wishes Russell would understand he’s hurt enough people and just leave it. Russell has not said when the movie would be released.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will consider a measure today that could mean a $290,000 settlement paid to Journey guitarist Neal Schon.

Schon married “Real Housewives of D.C.” star Michaele Salahi (mih-KEL’ sah-LAH’-hee) in December 2013 at the Palace of Fine Arts and a reception at an adjacent building.

Schon says he agreed to pay the city $58,000 for the use of the buildings, but days before the wedding, the price went up to $240,000

. Schon paid it anyway and sued the city, saying officials jacked up the fee when they found out the couple were offering their wedding as a pay-per-view event.

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Jimi Hendrix and cannabis: talk about a match made in heaven.

Purple Haze Properties — the company co-founded by Leon Hendrix, the late guitar icon’s brother — has teamed up with the Jacksam Corporation to unveil the HazeSticks line of vaporizers, ash trays, rolling papers and other paraphernalia.

It will be available in the near future in states where cannabis is legal.

“Jimi was an integral part of the psychedelic movement,” says Leon in a statement. “We are excited to release HazeSticks and carry on [his] legacy to a whole new generation of fans.”

For more information, check out the official Hazesticks website.

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