NEWS

New Deluxe and Super Deluxe editions of The Beatles’ selftitled 1968 album, aka the White Album (reviewed on page 90), are released on November 9. The Super Deluxe version, which comprises six CDs, a Blu-ray disc and a 164-page hardbound book, includes a wealth of bonus content.

Brian May believes that Freddie Mercury might have been envious of Queen’s current frontman Adam Lambert. “Freddie would love and hate Adam, because he has a real gift from God,” says the guitarist.

“It’s a voice in a billion. Nobody has that range, nobody that I’ve ever worked with. Not just the range, but also the quality throughout the range. I’ve seen Adam develop just like Freddie developed.”

Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti and his self-named solo band have added some more shows. They play Nottingham Rock City November 29, Manchester The Ritz December 1, Bristol Academy 2, London Kentish Town Forum 4 and Edinburgh Liquid Rooms 6. A new documentary film celebrating the legacy of Joan Jett (pictured) goes on release in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on October 26. Bad Reputation, directed by Kevin Kerslake, features interviews with Iggy Pop, Debbie Harry, Fugazi’s Ian MacKaye, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, Miley Cyrus and more.