Pat Urban's Music News

Wednesday August 19, 2026

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We begin with a musical Obit: ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard has died at the age of 77.  Yesterday, the band announced that Beard died Monday in hospice care at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, with family members at his side.  Billy F. Gibbons wrote “Today, Elwood and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas. His signature backbeat was key to keeping ZZ on top.”  ZZ Top cancelled the next two shows on its current The Big One! Tour, but plans to resume the tour this weekend with a set at Austin City Limits with long time drum tech John Douglass behind the kit.  

Ozzfest will return next year at Birmingham’s Villa Park.  That was the site of last year's Back To The Beginning farewell concert for Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath. The festival is planning a comeback in the United States as well, focusing on two locations initially and emphasizing the inclusion of emerging artists.  Ozzy social media channels promise more info soon.  

Funko is expanding its Guns N’ Roses collection with three brand-new Pop! Figures. Axl Rose, Slash, and Duff McKagan are commemorated as they looked in the “November Rain" video.

Maynard James Keenan from Tool is opening a sushi restaurant in Old Town Cottonwood, Arizona.