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Los Lobos - Tin Can Trust
Los Lobos’ first collection of new original material in four years— the quintet once again redefines itself and expands its scope, while never losing sight of where they come from. Tin Can Trust is an album that speaks to the time and place in which it was conceived; the album’s title can be traced back more than a century, but for the band, it’s apt for the rickety state in which so many of us find ourselves—and our world—today. Seven songs on the album are Hidalgo-Pérez collaborations, including the opening track “I’ll Burn It Down,” which features a guest vocal harmony from blues-rocker Susan Tedeschi. Three others were written in whole or in part by Rosas – including the album’s two Spanish-language numbers: the cumbia “Yo Canto” and the norteño “Mujer Ingrata” – and display Los Lobos’ signature seamless infusion of Mexican folk songs into rock music. Also included in Tin Can Trust – a cover of the Grateful Dead’s “West L.A. Fadeaway” – offering a nod to the bands’ shared history that extends back into the 1980s when the Angelenos befriended and opened shows for their northern peers.
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R.E.M. - Fables Of The Reconstruction (25th Anniversary 2-CD Edition)
The new edition features the digitally remastered original album, plus 14 previously unreleased demo recordings, cut prior to the album’s studio sessions, including one long-sought track that has never been released. The commemorative release also adds insightful new liner notes by R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck, with the 2CD package presented in a lift-top box with a poster and four postcards. Also, the remastered original album will be released on 180-gram vinyl. “The Athens Demos,” as R.E.M. has dubbed them, comprise the new edition’s second disc of 14 previously unreleased recordings, including drafts of Fables’ 11 songs and three additional tracks that didn’t make the album. The three non-album demos include two early versions of songs that were later revisited by the band and recorded for other releases and one song, “Throw Those Trolls Away,” making its release debut on this new edition.
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Lee Ritenour - 6 String Theory
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Ritenour is also among the twenty legendary world class guitarists starring on the recording, which he produced along with John Burk. Joining him in this tribute to the guitar, the all-star line-up includes: George Benson, BB King, Slash, Steve Lukather, John Scofield, Robert Cray and Vince Gill among many other superstars. Blending rock, blues, jazz, acoustic, country and classical, they come together for a project that takes the listener on a musical journey and exploration of the guitar. Also featured on vocals are BB King, Robert Cray, Vince Gill, Keb' Mo', Taj Majal, Joe Bonamassa and Jonny Lang.
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Oasis - Time Flies 1994-2009
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All 26 UK single A-sides - 23 top 10's, eight #1's - from 1994's "Supersonic" debut to 2009's "Falling Down". Three separate packages to be released: 1) North American standard 2-CD version (27 songs) with "Champagne Supernova" and, for the first time on an Oasis album, 1994's "Whatever" 2) Deluxe Limited Edition 4-disc box set version, imported from UK, adds DVD of all 38 UK & U.S. video clips, plus CD of last recorded live show, London, July 2009 3) Deluxe Limited Edition 5-LP version on 180-gram vinyl (27 songs on 10 LP sides). Includes track-by-track audio commentaries from Noel and Liam on DVD, PLUS first career-spanning video compilation of Oasis clips. Booklet includes track-by-track commentaries from Noel and Liam Gallagher, alongside 100 personal email testimonials chosen from thousands of fans worldwide.
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The Doors - When You’re Strange DVD
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The documentary uncovers historic and previously unseen footage of the illustrious rock band and provides new insight into the impact of its music and legacy. Directed by award-winning writer/director Tom DiCillo and narrated by Johnny Depp, the film is a riveting account of the band’s history. Produced by Wolf Films/Strange Pictures, in association with Rhino Entertainment, the 90-minute film is the first feature documentary about The Doors. Additional credits for the film include producers Peter Jankowski, Dick Wolf, John Beug and Jeff Jampol. When You’re Strange had its theatrical debut on April 9 and was released through Eagle Vision on standard DVD and Blu-Ray on June 29th.
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The Rolling Stones - Stones In Exile DVD
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This is a compelling hour long documentary look at the recording 1972's Exile On Main Street. The packaging comes complete with 90 minutes of behind-the-scenes bonus footage. It includes interviews with all five Stones as well as sections of the long-dormant notorious C***sucker Blues movie, which every fan has talked about, wondered about, but few have actually seen. Other key cinematic moments have Mick and Charlie returning to Olympic Studios where some of the early Exile work was laid down, as well as Mick's country estate, Stargroves. There's also a star-studded list of contributors to this film who share their most intimate remembrances: Martin Scorsese, Anita Pallenberg, producer Jimmy Miller, engineer Andy Johns, photographer Dominique Tarlé, legendary sax man Bobby Keys and many others.
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Elvin Bishop - Red Dog Speaks
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Listen: Many Rivers To Cross
When Elvin Bishop moved to Chicago from Tulsa in 1960, it was ostensibly to study physics at the University of Chicago, but he was really there to learn the blues, knowledge he shows to good effect on Red Dog Speaks, out June 15th from Delta Groove. The album marks 45 years of his recording career. One of Bishop's most important teachers in the ways of blues guitar was Little Smokey Smothers, who became a lifelong friend. Smothers, a Mississippi native, had also arrived in Chicago as a teen, in 1956, and was soon playing with the likes of Otis Rush and Howlin' Wolf. Bishop recalls meeting him at the Blue Flame "around the corner from Muddy Waters' house. He was a full-grown musician, and I was just starting out. He was nice enough to take me under his wing." Some of Smothers' teaching methods were unorthodox. "If I wasn't concentrating," Bishop says, "he'd have a pot of beans or ham hocks or something really good cooking. He'd take me in the kitchen and lift up the lid and he'd say, 'Smell this.' And I'd say, 'Oh wow, that smells great!' and then he'd say, 'When you get this song right, you can have some!'" Needless to say, Bishop did, going on to play with The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and becoming a solo star in his own right.
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Monica Mancini - I've Loved These Days
Listen: God Only Knows (ft Brian Wilson)
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Produced by Phil Ramone, this collection of songs is by artists who had a profound impact on Monica’s formative musical years, including Lennon & McCartney, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Jackson Browne, Harry Nilsson, Brian Wilson, Billy Joel and Janis Ian. Joining Monica on "I've Loved These Days" are original composers Jackson Browne, offering guitar and vocal accompaniment on “These Days”, Brian Wilson and the multi-Grammy winning vocal group Take 6 contributing vocals and arranging on “God Only Knows,” Stevie Wonder harmonically duets on “Blame It On the Sun,” and the Young Rascals', Felix Cavaliere provides B-3 organ accompaniment on his classic “How Can I Be Sure.”
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Various Artists - NOW That's What I Call The USA
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The album brings together 16 top hits by leading country artists, including Brooks and Dunn, Montgomery Gentry, Carrie Underwood, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Phil Vassar, Alabama, Alan Jackson, Eric Church, Luke Bryan, Chely Wright, Trace Adkins, Billy Ray Cyrus, 4Troops, Lee Greenwood, plus a 4Troops bonus track. The CD and digital release is the first NOW title to support U.S. troops and their families by raising public awareness and funds (a portion of every purchase benefiting military charities).
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Steve Palmer Band - Apparition
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SPB carries the proud tradition of such heartland rock trailblazers as Creedence Clearwater Revival, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and others into the new millennium. Music fans enjoyed their first taste of SPB during the bands recent dates opening for Bob Schneider. Singer, songwriter and rhythm guitarist Steve Palmer creates music for aficionados of intelligent, big-hearted, hook-filled American music. He is backed by a crew of seasoned players with a collective century of studio and concert experience: background vocalist Vicki Hampton, bassist Anthony Setola, lead guitarist Bryan Ewald, drummer Tony Morro and Hammond B-3 organist/pianist Larry Hall. Apparition was recorded live off the floor with minimal overdubs at Nashville’s Blackbird Studios, the ground zero recording facility for the city’s rock community thanks to fellow habitués like Kings of Leon and Jack White. It was co-produced by SPB and producer, songwriter and drummer David Huff (a former member of the group Giant) and mixed by recording veteran Jim Ebert (Butch Walker, Jason Falkner, Cowboy Mouth, SR 71).
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Steve Cropper and Felix Cavaliere - Midnight Flyer
Listen: I Can't Stand It
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Steve Cropper, guitarist for Booker T. and the MGs and one of the primary architects of the unmistakable Stax sound of the 1960s, and vocalist/keyboardist Felix Cavaliere, the voice of the Rascals and the pivotal figure in the blue-eyed soul movement of that same era, have reconvened for their second collaborative recording. The album has a range of styles and shades, from heartfelt ballads like “When You’re With Me” to the soul-charged “I Can’t Stand It,” a churning vocal duet featuring Cavaliere and his daughter Aria. “Sexy Lady” harkens back to the soul stylings of the ’70s, while the funky instrumental “Do It Like This” digs into a tight groove and makes plenty of room for Cropper’s tasty riff work to close out the set.
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Sheryl Crow is set to release 100 Miles From Memphis on July 20th, and she has just revealed details about some of the collaborations on the album to Billboard.com. From guest appearances by the Rolling Stones' Keith Richards to Justin Timberlake and Citizen Cope, the soulful seventh album from Crow promises a little something for everyone. The article also discusses more about her recording process with co-producers Doyle Bramhall II and Justin Stanley, and the surprise closing cover of the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back." Visit Billboard.com to read the full interview and listen to the new single, "Summer Day," at SherylCrow.com.
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No Justice - 2nd Avenue
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Country pop group No Justice will be releasing their latest album very soon. Although associated with the “Red Dirt” Texas sound, No Justice successfully blurs the lines of genre boundaries, merging Traditional Country, Modern Rock, Texas-style Blues, and Southern Soul into something distinctly original and appealing.
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Keller Williams - Thief
Keller Williams has released his first-ever all-covers collection, amusingly titled Thief. The album offers up Keller-versions of songs by an [almost] unthinkable collection of artists: from Amy Winehouse (“Rehab”) to the Grateful Dead (“Mountains of the Moon”), the Butthole Surfers (“Pepper”) to Kris Kristofferson (“Don’t Cuss That Fiddle,” which opens the album, and “The Year 2003 Minus 25,” which closes the album). The set is filled out with tunes by Ryan Adams, the Presidents of the United States of America, the Raconteurs, Patterson Hood, Danny Barnes, Cracker, the Yonder Mountain String Band and Marcy Playground. All over the place, indeed, but that’s the way Williams likes it.
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Big Audio Dynamite - This Is Big Audio Dynamite - Legacy Edition
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Originally released in 1985, This Is Big Audio Dynamite is a groundbreaking and highly influential album which perfectly blends New York beats, Jamaican bass lines, ear-bending cinematic samples, and British guitar rock. Before the Rap meets Rock cultural paradigm, before the meshing of musical genres became the norm - there was Big Audio Dynamite, led by ex-Clash guitarist/vocalist Mick Jones. This landmark album now includes a second disc of 12 bonus tracks comprising rare U.S. and U.K. 12-inch remixes, edits, dub versions, outtakes, and B-sides - five of them previously unreleased.
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Xavier Rudd tour dates announced:
Contest winners: Marilyn Wons (Miramar Beach, FL), Daniel Vice (Bethesda, MD)
8/13/2010 – Redmond (Seattle), WA Marymoor Amphitheatre
8/14/2010 – Troutdale (Portland), OR Edgefield
8/16/2010 – Santa Cruz, CA The Catalyst
8/17/2010 – San Diego, CA Belly Up
8/18/2010 – Los Angeles, CA The Greek Theatre
8/20/2010 – Morrison, CO (Denver) Red Rocks
8/21/2010 – Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre
8/24/2010 – Vienna, VA (D.C.) Wolf Trap
8/25/2010 – New York, NY Irving Plaza
8/26/2010 – Philadelphia, PA Theater of the Living Arts
8/27/2010 – Cleveland, OH House of Blues
8/28/2010 – Detroit, MI Royal Oak
8/30/2010 – Nashville, TN Exit In
8/31/2010 – Atlanta, GA Variety
9/01/2010 – Charleston, SC Windjammer
9/03/2010 – Orlando, FL House of Blues
9/04/2010 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
9/05/2010 – St. Petersburg, FL State Theatre
9/07/2010 – Asheville, NC Orange Peel
9/08/2010 – Louisville, KY Headliners
9/09/2010 – Madison, WI Barrymore
9/10/2010 – Minneapolis, MN Harvest Fest
9/11/2010 – Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
9/13/2010 – Burlington, VT Higher Ground
9/14/2010 – Boston, MA Wilbur Theatre
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OneRepublic have just unveiled the Chris Sims' (Jimmy Eat World, Tamar Kaprelian) directed video for "Secrets." The string-heavy ballad follows "All The Right Moves" as the second single off of Waking Up. This is the second time the band has teamed up with Sims who also directed their video for “Mercy.”
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Judas Priest - British Steel (30th Anniversary Edition)
30 years after its original release, British Steel is still revered as one of the great metal records of all time. Celebrating three decades of the metal landmark is the BRITISH STEEL 30TH ANNIVERSARY, available in two editions. The Deluxe Edition features: CD of original 9-song album plus 2 bonus tracks, DVD of 16-song set from the 2009 British Steel tour, filmed live at the Seminole Hard Rock Arena, Hollywood, Florida on August 17, 2009, plus "Making of British Steel" interview, CD of 15-song set from the 2009 British Steel tour, recorded live at the Seminole Hard Rock Arena, Hollywood, Florida on August 17, 2009. The Standard Edition features: CD of original 9-song album plus 2 bonus tracks, DVD of 16-song set from the 2009 British Steel tour, filmed live at the Seminole Hard Rock Arena, Hollywood, Florida on August 17, 2009, plus "Making of British Steel" interview.
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Duran Duran - Duran Duran and Seven and the Ragged Tiger (expanded two-CD sets)
Contest winner: Bernie McGuire (Penndel, PA)
Expanded limited special editions feature remastered original albums, plus B-sides, 12" mixes, live recordings, music videos, and radio and TV performances, including previously unreleased material. Both remastered titles' limited edition packages will be presented in deluxe, lift-off-lid boxes with replicated U.K. album art and posters from the original Japanese LP releases, plus five postcards.
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Orianthi Summer Tour Dates (with Adam Lambert):
June 4th - Wilkes-Barre, PA - The FM Kirby Center for the Arts
June 5th - Sayerville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
June 6th - Wappinger Falls, NY - Dutchess Stadium
June 10th - Council Bluffs, IA - Harrah’s Ballroom
June 11th - Mahnomen, MN - Shooting Star Casino
June 12th - Prior Lake, MN - Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
June 14th - Columbus , OH - LC Pavillion
June 15th - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater
June 17th - Hammond, IN - The Venue at Horseshoe Casino
June 18th - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Theater
June 19th - West Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheatre
June 22nd - New York, NY - Nokia Theatre
June 24th - Mashantucket, CT - MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods
June 26th - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata
July 28th - Costa Mesa, CA - Orange County Fair– Pacific Amphitheatre
August 13th - Bethlehem, PA - Artsquest
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Owsley - RIP
Sadly, Will Owsley died recently. Here's a live clip of Oh No The Radio, a song from his great first album, simply titled Owsley.
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Carole King - The Essential Carole King
Watch: You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman
Contest winner: Doreen Kuneck (Merced, CA)
Available Now!! The dual CD set profiles Carole’s career as America’s best know singer and songwriter, with disc one devoted to her own recordings and disc two highlighting Carole’s best-known and most beloved 60’s compositions recorded by major pop artists. Compilation producers Lou Adler, Steve Berkowitz, and Rob Santos present an overview of her own recordings as an artist on Disc One/The Singer, while Disc Two/The Songwriter reveals a collection of her compositions (co-written with Gerry Goffin, among others) recorded throughout the ’60s by pop’s greatest names.
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White Apple Tree - Velvet Mustache
Contest winners: Denis Howard (Belfast, ME), Lance Saltzman (Warwick, RI), Ed Nemmers (Skokie, IL)
Watch: Youth
With lush ambient guitars, quirky synths and the occasional “four on the floor” kick, the band has created a unique and refreshing take on modern electronic music. The band first turned heads when their 2008 single, “Snowflakes,” was featured on the hit TV show Gossip Girl. The success of the placement helped expose the band to a worldwide audience. The new album’s lead single, “Youth,” has already caught onto the ears of many with its edgy electro-rock beats and insightful lyrics.
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The Mannish Boys - Shake For Me
Contest winners: Jaydee Dusenberry (Hermiston, OR), Joni Chadwell (Erie, PA), Erica Brunt (West Haven, CT)
The Mannish Boys fifth album, Shake For Me, carries forth the tradition established by their very first effort, “That Represent Man,” by presenting an inspired program of deep, lowdown blues supported by a surprising and ever-revolving unit of world class musicians. The fundamental concept of the band is simple; assemble a group of like-minded musicians to capture the spirit and joy of this timeless music, and reintroduce it for a whole new generation to appreciate and discover.
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Kirk Fletcher - My Turn
Contest winners: Vickie McGrew (Collinsville, MS), Thomas Gibson (Fort Wayne, IN), Mary Ann Brady (Exeter, NH)
Produced by legendary Los Angeles guitarist and close friend Michael Landau, My Turn finds Fletcher stretching out instrumentally and exploring new sonic territories on the guitar. In addition, Kirk also makes his surprising vocal debut on two songs which include the Jimmy Reed classic “Found Love,” and an ultra funky version of Sly Stone’s “Let Me Have It All.” Blues & Rhythm Magazine says: "Kirk Fletcher is a young man with a big reputation... he exudes class and style, knows all the classic licks but never resorts to mere copying, always with his own take in his trick bag."
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U2360° At The Rose Bowl, the concert, will be released on DVD and Blu-ray by Interscope Records on June 3, coinciding with the band’s first U.S. show in 2010. U2360° At The Rose Bowl was the penultimate gig of last year’s U2360° tour in support of their Grammy-nominated album No Line on The Horizon. The Rose Bowl performance was the band’s biggest show of 2009 and U2’s biggest ever US show, with a live audience in excess of 97,000.
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Jonka - Slow And Steady Wins The Race
It's a nine song electro-pop CD of upbeat and introspective musings. Jonka is a married couple and they've filled their album with themes of hope and love. The music has been described as catchy, upbeat, fun, and a marraige of pop, synthesizers, dance, and rock.
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Arcadia - So Red The Rose (expanded 2-CD/DVD Special Edition)
Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor formed Arcadia during a group hiatus, releasing So Red the Rose in 1985. The album features the US and UK Top 10 hit "Election Day," and guest musicians including David Gilmour, Herbie Hancock, Grace Jones and Sting. All Music guide describe So Red The Rose as 'the best album Duran never made'.
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Craig Maher - Propel
Contest winners: David Birmingham (Fairfield, CA), Susan Nielsen (Mount Vernon, WA), Melissa Vo (Pittsburg, PA)
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A fixture in the Metropolitan rock scene for the past ten years, Craig Maher coins his music, “Cosmic Contemporary”; a style that simply draws from his diverse musical background and influences that range from the Cosmic: the best of the 60's and the early 70's rock scene and its ties to Eastern music, Mysticism, and spirituality; and the Contemporary: anthemic rock championed by artists such as U2, David Bowie and Lenny Kravitz. This album should appeal to fans of the major guitar rock zeniths from the last four decades, ranging from the psychedelic explosion of the Woodstock era, to the riff-oriented glam and grunge scenes of the late 80s and early 90s, all with a contemporary edge that sits fittingly in the modern rock landscape.
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Record Store Day
Once again we celebrate our independent record stores. April 17th is the day, be sure to go to your local store! From the national Record Store Day web site last year: “This is the one day that all of the independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day and hundreds of artists in the United States and in various countries across the globe make special appearances and performances.” Support your local independent record stores!
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Iggy And The Stooges - Raw Power Legacy Edition and Raw Power Deluxe Edition
Before The Clash, Sex Pistols and Ramones, there was Iggy And The Stooges and RAW POWER is where it all begins! Iggy Pop is personally involved and overseeing this entire project. The 2 CD Legacy Edition also contains a 24 page booklet. The Deluxe Edition is 3 CDs and 1 DVD, including “Making of Raw Power” documentary with interviews with Iggy, James, Scott, Mick Rock, Johnny Marr, Henry Rollins and more plus live footage, a recreation of 1973 Japanese 7”, 5 5x7 prints, 48 page softcover book with never before seen photos and sleeve notes by Henry Rollins and testimonials by Tom Morello, Lou Reed, Cheetah Chrome, Jim Reid, Jim Jarmusch, Corey Taylor, Slash, Lenny Kaye, Perry Farrell and more.
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Colorado’s Mile High Music Festival officially announces its 2010 event: August 14 and 15 at The Fields at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. With Dave Matthews Band and Jack Johnson topping the bill of over 40 bands over two days, 2010 promises to be the festival’s biggest and best year yet. In addition to the headliners, 2010 performance highlights include Weezer, Steve Miller Band, My Morning Jacket, Slightly Stoopid, Atmosphere, Phoenix, Train, Nas & Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Keane, Bassnectar, Cypress Hill, Z-Trip, Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band, Drive-By Truckers, Railroad Earth, Ozomatli and many others. The complete list of performers, aloong with complete festival details, can be found on their web site.
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Hanson are excited to announce the release of their new album, Shout it Out, on June 8th, 2010! Also, you can catch a preview of "Thinking 'Bout Somethin,'" the first single for the album, on AOL's PopEater. An infectious collection of finely crafted, R&B-flavored pop-rock, Shout it Out is an homage to the music that inspired the band when they first started out. "Thinking 'Bout Somethin'" hits iTunes on April 27th, with a music video coming soon that recreates a much-loved scene of the classic The Blues Brothers and stars a cast of over 300 extras in the band's hometown of Tulsa, OK - along with a guest appearance by none other than "Weird Al" Yankovic.
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The Grammy Museum has opened its third major special exhibit, Strange Kozmic Experience. Housed on the Museum's second floor, the exhibit will explore the innovations, legacies, and continual impact of the artists who defined a generation: The Doors, Janis Joplin, and Jimi Hendrix. "Forty years later, the music of The Doors, Joplin, and Hendrix still resonate in rock circles and popular culture, an enduring testimony to the power and freedom of 1960s rock," said Museum Executive Director and music historian Robert Santelli. "Provocative, counter-cultural, and experimental, these artists stirred senses and celebrated personal freedom like never before, so we're pleased to offer fans the rare opportunity to engage with them again in such a personal way." Bringing together more than 60 diverse artifacts and 30 rare photographs never before displayed together in Los Angeles, the exhibit features holdings from the Doors Music Co, the Morrison and Courson Families, the Janis Joplin Estate, Experience Hendrix L.L.C., Experience Music Project, Jampol Artist Management, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Hard Rock International, and other private collections.
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AFI announces tour dates with Green Day:
August
3 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
5 Buffalo, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
9 Alpharetta, GA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
11 Washington, DC Jiffy Lube Live
12 Hartford, CT Comcast Theater
14 Holmdel, NJ PNC
16 Boston, MA Comcast Center
18 Toronto, ONT Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
23 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theater
26 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
28 Denver, CO Comfort Dental Amphitheater
30 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
31 Los Angeles, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
September
2 Chula Vista, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
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Delfina - Window EP
Watch: Windows
This Argentinean singer-songwriter has a unique ability to project her emotions in her songs, in which she expresses her desire to be somewhere else in an almost fairy-tale like manner. Recently, one of her songs was featured on various Nivea campaigns, such as the “Nivea XOXO Chain” and in a series of Nivea TV commercials. Delfina insists "I'm a writer at heart who happens to be able to sing and play the guitar."
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Jimi Hendrix - Valleys Of Neptune and Classic Studio Album Reissues
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Valleys Of Neptune contains 12 previously unreleased studio recordings - over 60 minutes of unheard Jimi Hendrix! 10 recordings were made between February and May 1969 as the Jimi Hendrix Experience set out to create their sequel to the groundbreaking 1968 double album Electric Ladyland. Features "Valleys Of Neptune," one of the most sought after of all of Hendrix's commercially unavailable recordings. Includes exciting 1969 arrangements of classic signature songs "Red House," "Fire" and "Stone Free." Also includes unheard studio versions of Hendrix's inspired interpretations of "Bleeding Heart" by Elmore James and Cream's "Sunshine Of Your Love." As for the reissues, all titles in lavish 6-panel digipaks 36 page booklets include detailed session info, liner notes, photos and memorabilia DVDs contain exclusive "making of" mini documentaries. Titles being reissued are the classics Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold As Love, Electric Ladyland, and First Rays Of The New Rising Sun.
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Joan Armatrading - This Charming Life
Listen now: This Charming Life
Contest winners: Joe Kershenbaum (Lowell, MA), Renee Grandinetti (Valleyford, WA), Holly Rankin (Texarkana, TX), Tom Vigen II (Jordan, MN)
Venerable singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading has a new release out soon -"This Charming Life". We're letting you know that the digital version of this release is scheduled to be sold on the amazon daily deal for $3.99 for one day only March 29th, 2010. Known as a true craftsman, her distinctive vocals and consummate musicianship - she has arranged as well as played every instrument, with the exception of drums on her forthcoming album - have led to unanimous, widespread and, perhaps most importantly, consistent critical acclaim. This Charming Life is a collection of eleven new compositions that will see Joan return to a more rock/pop format, both commercial yet also contemporary.
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The 2010 Lilith Tour officially announced dates, venues and artists for eight of the 36 North American cities the summer festival will hit this summer. At the same time, Las Vegas, Cleveland and Kansas City were revealed as the final three additions to the 36-city run. Tickets for initial shows will go on-sale to the general public beginning Saturday, March 27 via LilithFair.com and LiveNation.com. The full list of cities is Atlanta, Austin*, Birmingham, Boston, Calgary, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Edmonton, Hartford, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City*, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, Minneapolis*, Montreal, Nashville*, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Raleigh, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa, Toronto, Vancouver, DC and West Palm Beach. More info about who is playing when is at LilithFair.com.
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OK GO have released their latest video and it is awesome. Seriously, you HAVE to watch this.
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Nick Curran And The Lowlifes - Reform School Girl
Listen: Reform School Girl
Contest winners: Don Dyer (Blue Springs, MO), Vickie McGrew (Collinsville, MS), Ambre Winfield (Syracuse, UT)
The Huffingtoon Post calls this "The Best Record of 2010". On Reform School Girl, Nick Curran's first new album in five years, the shouter, songwriter and monster guitarist is an unstoppable, high-energy one-man 50's R&B revival. Curran wrote or co-wrote 12 of the album's 14 tracks. Tracks such as "Tough Love" and "Lusty Li'l Lucy" show the influence of Little Richard and Chuck Berry, while the title track - with its refrain, "She Stole My Heart and then She Blew This Town" - pays homage to girl groups like the Shangri-Las and The Ronettes. "Baby You Crazy" recalls The Sonics at their loudest. Nick's previous release, Dr. Velvet, garnered the 2004 W.C. Handy Award (now known as the Blues Music Award) for "Best New Artist Debut." In 2008, Curran performed four songs on the mega-hit HBO series "True Blood." All Music Guide called him "one of the most authentic and exciting roots musicians of his generation."
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Los Lobos - Tin Can Trust
Los Lobos’ first collection of new original material in four years— the quintet once again redefines itself and expands its scope, while never losing sight of where they come from. Tin Can Trust is an album that speaks to the time and place in which it was conceived; the album’s title can be traced back more than a century, but for the band, it’s apt for the rickety state in which so many of us find ourselves—and our world—today. Seven songs on the album are Hidalgo-Pérez collaborations, including the opening track “I’ll Burn It Down,” which features a guest vocal harmony from blues-rocker Susan Tedeschi. Three others were written in whole or in part by Rosas – including the album’s two Spanish-language numbers: the cumbia “Yo Canto” and the norteño “Mujer Ingrata” – and display Los Lobos’ signature seamless infusion of Mexican folk songs into rock music. Also included in Tin Can Trust – a cover of the Grateful Dead’s “West L.A. Fadeaway” – offering a nod to the bands’ shared history that extends back into the 1980s when the Angelenos befriended and opened shows for their northern peers.
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R.E.M. - Fables Of The Reconstruction (25th Anniversary 2-CD Edition)
The new edition features the digitally remastered original album, plus 14 previously unreleased demo recordings, cut prior to the album’s studio sessions, including one long-sought track that has never been released. The commemorative release also adds insightful new liner notes by R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck, with the 2CD package presented in a lift-top box with a poster and four postcards. Also, the remastered original album will be released on 180-gram vinyl. “The Athens Demos,” as R.E.M. has dubbed them, comprise the new edition’s second disc of 14 previously unreleased recordings, including drafts of Fables’ 11 songs and three additional tracks that didn’t make the album. The three non-album demos include two early versions of songs that were later revisited by the band and recorded for other releases and one song, “Throw Those Trolls Away,” making its release debut on this new edition.
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Lee Ritenour - 6 String Theory
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Ritenour is also among the twenty legendary world class guitarists starring on the recording, which he produced along with John Burk. Joining him in this tribute to the guitar, the all-star line-up includes: George Benson, BB King, Slash, Steve Lukather, John Scofield, Robert Cray and Vince Gill among many other superstars. Blending rock, blues, jazz, acoustic, country and classical, they come together for a project that takes the listener on a musical journey and exploration of the guitar. Also featured on vocals are BB King, Robert Cray, Vince Gill, Keb' Mo', Taj Majal, Joe Bonamassa and Jonny Lang.
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Oasis - Time Flies 1994-2009
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All 26 UK single A-sides - 23 top 10's, eight #1's - from 1994's "Supersonic" debut to 2009's "Falling Down". Three separate packages to be released: 1) North American standard 2-CD version (27 songs) with "Champagne Supernova" and, for the first time on an Oasis album, 1994's "Whatever" 2) Deluxe Limited Edition 4-disc box set version, imported from UK, adds DVD of all 38 UK & U.S. video clips, plus CD of last recorded live show, London, July 2009 3) Deluxe Limited Edition 5-LP version on 180-gram vinyl (27 songs on 10 LP sides). Includes track-by-track audio commentaries from Noel and Liam on DVD, PLUS first career-spanning video compilation of Oasis clips. Booklet includes track-by-track commentaries from Noel and Liam Gallagher, alongside 100 personal email testimonials chosen from thousands of fans worldwide.
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The Doors - When You’re Strange DVD
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The documentary uncovers historic and previously unseen footage of the illustrious rock band and provides new insight into the impact of its music and legacy. Directed by award-winning writer/director Tom DiCillo and narrated by Johnny Depp, the film is a riveting account of the band’s history. Produced by Wolf Films/Strange Pictures, in association with Rhino Entertainment, the 90-minute film is the first feature documentary about The Doors. Additional credits for the film include producers Peter Jankowski, Dick Wolf, John Beug and Jeff Jampol. When You’re Strange had its theatrical debut on April 9 and was released through Eagle Vision on standard DVD and Blu-Ray on June 29th.
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The Rolling Stones - Stones In Exile DVD
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This is a compelling hour long documentary look at the recording 1972's Exile On Main Street. The packaging comes complete with 90 minutes of behind-the-scenes bonus footage. It includes interviews with all five Stones as well as sections of the long-dormant notorious C***sucker Blues movie, which every fan has talked about, wondered about, but few have actually seen. Other key cinematic moments have Mick and Charlie returning to Olympic Studios where some of the early Exile work was laid down, as well as Mick's country estate, Stargroves. There's also a star-studded list of contributors to this film who share their most intimate remembrances: Martin Scorsese, Anita Pallenberg, producer Jimmy Miller, engineer Andy Johns, photographer Dominique Tarlé, legendary sax man Bobby Keys and many others.
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Elvin Bishop - Red Dog Speaks
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Listen: Many Rivers To Cross
When Elvin Bishop moved to Chicago from Tulsa in 1960, it was ostensibly to study physics at the University of Chicago, but he was really there to learn the blues, knowledge he shows to good effect on Red Dog Speaks, out June 15th from Delta Groove. The album marks 45 years of his recording career. One of Bishop's most important teachers in the ways of blues guitar was Little Smokey Smothers, who became a lifelong friend. Smothers, a Mississippi native, had also arrived in Chicago as a teen, in 1956, and was soon playing with the likes of Otis Rush and Howlin' Wolf. Bishop recalls meeting him at the Blue Flame "around the corner from Muddy Waters' house. He was a full-grown musician, and I was just starting out. He was nice enough to take me under his wing." Some of Smothers' teaching methods were unorthodox. "If I wasn't concentrating," Bishop says, "he'd have a pot of beans or ham hocks or something really good cooking. He'd take me in the kitchen and lift up the lid and he'd say, 'Smell this.' And I'd say, 'Oh wow, that smells great!' and then he'd say, 'When you get this song right, you can have some!'" Needless to say, Bishop did, going on to play with The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and becoming a solo star in his own right.
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Monica Mancini - I've Loved These Days
Listen: God Only Knows (ft Brian Wilson)
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Produced by Phil Ramone, this collection of songs is by artists who had a profound impact on Monica’s formative musical years, including Lennon & McCartney, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Jackson Browne, Harry Nilsson, Brian Wilson, Billy Joel and Janis Ian. Joining Monica on "I've Loved These Days" are original composers Jackson Browne, offering guitar and vocal accompaniment on “These Days”, Brian Wilson and the multi-Grammy winning vocal group Take 6 contributing vocals and arranging on “God Only Knows,” Stevie Wonder harmonically duets on “Blame It On the Sun,” and the Young Rascals', Felix Cavaliere provides B-3 organ accompaniment on his classic “How Can I Be Sure.”
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Various Artists - NOW That's What I Call The USA
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The album brings together 16 top hits by leading country artists, including Brooks and Dunn, Montgomery Gentry, Carrie Underwood, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Phil Vassar, Alabama, Alan Jackson, Eric Church, Luke Bryan, Chely Wright, Trace Adkins, Billy Ray Cyrus, 4Troops, Lee Greenwood, plus a 4Troops bonus track. The CD and digital release is the first NOW title to support U.S. troops and their families by raising public awareness and funds (a portion of every purchase benefiting military charities).
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Steve Palmer Band - Apparition
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Listen: Apparition
SPB carries the proud tradition of such heartland rock trailblazers as Creedence Clearwater Revival, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and others into the new millennium. Music fans enjoyed their first taste of SPB during the bands recent dates opening for Bob Schneider. Singer, songwriter and rhythm guitarist Steve Palmer creates music for aficionados of intelligent, big-hearted, hook-filled American music. He is backed by a crew of seasoned players with a collective century of studio and concert experience: background vocalist Vicki Hampton, bassist Anthony Setola, lead guitarist Bryan Ewald, drummer Tony Morro and Hammond B-3 organist/pianist Larry Hall. Apparition was recorded live off the floor with minimal overdubs at Nashville’s Blackbird Studios, the ground zero recording facility for the city’s rock community thanks to fellow habitués like Kings of Leon and Jack White. It was co-produced by SPB and producer, songwriter and drummer David Huff (a former member of the group Giant) and mixed by recording veteran Jim Ebert (Butch Walker, Jason Falkner, Cowboy Mouth, SR 71).
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Steve Cropper and Felix Cavaliere - Midnight Flyer
Listen: I Can't Stand It
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Steve Cropper, guitarist for Booker T. and the MGs and one of the primary architects of the unmistakable Stax sound of the 1960s, and vocalist/keyboardist Felix Cavaliere, the voice of the Rascals and the pivotal figure in the blue-eyed soul movement of that same era, have reconvened for their second collaborative recording. The album has a range of styles and shades, from heartfelt ballads like “When You’re With Me” to the soul-charged “I Can’t Stand It,” a churning vocal duet featuring Cavaliere and his daughter Aria. “Sexy Lady” harkens back to the soul stylings of the ’70s, while the funky instrumental “Do It Like This” digs into a tight groove and makes plenty of room for Cropper’s tasty riff work to close out the set.
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Sheryl Crow is set to release 100 Miles From Memphis on July 20th, and she has just revealed details about some of the collaborations on the album to Billboard.com. From guest appearances by the Rolling Stones' Keith Richards to Justin Timberlake and Citizen Cope, the soulful seventh album from Crow promises a little something for everyone. The article also discusses more about her recording process with co-producers Doyle Bramhall II and Justin Stanley, and the surprise closing cover of the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back." Visit Billboard.com to read the full interview and listen to the new single, "Summer Day," at SherylCrow.com.
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No Justice - 2nd Avenue
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Country pop group No Justice will be releasing their latest album very soon. Although associated with the “Red Dirt” Texas sound, No Justice successfully blurs the lines of genre boundaries, merging Traditional Country, Modern Rock, Texas-style Blues, and Southern Soul into something distinctly original and appealing.
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Keller Williams - Thief
Keller Williams has released his first-ever all-covers collection, amusingly titled Thief. The album offers up Keller-versions of songs by an [almost] unthinkable collection of artists: from Amy Winehouse (“Rehab”) to the Grateful Dead (“Mountains of the Moon”), the Butthole Surfers (“Pepper”) to Kris Kristofferson (“Don’t Cuss That Fiddle,” which opens the album, and “The Year 2003 Minus 25,” which closes the album). The set is filled out with tunes by Ryan Adams, the Presidents of the United States of America, the Raconteurs, Patterson Hood, Danny Barnes, Cracker, the Yonder Mountain String Band and Marcy Playground. All over the place, indeed, but that’s the way Williams likes it.
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Big Audio Dynamite - This Is Big Audio Dynamite - Legacy Edition
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Originally released in 1985, This Is Big Audio Dynamite is a groundbreaking and highly influential album which perfectly blends New York beats, Jamaican bass lines, ear-bending cinematic samples, and British guitar rock. Before the Rap meets Rock cultural paradigm, before the meshing of musical genres became the norm - there was Big Audio Dynamite, led by ex-Clash guitarist/vocalist Mick Jones. This landmark album now includes a second disc of 12 bonus tracks comprising rare U.S. and U.K. 12-inch remixes, edits, dub versions, outtakes, and B-sides - five of them previously unreleased.
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Xavier Rudd tour dates announced:
Contest winners: Marilyn Wons (Miramar Beach, FL), Daniel Vice (Bethesda, MD)
8/13/2010 – Redmond (Seattle), WA Marymoor Amphitheatre
8/14/2010 – Troutdale (Portland), OR Edgefield
8/16/2010 – Santa Cruz, CA The Catalyst
8/17/2010 – San Diego, CA Belly Up
8/18/2010 – Los Angeles, CA The Greek Theatre
8/20/2010 – Morrison, CO (Denver) Red Rocks
8/21/2010 – Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre
8/24/2010 – Vienna, VA (D.C.) Wolf Trap
8/25/2010 – New York, NY Irving Plaza
8/26/2010 – Philadelphia, PA Theater of the Living Arts
8/27/2010 – Cleveland, OH House of Blues
8/28/2010 – Detroit, MI Royal Oak
8/30/2010 – Nashville, TN Exit In
8/31/2010 – Atlanta, GA Variety
9/01/2010 – Charleston, SC Windjammer
9/03/2010 – Orlando, FL House of Blues
9/04/2010 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
9/05/2010 – St. Petersburg, FL State Theatre
9/07/2010 – Asheville, NC Orange Peel
9/08/2010 – Louisville, KY Headliners
9/09/2010 – Madison, WI Barrymore
9/10/2010 – Minneapolis, MN Harvest Fest
9/11/2010 – Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
9/13/2010 – Burlington, VT Higher Ground
9/14/2010 – Boston, MA Wilbur Theatre
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OneRepublic have just unveiled the Chris Sims' (Jimmy Eat World, Tamar Kaprelian) directed video for "Secrets." The string-heavy ballad follows "All The Right Moves" as the second single off of Waking Up. This is the second time the band has teamed up with Sims who also directed their video for “Mercy.”
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Judas Priest - British Steel (30th Anniversary Edition)
30 years after its original release, British Steel is still revered as one of the great metal records of all time. Celebrating three decades of the metal landmark is the BRITISH STEEL 30TH ANNIVERSARY, available in two editions. The Deluxe Edition features: CD of original 9-song album plus 2 bonus tracks, DVD of 16-song set from the 2009 British Steel tour, filmed live at the Seminole Hard Rock Arena, Hollywood, Florida on August 17, 2009, plus "Making of British Steel" interview, CD of 15-song set from the 2009 British Steel tour, recorded live at the Seminole Hard Rock Arena, Hollywood, Florida on August 17, 2009. The Standard Edition features: CD of original 9-song album plus 2 bonus tracks, DVD of 16-song set from the 2009 British Steel tour, filmed live at the Seminole Hard Rock Arena, Hollywood, Florida on August 17, 2009, plus "Making of British Steel" interview.
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Duran Duran - Duran Duran and Seven and the Ragged Tiger (expanded two-CD sets)
Contest winner: Bernie McGuire (Penndel, PA)
Expanded limited special editions feature remastered original albums, plus B-sides, 12" mixes, live recordings, music videos, and radio and TV performances, including previously unreleased material. Both remastered titles' limited edition packages will be presented in deluxe, lift-off-lid boxes with replicated U.K. album art and posters from the original Japanese LP releases, plus five postcards.
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Orianthi Summer Tour Dates (with Adam Lambert):
June 4th - Wilkes-Barre, PA - The FM Kirby Center for the Arts
June 5th - Sayerville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
June 6th - Wappinger Falls, NY - Dutchess Stadium
June 10th - Council Bluffs, IA - Harrah’s Ballroom
June 11th - Mahnomen, MN - Shooting Star Casino
June 12th - Prior Lake, MN - Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
June 14th - Columbus , OH - LC Pavillion
June 15th - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater
June 17th - Hammond, IN - The Venue at Horseshoe Casino
June 18th - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Theater
June 19th - West Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheatre
June 22nd - New York, NY - Nokia Theatre
June 24th - Mashantucket, CT - MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods
June 26th - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata
July 28th - Costa Mesa, CA - Orange County Fair– Pacific Amphitheatre
August 13th - Bethlehem, PA - Artsquest
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Owsley - RIP
Sadly, Will Owsley died recently. Here's a live clip of Oh No The Radio, a song from his great first album, simply titled Owsley.
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Carole King - The Essential Carole King
Watch: You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman
Contest winner: Doreen Kuneck (Merced, CA)
Available Now!! The dual CD set profiles Carole’s career as America’s best know singer and songwriter, with disc one devoted to her own recordings and disc two highlighting Carole’s best-known and most beloved 60’s compositions recorded by major pop artists. Compilation producers Lou Adler, Steve Berkowitz, and Rob Santos present an overview of her own recordings as an artist on Disc One/The Singer, while Disc Two/The Songwriter reveals a collection of her compositions (co-written with Gerry Goffin, among others) recorded throughout the ’60s by pop’s greatest names.
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White Apple Tree - Velvet Mustache
Contest winners: Denis Howard (Belfast, ME), Lance Saltzman (Warwick, RI), Ed Nemmers (Skokie, IL)
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With lush ambient guitars, quirky synths and the occasional “four on the floor” kick, the band has created a unique and refreshing take on modern electronic music. The band first turned heads when their 2008 single, “Snowflakes,” was featured on the hit TV show Gossip Girl. The success of the placement helped expose the band to a worldwide audience. The new album’s lead single, “Youth,” has already caught onto the ears of many with its edgy electro-rock beats and insightful lyrics.
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The Mannish Boys - Shake For Me
Contest winners: Jaydee Dusenberry (Hermiston, OR), Joni Chadwell (Erie, PA), Erica Brunt (West Haven, CT)
The Mannish Boys fifth album, Shake For Me, carries forth the tradition established by their very first effort, “That Represent Man,” by presenting an inspired program of deep, lowdown blues supported by a surprising and ever-revolving unit of world class musicians. The fundamental concept of the band is simple; assemble a group of like-minded musicians to capture the spirit and joy of this timeless music, and reintroduce it for a whole new generation to appreciate and discover.
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Kirk Fletcher - My Turn
Contest winners: Vickie McGrew (Collinsville, MS), Thomas Gibson (Fort Wayne, IN), Mary Ann Brady (Exeter, NH)
Produced by legendary Los Angeles guitarist and close friend Michael Landau, My Turn finds Fletcher stretching out instrumentally and exploring new sonic territories on the guitar. In addition, Kirk also makes his surprising vocal debut on two songs which include the Jimmy Reed classic “Found Love,” and an ultra funky version of Sly Stone’s “Let Me Have It All.” Blues & Rhythm Magazine says: "Kirk Fletcher is a young man with a big reputation... he exudes class and style, knows all the classic licks but never resorts to mere copying, always with his own take in his trick bag."
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U2360° At The Rose Bowl, the concert, will be released on DVD and Blu-ray by Interscope Records on June 3, coinciding with the band’s first U.S. show in 2010. U2360° At The Rose Bowl was the penultimate gig of last year’s U2360° tour in support of their Grammy-nominated album No Line on The Horizon. The Rose Bowl performance was the band’s biggest show of 2009 and U2’s biggest ever US show, with a live audience in excess of 97,000.
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Jonka - Slow And Steady Wins The Race
It's a nine song electro-pop CD of upbeat and introspective musings. Jonka is a married couple and they've filled their album with themes of hope and love. The music has been described as catchy, upbeat, fun, and a marraige of pop, synthesizers, dance, and rock.
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Arcadia - So Red The Rose (expanded 2-CD/DVD Special Edition)
Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor formed Arcadia during a group hiatus, releasing So Red the Rose in 1985. The album features the US and UK Top 10 hit "Election Day," and guest musicians including David Gilmour, Herbie Hancock, Grace Jones and Sting. All Music guide describe So Red The Rose as 'the best album Duran never made'.
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Craig Maher - Propel
Contest winners: David Birmingham (Fairfield, CA), Susan Nielsen (Mount Vernon, WA), Melissa Vo (Pittsburg, PA)
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A fixture in the Metropolitan rock scene for the past ten years, Craig Maher coins his music, “Cosmic Contemporary”; a style that simply draws from his diverse musical background and influences that range from the Cosmic: the best of the 60's and the early 70's rock scene and its ties to Eastern music, Mysticism, and spirituality; and the Contemporary: anthemic rock championed by artists such as U2, David Bowie and Lenny Kravitz. This album should appeal to fans of the major guitar rock zeniths from the last four decades, ranging from the psychedelic explosion of the Woodstock era, to the riff-oriented glam and grunge scenes of the late 80s and early 90s, all with a contemporary edge that sits fittingly in the modern rock landscape.
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Record Store Day
Once again we celebrate our independent record stores. April 17th is the day, be sure to go to your local store! From the national Record Store Day web site last year: “This is the one day that all of the independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day and hundreds of artists in the United States and in various countries across the globe make special appearances and performances.” Support your local independent record stores!
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Iggy And The Stooges - Raw Power Legacy Edition and Raw Power Deluxe Edition
Before The Clash, Sex Pistols and Ramones, there was Iggy And The Stooges and RAW POWER is where it all begins! Iggy Pop is personally involved and overseeing this entire project. The 2 CD Legacy Edition also contains a 24 page booklet. The Deluxe Edition is 3 CDs and 1 DVD, including “Making of Raw Power” documentary with interviews with Iggy, James, Scott, Mick Rock, Johnny Marr, Henry Rollins and more plus live footage, a recreation of 1973 Japanese 7”, 5 5x7 prints, 48 page softcover book with never before seen photos and sleeve notes by Henry Rollins and testimonials by Tom Morello, Lou Reed, Cheetah Chrome, Jim Reid, Jim Jarmusch, Corey Taylor, Slash, Lenny Kaye, Perry Farrell and more.
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Colorado’s Mile High Music Festival officially announces its 2010 event: August 14 and 15 at The Fields at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. With Dave Matthews Band and Jack Johnson topping the bill of over 40 bands over two days, 2010 promises to be the festival’s biggest and best year yet. In addition to the headliners, 2010 performance highlights include Weezer, Steve Miller Band, My Morning Jacket, Slightly Stoopid, Atmosphere, Phoenix, Train, Nas & Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Keane, Bassnectar, Cypress Hill, Z-Trip, Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band, Drive-By Truckers, Railroad Earth, Ozomatli and many others. The complete list of performers, aloong with complete festival details, can be found on their web site.
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Hanson are excited to announce the release of their new album, Shout it Out, on June 8th, 2010! Also, you can catch a preview of "Thinking 'Bout Somethin,'" the first single for the album, on AOL's PopEater. An infectious collection of finely crafted, R&B-flavored pop-rock, Shout it Out is an homage to the music that inspired the band when they first started out. "Thinking 'Bout Somethin'" hits iTunes on April 27th, with a music video coming soon that recreates a much-loved scene of the classic The Blues Brothers and stars a cast of over 300 extras in the band's hometown of Tulsa, OK - along with a guest appearance by none other than "Weird Al" Yankovic.
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The Grammy Museum has opened its third major special exhibit, Strange Kozmic Experience. Housed on the Museum's second floor, the exhibit will explore the innovations, legacies, and continual impact of the artists who defined a generation: The Doors, Janis Joplin, and Jimi Hendrix. "Forty years later, the music of The Doors, Joplin, and Hendrix still resonate in rock circles and popular culture, an enduring testimony to the power and freedom of 1960s rock," said Museum Executive Director and music historian Robert Santelli. "Provocative, counter-cultural, and experimental, these artists stirred senses and celebrated personal freedom like never before, so we're pleased to offer fans the rare opportunity to engage with them again in such a personal way." Bringing together more than 60 diverse artifacts and 30 rare photographs never before displayed together in Los Angeles, the exhibit features holdings from the Doors Music Co, the Morrison and Courson Families, the Janis Joplin Estate, Experience Hendrix L.L.C., Experience Music Project, Jampol Artist Management, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Hard Rock International, and other private collections.
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AFI announces tour dates with Green Day:
August
3 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
5 Buffalo, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
9 Alpharetta, GA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
11 Washington, DC Jiffy Lube Live
12 Hartford, CT Comcast Theater
14 Holmdel, NJ PNC
16 Boston, MA Comcast Center
18 Toronto, ONT Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
23 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theater
26 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
28 Denver, CO Comfort Dental Amphitheater
30 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
31 Los Angeles, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
September
2 Chula Vista, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
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Delfina - Window EP
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This Argentinean singer-songwriter has a unique ability to project her emotions in her songs, in which she expresses her desire to be somewhere else in an almost fairy-tale like manner. Recently, one of her songs was featured on various Nivea campaigns, such as the “Nivea XOXO Chain” and in a series of Nivea TV commercials. Delfina insists "I'm a writer at heart who happens to be able to sing and play the guitar."
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Jimi Hendrix - Valleys Of Neptune and Classic Studio Album Reissues
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Valleys Of Neptune contains 12 previously unreleased studio recordings - over 60 minutes of unheard Jimi Hendrix! 10 recordings were made between February and May 1969 as the Jimi Hendrix Experience set out to create their sequel to the groundbreaking 1968 double album Electric Ladyland. Features "Valleys Of Neptune," one of the most sought after of all of Hendrix's commercially unavailable recordings. Includes exciting 1969 arrangements of classic signature songs "Red House," "Fire" and "Stone Free." Also includes unheard studio versions of Hendrix's inspired interpretations of "Bleeding Heart" by Elmore James and Cream's "Sunshine Of Your Love." As for the reissues, all titles in lavish 6-panel digipaks 36 page booklets include detailed session info, liner notes, photos and memorabilia DVDs contain exclusive "making of" mini documentaries. Titles being reissued are the classics Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold As Love, Electric Ladyland, and First Rays Of The New Rising Sun.
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Joan Armatrading - This Charming Life
Listen now: This Charming Life
Contest winners: Joe Kershenbaum (Lowell, MA), Renee Grandinetti (Valleyford, WA), Holly Rankin (Texarkana, TX), Tom Vigen II (Jordan, MN)
Venerable singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading has a new release out soon -"This Charming Life". We're letting you know that the digital version of this release is scheduled to be sold on the amazon daily deal for $3.99 for one day only March 29th, 2010. Known as a true craftsman, her distinctive vocals and consummate musicianship - she has arranged as well as played every instrument, with the exception of drums on her forthcoming album - have led to unanimous, widespread and, perhaps most importantly, consistent critical acclaim. This Charming Life is a collection of eleven new compositions that will see Joan return to a more rock/pop format, both commercial yet also contemporary.
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The 2010 Lilith Tour officially announced dates, venues and artists for eight of the 36 North American cities the summer festival will hit this summer. At the same time, Las Vegas, Cleveland and Kansas City were revealed as the final three additions to the 36-city run. Tickets for initial shows will go on-sale to the general public beginning Saturday, March 27 via LilithFair.com and LiveNation.com. The full list of cities is Atlanta, Austin*, Birmingham, Boston, Calgary, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Edmonton, Hartford, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City*, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, Minneapolis*, Montreal, Nashville*, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Raleigh, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa, Toronto, Vancouver, DC and West Palm Beach. More info about who is playing when is at LilithFair.com.
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OK GO have released their latest video and it is awesome. Seriously, you HAVE to watch this.
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Nick Curran And The Lowlifes - Reform School Girl
Listen: Reform School Girl
Contest winners: Don Dyer (Blue Springs, MO), Vickie McGrew (Collinsville, MS), Ambre Winfield (Syracuse, UT)
The Huffingtoon Post calls this "The Best Record of 2010". On Reform School Girl, Nick Curran's first new album in five years, the shouter, songwriter and monster guitarist is an unstoppable, high-energy one-man 50's R&B revival. Curran wrote or co-wrote 12 of the album's 14 tracks. Tracks such as "Tough Love" and "Lusty Li'l Lucy" show the influence of Little Richard and Chuck Berry, while the title track - with its refrain, "She Stole My Heart and then She Blew This Town" - pays homage to girl groups like the Shangri-Las and The Ronettes. "Baby You Crazy" recalls The Sonics at their loudest. Nick's previous release, Dr. Velvet, garnered the 2004 W.C. Handy Award (now known as the Blues Music Award) for "Best New Artist Debut." In 2008, Curran performed four songs on the mega-hit HBO series "True Blood." All Music Guide called him "one of the most authentic and exciting roots musicians of his generation."
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