A collection of over fifty previously unseen photos of the Beatles and Rolling Stones from the years 1964 -1966 will be the opening exhibition at the new Not Fade Away Gallery in New York. The photos were chosen from over 3,500 taken by photographer Bob Bonis during the groups' first tours of the U.S. The pictures have been in storage for over forty years with Bonis' family.
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Rick Springfield sings for children and their mothers.
Springfield wrote about his upcoming album, "My Precious Little One," (which is due March 10), on his website:
"I wrote these original lullabies for my two sons during the heady days of brand new fatherhood. As a songwriter, I wanted to do something to commemorate the birth of our children. Since neither of them were good sleepers, it seemed like a good idea to write some lullabies. I rediscovered them last year, stuck in the back of a drawer in my music room. They brought back so many good memories of our kids when they were babies, that I decided to rerecord and share them."
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Rhino Records to Release Jane's Addiction Box Set
Rhino Records is the label for giant old bands with rarities to burn, so Jane's Addiction have linked with the label to release a three-CD, one DVD box set, A Cabinet of Curiosities, that collects a boatload of unreleased material, the band's music videos, and live cuts.
The set includes all of the band's unreleased demos, a bunch of covers of the likes of Grateful Dead, The Stooges, Led Zeppelin, and Sly and the Family Stone's "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey" which features Ice-T, and a mash-up called "Bobhouse" that features the lyrics to Bob Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone" over the music from Bauhaus' "Burning From the Inside."
On Arpil 18, aka Record Store Day, Rhino will also release 180-gram vinyl reissues of Ritual De Lo Habitual and Nothing's Shocking.
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U2 in rooftop performance rumour
Reports circulating this morning of a "secret" rooftop performance somewhere in London (it's on the roof of the BBC radio studios) by U2 early this evening.
It is rumoured that the band who release their eagerly awaited new album 'No Line On The Horizon' on Monday, will follow in the footsteps of The Beatles whose legendary rooftop session was interrupted by the Police. Fingers crossed Bono and the boys don't fall foul of the law this evening.
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Official Cover Art of Britney Spears' 'If U Seek Amy'
Britney Spears has revealed an official cover art of her controversial single 'If U Seek Amy' from her sixth studio album 'Circus'.
Having a tag read "BritneySpears If U Seek Amy" being attached on it, the artwork features a close-up picture of the singer staring at something in the distance.
"If U Seek Amy" was announced as the third single off Britney's sixth major studio album "Circus" on January 7 after receiving 26% of total votes during a poll on her official website. It recently got a warning from the Parents Television Council (PTC) over its lyrics "If U Seek Amy", which sounds like "F*** Me" when sung quickly. Despite its controversy, the track peaked at number 61 on Billboard Pop 100 and sold more than 107,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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Classic Rockers Pool Their Resources
To help fans, Tickets For Shows Are Reasonibly Priced
Styx, REO Speedwagon and .38 Special will hit the road together starting May 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico with the "Can't Stop Rockin" tour. What makes the tour unique is that the musicians feel their fan's pain and have made the tickets affordable.
“Both bands have always tried to keep our ticket prices low so that none of our fans get left out. It’s our own personal rock ‘n’ roll stimulus package," explained Styx member Tommy Shaw. It’s been nine years since the Arch Allies tour and it just seemed like the right time to team up with our friends in REO and hit the road again.”
REO's Kevin Cronin added, “The world is going through a weird phase and everybody needs music now more than ever. We all need to join our friends, pool our resources, combine our energies, because there is power in people coming together. That spirit has brought REO and Styx together to write, record and tour together and celebrate it all with the greatest fans in America.”
To celebrate the tour, Styx and REO have teamed up to record a new single with the same name as the tour, written by Cronin and Shaw. It will be available to radio and for download next month.
The tour is being presented by VH1 Classics and Rock Band.
Also going the package tour route this summer are Def Leppard, Poison and Cheap Trick, who will hit forty cities starting June 23 in Camden, New Jersey.
Def Leppard's Joe Elliott said, "We're gonna be touring with some new friends and some old friends and can guarantee it will be the Rock Tour of the summer."
“We’re going out with three bands, which limits’ the amount of time we can play to about 90 minutes," Elliot told Billboard. "When you do your greatest hits and some new material or extra stuff you might throw in, you have got to push and shove and clamp down. No big long speeches from moi. You have to do the AC/DC thing and just bang through everything.”
Poison's Bret Michaels concurred, stating, "There is nothing better than an epic summer concert and this tour is a dream come true for rock 'n' roll fans. It will be a night of a thousand hits with three hard-charging rock bands on the road together."
Some of the Styx / REO Speedwagon / .38 Special Shows:
05/13/09 - Albuquerque, NM - Sandia Casino Amphitheater
05/15/09 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
05/16/09 - Las Vegas, NV - Thomas & Mack Center
05/17/09 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center
05/21/09 - Ontario, CA - Citizens Business Bank Arena
05/22/09 - Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE
05/23/09 - Kelseyville, CA - Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa - Amphitheatre
05/24/09 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
05/27/09 - Kent, WA - ShoWare Center
05/30/09 - Sandy, UT - Rio Tinto Stadium
05/31/09 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Some of the Def Leppard / Poison / Cheap Trick Shows:
06/23/09 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
06/25/09 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
06/26/09 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
06/28/09 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion At Montage Mountain
06/30/09 - Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center
07/01/09 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
07/03/09 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
07/04/09 - Toronto, ON - The Molson Amphitheatre
07/07/09 - Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Center
07/08/09 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon At Jones Beach Theater
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Bison b.c. to Release Limited Edition "Quiet Earth" Vinyl
Metal Blade Records will be releasing a limited edition gatefold vinyl version of Bison b.c.'s "Quiet Earth" on April 14, 2009.
Also, more Bison b.c. tour dates have been confirmed for North America. Dates are as follows:
Apr. 09 Saskatoon, SK - Amigo’s Cantina
Apr. 10 Regina, SK - The Distrikt w/ Fucked Up
Apr. 11 Winnipeg, MB - Royal Albert Arms
Apr. 12 Winnipeg, MB - The Park Theatre
Apr. 14 Dekalb, IL - Ottos
Apr. 15 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk
Apr. 17 Worcester, MA - The Palladium (New England Metal & Hardcore Festival)
Apr. 18 Brooklyn, NY - TBC
Apr. 20 Montreal, PQ - Il Motore w/Barnburner
Apr. 21 Ottawa, ON - Babylon w/NoMeansNo
Apr. 22 Toronto, ON - Annex Wreck Room
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Doghouse to Re-release Chamberlain LP
Doghouse Records is re-releasing 1996's Fate's Got a Driver by Chamberlain on limited colored vinyl. Five unreleased and rare tracks are also included on the LP.
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Blur, Oasis Steal The Show At NME Awards
Oasis was crowned best British band, but the decision was met with loud jeering and booing from the ticket-holding section of the audience. The band didn't even attend the ceremony with Noel Gallagher accepting the award from British comedian Russell Brand in a pre-recorded video.
Earlier in the evening, Blur's Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon performed onstage together for the first time in nine years.
U.S. winners included the "Killers," for best international band and "Kings of Leon," who took home the best album award for "Only by the Night." Brooklyn duo MGMT scored a double with best track for "Time to Pretend" and for best new band.
2009 Shockwaves NME Award winners:
Best British Band
Oasis
Best Album
Kings of Leon - "Only by the Night" (Hand Me Down/RCA)
Best International Band
The Killers
Outstanding Contribution to British Music
Elbow
Godlike Genius Award
The Cure
Best New Band
MGMT
Best Live Band
Muse
Best Solo Artist
Pete Doherty
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4th Annual Pitchfork/Windish Austin Bash Announced
Pitchfork is teaming with the Windish Agency to bring you a party in Austin, Texas! On March 20 at Emo's (603 Red River St.), 12 bands will take over both the main outdoor stage and the Emo's Jr. indoor stage from noon to 6 p.m. You should go if you're in the area...we hear several other bands are playing in Austin around the same time!
The Windish Agency exclusively represents all artists listed on their web site for live music bookings in the USA and Canada and are devoted fans of all of the musicians appearing on their site. Carefully selecting artists of the highest musical quality, The Windish Agency prides itself on long term relationships with its clients. They strive to develop and maintain lasting and rewarding live performance careers for everybody they represent.
The party features performances from indie disco queen Little Boots! Brooklyn fuzz-poppers the Pains of Being Pure at Heart! A-Trak and Diplo DJing at the same time!
The full schedule:
12:00 - Girls (Emo's Jr.)
12:30 - The Mae Shi (Emo's)
1:00 - Little Boots (Emo's Jr.)
1:30 - Max Tundra (Emo's)
2:00 - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (Emo's Jr.)
2:30 - Woods (Emo's)
3:00 - School of Seven Bells (Emo's Jr.)
3:30 - Wavves (Emo's)
4:00 - Dirty Projectors (Emo's Jr.)
4:30 - King Khan & the Shrines (Emo's)
5:00 - A-Trak/Major Lazer [ft. Diplo] (Emo's Jr.)
5:30 - Department of Eagles (Emo's)
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