Friday, April 10, 2009

Music News & Notes

MEAT PUPPETS BACK “TOGETHER”

The Meat Puppets are back on the musical map after reuniting in 2006. The group, now a trio with brothers Cris and Curt Kirkwood joined by drummer Ted Marcus, recently inked a deal with Megaforce Records. The label will release their new album, "Sewn Together," on May 12th. The band recently made a welcome and well-received return at Austin's South By Southwest. They'll return with a record release party May 12th at The Mint in Los Angeles, before starting a tour in earnest May 27th in Louisville.

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Motown Premium Audiophile Reissue:

For an exclusive three-week time frame, nine landmark Motown LPs are available to all the independent stores as reissues. Adding to the Motown luster, the top nine audiophile vinyl reissues are pressed on heavyweight 180-gram vinyl in all the original packaging. If you love Motown, even if your father and grandfather loved Motown, the following Premium Audiophile Reissue titles are worth their weight in Motown glory and gold:

Stevie Wonder - "Songs in The Key Of Life"
Jackson 5 - "ABC"
The Supremes - "I Hear A Symphony"
Rick James - "Street Songs"
The Temptations - "Cloud Nine"
Smokey Robinson - "A Quiet Storm"
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - "United"
Four Tops - "Reach Out"
Diana Ross - "Diana Ross"

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Mark Your Calanders For Next Week!

Record Store Day Is Approaching! This From The Organizers...


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. Festivities include performances, cook-outs, body painting, meet & greets with artists, parades, djs spinning records and on and on. Metallica officially kicked off Record Store Day at Rasputin Music in San Franscisco on April 19, 2008 and Record Store Day is now celebrated the third Saturday every April.

More information and locations at www.recordstoreday.com

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Collector's Choice Presents Gary Lewis & The Playboys' Complete Liberty Singles

Collector's Choice Records has announced May 26 date for The Complete Liberty Singles by Gary Lewis and the Playboys. Steve Hoffman is overseeing the mastering of the original recordings and Ed Osbourne is producing and writing the liner notes, including interviews with producers Snuff Garrett and Bones Howe, drummers Hal Blaine and Jim Keltner, singer and Gary's “ghost” voice Ron Hicklin, and even Gary himself.

The original mono singles were taken from the virtually untouched 40-year-old master tapes and includes many B-sides that have never previously been released on CD. Plus, the 2-CD set includes a song that was only released as a promo, Way Way Out.

The 45-song track list for The Complete Liberty Singles is under the cut.

This Diamond Ring
Hard To Find
Tijuana Wedding
Count Me In
Little Miss Go-Go
Doin' The Flake
Save Your Heart For Me
Without A Word Of Warning
Everybody Loves A Clown
Time Stands Still
She's Just My Style
I Won't Make That Mistake Again
Sure Gonna Miss Her
I Don't Wanna Say Goodnight
Green Grass
I Can Read Between The Lines
My Heart's A Symphony
Tina (I Held You In My Arms)
(You Don't Have To) Paint Me A Picture
Looking For The Stars
Way Way Out
Down On The Sloop John B
Where Will The Words Come From
May The Best Man Win
The Loser (With A Broken Heart)
Ice Melts In The Sun
Girls In Love
Let's Be More Than Friends
Jill
New In Town
Has She Got The Nicest Eyes
Happiness
Sealed With A Kiss
Sara Jane
Main Street
C.C. Rider
Mister Memory
Every Day I Have To Cry Some
Rhythm of the Rain
Hayride
Gary's Groove
Something Is Wrong
I Saw Elvis Presley Last Night
I'm On The Right Road Now
Great Balls Of Fire

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Rescue Shelter Boys?

It's almost three decades into their career and the Pet Shop Boys have been asked by animal rights group PETA to rename themselves the Rescue Shelter Boys, CNN reports.

The synthpop duo have declined the “bizarre” request, saying they were “unable to agree” to the name change but “nonetheless think (it) raises an issue worth thinking about” regarding the “cramped, filthy conditions” of pet shops.

I agree, and support PETA and what they try to do, but this goes under the 'inane'- I mean can't they focus their attention on things that will matter?

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