Friday, October 9, 2009

Music News & Notes

Carly Simon To Tour

Carly Simon has never been one to play to the masses, especially when it includes long plane flights over large bodies of water. The singer suffers both stage freight and fear of flying, so Europe has always been out of the question.

Simon told Reuters on Thursday that she's putting that behind her and will play a tour of small venues in Europe starting in January. She told reporters "I like to play small places, because I'm much better in an intimate setting than I am in a large hall where I can't see everybody. I really like to see the people that I'm singing to."



Also look for her on everything from the Today Show and Good Morning America to David Letterman and the Colbert Report promoting her new album Never Been Gone. The LP will be out October 27.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex in New York City will be free on October 9 and 10 as a tribute to what would have been John Lennon's 69th birthday. Included in the Annex is a Lennon exhibit, put together with the cooperation of Yoko Ono, which includes rare artifacts and New York based items related to Lennon.

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NRBQ Founder Dies

Steve Ferguson, one of the founding members of NRBQ, passed away Wednesday after a long battle with cancer at the age of 60. Ferguson was with the group for their first two albums, NRBQ and Boppin' the Blues, before going off to other projects.

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Queen - Absolute Greatest

Preview: Queen - Absolute Greatest
Artist: Queen
Title: Absolute Greatest
Release Date: November 16, 2009 (Europe), November 17, 2009 (U.S.)
Label: Hollywood Records
Format(s):


•1-CD
•2-CDs with audio commentary by Brian May and Roger Taylor
•Limited Edition Book Version with 2-CD set, 52-page book with unseen photos, memorabilia and handwritten lyrics, access to streaming of 20 live performances
•LP Box Set with 3 LP's, 16-page soft photo book, access to streaming live performances
•1-CD downloadable version
•2-CD downloadable version

Track List:

•We Will Rock You
•We Are The Champions
•Radio Ga Ga
•Another One Bites The Dust
•I Want It All
•Crazy Little Thing Called Love
•A Kind Of Magic
•Under Pressure (with David Bowie)
•One Vision
•You’re My Best Friend
•Don’t Stop Me Now
•Killer Queen
•These Are The Days Of Our Lives
•Who Wants To Live Forever
•Seven Seas Of Rhye
•Heaven For Everyone
•Somebody To Love
•I Want To Break Free)
•The Show Must Go On
•Bohemian Rhapsody

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Vinyl Collective Restocks

Stop by www.vinylcollective.com for some great, collectible vinyl!

A LIFE ONCE LOST “A Great Artist” picture disc LP
BLACKLISTED “Heavier Than Heaven” LP blue/white burst vinyl
BOILING OVER “Trash City” 7″ clear vinyl
CEREMONY “Still, Nothing Moves You” LP grey/black marble vinyl
CEREMONY “Violence Violence” LP white/black splatter vinyl
CHINESE TELEPHONES “Single Series Volume 31″ 7″
COLISEUM “No Salvation” LP yellow w/ red splatter vinyl
CRIME IN STEREO “Is Dead” LP blue/white marble vinyl
DEAD SWANS “Sleepwalkers” LP purple vinyl
ELLIOTT “Song In The Air” LP
ELLIOTT “U.S. Songs” LP
ENSIGN Direction Of Things To Come LP
FARSIDE “Monroe Doctrine” LP clear yellow vinyl
FLIPPER “Fight: Live” LP
GLOS “Harmonium” LP grey vinyl
GORILLA BISCUITS “S/T” 7″
GORILLA BISCUITS “Start Today” LP
IGNITE “Our Darkest Days” LP white w/ black vinyl
IWRESTLEDABEARONCE “Itís All Happening” LP
KEPI GHOULIE “Single Series Volume 38″ 7″
KILLING THE DREAM “Fractures” LP coke bottle vinyl
LA DISPUTE “Somewhere At The Bottom Of The River” dbl LP
MISCHIEF BREW / ANDREW JACKSON JIHAD: Split 8″ clear vinyl
MODERN LIFE IS WAR “S/T” 7″ white vinyl
MODERN LIFE IS WAR Witness LP
NATIONS AFIRE “The Uprising” 7″ clear vinyl
NEW FOUND GLORY “Tip Of The Iceberg” picture disc 7″
NO DOUBT “Tragic Kingdom” LP green vinyl
NORMAN BRANNON “The Anti-Matter Anthology” BOOK
PLASMATICS “Beyond The Valley Of 1984″ LP
POLAR BEAR CLUB “Chasing Hamburg” LP yellow vinyl
POLAR BEAR CLUB “The Redder, The Better” LP
RADIO FACES “Party at the Bushwick Hotel” LP
RUINER “Dead Weight” 7
RUINER “Hell Is Empty” LP
RUINER “Prepare To Be Let Down” LP orange/white/blue vinyl
SET YOUR GOALS “Mutiny” LP brown vinyl
SHAI HULUD “A Profound Hatred Of Man” LP pic disc
SHAI HULUD “That Within Blood/ Ill-Tempered” LP
SLEEPING GIANT “Sons Of Thunder” LP
SLOPPY SECONDS “Endless Bummer” LP green vinyl
SOUL CONTROL “Silent Reality” 7
STRIKE ANYWHERE “Iron Front EP” 7″ green vinyl
TEXAS IS THE REASON “Do Yo Know Who You Are?” LP
TEXAS IS THE REASON “S/T” 7″
THE HOPE CONSPIRACY “True Nihilist” 7
THE MEASURE (SA) “Single Series Volume 37″ 7″
TOUCHE AMORE “S/T” 7″ red vinyl
TRAP THEM “Sleepwell Deconstructor” LP
TRASH TALK “Plagues” 7″ grey vinyl
YOUTH OF TODAY “Canít Close My Eyes” LP
YOUTH OF TODAY “We’re Not In This Alone” LP


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Cold Cave To Release New Limited Edition 12" Vinyl

Leading up to the release of their debut album Love Comes Close, Cold Cave are set to release a limited edition 12? entitled ‘Death Comes Close’ on October 19th (20th in N. America) through Matador Records.

Limited to a pressing of 2,000, ‘Death Comes Close’ features the LP’s title track as well as three brand new and hitherto unreleased tracks.

Led by Wesley Eisold (publishing house head, esteemed poet and former frontman for eminent hardcore bands Some Girls, American Nightmare and Give Up The Ghost) and ably aided by ex-Xiu Xiu member Caralee McElroy and Dominick Fernow (aka influential noise artist Prurient), Cold Cave deliver the dark and discordant synthesized bleats of Cabaret Voltaire and Throbbing Gristle with a glossy pop sheen reminiscent of New Order and early Human League.

Cold Cave’s debut album Love Comes Close is out on November 2nd. To coincide the band will tour the UK in late October/early November.

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Paul McCartney releases new concert CD/DVD artwork


Paul McCartney has released the artwork for the soon to be in stores Good Evening New York City CD/DVD on his official web site.

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