Friday, October 8, 2010

Music News & Notes

Pink's Greatest Hits CD Cover Released!

The album art for Pink’s upcoming album, 'Greatest Hits… So Far!!!' has been released. The CD is a collection of her hit songs along with new single, “Raise Your Glass” produced by Max Martin and co-written by Pink.

Expect such Pink classics as “Get the Party Started,” “Don’t Let Me Get Me,” “Just Like a Pill,” “Trouble,” “Who Knew,” “U + Ur Hand” and “Dear Mr. President,” on the album, which hits stores on November 16!








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WITHERED: Another New Song Posted Online

"The Progenitor's Grasp", a brand new song from Atlanta's blackened doom heathens WITHERED, is now available for download at BrooklynVegan.com. The track comes off the group's new album, 'Dualitas,' which is scheduled for release on October 26 via Prosthetic Records.

The CD and vinyl versions of "Dualitas" will have different covers, both of which were created by Paul Romano (MASTODON, TRIVIUM, THE ACACIA STRAIN), who also did the cover for WITHERED's previous LP, "Folie Circulaire".

The vinyl version of "Dualitas" will be a 500-piece limited-edition gatefold double-LP set on 150-gram vinyl, which contains the exclusive 33-minute instrumental track "Dwell."





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Dido Sued by Astronaut for Using Space Flight Picture

Former NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless is suing pop singer Dido for what he said is an unauthorized use of a photo of his 1984 space flight for an album cover. In a suit filed Sept. 30 in federal court in Los Angeles, his claim is that he never gave permission for Dido to use the photograph that shows him “free flying” about 320 feet away from the space shuttle Challenger. The photograph was used on the cover of Dido’s 2008 album “Safe Trip Home.” The suit doesn’t allege copyright infringement, only infringement of his persona.

The lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages, also names Sony Corp.’s Sony Music Entertainment and Getty Images Inc. as defendants. McCandless said in the complaint that Sony was informed as early as June of last year that the use of his image was unauthorized.

The 1984 photograph was taken when McCandless tested the so-called manned maneuvering unit, a nitrogen jet propelled backpack, according to the complaint. The photograph taken by the shuttle’s co-pilot shows McCandless floating in the distance against a backdrop of black outer space and the earth’s blue atmosphere.

Liz Young, a spokeswoman for Sony Music Entertainment, declined to comment on the lawsuit, as did Jodi Einhorn, a spokeswoman for Getty Images, who also had no comment.

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Pantera "Cowboys From Hell: The Demos"

Pantera’s fifth album, is being issued on 180 gram vinyl on 11/26/2010 and features the demo versions of “The Will To Survive”, “Shattered”, “Cowboys from Hell”, “Hersey”, “Cemetery Gates” and “Psycho Holiday” on Side One and “Medicine Man”, “Message in Blood”, “Domination,” “The Sleep”, and “The Art of Shedding” on Side Two. Exclusively at Metal Club stores! Metal Club is a collection of music stores that support metal music and culture. http://www.mymetalclub.com/



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Job For A Cowboy – The Ruination Collectors Edition 10" Vinyl Box Set

Job For A Cowboy The “RUINATION” COLLECTORS EDITION 10 INCH VINYL BOX SET will include Job For A Cowboy’s latest Metal Blade Records release “Ruination” split on two separate colored 10" vinyl. The third record (also colored) contains rare and unreleased live material as well and some cover cuts. Only 750 made of this Metal Club exclusive!

On November 26 (aka Black Friday), Live At Grimey’s will become available exclusively at independent music stores participating in Metal Club. Here is a complete run-down on the track listing of this amazing Metal Club exclusive. http://www.mymetalclub.com/

a. LP #1: Vinyl color: green

i. SIDE A
1. Unfurling a Darkened Gospel
2. Summon the Hounds
3. Constitutional Masturbation

ii. SIDE B

1. Regurgitated Disinformation
2. March to the Global Enslavement

b. LP #2: Vinyl color: orange

i. SIDE A
1. Butchering the Enlightened
2. Lords of Chaos
3. Psychological Immortality

ii. SIDE B
1. To Detonate and Exterminate
2. Ruination

c. LP #3: Vinyl color: red
i. SIDE A
1. The Matter of Splatter (Exhumed cover song)
2. Embedded (Live @ 2007 New England Metal & Hardcore Festival)
3. Altered from Catechization (Live @ 2007 New England Metal & Hardcore Festival)

ii. SIDE B
1. Entombment of a Machine (Live @ Unitarian Church, Philadelphia 2009)
2. Unfurling A Darkened Gospel (Live @ Unitarian Church, Philadelphia 2009)
3. Regurgitated Disinformation (Live @ Unitarian Church, Philadelphia 2009)

2.) Bonus CD
1. The Matter of Splatter (Exhumed cover song)

2. Embedded (Live @ 2007 New England Metal & Hardcore Festival)
3. Altered from Catechization (Live @ 2007 New England Metal & Hardcore Festival)
4. Entombment of a Machine (Live @ Unitarian Church, Philadelphia 2009)
5. Unfurling A Darkened Gospel (Live @ Unitarian Church, Philadelphia 2009)
6. Regurgitated Disinformation (Live @ Unitarian Church, Philadelphia 2009)

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Ozzy Osbourne-Era Black Sabbath Box Set Due Out in November

It's being reported that a Black Sabbath box set of the Ozzy era will be released on Nov. 15. 'The Ozzy Years -- Complete Albums Box Set' collects all nine of the Ozzy-era Sabbath records.

Fittingly, the collection will be enclosed in a black cross with a 100-page illustrated discography featuring rare covers from all over the world. The limited-edition package also includes three radio documentaries, a guitar pick set and a poster.

The albums included:

'Black Sabbath'
'Paranoid'
'Master of Reality'
'Volume 4'
'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath'
'Sabotage'
'Technical Ecstasy'
'Never Say Die'
'We Sold Our Souls'

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Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore to release new double seven-inch vinyl and book set

Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore has just announced the details of an upcoming combined vinyl and book release. Called 'In Silver Rain With A Paper Key,' the hardcover book contains two seven-inch vinyl records and a collection of art, photographs, lyrics and poetry from Moore's personal notebooks and visual archives.

The vinyl records feature new songs in the form of 'You've Lost Your Lover', 'Circulation' and 'Blood', which were recorded in Massachusetts on a 12-string acoustic guitar, reports TwentyFourBit.com.

The set will be released through the frontman's own publishing company Ecstatic Peace Library on December 1.

For more information, visit http://www.ecstaticpeacelibrary.com/ 

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Sire Records to Release Vinyl Re-Issue of Jack's Mannequin's 2005 Debut Album, Everything In Transit, on December 7th

Pre-Order for Re-Issue, Which Features Two Bonus Tracks, Begins October 7th at http://www.becausesoundmatters.com/ 

BURBANK, CA--(Marketwire - October 8, 2010) - Sire Records is proud to announce that Everything In Transit, the debut album from Jack's Mannequin, will be re-issued for the first time since its original August 2005 release beginning today. The recording is being re-issued on vinyl with new artwork and sequencing, and will feature two new songs -- an a cappella version of "Holiday" and "La La Lie (West Coast Winter version)." Those who pre-order will receive a copy signed by Jack's Mannequin frontman Andrew McMahon. The pre-order begins at online vinyl retailer http://www.becausesoundmatters.com/  on October 7th, with albums arriving on the street date of December 7th.

Everything In Transit Vinyl Edition tracklisting:

Side A
1. Holiday From Real
2. The Mixed Tape
3. Bruised
4. I'm Ready
5. La La Lie
6. Dark Blue
7. Miss Delaney

Side B
8. Kill The Messenger
9. Rescued
10. MFEO
11. Into The Airwaves
12. La La Lie (West Coast Winter version)
13: Holiday From Real (acapella)

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