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Avril Lavigne's What the Hell Cover Art Released

Avril Lavigne's cover art for her "What the Hell" single has been revealed. Avril will debut the first single from the new album, 'What the Hell,' on New Year's Eve during Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve.

The single is the first from fourth studio album, 'Goodbye Lullaby,' which is scheduled for release on March 8, 2011 via RCA Records .









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HEAVENWOOD: 'Abyss Masterpiece' Cover Artwork Unveiled

Portuguese dark-rock/metal vets HEAVENWOOD are set to release their fourth album, 'Abyss Masterpiece' on February 28, 2011 via Listenable Records. The effort was mixed and mastered by producer Kristian "Kohle" Kohlmannslehner (CREMATORY, AGATHODAIMON, BENIGHTED) at Kohlekeller Studios in Germany.

The "Abyss Masterpiece" artwork was created by Matthew Vickerstaff of Darkwave Art, who has previously worked with CRADLE OF FILTH, MY DYING BRIDE, GODFLESH, CARCASS, MENDEED, CATHEDRAL, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, THE HAUNTED, SOIL and DEICIDE. HEAVENWOOD guitarist Bruno Silva states, "The band is very delighted with the work done by Matthew Vickerstaff. He managed to illustrate in the perfection the essence and feeling contained on 'Abyss Masterpiece'.






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BLACK SABBATH: Deluxe Edition Of 'Dehumanizer' Due In February

According to the unofficial BLACK SABBATH web site Black-Sabbath.com, Universal/Sanctuary has set a February 7 release date for the deluxe edition of BLACK SABBATH's 'Dehumanizer.' Originally issued in 1992, the LP was the first SABBATH effort to feature the vocals of the late, great Ronnie James Dio since 1981's 'Mob Rules.' With a lineup completed by founding members Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler and drumming duties carried out by Vinny Appice, 'Dehumanizer' is arguably one of SABBATH's heaviest albums. This edition is expanded with the single edit of "Master Of Insanity", an alternate version of "Letters From Earth" that originally appeared as the B-side to the "TV Crimes" single, and a version of "Time Machine" originally recorded for the soundtrack to the movie "Wayne's World". In addition, the set includes five rare live tracks from Florida's Sundome recorded at the beginning of the "Dehumanizer" tour in July 1992, including a previously unreleased live version of "Master Of Insanity".

'Dehumanizer' deluxe edition track listing:

Disc One (Original Album 1992)

01. Computer God
02. After All (The Dead)
03. TV Crimes
04. Letters From Earth
05. Master Of Insanity
06. Time Machine
07. Sins Of The Father
08. Too Late
09. I
10. Buried Alive

Disc Two (Bonus Tracks)

01. Master Of Insanity (Single Edit)
02. Letters From Earth (B-Side Version)
03. Time Machine (Wayne's World Version)

Live at The Sundome,Tampa, Florida 25th July 1992:

01. Children Of The Sea
02. Die Young
03. TV Crimes
04. Master Of Insanity
05. Neon Knights

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Bobby Darin's 'That’s All' Gets Audiophile Release

Mastered from the Original Analog Mono Session Tape by Kevin Gray at AcousTech, one of the greatest male vocal LP’s of the century, Bobby Darin 'That’s All' is being reissued on Audiophile vinyl.

The new Boxstar LP unlocks hidden treasures only suggested on the original pressing, the enthralling magic that was Bobby Darin is now again here for all to enjoy. This is not just for audiophiles, but for any person in love with the art of the human voice. Included are the hits “Mack the Knife” and “Beyond The Sea” as you’ve never heard them before. Also included are standout cuts “Softly As In A Morning Sunrise,” and “I’ll Remember April.” It’s no accident that these historic sessions were produced by Ahmet Ertegun and Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler and engineered by the legendary Tom Dowd.

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Beatles' John Lennon's 'Abbey Road' Suit Up For Auction

The white suit that was worn by John Lennon on the cover of The Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’ is up for auction. The iconic two-piece garment is one of a host of items due to go under the hammer at Braswell

Galleries in Connecticut on New Year’s Day (January 1). The owner is believed to be selling the item due to financial difficulties, reports the Associated Press.

The blazer Lennon for in the music video for ‘Imagine’ is also part of the auction.








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Ye Olde Record Shoppe

A new record store on the Palouse may be arriving at the right time after all.

Leah Sottile

The economy’s awful. So naturally two guys in a small North Idaho town decide to open a store specializing in vinyl records. Great plan, right?

It’s a question you can’t help but ask Zachary Johnson and Brandon Rowley, the owners of Moscow’s new bite-sized music shop, Deadbeat Records.

Why open now? Why open in North Idaho? And why vinyl? These are questions the pair — who just opened the store in early November — are already getting used to hearing.

“When we told people we were opening a record store, we had a lot of naysayers,” Johnson says. “But we’ve been more than pleased so far.”

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UK's largest collection of memorabilia from musicals left to the V&ACollection includes more than 10,000 records, posters and scores dating back to the 1950s

Maev Kennedy guardian.co.uk

In 1950 a small boy was taken by his parents to see the musical Annie Get Your Gun, at the Gaumont theatre in Southampton. The production transformed the fortunes of the theatre, now called the Mayflower, and also led to the creation of the largest private collection of musicals memorabilia, by the spellbound boy, who grew to be a banker but never forgot the stunning impact of his first live show.

Rexton Bunnett, who built up the archive with his late partner, John Muir, announced today that he is leaving the entire collection – more than 10,000 records, as well as books, programmes, music scores and posters – to the nation, in the care of the Victoria and Albert museum.

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10 Creative Album Cover Collage Artworks

Written by Igor Ovsyannykov

There is a new art in town, and its album cover art collages. This type of art was invented by Christian Marclay. Most of us probably know Marclay for being a DJ and composer who was the first to use gramaphone records and turntables as musical instruments to create sound collage. While collecting record covers, he develop a new execution on using them. He used different album covers to mix and match and create beautiful collage artworks. We decide to share his incredible achievement. The following pieces are a great example of how art is changing and growing.

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The Revival Of Vinyl Has Begun In The Midwest

By Kate Sullivan

Piles of slim cases are stacked high around the room while you are lying flat on your back in bed. With some popping and crackling a record starts to play.

This can be true of a couple generations; the generation that witnessed the beginning of vinyl, the generation that tried to keep the format popular and the generation now that listened to its parent’s records growing up and now can’t seem to stop.

According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) the vinyl record format continues to make a comeback. In 2008, the RIAA reported that the format more than doubled its sales to 57 million. This is the highest level of the vinyl format since 1990.

There are three record stores that are keeping afloat in a marketplace that is headed in an entirely new direction. Revival Records in Eau Claire, Wis. depends on the sales of popular 1970s rock albums while still maintaining an updated collection for costumers. Vinyl Cave Records in Superior, Wis. depends on its sales of popular 45’s. Treehouse Records in Minneapolis depends on their loyal customers who have been coming to the same location for decades. These three stores in the Midwest sell only vinyl records.

The store owners all have different views on the future of vinyl records, but they all seem to agree that vinyl just sounds better than other formats.

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