Birthdays:
George Jones (1931)
Tony Bellamy - Redbone (1940)
Maria Muldaur (1943)
Colin Young - Foundations (1944)
Gerry Beckley - America (1952)
Neil Peart - Rush (1952)
Barry Andrews - XTC (1956)
Brian Robertson - Thin Lizzy, Motorhead (1956)
Pat Dinizio - Smithereens (1957)
Norwood Fisher - Fishbone (1965)
Ben Folds - Ben Folds Five (1966)
Larry LaLonde - Primus (1968)
Jennifer Nettles - Sugarland (1974)
Jennifer Hudson-Academy Award-winning American actress and singer (1981)
They Are Missed:
In 1997, founder of the Polar Music record label, songwriter, producer and Abba's manager Stig Anderson died of a heart attack. Anderson co-wrote some of Abba’s biggest hits, such as ‘Waterloo’, ‘Mamma Mia’, ‘S.O.S’, ‘Fernando’, ‘Dancing Queen’, ‘Knowing Me, Knowing You’ and ‘The Name of the Game.’ His funeral was broadcast live on Swedish television an honour otherwise only reserved for distinguished statesmen or royalty.
Born on this day in 1944, Barry White, soul singer & producer. Died from Kidney failure on July 4, 2003 (age 58).
In 2004, drummer and arranger Kenny Buttrey died in Nashville, Tennessee. Worked with Neil Young, (Harvest, and After the Gold Rush), Bob Dylan (Blonde on Blonde, Nashville Skyline & John Wesley Harding), and Bob Seger, Elvis Presley, Donovan, George Harrison, Joan Baez, Dan Fogelberg, Kris Kristofferson, Jimmy Buffett, Chuck Berry and Area Code 615.
In 2003, Johnny Cash died of respiratory failure (age 71). One of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, known as "The Man in Black." He traditionally started his concerts by saying, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash." Had the 1969 US No.2 & UK No.4 single "A Boy Named Sue," plus 11 other US Top 40 singles. Cash also had his own US TV show in late 60's early 70's.
History:
Elvis Presley, age 13, moved with his parents to Memphis, TN in 1948.
The first 'teen idol', Frank Sinatra was at #1 on the UK singles chart in 1954 with "Three Coins In The Fountain," the singer's first UK #1. The song was The Academy Award winning Best Original Song of 1954.
Larry Williams recorded "Bony Maronie" in 1957.
The Beatles were at #1 on the UK singles chart in 1963 with "She Loves You," the group's second #1. It became the biggest seller of the year and the biggest selling Beatles single in the UK.
In 1964, The Supremes, The Shangri-La’s, Marvin Gaye, Dusty Springfield, The Ronettes, Millie Small, The Temptations, The Miracles and Little Anthony and the Imperials all appeared at The Fox Theatre, Brooklyn, New York.
In 1966, NBC aired the first episode of The Monkees TV show in the US. After passing on Steven Stills and Three Dog Night’s Danny Hutton, the producers settle on Mickey Dolenz, Peter Tork, Mike Nesmith and Brit Davy Jones to be the mock-Beatles. It’s 30 minutes of “A Hard Day’s Night” take-offs each week. The show lasts a little over two years and manages to sell millions of records. Also making its debut was The Roger Miller Show
The Beatles received a gold record for "Yellow Submarine" in 1966.
Filming continued for The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour in 1967. The bus headed for Widecombe on the Moor, where a local fair was being held but the bus driver (Alf Manders) took a shortcut to bypass heavy traffic and ended up stuck on a bridge, the coach ended up having to drive in reverse for a half-mile before it could turn around. They then head for Plymouth, followed by a 20-car convoy of journalists and photographers.
During their first ever tour Led Zeppelin appeared at the Stora Scenen in Stockholm, Sweden in 1968.
Creedence Clearwater Revival scored their first UK #1 album in 1970 with 'Cosmo's Factory'. It also enjoyed a nine-week run at #1 in the US, where it sold over three million copies.
Bob Dylan joined Joan Baez, Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie at the Woody Guthrie Memorial Concert held at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California in 1970.
"Josie and the Pussycats," the cartoon, debuted on CBS in 1970.
"Fire and Rain" by James Taylor was released in 1970. It was his first single.
An in-depth report on the death of Elvis Presley aired on ABC-TV’s "20/20" in 1980. It raised so many unanswered questions that the official case concerning Elvis’ death was reopened.
Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues was hospitalized in 1986 after collapsing from exhaustion in Los Angeles.
In 1986, Public Image Ltd guitarist John McGeoch needed 40 stitches in his face after a two-litre wine bottle was thrown at the stage during a gig in Vienna.
The soundtrack album 'La Bamba' featuring Los Lobos started a two-week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1987.
In 1987, Michael Jackson kicked of his Bad World Tour by playing the first of three sold-out nights at Korakuen Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. By the end of the 123-date tour, Jackson had played to over 4million fans across fifteen countries.
Morrissey left The Smiths for a solo career in 1987.
Soundgarden release their “Louder Than Love” LP in 1989.
In 1990, Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie from Fleetwood Mac announced they were leaving the band at the end of their current tour. They both returned....
A concert by Shania Twain was televised live on DirecTV in 1998. It was the first time direct broadcast had been used for a country star.
In 2000, Christina Aguilera released her first Spanish album, Mi Reflejo which contained Spanish versions of songs from her English debut as well as new Spanish tracks.
Also in 2000 - The family of Jimi Hendrix released 56 rare tracks in a 4-CD boxed set, "The Jimi Hendrix Experience."
Concerts around the US were cancelled in 2001 in the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in D.C. Shows from artists as diverse as Stevie Nicks and Crosby, Stills & Nash to Weezer and the Black Crowes are postponed.
The house that Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) lived in as a child, from 11-15, was sold on eBay for $210,000 in 2002. The house had been valued at $52,660 in 2000.
2002 - John Houston Entertainment LLC filed a $100 million lawsuit against Whitney Houston for breach of contract.
In 2003, Mike Smith of the Dave Clark Five was paralyzed in a fall on his estate.
Tim McGraw went to #1 on the US album chart in 2004 with 'Live Like You Were Dying.'
The iTunes Music Store reached 1.5 billion songs and 45 million videos sold in 2006.
Also in 2006, a 10-disc box set spanning Robert Plant's entire post-Led Zeppelin career is issued by Rhino Records. "Nine Lives" has remastered versions of all nine Plant solo albums to date, each with extra tracks, as well as a bonus DVD featuring interviews, music videos and live performances. Peter Frampton's instrumental album "Fingerprint" is out. Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, ex-Stones bassist Bill Wyman, Allman Brothers Band guitarist Warren Haynes and members of Pearl Jam are heard on the CD which features an instrumental cover of Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun." The album also marks Frampton’s return to A&M Records, where he had in greatest success (in the ‘70s).
In 2007, the surviving members of Led Zeppelin announced they would reform for a star-studded tribute concert in London. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones would play at a show to remember the late Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun. The place of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, who died in 1980, would be taken by his son Jason. The one-off concert, the trio's first performance for 19 years, would take place at the O2 arena in London on 26th November with tickets costing around $200. All profits from the show would go towards scholarships in Ertegun's name in UK, the USA and Turkey, the country of his birth.
Metallica unfurled "Death Magnetic" worldwide in 2008. Produced by Rick Rubin, the album's tracks are also available for the Guitar Hero: World Tour video game. "The Day That Never Comes" is the first single with "My Apocalypse" available exclusively on Metallica’s web site.
Colbie Caillat was at #1 on the US album chart in 2009 with ‘Breakthrough’, the American singer, songwriter’s second album.
In 2009, Steve Jobs announced that Apple's iTunes had 88% of the legal US music download market.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Rhino Handmade To Release Three Disc Deluxe Edition Of The Monkees’ Album, Head, In Tandem With Criterion Collection Box Set
Rhino Handmade Expands The Cult Classic’s Soundtrack Into A Three-Disc Boxed Set With 21 Unreleased Tracks, Outtakes, Rarities, And Live Performances
Pre-Order Beginning September 20 Exclusively At Rhino.com
And Receive A Bonus 7″ With Two Previously Unreleased Instrumentals
Boxed Set Arrives October 26
LOS ANGELES – Ahead of its time when it was released in 1968, Head has emerged over the years as a cult classic from the psychedelic era. Produced by Bob Rafelson and Jack Nicholson, the surreal odyssey stars The Monkees—Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork. While the film did not achieve commercial success, its soundtrack contains some of the quartet’s finest and most daring work.
Rhino Handmade expands the superbly strange soundtrack, originally compiled by Jack Nicholson, as a three-disc boxed set that features 21 previously unreleased tracks, outtakes, rarities, and live performances, plus an entire disc containing a rare interview with Jones recorded in 1968 for radio broadcast. All those who pre-order, will receive a bonus 7″ that includes unreleased instrumental versions of “Porpoise Song” and “As We Go Along.” The collection comes in a 7″ x 7″ deluxe box with a mirrored finish like the original vinyl release. Due out October 26, HEAD (DELUXE EDITION) will be available for pre-order beginning September 20 exclusively at Rhino for a suggested list price of $59.98.
Later this year, the Criterion Collection will release Head as part of America Lost And Found: The BBS Story, a compilation of innovative films produced between 1968 and 1972 by Rafelson and Bert Schneider (cocreators of The Monkees) and Steve Blauner. The BBS Story boxed set will be available on Blu-ray November 23 and DVD December 14. Head features a new, restored high-definition digital transfer (with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and uncompressed monaural soundtracks on the Blu-ray edition). The extras include new audio commentaries by Dolenz, Tork, and Jones, and an interview with Rafelson.
HEAD (DELUXE EDITION) begins with the original soundtrack remastered, including “Porpoise Song” the film’s theme written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, Nesmith’s rocker “Circle Sky,” Tork’s “Can You Dig It,” Jones singing Harry Nilsson’s “Daddy’s Song,” and Dolenz singing “As We Go Along,” a track penned by Carole King and Toni Stern (who later composed the chart topper “You’ve Got A Friend”). Also included from the original soundtrack are bits of dialogue from the film and incidental music conducted by Ken Thorne, who composed music for The Beatles’ film Help!
The first disc’s bonus tracks present alternate stereo mixes for nearly every song, except “Can You Dig It” which is featured as a rough stereo mix with Tork singing instead of Dolenz, and “Daddy’s Song” which is remixed with a section that was never originally used in the film or soundtrack album. The disc also features an unreleased stereo mix of the album’s closing audio collage: “Swami – Plus Strings.”
Disc two is dedicated to outtakes and rarities, including mono mixes for every track along with unreleased mono movie mixes for “Can You Dig It” and “Daddy’s Song.” The unreleased gems include an alternate version of “Ditty Diego – War Chant,” a satirical send-up of the theme to The Monkees television series written by Nicholson and Rafelson, plus “California, Here It Comes,” a song heard briefly in 1969 playing over the credits of The Monkees’ television special 33⅓ Revolutions Per Monkee. The disc also includes a rare live set from the Valley Music Hall in Salt Lake City from the spring of 1968. The performances were recorded for the film, but ultimately only one track (“Circle Sky”) was used. The unreleased live tracks from this set include the Headquarters-era gems “You Just May Be The One,” “Sunny Girlfriend,” and “You Told Me.”
The final disc contains a radio interview with Jones about the album that was issued in 1968 by Colgems as a promotional LP. The disc also includes full tracks and excerpts from the Head soundtrack that were interspersed throughout the interview. Deluxe booklet features new liner notes by Andrew Sandoval and Rachel Lichtman highlighted by brand-new interviews with Michael Nesmith and director Bob Rafelson about Head, in addition to dozens of unpublished color photos.
HEAD (DELUXE EDITION)
Disc 1 – Original LP…Plus
1. Opening Ceremony
2. “Porpoise Song” (Theme From Head) – The Monkees
3. “Ditty Diego – War Chant” – The Monkees
4. “Circle Sky” – The Monkees
5. “Supplicio”
6. “Can You Dig It” – The Monkees
7. “Gravy”
8. “Superstitious”
9. “As We Go Along” – The Monkees
10. “Dandruff?”
11. “Daddy’s Song” – The Monkees
12. “Poll”
13. “Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again” – The Monkees
14. “Swami – Plus Strings (Ken Thorne), Etc.”
Bonus Material
15. “Porpoise Song” (Theme From Head) (Alternate Stereo Mix) – The Monkees
16. “Ditty Diego –War Chant” (Alternate Stereo Mix) – The Monkees
17. “Circle Sky” (Alternate Stereo Mix) – The Monkees
18. “Can You Dig It” (Peter’s Vocal – Stereo Rough Mix) – The Monkees *
19. “As We Go Along” (Alternate Stereo Mix) – The Monkees
20. “Daddy’s Song” (Remix with slow verse) – The Monkees *
21. “Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again” (Alternate Stereo Mix) – The Monkees
22. “Swami – Plus Strings (Ken Thorne), Etc.” (Alternate Stereo Mix) *
23. “Happy Birthday To You” (Alternate Stereo Mix) – The Monkees *
24. “Ditty Diego” (Session) – The Monkees *
Disc 2 – Outtakes And Rarities
1. Head Promo “Coming Soon”
2. “Porpoise Song” (Theme From Head) (Mono Single Mix) – The Monkees
3. “Ditty Diego – War Chant” (Mono Mix) – The Monkees *
4. “Circle Sky” (Mono Mix) – The Monkees *
5. “Can You Dig It” (Mono Mix) – The Monkees *
6. “As We Go Along” (Mono Single Mix) – The Monkees
7. “Daddy’s Song” (Mono Mix) – The Monkees *
8. “Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again” (Mono Mix) – The Monkees *
9. “Porpoise Song” (Theme From Head) (Rough Mono Mix) – The Monkees *
10. “Ditty Diego” (Alternate Version) – The Monkees *
11. “Circle Sky” (Alternate Mono Mix) – The Monkees *
12. “Can You Dig It” (Peter’s Vocal) – The Monkees
13. “Daddy’s Song” (Mike’s Vocal) – The Monkees
14. “Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again” (Rough Mix Acetate) – The Monkees *
15. “Can You Dig It” (Mono Movie Mix) – The Monkees *
16. “Daddy’s Song” (Mono Movie Mix) – The Monkees *
17. Head Promo “Now Playing”
18. Introduction To Live Show – The Monkees *
19. “You Just May Be The One” (Live) – The Monkees *
20. “Sunny Girlfriend” (Live) – The Monkees *
21. “You Told Me” (Live) – The Monkees *
22. “Circle Sky” (Live) – The Monkees
23. “California, Here It Comes” – The Monkees *
Disc 3 – Head Open-End Radio Special Interview Platter With Davy Jones
1. “Circle Sky” (Excerpt) – The Monkees
2. Davy Jones Interview, Pt. 1
3. “Can You Dig It” (Excerpt) – The Monkees
4. Davy Jones Interview, Pt. 2
5. “Daddy’s Song” – The Monkees
6. Davy Jones Interview, Pt. 3
7. “Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again” – The Monkees
8. Davy Jones Interview, Pt. 4
9. “Porpoise Song” (Theme From Head) – The Monkees
10. Davy Jones Interview, Pt. 5
11. “Can You Dig It” (Excerpt) – The Monkees
* Previously Unissued
Pre-Order Beginning September 20 Exclusively At Rhino.com
And Receive A Bonus 7″ With Two Previously Unreleased Instrumentals
Boxed Set Arrives October 26
Rhino Handmade expands the superbly strange soundtrack, originally compiled by Jack Nicholson, as a three-disc boxed set that features 21 previously unreleased tracks, outtakes, rarities, and live performances, plus an entire disc containing a rare interview with Jones recorded in 1968 for radio broadcast. All those who pre-order, will receive a bonus 7″ that includes unreleased instrumental versions of “Porpoise Song” and “As We Go Along.” The collection comes in a 7″ x 7″ deluxe box with a mirrored finish like the original vinyl release. Due out October 26, HEAD (DELUXE EDITION) will be available for pre-order beginning September 20 exclusively at Rhino for a suggested list price of $59.98.
HEAD (DELUXE EDITION) begins with the original soundtrack remastered, including “Porpoise Song” the film’s theme written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, Nesmith’s rocker “Circle Sky,” Tork’s “Can You Dig It,” Jones singing Harry Nilsson’s “Daddy’s Song,” and Dolenz singing “As We Go Along,” a track penned by Carole King and Toni Stern (who later composed the chart topper “You’ve Got A Friend”). Also included from the original soundtrack are bits of dialogue from the film and incidental music conducted by Ken Thorne, who composed music for The Beatles’ film Help!
The first disc’s bonus tracks present alternate stereo mixes for nearly every song, except “Can You Dig It” which is featured as a rough stereo mix with Tork singing instead of Dolenz, and “Daddy’s Song” which is remixed with a section that was never originally used in the film or soundtrack album. The disc also features an unreleased stereo mix of the album’s closing audio collage: “Swami – Plus Strings.”
Disc two is dedicated to outtakes and rarities, including mono mixes for every track along with unreleased mono movie mixes for “Can You Dig It” and “Daddy’s Song.” The unreleased gems include an alternate version of “Ditty Diego – War Chant,” a satirical send-up of the theme to The Monkees television series written by Nicholson and Rafelson, plus “California, Here It Comes,” a song heard briefly in 1969 playing over the credits of The Monkees’ television special 33⅓ Revolutions Per Monkee. The disc also includes a rare live set from the Valley Music Hall in Salt Lake City from the spring of 1968. The performances were recorded for the film, but ultimately only one track (“Circle Sky”) was used. The unreleased live tracks from this set include the Headquarters-era gems “You Just May Be The One,” “Sunny Girlfriend,” and “You Told Me.”
The final disc contains a radio interview with Jones about the album that was issued in 1968 by Colgems as a promotional LP. The disc also includes full tracks and excerpts from the Head soundtrack that were interspersed throughout the interview. Deluxe booklet features new liner notes by Andrew Sandoval and Rachel Lichtman highlighted by brand-new interviews with Michael Nesmith and director Bob Rafelson about Head, in addition to dozens of unpublished color photos.
HEAD (DELUXE EDITION)
Disc 1 – Original LP…Plus
1. Opening Ceremony
2. “Porpoise Song” (Theme From Head) – The Monkees
3. “Ditty Diego – War Chant” – The Monkees
4. “Circle Sky” – The Monkees
5. “Supplicio”
6. “Can You Dig It” – The Monkees
7. “Gravy”
8. “Superstitious”
9. “As We Go Along” – The Monkees
10. “Dandruff?”
11. “Daddy’s Song” – The Monkees
12. “Poll”
13. “Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again” – The Monkees
14. “Swami – Plus Strings (Ken Thorne), Etc.”
Bonus Material
15. “Porpoise Song” (Theme From Head) (Alternate Stereo Mix) – The Monkees
16. “Ditty Diego –War Chant” (Alternate Stereo Mix) – The Monkees
17. “Circle Sky” (Alternate Stereo Mix) – The Monkees
18. “Can You Dig It” (Peter’s Vocal – Stereo Rough Mix) – The Monkees *
19. “As We Go Along” (Alternate Stereo Mix) – The Monkees
20. “Daddy’s Song” (Remix with slow verse) – The Monkees *
21. “Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again” (Alternate Stereo Mix) – The Monkees
22. “Swami – Plus Strings (Ken Thorne), Etc.” (Alternate Stereo Mix) *
23. “Happy Birthday To You” (Alternate Stereo Mix) – The Monkees *
24. “Ditty Diego” (Session) – The Monkees *
Disc 2 – Outtakes And Rarities
1. Head Promo “Coming Soon”
2. “Porpoise Song” (Theme From Head) (Mono Single Mix) – The Monkees
3. “Ditty Diego – War Chant” (Mono Mix) – The Monkees *
4. “Circle Sky” (Mono Mix) – The Monkees *
5. “Can You Dig It” (Mono Mix) – The Monkees *
6. “As We Go Along” (Mono Single Mix) – The Monkees
7. “Daddy’s Song” (Mono Mix) – The Monkees *
8. “Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again” (Mono Mix) – The Monkees *
9. “Porpoise Song” (Theme From Head) (Rough Mono Mix) – The Monkees *
10. “Ditty Diego” (Alternate Version) – The Monkees *
11. “Circle Sky” (Alternate Mono Mix) – The Monkees *
12. “Can You Dig It” (Peter’s Vocal) – The Monkees
13. “Daddy’s Song” (Mike’s Vocal) – The Monkees
14. “Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again” (Rough Mix Acetate) – The Monkees *
15. “Can You Dig It” (Mono Movie Mix) – The Monkees *
16. “Daddy’s Song” (Mono Movie Mix) – The Monkees *
17. Head Promo “Now Playing”
18. Introduction To Live Show – The Monkees *
19. “You Just May Be The One” (Live) – The Monkees *
20. “Sunny Girlfriend” (Live) – The Monkees *
21. “You Told Me” (Live) – The Monkees *
22. “Circle Sky” (Live) – The Monkees
23. “California, Here It Comes” – The Monkees *
Disc 3 – Head Open-End Radio Special Interview Platter With Davy Jones
1. “Circle Sky” (Excerpt) – The Monkees
2. Davy Jones Interview, Pt. 1
3. “Can You Dig It” (Excerpt) – The Monkees
4. Davy Jones Interview, Pt. 2
5. “Daddy’s Song” – The Monkees
6. Davy Jones Interview, Pt. 3
7. “Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again” – The Monkees
8. Davy Jones Interview, Pt. 4
9. “Porpoise Song” (Theme From Head) – The Monkees
10. Davy Jones Interview, Pt. 5
11. “Can You Dig It” (Excerpt) – The Monkees
* Previously Unissued
Music News & Notes
Reba Reveals Album Cover
Reba McEntire's 34th studio album, 'All The Women I Am,' is scheduled to be released on Nov. 9, and also marks the singer's first work with Dann Huff as producer. Dann has produced Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts and Carrie Underwood, among many others. Reba unveiled the glitzy album cover this week.
“It is so good to be back in the studio with Dann Huff,” says Reba in a press release. “He has played guitar on so many of my albums and I was thrilled when he said yes to producing this CD with me. He’s a very talented, creative and fun person to work with."
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URIAH HEEP To Release 'Live in Budapest, Hungary 2010'
Progressive rock veterans Uriah Heep have recently announced their plan to release a new live album, called "Official Bootleg Volume II – Live in Budapest, Hungary 2010." The band states, "This is an official bootleg recording from our concert in the Petofi Hall, Budapest Hungary, on the 4th May 2010.
"There are going to be many more recordings from around the world, as this will be an ongoing series, giving fans the chance to hear the band in many different countries.
"These recordings are true official bootlegs in every sense and they reflect that nights performance as it happened, totally untouched. You can almost feel that you are at the concert, so put the CD on, turn it up loud, close your eyes and enjoy a night in Budapest with URIAH HEEP."
The official release date for "Official Bootleg Volume II – Live in Budapest, Hungary 2010" has not yet been announced.
Uriah Heep remains one of British rock's most consistent and long-standing acts, with album sales of over 30 million worldwide.
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DAATH: New Album Artwork Unveiled
Atlanta-based quintet DAATH is set to release their third, self-titled full-length album on October 26 via Century Media Records. Drummer Kevin Talley (ex-CHIMAIRA, DYING FETUS) began laying down his tracks in Atlanta on June 7 with renowned producer Mark Lewis (ALL THAT REMAINS, TRIVIUM, DEVILDRIVER) and co-producer Eyal Levi (guitar) at the helm.
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“It is so good to be back in the studio with Dann Huff,” says Reba in a press release. “He has played guitar on so many of my albums and I was thrilled when he said yes to producing this CD with me. He’s a very talented, creative and fun person to work with."
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URIAH HEEP To Release 'Live in Budapest, Hungary 2010'
"There are going to be many more recordings from around the world, as this will be an ongoing series, giving fans the chance to hear the band in many different countries.
"These recordings are true official bootlegs in every sense and they reflect that nights performance as it happened, totally untouched. You can almost feel that you are at the concert, so put the CD on, turn it up loud, close your eyes and enjoy a night in Budapest with URIAH HEEP."
The official release date for "Official Bootleg Volume II – Live in Budapest, Hungary 2010" has not yet been announced.
Uriah Heep remains one of British rock's most consistent and long-standing acts, with album sales of over 30 million worldwide.
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DAATH: New Album Artwork Unveiled
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Lennon Lives On Via Yoko
Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll
Lennon's song God floors you with a punch. It's a farewell – to the past, to the Beatles. In destroying our idols, it somehow sets us all free
Laura Barton guardian.co.uk
People are always surprised when I tell them how much I like Yoko Ono. I interviewed her a few years ago, ahead of an ATP festival; we talked about art and music and love, and I found her smart, warm and kind of wonderful. At the end of our conversation she gave me a cape gooseberry, placed it in the palm of my hand, like a ripe and precious gift.
Yoko's reputation you will know well: the woman who took John Lennon from his wife, and from the Beatles, and since I met her, it has often amused me that she is painted always as a taker, while I remember her as a giver.
Read the rest here: john lennon
Lennon's song God floors you with a punch. It's a farewell – to the past, to the Beatles. In destroying our idols, it somehow sets us all free
Laura Barton guardian.co.uk
Yoko's reputation you will know well: the woman who took John Lennon from his wife, and from the Beatles, and since I met her, it has often amused me that she is painted always as a taker, while I remember her as a giver.
Read the rest here: john lennon
Matador at 21: 6-CD charity box set and double vinyl
As shown above, the set comes in a blue-grey foil-stamped linen-bound box. The six CDs sit in custom digipaks. An 85-page perfect-bound book documents the history of the label with essays, photos, ephemera, emails and more. In addition, the box holds 36 custom Matador poker chips in three values.
DISC 1 – THE PRE-DAWN (1989-1992)
1. Teenage Fanclub – Everything Flows
2. H.P. Zinker – Dancing Days
3. Superchunk – Slack Motherfucker
4. Dustdevils – Throw the Bottle Full
5. Railroad Jerk – These Streets
6. Come – Fast Piss Blues
7. Bettie Serveert – Kid’s Alright
8. Chain Gang – Cut Off The Drug Czar’s Head
9. Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 – More Glee
10. Unsane – This Town
11. Circle X – Compression of the Species
12. Toiling Midgets – Mr. Foster’s Shoes
13. Bailter Space – The Today Song
14. Pavement – Perfume-V
DISC TWO – THE YEARS OF MILK AND HONEY (1993-1995)
1. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Afro
2. Yo La Tengo – Big Day Coming
3. Railroad Jerk – The Ballad of Railroad Jerk
4. Helium – Superball
5. Pizzicato Five – Baby Love Child
6. Liz Phair – Mesmerizing
7. Pavement – Silence Kit
8. Guided By Voices – Game Of Pricks
9. 18th Dye – Whole Wide World
10. Chavez – Peeled Out Too Late
11. Come – String
12. Moonshake – Secondhand Clothes
13. Guitar Wolf – Midnight Violence Rock’n Roll
14. San Francisco Seals – Back Again
15. Bardo Pond – Rumination
DISC 3: DAYS OF WHISKEY AND TEARS (1996-2001)
1. Boards Of Canada – Telephasic Workshop
2. Spoon – Waiting For The Kid To Come Out
3. Yo La Tengo – Autumn Sweater
4. Chavez – You Must Be Stopped
5. Silkworm – Tarnished Angel
6. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Flavor Part 1 (Beck)
7. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Flavor Part 2 (Mike D)
8. Pole – Fliegen
9. Cat Power – American Flag
10. Belle & Sebastian – We Rule The School
11. Mogwai – Helps Both Ways
12. Arsonists – Backdraft
13. Large Professor – ‘Bout That Time
14. Cornelius – Tone Twilight Zone
15. burger/ink – Flesh & Blood
16. Pavement – You Are A Light
17. Arab Strap – Blood
18. Matmos – L.A.S.I.K
DISC FOUR: DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK (2002-2007)
1. Interpol – Hands Away
2. Cat Power – He War
3. Yo La Tengo – Today Is The Day
4. The New Pornographers – From Blown Speakers
5. Dizzee Rascal – Fix Up, Look Sharp
6. Dead Meadow – Good Moanin’
7. Mogwai – Kids Will Be Skeletons
8. Mission Of Burma – The Setup
9. Early Man – Death Is The Answer
10. Belle & Sebastian – Dress Up In You
11. Pretty Girls Make Graves – All Medicated Geniuses
12. Cat Power – Love & Communication
13. Shearwater - Johnny Viola
14. Brightblack Morning Light – Everybody Daylight
15. Lavender Diamond – You Broke My Heart
16. Jennifer O’Connor – Tonight We Ride
16. Earles & Jensen – Just Farr A Laugh: The Yogurt Machine
17. Stephen Malkmus – Discretion Grove
DISC FIVE: MATADOR TODAY (2008 – )
1. Fucked Up – Son The Father
2. Sonic Youth – Sacred Trickster
3. Kurt Vile – Amplifier
4. Yo La Tengo – Nothing to Hide
5. Jay Reatard – There Is No Sun
6. Times New Viking – Move To California
7. Harlem – Friendly Ghost
8. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Bottled In Cork
9. The New Pornographers – My Shepherd
10. Cold Cave - Youth and Lust
11. Interpol – Summer Well
12. Shearwater - Castaways
13. Esben and the Witch – Marching Song
14. Girls – Lust For Life
15. Magic Kids – Superball
16. Delorean – Stay Close
17. Cat Power – Metal Heart
18. Perfume Genius – Learning
19. Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks – Real Emotional Trash
DISC SIX: UNRELEASED LIVE RECORDINGS FROM THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERTS, NEW YORK CITY, SEPTEMBER 1999
1. Pavement – Here (Live 1999)
2. Pavement – Trigger Cut (Live 1999)
3. Pavement – The Hexx (Live 1999)
4. Pavement – She Believes (Live 1999)
5. Pavement – Unfair (Live 1999)
6. Pavement – Zurich Is Stained (Live 1999)
7. Pavement – Debris Slide (Live 1999)
8. Pavement – Spit On A Stranger (Live 1999)
9. Come – New Coats (Live 1999)
10. Bardo Pond – Walking Stick Man (Live 1999)
11. Bardo Pond – Tommy Gun Angel (Live 1999)
12. Cat Power – Good Woman (Live 1999)
13. Cat Power – Naked, If I Want To (Live 1999)
14. Cat Power – You May Know Him / Sea Of Love (Live 1999)
15. Mogwai – Ex-Cowboy (Live 1999)
* Matador and the bands’ proceeds from sales of the box set and the double vinyl will be donated to:
The Jane Addams Hull House Association, a Chicago, IL non-profit that’s been assisting the city’s neediest families (child welfare, domestic violence prevention, literacy-advocacy, etc.) since 1889.
The Ali Forney Center (NYC-based provider of shelter and counseling for homeless gay, lesbian and transgender youth)
The Heart Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (non-profit public hospital and a world leader in pediatric lifesaving)
Matador at 21 will be in stores on September 28. You can preorder it now from the Matador Store.
Matador at 21: The Lost Weekend takes place at the Palms Resort and Casino in Las Vegas from October 1-3, 2010. This event is sponsored by MySpace Music, Altamont and Incase.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Michael Fremer Album Review
(new release)
Steve Earle
New West 5022 2 180g LPs
Produced by: Steve Earle
Engineered by: Steve Christensen and Ray Kennedy
Mixed by: Ray Kennedy
Mastered by: Kevin Gray at AcousTech Mastering
Earle Pays Tribute to Townes Van Zandt
by Michael Fremer
September 01, 2010
Steve Earle’s dusty, gritty tribute to his late friend Townes Van Zandt issued last year is about what you can usually expect from “tribute” albums. The two met when Earle was still a kid and Van Zandt was already established.
If you’re interested in Van Zandt you should pick up some of his originals or the vinyl reissues on Fat Possum. If you are an Earle fan you probably would prefer to listen to some of his older albums of original material, though he does pour everything he’s got into this.
I bought Townes on the recommendation of a friend and while the performances are okay, and certainly heartfelt (Earle’s connection to his friend was so deep he named his son, who appears on the album, Justin Townes), it doesn’t seem that Steve Earle brings anything new or useful in his interpretations of Van Zandt’s originals, though some work well.
Backed by a talented group of musicians including Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello and guitarist/mandolinist Tim O’Brien, Earle covers 15 Van Zandt songs, mostly filled with anguish, desperation and a lot of pain, using the backing musicians to fill in more than to bring light.
“Poncho and Lefty,” Van Zandt’s brush mainstream success thanks to being covered by Emmylou Harris and then Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard opens the album and listening to it here makes clear how much its melancholic melodic line resembles Jackson Browne’s bleak “Adam.” Both were originally written and recorded around the same time on albums issued in 1972. Van Zandt’s is about betrayal, Browne’s suicide.
The bluegrass “White Freightliner Blues” notches up the mood but given the songwriter, there’s less about feeling liberated and more about being trapped or used, aging, losing love and other hard scrapple story lines—all told with deeply felt poetry.
The double LP vinyl issue was carefully and expensively produced, including a full-color double gatefold jacket, mastering by Kevin Gray at AcousTech and pressing on 180g RTI vinyl.
Unfortunately none of that can compensate for what sounds like a Pro-Tools recording. If I’m wrong and it was analog, I’ll eat a SmartPhone. Even if Gray had a high-resolution file from which to work, Pro-Tools sonic fingerprints are all over this: it’s dark, dark, dark. The sound is congealed and transients are soft and at the same time have a gritty edge. What a combination!
It sounds as if you’re listening through a foam barrier or you’ve accidentally left your earplugs in after returning from a live concert. Mind you, it’s better than bright, edgy and crispy, but you’ll find yourself turning up the volume to extract more life from the recording and none will materialize.
Thanks to Michael over at http://www.musicangle.com/ for the exclusive rights to reprint this material.
Copyright © 2008 MusicAngle.com & Michael Fremer - All rights reserved Reprinted by Permission
NIJI ENTERTAINMENT GROUP TO ISSUE DIO AT DONINGTON UK THIS NOVEMBER
ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC. TO ISSUE FIRST RELEASE – ‘DIO AT DONINGTON UK: LIVE 1983 AND 1987′ 2 CD SET ON NOVEMBER 9TH, 2010
2010 will go down as the year that we lost one of hard rock/heavy metal’s all-time great vocalists, Ronnie James Dio (after a valiant battle with cancer). Throughout a career that saw Ronnie pen or co-pen classics with such legendary acts as Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and with his solo group, Dio, there are simply not enough words to describe the singer’s contribution to rock music worldwide. And to celebrate the life of the man that has become synonymous with metal, several new releases will soon be arriving, that are certain to please Dio’s large and loyal fanbase.
On November 9th, the double disc set, ‘Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987′ will be released. The first disc was recorded at the first-ever UK performance by Dio’s solo group, while on tour supporting their classic debut, ‘Holy Diver.’ And the set-list does a superb job reflecting Dio’s debut (featuring such classics as “Rainbow in the Dark,” “Stand Up And Shout,” etc.), as well as classics from both Rainbow and Black Sabbath (“Man on the Silver Mountain,” “Heaven and Hell,” etc.) – resulting in a thoroughretrospective of Dio’s career, from Rainbow to Black Sabbath to solo hits.
The second disc of ‘Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987′ features guitarist Craig Goldy’s debut – recorded in 1987, in support of the ‘Dream Evil’ album, and contains highlights from Dio’s career. ‘Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987′ will be the very first release from the Niji Entertainment Group (which was formed by Ronnie James Dio and his wife/manager, Wendy Dio, in early 2010). The set will be released as a deluxe digipak including a booklet filled with rare photographs and liner notes, and original replica all access laminates from both shows.
Ronnie was the executive producer on the Donington project, and was very much looking forward to the release. The Niji Entertainment Group is a full service record label, and will be releasing rare and unreleased recordings from Dio and other artists.
November 23rd will see two additional releases from the Niji Entertainment Group – a deluxe limited edition picture disc of Dio’s classic solo debut, ‘Holy Diver,’ and ‘Bitten By The Beast’ from David “Rock” Feinstein. “Rock” is Ronnie’s cousin, and was a member of Elf, and the leader of the legendary NY band The Rods. ‘Bitten By The Beast,’ features the single “Metal Will Never Die,” with lead vocals by Ronnie James Dio. This single will be heavily worked to active rock and metal radio this fall.
In 2011, the Niji Entertainment Group has many other Dio-related projects planned, including an extensive vinyl box set (an idea that Ronnie himself came up with), ‘For The Record: The Complete Dio Vinyl Collection,’ which will feature 16 LP’s in a deluxe carrying case, with “all access tour laminates” from every tour. All of the LP’s will be on 180 gram colored vinyl. Also, being released for the first time on DVD will be ‘Super Rock Japan 1985′ (which was only ever released in Japan on VHS). Another forthcoming DVD release will be a collection of every Dio MTV promotional video, plus live concert footage including bonus features, including interviews with Ronnie, his band, and crew.
A Dio bootleg box set is on the horizon as well, featuring never-before-released sound board recordings and audience recordings. Other releases from the Niji Entertainment Group in 2011 will include all four Rainbow Dio-era LP’s in their original gatefold sleeves on 180 gram colored vinyl, and all three Elf LP’s will be issued on 180 gram colored vinyl. 2011 will also see deluxe reissues from Tim “Ripper” Owens, a fantastic new CD from Oni Logan (Lynch Mob vocalist), and Rowan Robertson (Dio guitarist), as well as live Elf.
Between Facebook, Myspace and Twitter, the Dio social media followers now numbers over one million. The Niji Entertainment Group is in the process of starting the official Dio webstore, which will give fans worldwide opportunity to purchase t-shirts, limited edition items, and CD’s/DVD’s that fans have been requesting.
While Ronnie was alive, he always wanted to have his own action figure/statue.
And now, this has become a reality – KnuckleBonz has created the Ronnie James Dio rock iconz statue, which will be available in late fall 2010.
These statues are only produced in limited edition runs of 3000, which make them highly collectible and sought after from fans. A portion from the sales of the Dio statue will go to the Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, in honor of Ronnie James Dio. Preorders available by visiting knucklebonz.com.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.ronniejamesdio.com/
www.facebook.com/OfficialRonnieJamesDio
www.myspace.com/dioofficial
2010 will go down as the year that we lost one of hard rock/heavy metal’s all-time great vocalists, Ronnie James Dio (after a valiant battle with cancer). Throughout a career that saw Ronnie pen or co-pen classics with such legendary acts as Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and with his solo group, Dio, there are simply not enough words to describe the singer’s contribution to rock music worldwide. And to celebrate the life of the man that has become synonymous with metal, several new releases will soon be arriving, that are certain to please Dio’s large and loyal fanbase.
On November 9th, the double disc set, ‘Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987′ will be released. The first disc was recorded at the first-ever UK performance by Dio’s solo group, while on tour supporting their classic debut, ‘Holy Diver.’ And the set-list does a superb job reflecting Dio’s debut (featuring such classics as “Rainbow in the Dark,” “Stand Up And Shout,” etc.), as well as classics from both Rainbow and Black Sabbath (“Man on the Silver Mountain,” “Heaven and Hell,” etc.) – resulting in a thoroughretrospective of Dio’s career, from Rainbow to Black Sabbath to solo hits.
The second disc of ‘Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987′ features guitarist Craig Goldy’s debut – recorded in 1987, in support of the ‘Dream Evil’ album, and contains highlights from Dio’s career. ‘Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987′ will be the very first release from the Niji Entertainment Group (which was formed by Ronnie James Dio and his wife/manager, Wendy Dio, in early 2010). The set will be released as a deluxe digipak including a booklet filled with rare photographs and liner notes, and original replica all access laminates from both shows.
Ronnie was the executive producer on the Donington project, and was very much looking forward to the release. The Niji Entertainment Group is a full service record label, and will be releasing rare and unreleased recordings from Dio and other artists.
November 23rd will see two additional releases from the Niji Entertainment Group – a deluxe limited edition picture disc of Dio’s classic solo debut, ‘Holy Diver,’ and ‘Bitten By The Beast’ from David “Rock” Feinstein. “Rock” is Ronnie’s cousin, and was a member of Elf, and the leader of the legendary NY band The Rods. ‘Bitten By The Beast,’ features the single “Metal Will Never Die,” with lead vocals by Ronnie James Dio. This single will be heavily worked to active rock and metal radio this fall.
In 2011, the Niji Entertainment Group has many other Dio-related projects planned, including an extensive vinyl box set (an idea that Ronnie himself came up with), ‘For The Record: The Complete Dio Vinyl Collection,’ which will feature 16 LP’s in a deluxe carrying case, with “all access tour laminates” from every tour. All of the LP’s will be on 180 gram colored vinyl. Also, being released for the first time on DVD will be ‘Super Rock Japan 1985′ (which was only ever released in Japan on VHS). Another forthcoming DVD release will be a collection of every Dio MTV promotional video, plus live concert footage including bonus features, including interviews with Ronnie, his band, and crew.
A Dio bootleg box set is on the horizon as well, featuring never-before-released sound board recordings and audience recordings. Other releases from the Niji Entertainment Group in 2011 will include all four Rainbow Dio-era LP’s in their original gatefold sleeves on 180 gram colored vinyl, and all three Elf LP’s will be issued on 180 gram colored vinyl. 2011 will also see deluxe reissues from Tim “Ripper” Owens, a fantastic new CD from Oni Logan (Lynch Mob vocalist), and Rowan Robertson (Dio guitarist), as well as live Elf.
Between Facebook, Myspace and Twitter, the Dio social media followers now numbers over one million. The Niji Entertainment Group is in the process of starting the official Dio webstore, which will give fans worldwide opportunity to purchase t-shirts, limited edition items, and CD’s/DVD’s that fans have been requesting.
While Ronnie was alive, he always wanted to have his own action figure/statue.
And now, this has become a reality – KnuckleBonz has created the Ronnie James Dio rock iconz statue, which will be available in late fall 2010.
These statues are only produced in limited edition runs of 3000, which make them highly collectible and sought after from fans. A portion from the sales of the Dio statue will go to the Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, in honor of Ronnie James Dio. Preorders available by visiting knucklebonz.com.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.ronniejamesdio.com/
www.facebook.com/OfficialRonnieJamesDio
www.myspace.com/dioofficial
This Date In Music History - September 10
Birthdays:
Artie Tripp - Mothers Of Invention (1939)
Jose Feliciano (1945)
Danny Hutton - Three Dog Night (1946)
Barrie Barlow - Jethro Tull (1949)
Don Powell - Slade (1950)
Joe Perry - Aerosmith (1950)
Peter Tolson - Pretty Things (1951)
Pat Mastelotto - Mr Mister (1955)
Johnnie 'Fingers' Moylett - Boomtown Rats (1956)
Siobhan Fahey - Bananarama, Shakespeare's Sister (1957)
David Lowery - Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven (1960)
Miles Zuniga - Fastball (1966)
Robin Goodridge - Bush (1966)
Mikey Way - My Chemical Romance (1980)
Matthew Followill - Kings of Leon (1984)
They Are Missed:
Music journalist Ray Coleman died of cancer in 1996. Coleman had worked with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones and had been the editor of the UK music weekly Melody Maker throughout the heyday of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, into the era of Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.
Born on this day in 1898, Waldo Semon, invented vinyl in 1926, which was used to make LP and 45 records. Died on May 26, 1998 (age 100).
History:
In 1956, record stores were swamped with requests for Elvis' "Love Me Tender" which had not been released yet.
The BBC banned Bobby 'Boris' Pickett and the Crypt Kickers single "Monster Mash" in 1962 saying it was offensive. However, the single went on to be a UK #3 hit in 1973.
During a chance meeting in 1963 between The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney and John Lennon at Studio 51 Jazz Club in London, the two played the Stones a partly finished song "I Wanna Be Your Man," which the Stones later recorded.
The Daily Mirror published a two-page article about The Beatles in 1963. Written by Donald Zec, the feature is entitled ‘Four Frenzied Little Lord Fauntleroys Who Are Earning 5,000 Pounds A Week’ Zec, who had attended a Beatles concert in Luton on Sept. 6 and then invited them to his home to complete the interview, referred to The Beatles' haircuts as ‘A stone-age hair style’. The article provided a major boost to their career.
The Kinks third single "You Really Got Me," was at #1 on the UK singles chart in 1964. Amazingly, future Led Zeppelin founder and guitarist Jimmy Page played tambourine on the track.
Rod Stewart recorded his first single, a version of Willie Dixon's "Good Morning Little School Girl." And even more amazing - future Led Zeppelin bass player John Paul Jones played on the session.
The Byrds began recording "Turn! Turn! Turn!" in 1965. Unlike their first hit, "Mr. Tambourine Man," members of the group itself were permitted to play instead of session musicians.
The Beatles started a six-week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1966 with 'Revolver,' the group's ninth US chart topper and considered by some to be their best effort (me included).
The Supremes started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1966 with "You Can't Hurry Love," the group's sixth US #1 (it made #3 in the UK).
The Rolling Stones appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1966.
"The Last Train to Clarksville" was released by the Monkees in 1966.
Elvis Presley recorded ‘Guitar Man’ at RCA studio, Nashville, Tennessee in 1967.
In 1973, the BBC banned The Rolling Stones single "Star Star," from their Goat's Head Soup album because it contained the word "Star-fucker" in the chorus a dozen times.
The New York Dolls spit up in 1974. The influential American band formed in 1972 and made just two albums, the 1973 'New York Dolls' and 1974 'Too Much Too Soon'.
"Alive" was released by KISS in 1975. The album contained live performances from KISS' first three albums.
In 1979, Pattie Smith announced that she was performing her last show in front of 85,000 people in Florence, Italy. Thankfully, she returned to performing a decade later.
"She's So Cold" by the Rolling Stones was released in 1980.
Former Stevie Wonder guitarist Michael Sembello, started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1983 with "Maniac." The track was featured in the film 'Flashdance'.'
Guns N' Roses started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1988 with "Sweet Child O' Mine," the group's first US #1 hit.
Nirvana’s single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was released in the US in 1991.
The Garth Brooks album "Ropin' the Wind" was released in 1991.
In 1992, Howard Stern appeared as Fartman on the MTV Video Music Awards.
In 1996, Wal-Mart banned Sheryl Crow's 2nd album because of the song "Love is A Good Thing." Really?
In 1997, an electric chair, which was used in Alcatraz and once owned by Andy Warhol, sold for over $7,000 at an auction in Bristol. Warhol used to sit in the chair and watch horror movies.
Paul McCartney made headline news in 1999 after being seen at a New York City party minus one of his front teeth after a crown broke off when he was eating. He'd lost the tooth in a motorcycle accident in 1967. And this made headline news?
In 2005, Green Day, U2, Linkin Park's Chester Bennington, Audioslave, 3 Doors Down, Staind, Kid Rock, Mötley Crüe, Dave Matthews Band and Nine Inch Nails (fronted by former New Orleans resident Trent Reznor) performed at ReAct Now: Music & Relief, for victims of Hurricane Katrina. The massively destructive hurricane rolled through New Orleans. The program airs live on MTV, MTV2, VH1, VH1 Classic and CMT. Viewers call-in donations to the American Red Cross and other relief organizations. "To see a place you have spent a good portion of your life in destroyed is overwhelming," writes Reznor. His performance of "Hurt" and Red Hot Chili Peppers' acoustic rendition of "Under the Bridge" are among the show's highlights.
In 2005, the 1967 Beatles track "A Day In The Life" from Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was voted the best British song of all time by music experts. The survey by Q magazine called the track "the ultimate sonic rendition of what it means to be British." The Kinks' song "Waterloo Sunset" came second in the poll and "Wonderwall" by Oasis was voted in third place.
An animated version of Metallica appeared on The Simpsons in 2006, as the comedy kicks off its 18th season. James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo recorded their lines the previous year.
Linkin Park assist Friends & Helpers, a New Orleans charity, in handing out school supplies to needy students in 2006. Band members spend three days distributing goods to schools that were severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
Scissor Sisters were at #1 on the UK singles chart in 2006 with "I Don't Feel Like Dancin," the American's band first UK #1. The song was co-written with Elton John, who also played piano on the song.
In 2007, Pamela Anderson's ex-husband Kid Rock was involved in an alleged assault on drummer Tommy Lee, (who was also married to the actress up until 1998). Police interviewed witnesses to a tussle involving the pair at the MTV Music Video Awards in Las Vegas. Lee was removed from the ceremony while Rock, was allowed to stay.
A special tribute to Ozzy Osbourne launched the second annual Sunset Strip Music Festival in West Hollywood, CA in 2009. The singer is honored for his influence on the Strip's music scene. KoRn performs during the three-day event. "We intend on making it something fans remember for a long time," says KoRn frontman Jonathan Davis prior to the band’s performance.
Artie Tripp - Mothers Of Invention (1939)
Jose Feliciano (1945)
Danny Hutton - Three Dog Night (1946)
Barrie Barlow - Jethro Tull (1949)
Don Powell - Slade (1950)
Joe Perry - Aerosmith (1950)
Peter Tolson - Pretty Things (1951)
Pat Mastelotto - Mr Mister (1955)
Johnnie 'Fingers' Moylett - Boomtown Rats (1956)
Siobhan Fahey - Bananarama, Shakespeare's Sister (1957)
David Lowery - Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven (1960)
Miles Zuniga - Fastball (1966)
Robin Goodridge - Bush (1966)
Mikey Way - My Chemical Romance (1980)
Matthew Followill - Kings of Leon (1984)
They Are Missed:
Music journalist Ray Coleman died of cancer in 1996. Coleman had worked with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones and had been the editor of the UK music weekly Melody Maker throughout the heyday of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, into the era of Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.
Born on this day in 1898, Waldo Semon, invented vinyl in 1926, which was used to make LP and 45 records. Died on May 26, 1998 (age 100).
History:
In 1956, record stores were swamped with requests for Elvis' "Love Me Tender" which had not been released yet.
The BBC banned Bobby 'Boris' Pickett and the Crypt Kickers single "Monster Mash" in 1962 saying it was offensive. However, the single went on to be a UK #3 hit in 1973.
During a chance meeting in 1963 between The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney and John Lennon at Studio 51 Jazz Club in London, the two played the Stones a partly finished song "I Wanna Be Your Man," which the Stones later recorded.
The Daily Mirror published a two-page article about The Beatles in 1963. Written by Donald Zec, the feature is entitled ‘Four Frenzied Little Lord Fauntleroys Who Are Earning 5,000 Pounds A Week’ Zec, who had attended a Beatles concert in Luton on Sept. 6 and then invited them to his home to complete the interview, referred to The Beatles' haircuts as ‘A stone-age hair style’. The article provided a major boost to their career.
The Kinks third single "You Really Got Me," was at #1 on the UK singles chart in 1964. Amazingly, future Led Zeppelin founder and guitarist Jimmy Page played tambourine on the track.
Rod Stewart recorded his first single, a version of Willie Dixon's "Good Morning Little School Girl." And even more amazing - future Led Zeppelin bass player John Paul Jones played on the session.
The Byrds began recording "Turn! Turn! Turn!" in 1965. Unlike their first hit, "Mr. Tambourine Man," members of the group itself were permitted to play instead of session musicians.
The Beatles started a six-week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1966 with 'Revolver,' the group's ninth US chart topper and considered by some to be their best effort (me included).
The Supremes started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1966 with "You Can't Hurry Love," the group's sixth US #1 (it made #3 in the UK).
The Rolling Stones appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1966.
"The Last Train to Clarksville" was released by the Monkees in 1966.
Elvis Presley recorded ‘Guitar Man’ at RCA studio, Nashville, Tennessee in 1967.
In 1973, the BBC banned The Rolling Stones single "Star Star," from their Goat's Head Soup album because it contained the word "Star-fucker" in the chorus a dozen times.
The New York Dolls spit up in 1974. The influential American band formed in 1972 and made just two albums, the 1973 'New York Dolls' and 1974 'Too Much Too Soon'.
"Alive" was released by KISS in 1975. The album contained live performances from KISS' first three albums.
In 1979, Pattie Smith announced that she was performing her last show in front of 85,000 people in Florence, Italy. Thankfully, she returned to performing a decade later.
"She's So Cold" by the Rolling Stones was released in 1980.
Former Stevie Wonder guitarist Michael Sembello, started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1983 with "Maniac." The track was featured in the film 'Flashdance'.'
Guns N' Roses started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1988 with "Sweet Child O' Mine," the group's first US #1 hit.
Nirvana’s single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was released in the US in 1991.
The Garth Brooks album "Ropin' the Wind" was released in 1991.
In 1992, Howard Stern appeared as Fartman on the MTV Video Music Awards.
In 1996, Wal-Mart banned Sheryl Crow's 2nd album because of the song "Love is A Good Thing." Really?
In 1997, an electric chair, which was used in Alcatraz and once owned by Andy Warhol, sold for over $7,000 at an auction in Bristol. Warhol used to sit in the chair and watch horror movies.
Paul McCartney made headline news in 1999 after being seen at a New York City party minus one of his front teeth after a crown broke off when he was eating. He'd lost the tooth in a motorcycle accident in 1967. And this made headline news?
In 2005, Green Day, U2, Linkin Park's Chester Bennington, Audioslave, 3 Doors Down, Staind, Kid Rock, Mötley Crüe, Dave Matthews Band and Nine Inch Nails (fronted by former New Orleans resident Trent Reznor) performed at ReAct Now: Music & Relief, for victims of Hurricane Katrina. The massively destructive hurricane rolled through New Orleans. The program airs live on MTV, MTV2, VH1, VH1 Classic and CMT. Viewers call-in donations to the American Red Cross and other relief organizations. "To see a place you have spent a good portion of your life in destroyed is overwhelming," writes Reznor. His performance of "Hurt" and Red Hot Chili Peppers' acoustic rendition of "Under the Bridge" are among the show's highlights.
In 2005, the 1967 Beatles track "A Day In The Life" from Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was voted the best British song of all time by music experts. The survey by Q magazine called the track "the ultimate sonic rendition of what it means to be British." The Kinks' song "Waterloo Sunset" came second in the poll and "Wonderwall" by Oasis was voted in third place.
An animated version of Metallica appeared on The Simpsons in 2006, as the comedy kicks off its 18th season. James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo recorded their lines the previous year.
Linkin Park assist Friends & Helpers, a New Orleans charity, in handing out school supplies to needy students in 2006. Band members spend three days distributing goods to schools that were severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
Scissor Sisters were at #1 on the UK singles chart in 2006 with "I Don't Feel Like Dancin," the American's band first UK #1. The song was co-written with Elton John, who also played piano on the song.
In 2007, Pamela Anderson's ex-husband Kid Rock was involved in an alleged assault on drummer Tommy Lee, (who was also married to the actress up until 1998). Police interviewed witnesses to a tussle involving the pair at the MTV Music Video Awards in Las Vegas. Lee was removed from the ceremony while Rock, was allowed to stay.
A special tribute to Ozzy Osbourne launched the second annual Sunset Strip Music Festival in West Hollywood, CA in 2009. The singer is honored for his influence on the Strip's music scene. KoRn performs during the three-day event. "We intend on making it something fans remember for a long time," says KoRn frontman Jonathan Davis prior to the band’s performance.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
CTI Records 40th Anniversary Celebrated by Masterworks Jazz With Multiple Releases
CTI Records: The Cool Revolution deluxe 4-CD box set available October 12; New 2-CD version of 1971's California Concert: The Hollywood Palladium arrives October 26
Albums from CTI greats George Benson, Ron Carter, Deodato, Freddie Hubbard, Hubert Laws, Stanley Turrentine and more
NEW YORK, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Masterworks Jazz celebrates the 40th anniversary of CTI Records, the beloved jazz label founded in 1970 by producer Creed Taylor, beginning October 5 with the release of 6 classic CTI titles remastered on CD followed by CTI Records: The Cool Revolution, a deluxe 4-CD multi-artist box set retrospective on October 12. Two weeks later on October 26, the double-CD restoration of California Concert: The Hollywood Palladium (1971) will be released with 90 minutes of music rarely heard and never before available. The 40th anniversary commemoration will also include reissues of 6 more classic CTI albums, plus four collectible vinyl LPs in the coming months.
CTI Records: The Cool Revolution will contain four hour-long-plus discs, each presenting a thematic overview of a particular aspect of CTI: Straight Up Jazz, Deep Grooves/Big Hits, The Brazilian Connection, Cool and Classic. The 39 tracks in the box set – as well as all CTI anniversary edition titles – are remastered for the first time from the original analog 1/4-inch tapes. Reissues producer Richard Seidel and engineers Mark Wilder, Maria Triana and Dave Darlington recapture the rich, distinctive sound of the original LPs achieved by Taylor and original engineer Rudy Van Gelder. CTI Records: The Cool Revolution includes a lavishly illustrated 20-page, LP-sized booklet containing rare photos, plus new liner notes by noted jazz critic Dan Ouellette with comments by CTI artists and enthusiasts.
The 2010 edition of California Concert: The Hollywood Palladium is the most complete version of the historic Hollywood Palladium all-star concert recorded July 18, 1971. It doubles the content of the original five-song LP release with five additional tracks - three of them previously unreleased - and restores the original concert sequence for the first time. Creed Taylor hand-picked a dream team of CTI artists for the occasion: Freddie Hubbard, Hubert Laws, Hank Crawford, Stanley Turrentine, George Benson, Johnny Hammond, Ron Carter, Billy Cobham and Airto Moreira. Liner notes are by multi-Grammy winning musician-producer Bob Belden who says California Concert: The Hollywood Palladium "...ranks up there with the greatest jazz concerts of all time..."
There will also be a full slate of classic CTI album reissues packaged in eco-friendly softpack sleeves that replicate the original gatefold LP design and their iconic covers most with photos by Pete Turner. Six titles will arrive on October 5: She Was Too Good To Me by Chet Baker, God Bless the Child by Kenny Burrell, Red Clay by Freddie Hubbard, StoneFlower by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Morning Star by Hubert Laws (first time on CD), and Stanley Turrentine's Sugar. Upcoming January 2011 CD releases include White Rabbit by George Benson, All Blues by Ron Carter (first time on CD outside of Japan), Prelude by Deodato, Pure Desmond by Paul Desmond, Concierto by Jim Hall, and Milt Jackson's Sunflower.
October 26 sees 180-gram vinyl LP reissues of 4 classic CTI albums using the original gatefold sleeve designs accompanied with digital download cards: Red Clay by Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine's Sugar, White Rabbit by George Benson and Prelude by Deodato.
In the 1970s, CTI, its music, its style and its discriminating quality transformed contemporary jazz. The roster worked almost like a repertory company, in which great musicians took turns in the spotlight and accompanying each other. The albums they and their colleagues created set new standards in their look as well as their sound. "[Creed Taylor's] plan was ingeniously simple, yet famously maverick: record top-tier musicians, keeping their artistic integrity intact while also making their art palatable to the people. CTI thus achieved that rare balance of jazz and commercialism," writes Dan Ouellette in the liner notes. CTI surpassed the majors and fellow indies to be named the #1 Jazz Label of 1974 by Billboard. The immediate success of CTI's recordings has echoed across the decades in a profound influence on jazz, pop, R&B and hip-hop.
SOURCE Masterworks Jazz
Albums from CTI greats George Benson, Ron Carter, Deodato, Freddie Hubbard, Hubert Laws, Stanley Turrentine and more
NEW YORK, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Masterworks Jazz celebrates the 40th anniversary of CTI Records, the beloved jazz label founded in 1970 by producer Creed Taylor, beginning October 5 with the release of 6 classic CTI titles remastered on CD followed by CTI Records: The Cool Revolution, a deluxe 4-CD multi-artist box set retrospective on October 12. Two weeks later on October 26, the double-CD restoration of California Concert: The Hollywood Palladium (1971) will be released with 90 minutes of music rarely heard and never before available. The 40th anniversary commemoration will also include reissues of 6 more classic CTI albums, plus four collectible vinyl LPs in the coming months.
CTI Records: The Cool Revolution will contain four hour-long-plus discs, each presenting a thematic overview of a particular aspect of CTI: Straight Up Jazz, Deep Grooves/Big Hits, The Brazilian Connection, Cool and Classic. The 39 tracks in the box set – as well as all CTI anniversary edition titles – are remastered for the first time from the original analog 1/4-inch tapes. Reissues producer Richard Seidel and engineers Mark Wilder, Maria Triana and Dave Darlington recapture the rich, distinctive sound of the original LPs achieved by Taylor and original engineer Rudy Van Gelder. CTI Records: The Cool Revolution includes a lavishly illustrated 20-page, LP-sized booklet containing rare photos, plus new liner notes by noted jazz critic Dan Ouellette with comments by CTI artists and enthusiasts.
The 2010 edition of California Concert: The Hollywood Palladium is the most complete version of the historic Hollywood Palladium all-star concert recorded July 18, 1971. It doubles the content of the original five-song LP release with five additional tracks - three of them previously unreleased - and restores the original concert sequence for the first time. Creed Taylor hand-picked a dream team of CTI artists for the occasion: Freddie Hubbard, Hubert Laws, Hank Crawford, Stanley Turrentine, George Benson, Johnny Hammond, Ron Carter, Billy Cobham and Airto Moreira. Liner notes are by multi-Grammy winning musician-producer Bob Belden who says California Concert: The Hollywood Palladium "...ranks up there with the greatest jazz concerts of all time..."
There will also be a full slate of classic CTI album reissues packaged in eco-friendly softpack sleeves that replicate the original gatefold LP design and their iconic covers most with photos by Pete Turner. Six titles will arrive on October 5: She Was Too Good To Me by Chet Baker, God Bless the Child by Kenny Burrell, Red Clay by Freddie Hubbard, StoneFlower by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Morning Star by Hubert Laws (first time on CD), and Stanley Turrentine's Sugar. Upcoming January 2011 CD releases include White Rabbit by George Benson, All Blues by Ron Carter (first time on CD outside of Japan), Prelude by Deodato, Pure Desmond by Paul Desmond, Concierto by Jim Hall, and Milt Jackson's Sunflower.
October 26 sees 180-gram vinyl LP reissues of 4 classic CTI albums using the original gatefold sleeve designs accompanied with digital download cards: Red Clay by Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine's Sugar, White Rabbit by George Benson and Prelude by Deodato.
In the 1970s, CTI, its music, its style and its discriminating quality transformed contemporary jazz. The roster worked almost like a repertory company, in which great musicians took turns in the spotlight and accompanying each other. The albums they and their colleagues created set new standards in their look as well as their sound. "[Creed Taylor's] plan was ingeniously simple, yet famously maverick: record top-tier musicians, keeping their artistic integrity intact while also making their art palatable to the people. CTI thus achieved that rare balance of jazz and commercialism," writes Dan Ouellette in the liner notes. CTI surpassed the majors and fellow indies to be named the #1 Jazz Label of 1974 by Billboard. The immediate success of CTI's recordings has echoed across the decades in a profound influence on jazz, pop, R&B and hip-hop.
SOURCE Masterworks Jazz
Music News & Notes
John Lennon Killer Mark Chapman Denied Parole
The idiot who killed Beatle John Lennon has been denied parole for the sixth time. Mark Chapman, 55, will remain in prison until at least August 2012 before he can re-apply for release. (I won't show a picture of him)
Chapman, who shot Lennon dead in New York in 1980, was interviewed via video by the New York state parole board. They acknowledged his institutional record, but noted the murder’s “premeditated, senseless and selfish act of tragic consequence."
Lennon would have turned 70 next month.
I say let him out. Justice would be done by someone, somewhere and hopefully he suffers......
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Crosby, Stills & Nash to Record Classic Rock Covers Album
Crosby, Stills & Nash are working on an album of classic rock covers, which is being produced by Rick Rubin, who has worked with everyone from Johnny Cash to Slipknot to Slayer to LL Cool J and the Beastie Boys. Graham Nash told Billboard that CS&N are only about a third of the way through the process, but they plan on offering up their renditions of songs by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, The Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers Band and many more. Should be a winner!
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PROCESSION To Release 'Destroyers Of The Faith' In October
Chilean veteran doom metal band PROCESSION is scheduled to release their new album, 'Destroyers Of The Faith' this October. It will be made available on vinyl via High Roller Records and as a digi-CD through Doomentia Records. The cover artwork was created by Claudio Botarro.
"Destroyers Of The Faith" track listing:
01. Hyperion
02. Destroyers Of The Faith
03. The Road To The Gravegarden
04. Chants Of The Nameless
05. Tomb Of Doom
06. White Coffin
According to a press release, "Destroyers Of The Faith" contains "46 minutes of total doom metal armageddon!" Cool!
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SUICIDAL ANGELS: 'Dead Again' Artwork, Track Listing Unveiled
Greek thrashers SUICIDAL ANGELS will release their third album, "Dead Again", on November 19 via NoiseArt Records. The winners of the Rock The Nation awards 2009, which was presented by magazines from all over Europe, the quartet has found itself a perfect home as the label is a division of Rock The Nation, which also serves as the band's booking agency.
"Dead Again" track listing:
01. Damnation
02. Reborn In Violence
03. Bleeding Holocaust
04. The Trial
05. Suicide Solution
06. Beggar Of Scorn
07. Victimized
08. Violent Abuse
09. The Lies Of Resurrection
10. Search For Recreation
11. Dead Again
12. Final Dawn
The CD's cover artwork was created by Ed Repka, who has previously worked with MEGADETH and DEATH, among many others. "Dead Again" was recorded with producer R.D. Liapakis and engineer C. Schmid at Prophecy and Music Factory studios.
Love the cover art!
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FORBIDDEN: 'Omega Wave' Cover Artwork Revealed
The cover artwork for "Omega Wave", the much-anticipated new album from reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN, has been released.
"Omega Wave" will be released in Europe on October 22 and in North America on October 26 via Nuclear Blast Records. It was recorded at Sonic Room/Audio Voyage Studios in Livermore, California, produced by FORBIDDEN guitarist/songwriter Craig Locicero with Tim Narducci, and mixed by Sean Beavan (SLAYER, MARILYN MANSON, NINE INCH NAILS).
FORBIDDEN's current lineup consists of Russ Anderson on vocals, Craig Locicero on guitar, Steve Smyth on guitar, Matt Camacho on bass and Mark Hernandez on drums.
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Autopsy Back With The Tomb Within (12'' vinyl)
Death Metal legends Autopsy return after a 15 year absence with a brand new EP from the featuring 5 unreleased tracks and cover art by renowned fantasy/horror artist Matt Cavotta.
This 12" vinyl edition of 'The Tomb Within' comes with a free poster of the stunning cover artwork and is limited to just 1000 numbered copies.
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Abraxas Reveals New Album "Damnation" Art
Abraxas has revealed the cover artwork for the new album "Damnation," which can be viewed here. The band also commented on uploading a new track from the album:
"Hey Guys! Finally here are updates from us! Our brand new a track 'Leviathan Of Blood And Fire' is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's debut album, 'Damnation' which will be release later 2010. Abraxas's new album contains 10 songs [plus two bouns re-record EP and Sepultura cover] of the strongest material to date!"
The "Damnation" track listing is as follows:
1. Astaroth (Intro/Instrumental)
2. Through Blood We Return
3. Crowned Rebellion
4. A Species Untrue
5. Ingrowing Masochistic Perversion
6. Folding For Our Demise
7. Leviathan Of Blood And Fire
8. Damnation Uncreation
9. Universal Collapse
10. Receptacle Of Sin (Acoustic Instrumental)
11. To The Wall (SEPULTURA Cover)
12. Eternally Erased (Re-Recorded For Bonus )
13. Agony Absolution (Re-Recorded For Bonus)
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Cover Art:Rihanna-Only Girl (In the World)
Rihanna disrobes on the red-hot cover of her brand new single “Only Girl (In the World).” Here is your first look at the revealing artwork, which portrays a long-haired RiRi naked in a field clutching her red rose dress. The Stargate-produced dance record goes to iTunes on Sept. 21, while her fifth studio album LOUD! is due in November.
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Bryan Ferry recruits Kate Moss for album cover artwork
Bryan Ferry has recruited the sensational Kate Moss for the cover of his upcoming solo album 'Olympia.' For the artwork (pictured), the model is depicted in the same pose as the 19th century Édouard Manet painting of the same name.
The album is the follow-up to 2007's 'Dylanesque' and features eight new songs and covers of Tim Buckley's 'Song To the Siren' and Traffic's 'No Face, No Name, No Number'.
Chapman, who shot Lennon dead in New York in 1980, was interviewed via video by the New York state parole board. They acknowledged his institutional record, but noted the murder’s “premeditated, senseless and selfish act of tragic consequence."
Lennon would have turned 70 next month.
I say let him out. Justice would be done by someone, somewhere and hopefully he suffers......
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Crosby, Stills & Nash to Record Classic Rock Covers Album
Crosby, Stills & Nash are working on an album of classic rock covers, which is being produced by Rick Rubin, who has worked with everyone from Johnny Cash to Slipknot to Slayer to LL Cool J and the Beastie Boys. Graham Nash told Billboard that CS&N are only about a third of the way through the process, but they plan on offering up their renditions of songs by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, The Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers Band and many more. Should be a winner!
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PROCESSION To Release 'Destroyers Of The Faith' In October
"Destroyers Of The Faith" track listing:
01. Hyperion
02. Destroyers Of The Faith
03. The Road To The Gravegarden
04. Chants Of The Nameless
05. Tomb Of Doom
06. White Coffin
According to a press release, "Destroyers Of The Faith" contains "46 minutes of total doom metal armageddon!" Cool!
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SUICIDAL ANGELS: 'Dead Again' Artwork, Track Listing Unveiled
"Dead Again" track listing:
01. Damnation
02. Reborn In Violence
03. Bleeding Holocaust
04. The Trial
05. Suicide Solution
06. Beggar Of Scorn
07. Victimized
08. Violent Abuse
09. The Lies Of Resurrection
10. Search For Recreation
11. Dead Again
12. Final Dawn
The CD's cover artwork was created by Ed Repka, who has previously worked with MEGADETH and DEATH, among many others. "Dead Again" was recorded with producer R.D. Liapakis and engineer C. Schmid at Prophecy and Music Factory studios.
Love the cover art!
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FORBIDDEN: 'Omega Wave' Cover Artwork Revealed
"Omega Wave" will be released in Europe on October 22 and in North America on October 26 via Nuclear Blast Records. It was recorded at Sonic Room/Audio Voyage Studios in Livermore, California, produced by FORBIDDEN guitarist/songwriter Craig Locicero with Tim Narducci, and mixed by Sean Beavan (SLAYER, MARILYN MANSON, NINE INCH NAILS).
FORBIDDEN's current lineup consists of Russ Anderson on vocals, Craig Locicero on guitar, Steve Smyth on guitar, Matt Camacho on bass and Mark Hernandez on drums.
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Autopsy Back With The Tomb Within (12'' vinyl)
This 12" vinyl edition of 'The Tomb Within' comes with a free poster of the stunning cover artwork and is limited to just 1000 numbered copies.
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Abraxas Reveals New Album "Damnation" Art
"Hey Guys! Finally here are updates from us! Our brand new a track 'Leviathan Of Blood And Fire' is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's debut album, 'Damnation' which will be release later 2010. Abraxas's new album contains 10 songs [plus two bouns re-record EP and Sepultura cover] of the strongest material to date!"
The "Damnation" track listing is as follows:
1. Astaroth (Intro/Instrumental)
2. Through Blood We Return
3. Crowned Rebellion
4. A Species Untrue
5. Ingrowing Masochistic Perversion
6. Folding For Our Demise
7. Leviathan Of Blood And Fire
8. Damnation Uncreation
9. Universal Collapse
10. Receptacle Of Sin (Acoustic Instrumental)
11. To The Wall (SEPULTURA Cover)
12. Eternally Erased (Re-Recorded For Bonus )
13. Agony Absolution (Re-Recorded For Bonus)
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Cover Art:Rihanna-Only Girl (In the World)
Rihanna disrobes on the red-hot cover of her brand new single “Only Girl (In the World).” Here is your first look at the revealing artwork, which portrays a long-haired RiRi naked in a field clutching her red rose dress. The Stargate-produced dance record goes to iTunes on Sept. 21, while her fifth studio album LOUD! is due in November.
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Bryan Ferry recruits Kate Moss for album cover artwork
The album is the follow-up to 2007's 'Dylanesque' and features eight new songs and covers of Tim Buckley's 'Song To the Siren' and Traffic's 'No Face, No Name, No Number'.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Ask Mr. Music by Jerry Osborne
FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
DEAR JERRY: In the early 1950s, when we bought our very first television, we watched an early version of today's talent search shows.
This one may have been a local area production (New York) rather than a network program, but either way it wasn't around long.
I recall it as a talent competition between youngsters and oldsters. Most of the contestants were singers or musicians.
More importantly, one of those child singers was Connie Francis. Of that I am certain. This was many years before her first big hit and worldwide fame.
I scoured the internet, including Connie's bio and some sites about early TV shows, but there is no mention anywhere about what I have described to you.
You are my only hope!
—Sherry Wolkowski, Merrick, N.Y.
DEAR SHERRY: Having discussed most of Connie's career with her over the years, there are some details she shared with me about those early years. Those, along with my own research, should fill in the blanks:
Circa 1951, with her accordion and still using the family name, Connie Franconero appeared on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts. Singing “Daddy's Little Girl,” she won the competition as determined by measuring the applause of a live audience on a noise meter.
In early '52, Connie was invited to perform on “Battle of the Ages,” a DuMont Television Network program and the one you ask about.
Hosted by John Reed King at the time (DuMont), then later by Morey Amsterdam (CBS), the show pitted under-35 contestants against those over age 35.
Having dropped the accordion — figuratively, not literally — from her act, and replaced Franconero with Francis, Emcee King introduces her thusly: “Connie Francis, a little 13-year-old girl who sings like a real big girl. A wonderful television star, here she is. Connie, come on out here, I've been telling everybody about you! Connie was originally discovered by Danny Lewis, Jerry Lewis' father.”
After an energized version of the then-current Kay Starr hit, “Wheel of Fortune,” King prophetically declares “How about that? 13 years of age, Connie Francis. She's going places!”
Indeed she would, though not until 1958 and “Who's Sorry Now.”
During that six-year journey, MGM released nine consecutive singles by Connie, not one of which became a hit. Coincidentally, the title of the last of those 18 songs reflects the number of flops: “Eighteen” (MGM 12490).
The losing streak ended there, and the rest is history.
Because of their scarcity, those nine misses are more valuable ($30 to $40) than the many MGM hits that followed ($10 to $15).
DEAR JERRY: I wonder if I was hoodwinked in a quiz from a music loving pal.
My challenge was to guess how many No. 1 songs in 50 years (1950 through 1999) include the name of a state in the title — other than Georgia! “California Girls”; “California Sun”; and “California Dreaming” first came to mind, then “Kentucky Rain”; “The Tennessee Waltz”; and several more.
The guy stopped me and said I'd already gone way too far, though I did get one right: “The Tennessee Waltz.”
Otherwise, he swore that in all 50 years there is only one other example: “The Yellow Rose of Texas.”
Is it possible in 50 years there are really only two (besides Georgia)?
—Larry Trammel, Racine, Wisc.
DEAR LARRY: Very amazing, but the story is true.
Nearly as astonishing is finding three for Georgia, which is probably why your pal disregarded them: “Georgia on My Mind” (1960); “The Night the Lights Went out in Georgia” (1973); and “Midnight Train to Georgia” (1973). That is more than all other states combined.
The California and Kentucky hits you mention all reached the Top 10, but fell short of No. 1.
IZ ZAT SO? Before 1948, when CBS and ABC joined the fold, the only two U.S. television networks operating were NBC and DuMont. In 1956, after 10 years, the DuMont Network, owned by DuMont Laboratories, ceased operations. By then, some of their programming had already been picked up by CBS, including “Battle of the Ages,” though they cancelled it after just one season (1952).
DEAR JERRY: In the early 1950s, when we bought our very first television, we watched an early version of today's talent search shows.
This one may have been a local area production (New York) rather than a network program, but either way it wasn't around long.
I recall it as a talent competition between youngsters and oldsters. Most of the contestants were singers or musicians.
More importantly, one of those child singers was Connie Francis. Of that I am certain. This was many years before her first big hit and worldwide fame.
I scoured the internet, including Connie's bio and some sites about early TV shows, but there is no mention anywhere about what I have described to you.
You are my only hope!
—Sherry Wolkowski, Merrick, N.Y.
Circa 1951, with her accordion and still using the family name, Connie Franconero appeared on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts. Singing “Daddy's Little Girl,” she won the competition as determined by measuring the applause of a live audience on a noise meter.
In early '52, Connie was invited to perform on “Battle of the Ages,” a DuMont Television Network program and the one you ask about.
Hosted by John Reed King at the time (DuMont), then later by Morey Amsterdam (CBS), the show pitted under-35 contestants against those over age 35.
Having dropped the accordion — figuratively, not literally — from her act, and replaced Franconero with Francis, Emcee King introduces her thusly: “Connie Francis, a little 13-year-old girl who sings like a real big girl. A wonderful television star, here she is. Connie, come on out here, I've been telling everybody about you! Connie was originally discovered by Danny Lewis, Jerry Lewis' father.”
After an energized version of the then-current Kay Starr hit, “Wheel of Fortune,” King prophetically declares “How about that? 13 years of age, Connie Francis. She's going places!”
Indeed she would, though not until 1958 and “Who's Sorry Now.”
During that six-year journey, MGM released nine consecutive singles by Connie, not one of which became a hit. Coincidentally, the title of the last of those 18 songs reflects the number of flops: “Eighteen” (MGM 12490).
The losing streak ended there, and the rest is history.
Because of their scarcity, those nine misses are more valuable ($30 to $40) than the many MGM hits that followed ($10 to $15).
DEAR JERRY: I wonder if I was hoodwinked in a quiz from a music loving pal.
My challenge was to guess how many No. 1 songs in 50 years (1950 through 1999) include the name of a state in the title — other than Georgia! “California Girls”; “California Sun”; and “California Dreaming” first came to mind, then “Kentucky Rain”; “The Tennessee Waltz”; and several more.
The guy stopped me and said I'd already gone way too far, though I did get one right: “The Tennessee Waltz.”
Otherwise, he swore that in all 50 years there is only one other example: “The Yellow Rose of Texas.”
Is it possible in 50 years there are really only two (besides Georgia)?
—Larry Trammel, Racine, Wisc.
DEAR LARRY: Very amazing, but the story is true.
Nearly as astonishing is finding three for Georgia, which is probably why your pal disregarded them: “Georgia on My Mind” (1960); “The Night the Lights Went out in Georgia” (1973); and “Midnight Train to Georgia” (1973). That is more than all other states combined.
The California and Kentucky hits you mention all reached the Top 10, but fell short of No. 1.
IZ ZAT SO? Before 1948, when CBS and ABC joined the fold, the only two U.S. television networks operating were NBC and DuMont. In 1956, after 10 years, the DuMont Network, owned by DuMont Laboratories, ceased operations. By then, some of their programming had already been picked up by CBS, including “Battle of the Ages,” though they cancelled it after just one season (1952).
Jerry Osborne answers as many questions as possible through this column.
Write Jerry at: Box 255, Port Townsend, WA 98368 E-mail: jpo@olympus.net
Visit his Web site: http://www.jerryosborne.com/
All values quoted in this column are for near-mint condition.
Copyright 2010 Osborne Enterprises- Reprinted By Permission
This Date In Music History - September 8
Birthdays:
Dante Drowty - Dante and The Evergreens (1941)
Sal Spampinato - Beau Brummels (1942)
Keyboardist Dean Daughtry - Atlanta Rhythm Section (1946)
Michael Lardie - Great White (1958)
David Steele - Fine Young Cannibals (1960)
Aimee Mann (1960)
Richard Hughes - Keane (1975)
Pink (1979)
Slim Thug (1980)
They Are Missed:
Born today in 1897, Jimmie Rodgers singer, songwriter, the first country music star. Sold over 12 million records and was the first person to be elected into the Country Music Hall Of Fame. Rodgers died on 26th May 1933.
Born on this day in 1932, Patsy Cline, country singer, the first female country singer to cross over as a pop artist. Cline was killed in a plane crash on March 5, 1963. One of the best feamle voices - ever.
Born today in 1942, Brian Cole, bass, vocals, The Association. Cole died on August 2, 1972.
Born on this day in 1945, Ron Mckernan, organ, Grateful Dead. Died on March 8, 1973 from cirrhosis of the liver (age 27).
Robert Wiggins from Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five died of a heart attack in 1989.
Derek Taylor, the publicist for The Beatles, died in 1997 (age 67). Taylor had been responsible for many of the legends surrounding their career and had also worked with The Beach Boys and The Byrds. In 1967 he helped organize the Monterey Pop Festival together with Lou Adler and John Philips. He helped launch the Beatles Anthology trilogy in the 90’s.
Benjamin Orr of the Cars (September 8, 1947 – October 3, 2000)
Born on this day in 1945, Kelly Groucutt, bass, vocals, Electric Light Orchestra. Died from a heart attack on February 19, 2009.
History:
In 1952, after Atlantic Records bought Ray Charles' contract from Swingtime, Charles recorded his first session for Atlantic, cutting four songs. Over the next seven years, he will record such classics as ‘Mess Around,’ ‘I Got a Woman,’ ‘Hallelujah, I Love Her So’ and ‘What'd I Say.’
Elvis made his first appearance on the cover of TV Guide in 1956.
In 1956, Eddie Cochran signed a one year contract with Liberty Records, Cochran went on to give Liberty three top 40 hits over the next several years including "Summertime Blues," "Twenty Flight Rock" and "C’mon Everybody."
In 1965, an ad appeared in Variety Magazine announcing auditions for the "Monkee's TV Show.
In 1966, Dick Clark was a guest on ABC-TV's Batman series.
The Doors appeared at the Lagoon Park Patio Gardens, Farmington, Salt Lake City, Utah in 1967.
In 1968, The Beatles performed "Hey Jude" on the UK television show 'Frost On Sunday' in front of an invited audience.
Also in 1968, Led Zeppelin appeared at Raventlow Parken, Nykobing Lolland, Denmark supported by The Beatnicks and The Ladybirds, (who were a all girl topless go-go dancing outfit).
Elvis Presley received the Bing Crosby Award in 1971 for "creative contributions of outstanding artistic or scientific significance to the field of phonograph records."
Marvin Gaye started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1973 with "Let's Get It On."
The Allman Brothers started a five week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1973 with 'Brothers And Sisters.'
Joni Mitchell, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and the Beach Boys all appeared at the New York 'Summersault '74’ at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury in 1974.
Trying desperately to Rock The Vote, the White House, (actually the President Ford`s son Steven), invited Peter Frampton over for a photo opportunity in 1976. Frampton gets lunch out of the deal but both he and Ford are unemployed by the end of the year.
In 1977, guitarist Jimmy McCulloch left Wings to help re-form The Small Faces. McCulloch had played with Paul McCartney’s band on the 'Venus and Mars' and 'Wings At the Speed of Sound' albums, as well as on the Wings Over America tour. He died two years later at the age of 26. Drummer Joe English also left Wings at this time, joining Sea Level.
Peter Gabriel's "Security" LP was released in 1982.
Jon Bon Jovi went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1990 with "Blaze Of Glory."
1993, Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love appeared on stage together at a show in Hollywood in 1993. They performed a song they wrote together "Penny Royal Tea."
Soundgarden won the Best Metal/Hard Rock trophy for “Black Hole Sun” at the MTV Music Video Awards in 1994.
The Donnas perform their first show as The Donnas at the Los Gatos (CA) Teen Center. 1995
In 1997, 29 years after the band first formed, Led Zeppelin released "Whole Lotta Love," their first ever single in the UK. The track recorded in 1969 and featured on the bands second album was issued to promote their re-issued back catalogue.
Sean Puffy Combes and his bodyguard Paul Offered both pleaded guilty to harassment in a New York Court in 1999. The pair faced charges of assaulting record company executive Steve Stoute with a champagne bottle a chair and a telephone.
In 2003, David Bowie performed the first interactive concert when his performance was beamed live into 21 cinemas from Warsaw to Edinburgh. Members of the audience talked to Bowie via microphones linked to ISDN lines and took requests for songs from fans.
In 2005, Rod Stewart was ordered to pay a Las Vegas casino $2m for missing a New Year concert in 2000. Stewart had said he was unable to play at the Rio hotel and casino because his voice disappeared after an operation to remove a cancerous thyroid tumour. The singer said his voice only recovered in time to begin a world tour in June 2001 and he had since performed 150 shows.
A charity album featuring some of the biggest bands in the UK was thought to be the fastest ever produced. Coldplay, Radiohead, Kaiser Chiefs, Antony and the Johnsons, The Magic Numbers, The Coral, Bloc Party and Gorillaz were among those who recorded tracks for ‘Help: A Day in the Life.’ The whole 22-track album was made available for download from the War Child website the following day in 2005.
The 2005 NFL kick-off party at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA featured a pre-game performances by Green Day, Rolling Stones, Santana and Maroon 5. The league's opening game is between the '05 Super Bowl champion New England Patriots and the Oakland Raiders. Pats won by the way.
In 2007, Foxy Brown was sent to jail for a year in New York for violating her probation terms after she travelled outside New York without the court's permission and had missed anger management classes. The rapper (real name Inga Marchand), was arrested for allegedly assaulting a neighbour and in October 2006 she was put on probation for allegedly assaulting two nail salon workers in August 2004.
Slipknot's self-titled debut was reissued in 2009 as a special-edition CD/DVD in celebration of the album's 10th anniversary. The 25-track CD features B-sides, demos and remixes, and a DVD boasting three music videos and live footage.
Dante Drowty - Dante and The Evergreens (1941)
Sal Spampinato - Beau Brummels (1942)
Keyboardist Dean Daughtry - Atlanta Rhythm Section (1946)
Michael Lardie - Great White (1958)
David Steele - Fine Young Cannibals (1960)
Aimee Mann (1960)
Richard Hughes - Keane (1975)
Pink (1979)
Slim Thug (1980)
They Are Missed:
Born today in 1897, Jimmie Rodgers singer, songwriter, the first country music star. Sold over 12 million records and was the first person to be elected into the Country Music Hall Of Fame. Rodgers died on 26th May 1933.
Born on this day in 1932, Patsy Cline, country singer, the first female country singer to cross over as a pop artist. Cline was killed in a plane crash on March 5, 1963. One of the best feamle voices - ever.
Born today in 1942, Brian Cole, bass, vocals, The Association. Cole died on August 2, 1972.
Born on this day in 1945, Ron Mckernan, organ, Grateful Dead. Died on March 8, 1973 from cirrhosis of the liver (age 27).
Robert Wiggins from Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five died of a heart attack in 1989.
Derek Taylor, the publicist for The Beatles, died in 1997 (age 67). Taylor had been responsible for many of the legends surrounding their career and had also worked with The Beach Boys and The Byrds. In 1967 he helped organize the Monterey Pop Festival together with Lou Adler and John Philips. He helped launch the Beatles Anthology trilogy in the 90’s.
Benjamin Orr of the Cars (September 8, 1947 – October 3, 2000)
Born on this day in 1945, Kelly Groucutt, bass, vocals, Electric Light Orchestra. Died from a heart attack on February 19, 2009.
History:
In 1952, after Atlantic Records bought Ray Charles' contract from Swingtime, Charles recorded his first session for Atlantic, cutting four songs. Over the next seven years, he will record such classics as ‘Mess Around,’ ‘I Got a Woman,’ ‘Hallelujah, I Love Her So’ and ‘What'd I Say.’
Elvis made his first appearance on the cover of TV Guide in 1956.
In 1956, Eddie Cochran signed a one year contract with Liberty Records, Cochran went on to give Liberty three top 40 hits over the next several years including "Summertime Blues," "Twenty Flight Rock" and "C’mon Everybody."
In 1965, an ad appeared in Variety Magazine announcing auditions for the "Monkee's TV Show.
In 1966, Dick Clark was a guest on ABC-TV's Batman series.
The Doors appeared at the Lagoon Park Patio Gardens, Farmington, Salt Lake City, Utah in 1967.
In 1968, The Beatles performed "Hey Jude" on the UK television show 'Frost On Sunday' in front of an invited audience.
Also in 1968, Led Zeppelin appeared at Raventlow Parken, Nykobing Lolland, Denmark supported by The Beatnicks and The Ladybirds, (who were a all girl topless go-go dancing outfit).
Elvis Presley received the Bing Crosby Award in 1971 for "creative contributions of outstanding artistic or scientific significance to the field of phonograph records."
Marvin Gaye started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1973 with "Let's Get It On."
The Allman Brothers started a five week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1973 with 'Brothers And Sisters.'
Joni Mitchell, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and the Beach Boys all appeared at the New York 'Summersault '74’ at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury in 1974.
Trying desperately to Rock The Vote, the White House, (actually the President Ford`s son Steven), invited Peter Frampton over for a photo opportunity in 1976. Frampton gets lunch out of the deal but both he and Ford are unemployed by the end of the year.
In 1977, guitarist Jimmy McCulloch left Wings to help re-form The Small Faces. McCulloch had played with Paul McCartney’s band on the 'Venus and Mars' and 'Wings At the Speed of Sound' albums, as well as on the Wings Over America tour. He died two years later at the age of 26. Drummer Joe English also left Wings at this time, joining Sea Level.
Peter Gabriel's "Security" LP was released in 1982.
Jon Bon Jovi went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1990 with "Blaze Of Glory."
1993, Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love appeared on stage together at a show in Hollywood in 1993. They performed a song they wrote together "Penny Royal Tea."
Soundgarden won the Best Metal/Hard Rock trophy for “Black Hole Sun” at the MTV Music Video Awards in 1994.
The Donnas perform their first show as The Donnas at the Los Gatos (CA) Teen Center. 1995
In 1997, 29 years after the band first formed, Led Zeppelin released "Whole Lotta Love," their first ever single in the UK. The track recorded in 1969 and featured on the bands second album was issued to promote their re-issued back catalogue.
Sean Puffy Combes and his bodyguard Paul Offered both pleaded guilty to harassment in a New York Court in 1999. The pair faced charges of assaulting record company executive Steve Stoute with a champagne bottle a chair and a telephone.
In 2003, David Bowie performed the first interactive concert when his performance was beamed live into 21 cinemas from Warsaw to Edinburgh. Members of the audience talked to Bowie via microphones linked to ISDN lines and took requests for songs from fans.
In 2005, Rod Stewart was ordered to pay a Las Vegas casino $2m for missing a New Year concert in 2000. Stewart had said he was unable to play at the Rio hotel and casino because his voice disappeared after an operation to remove a cancerous thyroid tumour. The singer said his voice only recovered in time to begin a world tour in June 2001 and he had since performed 150 shows.
A charity album featuring some of the biggest bands in the UK was thought to be the fastest ever produced. Coldplay, Radiohead, Kaiser Chiefs, Antony and the Johnsons, The Magic Numbers, The Coral, Bloc Party and Gorillaz were among those who recorded tracks for ‘Help: A Day in the Life.’ The whole 22-track album was made available for download from the War Child website the following day in 2005.
The 2005 NFL kick-off party at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA featured a pre-game performances by Green Day, Rolling Stones, Santana and Maroon 5. The league's opening game is between the '05 Super Bowl champion New England Patriots and the Oakland Raiders. Pats won by the way.
In 2007, Foxy Brown was sent to jail for a year in New York for violating her probation terms after she travelled outside New York without the court's permission and had missed anger management classes. The rapper (real name Inga Marchand), was arrested for allegedly assaulting a neighbour and in October 2006 she was put on probation for allegedly assaulting two nail salon workers in August 2004.
Slipknot's self-titled debut was reissued in 2009 as a special-edition CD/DVD in celebration of the album's 10th anniversary. The 25-track CD features B-sides, demos and remixes, and a DVD boasting three music videos and live footage.
Fever Ray - "Mercy Street" Out Today
For Immediate Release
"It's an interpretation of Peter Gabriel's 'Mercy Street'. We made it more intense and faster to fit our eccentric percussionists and energetic live musicians. It is a monotone track but we worked with the dynamics trying to make it sparkle. I listened to it a lot when I was around 15, and it still moves me. It made me start reading Anne Sexton too." - Karin Dreijer Andersson
Fever Ray aka Karin Dreijer Andersson of The Knife is back. Having performed spellbinding live covers of well-loved tracks by artists as varied as Nick Cave, Vashti Bunyan and Peter Gabriel, her cover of the latter's “Mercy Street” is officially released today as a digital download and on covetable limited edition 7’’ through Mute in the US and Canada. The 7” single will include album track “Dry and Dusty."
Gabriel wrote ‘Mercy Street’ about influential Pulitzer Prize winning American poet Anne Sexton, with the track taking its title from her 1969 play of the same name. The cover is chillingly atmospheric, all driving beats and Dreijer Andersson’s crystalline vocals imploring us to “wait until darkness comes."
For those who have yet to experience the 'Mercy Street' cover live, you can catch Fever Ray's stunning audio-visual show in Europe – art directed by long term collaborator Andreas Nilsson – on the following dates:
September:
5th - Electric Picnic, Dublin, Ireland
6th - O2 ABC, Glasgow
8th - Brixton Academy, London
9th - Olympia, Paris, France
10th - Berlin Festival, Berlin, Germany
12th - Bestival, Isle of Wight
For More Information please reach out to Sheryl Witlen at Mute: sheryl@mute.com
"It's an interpretation of Peter Gabriel's 'Mercy Street'. We made it more intense and faster to fit our eccentric percussionists and energetic live musicians. It is a monotone track but we worked with the dynamics trying to make it sparkle. I listened to it a lot when I was around 15, and it still moves me. It made me start reading Anne Sexton too." - Karin Dreijer Andersson
Gabriel wrote ‘Mercy Street’ about influential Pulitzer Prize winning American poet Anne Sexton, with the track taking its title from her 1969 play of the same name. The cover is chillingly atmospheric, all driving beats and Dreijer Andersson’s crystalline vocals imploring us to “wait until darkness comes."
For those who have yet to experience the 'Mercy Street' cover live, you can catch Fever Ray's stunning audio-visual show in Europe – art directed by long term collaborator Andreas Nilsson – on the following dates:
September:
5th - Electric Picnic, Dublin, Ireland
6th - O2 ABC, Glasgow
8th - Brixton Academy, London
9th - Olympia, Paris, France
10th - Berlin Festival, Berlin, Germany
12th - Bestival, Isle of Wight
For More Information please reach out to Sheryl Witlen at Mute: sheryl@mute.com
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
New Music Releases - September 7, 2010
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Aerosmith - The Lowdown (2 CDs)
Allan Sherman - Allan Sherman Live!!! (Hoping You Are The Same)
Allan Sherman - Allan in Wonderland
Allan Sherman - My Name Is Allan
Allan Sherman - My Son, The Celebrity
Allan Sherman - My Son, The Folk Singer
Allan Sherman - My Son, The Nut
Allan Sherman - Songs for Swingin' Livers Only
Allan Sherman - Togetherness
Altered Images - Happy Birthday: Best of
Anberlin - Dark Is the Way: Light Is a Place (vinyl)
Antony & the Johnsons - Thank You for Your Love EP
Buy Antony and the Johnsons Here
Comes with a digital download code! In anticipation of their new album, Swanlights, Antony and the Johnsons present Thank You for Your Love as the first single. The EP features four additional non-album tracks including originals "You Are the Treasure" and "My Lord My Love," as well as a cover of Dylan's "Pressing On," and Lennon's "Imagine" in collaboration with experimental composer William Basinski.
Argent - God Gave Rock N Roll to You: Greatest Hits
Arp - The Soft Wave
Arvo Part - Symphony No. 4
Bachman & Turner - Bachman & Turner
Beast - Beast
Ben E. King - Heart & Soul
Billy Joel - Glass Houses (Audio Fidelity)
Black Uhuru With Sly & Robbie - Chicago 84
Bobby Mitchell & the Troopers - Rack 'em Back
Boduf Songs - This Alone Above All Else In Spite Of Everything
Boredoms - 77 Boadrum [dvd]
Born Ruffians - Nova-Leigh (vinyl)
Boston - Greatest Hits
Boston Spaceships - Our Cubehouse Still Rocks (vinyl)
Brendan James - Brendan James
Chuck Willis - Rockin' With the Sheik of the Blues
Cloudland Canyon - Fin Eaves (vinyl)
Colin Blunstone - Best of
Conway Twitty - The Ballads of
Cramps - Jukebox (2 CDs)
Deep Purple - Fireball (Audio Fidelity)
Deerhunter - Revival (vinyl) Buy Deerhunter Here
Dick Dale - The Very Best of Dick Dale
Fireballs/String-a-Longs - Exotic Guitars From The Clovis Vaults: Limited Edition
Frank Sinatra - Come Dance With Me / Come Fly with Me
Frankie Valli - This Is My Story - The Early Years 1953-1959 (2 CDs)
Gene Vincent - Racing, Bopping, Jumping & Rocking (2 CDs)
George Jones - Sacred Songs
Great American Beast - Domestic Blood
On 180 gram vinyl; comes with a digital download! The second LP contains the live album Live at Warped Tour San Francisco July 8, 2006, featuring nine tracks. Seeing Eye Dog, Helmet's seventh album, is one of the band's most uncompromising and ambitious releases, embodying the classic and utterly unique Helmet sound and pushing it into regions the band has never before explored. One big reason for that spirit of musical adventure is the record is essentially self-released (through the Work Song label). "I just felt completely free to do whatever I wanted to do," says frontman Page Hamilton. "It was really fun to make this record because I just felt this. . . freedom." Freedom can also arise from limitation, something Hamilton knows well - as ever, he insisted on having few overdubs and edits on Seeing Eye Dog. "This album is human and honest," he declares. "People have always commented that we sound like our albums live, and our recording approach has a lot to do with that. Humans playing music will always be better than chop-shop rock." Besides Hamilton, the humans on Seeing Eye Dog include drummer Kyle Stevenson, who joined Helmet in 2006, guitarist Dan Beeman, who's been on board since 2008, and long-time Helmet bassist Chris Traynor (Dave Case is the band's touring bassist). The album was produced by Hamilton, with additional production by Toshi Kasai (Melvins) and vocal production by Mark Renk.
Buy Helmet Here
Holy Ghost - Static on the Wire EP
Hot Chip - We Have Remixes
Hundred in the Hands - Pigeons (vinyl)
Innocence - The Innocence
Interpol - Antics (reissue) (vinyl)
Interpol - Interpol (vinyl)
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (reissue) (vinyl)
Buy Interpol Here
Jaga Jazzist - Bananfluer Overalt EP (vinyl)
Jay Hawkins - I Put a Spell on You: Best of
Jefferson Airplane - Very Best of
Jerry Lee Lewis - Mean Old Man: Deluxe Edition
John Pearce - The Lost 1966 Waldeck Audition
Johnny Burnette - The Ballads of
Johnny Mathis - Chances Are - The Definitive Early Hits Collection (2 CDs)
Buy Jukebox The Ghost Here
Comes with a digital download! With a fully developed sound, and a songwriting and live performance approach seasoned by hundreds upon hundreds of gigs, Jukebox the Ghost are set to turn heads with sophomore effort Everything Under the Sun, produced by Peter Katis (Interpol, The National). The trio is looking to spread their gospel of hook-stuffed, melody rich pop to the world at large. Beatles and Brit pop influences abound on Everything, and the band provides a nod to those influences with their attention to filling the album with great songs beginning to end, not building an album around just a few great tracks.
Kasey Chambers - Little Bird
Kim Wilde - Come Out & Play
Knickerbockers - One Track Mind
Lez Zeppelin - Lez Zeppelin 1 (vinyl)
Lightnin' Hopkins - Lightnin' Hopkins
Liza Minnelli - Cabaret & All That Jazz: the Collection (2 CDs)
Lou Reed - This Is (the Very Best of)
Ludo - Prepare the Preparations
Luther Vandross - Amazon Collection
Madness - Wonderful (2 CDs)
Megadeth - Rust in Peace (Live DVD/CD)
Neon Bastard - Meikhaus
Neville Brothers - Warfield Theatre - San Francisco, February 27, 1988
Nina Simone - At Town Hall
"Second Pirate Session is a collection of outtakes from Rock 'n' Roll Station, which was originally planned as a double album, but for some reason never happened. These tracks were never fully completed and in hindsight benefit from their stripped down atmosphere. "Second Pirate Session contains some of my favorite Nurse With Wound songs." - Steven Stapleton (Nurse With Wound)
Buy Nurse With Wound Here
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - Ciencia De Los Inutiles (vinyl)
One Eskimo - One Eskimo (vinyl)
Oval - o (vinyl)
Percy Mayfield - Nightless Lover
Peter Hammill - Margin (2 CDs)
Peter Rowan - Legacy (with guests Del McCoury, Ricky Skaggs, more)
Queen - Hot Space
Queen - Jazz
Queen - Miracle
Queen - Works
Richard Thompson - Dream Attic (vinyl)
Rick Nelson - The Last Time Around: 1970-1982 (7 CDs)
Robyn - Body Talk Pt 2
Rose Elinor Dougall - Without Why
STLS - Drumcore (vinyl)
Sam Prekop - Old Punch Card (vinyl)
Samiam - Orphan Works (vinyl)
Santana - Collection
Sara Bareilles - Kaleidoscope Heart (vinyl)
Simon & Garfunkel - This Is (Greatest Hits)
Siskiyou - Siskiyou (vinyl)
Sleepy Sun - Marina (vinyl)
Smokey Robinson - The Solo Albums, Vol. 1: Smokey / Pure Smokey
Solaram - Love & The Sweet Divine
Stone Sour - Audio Secrecy Buy Stone Sour Here
Suicidal Tendencies - No Mercy Fool!/The Suicidal Family
Sunset - Loveshines But The Moon Is Shining Too
Teddy Thompson - Bella
Tera Melos - Patagonian Rats (vinyl)
The Acorn - No Ghost (vinyl)
The Intelligence - Males (vinyl)
The SteelDrivers - Reckless
The Thermals - Personal Life (vinyl)
Thea Gilmore - Murphy's Heart
Thurston Harris - Little Bitty Pretty One
Tom Jones - Praise & Blame (vinyl)
Tom Waite - The Early Years Vol 1 (reissue) (vinyl)
Toubab Krewe - TK2
Tymon Dogg - Bitter Thoughts of Tymon Dogg: Collection 68-09
Unicycle Loves You - Mirror, Mirror
Various Artists - A Cellarful of Motown, Volume 4 (2 CDs)
Various Artists - A Rocket in My Pocket: Soundtrack to The Hipster's Guide to Rockabilly MusicAdam Ant - B-Side Babies
Various Artists - Califia: The Songs of Lee Hazlewood
Various Artists - Hillbilly Bop, Boogie & The Honky Tonk Blues Vol. 4 (2 CDs)
Various Artists - King R&B Box Set (4 CDs)
Various Artists - More Miles Than Money: The Soundtrack to Garth Cartwright's Book (2 CDs)
Various Artists - Red Blue Jeans & Checkerboard Socks
Various Artists - Supernatural: Original Television Soundtrack - Seasons 1-5
Various Artists - The Cramps' Jukebox
Various Artists - The Gospel Truth: The Gospel Soul and Funk of Stax Records
Various Artists - We Were So Turned on: Tribute to David Bowie
A lesson in mutant jungle, My So-Called Life rips up the taste and decency rulebook and mashes up ten songs in the characteristic style of breakcore king Venetian Snares (aka Aaron Funk). "Posers with Camera Phones" sets the standard: Melody? Check. Jungle breaks? Check. Tongue-in-cheek offensive sample? Check. "Aaron2" shows Funk's love of the old school with crazy hoovers. Other tracks like "Welfare Wednesday" are straight-up fun with lyrics that make one laugh or cry. "Hajnal2" works one of Funk's best-known tracks from one of his bestselling albums, Rossz Csillag Alatt Szueletett. The title track closes My So-Called Life with melancholy strings that leave the listener craving more. For fans of drum 'n' bass, breakcore, jungle, old school, rave or good music in general - this one's for you.
Buy Venetian Snares Here
Ween - Quebec (reissue) (vinyl)
Winter Gloves - All Red (vinyl)
Wreckless Eric - Hits Misses Rags & Tatters: Complete Stiff
New Music releases are put together from a variety of online sources by Robert Benson - http://collectingvinylrecords.blogspot.com
Have new music for the list? Email me at rbenson30@wi.rr.com
Upcoming New Jazz Releases - Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Ben E. King - Heart & Soul
Bing Crosby - Voice Of Christmas
Cecil Taylor - Black Saint & Soul Note
Chet Baker - Complete Milan Sessions
Chet Baker - Chet: Lyrical Trumpet Of Chet Baker
Chet Baker - Chet Baker Sextet & Quartet
Chet Baker (Trumpet / Com / Vocals - Stan Meets Chet
Chris Laurence - Laurence, Chris - New View
Chris Laurence - New View
Claude Bolling - Vivre La Nuit
Dave Grusin - An Evening With.
Fingerprints - Dream Life
Fred Anderson - Dark Day + Live In Verona 1979
George Russell - Black Saint & Soul Note
Glen Moore - Introducing Glen Moore
Iain Ballamy - More Jazz
Iain Ballamy's Anorak - Iain Ballamy's Anorak - Anorak
Ingrid Laubrock - Anti-House
Ken Vandermark - Acoustic Machine
Kurt Rosenwinkel - Our Secret World
Miles Davis - Relaxin With Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew: 40th Anniversary
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew: Legacy Edi
Music For Cocktails-Ibiza Jazz Lounge - Music For Cocktails-Ibiza Jazz Lounge
Neon - Here To There
Paul Booth - No Looking Back
Paul Booth - Booth, Paul - No Looking Back
Paul Mccandless - All The Mornings Bring
Paul S., Bishop Morton - Memorable Performances
Pedro Luis Martinez - Con Estrellas De Cuba: Havana Jam
Sarah McLawler - Under My Hat
Stanley Clarke - Modern Man/I Wanna Play For You
Sylvia Striplin - Give Me Your Love
Terri Ly Carrington - Women With Jazz:Japanese Title
The Warren Henry Project - Signs
Thelonious Monk - Monk*Thelonious-Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane - At Reeves Sound Studios In Nyc
Tim Lapthorn - Lapthorn, Tim - Seventh Sense
Tim Lapthorn - Seventh Sense
Tomas Ornberg - Nobody's Blues But Mine
Tommy Root Down Meier - Master & The Rain
Tony Guerrero - Blue Room
Reissues
Chet Baker - Jazz At Ann Arbor
Wes Montgomery - Incredible Jazz Guitar
New release information provided by http://www.allaboutjazz.com/ The Upcoming Release Center at allaboutjazz.com is the most comprehensive new release listing for jazz music on the internet. The information is updated biweekly by John Kelman
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