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The Baby Grands Celebrate Release Of Sophomore Album

Award winning kindie rockers The Baby Grands return to the children's/family music scene this November with 'The Baby Grands II'

September 18, 2010 - ATLANTA, GA – The children’s/family rock band, The Baby Grands (TBG), are scheduled to release their second album November 16, 2010 on the independent record label Backspace Records distributed via The Orchard.

A 2009 National Parenting Publication Award (NAPPA) winner, one of the most prestigious honors for children’s products, TBG are thrilled to offer the family entertainment community a new album produced and written by both Ben Rowell and Chuck Nash.

Front man singer songwriter Chuck Nash, a Musician Magazine’s Best Unsigned Artist and full time performer, lives in Jacksonville, Florida. Ben Rowell, an Atlanta resident who spent twelve years touring the country as rhythm guitar player and songwriter for the Gainesville, Florida based band Big Sky, met several years ago while on the road. When they reconnected recently, the two found new joy in creating music together. “Ten new songs, one new face,” Ben Rowell smiles as he sums up The Baby Grands II, titled numerically a la Led Zeppelin, and his first family music collaboration with singer Chuck Nash. “Ben and I were on the same page from the word ’go’,” explains Nash. “We have a great symbiotic relationship, and even our studios compliment one another’s.”

Coming off of the top five Sirius/XM Kid’s Place Live hit “Why is it W?” Ben wrote for the debut TBG record, Ben knew he had a lot more in the tank for this second go around, which led to a new adventure in writing The Baby Grands II. The duo teamed up for songwriting sessions via iChat, sent recording files back and forth, traveled on weekends and survived many sleepless nights of recording to complete their new album. And in this slightly unconventional way The Baby Grands II was born.

TBG’s new sound is an accessible combination of melody driven vocals and keyboard lines, thoughtful lyrics and big guitars from the seasoned industry rock ’n’ roll veterans. If Fountains of Wayne, The Barenaked Ladies and Tom Petty had a play date, The Baby Grands would also be invited. Chuck explains, “We didn’t set out to sound like anyone, and then we found ourselves with an opportunity to put variety of musical styles on one record. I think you can hear some Elvis Costello, Johnny Cash, and even AC/DC influences in there as well.” Starting with “Hey!” and ending with “Goodbye,” Ben and Chuck have penned a catchy and diverse mixture of songs sandwiched between the two creating a concept album of sorts.

For two accomplished performers and songwriters most people first ask, “Why children’s music?” That answer is simple to them. Chuck and Ben each have a little one that is the epicenter of their respective worlds, much like music is. Chuck has a little girl and Ben has a little boy. Each is into writing creative, witty songs with their children as inspiration. Ben summarizes the experience by saying, “I’ve never had so much fun making music of any kind.” While enlisting help from some of their friends like Rob Peck (George Jones) on harmonica, Eric Brigmond (Donovan Frankenreiter) on keyboards, Brian Homan (Vassar Clements) on pedal steel and Ken Nasta (Royal Trüx) on drums, Chuck and Ben have created a family album that they truly can be proud of.

For more information about The Baby Grands, to schedule an interview, or receive an advance copy of the album for review, please contact Kimberly Rowell at Backspace Records.

678.595.3088/kim@backspacerecords.com. The Baby Grands hope you enjoy listening to The Baby Grands II as much as they had fun making it.

About Backspace Records

Backspace Records is an independent record label with an assorted roster of artists including Real Blues Magazine Debut Album of the Year winner, Guitar Red (Billy Walls), former Big Sky front man singer songwriter, Mark Gaignard, and others. Backspace simply seeks to develop artists musically and give them a chance to succeed financially. The children’s/family genre is an exciting addition for the company. As with their other releases, a portion of the label’s profits from The Baby Grands II will go towards organ donor organizations. All of Backspace’s recordings are dedicated to the memory of Mack Lindsey, their friend, business partner and heart transplant recipient.

http://www.thebabygrands.com/
http://www.backspacerecords.com/

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News & Notes

Pet Shop Boys To Release 'Ultimate' Greatest Hits Album

Alongside a special DVD...

The Pet Shop Boys are scheduled to release a greatest hits collection on November 1. The album, 'Ultimate Pet Shop Boys' will feature 19 tracks in chronological order from 'West End Girls' to 'Love Etc'. It is described by the band as a "comprehensive greatest hits collection". The album tracklisting will be announced shortly.

Meanwhile, 'Ultimate Pet Shop Boys' will be accompanied by a DVD featuring over three hours of BBC TV performances by the Pet Shop Boys. It also includes the band's complete Glastonbury Festival performance from earlier this year.

The tracklisting for the DVD is:

'West End Girls' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'Love Comes Quickly' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)' (Recorded for BBC 2’s Whistle Test)
'Suburbia' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'It’s A Sin' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'Rent' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'Always On My Mind' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'What Have I Done To Deserve This?' (Recorded for The Brits Awards)
'Heart' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Wogan)
'Domino Dancing' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'Left To My Own Devices' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'So Hard' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Wogan)
'Being Boring' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'Can You Forgive Her? (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'Liberation' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'Paninaro ‘95' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'Se a vida é' (Recorded for BBC 2’s Top Of The Pops 2)
'A Red Letter Day' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'Somewhere' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Anymore' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'New York City Boy' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'You Only Tell Me You Love When You're Drunk' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'Home And Dry' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'I Get Along' (Recorded for BBC 2’s Top Of The Pops 2)
'Miracles' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'Flamboyant' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)
'I’m With Stupid' (Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops)

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New album from Electric Penguins

The band's second album, aptly named II, is due out at the end of the month. Electric Penguins' sophomore offering II is set for a digital download release on September 24. A CD and vinyl release will follow on October 8, on Talking Tiger Records. Its first single, 'Highgate Hill' is available to download now on iTunes.

This self-recorded album, the Penguins tell us, is a "12 track feast of psychedelic cuts, which slides dreamily between electronic, folk and ambient soundscapes, with acoustic and club elements dispersed throughout the record." Quite the mouthful!

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Just in time for Halloween: Mad Tea Party releases ROCK N ROLL GHOUL

Asheville’s rock ‘n’ roll duo Mad Tea Party celebrate their favorite holiday again this year with ROCK N ROLL GHOUL, a follow-up to 2009’s ZOMBIE BOOGIE. With garage-rock icon Greg Cartwright (Reigning Sound, Oblivions) at the production helm, this year’s monster offering promises to make you howl at the moon.

Mad Tea Party provides their usual palate of shimmering vocal harmonies over Jason Krekel’s one-man-band juke joint guitar/percussion and Ami Worthen’s electric ukulele. Of course, ROCK N ROLL GHOUL also includes some sonic surprises.

The EP offers up 4 spooky selections for your rockin’ Halloween party. “Possessed,” a 60s-tinged psychedelic number, features Worthen’s wicked vocals and a demonic guitar solo from Mr. Cartwright. The furious screamer “Rock ‘n’ Roll Ghoul” expounds upon the theme of flesh-eating music critics while drivin’ rocker “Dr. Phibes” is an ode to the popular Vincent Price villain. The duo close with the Hollywood Flames’ song “Frankenstein’s Den” with Cartwright on drum kit and Caroline Pond (Snake Oil Medicine Show) joining Worthen on doo-wop vocals.

ROCK N ROLL GHOUL is available as a 7” vinyl record and as digital downloads. The EC horror comics inspired art for the record was hand drawn by San Francisco artist Gus Cutty.

Pre-order special: if you order the vinyl record before October 1, you will also receive a limited edition lino print Dr. Phibes poster by Jason Krekel.

http://themadteaparty.bandcamp.com/

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Cover Art for Darius Rucker’s Sophomore Album Revealed

Today, Darius Rucker revealed the cover art for his forthcoming album Charleston, SC 1966.

More details to follow

New Susan Boyle Album, The Gift, Arriving Tuesday, November 9

Highly Anticipated Seasonal Collection Premieres "Do You Hear What I Hear" Duet with Amber Stassi, Winner of Susan's Search Online Talent Contest

SYCO/Columbia Records proudly announces the release of The Gift, the eagerly awaited second full-length album from the top-selling international singing sensation Susan Boyle, available everywhere on Tuesday, November 9.

One of the most highly anticipated releases of 2010, Susan Boyle's The Gift premieres ten new performances from the former "Britain's Got Talent" contestant whose debut album, I Dreamed A Dream, sold more than 9 million copies worldwide since its release in November 2009. Like its predecessor, The Gift is produced by Steve Mac.

The first full-length collection since the release of her 9 times platinum record-breaking debut, The Gift offers a seasonal repertoire of inspirational and secular songs united in theme and the breathtaking vocal artistry of Susan Boyle.

Along with her selection of beloved holiday songs -- "Do You Hear What I Hear?," "The First Noel," "O Holy Night," "Away In A Manger," "Make Me A Channel For Your Peace," "Auld Lang Syne," and "O Come All Ye Faithful," Susan puts her stamp on some unforgettable pop classics including Lou Reed's "Perfect Day," Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," and Crowded House's "Don't Dream It's Over."

Susan Boyle's The Gift presents the debut of Amber Stassi, winner of the Susan's Search online talent contest, singing a transcendent duet with Susan on "Do You Hear What I Hear?"

Susan explained, "When making this album, I really wanted the songs to touch hearts. Music has always been a companion to me, particularly on special occasions. I wanted there to be a mix of songs that would flow with all our moods this holiday season. As much as the season is a time for reflection, it is also a time for fun and enjoyment with those closest to us."

Simon Cowell added, "Susan broke all the rules, became famous literally overnight and has become one of the world's most popular singers. I’m incredibly proud and pleased for her. I think Susan has gone a step further with this new album. She is a very special lady."

An unexpected pop icon with the voice of an angel, Susan Boyle rocketed to international fame when her performance of "I Dreamed A Dream" (from Les Miserables) on "Britain's Got Talent" became the most watched YouTube video of 2009, with Susan generating more than 500 million YouTube hits.

Susan surprised the world with her powerful, heart stopping voice when she walked onto the Britain's Got Talent stage in April 2009. By the November she had conquered the international music charts with her debut multi platinum album I Dreamed A Dream, selling over 10 million copies worldwide. Her debut album I Dreamed A Dream made Susan the biggest selling artist in the world in 2009, the fastest selling artist in the world for a decade and the fastest selling artist in the history of the UK charts. I Dreamed A Dream shot straight to the number one spot in over 21 countries including the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa.

Tracklist
1. Perfect Day
2. Hallelujah
3. Do You Hear What I Hear (Duet with Amber Stassi)
4. Don't Dream It's Over
5. The First Noel
6. O Holy Night
7. Away in A Manger
8. Make Me A Channel Of Your Peace
9. Auld Lang Syne
10. O Come All Ye Faithful
SOURCE Columbia Records

New Music Releases - September 21, 2010

Things have really picked up after the Labor Day holiday, with lots of great classics to choose from as well as new music by established acts. Collecting Vinyl Records Blog Picks Are In Red.

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A Classic Education - Hey There Stranger EP
Amazing Blondel - England / Blondel
Amelia Curran - Hunter, Hunter
Andy Williams - National Guard Shows
Art Bears - Hope & Fears (reissue) (vinyl)
Asia - Live on Air
Bangles - All Over the Place (reissue with bonus track)
Bangles - Different Light (2 CDs)
Biffy Clyro - Only Revolutions
Billy Currington - Enjoy Yourself
Black Country Communion - Black Country Communion (CD & DVD)
Black Twig Pickers - Ironto Special (vinyl)
Blur - 13/Blur (reissue)
Boo Radleys - C'mon Kids (remastered with bonus tracks)
Boo Radleys - Kingsize (remastered with bonus tracks)
Brass Bed - Melt White
Buddy Holly - Buddy's Buddies-Holly for Hire 1957-1959 (3 CDs)
Bukka White - Mississippi Blues (Vinyl)
Cheech & Chong - Los Cochinos
Cheech & Chong - Wedding Album
Chris Hillman & Herb Penderson - At Edwards Barn
Chuck Brown - We Got This (3 CDs/1 DVD)
Clare and the Reasons - Live in Amsterdam
Copy - Hard Dream (includes R. Kelly remixes; Audio Dregs)
Darren Hanlon - I Will Love You At All
Dave Alvin - Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women (vinyl)
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane / Live in Santa Monica (2 CDs)
David Bowie - Let's Dance/Black Tie White Noise (reissue)
David Bowie - Space Oddity/the Man Who Sold the World (reissue)
David Cross - Bigger & Blackerer (vinyl)
Deep Purple - Fireball / In Rock (2 CDs)
Deluka - You Are the Night
Depeche Mode - Black Celebration/Music for the Masses (reissue)
Depeche Mode - Playing the Angel / Exciter (2 CDs)
Dickey Betts & Great Southern - Atlanta's Burning Down
Dickey Betts & Great Southern - Dickey Betts & Great Southern
Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca (reissue with bonus tracks)
Dominant Legs - Young At Love And Life
Donovan - In Concert At The Anaheim Convention Center, CA: November 17, 1967
Drunken Barn Dance - Grey Buried
Dungen - Skit I Allt (vinyl)
Dwarr - Animals
Earth Wind & Fire - Faces
Ella Fitzgerald - Best of BBC Vaults (CD/DVD)
Evelyn Champagne King - Smooth Talk
Fake Problems - Real Ghosts Caught on Tape (vinyl)
Flying Lotus - Pattern + Grid World (vinyl)
Forgetters - Forgetters (vinyl)
Frankie Rose and the Outs - Frankie Rose and the Outs (vinyl)
Fugazi - Repeater (reissue) (vinyl)
Future Islands - Undressed EP (vinyl)
Goldfrapp - Believer
Grateful Dead - The Warner Bros. Studio Albums (5-LP 180 Gram Vinyl Box Set) (vinyl)
Grubbs/Belfi/Pilia - Onrushing Cloud
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - Black & Blue
Hawkwind - Space Bandits
Henry Cow - Leg End (reissue) (vinyl)
Herb Alpert - Essential (2 CDs)
Here & Now - All Over the Show
Here & Now - Give & Take
How To Dress Well: Love Remains (vinyl)
Howdy Forrester - The MGM Recordings
How to Dress Well - How to Dress Well
James Brown - Singles, Volume 9 (1973-75)
Jane Birkin - Di Doo Dah (Vinyl)
Jefferson Airplane - Jefferson Airplane Live 4 CD Pack (reissue)
Jim Kweskin, Geoff Muldaur, John Sebastian, David Grisman, Maria Muldaur - Jug Band Extravaganza
John Carter Cash - The Family Secret
John K. Samson - Provincial Road 222 EP
John Legend & The Roots - Wake Up! (vinyl)
John Miles - Transition
Johnny Horton & Johnny Cash - I m A Fishin Man (CD + Bulletin Board)
Johnny Mathis - Let It Be Me: Mathis in Nashville
Johnny Winter - Beginnings 1960-1967 (2 CDs)
Jose Feliciano - All Time Greatest Performances
June Pointer - Baby Sister
Junior Wells - Live In 1966
Karen Elson - “The Truth Is in the Dirt” single
Kay Starr - All the Great Performances
King Curtis - Soul Time
Klaxons - Surfing the Void
La Otracina - Reality Has Got to Die
Laetitia Sadier - The Trip
Lead Belly - All Time Greatest Performances
Liza Minnelli - Confessions
Luke Doucet - Steel City Trawler
Mackintosh Braun - Where We Are
Magnetic Island - Out at Sea EP
Manic Street Preachers - Postcards From a Young Man
Margot & the Nuclear So & So's - Buzzard (vinyl)
Mark Matos & Os Beaches - Words of the Knife (vinyl)
Maroon 5 - Hands All Over
Mathews Southern Comfort - Kind of New
Matt Costa - Mobile Chateau (vinyl)
Maximum Balloon - Maximum Balloon (vinyl)
Mel Tillis - You Ain't Gonna Believe This ...
Meligrove Band - Shimmering Lights
Methods of Mayhem (Tommy Lee of Motley Crue) - A Public Disservice Announcement
Michael Franti & Spearhead - The Sound of Sunshine
Midlake - Fortune EP
Mr. Bungle - California (reissue) (vinyl)
My Darkest Days - My Darkest Days
Nathan Barr - True Blood: Season Two
New Birth - Aint No Big Thing But Its Growing / Coming
Nick Lowe - At My Age - The Impossible Bird, Dig My Mood and The Convincer (LP reissues; all three albums on vinyl for the first time)
Nick Lowe - Convincer (reissue) (vinyl)
Nick Lowe - Dig My Mood (reissue) (vinyl)
Nick Lowe - Impossible Bird (reissue) (vinyl)
Nico Muhly - A Good Understanding
Nico Muhly - I Drink the Air Before Me
Nobunny - First Blood (vinyl)
Nona Hendryx - Nona Hendryx
OMD - If You Want It
Opeth – “In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall”
Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark (OMD) - If You Want It (Single)
Paul Kossoff - Blue Soul: The Best of
Paula Cole - Ithaca
Perry Como - At The Supper Club
Pete International Airport - Pete International Airport
Peter Bardens - Answer
Peter Bardens - Peter Bardens
Quicksilver Messenger Service - Happy Trails
Randy Houser - They Call Me Cadillac
Ray Thomas - From Mighty Oaks...Hopes Wishes & Dreams (4 CDs)
Renaissance - Camera Camera
Renaissance - Live at Carnegie Hall
Renaissance - Scheherazade and Other Love Stories
Renaissance - Time-Life
Renaissance - Turn of the Cards
Rentals - Songs About Time (4-CD & DVD & book box set)
Rhonda Vincent - Taken
Robert Fripp & Theo Travis - Live at Coventry Cathedral
Rolling Stones - Born Under A Bad Sign [dvd]
Roots Manuva Meets Wrongtom - Duppy Writer
Royalettes - Its Gonna Take a Miracle: Complete MGM Sessions
Ryan Montbleau Band - Heavy on the Vine
Santana - Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time: Deluxe (CD/DVD)
Seefeel - Faults
Selena Gomez & The Scene - A Year Without Rain
Serj Tankian - Imperfect Harmonies
Sharon Van Etten - epic (vinyl)
Shit Robot - From the Cradle to the Rave (vinyl)
Shontelle - No Gravity
Spiral Stairs & The Long Winters - Dreams They Guide Us b/w Connections in Nashville (vinyl)
Steel Magnolia - Steel Magnolia
Strength - Mind-Reader
Swans - My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky (vinyl)
The Green Children - “Dragons” single
The Hundred in the Hands - The Hundred in the Hands
The Migrant - Travels in Lowland
The Moaners - Nocturnal
The Script - Science & Faith
The Wonder Years - The Upsides
Themselves - Crowns Down & Company
Thievery Corporation - It Takes a Thief
Todd Rundgren - For Lack of Honest Work (3 CDs)
Tom Waits - Vol. 1 - Early Years (vinyl)
Tony Castles - No Service EP
Torche - Songs for Singles (vinyl)
Twig Harper & Daniel Higgs - Clairaudience Fellowship (LP limited to 1,000 copies)
U.S. Christmas - Run Thick In The Night
UB40 - Labour of Love IV
Van Der Graaf Generator - Live at the Paradiso Apr 2007
Van McCoy - Night Time Is Lonely Time
Various Artists - Beginners Guide to New Orleans (3 CDs)
Various Artists - Bored to Death (soundtrack)
Various Artists - Hard To Find Jukebox Classics 1959: Teen Pop Gold
Various Artists - Have You Seen My Baby: Ember Sixties Pop 4
Various Artists - Imaginational Anthem 4: New Possibilities (vinyl)
Various Artists - Metal X-Mas
Various Artists - Riding the Range: Songs of Townes Van Zandt
Various Artists - The Mentalist: Original Television Soundtrack - Seasons 1- 2
Various Artists - Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (soundtrack) [
Various artists - The State: Comedy for Gracious Living
Various artists - “Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole” soundtrack
Victory In Numbers - Killing. Mourning. Love.
Vincent Minor - Vincent Minor
Vonnegutt - The Appetizer EP
Wingless Angels - Wingless Angels - Volume I & II
Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby - Two-Way Family Favourites
Yair Yona - Remember (vinyl)
You Say Party - Remixxxx
Young Hunting - “Into Yr Mind” 7-inch
Young Scamels - Tempest
Zac Brown Band - You Get What You Give

New Music releases are put together from a variety of online sources by Robert Benson - http://collectingvinylrecords.blogspot.com  

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New Jazz Releases - Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Alex De Grassi - Now & Then-Folksongs For The 21ST Century

Alison Ruble - Ashland

Andy Farber - This Could Be The Start Of Something Big

Andy Williams - National Guard Shows

Angelo Quar Debarre - Impromptu

Archie Quarte Shepp - French Ballads

Art Bears - Hopes & Fears

Banda Kora - Cascades

Beginners Guide To New Orleans - Beginners Guide To New Orleans

Best Of Bossa Lounge - Best Of Bossa Lounge Vol. 2-Best Of Bossa Lounge

Bobby Bradford / John Carter - Mosaic Select: John Carter & Bobby Bradford

Brad Goode - Tight Like This

Cali - Menteur/Lamour Parfait

Carl Fontana - Fifties

Cedar Walton (Trio) - Midnight Walz

Charlie Parker - Groovin High 1940-1945 Vol 1

Chet Baker (Trumpet / Com / Vocals - Chet Baker & Crew

Claude Williamson - South Of Border

Clay Jenkins - 4 (Jazz Compass

Clementine - Bossa Du Anime

Coleman Hawkins - Today And Now

Dan Nimmer Trio - Kelly Blue

Danilo At Schloss Elmau Rea - Tribute To F.De Andre: Piano Worksx

Dave Brubeck Quartet - Jazz At Oberlin

David Liebman - David Liebman Plays With Coltrane & Shorter Play-A

David Liebman - David Liebman Plays With Thevol. 81 Play-A-Long

David Tri Hazeltine - Alfie

Dennis Springer - On The Path

Dmitry Baevsky - Down With It

Doug Beavers - Two Shades Of Nude

E. J. Antonio - Rituals in the marrow: Recipe for a jam session

Eddie Higgins - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Eddie Higgins - My Funny Valentine

Eddie Higgins Trio - Secret Love

Eddie Higgins Trio - You Are Too Beauitiful

Eddie Higgins Trio - Again

Eddie Higgins Trio - Bewitched

Eddie Higgins Trio - Dear Old Stockholm

Ella Fitzgerald - Sings Rodgers & Hart Songbook 1

Ella Fitzgerald - Newport Jazz Festival Live At Carnegie Hall

Ella Fitzgerald - Best Of BBC Vaults

Ella Fitzgerald - Newport Jazz Festival: Live At Carnegie Hall

Embryo - Embryo's Rache

Eric Quar Alexander - Gentle Ballads 2

Eric Quar Alexander - My Favorite Things

Etta Fitzgerald - Newport Jazz Festival Live At Carnegie Hall

Exploding Star Orchestra - Stars Have Shapes

Flora Purim - Stories To Tell

Gabor Szabo - In Budapest Live (1974)

Garrison Fewell - Sound Particle 47

Gene Ammons - Bad! Bossa Nova

Geof Bradfield - African Flowers

Grant Stewart - Around The Corner

Harold Mabern (Trio) - Somewhere Over Rainbow

Henry Cow - Leg End

Henry Grimes - Spirits Aloft

Henry Grimes & Rashied Ali - Spirits Aloft

Herb Alpert - Essential Herb Alpert

Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage

His Orchestra / Stan Kenton - Live At Humboldt State College In Arcata 1959

Horace Parlan - Movin & Groovin

Horace Silver - Blowin The Blues Away

Jane Monheit - Home

Jason Adasiewicz - Sunrooms

Jim Keltner - Sheffield Lab Drum & Track

Joe Beck (Trio) - Girl Talk

Joe Gilman - Americanvas

John Coltrane - Standard Coltrane

John Coltrane - Coltrane Jazz

John Coltrane - Complete 1962 Copenhagen Concert

John Coltrane - Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane

John Dankworth - Windmill Tilter

John Gilmore - Blowing In From Chicago

John Gilmore / John Jenkins - Blowing In From Chicago

John McNeil - Chill Morn He Climb Jenny

John With The Red Garland Coltrane Trio - Traneing In

Joyce Breach - Odds And Ends

Junko Onishi - Baroque

Kay Starr - All Time Greatest Performances

Ken Quart Peplowski - When You Wish Upon A Star

Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane - Kenny Burrel/John Coltrane

Kenny Wheeler - Windmill Tilter: Story Of Don Quixote

Kora Band - Cascades

Lennie Niehaus - Lennie Niehaus Plays The Blues-Companion CD Only

Lynn Baker - Azure Intention

Lynn Baker Quartet - Azure Intention

Marc Antoine - Classical Way

Marc Antoine - My Classical Way

Marilyn Scott - Every Time We Say Goodbye

Marnix Busstra / Mike Mainieri - Trinary Motion / Live In Europe

Marnix Busstra Quartet - Trinary Motion/Live In Europe

Marnix Busstra Quartet - Liveineuropetrinarymotion

Marty Paich - Rock-Jazz Incident

Mccoy Tyner - Inception

Mike Mainieri & Marnix Busstra Quartet - Trinary Motion/Live In Europe

Miles Davis - Cookin With The Quintet

Miles Davis - Greatest Ballads

Miles Davis - Miles Davis & Milt Jackson Quintet

Miles Davis / Milt Jackson - Miles Davis & Milt Jackson Quintet

Miles Davis / Modern Jazz Giants - Complete Historic All Star Reconding Dec 24 1954

Modern Jazz Giants - Complete Historic All Star Reconding: Dec 24, 1954

New York Trio - Always

New York Trio - Things We Did Last Summer

New York Trio - Begin The Beguine

New York Trio - Blues In The Night

Nina Simone - I Put A Spell On You-Pastel Blues

Ntu - Singerella:Ghetto Fairytale

NuBlu Orchestra - Live At Jazz Festival Saalfelden

Nublu Orchestra Conducted By Butch Morris - Live At Jazz Festival Saalfeld

One For All - What's Going On

One For All - End Of Love Affair

Paolo Fresu Quintet - Songlines/Night & Blue

Pee Wee Russell - New Groove

Perry Como - At The Supper Club

Peter Beets Quartet - Chopin Meets The Blues

Platinum Fine Jazz Ladies - Platinum Fine Jazz Ladies

Ramsey Lewis - Movie Album/Dancing In The Street

Randy Halberstadt - Flash Point

Rashied Ali / Henry Grimes - Spirits Aloft

Rez Abbasi - Natural Selection

Rez Abbasi Acoustic Quartet - Natural Selection

Richard Cole - Inner Mission

Richie Beirach (Trio) - Manhattan Reverie

Richie Beirach (Trio) - Summer Night

Rob Mazurek - Stars Have Shapes

Robert Mazurek's Exploding Star - Stars Have Shapes

Romantic Jazz Trio - Jazz Mozart

Romantic Jazz Trio - Magical Mystery

Romantic Jazz Trio - So In Love

Roy Hargrove - Valses + Romantique

Shelly Manne - 2-3-4

Simone - Taking A Chance On Love

Stan Getz - Getz Au Go Go (180 Gram Vinyl)

Stan Kenton - Live At Humboldt State College In Arcata, California 1959

Stan Kenton And His Orchestra - Live At Humboldt State College In Arcata Californi

Steve Kuhn Trio - Love Walked In

Super Trio - Super Standard

Taylor Eigsti - Daylight At Midnight

Ted Rosenthal Trio - My Funny Valentine

Three Sounds - Introducing The 3 Sounds

Tony Williams - Joy Of Flying

Walter Smith III - III

Will Sumner - Tracks

Will Vinson - Stockholm Syndrome

WINTERPLAY - Songs Of Colored Love

Reissues

Bill Evans - Moonbeams

Bob Mintzer - Source

Harold Mabern - Misty

Horace Parlan - Movin' & Groovin'

Horace Silver - Blowin' The Blues Away

John Coltrane - Lush Life

John Coltrane - Black Pearls

John Coltrane - Blue Train

John Coltrane - Coltrane

Miles Davis - Musings Of Miles

New release information provided by www.allaboutjazz.com 
The 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

Gibson Acoustic releases limited edition John Lennon guitars

The 70th Anniversary John Lennon Imagine Model, the 70th Anniversary John Lennon J-160VS and the 70th Anniversary John Lennon Museum J-160E Model.

Three Yoko Ono approved J-160E acoustics to mark Lennon's 70th birthday

PRESS RELEASE: New York, New York, September 20, 2010… Seventy years after his birth and three decades after his untimely passing, John Lennon's message of peace continues to touch the masses, and his songs still resonate in the hearts and minds of fans around the world. At the request of Yoko Ono, Gibson Acoustic is very proud to offer three 70th Anniversary John Lennon J-160E acoustic guitars to celebrate the legacy of this extraordinary artist.

Accordingly, only a very limited number of these handmade acoustics will ever be available. In 1962, John Lennon was still an up-and-coming artist, and though one of two main singer/songwriters at the heart of The Beatles, was scraping by on the little money the band was bringing in at that time.

For his first quality American acoustic/electric guitar, Lennon had his sights set on a new Gibson J-160E - the problem was, he didn't have the money to buy it. With the aid of a co-signed purchase from Beatles manager Brian Epstein (who also co-signed for band mate George Harrison's J-160E), Lennon made the guitar his own, and put it straight to the business of making rock and roll history.

Recreated by the luthiers at Gibson's Montana acoustic guitar facility in period-perfect detail, the 70th Anniversary John Lennon models are available in three distinct versions to represent the instrument at three periods in Lennon's life and career.

The first, finished in Vintage Sunburst and limited to 500 guitars, represents the guitar as it was when Lennon first acquired it and used it on several famous Beatles recordings from 1963 to '64, including Please Please Me, With The Beatles and A Hard Day's Night. Additional specs of the 70th Anniversary John Lennon J-160VS include a 70th Anniversary John Lennon MOP signature on the headstock, 1960's laminated Sitka Spruce Top, mahogany back and sides, the classic vintage Sunburst lacquer finish, Jumbo 1960's Frets, Gibson authentic P-90 pickups, a historic adjustable bridge and a 70th Anniversary MOP engraved 12th Fret birthdate of John Lennon. MSRP is $4,728 USD.

The second is a stunning Custom Shop "Imagine" model in a Soft White finish personally requested by Yoko Ono to reflect the sentiment of John's life and music during the recording of Imagine. And the third is the model as it is today, on display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, with a thin, natural finish and Lennon's famous "John and Yoko" caricature sketches, representing the appearance of the guitar during the famous Lennon-Ono "Bed-In" peace protests of 1969.

The custom shop's second and third renditions are limited to 70 guitars each, one for every year since John's birth in 1940, and both include a special 70th Anniversary Certificate personally signed by Yoko Ono and sent to the final purchaser by Certified Mail. The white Gibson Acoustic "Imagine" model includes an anniversary John Lennon Abalone headstock signature, 70th Anniversary MOP engraved 12th fret birthdate of Lennon, 1960s laminated Sitka Spruce top, historic Gibson Ladder bracing pattern, Mahogany back and sides, Jumbo 1960's Frets, historic adjustable bridge, Gibson authentic P-90 pickups and a custom hardshell case.

As for construction, each version is an accurate rendition of the J-160E of 1962, a guitar originally released in 1954 as one of the world's first successful "electro-acoustic" guitars, with built-in pickup and electronics and ready to hit the stage for the professional performing musician. Beloved by Lennon, and kept close throughout his too-short life, the 70th Anniversary John Lennon J-160E is a guitar every Beatles fan will want to make their own. MSRP on the Imagine model is $10.748 USD.

The guitar specs of the Gibson Acoustic Lennon Museum J-160E model includes a Gibson Custom Shop Label Personally Signed by Yoko Ono, Authentic Recreation of John Lennon's Bed‐In Caricature Sketch, 70th Anniversary John Lennon MOP Headstock Signature, 70th Anniversary MOP Engraved 12th Fret Birth Date of John Lennon, Label Personally Signed by Yoko Ono, 1960's Laminated Sitka Spruce Top, Historic Gibson Ladder bracing Pattern, Mahogany Back & Sides, Custom Thin Lacquer Finish, Jumbo 1960's Frets, Historic Adjustable Bridge, Gibson Authentic P‐90 Pickup and a Gibson Custom Shop Hardshell case. MSRP on the Museum model is $15,048.00

Yoko One herself has been quoted as saying, "Remember, each one of us has the power to change the world. Just start thinking peace and the message will spread quicker than you think." The Gibson Lennon acoustic models celebrate the peace that has lived on for years through John Lennon's music and Yoko Ono's staunch devotion to his memory and legacy.

"To say how proud I am of these new John Lennon Anniversary guitars is a huge understatement. The legacy that John Lennon has given music fans around the world is unprecedented and the friendship Gibson continues with Yoko Ono is demonstrated in these remarkable instruments that are in tribute to arguably one of the world's greatest musicians," said Henry Juszkiewicz Chairman and CEO of Gibson Guitar.

Top 5 eBay Vinyl Record Sales - Week Ending 09/18/2010

Mostly the gods of record collecting this week with two Beatles "Please Please Me" LPs and a Led Zeppelin Road Box on the list this week.






1. LP - The Beatles "Please Please Me" Parlophone UK Gold Black label 1st Mono - $3,988.23

2. 12" - Led Zeppelin “Road Box” - $3,500.00

3. LP - The Beatles "Please Please Me" Parlophone UK Gold Black label 1st Mono - $2,501.44

4. LP - Hank Mobley with Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan Blue Note 1540 - $2,382.00

5. Georges Arvanitas "Soul Jazz" Columbia French Pressing - $2,080.55

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Top 5 eBay Vinyl Record Sales - Week Ending 09/11/2010

Jack White's personally designed 7" test pressing with sleeve and inserts from Third Man Record Store's opening night tops the list, in what's the youngest record to make the top, having been given away at the invitation only opening a little over a year ago. Three soul records make the list, the most in many weeks, and another pre-war blues 78 appears as well.




1.  45 - Dead Weather "Hang You From The Heavens" / "Are Friend Electric?" Test Pressing "Opening Night" $3,901.11

2.  45 - Scorpio and His People "The Unforgiven" / "Theme From The Movietown Sound" International Hits - $3,827.77

3.  78 - Henry Brown and Ike Rodgers "Blues Stomp" / "Blind Boy Blues" Paramount - $2,500.00

4.  45 - Psychodelic Frankie "Putting You Out Of My Life" / "Donna" Hi Speed - $2,247.00

5.  LP - People's Pleasure with Alive And Well "Do You Hear Me Talking To You?" Brownstone - $2,051.00

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This Date In Music History - September 20

Birthdays:

Gogi Grant ("The Wayward Wind") turns 86.

Sweet Pea Atkinson - Was Not Was (1945)

Michael Oldroyd - Manfred Mann's Earth Band (1946)

Alannah Currie - Thompson Twins (1957)

David Hemmingway - Housemartins (1960)

Nuno Bettencourt - Extreme (1966)

Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, twin sons of 60's singer Ricky Nelson (1967)

Ben Shepherd - Soundgarden (1968)

Rick Woolstenhulme - Lifehouse (1979)


They Are Missed:

"Jelly Roll" Morton (September 20, 1890 - July 10, 1941)

In 1973, on his way to perform his second concert of the day, singer, songwriter Jim Croce was killed with five others when his chartered aircraft hit a tree on take off in Louisiana.



Steve Goodman, who wrote the song "The City Of New Orleans," died of leukemia in 1984.

Born on this day in 1960, Robert Wiggins, Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five. Died of a heart attack September 8, 1989.

Born today in 1949, Chuck and John Panozzo, bass and drums, Styx. John Panozzo died on July 16, 1996.

Nils Stevenson former manager of Siouxsie and the Banshees and the Sex Pistols tour manager died in 2002 (age 49).


History:

The Four Freshman got their first gig in Fort Wayne, IN in 1948.

At the end of the North American tour in 1964, the Beatles played a Charity concert at the Paramount Theatre in New York City, the 3,682 audience each paid $100 a ticket. Later that evening, they make yet another appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.

The Animals recorded "It's My Life" in 1965.

In 1966, George Harrison went to India for his first visit to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. OhMMMM

In 1969, Associated TV bought control of the Beatles' music publishing company, Northern Songs, for a million pounds.

During a meeting in London in 1969 between John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, Lennon announced he was leaving The Beatles.

Based on the comic-book TV series Archie and his friends The Archie's started a four-week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1969 with "Sugar Sugar." It became the longest running one hit wonder in the UK after spending eight weeks at the top of the charts.

Blind Faith started a two-week run at #1 on the UK chart in 1969 with their self-titled debut album. The only release from the Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ginger Baker & Rick Grech line-up also reached #1 in the US. The only UK gig was in Hyde Park, London on 7th Jun 1969.

In 1969, UK music paper Melody Maker readers poll results were published. Winners included Eric Clapton who won best musician, Bob Dylan best male singer and best album for 'Nashville Skyline'. Best group went to The Beatles, Best single went to Simon and Garfunkel for "The Boxer" and Janis Joplin won Best female singer. Bob Dylan 'best singer'? You gotta be kidding!

In 1970, Jim Morrison of The Doors was acquitted on charges of lewd and lascivious behavior, but was found guilty of exposing himself during a concert at The Dinner Key Auditorium in Coconut Grove a year and a half earlier. At his trial at the Dade County Courthouse in Miami, Judge Goodman sentenced Morrison to six months hard labor and a $500, fine for public exposure and sixty days hard labor for profanity. The sentence was appealed, but Morrison was never brought to trial, as he would die in Paris France on July 3, 1971.

In 1972, Paul and Linda McCartney were arrested for the second time in four weeks for possession of cannabis this time at their Scottish farmhouse in Campbeltown. Dern vegans!

Grand Funk Railroad own the #1 spot on the pop chart in 1973 with “We're An American Band.”



The single "Born to Run" was released by Bruce Springsteen in 1975.

"Fame" gave David Bowie his first #1 in the US in 1975, the song was co-written with John Lennon.

Janis Ian went to #1 on the US album chart in 1975 with 'Between The Lines'.

The Bay City Rollers made their US TV debut in 1975 when they appeared on the 'Saturday Night Variety Show'.

In 1975, winners in this year’s Melody Makers Readers poll included, Robert Plant who won Best singer, Joni Mitchell, Best female singer, Yes won Best band, Genesis won Best live act, Best single, ‘I’m Not In Love, by 10cc, Best album Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin, and Brightest hope went to Camel.

The Captain and Tennille musical variety show premiered on ABC TV in 1976. (and my Mother loved them!) Me? I was out smoking pot :O)

Queen started a five-week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1980 with 'The Game', the group's only US #1 album.

Huey Lewis and the News started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart in 1986 with "Stuck With You."

In 1993, just back from a tour of Japan, keyboard player with The Charlatans Rob Collins was with out with an old friend. They stopped at an off-licence and his friend went in, half-jokingly saying he could rob the place. When he came out with a loud bang, Collins stupidly picked him up. The police arrested the pair the next day and charged them both with attempted robbery and possession of a firearm (it was a replica gun).

The Dave Matthews Band released ‘Under the Table and Dreaming’ in 1994, the album featured their first commercial hits "What Would You Say," "Satellite" and "Ants Marching." The album was dedicated to Matthews' older sister Anne, who was killed by her husband in 1994 in a murder-suicide.

Natalie Merchant started her first solo tour in 1995 after leaving the 10,000 Maniacs. She was supporting her first solo album "Tigerlily."

In 1997, Elton John started a six week run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Something About The Way You Look Tonight," and "Candle In The Wind 97." A re-write of his 1974 hit about Marilyn Monroe. This version was raising funds for the Diana, Princess of Wales charity, following her death in Paris. It went on to become the biggest selling single in the world ever.

In 1997, Pearl Jam's 'Jeremy' video was cited as one of the reasons American teenager Barry Loukaitis had snapped into a violent rage that left three people dead. Defense attorneys took the unprecedented step of playing the video in a Washington court. Yeah, the video was at fault. No one blamed cartoons when I hit my brother over the head with a hammer, it was the hammer's fault. I saw Heckle and Jeckle do it with no harm done.....



In 1998 - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum paid tribute to Robert Johnson with eight days of activities. Johnson only recorded 29 songs before dying in August of 1938.

Former Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page was honored for his charity work with underprivileged young people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2005. Page helps support Casa Jimmy, a shelter for orphans, teenage mothers and other poverty-stricken young people that is administered by the Task Brazil organization. "The greatest satisfaction is not the decoration. It is knowing that I am able to help someone who needs help," says Page during the ceremony. Humble and full of class..

In 2005, Canadian JD Fortune, beat two other finalists to become the new lead singer with INXS after a worldwide search to replace the late Michael Hutchence. INXS held auditions in six continents as part of a reality TV series.

There's a lot of charity work on this day in 2007. First, Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover and drummer Ian Paice along with former Purple keyboardist Jon Lord and ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore perform at the Sunflower Jam 2007 benefit concert in London to raise money for a U.K. cancer charity.

Ex-Pink Floyd leader Roger Waters and Jon Bon Jovi perform at a gala celebrating the 10th anniversary of the VH1 Save The Music Foundation in New York. Former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, are honored for their support of the organization. The foundation provides instruments and music-education services to children. Bill, as we all remember, is an accomplished sax player. (2007)

Ozzy Osbourne and former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash are in videos produced by MusiCares and the MusiCares MAP Fund to help bolster awareness about the perils of drug and alcohol addiction. (2007)

Young Jeezy went to #1 on the US album chart in 2008 with ‘The Recession’, the rappers fifth release.

The 2008 Farm Aid benefit concert is held in Mansfield, MA. This is the first time the event takes place in New England. Farm Aid co-founders John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Willie Nelson are the headliners – as usual. The Pretenders and Jerry Lee Lewis also take the stage. The seven-hour event airs on DirecTV's The 101 Network.

Metallica released “Six Feet Down Under” in 2010. It was a limited edition eight-song EP in honor of their tour of Australia and New Zealand. It has live recordings from the band's previous tours in the region.

Michael Fremer Album Review

Pirates
(reissue)
Rickie Lee Jones
Warner Brothers/Mobile Fidelity MFSL 1-328 180g LPs
Produced by: Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker
Engineered by: Lee Herschberg, Loyd Clifft and Mark Linett
Mixed by: Lee Herschberg
Mastered by: Rob LoVerde at MFSL, Sebastopol, CA

Music

Sound





Early Rickie Lee Gets Deluxe Mo-Fi Treatment
by Michael Fremer
September 01, 2010

The opener to this heavily produced album “We Belong Together” owes its existence to Bruce Springsteen, but most of the rest channels Laura Nyro.

Old school talent packaging held sway in the early 1980s and the record labels had the money to invest in their choices. This follow up to Ricki Lee Jones’s debut is a production spectacular the likes of which no longer exist unless the artist has deep personal pockets.

Every note, every gesture, every drum hit and keyboard strike has been choreographed and perfectly shaped behind Jones’s vulnerable nasal whine or delicate wisp of a reminiscence.

She’s sold in the photos as a sex object not as a cool bohemian, which would be more honest and appropriate. The airbrushed album photos look as if Jones’s handlers saw her as a Stevie Nicks type. Her future albums would exude a basic honesty that eludes this overproduced extravaganza but it was a product of the times and of two producers, one of whom came from a father wedded to the “old school.”

So the overproduced aspects—the strings, the opulent backdrops and luxurious reverb and the preciousness of “Skeletons” are to be forgiven.

Mostly, Pirates is a superb sounding jazzy, folky time capsule back to a time when an artist was overwhelmed, probably against her own better instincts by well-meaning packagers. They gave Ricki Lee a fantastic send off on her way to albums that were more intimate, personal and superior communicators of what lurked inside.

No expense was spared here. Just look at who plays! Chuck Rainey, Steve Gadd, Steve Lukather, Donald Fagen, Dean Parks, Buzzy Feiten, Lenny Castro, Victor Feldman, Randy Brecker, David Sanborn and Tom Scott among others. It’s a veritable '80s “We Are the World” assemblage of musicians!

So yes, it’s not rock and roll and it’s not jazz. It’s not pop either. It’s really a producer’s extravaganza in which Ricki Lee Jones takes a backseat to the whims of the executives in charge. It’s a fascinating time capsule to an out of joint time but one where everyone involved was sure they were doing the right thing.

Through it all Ricki Lee Jones maintains her dignity as she pushes against the production onslaught. Just listen to “ A Lucky Guy” on side two. Like much of the rest, it’s a simple, breezy tune but it’s been produced to the extreme. Every note, every cymbal hit and background “ooh, ooh” has been considered and orchestrated. The engineers have recorded every sound as if the life of the whole production depended upon its being perfect and perfectly heard by the listeners.

Mobile Fidelity’s ultra-pure playback chain is the ideal conduit for this precise production and the resulting LP and SACD are both opulent and lush sounding without sacrificing transient speed and inner detail. Rickie Lee almost gets swamped here, but Mo-Fi’s mastering in both digital and analog formats keeps her breathing.

Laura Nyro’s legacy looms large here and if you missed her you owe it to yourself to go back and give her a listen after enjoying this.

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

This Date In Music History - September 18

Birthdays:

Jimmie Rodgers (1933)

Frankie Avalon (1939)

Alan King - Ace (1946)

Kerry Livgren - Kansas (1949)

Mike Hossack - Doobie Brothers (1950)

Martin Beedle - Cutting Crew (1961)

Joanne Catherall - Human League (1962)

Richard Walmsley - Beatmasters (1962)

Mike Heaton - Embrace (1966)

Ricky Bell - New Edition (1967)


They Are Missed:

Jessie Hill ("Ooh Poo Pah Doo") died of heart failure in 1996.

Al Casey ("Surfin' Hootnenanny") died after a respiratory illness in 2006.

Born on this day in 1952, Dee Dee Ramone, (Douglas Colvin), bass, The Ramones. He died of a drug overdose June 6, 2002.


History:

Ernest Tubb and Roy Acuff performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City, NY in 1947. It was the first country show at the venue.

Elvis Presley appeared at The Eagles Nest, Memphis Tennessee in 1954.

Tennessee Ernie Ford recorded the immortal cut "16 Tons" in 1955.



A Fats Domino concert at a naval station in Rhode Island in 1956 ended in a riot. As a result, the base commander banned Rock n’ Roll shows saying the damage was caused by the "excitement accompanying the fever-pitched Rock n’ Roll."

On his twenty-first birthday in 1960, Frankie Avalon was given $600,000 that he earned as a minor from such hits as his 1959 US #1 single 'Venus'.

Bobby Vee started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1961 with "Take Good Care Of My Baby."

The Beatles, on tour in the USA in 1964, performed at Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas.

The Doors appeared at Bido Lito's, Hollywood, California in 1966. Also on the bill The Seeds.

In 1967, the Doors appeared on CBS-TV's 'Ed Sullivan Show' and infuriate Mr. Sullivan when they sang "Light My Fire," which had been banned over the line "Girl, we couldn't get much higher.

In 1968, working at Abbey Road studios on new songs for their forthcoming ‘White Album,' the Beatles recorded 20 takes of "Birthday." Roadie Mal Evans added handclaps, and Yoko Ono and Pattie Harrison contributed backing vocals on the track.

Diana Ross recorded "Love Child" without the other Supremes in 1968.

In 1969, Tiny Tim announced on "The Tonight Show" to Johnny Carson his engagement to Miss Vicki Budinger. Carson asked the two to be married on the show. They made TV history with the wedding on December 17, 1969.

In 1970, Jimi Hendrix was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Mary Abbot's Hospital in London at the age of 27 after choking on his own vomit. Hendrix left the message 'I need help bad man', on his managers answer phone earlier that night.



Pink Floyd performed "Atom Heart Mother" at the Classical Music Festival in Montreaux, Switzerland in 1971.

The Who, Mott The Hoople, The Faces and Atomic Rooster all appeared at The Oval, London in 1972. Cool bill....

Billy Joel began recording the overplayed cut "Piano Man" in 1973.

One hit wonders Wild Cherry started a three week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1976 with the silly cut "Play That Funky Music." The song started life as a B-side.

The second annual Rock Music Awards ran on CBS in 1976.

"More Than A Feeling" by Boston was released in 1976.

The members of KISS all released solo albums in 1978. The members at the time were Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, and Peter Criss.

Neil Young and Crazy Horse kicked off a 23 date US tour at The Cobo in Detroit in 1978 promoting the album "Comes A Time.' (and in my humble opinion, one of his best efforts)



The Doors are hot. Their “Greatest Hits” goes platinum in 1981. What’s interesting is The Doors’ lead singer Jim Morrison has been dead for a decade and the rest of the group ceased recording shortly thereafter.

In 1983, Kiss appeared without their 'make-up' for the first time during an interview on MTV.

The album "Lick It Up" was released by KISS in 1983.

David Bowie won Video of the year for 'China Girl' at the first MTV Video awards in 1984.

KISS released the album "Crazy Nights" in 1987.

Garth Brooks went to #1 on the US album chart in 1993 with 'In Pieces.' The album spent 25 weeks on the chart and sold over 6m copies.

In 1996, At Sotheby's in London, Julian Lennon successfully bid just over $39,000, for the recording notes for the song Paul McCartney wrote for him, "Hey Jude." At the same event, John Lennon's scribbled lyrics to "Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite" sold for $103,500.

In 1999, it was reported that Smashing Pumpkins bassist D'Arcy Wretzky had quit the band.

Bon Jovi performed at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in London in 2002. More than 375,000 people viewed the live Web cast of the show.

In 2006, 73 year old country singer Willie Nelson and four members from his band were charged with drug possession after marijuana and magic mushrooms were found by police on his tour bus. Police had stopped the tour bus near Lafayette, Louisiana.

Foo Fighters, The Eagles and Bob Dylan performed at a private party in San Francisco in 2006 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the biotechnology firm Genentech. Nice perk.

In 2006, Sir Cliff Richard unveiled a plaque to mark a tiny basement said to be the birthplace of British rock and roll, fifty years after the "2 i's" coffee bar opened in London's Old Compton Street. The Tornados, Tommy Steele, The Shadows and Adam Faith were among stars who started out at the club.

Carlos Santana and wife Deborah co-chair the U.S. edition of Archbishop Desmond Tutu's 75th birthday festivities in Beverly Hills, Calif. in 2006. The event benefits the Artists for a New South Africa organization, which seeks to fight the African AIDS crisis and supports human rights and democracy in South Africa. 2006

One year later, Santana performed at the Dream Concert at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The event raises money for construction of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, pop singer Gloria Estefan issues "90 Millas" with the single "No Llores," featuring Santana.

Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx's biography, The Heroin Diaries: A Year In The Life Of A Shattered Rock Star, is in bookstores in 2007. " It's given me some closure on a lot of different issues, to be able to discover, through the book, what was driving me," says Sixx. He makes a book store tour in L.A. to promote the tome’s publication.

The US House Of Representatives passed a resolution in 2008 honoring the late Isaac Hayes as "a passionate humanitarian."

In 2008, the Martin Guitar Company partners with John Mellencamp to create a special John Mellencamp Signature Edition Martin Guitar - inspired by Mellencamp’s acoustic 12-fret parlor guitar he calls Maybell, believed to be one of the May Bell (or May-Bell) guitars built in the ‘20s and ‘30s. Martin donates a portion of the proceeds from sales to Farm Aid, a cause very close to Mellencamp.

In 2009, Leonard Cohen collapsed on stage during a concert in Valencia in Spain and was taken to hospital. He was later discharged after doctors told him he had food poisoning. Cohen was in the middle of singing his song Bird On The Wire when he fainted, prompting the band to stop playing and rush to help him.

John Fogerty was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting by the Americana Music Association in 2009.

Music News & Notes

Led Zeppelin son Jason Bonham releases debut album with Black Country Communion

As the 30th anniversary of his father's death approaches, drummer Jason Bonham is going back to his roots.  On Monday, Jason - the son of Led Zeppelin legend John 'Bonzo' Bonham, who died on September 25, 1980 - will release the debut album by his new band Black Country Communion.

The supergroup includes ace blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa and is named after the Midlands area from where Jason and the group's bassist Glenn Hughes originate.

"I'm celebrating my 10th year clean and sober," admits Jason, 44. "For many years I was emulating the wrong John - Bonzo the party guy."

It follows on from Zeppelin's stalled comeback at the memorable 2007 Ahmet Ertegun tribute gig in London. Perhaps the new show is one way of filling a void.

"Much as I wanted it to carry on - and I did - that gig was a chapter where I could close the book on the past," Jason says. "I wanted reassurance from the band that I could do it, because my dad wasn't there to tell me."

Black Country Communion is out on Monday.

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DARK MOOR: New Album Cover Artwork And Track Listing Revealed

Madrid, Spain-based power metallers DARK MOOR have set "Ancestral Romance" as the title of their eighth album, which is due to be released in November.The follow-up to 2009's "Autumnal" was recorded at New Sin Studios in Italy with producer Luigi Stefanini and features cover artwork (see below) by artist Samuel Araya (CRADLE OF FILTH, ELVENKING).

"Ancestral Romance" track listing:

01. Gadir
02. Love From The Stone
03. Alaric De Marnac
04. Mio Cid
05. Just Rock
06. Tilt At Windmills
07. Canción Del Pirata
08. Ritual Fire Dance
09. Ah! Wretched Me
10. A Music In My Soul

The new album features a special guest appearance by soprano singer Berenice Musa.

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ALLEN / LANDE: 'The Showdown' Release Date, Artwork Revealed

Jorn Lande (MASTERPLAN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) and Russell Allen (SYMPHONY X) are set to release the third ALLEN / LANDE collaborative album on November 5 via Frontiers Records.  Entitled "The Showdown", the CD was mixed by Achim Köhler (PRIMAL FEAR, SINNER, SILENT FORCE) and once again features material written by Swedish guitar sensation Magnus Karlsson (PRIMAL FEAR, STARBREAKER, LAST TRIBE).

According to a press release, "The Showdown" "shows again that the musical direction will be epic, grandiose and very melodic hard-rocking music. The cover art was designed specifically for the project once again by the amazing Rodney Matthews."

Cool cover art!




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BLACK SABBATH: More Remastered Deluxe Expanded-Edition Reissues Detailed

Universal Music has scheduled a November 1st U.K. release date for the deluxe-edition reissues of the BLACK SABBATH albums "Seventh Star", "The Eternal Idol", "Live At Last" and "Past Lives".

After the departure of BLACK SABBATH's third vocalist Ian Gillan following the "Born Again" album (released in 1983) the band effectively split up and the remaining members embarked upon their own solo ventures. However, pressure from record companies and management would dictate the name BLACK SABBATH should forge-ahead and even though guitarist Tony Iommi would by now be the sole remaining original member, his unmistakable musicality and signature guitar sound would prove more than sufficient to keep the heart of BLACK SABBATH alive and beating deep into the 1980s and beyond.

"Seventh Star" (originally released in 1986) saw Iommi recruiting the skills of Dave "The Beast" Spitz and drummer Eric Singer (later of KISS) and for the first time the position of a keyboardist became a visible credit and long-serving back-room operator Geoff Nicholls was finally brought to the foreground as an official member. However, it would be the position of lead vocalist that would have the greatest impact upon the new SABBATH sound and the appointment of ex-TRAPEZE and DEEP PURPLE bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes set interest and expectations high. "Seventh Star" would be somewhat of a departure from what was expected from the BLACK SABBATH name, and the songs on "Seventh Star" are more blues inclined and in the case of the single release, "No Stranger To Love", an altogether more AOR- and radio-friendly breeze is adopted.

This remastered deluxe expanded edition of the album adds the U.S. remix of the "No Stranger To Love" single and also for the very first time on CD, a live performance from London's Hammersmith Odeon in June '86 which features then-unknown American singer Ray Gillen who was brought-in to complete the tour following the departure of Glenn Hughes due to illness.

"The Eternal Idol" (BLACK SABBATH's thirteenth studio album released in 1987) was an altogether harder-sounding record and brought back an "edge" that had been missing from "Seventh Star". Although the album was originally recorded with unknown American singer Ray Gillen, by the time it came to the album release Tony Martin had joined the band and subsequently replaced all the vocal work for the final album.

"The Eternal Idol" remastered deluxe expanded edition adds two single B-sides from "The Shining" — "Black Moon" and "Some Kind Of Woman" — while the second disc brings to CD for the very first time the complete album session originally recorded by the late Ray Gillen.

"Seventh Star" remastered deluxe expanded edition:

Disc One (Original Album):

01. In For The Kill
02. No Stranger To Love
03. Turn To Stone
04. Sphinx (The Guardian)
05. Seventh Star
06. Danger Zone
07. Heart Like A Wheel
08. Angry Heart
09. In Memory...

Bonus Tracks:

10. No Stranger To Love (single remix)

Disc Two (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England - June 2, 1986):

01. Mob Rules
02. Danger Zone
03. War Pigs
04. Seventh Star
05. Die Young
06. Black Sabbath
07. N.I.B.
08. Neon Knights
09. Paranoid
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THE BURNING: Second Studio Webisode Released

Hard-hitting Danish four-piece THE BURNING is set to release their new album, "Hail The Horde", in Europe on October 25 via Massacre Records. The cover art was created by Brent Elliot White, who has previously worked with MEGADETH, DEATH ANGEL and WHITECHAPEL.

"Hail The Horde" was produced by Jacob Bredahl (HATESPHERE, PURIFIED IN BLOOD), while the drum recordings and mastering were handled by Tue Madsen (SUICIDE SILENCE, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, SICK OF IT ALL). The album features guest vocals by Scott and Bjørn Jensen (DAWN OF DEMISE) and Søren "Nico" Adamsen (ARTILLERY).

"Hail The Horde" track listing:

01. Godless
02. Bait The Hook
03. Flames Be Your FriendNihilist Life
04. Nihilist Life
05. Swing The Pendulum
06. Wolf Moon (feat. Søren "Nico" Adamsen)
07. Hail The Horde (feat. Scott and Bjørn Jensen)
08. Inverted Cross Syndrome
09. Metamorphosis
10. Baptized In Bong Water
11. Turn Or Burn
12. Disownment


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Miles Davis' 'Bitches Brew' Turns 40 and Gets the Box Set Treatment

by Tad Hendrickson

I've gone on record more than once saying I lean more toward John Coltrane than Miles Davis. Yet such is the magnitude of Davis' legacy that it is impossible for either jazz fan or jazz critic to avoid spending considerable time listening to the trumpeter. No jazz musician I can think of was recorded more often. No leader I can think of had more of his sidemen go on to become stars in their own right. No jazz artist moved the music forward so many times, either dictating a change in music and/or simply being present as magic happened among his many talented sidemen. This was the case with the landmark 'Kind of Blue' in 1959. This was the case for 'Bitches Brew' in 1970.

Such is the stature of 'Bitches Brew' that it is generally regarded as Davis' top-selling album, moving a half million units (mostly into college dorms and suburban bedrooms), making the album his most successful crossover effort. It's hard to believe that, considering it's a 94-minute double album with only one track under 10 minutes; but it nonetheless is a perfect mix of jazz musicianship and rock dynamics.

Ostensibly, this album was Davis' reaction to the youth culture and music of the times, particularly the music of Sly and the Family Stone and Jimi Hendrix, but 'BB' is a whole lot more unwieldy than most popular '60s rock, including Hendrix.

Read the rest here: http://www.spinner.com/2010/09/16/bitches-brew-miles-davis/

Einsturzende Neubauten 30th Anniversary Album Out 11/9

30th ANNIVERSARY

STRATEGIES AGAINST ARCHITECTURE IV

ALBUM RELEASE – NOVEMBER 9th 2010

ANNIVERSARY TOUR – US DATES IN DECEMBER

Einstürzende Neubauten – Blixa Bargeld, N.U. Unruh, Alexander Hacke, Rudolf Moser and Jochen Arbeit – celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the band with the release of Strategies Against Architecture IV and US tour dates in December. The compilation album will be released digitally on November 9, 2010 with a two disc physical release set for December 7, 2010.

Strategies Against Architecture IV is the fourth album in the archival compilation series by Neubauten and collates the band’s output from 2002-2010, a period which saw Einstürzende Neubauten release Perpetuum Mobile (Mute), embark on the “Musterhaus” series (finalised in 2007), the release of Grundstück (CD & DVD, 2005), Palast der Republik (DVD, 2006), Alles wieder offen (2007) and their most recent release The Jewels (2008). During this time, the band began their groundbreaking series of ‘Supporter Albums’. For these releases, the band, via http://www.neubauten.org/ , engaged fans in a subscription model that entirely financed several releases and gave the ‘Supporters’ unprecedented exclusive access to the recording process.

Strategies Against Architecture IV is a double disc release including material from the band’s deeply symbolic appearance at Berlin’s Palast der Republik - the former seat of power of the German Democratic Republik, featuring The Social Choir of 100 supporter voices; live recordings such as YouMe & MeYou (from Vienna); Bertolt Brecht Und Der Weltempfänger (featuring “a roll of gaffer tape descending a staircase”) as well as material from the “Musterhaus” series (a collection of very limited edition experimental albums that were available exclusively via the band’s website).

Einstürzende Neubauten’s 30th anniversary will be celebrated with a tour through Europe and the US. Two shows will be performed in each, select city at different venues that are significant to the band. A concert will be played the first night with the second night billed as ‘An Evening With Einstürzende Neubauten’. For this show, the band will present the audience with a mixed program of films, solo shows, guests and friends including a shorter concert performance of material that has rarely or never been played live.

30th ANNIVERSARY TOUR DATES:

12/01/10 – Los Angeles, CA – The Music Box

12/02/10 ­– Los Angeles, CA – The Echoplex

12/03/10 – San Francisco, CA – The Filmore

12/04/10 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s

12/08/10 – Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre

12/09/10 – Chicago, IL – Metro

12/11/10 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre

12/12/10 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace

12/14/10 – New York, NY – Webster Hall

12/15/10 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom

http://www.neubauten.org/  | http://www.mute.com/  

YAZ - RECONNECTED LIVE

YAZ

RECONNECTED LIVE

OUT SEPTEMBER 28 2010

iTUNES EXCLUSIVE FEATURING “GET SET”

RECONNECTED LIVE TRACKLISTING:

CD 1

Nobody's Diary

Bad Connection

Mr. Blue

Good Times

Tuesday

Ode To Boy

Goodbye '70s

Too Pieces

In My Room

Anyone

Walk Away From Love

CD 2

State Farm

Sweet Thing

Winter Kills

Midnight

Unmarked

Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I)

Don't Go

Only You

Situation

“Gaga and [Katy] Perry could still learn a thing or two from the extraordinary Alison Moyet

and her co-conspirator Vince Clarke, of Yaz” – The Bay Area Reporter

"I hear you're buying a synthesizer and an arpeggiator, and are throwing your

computer out the window because you want to make something real. You want to make a Yaz record."

– “Losing My Edge,” LCD Soundsystem

September 15, 2010 – New York, NY – YAZ release RECONNECTED LIVE on September 28th 2010 on double CD, limited edition hardback with a 32-page booklet and download.

The iTunes release features an exclusive track, the previously unreleased and much sought after “Get Set”, which was originally recorded in 1983 and used as the theme to the BBC Children's TV show 'Get Set For Summer'.

RECONNECTED LIVE documents one of pop’s most anticipated tours: in the summer of 2008 Vince Clarke & Alison Moyet reunited for the first time in over 25 years. The Times raved: “Clarke has unobtrusively retooled the band’s music for the digital age, making their vintage 1980s synthesizer ditties sound crisp, fluid and timeless” while The Guardian noted, “Yazoo’s first tour in 26 years finds the chemistry behind their smash hits unchanged.”

RECONNECTED LIVE, produced by Yaz, recorded by Martin Hildred and mixed by Vince Clarke features classic tracks from Yaz’s albums ‘Upstairs At Eric’s’ and ‘You And Me Both’; including Only You, Don’t Go and Situation plus tracks performed live for the first time ever, such as Nobody’s Diary.

The joyous, unlikely coming together of Vince Clarke, who had just left Depeche Mode, and Alison Moyet lasted for only 2 albums, performing just 24 concerts worldwide, but left an unforgettable mark on pop. Yaz released ‘Upstairs At Erics’ in July 1982, parting ways 12 months later upon release of their second album ‘You And Me Both’, which reached Number 1 in the UK.

Speaking prior to the Reconnected tour, Vince Clarke said: "It's been really good going back to these songs after such a long while. Many of them have never been played live. I'm looking forward to performing them with Alison for all the fans who've enjoyed our music through the years but never had a chance to see Yazoo in concert"

Alison Moyet explained: "Playing this material live is not about revision for me, it is about finishing something we started – writing, recording, performing. Three parts of a whole. A salmon cycle. It’s like going home.”

Watch Vince Clarke & Alison Moyet’s pre-show ritual before they played NYC. Here

Listen to a sampler of Reconnected Live here:

http://soundcloud.com/muterecords/sets/yazoo-reconnected-live-sampler  

For further information and to set up an interview with Alison or Vince

please contact Sheryl Witlen at Mute | sheryl@mute.com

iTunes | Yazoo | Vince Clarke | Alison Moyet

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