New Vinyl Record Talk Tuesday November 16th 8pm ET/ 5pm PT

Digging into the first of the 100k records we brought back from Oklahoma City, we unearthed stock copies unplayed for decades of classic hits and obscurities.

We'll play rare 60's Mod and Sunshine Pop from Richard Kent Style and Mike Konstan. Plus, some very weird records we know nothing about, when it's OK to be double charged for a hotel room, the demise of Rock Band in the news, a new Top 5 and EMI's new box set of Apple records non-Beatle classics.

Listen to the show, you can find it here!:  Vinyl Record Talk

New Music Releases - November 16, 2010

Christmas music choices are abundant this week, including holiday albums from Annie Lennox, the cast of Glee and Pink Martini. 

Some great reissues on vinyl including albums from Jimi Hendrix, Journey, Bruce Springsteen and Boston, to name a few.

As always, CVR Blog picks are in RED.





A Day To Remember - What Separates Me From You
Alabama - Double Play
Annie Lennox - A Christmas Cornucopia

Bee Gees - Mythology (4 CD)

Billy Joel - The Hits (remastered)
Billy Ocean - Nights
Bjørn Torske - Kokning
Black Keys - Moan (reissue) (Vinyl)
Black Keys - The Big Come Up (reissue)(Vinyl)
Bobby Darin - That's All (Vinyl)
Bombay Bicycle Club - Flaws

Boston - Boston (180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl / Ltd. Edition / Gatefold Cover)

Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees (Vinyl)
Bruce Springsteen - The Promise (2 CDs)
Bruce Springsteen - The Promise (4 LPs) (Vinyl)

Bruce Springsteen - The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story (3 CD/3 DVD)

A 3-CD and 3-DVD reissue package from rock icon and 20-time Grammy winner Bruce Springsteen includes the remastered 1978 classic album Darkness at the Edge of Town with a feature-length documentary and an 80-page notebook with archival materials and, never-before-seen photos. Number two on Amazon's rock chart, number 11 on Amazon's music chart, and number seven in pop. On Columbia/Sony Records, a scaled-down version includes 21 previously unreleased songs and an essay by Springsteen.

Bryan Adams - Bare Bones
Chick Willis - Mr. Blues: The Best Of So Far
Chris Tomlin - And If Our God Is For Us
Church - Heyday
Church - Seance

Colloseum - Valentyne Suite







Crushed Stars - Convalescing in Braille
D'Eon - Palinopsia
Darren Hayman - Essex Arms
Deerhoof/Physical Forms - "Hoofdriver" 7"
Dinah Washington - The Fabulous Miss D: The Keynote, Decca and Mercury Singles 1943-1953

Duane Eddy - The Birth of a Guitar Legend - The Jamie Singles Sessions 1957-1962

Elves of Heaven - This Christmas EP
Elvis Costello - National Ransom (Vinyl)
Elvis Presley - Double Play
Eric Clapton - Clapton (2 LPs) (Vinyl)

Expo '70 - Sonic Messenger  (Vinyl)

Faun Fables - Light of a Vaster Dark

Frank Zappa - Frank Zappa- The Torture Never Stops DVD

Freddie Jackson - 4 U (I Will)
Fugazi - In on the Kill Taker (reissue) (Vinyl)
Fugazi - Red Medicine (reissue) (Vinyl)
Fugazi - Steady Diet of Nothing (reissue) (Vinyl)
Gallery - Best of

Germs - Live At The Starwood (12/3/1980)








Glee Cast - Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album
Heatwave - Candles
Heatwave - Hot Property
Heaven & Hell - Neon Nights: 30 Years of Heaven & Hell: Live at Wacken
Home Video - The Automatic Process

INXS - Original Sin








Japandroids - Heavenward Grand Prix (7" + mp3) (Limited Edition)

Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band - Almost Acoustic (reissue)
Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band - Ragged But Right (reissue)
Jesu - Heart Ache & Dethroned
Jesu - Heartache & Dethroned (2-CDs)

Jimi Hendrix - BBC Sessions (3 LPs)


Jimi Hendrix - Blues (2 LPs)

Jimi Hendrix - Blues (CD/DVD)
Jimi Hendrix - Live At Woodstock (2 CDs)

Jimi Hendrix - Live At Woodstock (3 LPs)




Jimi Hendrix - Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year (Single)
Jimi Hendrix - West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology (4 CDs/1 DVD)

Jimi Hendrix - West Coast Seattle Boy:The Jimi Hendrix Anthology (8LP Box)




John Denver - Double Play
John Fahey - Blind Joe Death (Vinyl)

Journey - Escape (180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl/ Ltd. Edition/ Gatefold Cover)





Julian Cope - Floored Genius, Volume 2
KT Tunstall - Have Yourself a Very KT Christmas
Keith Urban - Get Closer
Kenny Nolan - All Time Greatest Performances

Kid Rock - Born Free (2LP W/Bonus CD)

Kisses - Heart of the Nightlife
La Sera - Never Come Around (Vinyl)
Lavinia - There Is Light Between Us
Le Switch - The Rest of Me
Lee DeWyze - Live It Up
Lee Hazlewood - Strung Out On Something New: The Reprise Recordings (reissue)
Loreena McKennitt - The Wind That Shakes The Barley
Majors for Minors - Bee Gees for Babies
Mariage Blanc - Mariage Blanc

Mommyheads - Finest Specimens





Nelly - 5.0
Nelly Furtado - Best of Nelly Furtado
Nilsson - Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night (Vinyl)
Norah Jones - ...Featuring Norah Jones
Pan American - For Waiting, For Chasing
Pigeons - Liasons

Pink - Greatest Hits... So Far!!!

Pink Martini - Joy to The World
Pipettes - Earth Vs the Pipettes
Queers - Back to the Basement
Rascal Flatts - Nothing Like This
Regina Spektor - Soviet Kitsch (reissue)
Rihanna - Loud
Russian Futurists - The Weight's on the Wheels

Sharon Van Etten - I'm Giving Up on You (7" + mp3)(Vinyl)

Shipping News - One Les Heartless to Fear
Shondes - Lines & Hooks + 3 EP
Shuteye Unison - Our Future Selves
Sights - The Most of What Follows Is True
Status Quo - Live at the BBC (1 CD)
Status Quo - Live at the BBC (4 CDs)
Status Quo - Live at the BBC (8 CDs)
Stereolab - Not Music
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Double Play

Stooges - The Stooges (Rhino Handmade Collector's Edition)

Supertramp - Breakfast in America (remastered with bonus CD)
Temper Trap - Conditions Remixed
Various Artists - 30 Rock: Original Television Soundtrack
Various Artists - Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album
Various Artists - Next Three Days (soundtrack)
Various Artists - Tangled (soundtrack)
Various Artists - The Fire & Fury Doo Wop Story (2 CDs)
Volumes - The Concept Of Dreaming
Warlocks - Rise & Fall EP & Rarities
Waylon Jennings - Double Play
Years - Semblance Magic

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The Bad Penny New Music Releases Schedule (The Bad Penny Blog)

Mariage Blanc – Mariage Blanc (self-released)
Calm Hatchery – Sacrilege of Humanity
The Church – Heyday and Seance (remastered reissues with bonus tracks; pre-orders come with instant album downloads, digital sampler)
Crushed Stars – Convalescing in Braille
Deerhoof/ Physical Forms – “Hoofdriver” 7-inch (limited to 1,000 copies) DVAS – Society
False Positive – False Positive
Faun Fables (features Sleepytime Gorilla Museum’s Nils Frykdahl) – Light of a Vaster Dark
Black Francis – “The Golem” DVD (score of 1920 film “The Golem: How He Came Into the World”; available at BlackFrancis.net and Amazon)
Black Francis – The Golem Rock Album (rock opera derived from Black Francis’ previously available “Golem” score; available at BlackFrancis.net and Amazon)
French Miami – Motor Skills
The Glass – At Swim Two Birds
Gold Motel – Summer House (physical version; previously available digitally; self-released)
Harmonious Bec – Her Strange Dreams
Hellmouth – Gravestone Skylines
Home Video – The Automatic Process
Japandroids – “Heavenward Grand Prix” 7-inch (limited to 2,000 copies)
Jesu – Heart Ache & Dethroned
Johanna and the Dusty Floor – The Forest EP
Norah Jones – … Featuring (features new and past collaborations with Foo Fighters, Belle & Sebastian, Outkast, more)
Jonquil – One Hundred Suns EP
Killing Joke – Absolute Dissent (first recording with original lineup in 27 years; two-CD deluxe edition, titled Absolute Respect, includes bonus disc featuring Killing Joke songs covered by Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Foo Fighters)
Kisses – The Heart of the Nightlife
La Sera – “Never Come Around” 7-inch
Lavinia (features members of Caspian, Eksi Ekso, more) – There Is Light Between Us EP
Lord Huron – “Into the Sun” 7-inch
Radical Face – Touch the Sky EP
The Russian Futurists – The Weight’s on the Wheels
Shapers – “Virginia Reel”
The Shondes – Lines & Hooks +3 EP
Shuteye Unison – Our Future Selves
Shy Child – Liquid Love
Sonny Smith – 100 Records Volume 2: I Miss the Jams (five-LP box set version; CD edition due November 30)
The Soft Moon – The Soft Moon
Soviet League (features members of the Autumns and the Sugarplastic) – Soviet League
Stereolab – Not Music
The Stooges – 1970: The Complete Fun House Sessions (reissue of seven-CD box set; previously out of print; Rhino Handmade) and Have Some Fun: Live at Ungano’s (New York concert from 1970; includes performance of all Fun House songs, save “L.A. Blues,” plus previously unreleased songs “Have Some Fun” and “My Dream Is Dead”; comes with a poster, liner notes by Lenny Kaye and two photos)
Bow Thayer & Perfect Trainwreck – Bottom of the Sky (self-released)
Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive to Death – Some of Us Are in This Together (two LPs)
Sharon Van Etten – “I’m Giving Up on You” 7-inch (limited to 500 copies)
Rusty Willoughby – Cobirds Unite (features Visqueen’s Rachel Flotard)
Robert Wyatt – Cuckooland; EPs (CD only); Schleep; and Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Remember, if you are a record company and have new releases or know of any I missed (especially vinyl), please email me and I will add your music to the list. I also do reviews of new vinyl, email me for more information.

New Music releases are put together from a variety of online sources by blog owner Robert Benson

Have new music for the list? Email me at rbenson30@wi.rr.com  

Top Vinyl Record Sales on eBay

A special thank you to Norm & Jane at Vinyl Record Talk for this great data.  Stop by their radio show (Tuesday 8:00PM Eastern / 5:00PM Pacific on Radio Dentata) and give it a listen, I highly recommend it!!









Top 5 eBay Vinyl Record Sales - Week Ending 11/06/2010

Back from several weeks in and out of California, bringing records home from all outdoors, about 120,000 total. Now that I have inventory queued up, time to catch up on the Top 5. The week ending October 30th has fallen into oblivion, which was a bad week on many levels and I don't miss it.

Damn decent to see a 78 make the list any week, but at the top and over $10k is something special. So is this Robert Johnson record. The seller stated "You'll never see a better copy unless you were standing at the pressing plant in 1938." I'll dig up this or something from Robert Johnson for VRT this week - we are returning with a new show.

Three soul records make the list this week with two 45's and the "Black Out" LP which is a compilation of local funk bands out of Oklahoma from 1970.


1. 78 - Robert Johnson "Me & The Devil Blues" / "Little Queen Of Spades" Vocalion 04108 - $12,100.00

2. 45 - Ellipsis "People" / "Gregory Moore" Briarmeade - $3,605.00

3. LP - Leonid Kogan "Beethoven Violin Concerto" Columbia SAX 2386 UK Pressing - $3,560.00

4. 45 - Harvey Scales "Trying To Survive" / "Bump Your Thang" Magic Touch 3002 - $3,170.00

5. LP - various artists "Black-Out: New Sounds Of '70" Century - $3,107.00



Top 5 eBay Vinyl Record Sales - Week Ending 11/13/2010

Another one of those weeks where the old guard monsters take over the list. The Beatles "Please Please Me" makes the top of the list again, while the Led Zeppelin "Road Box" sells for about half of its usual price. The Fix's punk 45 from the seventies gets the #4 spot; this record looks more and more like the essential punk collectible.


1. LP - The Beatles "Please Please Me" Parlophone UK Gold Black label 1st Stereo - $5,796.95

2. LP - The Beatles "Yellow Submarine" Odeon (for export) - $5,168.64

3. 45 - The Poets "Wrapped Around Your Finger" / "Wait Until Tomorrow" J-2 DJ Copy - $3,661.00

4. 45 - The Fix "Vengence" / "In This Town" - $3,383.00

5. 12" - Led Zeppelin “Road Box” Test Pressing - $3,300.00


More on this week's top 5 on Tuesday 8:00PM Eastern / 5:00PM Pacific on Radio Dentata.  Vinyl Record Talk

Music News & Notes

Desultory Reveals "Counting Our Scars" Album Artwork

The album artwork for "Counting Our Scars", the new full-length release from reunited Swedish death metallers Desultory is now revealed. The album artwork and layout was designed and conceptualized by artist Travis Smith (Nevermore, Opeth, Amorphis, King Diamond, etc).

Comments Desultory singer / guitar-player Klas Morberg: "It’s been more than a year now since we entered the studio to record the first Desultory album in over a decade. This album will write a new chapter in the history of the band and it has been with great anticipation and endurance we have waited for the cover art to take form. We wanted the whole package, from music and lyrics to the visual appearance to communicate the same feeling, and as it turned out, this work had to take time. Now, at the very last hours of this long year, we are finally ready to reveal it all to you. We hope you think it was worth the wait, we do."



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WMG Become Full Owners Of Roadrunner Records

Roadrunner Records, one of the industry's longest running metal and hard rock labels, has now been fully purchased by Warner Music Group. Warner had previously bought 73.5% of the company in 2007. An internal memo from label founder and CEO Cees Wessels announcing the changes, as appearing on Billboard's website, can be read below:

"Since joining the Warner Music family, we have enjoyed some of our greatest creative and commercial successes as a label. Most importantly, we have retained our unique identity while also expanding our horizons, thanks in part to the tremendous expertise and experience we can tap into as part of the Warner Music family and the relationships we have built with our Warner Music colleagues around the world.

"I am very proud that Roadrunner is now a fully-fledged stable mate of such iconic labels as Atlantic , Warner Bros. Records, Elektra, Asylum and Rhino, and I believe that we are in this position thanks to our team’s hard work and consistently original approach over the years. The vast majority of our staff around the world will experience little or no change to their roles.

"However after carefully reviewing our operations, we have decided to transfer the support functions across to our Warner Music colleagues in some territories. This is not an easy process to undertake, but we believe that, by making these changes, we can take Roadrunner to the next level by focusing our resources on marketing our existing line-up of acclaimed artists as well as discovering the stars of tomorrow."

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Tankard Reveals New Album Artwork

German heavy metallers Tankard have announced that their new studio album, "Vol(l)ume 14" will be released through AFM Records on December 17th. A deluxe edition of the record will also be released, which will contain the band's full set from Headbanger’s Open Air 2009.












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Unwritten Law to release album in March 2011

Unwritten Law have recently announced the artwork and approximate release date for their upcoming album on Suburban Noize Records/BreakSilence. For the artwork, the band invited fans to submit proposed covers and will be releasing three of those covers on three different album versions. Scott Russo explained:

"We wanted to bring our fans into the process of making this record so we decided to have a contest where the fans make the artwork for the cover. We got a lot of great artwork and it was very hard to decide. We couldn't get everyone to agree on one clear cut winner, so we decided to take our three favorite entries and have three different covers for the album. I think, for me, the fly cover was my favorite because it took what my interpretation of 'Swan' was literally; something disgusting turned into something beautiful. The second image of the feather in blood was everyone's all around favorite, because it seemed kind of soft, romantic and violent at the same time. The final entry of the woman with wings sitting on a chair just looked classy and timeless. We felt this image of the introverted girl waiting to explode was an amazing interpretation that depicts the beauty of coming of age. We're really happy that fans got to be a part of the creation of this Unwritten Law record."

The album is tentatively scheduled for release in March of 2011.

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Metallica Planning New Album, More 'Big Four' Tour Dates

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has recently said that the band are set to record a new album next year. Ulrich said the group are looking forward to starting work on the follow-up to 2008’s ‘Death Magnetic.'

“There's a bunch of balls in the air for 2011, but I think the main one is we really want to get back to writing again," he said. "We haven't really written since, what, '06, '07, and we want to get back to kind of just being creative again.”

He added: “I'd say, March or April, and start probably putting the creative cap back on and start writing some songs."

Ulrich also told Pulse of Radio that Metallica hoped to perform more ‘Big Four’ dates with Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeath in the coming years.

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INXS to Releases New Album ‘Original Sin’

INXS has just released their new album ‘Original Sin’ in Australia and Canada with more being announced soon. It is the first musical project between INXS and original manager CM Murphy in well over a decade. The band has recorded several of their signature hits reimagined by some of the world’s finest musicians including: Ben Harper, Rob Thomas, Tricky, Nikka Costa, just to name a few.

“We’re thrilled to welcome INXS back to Atco. This album will reunite the band and their great music with their significant fanbase, and by way of some very special guests, to a new audience,” said Kevin Gore, President & CEO of Rhino Entertainment

This Date In Music History - November 15

Birthdays:

Bill Fries (CW McCall) (1928)

Petula Clark (1932) Her 1965 US #1 "Downtown," was the first UK female singer to score a #1 single in the US.

Rick Kemp - Steeleye Span (1941)

Frida Lyngstad - Abba (1945)

Steve Fossen - Heart (1949)

Joe Leeway - Thompson Twins (1957)

Kevin Eubanks (1957)

Christian "Flake" Lorenz - Rammstein (1966)

Jesse Sandoval - Shins (1974)

Chad Kroeger - Nickelback (1974)


They Are Missed:

William Edward John (November 15, 1937 - May 26, 1968) was better known by his stage name 'Little Willie John.' He was an R&B singer who performed in the 1950s and early 1960s and is best known for his popular music chart successes with songs such as, "All Around the World" (1955), "Need Your Love So Bad" (1956) and "Fever" (1956).

Born on this day in 1933, Clyde McPhatter, the Drifters. Died on June 13, 1972.

Born today in 1905, Mantovani, Orchestra leader. He died on March 30, 1980.

French music producer and songwriter Jacques Morali, died of complications from aids in 1991. Formed The Village People and co-produced their film, Can't Stop the Music. Between 1974 and 1982 Morali produced over 65 albums.

In 2000, Eddie Snyder, pianist for The Cascades on their 1963, Billboard #3 hit, "Rhythm Of The Rain," died of cancer at the age of 63.

Born on this day in 1954, Tony Thompson, Chic. Thompson died on November 12, 2003.

Born today in 1968, Ol' Dirty Bastard (also known as ODB, Dirty, Dirt McGirt, Dirt Dog, Big Baby Jesus, Osirus, Joe Bannanas), born Russell Tyrone Jones. (1997 US & UK #1 album ‘Wu-Tang Forever’). Collapsed and died at a Manhattan recording studio in New York on November 13, 2004 (age 35).


History:

In 1956, Elvis Presley made his acting debut as the movie 'Love Me Tender' premiered. Despite critical reaction, it takes in nearly $4 million in just two months.

In 1959, Johnny and the Moondogs, played in the final heat of the 'TV Star Search' competition at The Hippodrome Theatre, Manchester, England. Judging was done by the volume of applause each group received when it is called back onto stage at the end of the night. Since the Moondogs had no money to stay overnight in Manchester, they were forced to head back to Liverpool before they were called back onto stage.

The Rolling Stones made their US TV debut on Hullabaloo in 1965, performing "Get Off Of My Cloud."



The Doors officially signed with Elektra Records in 1966 in a deal for the band to produce seven albums. The band also reluctantly agreed to release "Break On Through" as their first single. The lyric "She gets high/she gets high/she gets high" was changed to “She gets/she gets/she gets" in order to secure radio play.

In 1966, the Jefferson Aiplane recorded their hit "Somebody To Love."

Janis Joplin was arrested at her concert in Tampa, Florida in 1969 and charged with using "vulgar and indecent language." The incident began when a policeman with a bullhorn ordered people in the audience to sit down and Joplin responded, "Don't fuck with those people! Hey, Mister, what're you so uptight about? Did you buy a five dollar ticket?" When police backstage instructed Joplin to tell the audience to take their seats, she replied, "I'm not telling them shit." After being arrested in her dressing room, Joplin was released on $504 bond and all charges were eventually dropped.

The first album by Karen and Richard Carpenter, "Offering" was released by A&M Records in 1969. It would not be a big seller, but a single from the LP, a remake of the Beatles "Ticket to Ride", would gain national attention. Their next album, 'Close to You' would establish them as major international stars.

Grand Funk Railroad released their sixth album, "E Pluribus Funk" in 1971. Music critics bashed it, but fans think otherwise and bought enough copies to push it to number five on the Billboard Hot 200 album chart.

ABBA were guests on "American Bandstand" in 1975. They performed "S.O.S." and "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do."

Chic was awarded their second Gold record of the year in 1978 for "Le Freak," which will hit #1 in the US next January. The group had earlier received a Gold record for "Dance, Dance, Dance."

Echo & the Bunnymen made their performance debut in Liverpool, England in 1978.

In 1980, Blondie had their fifth UK #1 single and third #1 of this year with "The Tide Is High," a song written by reggae star John Holt (also a #1 in the US).

Kenny Rogers started a six week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1980 with "Lady," a song written and produced by Lionel Richie.

Kiss played the first North American date on their 119 date Animalize Tour at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1984.

Pop history was made in 1986 when the Top 5 UK singles were all by female vocalists; Corinne Drewery from Swing Out Sister, Mel and Kim, Susannah Hoffs from The Bangles, Kim Wilde and Terri Nunn from Berlin who were at #1 with "Take My Breath Away."

In 1988, Metallica's US tour for 'And Justice For All' opened in Toledo, OH, with Queensryche opening.

Milli Vanilli producer Frank Farian held a press conference in 1990 to confirm the rumours that the two members of the group Rob and Fab had not sung on any of their hit records.

In 1990, David Bowie opened on Broadway in the title role of The Elephant Man.

Ozzy Osbourne announced his retirement from touring after a gig in California in 1992, saying "Who wants to be touring at 46."

In 2000, Michael Abram, the Liverpool man who stabbed George Harrison after breaking into his home, was awarded a not guilty verdict at Oxford's Crown Court. But the verdict was returned in view of Abrams mental history, and he was taken into care. Idiot....

Winners at The MTV Europe Awards in 2000 included All Saints for best pop act, Ricky Martin won best male artist, Madonna won best female artist, Red Hot Chili Peppers won best rock band, Blink 182 won best new act & Jennifer Lopez won best R&B act.

In 2002, the UK music industry made the decision to include computer downloads as part of the pop singles chart in an attempt to restore credibility to the Top 40. OD2 the online music distributor would compile the new chart with the official chart company.

Robbie Williams snubbed a Take That reunion in 2005 when he decided to stay at his Los Angeles home. A behind the scenes TV documentary had arranged for all five members to reunite to coincided with the release of a greatest hits CD and DVD.

Sony Records celebrates the 30th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen's classic "Born To Run" album by releasing a CD/DVD set. T he package contains remastered tracks and a DVD on making the album. "There's no other record (of mine) quite like it," says Springsteen. 2005

"Sublime: Gold," a 42 track retrospective dropped in 2005. The tracks were from the band's three studio albums, plus previously unreleased material.

In 2006, U2 won a court battle over allegedly stolen Bono memororabilia. The items, an iconic Stetson hat, a pair of metal earrings, a green sweat shirt and a pair of black trousers, were in the possession of a former stylist. An 'iconic' Stetson hat???

Kenneth Donnell, from Glasgow, paid £83,000 (over $133,000) in 2007 for two tickets to see Led Zeppelin rehearse and perform at the O2 arena in London on the 10th December. Donnell bid for the tickets as part of an auction for the BBC's Children in Need.

Jay-Z went to #1 on the US album chart in 2007 with ‘American Gangster’ his 10th #1 album. This made the rapper joint second with Elvis Presley for the most #1 albums on the chart; only the Beatles have had more, with 19. Since 1998, all eight of Jay-Z's solo studio albums hade hit #1, in addition to his ‘Collision Course’ project with Linkin Park and his ‘Unfinished Business’ collaboration with R. Kelly.

Slash, Bon Jovi's Richie Sambora and ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons were among the performers at a 2008 Cleveland tribute concert honoring electric-guitar pioneer Les Paul. "The legion of guitar players I grew up listening to would have been completely different had Les not been around," says Slash. The event is part of the American Music Masters series, supported by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

In 2009, 61-year-old Yusuf Islam, known as Cat Stevens in the 1970s, took the stage in Dublin for the inaugural performance of his first full tour since 1976. After converting to Islam at the height of his popularity, he had rejected Pop music until 2006 when he released "An Other Cup", following it with "Roadsinger" this year.

The Library of Congress announced in 2009 that Paul McCartney is the winner of the Gershwin Prize of Popular Song. "It's hard to think of another performer and composer who has had a more indelible and transformative effect on popular song and music of several different genres than Paul McCartney," says Librarian of Congress James H. Billington.

This Date In Music History - November 13

Birthdays:

Timmy Thomas (1934)

Roger Steen - Tubes (1949)

Bill Gibson - Huey Lewis and the News

Andrew Ranken - Pogues (1953)



Wayne Parker - Glass Tiger (1960)

Walter Kibby - Fishbone (1964)

Nikolai Fraiture - Strokes (1979)

Born today in 1980, Monique Adrienne Coleman, actress and singer from High School Musical, as part of the cast had the 2006 US #1 ‘High School Musical’ album and 2007, US #1 ‘High School Musical 2’ album. Over 17 million viewers in the United States watched the TV premier of High School Musical; making it the highest rated basic cable broadcast in US history. Amazing.....


They Are Missed:

In 1973, nineteen year old Jerry Lee Lewis Jr. was killed in a traffic accident near Hernando, Mississippi, just days after he had appeared on TV's Midnight Special as a drummer in his father's band. Steven Allen Lewis, the senior Jerry Lee's only other son, drowned in the family swimming pool in 1962.

Ronnie Bond drummer with The Troggs died in 1992..

Bill Doggett (Honky Tonk") died of lung cancer in 1996.

In 1999, drummer R.J. Vealey of the Atlanta Rhythm Section suffered a fatal heart attack 10 minutes after their show in Orlando, Florida. The 37 year-old Vealey had joined the band in 1995.

In 2002, Michael Stewart, leader of the 1960s folk-rock group We Five, died at the age of 57 after a long illness. The band took the Sylvia Tyson composition of "You Were On My Mind" to #3 in 1965.

In 2004, rap artist Ol' Dirty Bastard, (real name Russell Jones), collapsed and died at a Manhattan recording studio in New York (age 35). A spokesman for his record company, said the rapper, had complained of chest pains, was dead by the time paramedics reached him. ODB was a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan in the early 1990s.


History:

In 1937, NBC formed the first full-sized symphony orchestra exclusively for radio broadcasting. The conductor for its first 17 years was Arturo Toscanini.

The Tokens' "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" was released in 1961.

In 1963, the Beatles recorded a television interview at Westward Television Studios in Plymouth, Devon, for a local teen program "Move Over, Dad." Due to a large crowd of excited fans outside, the Beatles had to be smuggled from their dressing-room at the ABC Cinema, where they were scheduled to appear that night, into an adjacent building, then through a tunnel, to get to Westward Studios for the interview taping. They had tunnels?

The Castiles, which featured a young singer called Bruce Springsteen appeared at The Fire House, Hazlet, New Jersey in 1965. The night was billed as a 'Teenage Go, Go Dance.'

In 1965 James Brown's "I Got You" enters both the Billboard Pop and R&B charts, where it will reach #3 and #1 respectively. The record will become one of the Godfather of Soul's most enduring and readily identifiable songs.



As a follow-up to their number one hit "Hang On Sloopy", the McCoys' released "Fever", which climbed to #7 on the US charts in 1965.

Rolling Stone Brian Jones bought 'Cotchford Farm' in Sussex in 1968. The author AA Milne who wrote Winnie The Pooh had owned the house. There were still statues of Pooh characters on the grounds.

The Beatles' animated movie "Yellow Submarine" premiered in the US in 1968.

Hugo Montenegro was at #1 in the UK singles chart in 1968 with 'The Good The Bad And The Ugly,' the soundtrack from a Clint Eastwood spaghetti western film. The first instrumental #1 since 1963.

In 1969, Crosby Stills Nash & Young played the first of four nights at Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, California.

In 1971, Santana scored their second US #1 album with 'Santana III' (recorded live at the Fillmore West).

Three Dog Night's "Old Fashioned Love Song" was released in the US , where it will climb to #4 on the Billboard Pop chart in 1971. It was a tune that songwriter Paul Williams would later say that he wrote in 20 minutes. Sounds like it....

In 1974, an impostor posing as Deep Purple's guitarist Ritchie Blackmore borrowed a Porsche in Iowa City and wrecked it, having already conned food and shelter out of several Deep Purple fans. He was later arrested and charged. The real Ritchie Blackmore was playing a concert in San Francisco.

Having lead the Billboard Pop chart for one week in October of 1976, Chicago's "If You Leave Me Now" began a three-week stay at the top of the UK chart.

Led Zeppelin scored their seventh UK #1 album in 1976 with the film soundtrack to 'The Song Remains The Same,' it peaked at #2 on the US chart.

Rod Stewart started an 8 week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1976 with "Tonight's The Night." It was Rod's second US #1; it made No.5 in the UK despite being banned from the play lists of many radio stations because of its sexually suggestive lyrics ("spread your wings and let me come inside") and about the seduction of a virgin.

Men At Work started a 15-week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1982 with their debut album 'Business As Usual,' which went on to sell over five million copies in the US.

In 1982, after 42 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, Soft Cell's "Tainted Love" finally fell off of the chart, passing the old longevity record held by Paul Davis' "I Go Crazy" by three weeks.

Sonny and Cher reunited for a performance on TV show Late Night with David Letterman in 1987.



In 1990, Patricia Boughton filed a lawsuit against Rod Stewart claiming that a football he kicked into the crowd during a concert at Pine Knob Music Theatre had ruptured a tendon in her middle finger. And as a result the injury had made sex between her and her husband difficult. Her Finger???

Madonna's "The Immaculate Collection" was released in 1990.

Elton John performed in Mexico for the first time in 1992, for more than 90,000 people in Mexico City

The musical "The Lion King" opened in 1997.

Also in 1997, Celine Dion released her first single in Japanese. The song, "Be The Man," was released in Japan only and is the theme to the Japanese TV drama "Eve."

In 1997, Ray Charles conducted his first-ever online chat at www.rhino.com. Amazing!

In 1999, a report showed that The Spice Girls were the highest earners in pop during the 90's with their debut album 'Spice' selling over 20 million copies. Elton John was second with 14 million sales from 'The Lion King.'

Elton John released his live album "One Night Only" in 2000. It was recorded at Madison Square Garden only 22 days before.

In 2002, the three surviving member of Led Zeppelin announced they were re-forming after 22 years for a US stadium tour.

In 2004, the Federal Communications Commission in the US finished the first phase of an investigation into the current practice of record labels paying radio stations for airplay.

Also in 2004, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea speaks at the second annual We The Planet Festival of Music, Consciousness and Activism in Oakland, CA. The eco-friendly event has environmental workshops and performances and is powered by bio-diesel fuel generators and solar panels. Ohmmmm....

Paul McCartney woke up the space shuttle astronauts in 2005 by singing "Good Day Sunshine" to them from his concert in Anaheim, California.

Legal proceedings begin in London in 2006 over songwriting credits for the classic ‘67 Procol Harum song "A Whiter Shade Of Pale.” Organist Matthew Fisher sues Procol Harum frontman Gary Brooker, one of the tune's two acknowledged co-authors, as well as a music-publishing company, claiming he deserves a share of the recording's royalties because of the significant contributions he made to the song's melody. By the way, Fisher’s organ is the song’s dominant sound. A month later, the judge rules in his favor.

In 2007, 47-year-old Boy George was charged by British Police with falsely imprisoning 28-year-old Auden Karlsen, who had gone to the musician's flat as a photo model. The former Culture Club lead singer, whose real name is George O'Dowd, was ordered to appear in court on November 22. Tie me up!

In 2007, Led Zeppelin continued their march to have more repackages than The Beatles with the release of "Mothership," a 2 CD compilation with 24 remastered tracks. In addition, a 165-song Zeppelin "digital box set" was available at iTunes. Also, individual songs in the band's catalog went on sale via the online music retailer. And finally, "The Complete Led Zeppelin" contained 13 studio albums plus "Mothership." All this for around $100.

The McCartney Years was released in 2007. The DVD focuses on Paul’s post-Beatles career with videos, performances from a ’76 Wings concert, his ’91 MTV Unplugged effort and an ’04 concert appearance.

'Kaleidoscope Eyes: A Day in the Life of Sgt. Pepper,' with more than 200 candid never-before-seen photos of the Beatles working on "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," was in bookstores in 2008. The photos were taken by Henry Grossman at Abbey Road studios in London while the Beatles recorded "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds." There are only 1,967 copies (the album was recorded in 1967) of the $495 book.

Michigan is the new Ohio. At a concert at Michigan's Auburn Hills Palace in 2008, Bruce Springsteen yells out "Hello, Ohio!" He continued to refer to the wrong state several times until E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt finally corrected him. "That's every frontman's nightmare," says Springsteen. Not to worry, the Ohio fans in the audience loved it.

Michael Fremer Album Review

LeNoise
(new release)

Neil Young

Reprise 525956 180g LP/CD

Produced by: Daniel Lanois
Engineered by: Mark Howard
Mixed by: Daniel Lanois
Mastered by: Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering

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Neil Brings LeNoise, Leaves the Funk

by Michael Fremer
October 01, 2010


Neil plays, Daniel "La-noise" manipulates. The result is a solo album—a man and his guitar— that takes on gargantuan proportions as it throbs, undulates, oozes, howls, flows, rattles and hums through a series of reminiscences, philosophical discussions, entreaties and proclamations of faith that only an older man could possibly produce and deliver with such rich and fervent authority.

Young’s riffs and melodic lines will bring to mind previous grunge epics from his Crazy Horse collaborations like “Cinnamon Girl” and “Cortez the Killer,” but not anchored to a rhythm section and expanded by Lanois’ multiple echoes, loops and other sonic business, they attain a surprising ethereal lightness combined with the obvious crushing weight.

He sometimes plays his favorite black Les Paul, still recognizable through the processing, but on the minor key mournful treasure “Love and War” and on most of the others he plays a Lanois-modded Gretsch hollow body acoustic guitar with an impossibly deep low E string (electronically manipulated), picking in the bridge gorgeous Spanish style riffs on a song about a career writing songs of love and war.

It’s what people write songs about and pray about, Young sings, but he admits in the opening lines that when he sings about love and war, “I don’t really know what I am saying.”

For those who have journeyed through time with Neil Young, nothing here will come as a big surprise but all of it will resonate emotionally and especially physically if you still have the guts to turn it up. Way up!

“The Hitchhiker” covers Young’s emotional ups and downs coupled to his drug history non-judgmentally, going from early years smoking hash (through a pen), amphetamines (felt like his head was in a glass, but he knew it wouldn’t last), Valium prescribed by a doctor to counter agitation as fame hit him in ways he hadn’t expected, then paranoia when he wouldn’t sign an autograph, appear on TV or “see or be seen,” then weed after he’d moved to his ranch, and finally after a break-up cocaine, where his “…head did explode.” Young admits that though he’s tried to leave his past behind, “..it’s catching up with me. I don’t know how I’m standing here, living in my life. I’m thankful for my children and my faithful wife.” All delivered without a grain of self-pity.

On “Peaceful Valley Boulevard,” Young delivers a powerful ecological plea delivering a history of the West from pre-Transcontinental railroad days through the near extinction of the Buffalo, the California gold rush, the age of the automobile and finally climate change, and on the closer “Rumblin’” Young contemplates mortality as he feels a rumbling “in her ground.” “When will I learn how to give back?” he asks. “When will I learn how to feel?”

Despite, or perhaps because of Lanois’ mega-treatments consisting of loops, chorusing, echoes and other forms of sonic manipulation, the songs grow in both physical and emotional stature. The bottom end foundation is huge and deep. If your system can do deep bass, this recording will shake your room from the opening chord of “Walk With Me.”

Though the processing and time-shifting is major, Lanois’s deft hand never takes control or diminishes Young’s performances or intentions; quite the opposite in fact. The stage is massive: wide and deep, with Young appearing as a giant, diffuse apparition between the speakers. Young's singing is as direct and powerful as its ever been.

The album was recorded in Daniel Lanois’s home studio, located in a grandiose, old Silver Lake mansion in a section of Los Angeles once rundown and now among the hippest sections of the city. It’s pictured on the album’s inner gatefold and on the back cover. The place has an obvious deep “vibe,” probably similar to the one in New Orleans out of which Lanois used to operate. The album was recorded in real time using the producer’s arsenal of vintage recording and processing gear and manipulated later.

You can watch Neil perform the album live on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU5B53b9ntQ  but to really feel the power, you need this 180g LP.

Thanks to Michael over at http://www.musicangle.com/ for the exclusive rights to reprint this material. Stop by MusicAngle.com for more reviews and features.

Copyright © 2008 MusicAngle.com & Michael Fremer - All rights reserved Reprinted by Permission

Music News & Notes

Matthew Friedberger “Solos” 8xLP Subscription

Thrill Jockey has just launched one of their most incredible projects yet, an 8xLP subscription from Matthew Friedberger, one-half of The Fiery Furnaces.

Matthew Friedbergerhas is aptly calling the series 'Solos.' Friedberger phoned the Music Mix recently from Marseille, France, to explain.

“Playing rock — except for driving around and carrying equipment in and out of a van and getting bedbugs from the motel and that kind of thing — you don’t have to work very hard, so it seems,” says the sardonic musician. “So I thought it would be fun to have way too many things to do.”

'Solos' will take the form of six vinyl-only albums released between January and November 2011. Each of these six albums will feature Friedberger’s voice paired with a single instrument: piano, guitar, organ, double bass, drums, or harp. Individual Solos LPs will be available in limited quantities through independent shops,

Subscribe to 'Solos' and you will receive one limited edition vinyl LP album of original and exclusive music from Matthew Friedberger every two months of 2011. The first album 'Napoleonette,' will feature the piano as well as Matt singing. This album ships to you in January 2011. The second album will feature the guitar. The last album will ship to you with 2 exclusive full-length bonus albums featuring Matt and special guests on each.

A very limited number of albums will be available for sale as individual albums online and in stores. The box and the two bonus albums will NOT be available in stores, but ONLY to subscribers.

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Radiohead New Album "Not Finished" and No Tour Plans

Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood has recently been trying to clarify reports that work on the band’s new album is almost done. In an interview with Italian Rolling Stone, the guitarist was quoted as saying that the follow-up to 2007’s ‘In Rainbows’ was “almost finished”.

He was also said to have revealed that the band were planning a “big tour” in support of the effort. However, in a message on the band's website, Greenwood states:

“I think this Italian writer (referred to here) has, either thorough over-enthusiasm, or frustration at all my non-committal answers, mistranslated me a little. “In fact we haven't quite finished the album - in the studio at the moment - nor have we yet considered any touring.

“The plan is to have no plan until the record is finished...hope that's a little clearer!”

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Slayer Releasing 'World Painted Blood' Seven-Inch for the Holidays

Black Friday is certainly shaping up to be an awesome day for heavy metal music lovers. In fact, heavy metal gods Slayer, will be putting out a limited seven-inch vinyl with the unreleased B-side "Atrocity Vendor" and the title track from the band's most recent studio pummeling, 'World Painted Blood.'

'Atrocity Vendor' was recorded during the 'World Painted Blood' sessions and was written by guitarist Kerry King.
Slayer's single will be joining a slew of Nov. 26 metal releases on vinyl, including the recently reported Metallica with 'Live at Grimey's,' Anthrax's 'Live at the Sonisphere' picture disc and the recently-announced Job for a Cowboy CD/LP box set.

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Panda Bear Scheduled To Release New Seven Inch Single

Taken from his new album, Panda Bear's 7 inch single "Last Night At The Jetty" is scheduled to be released on December 6th. However, the it is strictly limited to only 3000 copies and is almost certain to be a highly sought after collector's item.

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'Darkly Darkly, Venus Aversa' Boxset

Cradle Of Filth continue to shock, excite, and inspire and their new release, 'Darkly Darkly, Venus Aversa,' will be through Peaceville Records on the band's own AbraCadaver imprint.

In the words of Cradle's frontman Dani Filth, the band's ninth studio album is:

"Without doubt the fastest and most brutal album we've created to date. A Gothic Horror themed slay-ride of fervour and perversion; yet amidst the orchestral melodrama and lush, cinematic production, there sits stalwart a ravening beast of furious riffing, flesh ripping vocals and monstrous, unstoppable percussion."

The fan's edition comes packaged in a deluxe box containing:

- 2 CDs : the album plus disc of bonus tracks (including 'Adest Rosa Secreta Eros', an exclusive track that will not be available on any other edition of the album).

-1 DVD : the promo video for 'Forgive Me Father (I Have Sinned)', plus a documentary on the making of the video.

- An 64 page hard-back book containing band photos, musings and artwork.

- An exclusive t-shirt.

- A lenticular 3D version of the album cover art ready for framing.

- Photographic prints.

- A certificate from the band.

The band are still putting the final touches to the designs for all of the box's contents. These will be revealed as soon as we have them in regular email updates. Once sold out, they will never be re-pressed.

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CAULDRON: Artwork From 'Burning Fortune'

Toronto head-bashers CAULDRON recently finished recording their new album,'Burning Fortune,' in their hometown. The album is due to be released by Earache Records on February 14th, 2011. The album cover for 'Burning Fortune' features British model Lora Leigh.

Cool album cover art!

Peacebeliever Organization Launches New Version of John Lennon's 'Give Peace A Chance' to Benefit Children's Music Foundation

Buena Vista Social Club, Louis Armstrong's Grandson, Supertramp's Roger Hodgson and 10cc Members Among Those Featured On 'Give Peace A Chance'

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- To mark John Lennon's 70th birthday as well as the 30th anniversary of his assassination, the organization Peacebeliever will release a new version of his classic "Give Peace A Chance" to raise money for their foundation. The single will be available for purchase on both http://www.peacebeliever.com/  and iTunes.

The project involves more than 20 musicians and more than 100 children around the world on this updated version of the song, which adds a new verse performed in Spanish, the first time in history that the John Lennon estate has given someone the rights to do so.

Famed Cuban band Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club are joined on the recordings by U.K. sensation Newton Faulkner; Supertramp's Roger Hodgson; 10cc members Graham Gouldman and Eugene Hideaway; Australian singer Nik Phillips, the first westerner to crack the Top Five on the mainland domestic Chinese music charts; Omara Portuondo, who starred in Wim Wenders' award-winning documentary Buena Vista Social Club and Herb Armstrong, grandson of jazz legend Louis Armstrong. Other artists involved include Natalie Pa'A Pa, lead singer with Australian urban roots band Blue King Brown, ARIA Award winner Katie Noonan, Australian children's TV host and Australian Children's Music Foundation founder Don Spencer, Australian country music singer-songwriter Ange Whiteley along with her four children, and 80 students from Byron Bay Steiner School and Matraville Soldier's Settlement Public School.

All proceeds from the single will go to Peacebeliever, an organization designed to support music education in schools, a cause near and dear to the heart of Peacebeliever founder Yolanda Vega, who moved to Australia from her native Spain in 1971 with her parents at the age of six, learning how to speak by singing the songs she heard while watching TV Shows like Sesame Street.

"I believe that music is very important in the development of any child and I learned a great deal thanks to music," she says. "Knowing that many children are not able to have access to music during their education both saddens and alarms me."

A journalist for several publications, Vega became Youth Editor for the top-selling newspaper in Australia, contributing a weekly color cartoon and becoming an advocate for children's rights. A Children's Music Judge for ARIA, the Australian version of the Grammys, Yolanda has been involved in a number of not-for-profit organizations, including Save the Children Foundation, the AIDS Council of Australia and the Abused Child Trust.

"My Christmas wish is to sell one million singles online this season, and for Peacebeliever to raise money globally for children around the world," concludes Vega.

"Give Peace A Chance" will be available on iTunes and http://www.peacebeliever.com/  on December 8, 2010.


SOURCE Peacebeliever

Music News & Notes

Crystal Bowersox Album Tracklist and CoverArt

American Idol sweetheart Crystal Bowersox has recently released the tracklist and updated cover for her upcoming album, 'Farmer's Daughter,' which is scheduled to released on Dec. 14. The album has eight songs written solely by Crystal, two co-writes, a Buffalo Springfield cover, a Chad Kroeger/Kara DioGuardi masterpiece, and a song written by Crystal and her husband.

The track list:

1. Ridin With The Radio
2. For What It’s Worth
3. Farmer’s Daughter
4. Holy Toledo
5. Lonely
6. Hold On
7. On The Run
8. Kiss Ya
9. Speak Now
10. Mine All Mine
11. Mason
12. Arlene

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The Decemberists release 'The King Is Dead' in January

The Decemberists are releasing 'The King Is Dead' January 18 on Capitol Records. The album's "10 concise, country-based songs" is an intentional shift toward "simplicity," according to the press release, and sees the band working not only with producer Tucker Martine, but also with Gillian Welch and R.E.M.'s Peter Buck. According to Colin Meloy:

"It’s a real challenge to make simple music, and lot of times we had to deliberately hold off and keep more space. This record is an exercise in restraint. [...] Over the last eleven years or so, since I moved to Portland, I feel like I've been mining mostly English traditions for influence. I guess I've kind of come back to a lot of the more American music that got me going in the first place — R.E.M. and Camper Van Beethoven and all these bands that borrowed from more American traditions like Neil Young and the Byrds. Sometimes I kind of miss the epic-ness of the other albums, but it’s nice to get all of the information across in three minutes. It’s like going from reading a novel to reading a bunch of short stories."

The Decemberists will appear on Conan November 18 to perform "Down by the Water," the lead single off the album.

Tracklisting:

01. Don't Carry It All
02. Calamity Song
03. Rise to Me
04. Rox in the Box
05. January Hymn
06. Down by the Water
07. All Arise!
08. June Hymn
09. This is Why We Fight
10. Dear Avery

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Boxer Rebellion Announce Details Of New Album 'The Cold Still'

Boxer Rebellion have just announced details of their new studio album 'The Cold Still', which is scheduled for release on February 7. The follow up to 2009's 'Union' was recorded with legendary producer Ethan Johns, who previously worked with Kings of Leon, Ryan Adams and Ray LaMontagne. The band recently finished their European tour which included a date a London's Energy Sessions Festival'. 'Step Out of the Car' will be the band's first single.

The tracklisting for 'The Cold Still' is:

'No Harm'
'Step Out Of The Car'
'Locked In The Basement'
'Cause For Alarm'
'Caught By The Light'
'Organ Song'
'Memo'
'Both Sides Are Even'
'The Runner'
'Doubt'

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Joey Belladonna to Record With Anthrax for the First Time in Twenty Years

Joey Belladonna is returning to heavy-metal veterans Anthrax. He returned to tour with them over the summer and now will record with the group for the first time in twenty years. Following their thrash revival shows with Slayer and Megadeth, the rockers have been working on their first studio album since 2003’s 'We’ve Come For You All.'

And the next album, which is scheduled for release next year and is tentatively titled 'Worship Music,' will be the first one featuring classic-era singer Joey Belladonna since 1990’s 'Persistence Of Time.'

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Duran Duran Announce Mark Ronson-Produced Album 'All You Need Is Now'

Duran Duran have recently revealed details of their new album, which has been produced by Mark Ronson. The nine-track album, 'All You Need Is Now,' will be released exclusively via the iTunes music store on December 21. An expanded 12-track physical album will be released in February 2011, the group said in a statement.

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Jack White Reveals Plans For White Stripes Reunion

Could this be true? White Stripes frontman Jack White has recently hinted that the band could be on the verge of getting back together. The duo have been on hiatus since 2007 when Meg White suffered anxiety issues during their tour for last album 'Icky Thump.' However, in an interview with Vanity Fair, White suggested that plans were in place for The White Stripes to return.

"We thought we'd do a lot of things that we'd never done: a full tour of Canada, a documentary, coffee-table book, live album, a boxed set," he said.

White was speaking of the release of the band's new 333-piece limited-edition White Stripes Merchandise Collection.

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Them Crooked Vultures Confirm Second Album Plans

Them Crooked Vultures' bassists John Paul Jones said that a second album is in the works. The band, who have just completed a massive tour, will re-group with Foo Fighter's Dave Grohl and Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme in the near future. Jones told the BBC 6 Music:

''Some stuff we've worked on, but we're gonna write pretty quickly and just put it down... we may be a year or so. 'It will mainly be excess material from the first album, material we started and never finished because we had to go and play the stuff we already recorded!''