Music News & Notes

Paramore Limited Edition Vinyl

Paramore has announced that they’ll be releasing a limited edition vinyl record package including an LP version of Brand New Eyes and a 7" single of "Brick By Boring Brick."

The LP, pressed on jet black slabs of wax, is limited to 5,000 copies for the entire globe! The 7" is a picture disc featuring the image of wings from the albums booklet on the A side and Hayley’s handwritten lyrics on the flip side.

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Flaming Lips Take ‘Embroyonic’ On The Road

Oklahoma-based rockers the Flaming Lips will play a slew of new tour dates in support of 2009's Embryonic, the band's 12th LP and first-ever double album. The equally psychedelic Stardeath And White Dwarfs will join the group at most of the shows, which begin in March in Austin, Texas, and end in July at New York’s Central Park SummerStage.

A stop at the Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival is included in the currently 18-date tour. For this show, the Flaming Lips will play a full set in addition to a collaborative performance with Stardeath And White Dwarfs of Pink Floyd's classic album, The Dark Side Of The Moon. Prior to this show, the Flaming Lips will release a physical version of last year's Dark Side remake with Stardeath And White Dwarfs and guest musicians Henry Rollins and Peaches. The vinyl edition goes on sale April 17, and the CD version comes out May 4.

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Skeletonwitch Limited Vinyl Release

Prosthetic Records is happy to announce Skeletonwitch's "Worship the Witch" 10" EPs have arrived. Pre-orders are shipping now and the rest of the limited pressing is up for sale now.

Originally released as a follow up to their first full length, "At One With The Shadows," SKELETONWITCH gained momentum by slef releasing this 4 song EP on CD that would later create their PROSTHETIC debut, "Beyond The Permafrost." This is the first time "Worship the Witch" is available on wax! The artwork has been reconfigured by John Baizley (Kylesa, Baroness)

Here is the breakdown of the color ways and limitations on each: Black Wax - 400 Copies * Yellow Wax - 200 Copies * Blue Wax - 200 Copies * Green Wax - 100 Copies (sold out through pre-order) * Clear Wax- 100 Copies (available exclusively through the band)

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Johnny Cash Final American Recording Album A Hit

Johnny Cash's American VI: Ain't No Grave, the Man in Black's "final victory," according to USA Today, enters the Billboard 200 Albums charts next week at #3, marking the highest debut of the week with more than 54,000 units sold. The album also debuted in the #2 spot on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart.

The album, which closes out the Rick Rubin-produced and critically-acclaimed American Recordings series, was officially released on February 26, the day that would have been Cash's 78th birthday. Cash's Ain't No Grave shares the apex of the Billboard chart with Sade's Soldier of Love (#1) and Lady Gaga's The Fame (#2).

American VI: Ain't No Grave was recorded in the months leading up to Cash's passing on September12, 2003. The songs were drawn from all over the musical landscape and from various eras, and include Sheryl Crow's moving "Redemption Day," close Cash friend Kris Kristofferson's "For The Good Times," "Can Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound" by Tom Paxton, Bob Nolan's "Cool Water," the hopeful "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" by Ed McCurdy, J.H. Red Hayes and Jack Rhodes's "Satisfied Mind," Queen Lili'uokalani's song of farewell "Aloha Oe," and the never before heard Cash original, "I Corinthians: 15:55," written over the last three years of his life.

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Lou Reed Classic Remastered For Vinyl, DVD Audio and Blu-Ray

Lou Reed has finalized details of the digitally re-mastered edition of his seminal 1975 album "Metal Machine Music." Reed will release the ground breaking album in the UK on April 19th on his independent label "Sister Ray" in the following three formats – double gatefold vinyl in quadraphonic sound, audio DVD and Blu-ray.

The album coincides with Lou Reed's Metal Machine Trio UK concerts at the Cambridge Junction (April 17), Oxford O2 Academy (April 18) and London Royal Festival Hall (April 19, part of the Ether Festival).

Lou did the digital re-mastering from the original multi-tracks with the help of world-renowned mastering guru, Scott Hull. This is a new and improved re-mastered version, and is different from all previous releases on the RCA, Buddha and Sony affiliated labels.