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THE SMASHING PUMPKINS To Release 'Teargarden By Kaleidyscope Vol. II: The Solstice Bare'
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS are set to release "Teargarden By Kaleidyscope Vol. II: The Solstice Bare" on November 23 via Martha's Music/Rocket Science Ventures. This physical-only four-song EP is a limited-edition, beautifully packaged CD and deluxe 12-inch vinyl picture disc with the four songs — "The Fellowship", "Freak", "Tom Tom" and "Spangled" as well as an unreleased B-side track, "Cottonwood Symphony".
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KNUCKLEBONZ/ROCK ICONZ STATUES/Ronnie James Dio ROCK ICONZ STATUE
The officially licensed, Ronnie James Dio Rock Iconz limited edition statue by KnuckleBonz is now available for pre-order. Limited quantities ship late 2010.
A portion of all proceeds from http://www.knucklebonz.com/ go to the "Stand Up and Shout" cancer fund in honor of Ronnie James Dio. The sculpture of Dio is displayed with his signature devil horns and iconic crouched stance. KnuckleBonz is honored to be creating a tribute piece of Ronnie James Dio, widely recognized as one of the most powerful singers in all of heavy metal.
All figures in the Rock Iconz® series are limited editions and the Ronnie James Dio statue is very exclusive with only 3000 pieces slated for production. This is an officially licensed product. A portion of all sales from http://www.knucklebonz.com/ will be donated to the "Stand Up and Shout" Cancer Fund created in honor of Ronnie James Dio.
For all DIO fans, we wanted to pass along information that donations to the Ronnie James Dio "Stand Up and Shout" Cancer Fund are now being accepted by going to http://www.ronniejamesdio.com/. Your generous donations will go to cancer research, screenings and various cancer programs.
The Dio statue by KnuckleBonz is created using a team of highly skilled artists to sculpt a remarkable likeness. The limited edition figure will be cast in a poly-resin and hand-paint in fine detail. Each sculpture in the Rock Iconz series is hand-numbered and displayed on an attractive wooden base.
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The Sword ""(The Night The Sky Cried) Tears of Fire 12" Hexagonal Picture Disc "
The Sword have proved themselves to be one of the most revered bands of the past ten years. Following up the release of their latest album, Warp Rider, the band have teamed up with Metal Club for the early release of a special 12″ hexagonal picture disc featuring the Warp Rider track “(The Night The Sky Cried) Tears of Fire” and a b-side of the Bron-y-maur stomp of “Farstar.” Only 3000 of these are being created by Kemado Records and you can get it at Metal Club stores starting on 10/26.
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Queens of the Stone Age "Queens of the Stone Age vinyl reissue"
The highly-sought after, out of print debut release from QOTSA has been recreated by Joshua Homme as it was initally envisioned, with the reinstatement of three tracks that were initially cut from the record. The 180 gram double vinyl gatefold package will be available exclusively at Metal Club stores on 11/26 (with a download card included). Track listing: “Regular John”, “Avon”, “If Only”, “Walkin’ on the Sidewalks”, “You Would Know”, “The Bronze”, “How To Handle A Rope (A Lesson in the Lariat)”, “Mexicola”, “Hispanic Impressions”, “You Can’t Quit Me Baby”, “These Aren’t The Droids You’re Looking For”, “Give The Mule What He Wants”, “Spiders and Vinegaroons”, “I Was A Teenage Hand Model” In Stores: 11/26/2010
Short record, short review. This five song EP was R.E.M.’s first major release after their 1981 single “Radio Free Europe” (and that single sounds a hell of a lot different than the album version they put out a few years later).
I picked this up for $12.50 at Joe’s Record Paradise in Silver Spring, MD, a shop I used to visit at their old Rockville location before I left for college. The record is in good shape with quiet grooves, although i’m pissed at myself for damaging the sleeve when peeling off the pricetag. With the needle down, the guitars ring and chime appropriately and Stipe’s mumbling follows suit. Bill Berry’s drumming on the first few tracks, especially on “Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars)” are really muted and indistinct; the cymbals mush together and sound like those maracas you made out of an oatmeal box filled with rice back in 2nd grade art class. Side B’s percussion has much better definition and push, but the cymbals are still kinda dialed down. I guess we can’t really expect world-class sonics from a debut EP.
Acoustic flaws aside, this is an excellent first record that nicely lays out the style they pursue on their next two LPs. Some smug British dude wrote that R.E.M.’s stuff from the first half of the eighties was just Stipe “…mumbling gibberish into his fringe over tinny old Byrds riffs”, but I think that their work from that period was some of their best. Everything after Monster is entirely forgettable. Speaking of irrelevant musicians, Stipe should team up with Moby and do a tour of bald vegan white dudes with serious opinions about things.
Music – B+
Sound – B
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Vancouver, British Columbia’s progressive alt-metallers Fen has been seeing their first single from Trails Out of Gloom, “Find That One,” getting a remarkable amount of radio airplay, namely on WPMD (Los Angeles, CA), WVBR 93.5 (NY), WKGB 92.5 (NY), WEOS 89.7 (NY), and MetalNetRadio.com. The week of October 11th, 2010 showed an even greater growth of support from the music listening community as “Find That One” was seen resting at #19, snuggly between the likes of Bad Religion, Jimmy Eat World, and Arcade Fire on Immensely Modern Alternative Internet Radio’s Top 20 chart.
"It's a first for us to be charting among bands whose names we've heard of,” said guitarist/vocalist Doug Harrison, “For us it's good, no argument there. But the other bands are probably wondering who the hell we think we are, trying to nuzzle with them in the top 20. Sorry, Known Bands, you're just too cuddly to resist."
Meanwhile, Fen has been enthusiastically putting the final touches on their first official video for the follow up single, “Miracle.” Currently, with all of the video footage shot and the puppet “actors” taking five, the band and production team of Mind of a Snail Co (http://www.mindofasnail.org/) are feverishly editing the images and preparing to have the video available for viewing in November. While we await the final product, here are some still shots of the “actors” at work:
More information from Fen will be coming along soon, so stay tuned!
"Consistently enchanting from start to finish, Trails Out of Gloom is one of the more rapturous releases you're likely to encounter in quite some time. It is fantastic in every way. Highest possible rating, 16/16." -- Progressions Magazine
DEAR JERRY:Your recent column about Hawaiian music gives me hope you can provide some information about a record that must have been from the Islands.
In mid-1963, amidst all the dance, surf, and hot rod hits, was a Hawaiian vocal by a female group. It may be titled “Dance of Love,” or at least they use that line.
I know where I was — taking summer classes at Northwestern — and I know this was a big hit in Chicago. It was played as often as other songs, but, unlike “Surfin' U.S.A.” and “It's My Party”, this infectious tune has, to my knowledge, never been played again anywhere. When I ask for help identifying it, no one even knows what I'm talking about.
Do you? —Sandi Mason, Kenosha, Wisc.
DEAR SANDI: I do, but only because of the Chicago connection. There are, as you're about to learn, many possibilities.
Your mystery song is “Tamouré” (tam-or-RAY) one of those countless 1963 dance numbers. But, unlike the bird and bossa nova, the Tahitian-born tamouré never caught on in America — neither the record nor the dance.
The “Tamouré” in the WLS Top 10 in Chicago is by Bill Justis (Smash 1812), and it peaked at No. 7 in late May and early June.
Bill Justis is the famous sax player whose “Raunchy” (1957), is a R&R classic, yet neither he nor his sax is heard on “Tamouré.” He is the arranger and conductor, but the un-credited vocals are by the Stephen Scott Singers.
Despite many Polynesian cultural connections between Tahiti and our 50th state, there is nothing Hawaiian about “Tamouré.”
The real tamouré, a dance with extreme booty-shaking maneuvers, can be done to many different recordings, most of which are a variation of “Vini Vini.”
The earliest U.S. release of “Vini Vini” is on the 1958 LP by Terorotua and His Tahitians, titled “Lure of Tahiti” (ABC-Paramount 271). It is sung in their native language.
For about four years, the tamouré remained relatively unknown beyond French Polynesia.
Then in 1962, in France itself, a tamouré craze struck, fueled by recordings such as “Dansez le Tamouré (Elle Est Partie le Tamoure) [“It is the Tamouré Party] “Special Danse” featuring “Tamouré Vini Vini” (Vogue EPL 8-049).
This is why the picture sleeve for the Bill Justis “Tamouré” single reads: “The French Dance Rage Comes to America.”
Well, it definitely came to Chicagoland, as reported in the June 1, 1963 Billboard:
“CHICAGO - Bill Justice's [sic] “Tamouré” on Smash was the hottest of the new sides here last week.”
Far beyond Chi-town and France, a tamouré tune could be heard on nearly every continent in mid-'63.
From that same magazine comes this rave from George Hilder in Sydney, where “Tamouré” is No. 1 in Australia:
“The current sensation in the local industry has been the phenomenal success of “Tamouré” by Bill Justis [Philips BF-26]. It jumped from No. 89 to No. 1 on the Top 100. Philips started to publicize the disk with a double-page spread in a Sunday newspaper five weeks ago, which aroused immediate interest. Paul Turner of Philips organized a national tie-up with the Fred Astaire studio and a dance competition with the winning couple receiving a flight to Tahiti, plus $100 expense money” (before you laugh, that is approximately $1,000 in today's money).
The Australian picture sleeve shows the title as “Tamouré (The Dance of Love),” the sub-title being the line in the song that stuck in your memory.
That sleeve also promotes the Philips dance contest with a “Win a Wonderful Flight on TEAL to Fabulous Tahiti” banner.
Elsewhere, local recordings topped their respective charts. Especially noteworthy are “Wini-Wini” by Die Tahiti-Tamourés (Polydor 24-991), in Germany, and “Wini-Wini” by the Waikiki Tamoure (Triola TA-5), in Scandinavia. In Japan, rather than a version by one of their own, Philips repackaged the Bill Justis “Tamouré” (Philips M1055).
Inexplicably, this American (Nashville) recording by an American artist was enormous overseas and never even made the Top 100 in America, though that didn't keep numerous others in the States from trying to claim a piece of the tamouré mania so successful elsewhere.
Among those efforts are: “Tamouré” by Don Costa (Columbia 42785) (1963); “The Tamouré Shake” by Lester Lanin and His Orchestra (Epic 5-9624) (1963); “Tamouré, Tamouré, Amoure” by Joye Bell (Glass Piano 201) (1964); “Tamouré” by Carlos Rubio (Fontana 67515) (1964); “Vini Vini (Tamouré)” by Manuia & Maeva (Almo ) (1965); and “Vini Vini (Tamouré)” by Dick & Dee Dee (Warner Bros. 5652) (1965).
I'm told the Dick& Dee Dee tune was a minor hit in Hawaii.
IZ ZAT SO? Two tamouré records actually did make the U.S. Top 40, but only because each is merely the flip side of a hit:
“Orange Tamouré” is the B-side of “Charade,” from the 1963 film of the same name, by Henry Mancini & His Orchestra (RCA Victor 47-8256), and on the reverse of “Hawaii Tattoo,” by the Waikikis, is “Tahiti Tamouré” (Kapp 30) (1964)
Jerry Osborne answers as many questions as possible through this column. Write Jerry at: Box 255, Port Townsend, WA 98368 E-mail: jpo@olympus.net Visit his Web site: http://www.jerryosborne.com/ .
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Tom Petty - Heartbreakers, Traveling Wilburys, Solo (1953)
Mark King - Level 42 (1958)
David Ryan - Lemonheads (1964)
Jim Sonefild - Hootie & The Blowfish (1964)
Norman Blake - Teenage Fanclub (1965)
Australian singer Dannii Minogue (1971)
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus) (1971)
Nicholas Hodgson - Kaiser Chiefs (1977)
Paul Wilson - Snow Patrol (1978)
They Are Missed:
Born on this day in 1890, Jelly Roll Morton, US pianist, arranger, bandleader, the first great composer in jazz (died July 10, 1941).
In 1977, three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, his sister Cassie Gaines (one of three backing singers) and manager Dean Kilpatrick were killed in a plane crash en route from Greenville, South Carolina, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The remaining members, Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, Billy Powell and Leon Wilkeson were seriously injured, but all recovered. The band was finished for ten years, until the survivors invited Ronnie's younger brother Johnny to join them in a reunion concert.
Country and western singer, songwriter, Merle Travis died of a heart attack in 1983 (age 65). Acknowledged by many as one of the most influential American guitarist's of the twentieth century. Wrote "Sixteen Tons" 1955 US #1 for Ernie Ford. He appeared in the 1953 movie 'From Here to Eternity' singing "Reenlistment Blues."
Henry "The Sunflower" Vesting (Canned Heat) was found dead from heart and respiratory failure in a hotel room in France in 1997 (age 52).
In 2007, Paul Raven, bassist with post-punk band Killing Joke, died of a suspected heart attack in Geneva, Switzerland, where he was recording (age 46). He left the band in 1987 before forming Murder Inc and joining Ministry, Prong and Mob Research.
In 2008, Dee Dee Warwick, a Soul singer who won recognition for both her solo work and her performances with her older sister Dionne Warwick, passed away at the age of 63. Warwick had several hits on the Soul and R&B charts in the 1960s and '70s, including "Foolish Fool", "She Didn't Know (She Kept on Talking)" and a version of "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" that was later covered by Diana Ross and The Supremes.
History:
The musical "Peter Pan" opened in 1954 and LaVern baker recored the cut "Tweedle Dee."
Elvis Presley, Pat Boone and Bill Haley and his Comets all appeared at Brooklyn High School auditorium, Cleveland in 1955. The concert was filmed for a documentary of Cleveland DJ Bill Randle, but never released.
Harry Belefonte recorded "The Banana Boat Song" in 1955. It reached #5 in the US in early 1957.
Roy Orbison had his first UK #1 singlein 1960 with "Only The Lonely" and his first of 33 hits. The song was turned down by The Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley, so Orbison decided to record the song himself.
The Elvis Presley film "G.I. Blues" premiered in 1960.
Bob Dylan's self-titled debut album was recorded in 1961.
Also in 1961, the Beatles played a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool and tonight they appeared at The Village Hall in Knotty Ash, Liverpool.
Bobby 'Boris' Pickett and the Crypt Kickers started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1962 with "Monster Mash." The song became a #3 in the UK eleven years later in 1973. The song had been banned by The BBC in the UK, deemed offensive. This novelty song, which was recorded in less than two hours, has become an annual favorite.
The Four Seasons released "Big Girls Don't Cry" in 1962.
Peter Paul and Mary went to No.1 on the US album chart in 1962 with their self-titled album.
In 1963, the Rolling Stones recorded the first Mick Jagger/Keith Richards composition, "That Girl Belongs To Yesterday." The song was given to American pop singer Gene Pitney who has a hit with it.
The Rolling Stones played their first live concert in France when they appeared at the Paris Olympia in 1964.
Davy Jones of The Monkees opened his own 'Zilch', boutique in Greenwich Village, New York City in 1967.
Cream and Deep Purple appeared at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California in 1968.
The Yardbirds give their final performance at Liverpool University in 1968.
The Who played the first of six nights at New York's Filmore East in 1969 performing a two-hour show featuring the songs from 'Tommy.'
In 1969, John Lennon released "Cold Turkey," (recorded by The Plastic Ono Band). "Cold Turkey" was the first song John Lennon wrote for which he took sole credit; his previous compositions, including his first single release, "Give Peace a Chance," were attributed to the Lennon/McCartney partnership. ("Give Peace a Chance" was later changed to give Lennon sole credit). Besides Lennon, this recording features Eric Clapton on lead guitar, Klaus Voormann on bass and Ringo Starr on drums. It was recorded in Abbey Road Studio 2.
In 1973, Queen appeared on the 'In concert' show on UK BBC Radio One.
The Rolling Stones had the number one song in the US in 1973 with "Angie." It is often reported that the song was written about David Bowie's wife at the time, the former Angela Barnett, but many reliable sources say that the song is really about Anita Pallenberg, the long-time love of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards.
"The Joker" was released by the Steve Miller Band in 1973.
Led Zeppelin's film, "The Song Remains the Same," premiered in London in 1976.
The Police made their US debut at C.B.G.B.S, New York in 1978. The trio had flown on low cost tickets with Laker Airtrain from the UK, carrying their instruments as hand luggage.
Herb Alpert started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1979 with "Rise," giving the co founder of A&M records his second US #1.
The Eagles started a nine week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1979 with 'The Long Run', the bands fourth US #1.
U2's first album, "Boy", was released in 1980.
James Ingram went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1990 with "I Don't Have The Heart."
The Madonna album "Erotica" was released in 1992.
Carly Simon was unable to perform due to stage fright, aboard the Queen Elizabeth in New York in 1996.
In 2001, an all-star lineup including David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, Elton John and The Who appear at The Concert For New York City at Madison Square Garden in a five hour show to benefit the victims of the 9/11 attack.
In 2005, Michael Jackson received a jury summons at his Neverland ranch in California four months after he was acquitted on child molestation charges. A spokesperson said it was likely he would be excused from serving due to the fact that he has lived in Bahrain since the trial.
Rapper Sticky Fingaz was arrested in 2005 after allegedly leaving an unlicensed gun in a hotel room. Police said a handgun was found in Manhattan hotel Flatotel, in a room in which the rapper had been staying. Sticky Fingaz, real name Kirk Jones, was not licensed to carry a weapon. Cool name.....
George Michael openly smoked a cannabis joint during an interview on a TV show in 2006. The singer was filmed backstage at in Madrid, Spain where the drug is legal. Michael said “It’s the only drug I’ve ever thought worth taking, this stuff keeps me sane and happy. But it’s not very healthy.” Light up another one......
AC/DC's “Black Ice,” with the single “Rock N’ Roll Train,” was released in 2008. "I was trying to just make people remember, 'This is the same band. I have missed this band. I love this band,'" explains producer Brendan O'Brien. The album, AC/DC’s first studio album in eight years, is available exclusively at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores and can also be ordered on group’s website. AC/DC also undertakes a North American arena tour, to promote the album, beginning in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Elton John marked the 35th anniversary of “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” in 2008 with a special performance of the classic ‘73 album at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Broadway in New York. Proceeds benefit a number of charities, including the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
The concert DVD “Double Down Live” from ZZ Top was released in 2009. The two-disc package contained a 22-song set the band played in ‘80 in Essen, Germany, plus the usual interviews and behind-the-scenes clips.
No new Christmas music this week but check out new releases by Bob Dylan, remastered Beatles hits, along with Liz Phair (Girlysound + Funstyle 2 CDs) and new vinyl from Kings of Leon (Come Around Sundown), The Extra Lens (Undercard), Elton John and Leon Russell (Union), Ima Robot (Another Man's Treasure) and vinyl reissues from Quiet Riot (Metal Health), Journey (Greatest Hits), Royal Trux (Thank You) and Iggy Pop and James Williamson (Kill City) (remastered) among others. As always, CVR Blog picks are inred:
A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Autumn, Again
Allstar Weekend - Suddenly Yours
Andy Blade - Let's Burn The Internet Down
Annie Haslam - Philadelphia (2 CDs)
Annie Haslam - Women Transending
Arthur Russell/Allen Ginsberg - "Ballad of the Lights" 10''
Beatles - 1962-1966 (Red) (2 CDs) (Remastered)
Beatles - 1967-1970 (Blue) (2 CDs) (Remastered)
Belfi/Grubbs/Pilfia - Onrushing Clouds (vinyl)
Ben Weaver - Mirepoix & Smoke (vinyl)
Billy Joel - 52nd Street (Audio Fidelity)
Bo Burnham - Words Words Words
Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series Volume 9: The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964 (4 LPs) (Vinyl)
The Witmark Demos, Volume 9 of the Bootleg Series, a collection of 47 songs recorded by Dylan from 1962-1964--including 15 never-before-released songs. Each of the songs feature Dylan alone, with only an acoustic guitar, piano and harmonica, laying down tracks for his first two music publishers, Leed Music and M. Witmark & Sons.
Brent Amaker and The Rodeo - Please Stand By
Brick - Waiting On You
Bridget St. John - Ask Me No Questions (Vinyl)
Bridget St. John - Songs for the Gentle Man (Vinyl)
Bridget St. John - Thank You For (Vinyl)
Bryan Ferry - Olympia
Carl Palmer - Working Live: Volume 3
Chad Smith & the Bombastic Meatbats - More Meat
Chic - Nile Rodgers present The Chic Organization: Boxset Vol. 1 / Savoir Faire (4 CDs)
Church - Deep In The Shallows (30th Anniversary Singles Collection) (2 CDs)
Church - Of Skins & Heart
Church - The Blurred Crusade
Cliff Richard - Bold As Brass: Deluxe (2 CDs)
Darkstar - North
Desaparecidos - Read Music / Speak Spanish (reissue) (vinyl)
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Searching for the Young Soul Rebels: 30th Anniversary Edition (2 CDs)
Duncan Faure - Anthology (2 CDs) Dwarr -Animals (vinyl)
Ejigayehu “Gigi” Shibawbaw - Mesgana Ethiopa
Eloise Laws - Eloise
Elvis Presley - The Complete Masters (30 CDs/711 Tracks)
Erland & The Carnival - Trouble In Mind EP
Eskmo - Eskmo
Fops - Yeth Yeth Yeth (vinyl)
Full Force - Full Force
George Harrison & Ravi Shankar - Collaborations (3 CDs/1 DVD)
Gigi & Material: Mesgana Ethiopia Girl in a Coma -Vol. 2-Adventures in Coverland [Vinyl]
Glee Cast: Glee - The Music, The Rocky Horror Glee Show
Gram Rabbit - Miracles & Metaphors
Grandchildren - Saturn Returns (vinyl)
Grouper - Hold/Sick (vinyl)
Houses - All Night (vinyl)
How To Dress Well - Love Remains
Ima Robot - Another Man's Treasure (vinyl)
Jayhawks - Hollywood Town Hall (reissue)
Jayhawks - Tomorrow the Green Grass (reissue with bonus disc)
Jed & Lucia - Superhuman Heart (vinyl)
Jennifer Rush - Best of 1983-2010
Joan of Arc - "Meaningful Work" 7"
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Acme + Xtra Acme-Plus (remastered with bonus tracks)
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Orange + Experimental Remixes EP (remastered with bonus tracks)
Josie Cotton - Pussycat Babylon
Kinks - Live In London 1973/1977
Kisses - The Heart Of The Nightlife
Liars - Proud Evolution EP
Liz Phair - Girlysound + Funstyle (2 CD)
Local H - Local H's Awesome Mix Tape #1
Marc Bolan - Twopenny Prince (2 CDs)
Mike Gordon - Moss
Mommyheads - Finest Specimens
Morlocks - The Morlocks Play Chess! (vinyl)
Morrissey - Bona Drag: 20th Anniversary Edition (2 LPs) (Vinyl)
Mount Eerie - Song Islands Vol.2
Mountain - Live in Texas (2 CDs)
Mt. Desolation - Departure
Mt. Desolation - Mt. Desolation
N.E.R.D - Nothing
Ne-Yo - Libra Scale
Oh Land - Oh Land EP
Over the Rhine - Darkest Night of the Year (reissue)
Panda Bear - "You Can Count on Me" b/w "Alsatian Darn" 7''
Peter Hamill - Passionskirche (3 CDs)
Phantom Band - The Wants [Digital]
Philistines Jr - If a Band Plays in the Woods Phish (The White Tape)
Plain White T's - The Wonders of the Younger
Pretty Things - Rockin the Garage Queen - Singles Collection 4
Ravi Shankar & George Harrison: Collaborations (3-CD & DVD box set)
Robert Brookins - In The Night
Rod Stewart - Fly Me To The Moon...The Great American Songbook Volume V: Deluxe Edition (2 CDs)
Roy Clark - Last Word in Jesus Is Us
Royal Trux - Thank You (reissue) (vinyl)
Shakira - Sale el Sol (bilingual album)
Shelby Lynne - Tears Lies & Alibis (vinyl)
Soars - Soars
Soft Boys - Can of Bees (Vinyl)
Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight (Vinyl)
Spider John Koerner & Friends - Music is Just a Bunch of Notes (CD/DVD)
Squarepusher - Shobaleader One: d'Demonstrator
Steve Hillage - Germany 77 (2 CDs)
Steven Page (from Barenaked Ladies) - Page One
Stevie Wonder - Music Of My Mind (Audio Fidelity)
Sugarland - The Incredible Machine
Tami Terrell - Come On and See Me: The Complete Solo Collection Teenage Fanclub - A Catholic Education [Vinyl]
The Church - Deep In The Shallows (30th Anniversary Singles Collection)
The Extra Lens - Undercard (vinyl)
The F*cking Wrath - Terra Fire
The Phantom Band - The Wants
The Philistines Jr. - If a Band Plays in the Woods...?
The Sails - A Headful of Stars
The Sleep-ins - Songs About Girls & Outer Space
Thelma Houston - Breakwater Cat / Never Gonnna Be Another One
Third Day - Move
Three Degrees - International
Timber Timbre - Timber Timbre
Various Artists - Andy Smith & Dean Rudland Present New Orleans Funk
Various Artists - Come and Get It: The Best of Apple Records (remastered)
Various Artists - From the Land of Ice & Snow: The Songs of Led Zeppelin
Various Artists - Hannah Montana Forever Soundtrack
Various Artists - Radioclit Presents: The Sound of Club Secousse
Various Artists - The World Is A Monster
Various Artists - Treme: Music From the HBO Original Series, Season 1
Various Artists NME Radar
Volebeats - The Volebeats
Wow & Flutter - Equilibrio! (vinyl)
For the first time in many months a Butcher Cover makes the list at the #5 spot, with a prog classic on Vertigo fetching thirty dollars more. A Northern Soul 45 makes the list again, and classical LP box set gets the #1 spot.
1. LP - Mozart a Paris Oubradous Pathe 7 LP Box Set - $6,999.00
2. 12" - Madonna "Erotica" UK Picture Disc withdrawn - $3,966.17
3. 45 - Lynn Terry "I Got A Good Thing Goin'" / "Till" - $3,716.00
A trip to Arizona and 20,000 records later and we're back for a few weeks before a trip that will take across five states to 50,000 records.
We'll some treasure we dug out of the boxes. Rare 60's garage from Grains Of Sand, some odd bluegrass 45's I know nothing about (and can't find anything about either), plus some early 60's Rockabilly from Terry Redman.
Plus we'll rant about the season finale of Mad Men, and have the news and Top 5.
The first three emails to my box (rbenson30@wi.rr.com) with the words "JIMI HENDRIX BOOK" will win a free copy of this wonderful look at a rock and roll legend. I have read the book and have to say it is one of the most comprehensive and indepth looks at the humble beginnings to the ride to superstarom. A great read! Here's more information:
Becoming Jimi Hendrix
From Southern Crossroads to Psychedelic London, the Untold Story of a Musical Genius
By Steven Roby and Brad Schreiber
September 18th marked the 40th anniversary of the death of Jimi Hendrix—the greatest electric guitarist in the history of Rock music. Known worldwide for his unique sound—a combination of feedback, distortion, and other effects that were influenced by Blues, Soul, and R&B—Hendrix toured with acts like Ike and Tina Turner, Sam Cooke, the Isley Brothers, and Little Richard. He shot to fame in London in 1966 with his own band, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, and their hit single “Hey Joe.” But how did James Marshall Hendrix, a poor, high school dropout from a broken home in Seattle, grow to become the rock star known as Jimi Hendrix?
In Becoming Jimi Hendrix, authors Steven Roby and Brad Schreiber explore Hendrix’s formative years—years that have never been examined in-depth before—from his time in New York with his tutor B.B. King, to refusing to work for one of the largest drug kingpins in Harlem, to getting arrested in a civil rights demonstration in Nashville. Featuring information compiled from hundreds of interviews with those who knew him best—many of whom haven’t previously spoken about Hendrix on the record—private letters, court transcripts, FBI files, and personal photos, Roby and Schreiber recount the hardships that helped inspire Hendrix to persevere with his music and become a Rock legend.
With a documentary film due this fall and Valleys of Neptune, a collection of previously unavailable studio recordings, debuting on the Billboard best-selling albums chart at number four this past March, fans still have reason to cheer for Jimi Hendrix—four decades after he has left the stage.
Steven Roby is the author of Black Gold: The Lost Archives of Jimi Hendrix and he worked for the Hendrix family as editor and publisher of the international Hendrix fanzine, Experience Hendrix. He lives in San Francisco. Brad Schreiber is a journalist, author, and screenplay writer who has won numerous awards and fellowships from such organizations as the Edward Albee Foundation and the National Press Foundation. He lives near Los Angeles.
“Hendrix’s career as a superstar has been well-chronicled; the more interesting details of how he became one are here.” --New York Times
"Most important, the book shows how Greenwich Village was crucial to Hendrix’s 1966 breakthrough." --Rolling Stone
"Assiduously reported...particularly entertaining...Roby and Schreiber seem to have tracked down almost everybody who crossed paths with Hendrix." --Chicago Sun-Times
"Roby and Schreiber provide an insightful account of an artist who perceived his craft differently from any guitarist before or since." --San Francisco Chronicle
Denmark's sludge metal three-piece RISING has just posted two new tracks on their MySpace page. The first pieces of music from the band since 2009's critically acclaimed self-titled debut EP will appear on a seven-inch vinyl single, to be released via Red Tape on November 29. According to a press release, the two tracks — "Legacy of Wolves" and "Daughter of The Sun" — display "an even fiercer and aggressive side" of the band than heard on their debut EP.
RISING's debut EP will finally be released on vinyl on November 29 via the German metal/punk-label Pain of Mind. The effort will be a 12-inch release in a limited edition of 500 copies, 150 of which are on white vinyl. Both vinyl releases will be available through RISING's MySpace page, the labels and various mailorders and record dealers throughout the world.
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Pink Floyd To Reunite For Charity Gigs ??
Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason has recently hinted that the band may reunite for a series of charity gigs. Mason stated that the group were considering repeating a similar concept to their last performance at Live 8 in London in 2005.
He told the BBC that they could do "something that's not necessarily for us, but do something for the right reasons and enjoy doing it. That's what I'd like, and I think the others might well see eye to eye,” he said.
Rumours of a full Pink Floyd reunion have increased since Roger Waters and David Gilmour’s recent performance together at a charity gala. The pair stunned guests at the Hoping For Palestine charity gala in Oxfordshire in July when they played a four-song set.
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Twiitering West Gains Attention for Album Cover
The controversial Kanye West is at it again. This time, West is drawing attention over the cover art for his new album, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy."
The illustration, by painter/sculptor George Condo, depicts a nude West (with a jarring expression on his face) gripping a bottle while being straddled by a naked, winged woman who appears to possess very sharp teeth. West revealed the art here, via Twitpic, with the caption "Banned in the USA!!! They don't want me chilling on the couch with my phoenix!"
According to the artist’s label, Island Def Jam, Kanye was strongly advised to consider alternate cover art, but stated he can use the current art if he wants to, and that they would stand behind him.
Kanye tweets again, “In all honesty…I really don’t be thinking about Wal-Mart when I make my music or album covers.”
Chuck Berry (1926) His song "Johnny B. Goode," was one of the examples of earth music sent out to space.
Ronnie Bright - Coasters (1938)
Russ Giguere - Association (1943)
Gary Richrath - REO Speedwagon (1949)
Joe Egan - Stealers Wheel (1949)
Wynton Marsalis (1961)
Tim Cross - Sponge (1966)
Peter Svensson - Cardigans (1974)
Simon Rix - Kaiser Chiefs (1977)
Ne-Yo (Shaffer Chimere Smith)(1982)
Zachary Efron, actor and singer from High School Musical (1987). 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.
They Are Missed:
Born on this day in 1947, Laura Nyro, singer songwriter. Her songs have been recorded by Suzanne Vega, Phoebe Snow, Roseane Cash, Frank Sinatra and Linda Ronstadt. She wrote "And When I Die," a hit for Blood, Sweat & Tears and "Stoney End" covered by Barbra Streisand. She died of ovarian cancer on April 8, 1997.
Singer and actress Julie London died in 2000, after suffering a stroke. She recorded 32 albums during her career, played the role of nurse Dixie McCall, in the television series Emergency! (1972–1979).
Born on this day in 1952, Keith Knudson, drummer, The Doobie Brothers. Died of pneumonia on Feb 8, 2005 (age 56).
South African reggae star, Lucky Dube was shot dead in 2007 by car thieves when he was dropping his teenage son and daughter off in a Johannesburg suburb. Police said Dube's son and daughter were already out of the car when three shots were fired through the car window, witnesses said the wounded singer tried to drive away, but lost control of his car and hit a tree. Not so lucky.....
History:
In 1956, 21-year-old Elvis Presley pulled into a Memphis gas station where he started to attract a small crowd of autograph seekers. After repeatedly asking Elvis to move on so he could resume normal business, station manager Ed Hopper slapped Presley on the head and found himself on the receiving end of a punch in the face from the King. Station employee Aubrey Brown tried to help his boss, but was no match for Presley. After police are called, Hopper and Brown were charged with assault and were fined $25 and $15 respectively.
Peggy Sue Gerron first heard the song named for her when she sees Buddy Holly & the Crickets perform "Peggy Sue" in concert in Sacramento, California in 1957.
In 1957, Paul McCartney made his first appearance with The Quarry Men at New Clubmoor Hall, Norris Green, Liverpool. The line-up for The Quarry Men was John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Eric Griffiths, Colin Hanton, and Len Garry. Paul played John some songs that he has composed which Lennon contributes, marking the birth of the Lennon & McCartney songwriting partnership.
In 1963, Chuck Berry was released from federal prison in Springfield, Misssouri, where he had served 19 months for transporting a minor across state line for immoral purposes.
Taking a day off from their British tour in 1964, the Beatles go into the studio and complete the recording of six album tracks and the A-side of their next single: "I Feel Fine." They also complete "Eight Days a Week," "Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey," "Mr. Moonlight," "I'll Follow the Sun," "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby." "Rock and Roll Music" and "Words of Love."
The Animals began their first US tour in 1964.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience played their first gig as a band supporting French pop star Johnny Hallyday at the Paris Olympia in France in 1966.
The film 'How I Won the War,' starring John Lennon, premiered in London in 1967.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono were arrested and charged with possession of marijuana when Ringo Starr's apartment was raided by police in 1968. The bust, while not a major deal in England, was used in the 1970s as the reason the US government doesn’t want Lennon to immigrate. Actually, the government felt Lennon was a political radical/troublemaker.
The Jackson Five make their national TV debut on ABC TV's Hollywood Palace in 1968.
The Temptations scored their second US #1 single with "Can't Get Next To You."
Rod Stewart joined Faces in 1969.
Girlfriend Mary Woodson shot herself in Al Green's home in 1974. She shot herself after throwing a pot of boiling grits on Green when he was getting out of the bathtub.
Simon and Garfunkel reunited on "Saturday Night Live" in 1975.
John Denver started a two week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1975 with 'Windsong.'
The Buzzcocks made their first recordings at Revolution Studios, Cheadle, Manchester, England in 1976.
The Buggles were at #1 on the UK singles chart in 1979 with "Video Killed The Radio Star." A studio band featuring producer Trevor Horn, it was the first ever music video shown on MTV in North America.
Huey Lewis and the News went to #1 on the US album chart in 1986 with 'Fore!'
During a gig at The Los Angeles Coliseum, California in 1989, Guns N' Roses front man Axl Rose announced to the crowd that he was quitting the band.
In 1992, Lynn Anderson was released from jail after serving two days in jail in Nashville, TN for a contempt of court sentence for swearing in front of her children.
In 1994, Marilyn Manson, opening for Nine Inch Nails, was banned (for moral reasons) from performing in Salt Lake City. Still, N.I.N. frontman Trent Reznor invited Manson onstage and explained why Manson’s group wasn’t playing that evening. In the process, Reznor shreds The Book of Mormon and tossed it into the crowd.
Nirvana’s live “From The Muddy Banks of the Wishkah” entered the US chart at #1 in 1996.
Jay-Z started a five week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1998 with ‘Vol 2...Hard Knock Life.’
Metallica performed at the Playboy Mansion in 1998.
In 2002, after a 15 year court battle, New York State's highest court ruled that the Ronettes, did not have the right to share the money earned by their producer Phil Spector through the use of the group's songs in movies, television and advertising. Citing a 1963 contract signed by the group, the court also substantially reduced the amount they stood to gain from royalties on sales of records and compact discs.
In 2005, Madonna admitted that she wrote a grovelling letter to Abba asking if she could sample their music on her latest single "Hung Up." The singer had to seek permission to sample "Gimme Gimme Gimme" and became only the second act that Abba has allowed to sample their work. The Fugees used part of "The Name Of The Game" on their 1996 track "Rumble In The Jungle."
Also in 2005 - ITunes makes available an all-star cover of Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven" with Ozzy Osbourne, Steven Tyler, Gavin Rossdale and Scott Weiland. Music is by Velvet Revolver. The Sharon Osbourne produced charity single, aids victims of Hurricane Katrina and the Southeast Asian tsunami.
U2's Bono went to Capitol Hill in 2005 to address a group of House Democrats about his concerns over debt relief for impoverished nations and the ongoing global AIDS crisis. The following day Bono lunches with President Bush. In his spare time, he and his bandmates perform a pair of D.C. concerts.
In 2005, an image of a naked John Lennon, taken on the last day of his life, was named the top US magazine cover of the past 40 years. The Rolling Stone front cover, taken by Annie Leibovitz and showing Lennon curled around Yoko Ono, was picked by editors, artists and designers.
A class-action lawsuit was filed against Aerosmith in 2007 by fans who bought tickets for a nixed Maui concert. While ticket holders did receive refunds, the action seeks damages for travel expenses and other nonrefundable fees. The group's management claims that Aerosmith bowed out of the show for logistical reasons. However, the lawyer involved in the suit counters that the band was able to play apparently more lucrative shows in Chicago and Honolulu that same week.
The Eagles and the Dixie Chicks co-headline the first of two shows at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in 2007.
Kid Rock tapes an episode of VH1's Storytellers series in 2008. Concert footage features songs from his 'Rock N’ Roll Jesus' album.
T.I. started a two-week run at #1 on the US album chart in 2008 with ‘Paper Trail’, the hip-hop artists sixth studio album.
In 2009, a lock of Elvis Presely's hair from his Army haircut sold for $15,000 at a Chicago auction.
In 2009, Aerosmith played the first of two make-up shows required in a settlement that resulted from legal action instigated by fans when the band cancelled a concert on Oahu to play more lucrative shows two years earlier. A concert on Maui comes two days later.
Michael Balzary, (Flea) - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1962)
Wendy Wilson - Wilson Phillips (1969)
John Mayer (1977)
They Are Missed:
Record company executive and founder of the Chess record label Leonard Chess died of a heart attack in 1969 (age 52). Home to John Lee Hooker, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Little Walter, The Moonglows, The Flamingos Jimmy Reed and Sonny Boy Williamson.
Born on this day in 1923, Bert Kaempfert, songwriter, producer. Presley and Sinatra covered his songs, and he also produced the first recorded Beatles session. He died on June 21,1980.
Born on this day in 1938, Nico, singer, Velvet Underground. Nico died on July 18, 1988 died of a brain hemorrhage after falling off her bicycle while on holiday in Ibiza.
Macedonian pop star Tose Proeski was killed in a car crash in Croatia in 2007. Proeski sang for Macedonia in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest and won many awards in former Yugoslavia. The 26-year-old's car was in a collision with a lorry on a motorway near the eastern Croatian town of Nova Gradiska.
History:
In 1951, 18 year old Richard Penniman, who was already using the stage name Little Richard, made his first recordings for RCA Camden at the studios of Atlanta radio station WGST.
Elvis Presley made his first radio appearance in 1954 on the "Louisiana Hayride."
The Elvis Presley film "Love Me Tender" premiered in 1956.
"You Send Me," by Sam Cooke, was released by Keen Records in 1957.
The first night of a two month Motown Records package tour started in Washington DC in 1962, featuring Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, Mary Wells, The Miracles and 12 year old Stevie Wonder.
In 1965, the Beatles recorded "Day Tripper" at Abbey Road studio’s London in three takes, they then added vocals and other overdubs, completing the song before the end of the day.
Also in 1965, the Beatles were decorated with the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth.
In 1966, Grace Slick performed for the first time with Jefferson Airplane. She replaced Signe Anderson.
Folk singer Joan Baez was arrested in 1967, along with 123 others, for blocking the entrance to an Armed Forces Induction Center in Oakland, California.
The New Yardbirds played their first concert in 1968. The band later changed their name to Led Zeppelin.
In 1972, Creedence Clearwater Revival split up following the failure of their most recent album, 'Mardi Gras.' After limited success as a solo act and some legal hassles with Fantasy Records, John Fogarty would have two big hits in 1980, "Center Field" and "Rock and Roll Girl." John's brother Tom Fogarty died in September, 1990 and the surviving members have been touring as Creedence Clearwater Revisited.
In 1974, the Grateful Dead played the first of five nights at the Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California.
One hit wonder Rick Dees and his Cast Of Idiots went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1976 with the insipid cut "Disco Duck, (part one)."
Stevie Wonder's 'Songs In The Key Of Life', went to #1 on the US album chart in 1976, featuring the tracks "Sir Duke," "I Wish," "Pastime Paradise" and "Isn't She Lovely." It was Wonder's third US #1.
RCA Records released "H2O" by Daryl Hall and John Oates in 1982.
Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Robert Cray joined other artists on stage in St Louis in 1986, for Chuck Berry's 60th birthday concert, as featured in the film 'Hail Hail! Rock & Roll'.
Bob Dylan’s 30th Anniversary (of his recording debut) tribute concert took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 1992. Guest performers included Neil Young, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Ron Wood and Dylan himself. Poor Sinead O'Connor was booed off stage. Dylan sings “My Back Pages” and Neil Young does his version of “All Along The Watchtower.” The show closes with an ensemble rendition of “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door.”
Santana started a 12 week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1999 with "Smooth."
Two security guards were fired in 2001 after refusing to allow Bob Dylan into his own concert. Dylan who had demanded that security on his 'Love and Theft' tour should be tighter than ever didn't have a pass when he arrived backstage. Ooops....
In 2005, Queen played their first ever US show with Paul Rodgers fronting the group. The concert took place in East Rutherford N.J.
In 2006, CBGB, the legendary New York punk club credited with discovering Patti Smith and The Ramones, closed after a final gig by Smith herself. Blondie and Talking Heads also found fame after performing at the club, which helped launch US punk music. The venue first opened in December 1973, its full name CBGB OMFUG standing for "country, bluegrass, blues and other music for uplifting gormandizers".
A Beatles photography exhibit, described as the most comprehensive ever, opens at the San Francisco Art Exchange in 2006. The Long and Winding Road -- The Life and Times of John, Paul, George & Ringo features more than 100 pictures of The Beatles by more than 20 photographers, including never-before-seen shots.
In 2007, French rock star Bertrand Cantat was freed from jail after serving half of an eight-year sentence for killing his actress girlfriend. Cantat, singer with Noir Desir, was jailed for the manslaughter of Marie Trintignant after a violent row in a Lithuanian hotel in July 2003. She died after spending days in a coma.
In 2007, R.E.M. released their first concert album, ". R.E.M. Live "- a two-CD, one-DVD package that documents an ‘05 Dublin show. The 22 song set focuses on songs from ‘04’s "Around The Sun" but also includes "(Don't Go Back to) Rockville," "Losing My Religion," "Man On The Moon" and "Orange Crush."
An AC/DC DVD box set titled "Plug Me In" was released in 2007. The two-disc collection contains rare concert and television footage. One focuses on the Bon Scott era while the other delves into Brian Johnson's tenure.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience Live At Monterey, a DVD documenting Jimi Hendrix's breakthrough '67 performance at the Monterey International Pop Festival was released in 2007 with footage from the guitarist's entire set plus previously unseen interviews with Hendrix and bandmates Mitch Mitchell (drums) and Noel Redding (bass).
In 2007, Madonna signed a ground-breaking recording and touring contract with concert promoter Live Nation becoming the first major star to choose an all-in-one agreement with a tour company over a traditional record contract. The deal reported to be worth $120m (£59m) over 10 years, would give Live Nation rights to all her music-related projects - including new albums, tours, merchandise, websites, DVDs, sponsorship, TV shows and films.
Britney Spears went to #1 on the US singles chartin 2008 with "Womanizer," the singers second #1 after her debut single ‘...Baby One More Time’ in 1999.
Mike at hifihipster.com has been gracious enough to allow me to share some of his work with the CVR audience. Here we have an album review. Be sure to stop by his site http://hifihipster.com and look around and welcome a new contributor to the CVR Blog!
Artist – Minutemen
Title – Double Nickels on the Dime
Format – 2x Vinyl LP
Label – SST
Year – 1984
A few years ago I kept reading how groundbreaking and influential Double Nickels on the Dime was so I downloaded the album (naturally). I tried to listen to it but couldn’t really get into the music for some reason. The short, quirky, directionless songs didn’t do anything for me, with the exception of “Corona”, which anyone can immediately recognize as the Jackass theme. Recently, I picked the vinyl version up on a whim and gave it another shot. Now I finally get it. The reason I didn’t like this album on MP3 was cause I kept skipping around between tracks, looking for something that I instantly liked. Double Nickels does not work that way. The record has to be taken as a whole, with the good songs nestled among the weak and forgettable. Listening to it on vinyl makes shuffling around the tracks practically impossible, forcing you to groove on the gestalt. And that goes for any record regardless of genre, which is yet another advantage of the almighty LP.
I’ll leave you this link to Wikipedia for all the background about the band and the record because they summarize it much better than I can, and it’s not really relevant to the audio review. I will say that for a band that “jams econo”, the production on Double Nickels is uncharacteristically great. Great in the sense that there isn’t really any production to speak of, no effects or multitracking or anything, just a solid analog recording of the band doing their thing. The tracks run together with little gap between, which is totally intentional and give the impression of an extended jam session. I noticed quickly that the soundstage is kind of compressed and cramped, but it seems to open up as the album progresses. Hurley’s drums and Watt’s bass burst out of the speakers without assaulting my ears to the point of annoyance. Quieter acoustic guitar portions are well defined and natural, with humanizing string squeak and a good sense of dynamics. D. Boon’s vocals are satisfactory in the acoustic sense, but the lyrics are mostly just stoned ramblings with a few trenchant insights sprinkled in.
The album’s packaging ain’t bad, a nice gatefold sleeve with barely legible lyrics on the back and some band pics plus Raymond Pettibon artwork on the inside. Double albums always have beefy spines that look good on a shelf, so much so that i’ve encountered records that are only a single disc but put in double packaging anyway (like the Plain Records re-release of Loveless).
Double Nickels on the Dime proved that punk rock could be more than just power chords and blastbeats. Get this record for the noteworthiness but also for a true vinyl experience. Drop the needle, ingest your intoxicant of choice (optional) and take an engrossing ride that tosses you between genius and garbage. Amazon has this sucker in a warehouse just waiting to be raked with a microscopic piece of diamond, all for the low-ass price of thirteen bucks!
Music – B+
Sound – A
This article is from http://www.hifihipster.com, a blog about affordable hi-fi audio for beginners. Featured articles include equipment reviews, music reviews, beginner's guides and other essays/opinions about audio. Reprinted by Permission
Preservation Hall Jazz Band & Tom Waits On 78 rpm Vinyl
On November 19th, Preservation Hall Recordings will release 504 limited edition hand-numbered 78 rpm vinyl records featuring two tracks by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band with very special guest Tom Waits. Proceeds from the sale of this very special project will benefit the Preservation Hall Junior Jazz & Heritage Brass Band.
Mr. Waits traveled to New Orleans in 2009 to record two songs with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band for the critically acclaimed project Preservation: An album to benefit Preservation Hall and the Preservation Hall Music Outreach Program,“Tootie Ma Was A Big Fine Thing” and “Corrine Died On The Battlefield”. Originally recorded by Danny Barker in 1947, these two selections are the earliest known recorded examples of Mardi Gras Indian chants.
This special limited edition recording will be made available in two different tiers, based on the level of donation: Deluxe Donation Tier: $200 – Limited Edition 78rpm record featuring Tom Waits & The Preservation Hall Jazz Band AND a custom-made Preservation Hall 78 record players – and Basic Donation Tier: $50 – Limited Edition 78rpm record featuring Tom Waits & The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Both packages will be available for in-person purchase at Preservation Hall in New Orleans on November 19, 2010 at 10:00am Central and available for purchase online November 20th here http://www.preservationhall.com/
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John Lennon Reissues Score Big on the Billboard Top 200
The John Lennon reissues released on October 5 made a big impact on this week's Billboard Album chart, with five titles making the list. A sixth, the Starbucks Opus Collection exclusive stays on the chart giving him a total of seven entries. That's the most since Michael Jackson had seven back in July at the time of the first anniversary of his death. While Lennon didn't manage any top ten debuts (as the Beatles did when their reissues came out in 2009), the total is still impressive considering that (Just Like) Starting Over, Jealous Guy and Imagine appear on five of the six albums.
The chart positions of the six albums:
24. Power to the People: The Hits
34. Double Fantasy / Stripped Down
66. Opus Collection (Starbucks Exclusive)
88. Imagine
148. Signature Box (11-CD set)
196. Gimme Some Truth (4-CD set)
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KISS Websites Hacked After Gene Simmons File-Sharing Comments
Sites were replaced with fakes...
The websites that belong to KISS’s Gene Simmons have been hacked - following the bassist’s recent comments about illegal downloading. Last week, Simmons urged musicians to protect their catalogue and “sue everybody” who shared their music illegally.
In response, online attackers, Anonymous, hijacked SimmonsRecords.com and GeneSimmons.com.
Both sites - which have since been restored - featured a letter headed: “Operation Payback (Is A B*tch).”
Appearing at the MIPCOM convention in Cannes, France, Simmons has accused the music industry of not reacting fast enough to curb the problem of illegal file-sharing. The veteran rock and roll bassist said lawsuits should have been issued against illegal downloaders sooner and that the error had cost “hundreds of thousands of jobs” in the industry.
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PEACEVILLE RECORDS TO RE-RELEASE CLASSIC DARKTHRONE ALBUM,
‘PANZERFAUST’ 2-CD and vinyl editions out later this month
Britain’s independent heavy metal powerhouse, Peaceville Records, will begin releasing new editions of classic Darkthrone albums later this month from the recently acquired Moonfog Productions catalogue titles.
The first re-issue, Panzerfaust, – Darkthrone’s fifth album overall – will be released as a double-disc set and individually numbered vinyl (2000) on October 25th. The 2-CD edition includes a bonus disc featuring commentary from Darkthrone’s infamous drummer/lyricist, Fenriz, for a first hand perspective behind the creation of the 1995 Frost-fuelled black metal masterpiece.
Additionally, Peaceville Records will re-issue the rare second Isengard release, Høstmørke(1995), on October 25th. The album, which was performed entirely by Fenriz, also features a special commentary disc conducted by Fenriz, reflecting on the recording process, as well as an insight into the time of the recording.
Longtime readers know that I post something just about every day, but something happened to me that broke a string of posts I have been doing for the past two years. Every other day I post 'This Date In Music History,' and I missed my first one yesterday. My apologies to those who like the feature, but I was just too sick to work at the computer yesterday and will have Saturday's post ready (Oct 16).
It's kind of ironic that I started feeling sick the day after I had gone to the doctor's office for an appointment. I picked up a TIME magazine while I waited and thought nothing of it after I left. However, after giving it some thought, the magazines at a doctor's office are the last thing that anyone should touch. I am not a germ-phobe or anything like that, but think about it. Do you think that all the sick people who go to the doc's office actually practice proper hygene? I doubt it. So this is my advice - NEVER touch the magazines at a doctor's office and get a FLU SHOT!
Honestly, you do not want this bug, it has really been a tough one to shake. Hopefully, I am going to get back up to par, I have a new contest coming up as well as some new stories to add. As always, thank you for stopping by the blog and please, feel free to offer suggestions as to how to improve it.
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