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Touring - Earth Wind & Fire, George Clinton & P-Funk, Dolly Parton, more
2008-06-01 05:31:00
Earth, Wind & Fire 06/06 - 07/08 - Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Hilton 06/10/08 - Temecula, CA - Pechanga Resort & Casino 06/13 - 14/08 - Reno, NV - Silver Legacy Resort Casino 06/15/08 - Stockton, CA - Bob Hope Theatre 06/17/08 - Santa Rosa, CA - Wells Fargo Center For The Arts 06/19/08 - Santa Ynez, CA - Chumash Casino 06/20/08 - Del Mar, CA - Del Mar Fairgrounds 06/22/08 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre 06/24/08 - Livermore, CA - The Concerts At Wente Vineyards 06/26/08 - Jacksonville, OR - Britt Festivals 06/27/08 - Ridgefield, WA - The Amphitheater At Clark County 06/28/08 - Woodinville, WA - Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery07/06/08 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest Grounds 07/09/08 - Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Theatre At Grand Prairie 07/11/08 - San Antonio, TX - Majestic Theatre 07/12/08 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater 07/14/08 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre 07/16/08 - Vienna, VA - Filene Center At Wolf Trap 07/19/08 - Memphis, TN - Botanical ...
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You Can Help With New Book on the John Lennon
2008-05-31 22:45:00
Michael Krauss is a former-producer for The Mike Douglas Show and the man who had the original idea of contacting John Lennon and Yoko Ono about appearing on the show. The idea resulted in the pair spending an entire week on the show as co-hosts.Krauss is taking his memories of their appearances, along with pictures and other memorabilia, and putting together a coffee table book. What he needs to finish the project is some input from people who remember the broadcasts or have interesting insights or memories.He is looking to do a focus group next week in or around Greenwich, Connecticut. If you are in the area and would like to participate or have any comments that you would like to send along to the author, please write his assistant at jack.mckean@gmail.com.
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Chart Watch - May 30, 2008
2008-05-31 18:10:00
Our weekly recap of veteran artists on the current music charts. Chart highlights:There seems to be two tracks for albums lately. They either burn bright in the first week and quickly fade away as what happened Def Leppard, Iron Maiden and George Michael, or they set in for the long hall like the Eagles and Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (who have been on the top 100 30 and 31 weeks respectively). It looks like there may be two unexpected albums that may do the latter. Frank Sinatra's Nothing But the Best collection drops just two spots from two to four and Neil Diamond's Home Before Dark sits at number ten in its third week.The only major debut of the week is Donna Summer's Crayons which premiers at number seventeen on the pop album and five on the R&B album charts. That's the highest she's had an album since 1980's On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II hit number one.In Britain, the big veteran artist premier is a new collection from the Osmonds which start...
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Evening Update - Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson, Jimmy Page, Joan Jett
2008-05-31 08:30:00
Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters will be joining Paul Mc Cartney for at least one song during his Liverpool concert on Sunday. McCartney has promised other surprises during the gig.England's Sun is reporting that Michael Jackson was scheduled to be a surprise guest on the season finale of American Idol but pulled out the day before the show. He is quoted as saying "I can't do it. Everyone will hate me."Joan Jett will be making a short appearance on a future episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent as a "boss from hell" who gets murdered.Jimmy Page has told Rolling Stone that the concept of bowing his guitar came from the father of actor David McCallum.David McCallum, Sr. was a classically trained violinist who was in the studio while Page was recordings. "He said to me one day, 'Have you ever tried bowing the guitar?' I said it wouldn't work. The strings aren't arched over the guitar, the way they are on a violin."He said, 'Have a go.' He gave me a bow. I tried it and r...

Set Lists: R.E.M. at the Hollywood Bowl
2008-05-31 05:47:00
R.E.M. played the third gigs of their U.S. tour Thursday night at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and turned in what is reported to be a brilliant 2 hour/26-song show.The group covered eight of the eleven cuts from Accelerate along with a number that have rarely or never been played live (i.e. Ignoreland from Automatic for the People). Even some previous-rockers were given an even harder edge (Circus Envy).To sum it all up, Michael Stipe told the crowd, ?Not bad for the third show on the tour, I guess.?The set list:Pretty Persuasion Living Well Is the Best Revenge What?s the Frequency, Kenneth? Sitting Still Ignoreland Man-Sized Wreath Circus Envy Drive Accelerate Hollow Man Fall On Me Houston Electrolite Final Straw I?ve Been High Let Me In Losing My Religion Horse to Water Bad Day Walk Unafraid I?m Gonna DJ Supernatural Superserious The One I Love Until the Day Is Done Man On the Moon
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Afternoon Update - Prince, Shirley Bassey, Deep Purple, more
2008-05-30 22:12:00
Radiohead is a bit upset with Prince at the moment. It seems that Prince and NPG Records have blocked any videos of the group's song Creep as performed by the Purple One at Coachella. Band member Ed O'Brien says he never even got to see it before they took it down.Thom Yorke said, "Really? He's blocked it? Surely we should block it. Hang on a moment. Well, tell him to unblock it. It's our ... song."Shirley Bassey is out of the hospital after emergency surgery on her stomach. Spokesman Paul Carey says she's "resting up and on the road to a full recovery".Former Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord will play with the group again at the Sunflower Jam, September 25, at London's Porchester Hall. It's the first time he's played with the group in a number of years.The biggest conservative in an industry full of liberals, Ted Nugent, has gone political again with his new song I Am the NRA. Metallica may not be returning to the Warner Brothers Group. Warner CEO Edgar Bronfman, Jr....
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The Lowdown on the New Rick Springfield Album
2008-05-30 21:23:00
Rick Springfield will release his first new album in four years, Venus in Overdrive, on July 29 via New Door Records/UMe.Springfield says, "It is an album about love in all its forms, and since Venus is the goddess of love, it's called Venus in Overdrive. There is a lot of personal stuff in these songs but we have tried to craft them so they still have a universal voice. We are older, yet still teenagers, we have lost people we love and still love the people who are on our journey with us, we are angry at some of the crap in the world yet love our human failings.""I think we should have called this CD 'Son of Working Class Dog.' It has the same kind of songs (from a slightly older perspective) and was as exciting to record ... writing and recording these songs has been the most fun I've had in the studio since the early '80s."A number of the songs on the record have special meaning. The title tune is about and dedicated to his wife Barbara while Saint Sahara is about a real-li...
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First Video From Sergio Mendes' Encanto
2008-05-30 20:09:00
Sergio Mandes' new album, Encanto , hits the shelves on June 10 via Concord and Starbuck's Entertainment. Here's the first video from the album, Funky Bahia, with guests Will.i.am and Siedah Garret. Funky Bahia (Music Video ) from Concord Music Group on Vimeo.The track list for the album:The Look of Love (with Fergie) Funky Bahia (with Will.I.Am & Siedah Garret) Waters of March (with Ledisi)Odo-Ya (with Carlinhos Brown) Somewhere in the Hills (O Morro Nao Tem Vez) (with Natalie Cole) Lugar Comun (with Jovanotti)Dreamer (with Lani Hall & Herb Alpert)Morning in RioY Vamos Ya (Let's Go) (with Juanes)Catavento (Catavento E Girassol) (with Gracinha Leporace)Acode (with Vanessa Da Mata) Agua De Beber (with Will.I.Am)Les Eaux De Mars (Waters of March) (with Zap Mama) (Bonus Track)E Vamos La (...Let's Go) (Bonus Track)For more information, see our original story from March 26.
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Evening Update - Elvis Costello, Nick Cave, Patti Smith, more
2008-05-30 08:31:00
Elvis Costello played a surprise/secret show last night (May 28) at Los Angeles' El Ray Theatre after he was done with his opening show for the Police. Amazingly, when he asked the crowd who was seeing him for the second time today, a few people clapped, meaning that they left the Police to see Costello. The 27-song marathon set lasted well into the night and ended with the singing of Happy Birthday to Jonathan Rice, who joined Costello on stage along with drummer Pete Thomas and daughter Tennessee Thomas.Nick Cave has told the town where he grew up, Victoria, Australia, that he wants to build a statue in their town, but it's not any old statue. It's a semi-nude statue of Nick himself on horseback.Cave is looking to raise the $50,000 needed to put up the statue as he didn't feel he could ask the town to foot the bill.A documentary on Patti Smith 's life from 1996 to 2007 will see a U.S. release in the latter part of the year. Dream of Life, directed by Steven Sebring, will be...
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Gigwise's Greatest Drummers of All-Time
2008-05-30 07:50:00
Yesterday it was guitar songs (via Rolling Stone). Today, we get the list of the greatest drummers of all-time. This time around, the list comes from England's Gigwise and they have pared their list down to fifty.Here are the top twenty from the list.John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)Keith Moon (Who)Danny Carey (Tool)Neil Peart (Rush)Jimmy Chamberlin (Smashing Pumpkins)Buddy RichRick Allen (Def Leppard)Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Asia)Gene KrupaPhil Collins (Genesis)Terry Bozzio (Frank Zappa, Knack, Missing Persons)Stewart Copeland (Police)Ginger Baker (Cream, Blind Faith)Lars Ulrich (Metallica)Bill Bruford (King Crimson, Yes)Dave Grohl (Nirvana)Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters)Tommy Aldridge (Black Oak Arkansas, Pat Travers, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake)Dave Lombardo (Slayer)Joey Jordison (Slipknot)To see the entire list and the rational behind the picks, go to the Gigwise site.
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Eddie Floyd Readies Album For Stax
2008-05-30 05:23:00
60's soul belter Eddie Floyd will release his new album, Eddie Loves You So, on July 29 via Stax Records.The album is filled with songs that Floyd wrote for himself and other artists in the 50's and 60's. The track list includes (but not in the correct running order):You're So Fine - Floyd's breakthrough hit with the FalconsSince You've Been Gone - Written for the Falcons but never releasedNever Get Enough Of Your Love - A Floyd track recorded post-Falcons, pre-StaxTil My Back Ain't Go No Bone - Recorded by William Bell and, later, Esther PhillipsI Will Always Have Faith in You - A hit for Carla ThomasYou Don't Know What You Mean to Me - An R&B hit for Sam & Dave, co-written by Steve CropperI Don't Want to Be With Nobody But You - Recorded by Dorothy MooreConsider Me - An older album track for FloydClose to You - New songHead to Toe - New songAll of the songs are newly recorded by Floyd and produced by Michael Dinallo and Ducky Carlisle.In a press release, Dinall...
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3-DVDs of Live 60's-Era James Brown Coming From Shout! Factory
2008-05-30 04:38:00
Shout! Factory has announced an August 5 release date for I Got the Fellin': James Brown in the 60's DVD box set.The 3-DVD set starts with the director's cut of The Night James Brown Saved Boston, a documentary on Brown's appearance on April 5, 1968 at the Boston Garden, the night after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. To keep the peace in the city, the local PBS station broadcast the concert live and Brown rose to the occasion, putting on a mesmerizing show. This film includes the concert plus interviews with members of Brown's group, the Reverend Al Sharpton and other city politicians.Disc two contains the uncut version of the April 5, 1968 concert as broadcast on Boston's WGBH. Also included is additional audio from the radio simulcast and interviews with the production team for the special.The last disc has James Brown Live in the 60's - The T.A.M.I. Show and James Brown Live at the Apollo Theater 1968. The latter is from a series of concerts Brown did a...
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Afternoon Update - Sean Levert, New Edition, Deep Purple, more
2008-05-30 01:34:00
An inquiry has ruled that singer Sean Levert died of natural causes last March 30 while in jail serving a 22-month sentence for failing to pay child support.The coroner said Levert died of complications from an existing lung disease, sarcoidosis, which leaves small lumps on body organs. He also had heart disease, high blood pressure and was withdrawing from anti-anxiety drugs.New Edition will be honored with the ASCAP Golden Note Award at the organizations 21st annual Rhythm & Blues Music Awards on June 23. The award is given to "songwriters, composers, and artists who have achieved extraordinary career milestones."The Deep Purple 4-DVD box set that was released in the U.K. last month will finally see a U.S. release on June 17 via Eagle Rock Entertainment. For a full rundown on the set, including track listings, see our February 28 article.Steven Tyler has issued a statement to TMZ on his rehab, blaming it on recent surgery on his feet."The doctors told me the pain in my fe...
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Germs Biopic Gets U.S. Distribution
2008-05-30 00:28:00
The biopic of 70's L.A. punk group the Germs will finally make its way to U.S. screens starting in August. A distribution deal was signed with Peace Arch Entertainment for showing What We Do Is Secret in, at a minimum, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.Rodger Grossman spent ten years trying to get the film made. The final product stars Shane West (ER, Once & Again) as Darby Crash. Crash died of a drug overdose in 1980.In a 2005 Billboard interview, director Grossman said of West, "He committed to doing this role in a way that I've never seen an actor commit to do anything. He read all the books that Darby read. He got blue contacts and prosthetic teeth permanently affixed to his, which had to be 'chipped out' so his teeth were more like Darby's." West was so good that he went on to tour with the reformed group as lead singer in recent years.
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Evening Update - David Byrne, Rush, Robyn Hitchcock
2008-05-29 08:10:00
David Byrne will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 12th Annual Webbys which honor the best of on-line content. The award recognizes him for his work in bringing multimedia culture to the masses through his internet radio station, blog and art.Rush donated $100,000 from a recent concert in Winnipeg, Canada to the Canadian Museum of Human Rights. The museum is set to open in 2010.The second multi-disc career retrospective set from Robyn Hitchcock is scheduled for release on August 5 from Yep Rock records. This time around, the set concentrates on Hitchcock's post-Soft Boys days with the Egyptians. Luminous Groove will be a 5-CD or 8-LP set.Hitchcock said in a statement, ?It?s odd for me to think of the 1980s as being in the past. Back then, they were a baleful future that we refugees from the 1960s were marooned in. I never thought I?d get out alive from Reagan, Thatcher and shoulder pads. But time wins again.?
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Touring - Bette Midler, Ted Nugent, Roberta Flack, more
2008-05-29 08:05:00
Bette Midler06/24 - 29/08 - Las Vegas, NV - Colosseum At Caesars Palace 07/01 - 06/08 - Las Vegas, NV - Colosseum At Caesars Palace 07/08 - 13/08 - Las Vegas, NV - Colosseum At Caesars Palace 07/15 - 20/08 - Las Vegas, NV - Colosseum At Caesars Palace 10/07 - 12/08 - Las Vegas, NV - Colosseum At Caesars Palace 10/14 - 15/08 - Las Vegas, NV - Colosseum At Caesars Palace 10/17 - 19/08 - Las Vegas, NV - Colosseum At Caesars Palace 11/11 - 12/08 - Las Vegas, NV - Colosseum At Caesars Palace 11/14 - 16/08 - Las Vegas, NV - Colosseum At Caesars Palace 11/25 - 26/08 - Las Vegas, NV - Colosseum At Caesars Palace 11/28 - 30/08 - Las Vegas, NV - Colosseum At Caesars Palace 12/02 - 03/08 - Las Vegas, NV - Colosseum At Caesars Palace 12/05 - 07/08 - Las Vegas, NV - Colosseum At Caesars Palace 12/09 - 10/08 - Las Vegas, NV - Colosseum At Caesars Palace 12/30 - 31/08 - Las Vegas, NV - Colosseum At Caesars Palace Ted Nugent 06/07/08 - Sandusky, OH - Ohio Bike Week 06/09/08 - Phoeni...
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Track List Announced for Sex Pistols' There'll Always Be an England
2008-05-29 07:24:00
As we reported back on April 4, the Sex Pistols will be releasing a live DVD of their reunion shows at London's Brixton Academy. The Sex Pistols: There Will Always Be an England is set for a June 30 release date and has the entire show along with 98 minutes of extras, including a bonus film with the group members visiting London locations that were integral to the history of Punk.The stories from a number of sources today only mention the DVD and not the CD release as was initially discussed.The song list:Pretty VacantSeventeenNo FeelingsNew YorkDid You No WrongLiarBeside The SeasideHolidays In The SunSubmission(I'm Not Your) Stepping StoneNo FunProblemsGod Save The QueenEMIBodiesAnarchy In The UK
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Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitar Songs
2008-05-29 05:08:00
Rolling Stone is back with another list. This time it is included in the new issue of the magazine and chronicles the editor's choices for the 100 greatest guitar songs of all-time.Of the top twenty, listed below, every track is by a veteran artist except for Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana. Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix both score two in the top twenty.Johnny B. Goode - Chuck BerryPurple Haze - Jimi Hendrix ExperienceCrossroads - CreamYou Really Got Me - KinksBrown Sugar - Rolling StonesEruption - Van HalenWhile My Guitar Gently Weeps - BeatlesStairway to Heaven - Led ZeppelinStatesboro Blues - Allman Brothers BandSmells Like Teen Spirit - NirvanaWhole Lotta Love - Led ZeppelinVoodoo Child (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix ExperienceLayla - Derek & the DominoesBorn to Run - Bruce SpringsteenMy Generation - WhoCowgirl in the Sand - Neil Young with Crazy HorseBlack Sabbath - Black SabbathBlitzkrieg Bop - RamonesPurple Rain - Prince & the RevolutionPeople Get Ready - Impres...
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Afternoon Update - Bono, Beatles, Bootsy Collins, Sex Pistols
2008-05-29 01:21:00
Welcome to graduation season. Bono received an honorary degree from Keio University in Japan for his contribution to music and humanitarian causes.On the April 11, 1964 Billboard singles chart, the Beatles held fourteen positions. This week, American Idol winner David Cook takes a shot at that record and comes up just a little short as he premiers eleven titles on the top 100, led by The Time of My Life which moved 236,000 digital downloads to land at number three.On the upcoming album charts, Frank Sinatra leads the pack for veteran artists for a second week as his Nothing But the Best compilation moves 54,000 copies, dropping it from two to four. Neil Diamond's Home Before Dark spends it's third week in the top ten, dropping seven to ten with sales of 36,000.The highest debut by a veteran artist is Donna Summer's Crayons which opens at number seventeen, moving 23,000 copies.Album sales were down 13.3% over the same week last year.Bootsy Collins has written and recorded the ...
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Radio's Norm N. Nite & Todd T. Taylor to Auction Memorabilia Collections
2008-05-29 00:50:00
Two radio greats will be auctioning off their extensive memorabilia collections starting June 22 through Backstage Auction s.Norm N. Nite is not only a veteran broadcaster who has worked at such giants as New York's WCBS-FM and Cleveland's WGAR, but is also the author of two classic books on popular music with his Rock On series. Among the auction items is his personal copy of the first book with autographs from over 125 rock greats, including John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Sir George Martin, Keith Richards, Dick Clark and many more.Also included is Nite's vinyl collection with a strong emphasis on Doo Wop and vocal groups, original interview recordings with some of rock's greatest, concert footage, promotional music films and much more.Todd T. Taylor , who is now the head of the Radio and Television Broadcaster's Hall of Fame, is auctioning his collection of 5,000 LPs and 15,000 singles which includes vintage rock, R&B, soul, pop and surf.In the case of both men's vinyl collect...
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Original Members of Simple Minds Going Back Into the Studio
2008-05-29 00:36:00
The original members of Simple Minds (Brian McGee, Derek Forbes, Mick McNeil, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill) have announced on their website that they are going back into the studio in mid-June to record "at least two new tracks that could be released later this year."The group is viewing the week of recording as a "nice experiment" to celebrate their 30th anniversary and will simply "see what happens."Jim Kerr stated on the website, "Of course I am excited with the prospect of working with the original line-up once more. I had always believed that the day would come when we would get the opportunity to do so. The last time we worked together was on our Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call album, featuring songs like The American, Themes for Great Cities, Love Song etc, and it is still considered by many as among our best ever work. We have a lot to live up to, but we intend to have some fun attempting to do just that."The group, who are best known for their chart topping Don't Y...
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Evening Update - Sammy Hagar, Pink Floyd, Queen, more
2008-05-28 08:30:00
A couple more names have emerged who will participate in the new Sammy Hagar/Michael Anthony group. Codenamed Chickefoot, the group will also include Joe Satriani and Red Hot Chili Pepper drummer Chad Smith. They plan on entering the studio in September.Hager boasted, "We've written eight, nine songs. When people hear the music, it's Led Zeppelin. It's as good as that. I know that's a mighty bold statement... We could rival Zep."David Gilmour has told BBC6 that there is a possibility of a one-off gig for Pink Floyd , although he doubts there would ever be a reunion tour."Who knows? Who knows the future? I haven't absolutely said 'no' to the possibility but I think that in reality any sort of long-term thing together is not going to happen."We did the one-off thing and that was probably enough for me but we shall see. At my incredibly advantaged age, having achieved this, I've earned the right to sit on my ass for a little while and consider what to do next."Brian May and R...
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Diamond Opens World Tour in Rotterdam
2008-05-28 07:36:00
Neil Diamond opened his world tour on Saturday night at the Ahoy Rotterdam arena in the Netherlands.Variety has posted the set-list from the show and it is an interesting mix of Diamond old and new. Four songs in the set came from the new album, Home Before Dark; however, he performed none from the previous 12 Songs LP. While most of the favorites were there, also included were some rarities from his days at Uni, including the introspective Brooklyn Roads from the 1968 Velvet, Gloves and Spit album along with Done Too Soon and Crunchy Granola Suite.The set list as reported by Variety:One More Bite Of The Apple > Holly HolyStreet LifeBeautiful NoiseLady OhIf You Know What I MeanCherry CherryThank The Lord For The NighttimeHello AgainLove On The RocksHome Before DarkDon't Go TherePretty Amazing GraceCrunchy Granola SuiteDone Too SoonForever in Blue JeansBrooklyn RoadsI Am I SaidSolitary ManI'm A BelieverYou Don't Bring Me FlowersSong Sung BlueMan Of GodHell YeahSweet CarolineCrac...
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Labelle Recording First New Album in 32 Years
2008-05-28 05:18:00
Patti Labelle, Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash are back in the studio recreating the magic that is Labelle. The trio is expected to complete their new album, the first in 32 years, in June with a targeted release in the fall.The group first came together in 1962 when Patricia Holt (soon to be Labelle) and Cindy Birdsong of the Ordettes and Wynona Hendryx and Sara Dash of the Del Capris formed a new group called the BlueBelle s. The group's first hit, I Sold My Heart to the Junkman, may or may not have actually been the original lineup. Some say that a rival group, the Starlets, actually recorded the song although it was released under the BlueBelles name. Others say that it is Labelle on the lead but that her vocal was overdubbed. Either way, the song went to number 13 on the R&B charts and 15 on the pop charts in mid-1962.Their next release, Down the Aisle (Wedding Song) was definitely Labelle and group and it peaked at number 14 on R&B. They became known for their sent...
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Afternoon Update - Shirley Bassey, Alabama, Jimmy McGriff, more
2008-05-28 01:26:00
Dame Shirley Bassey is recovering in a Monaco hospital after emergency surgery for "an emergency operation to relieve stomach complications, after complaining of abdominal pain."Bassey is expected to be better for the Nelson Mandella 90th Birthday celebration next month in Hyde Park London.Randy Owens, ex-lead singer for Alabama , has signed with Nashville's Broken Bow Records and will release his new album, One on One, on November 11. John Rich of Big and Rich produced.In addition, Alabama will be honored with a bronze statue in their hometown of Fort Payne. The unveiling will take place on June 7.Jazz and blues organist Jimmy McGriff passed away Saturday from multiple sclerosis at the age of 72.McGriff was multi-talented, playing bass, saxophone, drums, vibes and piano, but it was when he moved to organ (normally a Hammond B-3) in 1960 that he really made his name. He reached the R&B top ten in 1962 with an instrumental version of I've Got a Woman (peaked at number 20 on ...
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Manzarek Talks About Doors Documentary
2008-05-28 00:06:00
Ray Manzarek has told Billboard Magazine that the remaining members of the Doors are working on a documentary covering the group's entire career."We have plans for a big Doors documentary film in the works," he told the magazine. "I saw the first cut of it yesterday, and it's looking real good. But that won't be out 'til another six months."Manzarek also confirmed that there would be previously unseen footage. "Absolutely. That's the whole point of it. Never before seen! This is the anti-Oliver Stone . This will be the true story of the Doors."This year is the 41st anniversary of the release of the group's first album and there are additional projects, including the already released Classic Albums DVD and the Live in Pittsburgh 1970 CD. Manzarek is also working on a film script based on L.A. Woman.
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New Releases for May 27, 2008
2008-05-27 18:33:00
CDBig Brother & the Holding Company - Be a Brother/How Hard It IsBon Jovi - Whole Lot of Leavin' (Single)Browns - The Complete HitsByrds - Live at Royal Albert Hall 1971Al Green - Lay it DownBuddy Guy - Breaking OutJohn Hiatt - Same Old Man John Hiatt - Same Old Man (CD/DVD)Cyndi Lauper - Bring Ya to the BrinkPeggy Lee - All Aglow AgainPeggy Lee - The Lost 40s and 50s Capitol MastersPeggy Lee - Make It With You/Where Did They Go?Peggy Lee - Then Was Then Now Is Now/Bridge Over Troubled WaterSteve Miller Band - Complete Greatest Hits (2 CD)Larry Norman - Rebel Poet, Jukebox Pioneer: The AnthologyPogues - Just Look Them Straight in the Eye & Say....Poguemahone!!! (Box Set)Pretty Things - Singles '64-68Residents - Duck Stab (30th Anniversary Edition)Residents - EskimoKenny Rogers - 25 BestP.F. Sloan - Here's Where I Belong: The Best of the Dunhill Years 1965-1967Smithereens - Live at the Court: Greatest Hits and MoreToto - The Collection (7-CDs)Van Der Graf Generator - The Q...
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Memorial Day Update - Paul McCartney, Pete Townshend, Mike Post, Motley Cru
2008-05-27 07:06:00
Paul McCartney received an honorary degree in music on Monday from Yale University. In giving the award, the university said that McCartney "awakened a generation, giving a fresh sound to rock, roll, rhythm and blues."Yale president Richard Levin said, "Here, there and everywhere, you have pushed the boundaries of the familiar to create new classics. We admire your musical genius and your generous support of worthy causes."Pete Townshend won the most awards at the recent BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated) Film & Television Awards. The awards honor the composers of music for the years top grossing/rated movies, prime-time network series and cable series.Townshend took home three for the themes from CSI, CSI: Miami & CSI: New York (which are all, basically, recycled Who hits). Mike Post , who had hits with themes for The Rockford Files and Hill Street Blues, took home two for his themes for Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU.Maybe it's time to start taking downloads f...
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Folk and Country Loose Two Big Influences
2008-05-27 00:51:00
Bruce "U. Utah" Phillips, a longtime American folk singer, songwriter, storyteller and political activist, passed away on Friday from congestive heart failure at the age of 73. His song Rock Salt and Nails was recorded by Waylon Jennings, Earl Scruggs, Joan Baez, Levon Helm and many others. He also had compositions performed by Emmylou Harris, the Flatlanders, Chris LeDoux and more.As a recording artist, Phillips recorded for a number of labels, including Philo and Righteous Babe, including two albums with Ani DiFranco, The Past Didn't Go Anywhere and Fellow Workers.On a personal note, I had the opportunity to attend the Fox Hollow Folk Festival in eastern New York back in 1973. My parents and I had a camper on the grounds and, one afternoon, Bruce Phillips came walking by our rolling home. My Dad, being the friendly type, hung his head out the door and yelled "Hey, Bruce. Want a cold one?" Bruce, being the same friendly type came into our camper and we spent the entire after...
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Sunday Update - George Michael, Iron Maiden, Beatles, more
2008-05-26 07:14:00
Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer of Aerosmith, Robin Zander and Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick and Frank Beard of ZZ Top are all scheduled to participate in the first Save the Planet Invitational Golf Tournament. The event is scheduled for June 2 in Myrtle Beach, SC as part of the grand opening of the Hard Rock Park.George Michael has recruited burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese to appear in the video for his next, so far unnamed, single.Those old rockers sure do get crotchety in their old age. Iron Maiden front man Bruce Dickinson was not happy that a concert goer was smoking marijuana by the stage during one of their recent shows. He told the fan, in front of the whole audience, "Would you please put that f---ing shit out? My lungs are trying to work up here, dude."66-year-old Pete Best has one big wish. He would love to meet up with Paul McCartney, whom he hasn't seen in over 40 years since his departure from the Beatles for Ringo Starr."I would like to see Paul one more time in my...
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