Wednesday, September 8, 2010

SUBLIME with ROME Offer Up Ticket Contest for New Tour

July 8, 2010 by admin  
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MUSIC NEWS- Sublime with Rome has teamed up with Eventful to give away a pair of tickets to each of the band's upcoming summer tour dates with Matisyahu and The Dirty Heads.  To enter, you must like the Eventful Facebook page and complete the Sublime with Rome entry form by August 17, 2010 for your [...]

THE BLACK CROWES, New Acoustic Album and "Hiatus" Tour

July 8, 2010 by admin  
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MUSIC NEWS - THE BLACK CROWES have announced plans to release their first-ever double album of all acoustic material, CROWEOLOGY.  It’ll be out Tuesday, August 3, 2010 via band’s label Silver Arrow Records through Megaforce Records, and will feature new arrangements of their best-loved songs and the band’s catalogue picks.  On the release day, the band will celebrate the album’s release that evening with [...]

JONAS BROTHERS Revise Tour Itinerary, Delay Start But Add Latin America & Europe

July 8, 2010 by admin  
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MUSIC NEWS – The Jonas Brothers announced a new world tour itinerary with some USA changes and inclusion of shows in both Latin America and Europe; as well as second shows in major USA markets.  The tour, which spans three continents, will feature special guest star (and Hollywood Records label mate), Demi Lovato, and will combine a [...]

Squeeze Mark Their Return With New Album and Tour

July 8, 2010 by admin  
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MUSIC NEWS- UK new wave post-punk pop legends Squeeze  kick off the first leg of their USA Tour on July 9 with another top act of the same rock/pop time frame, USA’s own Cheap Trick.  The two bands will be appearing in NYC on Tuesday, July 13 at Radio City Music Hall.  On given the [...]

Court Decides on MEN AT WORK "Down Under" Plagiarism Case

July 8, 2010 by admin  
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MUSIC NEWS- Australian rockers Men At Work won’t have to pay out as much money as they thought for plagiarising an Aussie folk song for their classic rock tune, Down Under.  A Sydney court ordered them to hand over 5% of the royalties to the publisher of the children’s song Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree , a [...]

LYNYRD SKYNYRD Tribute Album Announced

July 8, 2010 by admin  
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MUSIC NEWS- A LYNYRD SKYNYRD Tribute CD has been announced for a summer 2010 release (July 20 exclusively at WalMart) with some of country music’s top artist paying to the legendary southern rock band and their enduring legacy with Sweet Home Alabama – The Country Music Tribute To Lynyrd Skynyrd. With a balance of bedrock Southern Rock and Outlaw [...]

APPLE RECORDS Catalog Remastered and Reissued on CD & Digital Download

July 8, 2010 by admin  
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MUSIC NEWS – The record label launched by The Beatles in 1968, as both the new outlet for their own recordings and for the music of an eclectic roster of artists: James Taylor, Badfinger, Billy Preston, Mary Hopkin, Doris Troy, and Jackie Lomax among them, who were all personally brought to the label by The [...]

YES / PETER FRAMPTON Tour Suffers Tent Collapse in Oklahoma

July 8, 2010 by admin  
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MUSIC NEWS- The YES / PETER FRAMPTON concert in Concho, OK booked for July 6 was cancelled and will be re-scheduled at the Lucky Star Casino after a gust of wind caused the event’s tent to collapse, and resulting in injuries to six people.  The accident and resulting equipment damage forced the cancellation of the performers’  concert [...]

Elton John and Leon Russell Confirm October Release of THE UNION

July 8, 2010 by admin  
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MUSIC NEWS -  Elton John and Leon Russell have announced the October 19 (USA) release of The Union via Decca Records  (UK release is October 25 via Mercury Records.)  The album marks the first time these iconic artists have worked together since 1970. T Bone Burnett, who took home numerous awards in 2009 for his production work [...]

Ex YES and TOTO Members Become YOSO

July 5, 2010 by admin  
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MUSIC NEWS- No, not another Asian killer monster, YOSO is a new band (someone, not us, said a super-group) and includes TOTO’s lead vocalist Bobby Kimball and former YES members, Tony Kaye (an original YES-man) and Billy Sherwood (a YES-newbie).  They’re saying YOSO will be much more than a combination of two classic rock groups. The band’s debut album “Elements” will [...]

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