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Heroes Tribute Jeff Beck |
PR reports: FREEWAY JAM TO BECK AND BACK features
some of the greatest names in progressive jazz/fusion, blues, and rock
guitar, each paying tribute to rock guitar icon Jeff Beck, a pioneer of
British blues and instrumental rock/fusion. A gifted composer and phenomenal
guitarist, Jeff Beck has created an incredible catalog of memorable compositions
in the genres of rock, blues and rock/fusion and has earned a worldwide
reputation for utilizing only the finest musicians in his band. During
his long career, Beck, whose fan base stems from his legendary recordings
with The Yardbirds and The Jeff Beck Group to his solo work, developed
an ideal combination of savvy songwriting and soulful guitar playing. Beck
is revered in global musician circles and is a respected as a classic rock
artist.
These ten incredible guitarists have come
together to lift up their guitars as their voices in celebration of some
of the most important music in rock history.
Track Listing / Featured Guitarists:
1. "Freeway Jam" Featuring Steve Morse*
2. "Over Under Sideways Down" Featuring
John Scofield*
3. "Beck's Bolero" Featuring Eric Johnson
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| New
Yellowcard in July |
PR reports: Breakthrough rockers Yellowcard
return with new album Paper Walls on July 17th, the third in a trilogy
of albums that includes 2006's gold-certified Lights and Sounds and their
2003 smash, Ocean Avenue. The band will join the 2007 Vans Warped Tour
from June 29 � July 19, with more summer live dates to be announced soon.
A deluxe CD/DVD version of Paper Walls
will also be available featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of
the band, extensive photo gallery and two additional live bonus tracks.[see
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| Editors
Set Release |
PR reports: The new Editors album, An End
Has A Start, is set for release through Epic/Fader Records on July 17th.
Recorded in Ireland at Grouse Lodge with the acclaimed Garrett 'Jacknife'
Lee (Snow Patrol, Bloc Party), An End Has A Start reinforces the visceral
power of Editors' music and emphasizes the band's desire to stretch themselves
musically, lyrically, and conceptually.
While their debut album, The Back Room,
seethed with claustrophobic menace and icy grandeur, An End Has A Start
sees lead singer and lyricist Tom Smith more focused on the power of redemption
and the human necessity for friendship and family in the face of death.
The album's lyrics are closely linked to events over the last year or so.[see
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| Band
Enters Bubble This Week |
PR reports: Dr Pepper, MTV, and Epic recording
artist Cartel are giving music fans more of what they want this summer�a
first-time, real-time look into the making of the band's newest album during
Dr Pepper Band in a Bubble. In what is sure to be the most talked-about
music event of the year, Cartel will be sealed inside a huge transparent
bubble on Hudson River Park's Pier 54 in New York City from May 24 through
June 12, and every move they make will be live for the world to see as
they eat, breathe, sleep and record the follow-up to their breakthrough
debut album, CHROMA.
Dr Pepper Band in a Bubble, produced by
Mediaedge:cia and True Entertainment, an Endemol company, is an interactive
multimedia event that will bring new meaning to "up close and personal."
Cartel will enter the bubble during a live MTV broadcast on May 24 and
stay there with no escape until the bubble "bursts" on June 12. While the
band is in the bubble, the drama and excitement of Cartel's recording process
can be viewed in-person, on-air and online. Dr Pepper Band in a Bubble
Web cams will stream live on and the event will air as a music special
with four 30-minute episodes on MTV, which will also be available on-demand
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| Poison
Love Connection |
PR reports: Bret Michaels, superstar lead
singer of the band Poison, is set to play with this bevy of beauties in
a 10-part reality series premiering in July on VH-1 in July called "Rock
of Love with Bret Michaels."
The hard-rockin' Poison front man is looking
for a woman who can truly keep up with his rock-n-roll lifestyle and not
become jealous of his one true passion � performing which has been the
reason for and destruction of most of his relationships. As VH1's hottest
eligible bachelor, a bevy of beauties will vie to win his heart.[see full
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| Erasure
Summer Plans |
PR reports: As Erasure get ready to join Cyndi
Lauper, Debbie Harry and The Dresden Dolls on the �True Colors' tour launching
next month, the iconic British duo of Andy Bell and Vince Clarke have announced
they'll set off on their own headlining tour this summer--entitled "The
Light At The End Of The World Tour"--in support of their May 22 release,
Light At The End Of The World (Mute). Erasure have announced over 15 solo
tour dates, which will start in early July in Florida and continue on through
early August. See full story for all the dates.- Click
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| Horse
the Band set Release Date |
PR reports: Named one of Alternative Press
Magazine's 100 Bands To Watch, HORSE the Band are preparing themselves
for a late-summer release of their third full-length album, A Natural Death
(KOCH) on August 28. The band has also posted "Murder," a song from the
new album, on their MySpace page.
"We posted a series of ads and pictures
featuring dead wolves who were killed in an 'un-natural' way (i.e. by humans
and technology). This is meant to explore the irony of 'a natural death'
and make people ask themselves, 'What is natural?' Nature being murdered
by man is paralleled by man being murdered by nature, which is a theme
of our album," says guitarist David Isen.[see full story for more]-
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| Arthur
Alexander The Final Chapter |
PR reports: The only songwriter whose songs
were covered by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and Elvis Presley
was Arthur Alexander. One of the greatest soul singers of all time, if
not the best known, he penned "Anna," "Sally Sue Brown" and "You Better
Move On" among many others. The Beatles modeled their early sound after
him. Yet by 1980 � a young man, just 40 � Alexander had left the music
industry and was driving a bus and working at a center for disadvantaged
kids in Cleveland. That's exactly where the story of Lonely Just Like Me:
The Final Chapter � a deluxe package chronicling his improbable, triumphant
yet tragically short-lived comeback in the early �90s � begins.
In one comprehensive 18-track volume, Lonely
Just Like Me: The Final Chapter (Hacktone Records, due out 8/21) combines
Arthur Alexander's Ben Vaughn-produced final album for Nonesuch (awarded
a rave feature review in Rolling Stone) with previously unreleased material
from NPR's "Fresh Air" in a rare on-air performance, the never-before-heard
hotel room demos (including Arthur's take on Neil Diamond's "Solitary Man")
and a live version of "Anna" recorded at New York's Bottom Line.[see full
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| Feel
Jesse Harris |
PR reports: Busy times are ahead for NYC songwriter
Jesse Harris who is announcing new tour dates and the release of his solo
album, Feel, which is to be released July 10th on Velour. Harris also recently
wrote the entire soundtrack for the upcoming Ethan Hawke film The Hottest
State. His soundtrack songs were performed by an array of great artists
including Willie Nelson, Bright Eyes, Cat Power, Feist, M.Ward, and The
Black Keys. Harris, who also appears in the film, sings three of the songs
himself.
New tour dates are listed below
5/22 New York, NY - The Living Room
5/24 Boston, MA - The Regatta Bar
5/29 New York, NY - The Living Room
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| Deepfield
Debut |
PR reports: On July 24, In De Goot Recordings
will release Archetypes And Repetition, the debut recording of South Carolina's
Deepfield. The band is comprised of singer/guitarist Baxter Teal III, lead
guitarist J. King, bassist Dawson Huss and drummer Russell Lee. Influenced
as much by Silverchair as they are by Porcupine Tree, the debut contains
12 cuts that range from crystalline pop to Hard Rock and even ends with
a cover of En Vogue's "Don't Let Go" that turns this radio hit totally
inside-out, mining its inner rock'n'roll soul. The first single, "Get It,"
will be released June 12.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Dance
with David Bowie Again |
PR reports: On June 5, Virgin/EMI Music Catalog
Marketing will release The Best Of David Bowie 1980-1987: Sight & Sound.
Among the 36-track CD/DVD collection's 19 audio gems are many of Bowie's
best 1980s hits, including "Let's Dance," "Modern Love," "China Girl" and
"Blue Jean." Its 15 video clips include Bowie's top �80s music videos and,
making their DVD release debut, videos for "The Drowned Girl" and "When
The Wind Blows."
Virgin/EMI Music Catalog Marketing will
also release David Bowie's classic 1974 album Young Americans in an expanded
Special Edition CD/DVD package on June 5. [see full story for more]-
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| The
Willowz Summer Tour |
PR reports: California buzz band The Willowz
have announced a summer tour with The Detroit Cobras. The Willowz will
wind across the country performing in support of their new album Chautauqua,
which hit stores March 20th from Dim Mak Records.
07/11 Covington, KY @ The Mad Hatterz*
07/12 Columbus, OH @ Little Brother's*
07/13 Millvale, PA @ Mr. Small's Theatre*
07/14 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom*[see
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| Music
Nation Winners |
PR reports: Music Nation (www.musicnation.com),
the artist development company, today announced the three grand prize winners
of its online video music competition. Kid Deposit Triumph, in the rock
category, Yolanda Ruiz, in the pop category, and T-Max, in the urban category,
beat out nearly 2,500 artists to win a global recording contract with Epic
Records. Additionally, on the heels of this first competition's success,
Music Nation has today beta launched a redesigned site and opened up their
online music community to a wider audience in advance of the second competition,
set to officially begin June 18th.
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