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Kayos reports: Eagle Rock Entertainment has built a reputation for bringing fantastic concerts by diverse artists to the home theater via DVD. They have furthered this endeavor by releasing these concerts in the striking Blu-ray format. On June 30, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers and Friends 70th Birthday Concert will be the next classic DVD upgraded to high-definition quality
On July 19, 2003, John Mayall hosted this very special event at King's Dock in Liverpool, England. This concert, a celebration of his 70th birthday, was an assertion that captivating musical performances have no age limit. The fundraising event, the first in the UNITE for UNICEF series, was aimed to raise awareness and generate funds to end child exploitation.
On this 70th Birthday Concert, he was joined by his ever-present Bluesbreakers (guitarist/vocalist Buddy Whittington, organist/pianist Tom Canning, Bassist Hank Van Sickle, and Drummer Joe Yuele). He was also reunited with Eric Clapton and Mick Taylor, as well as veteran trombonist Chris Barber. With all of these renowned talents backing the celebrated bluesman, this is a concert not to be missed.
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PR reports: Eyes Set To Kill To Tour with He Is Legend, Before Their Eyes and Drop Dead GorgeousSince they completed the recording of their new studio album "The World Outside", Eyes Set To Kill have wasted no time in spreading their music to the masses with a relentless tour schedule that has them hitting every part of the country.
The buzz surrounding Eyes Set To Kill is sure to grow louder as they head out on the road alongside He Is Legend, Before Their Eyes and Drop Dead Gorgeous starting July 3rd through August 1st.
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PR reports: 'Red Revelations,' the new album by singer-songwriter Jace Everett, will make its world premiere on June 22nd, 2009, one day prior to its physical and digital release on June 23rd, in a full-album performance with a five-member band and multi-camera production, webcast in high-definition, live from the stage of the Nashville concert space 12th and Porter.
'Red Revelations' is the third studio album by Everett, best known for writing and performing the irresistibly charged-up rockabilly come-on "Bad Things," the opening theme of the Golden Globe-honored HBO series True Blood. The live debut of the entire album reflects the deep authenticity of 'Red Revelations,' as well as Everett's proven ability to get this close to listeners in recordings and onstage, through his authoritative, cinematic, often sly, and thoroughly seductive roots-music fusion of blues, rock and country.
Also befitting the pure musical inspirations of the album, produced in part by Chuck Prophet (Green on Red) and in part by Everett, 'Red Revelations' will be released in two vinyl formats: standard black, as well as a special limited edition red vinyl pressing, in addition to CD and digital release on the Weston Boys/Haywood Group label.
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PR reports: With a striking mesh of electro-meets-indie-pop, Dutch duo Anderson have made their stateside arrival with the debut of It Runs In The Family, just released nationwide at retail and digital outlets from U&L Records.To celebrate the release, Bas van Nienes and Joeroen Van der Werken�the pair that is ANDERSON�will land on US soil this July for live performances including a special CD release party on Tuesday, July 7 in Los Angeles along with a performance at The Roxy (On The Rox), Wednesday July 8.
Additional performances include stops in San Francisco, San Diego, Ventura, Bend, Ashland and beyond. Complete details on all dates and locations follow below while more dates remain forthcoming.
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Submitted News reports: Third Eye Blind is an unprecedented story of a band coming into focus with the help of an entirely new youth culture and causing an underground sensation � it's a fan relationship that had driven the band and Ursa Major, their first album in six years (August 18th / Mega Collider). In a sense, Third Eye Blind's fans are so inextricably linked that they're considered another member of the band.
In 2007 � 2009, the band performed before a remarkable 1 million people, marking them the most-requested artist at colleges nationwide. Pure and authentic, a canon of songs with no media coverage or radio play have compelled a new generation of followers by organic word of mouth alone. Fans attached themselves to songs like "Slow Motion" and "Motorcycle Drive By," the former of which was censored by their record company but began appearing on file-sharing sites with full lyrics, and is now hailed as a masterpiece being covered by countless other bands.
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Submitted News reports: After a massively successful spring camp featuring special guests Steven Tyler, Duff McKagan, Todd Rundgren and a slew of rock star counselors, Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp will stage an early return to Hollywood with not one but two camps and a remarkable lineup of rock stars. Families looking to rock Dad's world this Father's Day have several options to choose from, with camps designed to suit a wide range of budgets and schedules. Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp will offer a three-day camp (November 12-15) and a five-day camp (November 17-22). Can't get enough? A special "Rock Legend" package will encompass both camps plus the Rock 'n' Roll Golf Experience. Fans can also sign up for the golf tournament only and campers may bring a spouse with the reasonable "Groupie Package."
"Although I can't mention him by name, I'm ecstatic to announce that we've secured a legendary guitarist from one of rock's most renowned bands to come and jam with the campers this November - and perform live with them at the Whisky A Go Go on closing night," says David Fishof, Producer, Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp.
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PR reports: Australian singer and songwriter Daniel Merriweather will release his debut album, entitled Love & War, in the U.S. out this fall on J Records/Allido Records. Already an enormous hit in the UK, where it debuted at #2 on the British album chart this week.
His current UK single from Love & War, "Red," is currently the #2 most-played song in the UK and debuted Top 5 on the Singles chart, and features stellar guitar work from Sean Lennon and Harper Simon (Paul's son). The first UK single, "Change" (featuring rapper Wale) peaked at #3 on the British airplay chart, debuted Top 10 on the Singles chart, and is currently a Top 10 hit in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. The album also features "Water and a Flame" � a sultry duet with Grammy Award-winning soul singer Adele.
Though Merriweather may be best known in the U.S. as the remarkably soulful voice behind "Stop Me" (a standout track from DJ/producer Mark Ronson's eclectic album Version that went to #1 on the UK's airplay chart), the 27-year-old Melbourne native firmly establishes himself as a solo artist in his own right on Love & War, which pulses with gritty hip-hop beats, '60s soul keyboards and horns, warm textures of acoustic and electric guitar, and cinematic string arrangements, all anchored by Merriweather's combustible vocals.
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PR reports: Detroit-based label Full Effect Records announces the signing of Martin Atkins' legendary Industrial supergroup Pigface. This summer Pigface officially joins the ranks of Full Effect Records along with as Faster Pussycat, Fashion Bomb, Final Cut, Newlydeads, Majesty Crush, Paul Epic, Rabbit Junk, and Crud. Pigface hits the road for a live tour in the Fall 2009. Pigface members have included a virtual who's-who of Industrial dance music. Past contributors include Trent Reznor (NIN), Ogre (Skinny Puppy), Taime Downe (Faster Pussycat), and an ever-rotating cast of notable artists.
The band's unique approach to collaboration creates of sense of mystery. It's hard to predict the direction of the band's new music, let alone who will be performing at their live shows. Our live shows get kind of crazy," Atkins says. "Often with 12 or more performers on the stage at one time." The new PIGFACE album, entitled 6 is released June 16th and has already cracked the CMJ Top 200 Adds and the Top 5 RPM Adds!
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PR reports: Blue Note Records will release Spilt Milk, the debut album from singer and songwriter Kristina Train, on September 22nd, 2009. Train, who was born in New York City and raised in Savannah, GA, has made an urbane, soulful, and lush debut that showcases her stunning voice. As a vocalist, Train alternates between gentle balladeering and powerful belting, her bluesy vibrato revealing the breadth and elegance of a young Dusty Springfield - a little bit London, a little bit Memphis. Spilt Milk was recorded in London with Jimmy Hogarth, the sought-after British producer whose recent credits include Duffy, Corinne Bailey Rae, and James Blunt. "Kristina possesses a true classic voice - an effortless delivery with complete commitment to the emotion of the song," Hogarth says. "It was a real pleasure and an honor to have worked on this very special recording."
Powerhouse songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger Eg White (a Grammy Awards Record of the Year nominee earlier this year for Adele's "Chasing Pavements") co-wrote most of the songs with Train, who delivers them so convincingly that the words could be pages torn from her diary. The title track unfolds with an almost cinematic grandeur, its string-laden chorus swelling with widescreen melancholy. Balancing the sultry with the strong, Train excels on bittersweet breakup/makeup numbers like "Don't Remember" and "It's Over Now." As the aphorism of the album title suggests, Train knows how, over the course of a song, to walk away from a relationship with tremendous style.
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ISIS is a difficult band to review, because the people who hate them are going to always hate them, and the people who love them will pretty much always love them. Both sides already know what theyre in for (4 stars)
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Blood & Ashes is hardly listenable at its best moments, so I do not suggest looking into it. It is the individual's call, but I can make no guaranteed blessings about Devil's Whorehouse and this lackluster full-length.
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