Category: Music
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Beck announces U.S. tour
Beck has announced a series of US tour dates to follow his previously announced summer festival appearances. The announcement comes on the heels of the release of Beck’s new album Modern Guilt, which Beck co-produced with Danger Mouse. Modern Guilt has already been declared a more-than-worthy addition to Beck’s discography – USA Today called the…
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Jessica Simpson to release country album
Columbia Nashville’s Jessica Simpson will release her highly anticipated debut country album, Do You Know?, September 9, 2008. Produced by Brett James and John Shanks, Simpson co-wrote all but three of the tracks featured on the disc, including her current Top 25 hit single, “Come On Over.” Simpson is certainly ready to come on over…
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Gretchen Wilson releases new single “Don’t Do Me No Good”
Today Columbia Nashville’s Gretchen Wilson released her brand new single, “Don’t Do Me No Good,” to country radio. This driving, up-tempo record is from her upcoming release, I Got Your Country Right Here, due out this October. “What a great way to kick off the summer with the new tune,” says Wilson. “After being on…
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Brendan James – biography
With his warm, rich tenor and emotionally powerful songs, Brendan James announces himself as an artist-to-watch on his dazzling debut album The Day is Brave. Rooted in the classic singer/songwriter tradition, the album is 11 tracks of stunning songcraft: elegant, earthy, and displaying a total lack of artifice that is rare in the pop world…
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John Mellencamp – Life, Death, Love and Freedom – review
Mellencamp has characterized the album as a collection of “modern electric folk songs.” With backing from his legendary touring band, the album’s 14 tracks were recorded at his studio in Bloomington, Indiana and mixed in Los Angeles with Burnett behind the boards for all of the sessions. Mellencamp cites Burnett’s production as key to “finding…
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Testament on tour to promote “The Formation of Damnation”
Testament have returned from a successful European festival run and a triumphant victory for “Album of the Year” at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards, and they are now looking ahead to the upcoming Metal Masters tour, which will be screaming across the US this August. The tour also features metal legends Judas Priest, Heaven…
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Felix Da Housecat hits the road for world tour
Chicago’s disco visionary Felix Da Housecat has mapped out his summer break plans. While some choose a trip to the local amusement park, an escape to the beach, or maybe even a road trip to visit the cousins, Felix Da Housecat was thinking on more of a global scale. The man behind revolutionary underground dancefloor…
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Jet Black Stare – biography
Rod Black: Singer/songwriter Shane Hayes: Bassist Dan Swinimer: Drummer Flip: Guitarist Dave Muselman: Guitarist “A good song is a good song man, simple as that!” That’s the mercurial and confident, but oh so endearing songwriter and vocalist Rod Black. Black knows his way around a well-written tune. He’s recently finished co-writing a slew of them…
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Jessie Baylin – Firesight – music review
Firesight makes good on the critical praise and grass-roots fan support that’s already been heaped upon 24-year-old Jessie Baylin. The2008 album offers a vibrant, soulful showcase for her talents as both an uncommonly insightful songwriter and a deeply expressive, effortlessly charismatic vocalist.
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R.E.M. release new digital EP
R.E.M. have released a brand-new live digital EP, entitled Live in London, which is now available exclusively on iTunes. The EP features nine songs recorded during the band’s performance at the Apple Store on London’s Regent Street on March 26th, 2008. An intimate performance for contest winners and several hundred members of R.E.M’s fan club,…