A&M/UMe has announced the celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Sting’s stirring third album, The Soul Cages, by releasing a digital-only expanded edition. Originally released in January 1991, the Expanded Edition features the original nine-song Soul Cages album plus 13 bonus tracks that consist of remixes, extended mixes, and a pair of songs sung in […]
“Blinded by the Light” is a song written and recorded by Bruce Springsteen, which first appeared on his 1973 debut album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. A cover by British rock band Manfred Mann’s Earth Band reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States in February 1977 and was also a […]
“Rhiannon” is a song written by Stevie Nicks and originally recorded by Fleetwood Mac on their eponymous album in 1975; it was subsequently issued as a single the following year. “Rhiannon” was voted #488 in The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine. Its US chart peak was in June 1976, when […]
The Black Crowes Present: Shake Your Money Maker, the multi-platinum debut by the seminal rock n’ roll band The Black Crowes, is being re-released in multi-formats sets on February 26, 2021, through UMe/American Recordings. Band founders, brothers Chris and Rich Robinson, with original producer George Drakoulias, oversaw the creation of the re-release. Most exciting are […]
It has been announced that David Bowie’s former pianist Mike Garson is holding an all-star celebration in honor of the late icon on what would have been his 74th birthday. The show will also include the members of Bowie’s final touring band and his long-time producer, Tony Visconti. “A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day!” […]
The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971. With five number-one singles and six number-one albums, six Grammy Awards, and five American Music Awards, the Eagles were one of the most successful musical acts of the 1970s in North America. Founding members Glenn Frey (guitars, vocals), Don Henley (drums, vocals), […]
The Jerry Garcia Music Arts label will release a new album titled “Front Street Outtakes” on January 5. The album tracks are composed of studio outtakes from a 1994 recording session featuring Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead and Sanjay Mishra, an Indian American guitarist-composer. The collaboration showcases a new direction the ever-creative Garcia was […]
The Sully Band, recently named “Best Live Performer” at the 2020 San Diego Music Awards, will stage a live, all-star, virtual fundraising concert on Thursday, January 14 at 7:30 pm at the Belly Up Tavern in San Diego. The free concert will benefit the Challenged Athletes Foundation and can be viewed at bellyuponline.com/sully. Well-known comedian […]
“Roundabout” is a song by the English progressive rock band Yes from their fourth studio album Fragile, released in 1971, making the song 50 years old. It was written by singer Jon Anderson and guitarist Steve Howe and produced by the band and Eddy Offord. The song originated when the band were on tour and […]
Kohaku Uta Gassen, broadcast on Japan’s public broadcaster NHK, is the annual music program in Japan which continues to be the most popular TV program each year for the past 70 years. With an unprecedented viewership of over 40%, it has long been viewed as the true barometer of status for domestic artists with an […]