MUSIC NEWS - Very few album packages are as unique as Artist in Residence's (A+R) catalog and as distinct of the company's expansive collector's sets by such artists. High-end, limited editions aimed at the music/art connoisseur is certainly a fitting description for these one-of-a-kind sets, and come December 25, one enthusiast will collect an array of A+R's work to date.Beginning today, Friday,
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Music News - To celebrate the upcoming release of their new album, One LIfe Stand (due out February 8, 2010) HOT CHIP has announced a series of USA and Canadian shows. The run will begin April 16 in Oakland, CA with a show at Fox Theater and continue through an April 24, 2010 show at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC (full itinerary below).Hot Chip will add a live drummer on the tour, and wil
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MUSIC NEWS - Andrew McMahon of Jack’s Mannequin, will guest on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart tomorrow, Thursday, November 19th. He'll be joined by Jack’s guitarist and backing vocalist Bobby Raw for a rare solo performance of their latest single “Swim” from their current album The Glass Passenger (out via Sire Records). McMahon will also sit down with Stewart to discuss his recentl
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MUSIC NEWS - Sir Paul McCartney has been awarded the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. It's only the third such award to be presented, with previous recipients being Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon. An all-star tribute concert for McCartney is planned for spring 2010.Paul continues to be active with new albums and tours. Earlier this year, he embarked on a five-week tour o
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MUSIC NEWS - You'll have the chance next month to experience some of your favorite bands in theatres, and in 3D digital technology. The first in a series of 3D concert events will debut in December 2009 with the digital cinema 3D release of “LARGER THAN LIFE…IN 3D” FEATURING DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, BEN HARPER AND RELENTLESS7 AND GOGOL BORDELLO.Shot in Digital 3D--which gives the cinema quality
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MUSIC NEWS - Deftones, one of the world’s most respected and influential hard rock bands announced they will perform two very special benefit concerts at the Avalon in Hollywood, CA, this week to raise money for the Chi Ling Cheng Special Needs Trust. The trust has been set up to help pay for the ongoing medical costs needed for Deftones beloved bassist Cheng’s survival and long-term recovery
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MUSIC NEWS - After more than 30 years, Yusuf Islam, the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens, is going on a concert tour, with a handful of UK dates announced so far. The tour called "I Guess I'll Take My Time Tour" began in Dublin today, November 15, as the musical "Moonshadow" debuting in London in February.With these shows, Islam, 61, will soldiify his slow return to the world, and concert .
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MUSIC NEWS - Bob Seger finally opens up the vaults later this month for for his "Early Seger Vol. 1" release (out via Hideout Records exclusively at Mejers grocery and BobSeger.com). Filled with hard-to-find album cuts and a few previously unreleased tracks, the set contains 10-tracks and should satisfy his hard-core fans. Included are songs from three of Seger's early '70s albums (including th..
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MUSIC NEWS- Juan MacLean will DJ a benefit show in memory and in tribute to friend, bandmate and drummer Jerry Fuchs, who passed away in an unfortunate accident in the early hours of November 8, 2009 in Williamsburg, NY. The show will take place November 20 at San Francisco's Mezzanine (444 Jessie Street). The show will also feature a DJ set with Parallels. A donation will be made to the Fuch...
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MUSIC NEWS- Record producer/engineer Malcolm Springer (Collective Soul, Matchbox 20, Fear Factory, Full Devil Jacket, Greenwheel) has announced the formal opening of his new recording studio, New Madrid County Recording Company, to be located in his home town of Portageville, MO. Following a major renovation of the new studio, Springer and NMCRC officially started accepting bands as of November
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MUSIC NEWS- Record producer/engineer Malcolm Springer (Collective Soul, Matchbox 20, Fear Factory, Full Devil Jacket, Greenwheel) has announced the formal opening of his new recording studio, New Madrid County Recording Company, to be located in his home town of Portageville, MO. Following a major renovation of the new studio, Springer and NMCRC officially started accepting bands as of November
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MUSIC NEWS - The elves at Warner Bros. Records have announced this plans to release a digital only holiday album and have decided to call it- Gift Wrapped: 20 Songs That Keep On Giving, It'll be out exclusively through iTunes on December 1 and the holiday gang tell MNN that It’s the first comprehensive holiday album release of its kind from the WB label. Gift Wrapped will feature a range o
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MUSIC NEWS- Iconic folk/pop musicians/songwriters, Carole King and James Taylor have announced that they will hit the road in 2010 on a “Troubadour Reunion” world tour. The tour will kick off in Melbourne, Australia on March 27, 2010 and will travel to New Zealand and Japan before coming to North America and Europe.The set list is said to include a selection of material that includes
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MUSIC NEWS - As the PIXIES continue their Doolittle Tour (which features a complete performance of their 1989 classic album, Doolittle, each night) in the US, the Pixies are giving fans a rare opportunity to take the night's performance home. Beginning on the first night of the group's four-gig stand in New York City (Monday, November 23), fans can buy a CD of that night's show about 10-minut.
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MUSIC NEWS - Scottish indie-rockers Camera Obscura have announced a brief two week club & theatre autumn tour of the US and Canada as they continue to support their April release, "My Maudlin Career", their fourth full album.The tour starts up on November 18 in New Orleans and includes a Canadian show on November 26 in Toronto. The group wraps up the run with a December 3 concert in Athens, G
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MUSIC NEWS - Folk-rock trio The Avett Brothers have announced more tour dates thru spring 2010 as the ride the success of their major-label debut. The group, brothers Seth Avett (guitar) and Scott Avett (banjo), along with stand-up bass player Bob Crawford and touring cellist Joe Kwon, kick off their next round of tour dates on December 30 in Knoxville, TN. And, after a New Year's appearance
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