Classic Pop Icons

Roy Orbison’s “In Dreams” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons.

Read more »

Legacy Recordings is releasing the 15-CD, career-spanning “Paul Simon – The Complete Albums Collection” on October 15.

The deluxe box set features 12 studio albums and two full-length live concert recordings spanning Simon’s debut solo album “The Paul Simon Songbook”, through to his critically acclaimed 2011 album “So Beautiful or So What”. There are also 37 bonus tracks.

Read more »

Johnny Kidd & The Pirates’ “Shakin’ All Over” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons.

Read more »

The New Releases page has been updated to include music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for August.

Highlights for August include:

• “Elvis At Stax – 40th Anniversary” deluxe 3 album set (6 Aug)
• “Glen Campbell’s new studio album “See You There” (13 Aug)
• The Monkees’ “Headquarters – The Deluxe Edition” (20 Aug)
• Fleetwood Mac’s “Then Play On – Deluxe Edition” and “1969-1972” vinyl box set (20 Aug)
• The Beach Boys’ “Made In California” 6-CD career-spanning set (27 Aug)
• Bob Dylan’s “Another Self Portrait (1969-1971): The Bootleg Series Vol 10” in standard and deluxe editions (27 Aug)
• Sly & The Family Stone’s “Higher!” in standard and deluxe editions (27 Aug).

Christopher Walken has been cast in Clint Eastwood’s film adaptation of the Jersey Boys musical, according to Deadline.

Walken will play mobster Angelo “Gyp” DeCarlo, who worked with Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons during their rise to fame.

Vincent Piazza of Boardwalk Empire is rumoured to be in the running for the part of Tommy Devito. It’s also rumoured that John Lloyd Young, Erich Bergen and Michael Lomenda will reprise their Jersey Boys stage roles of Frank Valli, Bob Gaudio and Nick Massi, respectively.

Read more »