Archive for the ‘Folk’ Category
New releases update – January 2012
Written by admin on January 4, 2012 – 7:44 am -The New Releases page has been updated to include music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for January.
Highlights for January include:
- “Elvis Country – Legacy Edition” – Jan 3
- a number of releases in the Original Album Classics series from the likes of Johnny Cash, Elvis, Journey, the Byrds, Bob Dylan and David Bowie – Jan 17
- the Doors’ “L.A. Woman – 40th Anniversary Edition” and “Mr. Mojo Risin'” DVD and Blu-ray releases – Jan 24
- Dion DiMucci’s “Tank Full of Blues” – Jan 24
- Leonard Cohen’s “Old Ideas” on CD and vinyl – Jan 31.
Tags: new CDs, new music Blu-rays, new music DVDs, new music releases, new releases
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Musicians we lost in 2011
Written by admin on December 31, 2011 – 8:50 am -As 2011 comes to an end, we remember the singers, songwriters and others who the music industry lost this year.
Tags: music deaths in 2011, stars who died in 2011
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2012 inductees
Written by admin on December 7, 2011 – 3:42 pm -
The Small Faces/the Faces, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Guns ‘N Roses will be among the 2012 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next spring.
Tags: Beastie Boys, Cosino Matassa, Don Kirshner, Donovan, Freddie King, Glyn Johns, Guns 'N' Roses, Laura Nyro, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2012 inductees, The Faces, The Small Faces, Tom Dowd
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New releases update – December
Written by admin on December 4, 2011 – 10:27 am -The New Releases page has been updated to include music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for December.
It’s a quieter month than usual as many top titles were released last month to coincide with the start of the Christmas shopping spree. Check the November 2011 releases page for those titles.
Highlights for December include:
- Paul McCartney’s “Love We Make” on DVD and Blu-ray – Dec 6 (US/CA), Nov 28 (UK)
- “The Very Best Of Neil Diamond” – Dec 6 (US/CA)
- the Queen “Live at Wembley Roadie Box Set” and “Orb Gift Box” – Dec 13 (US/CA)
- The Yardbirds 5-CD “Glimpses – 1963-1968” box set – Dec 27 (US), Dec 6 (CA), Dec 5 (UK)
- the “Kinks in Mono” box set – Dec 27 (US), Nov 29 (CA), Nov 21 (UK).
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Paul Simon interview on World Cafe
Written by admin on November 18, 2011 – 1:16 pm -| Tune in to XPN Philadelphia today at 2pm EST (7pm GMT) to hear an exclusive interview with Paul Simon about his latest album “So Beautiful or So What.” Simon is interviewed by World Cafe host, David Dye. |
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