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The Beach Boys announce 50th anniversary reunion
Written by admin on December 16, 2011 – 6:16 pm -| The surviving founders of The Beach Boys will reunite in 2012 for a global 50th Anniversary celebration, including a new studio album and 50-date tour.
The tour, featuring Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks, will begin in April with a headlining performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (“Jazz Fest”). Other dates are yet to be announced. |
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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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Dion DiMucci on Huckabee
Written by admin on November 25, 2011 – 2:52 pm -Dion DiMucci will appear on Huckabee on the Fox News Channel tomorrow (November 26) at 8pm ET. The show will be rebroadcast on Sunday at 11pm ET.
Dion told his Facebook group:
| “They read my book and invited me to be on. No Politics, It’s always fun to visit with him. Rock on.” |
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Queen announce Orb USB gift box & Wembley box set
Written by admin on November 18, 2011 – 1:01 pm -Queen are continuing their 40th anniversary celebrations with the release of the Queen Orb USB Gift Box, and the Queen Live At Wembley Super Deluxe Gift Box Set. Both are limited to 5,000 units worldwide and are available from November 21.
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The Queen Orb USB Gift Box is a luxurious black velvet lined gift box which includes a USB drive containing all of Queen’s 15 remastered studio albums, as well as a gold-plated Queen crest pendant necklace in a red velvet collector’s bag. The albums are presented in 48kHz 24bit WAV (better than CD quality!) and MP3 (320kbps) formats, and can be played on both PC and Mac. |
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Pete Townshend launches “Quadrophenia – The Director’s Cut”
Written by admin on November 10, 2011 – 10:53 pm -| A select audience gathered at London’s Bush Hall last night to celebrate the launch of The Who’s “Quadrophenia – The Director’s Cut” with Pete Townshend. |
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