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The Who to celebrate 50th anniversary with world tour
Written by admin on April 20, 2014 – 7:03 pm -Pete Townshend has told Billboard that The Who will celebrate their 50th anniversary with a world tour, which will kick off in the UK around Christmas.
Townshend is also hoping to record a new album with Roger Daltrey and is currently in the process of going through demos to identify material.
Ahead of the live shows, fans will be able to pick up “Quadrophenia – Live in London,” which features a show filmed at London’s Wembley Arena on July 8, 2013 during the band’s “Quadrophenia and More” tour. “Quadrophenia – Live in London” will be available in June in several formats, including CD, DVD, Blu-ray, and a deluxe box set.
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New releases update – April 2014
Written by admin on April 18, 2014 – 1:15 pm -
The New Releases page has been updated to include this month’s music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases from classic artists.
Highlights for April include:
- Leon Russell’s “Life Journey” (1 Apr)
- Brian May and Kerry Ellis’ “The Candlelight Concerts – Live at Montreux 2013” on DVD and Blu-ray (1 Apr)
- “Wilko Johnson & Roger Daltrey – Going Back Home” (8 Apr)
- “The Bobby Darin Show” 3-DVD set (8 Apr)
- “Linda Ronstadt – Duets” (8 Apr)
- ABBA’s “Waterloo – Deluxe Edition” CD/DVD (15 Apr)
- The Bee Gees’ “The Warner Bros Years – 1987-1991” 5-CD box set (15 Apr)
- Joe Satriani’s “The Complete Studio Recordings” 15-CD box set (22 Apr)
- “Toto – 35th Anniversary Tour Live from Poland” in multiple formats (29 Apr)
- “Rush ReDISCovered – 40th Anniversary Box Set” (29 Apr).
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Glen Campbell moves into care facility
Written by admin on April 17, 2014 – 6:35 pm -Glen Campbell has been moved into a care facility three years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, according to a family friend.
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2014
Written by admin on April 11, 2014 – 5:51 pm -Nirvana, KISS, Peter Gabriel, Hall and Oates, Cat Stevens and Linda Ronstadt were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Thursday. The inductees were chosen by 700 voters from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and a public ballot.
The evening began with a speech from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Chairman Jann Wenner, who said:
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Jackson Browne announces US tour
Written by admin on April 8, 2014 – 4:16 pm -Jackson Browne has announced that he will be on the road for a solo acoustic tour of the US this summer, as well as two full band shows with John Fogerty guesting.
Playing guitar and piano, Jackson will perform songs from his entire body of work, with varying set lists each night.
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