'Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute To Fleetwood Mac' Spans Legendary Band's Enduring Legacy
19 June, 2012
On August 14, 2012, Hear Music/Concord will release 'Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac,' a striking 17-track collection of Fleetwood Mac covers from a diverse band of creative forces that draw upon every era of the influential group's 45-year history. It includes daring contributions ...
| Real Gone Music's July Releases: Powerpop By 20/20, Country-Psych From Clover, Beat Poetry With Charles Bukowski And Smoke And Fire From Sanford & Townsend
18 June, 2012
You probably realize by now that Real Gone Music possesses a degree of clairvoyance when it comes to picking albums that are ripe for rediscovery. At the same time, the label has already established itself as the most eclectic reissue label on the planet. But their next round of releases are wide-ranging ...
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Legendary Platters Singer To Feature In Documentary
18 June, 2012
Sonny Turner, the former lead singer of the Platters announced today at his official blog that he will be featured in a documentary focusing on his life, career, and legacy.
The Platters who were in the news recently due to the death of founding member Herb Reed, had a string of top ten hits in ...
| Mike Oldfield Announces Platinum & QE2 Reissues!
15 June, 2012
The music of Mike Oldfield is some of the most spiritual, ethereal, reflective and sensual in rock - and above all, incomparable.
Since the release of his seminal album 'Tubular Bells' the award-winning producer/musician has continued to break new ground with each fresh body of work. Moreover, ...
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Michael Jackson's BAD 25th Anniversary Edition Already Has Its First No 1 Single
15 June, 2012
On June 5, the original first single from Michael Jackson's landmark album BAD, "I Just Can't Stop Loving You," was re-released as a CD Single with a never-before released bonus track called "Don't Be Messin' 'Round (demo)." In its first week this Wal-Mart exclusive CD single was scooped up by fans, ...
| Smithsonian Folkways Commemorates Woody Guthrie Centennial With 'Woody At 100' Book With 3CD Set Out July 10, 2012
15 June, 2012
Watch the behind-the-scenes-mini documentary "The Making of Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection from Smithsonian Folkways". (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFUyjFTzi2U) Folkways archivist Jeff Place and sound production supervisor Pete Reiniger speak about the experience of compiling ...
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Time To Freak Out... Frank's Back!
12 June, 2012
Back home where it belongs, the music of FRANK ZAPPA is now back in the hands of the ZAPPA FAMILY TRUST.
To celebrate this, the estate has signed a global license and distribution deal with UNIVERSAL MUSIC ENTERPRISES to release 60 of the iconic composer's recordings. The roll-out kicks off July ...
| Rare TV Performances By Capt. Beefheart and his Magic Band 'The Lost Broadcasts' To Be Released On DVD
08 June, 2012
Don Van Vliet, (1941-2010) better known to his legions of fans as 'Captain Beefheart' was one of the most enigmatic figures in rock music. Unashamedly an artist, rather than a pop star, he forged his own idiosyncratic furrow through popular culture, producing some of the most innovative and uncompromising ...
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David Bowie 'ziggy Stardust' 40th Anniversary Edition Released!
07 June, 2012
The remastered 40th Anniversary Edition of David Bowie's groundbreaking and hugely influential 1972 album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars, was released today by EMI Music.
Remastered by original Trident Studios engineer Ray Staff at London's Air Studios, the album's ...
| Give The Gift Of Music This Father's Day With Releases From Dean Martin, George Harrison And More
07 June, 2012
Celebrate your favorite father this June 17 with the gift of music! Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) has something for every Dad with new releases from Dean Martin, George Harrison and more!
There is only one man who Playboy called "the coolest man who ever lived" and who Elvis Presley worshipped ...
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YES "Open Your Eyes" on 180 Gram Heavy-Weight Vinyl
06 June, 2012
Open Your Eyes is the seventeenth studio album by progressive rock band Yes, released in 1997. The follow-up to the twin projects Keys to Ascension and Keys to Ascension 2, Open Your Eyes marked Billy Sherwood becoming an official member of Yes, following Rick Wakeman's departure.
Sherwood had ...
| June 6 Significant Date For Music Fans: Abbey Road To Ziggy Stardust, Official Memoir Of Legendary Producer Ken Scott, Released By Alfred Music Publishing
30 May, 2012
June 6 is not only the 50th anniversary of The Beatles first recording at Abbey Road Studios and the 40th Anniversary of the release of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars. It is also the publishing date of Abbey Road to Ziggy Stardust by Ken Scott and Bobby Owsinski, Alfred ...
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The Recording Academy Statement On Doc Watson
30 May, 2012
Seven-time GRAMMY winner and Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Doc Watson was a singer, songwriter and guitar player known for his masterful skills as a musician and his beautiful, emotion-filled voice.
He toured the country with various acts and family members for nearly six ...
| First Ever Career-defining Box Set For The Legendary Dean Martin
30 May, 2012
Dean Martin sang the way all men imagine they sound in the shower... He worked that deep, mellifluous voice of his with a casual grace that somehow carried a weight of romantic implication other crooners never quite achieved." - The Los Angeles Times
There is only one man who Playboy called "the ...
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Debbie Thompsom Renown Musician And Vocalist Passes Away
28 May, 2012
Renown vocalist and musician Debbie Thompson passed away on Sunday May 20th in a sudden and tragic death. Two weeks earlier mrs thompson had fallen and broken her ankle and was wearing a cast. According to the autopsy, Mrs thompson developed multiple blood clots which traveled to her lungs, heart and ...
| 25th Anniversary Of Michael Jackson's Landmark Album Bad Celebrated With September 18 Release Of New Bad 25 Packages
23 May, 2012
Twenty-five years after the phrase "Who's Bad" became a generation's cultural catchphrase, Epic/Legacy Recordings, in collaboration with the Estate of Michael Jackson, will celebrate the legendary album and record breaking BAD tour on September 18, 2012 with the release of a deluxe package, BAD 25, ...
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The Recording Academy Statement On Robin Gibb
21 May, 2012
Six-time GRAMMY winner and GRAMMY Legend Award recipient Robin Gibb was a singer/songwriter best known as one-third of celebrated pop sibling group the Bee Gees.
His distinctive vibrato voice was part of the trio's signature harmony, and he and his brothers enjoyed many number one hits, including ...
| Donna Summer RIP Classic Tube Interview
17 May, 2012
With the sad news of Donna Summer passing away, MUZU.TV put together a special playlist which incluides a 4 part interview with her for the Tube interviewed by the legendary Paula Yates Paula Yates
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The Recording Academy Statement On Donna Summer
17 May, 2012
Five-time GRAMMY® winner Donna Summer had a dynamic voice and unique musical style that helped define the dance music genre in the '70s. She also was an artist who crossed many musical genres, as evidenced by her GRAMMY wins in the R&B, rock, inspirational and dance categories. Her talent was a true ...
| The Electric Prunes 'Complete Reprise Singles' And Timi Yuro 'Complete Liberty Singles' Headline June Releases From Real Gone Music
16 May, 2012
With its June 26, 2012 releases, Real Gone Music will offer music fans too much to dream. Featured will be three definitive packages — the Electric Prunes' The Complete Reprise Singles, Timi Yuro's The Complete Liberty Singles and the New Christy Minstrels' A Retrospective: 1962-1970 — as well as ...
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