'Flashback,' Featuring The Mystic Orchestra, Re-Envisions Rock Concert Legends' Greatest Music To Create 'The Classic Rock Experience'
SAVANNAH, GA. (Top40 Charts/ Lobeline Communications) - John Lennon gave the marching orders long ago. Imagine. For his part, veteran concert promoter Rick Bowen imagined a rock concert like no other: Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd playing together on one stage. Hendrix, Janis and other legends performing ...
| Ted Nugent Fires Up New Song 'I Am The NRA,' Now Available Via His Website
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Eagle Records) - Whether he's unleashing a firestorm of guitar licks or speaking his mind politically and socially like no one else, TED NUGENT has never held anything back-and these two sides of TED come together potently on his new song, the unflinchingly titled (with all-caps) ...
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The Reign Of Kindo Announce 'Rhythm, Chord & Melody'
ORLANDO, FL. (Top40 Charts/ One Eleven Records) (One Eleven Records) - One Eleven Records is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated debut of Buffalo based band The Reign of Kindo, aptly entitled "Rhythm, Chord & Melody," set to hit on August 26th. Weaving seamlessly through genres and encompassing ...
| Sam Moore & ZZ Top Close Out 'America United: In Support Of Our Troops' A 2-Hour NBC Special Airing On June 1, 2008
Phoenix, AZ. (Top40 Charts/ Rhino Records) - Sam Moore best known as the trademarkable lead voice of the most successful and critically acclaimed duo in Soul Music history, Sam & Dave (1961-1981), will join legendary rockers ZZ Top to close out the upcoming NBC special with an electrifying performance ...
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Van Morrison's Keeping It Simple
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Lost Highway Records) - Lost Highway Records is proud to release Van Morrison's Keep It Simple available now. Van Morrison has journeyed far and wide, but inevitably has come back to the philosophy summed up in the title of his new album - Keep It Simple. Few singers know ...
| 'ZZ Top-Live From Texas' In High-Definition Exclusively At Select Cineplex Entertainment Theatres
TORONTO, Canada (Top40 Charts/ Cineplex Entertainment) - Cineplex Entertainment (TSX:CGX.UN) is pleased to announce the one-night only showing of ZZ Top's - Live From Texas concert in High Definition and 5.1 Digital Surround Sound on Thursday June 19th exclusively at select Cineplex Entertainment theatres ...
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Lynyrd Skynyrd's Billy Powell Underwent Emergency Surgery
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Lynyrd Skynyrd Official Website) - Billy Powell, one of the original members and keyboard player for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame members Lynyrd Skynyrd, has underwent an emergency partial revision hip replacement surgery in Jacksonville, Florida on Wednesday, May 21. 'Billy's ...
| Opening Of Celebrity Vault's Photographic Exhibition 'Hendrix Revealed' On May 29, 2008
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Celebrity Vault) - "Hendrix Revealed: A Life Through The Lens" opens Thursday, May 29 at the Celebrity Vault gallery in Beverly Hills, and represents the largest exhibition of photographs of Jimi Hendrix ever shown in the Los Angeles area. Acclaimed in London earlier ...
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First Ever Touring Youth Rock & Roll Music Camp Now Offering Two Popular Rock & Electronic Summer Programs For 2008
Chico, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Collective Sound Music Academy) - Parents of youth, age 12-18, looking for a creative environment for their budding young musicians, will now have more opportunity to grab a spot in The Collective Sound (TCS) Music Academy's signature touring Summer Rock & Roll Music Camp with, ...
| Guitar Hero Puts 'American Idol' Finalists Center Stage In New 'Risky Business'-Inspired Commercials
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Activision) - Fans of Activision, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero and 'American Idol' were treated to some old time rock n' roll during last night's season finale with the debut of two new Guitar Hero commercials starring season seven winner David Cook and runner-up ...
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'NOW That's What I Call Classic Rock!' To Be Released On June 3, 2008
HOLLYWOOD, CA. (Top40 Charts/ EMI Music/ Sony BMG Music Entertainment/ Universal Music Group) - The world's best selling multi-artist album series, NOW That's What I Call Music! is back with a new CD and digital release presenting classic rock's top artists and hits in one spectacular package. NOW That's ...
| Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters & The Flaming Lips Pay Tribute To Legendary Rock Band The Who
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ VH1) - VH1 has just confirmed that critically acclaimed, multi-platinum rock bands Pearl Jam and Foo Fighters along with the Grammy Award-winning rock band The Flaming Lips will perform at the network's third annual "VH1 Rock Honors" celebration honoring legendary rock band ...
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Santana to Perform Intimate Dates at The Fillmore in San Francisco, May 20-21, Specially Spotlighting Their Forthcoming 2-CD Compilation Multi-Dimensional Warrior
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. (Top 40 Charts/ Santana Official Website) - On Tuesday, May 20 and Wednesday, May 21, Santana will return to the city in which they formed over four decades ago to perform two special concerts at The Fillmore in San Francisco. An extraordinary opportunity to see Santana live in an ...
| EDGAR WINTER: Legendary Rocker Takes a Free Ride along 'Rebel Road,' a Fresh and Fiery Burst of Rock and Roll Magic Featuring Cameos by Slash, Clint Black and His Brother Johnny Winter
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Luck Media & Marketing) - Still jamming as hard and heavy as ever over 35 years since his smashes 'Frankenstein' and 'Free Ride' captured an era in pop history and redefined the possibilities of fusing blues with rock, Edgar Winter (www.edgarwinter.com) continues to defy ...
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Camper Van Beethoven Turns 25!
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Cooking Vinyl Records) - This June marks not only the 25th anniversary of the influential rock band Camper Van Beethoven, but also, in many ways, indie music itself - a genre that this Santa Cruz-based band unwittingly (or perhaps wittingly) helped spearhead in the early '80s ...
| Fight The Quiet Releases The Porcelain E.P. Available June 3, 2008
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Fight The Quiet Official Website) - In 2006, Fight the Quiet emerged on the scene with a full-length record titled Lessons in Vanity. The record was put in rotation on more than 300 radio stations, featured on MTV's The Real World and Inferno 3, and SBK '07 for Xbox 360. The ...
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'Wild Thing' Legend Chip Taylor's Unsettling Film Noir Video For 'Dance With a Hole in Your Shoe'
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Chip Taylor turned to film noir for the video to accompany his hard-hitting song 'Dance With a Hole in Your Shoe,' from 'New Songs of Freedom' (June 10, Train Wreck Records). Beginning from behind a drinking glass, the black and white video weaves in ...
| Dr. John Offers Poignant Love Letter To Post-Hurricane New Orleans On 'CITY THAT CARE FORGOT'
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Savoy Label Group) - Iconic American musician and unofficial ambassador to New Orleans, the legendary Dr. John (aka Mac Rebennack, Jr.) has signed a multi-record agreement with the Savoy Label Group's 429 Records which will release "CITY THAT CARE FORGOT" on June 3rd. ...
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Halcyon Gallery to Hold First Gallery Exhibition of Bob Dylan Art
LONDON, UK. (Top40 Charts/ Halcyon Gallery) - One of London's most prestigious galleries, Halcyon Gallery in Mayfair, will present the first ever gallery exhibition of Bob Dylan's artwork, beginning 14 June 2008. The Drawn Blank Series exhibition is the most comprehensive and authoritative collection ...
| 2008 Joey Ramone Birthday Bash Details Announced; Night To Culminate With Annual 'Friends Of Joey' Tribute Jam
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Joey Ramone Official Website) - Celebrating what would have been the 57th birthday of punk-icon JOEY RAMONE, the annual JOEY RAMONE BIRTHDAY BASH will take place Monday, May 19th at The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza. Mickey Leigh, event organizer and brother of Joey Ramone, ...
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