Rock Pioneer Lou Reed Joins SIRIUS Satellite Radio
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ SIRIUS Satellite Radio) - SIRIUS Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) announced that Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Lou Reed will host his own weekly show exclusively on SIRIUS. Lou Reed's New York Shuffle will premiere on SIRIUS Disorder channel 70 this Saturday, May 17th at 6 pm ET. ...
| 2008 JOEY RAMONE BIRTHDAY BASH DETAILS ANNOUNCED
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ ISL PR) - 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, has announced that, ...
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Vaulternative Records Will Release Frank Zappa's 2-CD Concert Recording Wazoo' On May 27, 2008
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Vaulternative Records will release Frank Zappa's 2-CD concert recording Wazoo' on May 27, 2008, marking the first 2008 anniversary release exclusively from the Zappa Family Trust. The Trust - headed by Zappa's widow Gail Zappa - celebrates the musical ...
| Wolfgang's Vault Brings Classic Live Rock & Roll to the UK
London, UK. (Top40 Charts/ Wolfgang's Vault) - Wolfgang's Vault (www.WolfgangsVault.com), the online home for live music, today announced that it has added two exclusive concert catalogues, comprising 300 new gigs, to what has become known as the largest collection of live music recordings and vintage ...
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Album, City That Care Forgot, Features Eric, Clapton, Willie Nelson, and Ani DiFranco
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Dr. John has cemented himself as one of music's few living legends. On 'City That Care Forgot', his crucial new album out June 3 on 429 Records/Savoy Label Group, The Good Dr. shares his eminence with notable guests like Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton, and ...
| Kid Rock And Lynyrd Skynyrd Re-Define The Current Two-Party System By Announcing The 'Rock And Rebels Tour'
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Kid Rock Official Website) - Kid Rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd will be making headlines and turning heads this August as they team up for their first ever tour together. Hitting sheds across the country and Canada, the team of hell raisers will be bringing the best party in years ...
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Paul Weller's '22 Dreams' - His First New Album In Three Years - Set For June 24, 2008
Chapel Hill, NC (Top40 Charts/ Yep Roc Records) - After a three year recording hiatus - during which he played historic concert series in NYC and LA devoting one evening each to his Jam, Style Council, and solo catalogs, and earned Lifetime Achievement honors at the 2007 Brit Awards, among other highlights ...
| Walter Becker Masters 'Circus Money' At Bernie Grundman's
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Mailboat Records) - Walter Becker, Grammy-winning co-founder of Steely Dan, has mastered his second solo album, "Circus Money," at Bernie Grundman Mastering. On hand were mastering engineer Bernie Grundman, album producer Larry Klein and engineer/mixer Helik Hadar, who earned ...
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Judy Belushi & The Blues Brothers to Perform Special Miami Beach Concert
MIAMI BEACH, FL. (Top40 Charts/ Celebration Of The Sea Festival) - The Celebration Of The Sea Music & Film Festival announced today that it will be teaming up with The Miami Beach Polo World Cup and The Setai on Saturday, April 26, 2008 to hold an ocean side concert featuring the Blues Brothers and ...
| Sonny Landreth's Ninth Album From The Reach Receives Some Help From Slide Guitar Wizard's Peers
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Landfall Records) - Louisiana-based singer/songwriter/slide-guitar monster Sonny Landreth will release his ninth album, titled From The Reach and his first on his own Landfall Records label (distributed by Ryko Distribution), on May 20. On it, Landreth does something ...
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Dr. John, New Orleans' 'Greatest Living Musical Ambassador', Harnesses Righteous Wrath To Heal Old Wounds On New Album, 'City That Care Forgot'
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ 429 Records) - On 'City That Care Forgot' (June 3/429 Records), Dr. John delivers an elegantly elegiac homage to his drowned hometown that's at once an incredible collection of songs - possibly his best work of the past two decades - and a bold statement and cultural event. ...
| Outlaw Outfit Recklessly Kelly Release 'Bulletproof'
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Yep Roc Records) - On 'Bulletproof', their first album with the Yep Roc label, roots/rock rogues Reckless Kelly explore fragility in relationships and the state of our country. The band's fifth studio album shows their signature duality of barroom ballads and rocking fight songs ...
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Former Black Crowes Guitarist to Produce Next Album by The Steepwater Band
CHICAGO, IL. (Top40 Charts/ Steepwater Band PR) - The Steepwater Band and Marc Ford will enter the studio together in May to record the follow-up album to the band's 2006 effort, "Revelation Sunday." The band plans to release the album, tentatively titled "Grace & Melody," in late summer or early fall ...
| WORLD CLASSIC ROCKERS To Headline National Train Day At Amtrak Chicago Union Station
CHICAGO, IL. (Top40 Charts/ Amtrak) - Ultimate classic rock all-star band WORLD CLASSIC ROCKERS - featuring former members of Santana, Journey, Boston, Steppenwolf, Toto, and Lynyrd Skynyrd - will perform a selection of hits during a free concert at Amtrak Chicago Union Station May 10th at 2:00 p.m. ...
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Progressive Rock Legends Curved Air Reunite
London, UK. (Top40 Charts/ Glass Onyon PR) - The pioneering music group Curved Air is reuniting for a tour in 2008. A series of concerts have been arranged from June and include the Isle of Wight Festival on Friday, June 13. The lineup sees iconic vocalist Sonja Kristina teaming up again with other ...
| Eli 'Paperboy' Reed & The True Loves Confirm NYC CD Release Show At Joe's Pub On May 8, 2008
Somerville, MA (Top40 Charts/ Q Division Records) - Twenty-four-year-old soul phenom Eli "Paperboy" Reed and his seven-piece band The True Loves have confirmed an upcoming cd release show, May 8 at Joe's Pub in Manhattan. They'll be performing songs from Reed's first collection of originals 'Roll With ...
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Legendary Rock Radio Station 'WNEW' Finds New Life On-Air, Online And On-Demand
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ WNEW RADIO) - Today marks a milestone in rock 'n roll history as celebrated rock station WNEW marks its triumphant return on-air (102.7 HD 2 in New York) and online (https://www.wnew.com). The legendary station has been reborn for the passionate rock music fan in the spirit ...
| Exclusive Queen & Deep Purple Concert Presented by the Bigger Picture, an Access IT Company, on 120 Digital Cinema Movie Screens Nationwide
MORRISTOWN, NJ. (Top40 Charts/ Access Integrated Technologies) - Two of the world's most ground-breaking and memorable concerts will be shown on theatre screens across the country for an exclusive, one night-only engagement on Monday, April 28th, courtesy of The Bigger Picture, the alternative content ...
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Patti Rothberg Returns With 'Double Standards,' Her First Album In 6 Years
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Megaforce Records) - Patti Rothberg makes her highly anticipated return with Double Standards, due in stores and online retailers on May 13th (distributed by MRI Associated Labels via RED/Sony BMG). The critically acclaimed singer/songwriter whose songs have the power to take ...
| Eagle Records To Release Rare Johnny Hallyday Live At Montreux 1988
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Eagle Records) - Elvis Presley. Jerry Lee Lewis. Carl Perkins. Roy Orbison. Buddy Holly. Billy Lee Riley. Gene Vincent. These are the names one thinks of as the architects of rockabilly: distinguished by those hiccupping vocals and that slapback bass. It sprouted up in the mid-1950s ...
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