Patti Smith Rings In The New Year with 'iTunes Originals,' Documentary Film & Sold-Out New Year's Eve Run At Bowery Ballroom
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Columbia Records) - Patti Smith, a 2007 inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, will usher in 2008 with the release of a new set of recordings, "iTunes Originals," debuting on iTunes on Tuesday, January 8; the world premiere at Sundance of "Patti Smith: Dream of Life," ...
| Atlanta Band Holdcell, Redefines The Sound Of Southern Rock & Roll
Atlanta, GA. (Top40 Charts/ Mindsweep Entertainment & Promotions) - Everyone on the planet knows about the fiery rivalry between the states of Florida and Georgia. That rivalry exists on many levels ranging from college football, to tourism, to produce, and extends with (sometimes a passion), even into ...
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Odeo Guitar Announces Guitar Gods and Goddesses Global Contest Grand Prize Internet Recording Deal with Top Music Producers in U.S.
Hollywood, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Odeo Guitar) - Do Guitar Gods like Clapton, Beck, Page, Santana, Van Halen, Vai and Hendrix, send you in a spin? Is the excitement of the Guitar Hero game ripping through your fingers? Then you will love this new challenging Guitar Solo contest sponsored by Cr3ation Limited, ...
| Keith Richards Opens Up To SIRIUS Satellite Radio
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ By Neel Khairzada/ SIRIUS) - SIRIUS Satellite Radio will broadcast tonight an exclusive in-depth interview with Keith Richards, one of rock's living legends. This rare interview was conducted by Steve Jordan, Keith's friend and bandmate from The X-pensive Winos. The interview ...
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Turning Progressive Rock On Its Ear - The Debut Album From Days Between Stations
Los Angeles, CA. (Top 40 Charts/ Bright Orange Records) - Progressive Rock is alive and well and residing in Los Angeles with the eponymous debut CD release by Days Between Stations. Founded in 2003 by guitarist Sepand Samzadeh and keyboardist Oscar Fuentes, the Californians named themselves after the ...
| Ringo Starr To Release Solo CD 'Liverpool 8' On January 15, 2008
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Capitol/ EMI) - On January 15 (January 14 internationally), Ringo Starr will release Liverpool 8, his first new album with Capitol/EMI since 1974's Goodnight Vienna. Liverpool 8 will be available worldwide on CD and digitally, and the album's title track will debut as a digital ...
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The Art Of Rock 'N' Roll
LONG ISLAND, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Wentworth Gallery) - Wentworth Gallery, one of the nation's leading fine art retailers, is proud to present an art exhibition by artist and rock icon Paul Stanley. The KISS front man will present his work at two special appearances at the Wentworth Gallery at Roosevelt ...
| Journey Welcomes Arnel Pineda With 'Open Arms' To Their Family As The Band's New Lead Singer
CHICAGO, IL. (Top40 Charts/ Journey Official Website) - JOURNEY-Neal Schon (guitar), Jonathan Cain (keyboards), Ross Valory (bass), Deen Castronovo (drums) - is proud to introduce fans all over the world to their new lead singer, Arnel Pineda ("pin-eh-da"). He replaces Jeff Scott Soto, who parted ways ...
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Original Paintings From Neil Young's Chrome Dreams II Tour to Benefit Bridge School
BURBANK, CA. (Top 40 Charts/ By Bill Bentley/ Lookout Management) - Neil Young's sold-out North American tour is wrapping up this week in New York. Receiving rave reviews in every city he visited, Young's unique sense of stage presentation was fully evident during the Chrome Dreams II Tour. Performing ...
| Celebrated NYC Punk Holiday Tune Quickly Becoming A Seasonal Classic
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Baghdaddios Official Website) - Kenn Rowell was born and raised in New York. At the age of 21, he helped found NYC indie rock pioneers, The Baghdaddios. They played their third show ever at the now-departed, legendary punk rock showplace, C.B.G.B. So one morning, while living ...
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LOVERBOY CD 'JUST GETTING STARTED' Exclusively Sold At Wal-Mart Stores In USA
Vancouver, Canada (Top40 Charts/ Rockstar Canada) - LOVERBOY returns full-force with the in-your-face new CD release JUST GETTING STARTED, the band's first studio album in more than a decade. JUST GETTING STARTED marks a creative new chapter in the long history of a legendary group that has always been ...
| Eagles' Co-Founder, Randy Meisner Finds Recording Home at Sonic Past Music Label Releases 5 Meisner CD Projects
Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Sonic Past Music) - In 1972, Randy Meisner and three of his musician friends, signed with Asylum Records and called themselves, The Eagles. Ten albums later, and with the accolade of being part of "The Best Selling U.S. Band of all-time," Meisner decamped, and Sonic Past ...
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AT&T blue room Brings Rock Fans Live Webcast of KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas
SAN ANTONIO, TX. (Top40 Charts/ AT&T Inc.) - Christmas is just a few short weeks away, but fans of rock music are about to get an early gift that will have them rockin' around the computer screen! AT&T Inc. announced today that the AT&T blue room (https://www.attblueroom.com) will give fans around ...
| Queen & Paul Rodgers: A Brand New Recording For Free Download Especially For Nelson Mandela's 46664 On World AIDS Day
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (Top40 Charts/ Hollywood Records) - It has not been that closely a guarded secret that rock legends Queen and Paul Rodgers have been in the recording studio for their first sessions together following their successful world tour of 2005/2006. Indeed, both singer/songwriter ...
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Kinks Legend Ray Davies Serves Up 12 New Songs On Working Man's Cafe
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ New West Records/ Ammal Records) - New West Records & Ammal Records are excited to announce the release of Working Man's Cafe, a new studio album by legendary songwriter Ray Davies. Available in North America on February 19th, 2008 Working Man's Cafe, features 12 new songs ...
| John Lennon iTunes Video Album To Debut December 4, 2007
HOLLYWOOD, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Capitol/ EMI) - Capitol/EMI Music Marketing and iTunes will release a new "John Lennon Video Album" on December 4 at Starbucks company-operated locations in the U.S. The "John Lennon Video Album," the iTunes Digital Release card format's first music video release, features ...
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John Lennon iTunes Video Album To Debut December 4, 2007 At Starbucks
HOLLYWOOD, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Capitol/ EMI) - Capitol/EMI Music Marketing and iTunes will release a new "John Lennon Video Album" on December 4 at Starbucks locations nationwide. The "John Lennon Video Album," the iTunes Digital Release card format's first music video release, features 21 of Lennon's ...
| Elvis Presley Leads The Early Voting For The Greatest Rock n' Roll Artist Of All-Time
SEATTLE, WA. (Top40 Charts/ RockinTown) - With a little over five weeks remaining to vote, Elvis Presley has an impressive lead in RockinTown.com's annual poll of the Greatest Rock n' Roll Artist of All-Time. The King leads Led Zeppelin and Evanescence, who are virtually tied for 2nd and 3rd, in the ...
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'Bat Out of Hell' Trilogy In Concert With 3 BATS LIVE!
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Enterprises) - For the first time, 30 years after the debut of BAT OUT OF HELL - one of the most popular albums in history - all three of the albums in the series come to life with the Meat Loaf concert DVD 3 BATS LIVE (Hip-O/UMe), available now. ...
| Legendary Nirvana 'MTV Unplugged' Performance Set For First Ever DVD Release
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Enterprises) - Nearly 14 years to the day of the filming of Nirvana's landmark "MTV Unplugged" performance, that raw, revealing and emotionally gripping acoustic concert previously seen only on television will be available for the first time on DVD. UNPLUGGED ...
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