AOL Radio Lands Bob Dylan's XM Show, 'Theme Time Radio Hour'
NEW YORK, NY. (AOL) - AOL: XM's World Premiere of Dylan's "Modern Times" CD to be broadcast on AOL Radio on August 28, 2006 Fans can also preview Dylan's new "masterwork" on AOL Music's - Full CD Listening Party all week long. AOL Radio will begin carrying Bob Dylan's critically acclaimed weekly ...
| Google Video Premieres Rare Bob Dylan Videos in Exclusive Promotion Preceding Release of Modern Times
NEW YORK, NY (Columbia Records) - In anticipation of the release of Bob Dylan's new album, Modern Times, on August 29, Google Video (https://video.google.com/dylan.html) has launched the worldwide online premiere of many rare and never-before-seen Bob Dylan videos. Included are outtakes from the famed ...
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Universal Republic to Release New Album from The Who; First Studio Project in 25 Years Set For Release On October 31, 2006
NEW YORK, NY. (Universal Republic Records) - Universal Republic Records will release new music from the legendary rock band The Who, it was announced today by Mel Lewinter, Chairman and CEO of the Universal Motown Records Group, and Monte Lipman, President of Universal Republic Records. The historic ...
| Deep Purple's Ian Gillan Invites Fans To 'Smoke This!'
Los Angeles, CA (Deep Purple Fans Website) - Frontman for Deep Purple and a rock legend in his own right, Ian Gillan has joined forces with his record label, immergent, to offer a few lucky fans the opportunity of a lifetime – to win a trip to Las Vegas and join him onstage during his upcoming ...
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Graham Nash Signs on With XM Satellite Radio to Host New Music Interview Show Beginning August 21
WASHINGTON, (XM Satellite Radio) - XM Satellite Radio, the nation's leading satellite radio service with more than 7 million subscribers, today announced that celebrated singer/songwriter Graham Nash will host a new music program exclusively for XM. The half-hour show "SongStories with Graham Nash" ...
| Ocean Tomo Auctions to Sell Rights to the Entire Jimi Hendrix Catalog
CHICAGO, (Ocean Tomo Auctions, LLC) - Ocean Tomo Auctions, LLC, a division of the Chicago-based intellectual capital merchant banc, Ocean Tomo, today announced it has been retained by the Administrator of the Estate of Michael Frank Jeffery to sell their rights, title and interest in the entire Jimi ...
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Elvis Tribute Artists Featured in Book Celebrating Elvis Week, and the Exhibit, 'Elvis?' Opening Late August 2006
Chicago, IL (PATTY CARROLL PHOTOGRAPHY) - It is Elvis week and the World of Elvis impersonators and tribute artists is illuminated in all its fantastic and fanatic glory in a new book, "Living the Life: The World of Elvis Tribute Artists" by nationally-known artist and photographer Patty Carroll. Published ...
| Bob Dylan to Premiere New Album, Modern Times, on XM Satellite Radio August 28, 2006
WASHINGTON, (XM Satellite Radio) - Bob Dylan will premiere his new album August 28 on XM Satellite Radio, the nation's leading satellite radio service with more than 7 million subscribers, it was announced today by XM. XM subscribers will be able to hear Dylan's first studio album in five years, Modern ...
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Last Surviving Paramount Blues Recording Artist, Henry Townsend, Returns to
GRAFTON, WI (Grafton Blues Association) - Legendary blues recording artist Mr. Henry Townsend will be returning to Grafton, Wisconsin to perform at the inaugural Paramount Blues Festival on September 23, 2006. Mr. Townsend, 96, last recorded for Paramount Records in Grafton, Wisconsin around September ...
| The Rolling Stones Return to North America With 'A Bigger Bang' Tour
LOUISVILLE, KY (Churchill Downs PR)- Churchill Downs, home of America's premier horse race, the Kentucky Derby, has been added to the list of historic sports venues to host the legendary rock band, The Rolling Stones, as part of the band's 2006 North American "A Bigger Bang" tour. The Rolling Stones ...
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Frustrated Chubby Checker Tells The Strip Podcast He's as Important as Elvis or the Beatles
Las Vegas (PODSHOW) - Chubby Checker complained he's as important to music and dance as the Beatles and Elvis but doesn't get the same airplay or the recognition. The 1960s singing sensation, best known for "The Twist" and "Limbo Rock," vented his frustration to the Las Vegas celebrity interview podcast ...
| Bob Dylan has the 'Uncut' album of the month...
London, UK (SONY BMG MUSIC Entertainment) - Bob Dylan's new album Modern Times has been awarded the full 5/5 in the new edition of Uncut magazine, which came out this week. "Another Classic from the revitalised master" they say, whilst making it album of the month. Modern Times is released on August ...
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Carlos Santana and Les Paul Added to Growing Number of Artists Contributing to the 'Wear Your Music' Campaign
NEW YORK (Relix) - Relix, the magazine for music, announced that guitar legends Carlos Santana and Les Paul have been added to the list of musicians participating in its "Wear Your Music" campaign. Created by noted designer Hannah Gasner of AZU Studio and Relix President/Publisher Steve Bernstein and ...
| First Ever Complete Compilation Biography on the Life and Legacy of Rock 'n' Roll Legend, Stevie Nicks, Now Released
DALLAS, TX (www.StevieNicksBiography.com) - Through the widely anticipated, first-ever complete compilation book on rock 'n' roll legend Stevie Nicks, author Sandra Halliburton captures it all in the release of Read Between My Lines: The Musical and Life Journey of Stevie Nicks. Focusing on Nicks's ...
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Lost Jimi Hendrix Song to Be Sold at Ocean Tomo's Live Intellectual Property Auction
CHICAGO,(Ocean Tomo, LLC) - Ocean Tomo, LLC announced today the inclusion of a rare and unique find in The Ocean Tomo Fall 2006 Live Intellectual Property Auction to be held on October 26, 2006 at Capitale in New York City. The copyright and original reel-to-reel recording of the 40-year old, never-before-released ...
| Pink Floyd's 'PULSE' DVD Debuts at No 1 in the US, the UK, and Other Nations
SANTA MONICA, CA (Columbia Records) - Pink Floyd's PULSE - a landmark DVD collection documenting the 1994 Division Bell tour including the band's first-ever filmed performance of "The Dark Side of the Moon" - is the No 1 music DVD on both sides of the Atlantic topping the charts in Austria, Belgium, ...
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Survivor Announces New Singer
LOS ANGELES (www.survivormusic.com) - Hot off the presses... former McAuley Schenker Group (MSG) frontman Robin McAuley has replaced Jim Jamison as the new lead vocalist for Survivor. Jamison first joined the band in 1984 after original lead singer Dave Bickler encountered voice problems before a tour ...
| Vocal Legend Jimi Jamison Leaves Survivor
Memphis, TN. (Artists International) - Jimi Jamison, rated by Kasey Kaseem as one of the greatest Rock Vocalists of All-Time, has resigned from Rock Band Survivor over creative, contractual and long term simmering business differences with Frank Sullivan. Jamison who has been in the forefront of the ...
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Pink Floyd Legend / Co-founder Syd Barrett Dies At 60
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Pink Floyd founding member Syd Barrett has died, a spokeswoman for the band said today. She said: "He died very peacefully a couple of days ago. There will be a private family funeral." It has been reported that he died last Friday from complications related to diabetes. A ...
| Legendary Rocker, Pat Benatar And Rock Princess, Cheyenne To Appear in Candie's Vintage Advertising Campaign
NEW YORK (By Maria Dolgetta/ Iconix Brand Group/ www.iconixbrand.com) - In celebration of its 25th birthday this fall, Candie's will be rolling out a new, "Vintage" advertising campaign featuring rock legend, Pat Benatar and rock princess and MTV star, Cheyenne Kimball. The iconic female rocker and ...
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