John Fogerty releases new album as single 'Deja Vu (All OVer Again) climbs to the Top of the AA Radio Charts
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Geffen Records) - The excitement is on the rise for Geffen Recording artist John Fogerty?s first new studio album in seven years. Deja Vu All Over Again will be released tomorrow, September 21 st , on Geffen Records. His new single, "Deja Vu (All Over Again)" is currently on the top ...
| Lost Hendrix concert found
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (SVT announcement) - Original footage of a 1969 Jimi Hendrix concert, previously believed to have been destroyed, has been discovered in Sweden, it was reported Monday. Technicians at public TV network SVT in Stockholm found the 56 minutes of black and white film while transferring ...
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Sold-out crowd attends 2004 Farm Aid concert
SEATTLE, WA. (Farm Aid press release) - A sold out crowd celebrated family farmers and good food for a healthy America at today's Farm Aid 2004 Presented by Silk Soymilk. The annual benefit concert was held at the White River Amphitheatre on the Muckleshoot Reservation, just outside Seattle. This was ...
| Johnny Ramone loses battle to cancer
NEW YORK (www.ramonesmania.com) - GUITAR LEGEND JOHNNY RAMONE DIES AT 55 after a 5 year battle with cancer. A great loss in music. As was reported by the website Ramonesmania.com two months ago and by the press after a leak by bandmate "Marky Ramone" (Marc Bell), the end was all too near for Johnny ...
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Patti Smith & Ensemble to Perform at New York's Fabled Roseland Ballroom with legendary rock band Television; Historic Concert Scheduled For Saturday, October 2
NEW YORK (Columbia Records/ www.pattismith.net) - Patti Smith and her Band will share the bill at New York's fabled Roseland Ballroom with the legendary band Television, led by Tom Verlaine, on Saturday, October 2. Patti Smith's association with Television harks back to the formative years of New York ...
| Sean Penn to narrate the Audiobook of Bob Dylan's Chronicles: Volume One
NEW YORK (Simon & Schuster/ www.simonsays.com) - Academy Award-winning actor Sean Penn will read the audiobook version of Bob Dylan's CHRONICLES: Volume One (6 hours on 4 cassettes and 5 CDs), to be published by Simon & Schuster Audio on October 12th, 2004. The book and audiobook comprise the first ...
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Johnny Ramone of 'The Ramones' dies at 55
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Johnny Ramone, guitarist and co-founder of the legendary punk rock band, the Ramones, has died after a five-year battle with prostate cancer. He was 55. The band's publicist says Ramone died in his sleep Wednesday at his Los Angeles home, surrounded by his friends and family. ...
| Rare album by Electras featuring John Kerry as bass player is hot seller!
NEW YORK (www.electrasrockandrollband.com) - Garage rock veterans supports Kerry? Presidential candidate John Kerry's one-album stint with a '60s rock band called The Electras has been reissued! Kerry helped form the band as bass player in high school. The master tapes were unearthed recently by former ...
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum announces Ninth Annual American Music Masters Series 'Shine a Light on Me: The Life and Music of Lead Belly'; Robert Plant, Los Lobos to headline tribute to one of rock's greatest influences
CLEVELAND, OH. (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame/ www.rockhall.com) - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Case Western Reserve University will celebrate the legacy of Lead Belly in the Ninth Annual American Music Masters Series this November. Lead Belly, one of the most influential musicians of ...
| Ernie Ball, famed maker of rock guitar strings, dead at 74
LOS ANGELES (Ernie Ball Inc) - Roland Sherwood "Ernie" Ball, who expanded a small music store near Hollywood into a guitar and strings business known worldwide, died Thursday after an ongoing illness. The San Luis Obispo man was 74. Ernie Ball Inc. - based in San Luis Obispo from 1985-2003 - put guitars ...
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Pink Floyd provides Soundtrack to 'Stoners' documentary
NEW YORK (Full Void Films/ www.stoners.ca) - An online community and mystery-game inspired by Pink Floyd's The Division Bell album has become the subject of a new documentary making its World Premiere at the Coney Island Film Festival. The soundtrack for the film 'Stoners' comes entirely from Pink Floyd, ...
| Bob Dylan's American journey, 1956 - 1966, debuts Nov. 20 at EMP
SEATTLE, WA. (Experience Music Project/ www.emplive.com) - Bob Dylan's American Journey, 1956 - 1966, the first comprehensive exhibit dedicated to Dylan's formative early career, opens Nov. 20 at Experience Music Project (EMP), a museum spokesperson announced today. The exhibit, which runs at EMP through ...
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Legendary rocker Mick Fleetwood debuts private label wine at Grand Hyatt New York
NEW YORK (Hyatt Hotels Corporation) - Classic Rock Star Mick Fleetwood debuts the New York distribution of his signature MICK FLEETWOOD PRIVATE CELLAR WINE at the Grand Hyatt on September 13th from 2 to 3:30 PM in the state-of-the-art Manhattan Ballroom, overlooking 42nd Streets and Lexington Avenue. ...
| Little Feat drummer Richie Hayward to be inducted in Iowa Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
NEW YORK (www.littlefeat.com) - Little Feat drummer and Iowa native Richie Hayward will be officially inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Music Association Hall Of Fame on Sunday, September 5. The ceremony, which includes 18 inductees, will be held at the Roof Garden in Arnold's Park, Iowa. Since Little ...
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'Swamp Pop' singer Joe Barry dies at 65
CUT OFF, LA. (Top40 Charts) - Joe Barry, the south Louisiana musician has died after a long struggle with heart problems. He was 65. Born Joseph Barrios, 13 July 1939, Cut Off, Louisiana, USA. Barry was one of the best-known disseminators of a specialized style of early rock 'n' roll peculiar to Louisiana ...
| Two new Roger Waters songs, 'To Kill The Child' & 'Leaving Beirut,' available exclusively as downloads beginning Tuesday, September 7
NEW YORK (Columbia Records/ www.roger-waters.com) - Roger Waters, the co-founder and primary songwriter of the legendary rock band Pink Floyd, has written and recorded two important new songs, "To Kill The Child" and "Leaving Beirut," the artist's first new studio recordings since a pair of rarities ...
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On 9/18/04, legendary Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart to break the Guinness Book of World Records' Statistic for the Largest-Ever Drumming Circle
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. (Earthdance Foundation) - Breaking records is second nature to Earthdance: The Global Festival For Peace which, since its planetary groove kicked off in 1997, has become the largest synchronized music & dance festival in the world. This year's 8th annual Earthdance on September 18 ...
| Greendale: the book by Neil Young
NEW YORK (Sanctuary Co.) - Neil Young's latest project, Greendale, about the battle of the Green family in a small town in northern California against the forces of corporate greed and environmental destruction, has already produced a successful and critically acclaimed album, film and world tour. Now, ...
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Ronnie Wood makes special appearances in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (www.ronniewood.com) - Legendary guitarist/artist RONNIE WOOD made a splash in Los Angeles this past week as he brought new paintings-and his guitar-to the U.S. for a few select appearances. It began Friday night (8/27), when RONNIE joined Toots & The Maytals onstage at the Greek Theatre ...
| Neil Young classic song 'Rockin' In The Free World' in 'Fahrenheit 9/11'; Michael Moore to direct video!
BURBANK, CA. (Warner/ Reprise Records) - "Rockin' In The Free World," the prescient classic by Neil Young originally released on Young's "Freedom" album in 1989, is featured in Michael Moore's controversial new documentary film "Fahrenheit 9/11." A special edition single, with three different versions ...
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