BBC Radio Scotland's Classic Scottish Albums Documentary
LONDON, UK (Top40 Charts/ Sony Music Entertainment UK) - BBC Radio Scotland broadcast a half-hour documentary on the debut Glasvegas album this morning, as part of their Classic Scottish Albums series. You can listen online to the show via the BBC iPlayer for the next week (until midday on Monday July ...
| Blowupdollz Blow Minds: All-girl Band Comes Out On Top At 2010 San Francisco Battle Of The Bands
San Francisco, CA (Top40 Charts/ BlowUpDollz Official Website) - MKNY's San Francisco Battle of the Bands was held on June 11 at Caf� Cocomo, with BlowUpDollz, the "women warriors of music," emerging victorious. BlowUpDollz are an all girl rock band out of Palo Alto, CA. The four piece group consists ...
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Teeny Tucker Awarded 'Monterey Bay Blues Artist Of The Year' At The Monterey Bay Blues Festival
Monterey, CA (Top40 Charts/ Teeny Tucker Official Website) - Blues singer Teeny Tucker, whose new CD is titled Keep the Blues Alive, was honored as 'Monterey Bay Blues Artist of the Year' during ceremonies Sunday, June 27, following her performance at the 25th Annual Monterey Bay Blues Festival. The ...
| Young Werewolves Drop New Single
Philadelphia, PA. (Top40 Charts/ Young Werewolves Official Website) - The Young Werewolves, the Philadelphia based rockabilly/psychobilly trio, are set to release their third recording tentatively titled, "Sins of the Past." The release follows the band's 2008 recording, Cheat The Devil, which was ...
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Alan Parsons Releases New Single 'Αll Our Yesterdays'!
Los Angeles, CA (Top40 Charts/ Authentik Artists) - Multi-platinum producer, engineer and artist Alan Parsons recently released his new single 'All Our Yesterdays' and announces the launch of his new DVD and HD web video educational series entitled The Art and Science of Sound Recording, or 'ASSR,' ...
| Gregg Allman Undergoes Liver Transplant
MEMPHIS, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Allman Brothers Official Website) - As part of his continued recovery from Hepatitis C, Gregg Allman recently underwent a successful liver transplant operation at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. The singer, keyboardist, songwriter, and guitarist had been on a waiting ...
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Graceland Announces Plans For Elvis Week, August 10-16 In Memphis During 75th Birthday Celebration Year
Memphis, TN (Top40 Charts/ Elvis Presley Enterprises) - As part of the celebration of Elvis Presley's 75th birthday year, Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. (EPE) has announced an exciting lineup of events for Elvis Week 2010 to be held at Graceland in Memphis, Tenn. Taking place August 10-16, Elvis Week ...
| George Thorogood & The Destroyers With Special Guests Elvin Bishop & Eddie Shaw Join Telluride Blues & Brews Line-up
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ MediaCandy PR) - The Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, which will be held Friday, September 17 through Sunday, September 19, 2010, is excited to announce George Thorogood and the Destroyers with special guests Elvin Bishop and Eddie Shaw will be headlining Friday night. If ...
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Bret Michaels To Headline Rock 'N' Roll Las Vegas Marathon
Las Vegas, NV (Top40 Charts/ Rock 'n' Roll Marathon) - Rock musician and reality TV star Bret Michaels has embarked on a comeback, and he'll do it Rock 'n' Roll style when he performs for the more than 30,000 runners at the Zappos.com Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon & 1/2 Marathon to benefit the Crohn's ...
| Stony Plain Records Announces An August 24 Release Date For New Cds From World-class Guitarists Duke Robillard - Passport To The Blues, And Ronnie Earl - Spread The Love
Edmonton, AB Canada (Top40 Charts/ Mark Pucci Media/ Stony Plain Records) - Stony Plain Records announces an August 24 U.S. release date for new CDs from blues guitar masters Duke Robillard, Passport to the Blues; and Ronnie Earl, Spread the Love. Stony Plain Records is distributed in the U.S. by ADA. ...
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Carole King & James Taylor - Live At The Troubadour!
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) -In November of 1970 James Taylor and Carole King first performed together at the Troubadour on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, California. Taylor had just released his debut album for the Beatles' newly formed Apple Records and King was finding ...
| Tribune Interactive Partners With Tompetty.com To Launch Online Hub
Chicago, IL (Top40 Charts/ Tribune Interactive) - Tribune Interactive announced today that it is partnering with rock music icons Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers' official website TomPetty.com (https://www.TomPetty.com) to launch a first-of-its-kind web hub designed to give their fans access to unique ...
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Vh1 Rock Docs 'RUSH: Beyond The Lighted Stage' Premieres On June 26, 2010
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ VH1) - VH1 Rock Docs presents the world television premiere of the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival Audience Choice Award documentary, "RUSH: Beyond the Lighted Stage" premiering on VH1, VH1 Classic, and Palladia on Saturday, June 26th at 9PM*. With a career spanning four decades, ...
| Little Steven Honors Legacy Of The Monterey Pop Fest On This Weekend's Underground Garage
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - On June 11, Little Steven kicks off summer festival season by celebrating the legacy of the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival on his nationally syndicated show Little Steven's Underground Garage. Van Zandt, who calls it "the coolest event ever in the history ...
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The King Washington Will Be Holding Court At Troubadour!
Los Angeles, CA (Top40 Charts/ MT Press) - The royal rock outfit, King Washington, will be holding court at Troubadour on Saturday, June 26th. The group is making a regal public appearance, while they are hard at work writing their sophomore album, The Gears, due out in January of next year. Sampling ...
| Award-winning Pianist Eden Brent Embraces Legacy Of Mentor And Delta Blues Legend Boogaloo Ames
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Eden Brent and Abie "Boogaloo" Ames made an unlikely duo. On the surface, the young white woman and elderly black man seemed to have nothing in common, but underneath Brent and Ames shared a deep-seated passion for Delta music and their hometown of Greenville, ...
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Rolling Stone Review: 'Steve Miller Returns To His Blues Roots...'
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ RoadRunner Records) - June 15th, 2010 marks the release date of the first studio album in 17 years from The Steve Miller Band. While fans have had a chance to hear "Hey Yeah" off the upcoming album, and view some videos showing some behind-the-scenes footage from the studio, ...
| Jakob Dylan Announces New 2010 Tour Dates
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Jakob Dylan Official Website) - Jakob Dylan has announced plans to extend his current nation-wide tour into the summer with this band Jakob Dylan and Three Legs. The band, which will feature new member Nora O'Connor as well as veteran Kelly Hogan on vocals, will be back on ...
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Scott Ian Invites Ub Poker Players To Join Anthrax At Sonisphere Festival In London
Miami, FL (Top40 Charts/ UB Official Website) - Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian wants to show the poker world how much UB.com rocks. On June 30th, the Team UB pro will lay down his poker chips, pack up his guitar and invite one lucky player to join him alongside an all-star lineup of heavy metal bands at ...
| Mark Slaughter Joins Nelson 20th Anniversary Tour - New Superstar Lead Guitarist Joins Multi-platinum Rock Group
Nashville, TN (Top40 Charts/ Nelson PR) - Celebrity rockers Matthew & Gunnar Nelson announced multi-platinum rock star frontman and lead guitarist Mark Slaughter (Slaughter, Vinnie Vincent Invasion) will join their band NELSON as lead guitarist for the NELSON 20th Anniversary Tour. NELSON is celebrating ...
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