Classic Rockers The Lizards Release New CD and DVD Simultaneously
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Glass Onyon PR) - Neo-Clasic Rock afficiandos The Lizards have released a new DVD and CD simultaneously, much to the elation of their devoted fanbase worldwide. Featuring drummer Bobby Rondinelli (Rainbow/Black Sabbath/BOC) and vocalist/keyboardist Mike DiMeo (Riot/Masterplan), ...
| Rock Legend Paul Stanley to Welcome New Little Rocker
Los Angeles, CA. (Paul Stanley official website)--Paul Stanley (www.PaulStanley.com), the multitalented artist and legendary co-founder and front man for the iconic group KISS, announced today that he and wife Erin Stanley, a successful attorney, are expecting their second child this winter. The couple, ...
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Paul Rogers & Queen Release 1st Studio Album
Sydney, AU. (EMI MUSIC Australia) - "Our teachers were The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, blues & soul..." The first thing you notice about The Cosmos Rocks, the much anticipated first album from rock legends Queen + Paul Rodgers is "all tracks written by Queen and Paul Rodgers" ... "produced and performed ...
| Harley-Davidson Reveals Final Entertainment Line-Up for the 105th Anniversary
MILWAUKEE, (Harley-Davidson)--Today Harley-Davidson announced the final entertainment line-up for the 105th Anniversary celebration scheduled this Labor Day weekend in Milwaukee. Among those slated to headline the four day event that will feature motorcycles, music and more are Bruce Springsteen and ...
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Image Entertainment Acquires Worldwide Rights to Historic 'Who' Concert
CHATSWORTH, CA. (Image Entertainment)--Image Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:DISK), a leading independent licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming in North America, announced today it has acquired the rights to "The Who At Kilburn: 1977," which has not been available or seen ...
| Donavon Frankenreiter Tries New Approach
(Lost Highway Records)--On August 19 Lost Highway will release Pass It Around, the new album from Donavon Frankenreiter. Pass It Around boasts 10 new songs from the musician/pro-surfer, and also features some special guests and a new approach for Frankenreiter. On his 2006 self-produced Lost Highway ...
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Jobriath Was the 'Next Big Thing' Who Never Was, but His Two Elektra Albums - Reissued On Collectors' Choice - Demonstrate Talent, Humour and Originality
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Conqueroo)--By 1973, the rock world had shed its hippie past in favor of a more theatrical universe of glam and glitter. David Bowie had given the world Ziggy Stardust, and Lou Reed had pushed the envelope of pop radio with his hit 'Walk on the Wild Side.' Mott the Hoople rose to ...
| U2: Live At Red Rocks and Under a Blood Red Sky
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Universal Music Enterprises)--U2's first concert video, LIVE AT RED ROCKS, will be released on DVD by Interscope/Island/UME on September 30, 2008 in the U.S., along with the accompanying live album, UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY. Recorded at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado on 5th ...
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Stony Plain Records Signs Joe Louis Walker
EDMONTON, AB. (Stony Plain Records)--Stony Plain Records has announced the signing of multi-award winning singer/guitarist Joe Louis Walker and the release of his label debut, Witness to the Blues, on September 30. Produced by fellow Stony Plain artist and award-winner Duke Robillard, Witness to the ...
| Ex-Fleetwood Mac Man Bob Welch Returns From 30 Year Vacation
(Airline Records)--A "beauty sleep"..that's what former Fleetwood Mac guitarist/singer Bob Welch calls his...er, "extended" 30 year vacation. "Some people would say that's near-death", says Bob..."...but I was loving it...and in a trance, MOST of the time" ;-) BOB WELCH is best known as singer, songwriter, ...
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Mercury Rev Confirm One-Night Only Experimental Performances At New York's The Stone, September 10
New York, NY. (Shore Fire Media)--Mercury Rev, long known for their pioneering work in experimental music, have confirmed two performances for Sept. 10 at The Stone, John Zorn's lower east side outpost for the avant-garde. The show, curated by Foetus front man Jim Thirlwell, will see Mercury Rev joined ...
| Rock Band KIX Among Latest Additions to Houston's Rock The Bayou Music Festival Line-up
HOUSTON, TX. (Top40 Charts/ Rock The Bayou) - The Rock The Bayou music festival recently ramped up its line-up with the addition of acclaimed hard rock band KIX, for the band's first and only Texas show in the past 15 years. Also added to the bourgeoning Rock The Bayou roster are dynamic rockers Vain, ...
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SIRIS, American Rock Group, Releases New Chinese Album
Beijing, China (Top40 Charts/ SIRIS Official Website) - Just in time for the Beijing Olympics, the American rock group SIRIS announces the release of its brand new "double" Chinese- and English-language album, "8". SIRIS continues a tradition of building a cultural bridge between East and West that ...
| Rock Powerhouse Genuine Sun Reached Top Ten (No 10) on the FMQB AC40 Radio Chart with 'Goodbye'
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Blaster Records) - Cleveland-based melodic rock powerhouse Genuine Sun (www.genuinesunmusic.com) said "hello" to the Top Ten on last week's FMQB AC40 chart with their debut single "Goodbye," which reached No 10 behind superstar acts Mindi Abair, Maroon 5, Natasha Bedingfield, ...
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It Is In His Blood: Young Producer-Artist Takes It On Solo
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Squank Entertainment) - Producer, Engineer, Composer, Lyricist, Bassist, Guitarist, Percussionist, and Vocalist are among the various duties that James M. House takes on while making his personal music under the name Squanky Kong. Squanky Kong's full-length album debut called, ...
| New Jefferson Starship Album Of Formative Folk Treasures: Jefferson's Tree Of Liberty
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Fuel 2000) - The legendary Jefferson Starship is at it again. Moving forward by reaching back, and in doing so, daringly casting a light for a new generation of change-makers riveted by the group's first new studio album in a decade, Jeffersons' Tree Of Liberty. The 18 song CD ...
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Foo Fighters And ZZ Top Co-Headline Revved-Up Concert For the 25th Anniversary LOVE RIDE
GLENDALE, CA. (Top40 Charts/ LOVE RIDE PR Team) - The world famous LOVE RIDE, the largest 1-day motorcycle fundraising event, and featured event of California Bike Week, will be bigger and more spectacular than ever this year as it celebrates the Silver Anniversary LOVE RIDE 25, slated for Sunday, October ...
| Spring Cleaning At Zappa Family Trust Yields Indelible Cover Image For Frank Zappa's 'One Shot Deal'
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - In planning the release of 'One Shot Deal,' Gail Zappa happened upon the amazing cover image in the Zappa Family Trust Archives, unlabeled. In the liner notes, she writes, "Trapped in Spring Cleaning mode, I happened upon a drawer that surely had not ...
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B.B. King Is Set To Release A New Album 'One Kind Favor'
Santa Monica, CA. (GTop40 Charts/ effen Records) - The King of the Blues is set to release a new album featuring covers of old blues songs from B.B. King's early influences. With production by T Bone Burnett (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Roy Orbison, Elvis Costello) the set revisits the music that ...
| VH1 Classic And MHD To Premiere 'Hard Rock Calling Festival' On August 1, 2008
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ VH1) - VH1 Classic and MHD will exclusively broadcast the U.S. 2-hour premiere of the "Hard Rock Calling Festival" on Friday, August 1 beginning at 9:00PM ET/PT. The two-day festival which was filmed live on June 28 and 29 in London's legendary Hyde Park served as the setting ...
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