Tom Petty Signs Exclusive Recording Contract With American Recordings
BURBANK, CA (American Recordings) - Tom Petty has signed an exclusive recording contract with Rick Rubin's American Recordings. The agreement keeps Petty within the Warner Bros. Records family - his last four albums were on the Warner Bros. label, including 1994's multi-Platinum, Grammy-winning, Rubin-produced ...
| Bob Dylan To Release First New Album In Five Years
NEW YORK, NY (Columbia Records) - Bob Dylan's first new album in five years, Modern Times, will arrive in stores and online August 29. The artist's 44th album features 10 new Bob Dylan songs recorded this winter with Dylan on keyboards, guitars, harmonica and vocals, accompanied by his touring band. ...
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Classic Rock Festival Returns To OJAI - Proceeds From This Popular Event Benefit The RageJax Foundation
Ojai, CA (Howard Freiberg Presents) - Eleven of the top classic rock acts in history will be paid tribute to at the Ojai Classic Rock Festival III to be held at downtown Ojai's Libbey Bowl on Saturday July 15 and Sunday July 16. This popular event is the third installment in a series of six festivals ...
| Voice Of America: 'Face The Promise,' Bob Seger's First Studio Album In 11 Years, Scheduled For September 12th Release
LOS ANGELES (Capitol Records) - On September 12th, Capitol Records will release Face The Promise, Bob Seger's first studio album in 11 years. Face The Promise opens a masterful new chapter in a songbook that has captured the dreams, ideals, yearnings and truths of the American experience for a remarkable ...
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Carlos Santana Talks With Modern Guitars Magazine
Lisbon, Portugal (Modern Guitars Magazine) - On June 1, 2006, a day before his appearance at the Rock 'n' Rio festival in Lisbon, Portugal, guitarist Carlos Santana spoke with Tom Watson, news editor for Modern Guitars Magazine, in an interview that covers a wide variety of topics, including the Paul ...
| AOL Music To Offer Song from Every U.S. Concert By Bruce Springsteen With The Seeger Sessions Band!
NEW YORK (By Louise Bashi/ AOL) - In an unprecedented move for Bruce Springsteen and AOL Music (https://www.aolmusic.com), the online music destination will offer an exclusive video performance from every single stop on Springsteen's just-launched North American tour with the Seeger Sessions Band. The ...
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Lynyrd Skynyrd Lead Singer And Half Of The Country Duo Van Zant - Johnny Van Zant - Undergoes Successful Appendix Surgery
Nashville, TN (Lynyrd Skynyrd Official Website) - As reported Thursday night, (May 18) Johnny Van Zant, lead singer for southern rock's most famous touring band Lynyrd Skynyrd and one half of the country duo Van Zant, underwent an emergency operation for appendicitis. The surgery was successful. 'Mr. ...
| Rock Legends Lynyrd Skynyrd Cancel Shows
NASHVILLE, TN (Vector Management) - It is with great disappointment that legendary rock outfit Lynyrd Skynyrd announce further changes in their touring plans. Johnny Van Zant is currently undergoing emergency surgery to have his appendix removed at Stanford Medical Center. His post-operative rehabilitation ...
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Bruce Springsteen: On the BBC this weekend
London, UK (Sony BMG Music Entertainment UK) - The BBC will be airing a number of Bruce Springsteen programs this coming weekend. They centre largely around the intimate performance of the We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions album which Bruce performed on May 9th in London at St Luke's Chapel. The ...
| New Pink Floyd Pulse DVD Release Date Confirmed by EMI Records
London, UK (PINK FLOYD GUITAR) - The long awaited DVD has been delayed many times due to extensive productions and added features. Nevertheless, EMI seemed to have made an official word that the 18th Sp. September shall be the final date. The wait has been worthwhile. In the past, James Guthrie, the ...
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Pete Townshend Biography Independently Published Through Lulu.com Is Gaining Industry Accolades As 'The Who' Prepare For 2006 Summer Tour
Raliegh, NC (www.Lulu.com) - A new, critically acclaimed, exhaustively researched biography of legendary rock musician and songwriter Pete Townshend has been published on the eve of his band The Who's most active period in years. Author Mark Wilkerson spent over eight years researching and writing the ...
| Johnny Cash's 'American V: A Hundred Highways'
Sydney, AU (Universal Music Australia) - In the months leading up to his passing on September 12, 2003, JOHNNY CASH had been recording new material with producer Rick Rubin. On July 1st, 2006, "American V: A Hundred Highways," the all-new Johnny Cash album taken from those sessions, will be released ...
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Neil Young's 'Living With War' Catches Fire Over the Internet With 2 Million Page-Views!
BURBANK, CA. (Bill Bentley/ Lookout Management/ Reprise Records) - The Internet is abuzz with praise for Neil Young's incendiary new album "Living With War." In the past week there have been over 2 million page views for the artist, with almost one million of those visiting www.neilyoung.com. The digital ...
| The Allman Brothers Band & Cheap Trick File Record Industry Class Action Lawsuit Against Sony
NEW YORK, NY. (Law Firm of Labaton Sucharow & Rudoff LLP) - In a Class Action Lawsuit filed today by Labaton Sucharow & Rudoff LLP and Probstein & Weiner, The Allman Brothers Band and Cheap Trick allege on behalf of themselves and other class members that Sony Music is not paying its recording artists ...
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Neil Young to Release 'Living With War' as Digital Download Album on May 2nd; CD in Stores in Early May
BURBANK, CA. (Bill Bentley/ Lookout Management) - On May 2nd, Neil Young will release "Living With War" - a 10-song collection that the artist describes as a "metal folk protest" - as a digital download album. The full release will be made available for streaming at Young's website - www.neilyoung.com ...
| Legendary Rocker Kansas To Kick-Off The Summer Concert Series At Mable House Barnes Ampitheatre
Mableton, GA (Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre PR) - From a "garage band," to a world-famous headliner, Kansas has grown over four decades to be an ever-present force in the classic rock world and this May, they will kick-off the summer concert series at Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre. With their ...
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American Laundromat Seeks Women Artists For Neil Young Tribute CD
HUNTINGTON, NY (ALR/ www.americanlaundromatrecords.com) - American Laundromat Records (ALR) is currently seeking demo submissions by women artists and female-fronted bands for a Neil Young tribute CD titled CINNAMON GIRL ~ WOMEN ARTISTS COVER NEIL YOUNG. A Holiday 2006 release date is anticipated. ...
| UK Legal Victory for Experience Hendrix
LONDON, UK (Experience Hendrix, L.L.C.) - Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. is pleased to announce a significant legal victory in the London courts. Experience Hendrix is the Seattle based company owned by members of the family of the late James Allen ("Al") Hendrix, the father of the international rock star ...
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Multi-Platinum Rock Act Blondie To Be Inducted Into Hollywood's Rockwalk
Hollywood, CA. (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) -The newest inductees into the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Blondie emerged as the one of the great pop icons of New York's celebrated late '70s new wave punk scene. The original Blondie was formed in 1974 by art student/guitarist Chris Stein and ...
| B.B. King to Headline Grand Finals of Guitar Center's King of the Blues
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA (Formula PR) - Guitar Center today announced that legendary blues guitarist B.B. King will be headlining the grand finals of its 2006 guitar competition, Guitarmageddon: King of the Blues. GRAMMY award winning artist John Mayer is also scheduled to appear as a special guest during ...
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