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DAVE DAVIES Sets New Release Plans

MUSIC NEWS - The man who forever changed the sound of rock 'n' roll when he invented distortion, Kinks' legend Dave Davies, has recorded a brand new solo album of all original material! I WILL BE ME will be released on Cleopatra Records on June 4^th and features guest appearances by The Jayhawks, Anti-Flag, award winning UK blues guitarist Oli Brown, Chris Spedding, US stoner
rock band Dead Meadow, Aussie rockers The Art, Geri X and others!

In support of Dave's new album release, a special engagement of Live performances in New York
and Los Angeles are scheduled for the end of May to mid-June!  See below for current tour itinerary.

CHIODOS Readies New Album Under Razor & Tie Deal

MUSIC NEWS - Razor & Tie music has announced this week the addition of post-hardcore giants Chiodos to their roster. The band is currently touring and into the writing process of their forthcoming new studio album which will be released through a newly created band label imprint via Razor & Tie.

The new music has founding members Bradley Bell, Pat Mcmanaman, Derrick Frost, and Matt Goddard reunited with founding front man, Craig Owens.  The new release will also introduce you to the band’s newest member, guitarist Thomas Erak (formerly from The Fall Of Troy).

RAY MANZAREK, Founding Member of The Doors Dead at 74

MUSIC NEWS - Ray Manzarek, a founding member and keyboardist of the legendary 1960s rock group The Doors, died on Monday at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family at age 74, said the group's manager Tom Vitorino.  Manzarek died following a battle with bile duct cancer, the band said in a statement.

Singer Jim Morrison and Mr Manzarek formed The Doors in 1965 after the two met at UCLA film school and later a chance meeting at Los Angeles' Venice Beach.  Manzarek's keyboard work would go on to be a touchstone of hits like "Break On Through to the Other Side" and "Light My Fire."   "I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of my friend and bandmate  Ray Manzarek today," The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger said in a statement. "I'm just glad to have been able to have played Doors songs with him for the last decade. Ray was a huge part of my life and I will always miss him."

COACHELLA 2014 Dates and Intial Ticket On-sale Info Announced

MUSIC NEWS- If you attended this year's Coachella, the memories are still fresh, but don't dwell on the past as organizers are already getting ready for 2014.  The event promoter, Goldenvoice, announced Monday morning that next year's festival is boooked for April 11 thru 13 and April 18 thru 20. The first round of advance ticket sales will happend this Friday at 10 am (Pacific) at coachella.com.

For those on a budget, this round of ticket sales is the only one where you use Coachella's installment payment plan.

Paul McCartney Opens North American Tour Run

MUSIC NEWS - The legendary Paul McCartney kicked off the North American leg of his "Out There" tour in Orlando, FL with a huge production.  The tour, which requires 31 trucks' worth of staging, production equipment and gear includes lasers, pyrotechnics, and state of the art video displays, according to the website of the former Beatle.

Earlier this month, Sir Paul performed the show to a sold-out crowd of 55,000 people in Brazil earlier this month and pleased the crowd with "Band on the Run", "Hey Jude", "Yesterday" and "Let It Be" among other tunes.

ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER New Tune and Tour News!

MUSIC NEWS- IL rocker and 1/2 of Fiery Furnaces, Eleanor Friedberger has debuted a new song from her forthcoming, second solo album, Personal Record, out on June 4^th, 2013 via Merge Records.  The track, entitled “She’s A Mirror,” is streaming now (listen below).

Personal Record was recorded in late 2012 in New York and Los Angeles, and written with musician/ novelist Wesley Stace, Personal Record is full of love songs; hellos and goodbyes, infatuation, pre-occupation, loss, but not simply about romantic love. Eleanor explained recently, “They’re also love songs to music: how you feel on stage when you do something spontaneous and it works, how you feel when you hear someone sing a song for the first time, what it's like to watch a friend perform, how you can feel close to someone you barely know because you both happen to love the same record, or playing the same song forty times in a row, not being able to rest until you own every song recorded by your favorite singer, or every version of your favorite song. “

INTERLOCKEN Fest Announced for Central Virginia; Neil Young, Further and Others

MUSIC NEWS - Interlocken, a 4-day music festival, with an emphasis on world class music, locally
sourced food and sustainability, is confirmed for 2013 to run September 5 through 8 at Oak Ridge Farm at the foot of the Blue Ridge in Arlington, Virginia. Arlington is in central VA,  just  35 miles south of Charlottesville, and approximately 100 miles from both Washington, DC, and Richmond,VA.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Furthur, Zac Brown, The String Cheese Incident, and The Black Crowes have been booked.  Many of the artists will be performing at Interlocken several times over multiple days, and will be featured in artist pairings; with additional performers yet to be announced. Artist pre-sale tickets will be available beginning May 22 at 10am EST and general "early bird" tickets will go on sale May 23 at 10am EST. All Tickets will be sold via interlockenfestival.com.

PSYCHEDELIC FURS Announce Summer 2013 Tour

MUSIC NEWS- The Psychedelic Furs have announced plans for a 35-date summer tour that'll kick off north of L.A. on May 31 in Agoura Hills, CA at the Canyon Club.  The Brit post-punk rockers, who haven’t released a studio album since 1991’s World Outside, broke up in the early ’90s, but re-formed in 2000 and have been touring frequently since then.

The current Psychedelic Furs touring line-up is comprised of founding members Richard Butler (vocals) & Tim Butler (bass) along with Rich Good (guitar), Mars Williams (saxophone), Amanda Kramer (keyboards) and Paul Garisto (drums).

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Endorses "The Office" Finale Use of His Tune!

MUSIC NEWS- As NBC’s popular comedy series The Office came to an end on Thursday night after nine seasons with a one-hour special that focused onthe wedding of characters Dwight and Angela.  During the reception, the party-goers were shown dancing to a mix of popular tunes that included Bruce Springsteen‘s “Rosalita.”  Apparently the Boss was paying attention because he  Tweeted, “Rosalita! Good choice for Dwight & Angela’s wedding reception.”

Angela Kinsey, the actress who plays Angela, was obviously excited that Springteen had taken notice, and tweeting in response, “Holy crap! Thx for watching!”  Other songs played during the wedding reception scenes included Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers‘ “Here Comes My Girl,” The Cars‘ “You Might Think,” Motley Crue‘s “Angela” and Hall & Oates‘ “Sara Smile.”  If you missed The Office‘s finale, you can still view it online at NBC.com.

KINKY BOOTS Cast Recording Releasing

MUSIC NEWS - The Original Broadway Cast Recording of Tony nominated Kinky Boots is out soon!  The MASTERWORKS BROADWAY (Sony) release was produced by Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus, William
Wittman and Sammy James, Jr., the album will be available on Tuesday, May 28, 2013.

Kinky Boots opened on Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on April 4, 2013 to rave reviews.  In Kinky Boots, Charlie Price (Tony Award nominee Stark Sands) has suddenly inherited his father’s shoe factory, which is on the verge of bankruptcy. Wanting to live up to his father’s legacy and save his family business, Charlie finds inspiration in the form of Lola (Billy Porter).  A fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos, Lola turns out to be the one person who can help Charlie become the man he’s meant to be. As they work to turn the factory around, this unlikely duo finds that they have more in common than they ever thought possible and discovers that when you change your mind
about someone, you can change your whole world.

IRON and WINE Announce More 2013 Tour Dates

MUSIC NEWS - Iron and Wine makes its Nonesuch Records debut with Ghost on Ghost, out now. Ghost on Ghost is the fifth release from singer-songwriter Sam Beam using the pen name Iron and Wine. The album was produced by Beam’s longtime associate Brian Deck (Modest Mouse, Califone, Fruit Bats) and follows up on Kiss Each Other Clean (2011). To celebrate the release, Iron and Wine will performs on Jimmy Kimmel Live on June 24. Beam and the band continues his tour throughout 2013. See below for details. For Ghost on Ghost, Beam sought to move from what he called the “anxious tension” of his two previous records. “The manner in which I went about making this record felt like a reward to myself after the last few,” he says. See full track listing below.

Helping achieve Beam’s vision was a group of wonderful musicians that included Rob Burger, Steve Bernstein, Brian Blade, Curtis Fowlkes, Tony Garnier, Marika Hughes, Briggan Kraus, Maxim Moston, Tony Scherr, Doug Wieselman, Kenny Wolleson and Anja Wood. Burger (Tin Hat Trio) has worked with Beam intermittently through the years and also handled the arrangements for strings and horns on Ghost on Ghost. For the album’s cover, Beam, who is also a visual artist, chose an image from the series “Private Views” by noted photographer Barbara Crane.

 

PET SHOP BOYS Return With "Electric", Listen to AXIS

MUSIC NEWS - Pet Shop Boys return with their new studio album 'Electric', the first to appear on their own label x2 (via Kobalt Label Services). The album is the first Pet Shop Boys studio album to be
produced by Stuart Price.

'Electric' features nine tracks in total, eight brand new Pet Shop Boys' songs plus a cover of Bruce Springsteen's 'The Last To Die'.  The result is a collection of dance anthems the Pet Shop Boys are known for.  Pet Shop Boys said: "'Electric' is very much set on the dance floor.  Our latest album often evolves as a response to our previous album and, whereas 'Elysium' had a reflective mood, 'Electric' is pretty banging! And working with Stuart Price on a studio album is something we have wanted to do for a very long time".  

Genesis Guitarist, Steve Hackett, Announces North American Concert Dates

MUSIC NEWS- As his Genesis Revisited live experience adds concert dates around the globe, and now a full USA tour, Steve Hackett announces the release of Selection on May 13th in the UK; the single CD album will feature a collection of songs taken from Genesis Revisited II and include a newly recorded version of Carpet Crawlers, a pre-tour treat from the legendary guitarist with Ray Wilson on vocal duties. Carpet Crawlers will also be available as a single track for digital download.

"This single CD album features some of my favorite shorter songs and highlights from Genesis Revisited II", said Hackett recently, "along with additional track 'Carpet Crawlers' sung by Ray Wilson, who joined Genesis as singer on Calling All Stations."  "He does a great job here filling Gabriel's shoes, but with his own special style. It's great to be flying the flag once more for the early Genesis sound on the eve of the World Tour."

Ex-POCO, EAGLE Member Randy Meisner Hospitalized

MUSIC NEWS- Poco's Rusty Young recently reported that fellow POCO founding member, and ex-Eagle RANDY MEISNER has been ill. Rusty wrote on the POCO website, PocoNut recentlly;

Some of you may have heard that Randy Meisner is in a California hospital and you're concerned. I just talked to his wife Lana and want to give you guys the latest. Randy was at home when something he was eating obstructed his breathing and he lost consciousness. Lana rushed him to the emergency room where he got immediate care.Things are going to be a little rough for Randy for a while, but his doctors are optimistic he’ll recover from this incident.  If you can, say a little prayer or just send love Randy’s way.  
Rusty

We'll keep you posted with updates as available.

In other POCO news, the current line up recently released a new album,  "All Fired Up," out on March 5.  It's the group's first album of new material in more than ten years.