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Bonnaroo and Outside Lands Fests to Video Stream Live

MUSIC NEWS- Ustream, a top in live social video streaming, announced they'll provide exclusive live video streaming for the upcoming 2013 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival and the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival in partnership with promoters; Superfly Presents, Bulldog DM and Springboard Productions. The deal will make it the first time viewers around the globe will have access to the fests' lineup through Ustream’s interactive, socially integrated platform.

It's reported that viewers will have the ability to personalize the viewing experience by choosing from unique content across multiple stages, as well as candid fan views from Ustream’s Mobile Mob. Ustream’s Mobile Mob is a new grassroots approach that will empower selected festival attendees to share their unique experiences with other fans, live, via their mobile devices.

OMD Releases New Video, for METROLAND and Announces Tour

MUSIC NEWS- OMD have released the first video from their soon-to-be-released record, English Electric, out April 9 via BMG . The clip is for the album's first single, "Metroland," and was created by acclaimed animator Garan Rushton and directed by David O'Byrne, the video is a deceptive commentary on the dystopian nature of modern life. OMD's Andy McCluskey says: "London's Metropolitan Railway sold a dream 'Live in Metroland.' So many people were encouragedto move out of the city center that the open fields they fled to became vastswathes of suburbia. The very act of reaching for Utopia led to its destruction."  

O'Byrne's Chasing Light is a new company specializing in animation, 3D visualization and video. The video was created in collaboration with McCluskey and Rushton's Soup Creative, a Chester, UK-based video and design company. O'Byrne worked with McCluskey and Rushton to develop the concept and styling for the video. Traditional 2D animation techniques were combined with the latest 3D and visual effects technology to create the journey from bright optimistic future into a dark dystopian suburbia.

DEPECHE MODE Releases "Heaven" Video

MUSIC NEWS - Depeche Mode has released a video for “Heaven”. The tune is the first single off of the band’s highly anticipated 13^th studio album, Delta Machine, due out March 26^th on Columbia Records. Watch it below.

Depeche Mode have gone on to become one of modern music’s most influential groups with global sales in excess of 100 million. Formed in 1981, Depeche Mode – Martin Gore, Dave Gahan and
Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher – continue to win critical and commercial acclaim around the world both in the studio and on the road. The band’s 12 released studio albums have reached the Top Ten in over 20 countries, including the US and UK. Their last album, 2009’s Sounds of The Universe, debuted
at the #1 chart spot in 14 countries around the world.

Mick Jagger, Bono, Gregg Allman and Others to Appear in "Muscle Shoals" Documentary

MUSIC NEWS -  Mick Jagger, fellow Stones member, guitarist Keith Richards, Gregg Allman and U2’s Bono are to appear in Muscle Shoals, an upcoming documentary about the music that was recorded at two legendary recording studios in Muscle Shoals, AL. The film follows the competition between the city’s FAME Recording Studios and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio.  It'll premiere January 26 at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT.

Quite a few influential songs were recorded at either FAME or Muscle Shoals, including Aretha Franklin's “Do Right Woman,” The Stones' “Brown Sugar” and “Wild Horses,” the Staple Singers' “I'll Take You There,” Paul Simon's “Loves Me Like a Rock,” Bob Seger’s “Night Moves” and Bob Dylan's “Gotta Serve Somebody,” to name a few.

MADELEINE PEYROUX Announces The Blue Room Album, and Concert Dates

MUSIC NEWS-  Madeleine Peyroux's new album The Blue Room has been revealed for a March 5^th release, from Decca Records.  The Blue Room sees Madeleine and longtime collaborator / legendary producer Larry Klein (Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock), re-examine Ray Charles' classic, and one of his most controversial albums, Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music. 

"Ray's 'cultural landmark' album has always been a part of me," says Klein. "Madeleine naturally came to mind with this project. Much like Charles who in 1962 jelled R & B, Gospel, Country and Jazz, Madeleine is at a nexus of styles. She comes from the same places, blending Jazz, Blues, Country and
Pop."  The duos' concept was in no way intended to replicate the instrumentation, arrangements, style or sequence of the original album. Instead, Madeleine and Mr Klein represented the artistic freedom Ray exhibited, using imagination to break down musical categories and barriers.   

RENNAISANCE Guitarist/Composer Michael Dunford Passes Away

MUSIC NEWS- Michael Dunford, musical composer and guitarist of the progressive Brit folk/rock band Renaissance passed away on Tuesday, November 20, 2012. He had recently returned home after the band wrapped up the first leg of their North American concert tour.  He suffered a massive Instantaneous Cerebral Hemorrhage while dining at his home in Surrey, England on Monday night and was rushed to a local hospital where doctors declared his condition irreversible and terminal. He passed away at 11:06 pm GMT, his family at his side, without having regained consciousness.

The reclusive and soft-spoken composer, a mainstay in the world of progressive rock, was born, raised and educated in Surrey. His first job was selling clothing in a local shop followed by a stint as an airside driver at Heathrow Airport which enabled him to form a “skiffle” group.  This lead to his first rock band called Nashville Teens in the early 1960s. Nashville Teens reached #6 on U.K. singles charts with their version of Tobacco Road. After leaving them, he formed several other bands including The Pentad and The Plebes. One night he saw the original Renaissance performing live at a local venue and ended up joining them in the early 1970s. The original band members were Jim McCarty, Louis Cennamo, John Hawken, Keith Relf and Jane Relf.

Springsteen, John Mayer, Roger Waters and Others Perform at Stand Up for Heroes Event

MUSIC NEWS-  Last night, Thursday, November 8, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd's Roger Waters, and John Mayer joined with comedians Jon Stewart, Patton Oswalt, Ricky Gervais and Robin Williams for the Stand Up for Heroes benefit at NYC’s Beacon Theater to raise money for combat veterans who’ve served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Springsteen also auctioned off a signed guitar, plus six tickets to one of his upcoming concerts and a backstage tour for $110,000 at the event with proceeds going to .

Mayer performed a solo cover of The Beatles’ “The Long And Winding Road”, while Waters sang “Wish You Were Here” and Bob Dylan’s “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door.”  Springsteen’s acoustic set included fresh from the Obama campaign, “We Take Care Of Our Own” along with “Land Of Hope And Dreams”, “Working On The Highway”, and “Tougher Than The Rest” (with wife Patti Scialfa).   Long Islander Waters featured his segment on www.pinkfloyd.com, of Rogers performing with a band of vets from the Walter Reed Army Hospital. 

NE YO Releases "Forward" Song and Video for Pres Obama

MUSIC NEWS - FORWARD, a new song performed by Grammy Award winning R&B singer-songwriter NE YO, THE GOO GOO DOLLS’ JOHNNY RZEZNIK , music legend HERBIE HANCOCK, DELTA RAE and NATASHA BEDINGFIELD was released  this week as a grassroots effort to motivate and inspire nationwide voter participation in the upcoming 2012 Presidential election.

The song was written and created by hit songwriters Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois of the The New Radicals, and Fred Goldring, who was behind the 2008 multiple award-winning grassroots music video YES WE CAN with will.i.am. Grammy Award winning producer
John Shanks produced the record, and the powerful music video for the song was produced and directed by Graham Henman and his team at Hello and Company.

BLONDIE To Perform YouTube Presents Concert on 10/10

MUSIC NEWS - Blondie will perform a special YouTube Presents concert live from the Google's NYC offices on October 10, 2012, at 4pm EST.  And, you now have a chance to win tickets to the exclusive performance via the band’s Facebook page. Blondie is currently on the road wrapping up a run of select East Coast shows, which followed their “Whip It To Shreds” Tour, a co-headlining run of dates with Devo last month for which the band received glowing praise.

Last year, Blondie; Debbie Harry, Clem Burke and Chris Stein along with newer Blondie band members Leigh Foxx, Tommy Kessler and Matt Katz-Bohen, released their ninth critically acclaimed studio album Panic of Girls. They received rave reviews during their sold-out North American tour and made two very special national TV performances on the TODAY Show and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to perform single “Mother.”

DIIV Continues North American, and Announces Euro Tour

MUSIC NEWS - DIIV is currently on tour across North America with Wild Nothings. To celebrate, DIIV has blessed MUSIC NEWS NET with a music video for album standout "Doused," which premiered recently. Watch it, below.

 

After throuroughly rocking out all across North America, Brooklyn, NY indie rockers, DIIV will take their stellar live show overseas for a European tour. Full tour itinerary is listed below-

THE KILLERS Announce September Werner Herzog Directed Livestream Show

MUSIC NEWS - The Killers, who will release their anticipated fourth studio album, Battle Born, on September 18, 2012 via Island Records, have announced that they will be participating in the latest “American Express Unstaged” livestream event.  The show takes place on September 18 at 7:00 pm ET / 4:00 pm PT.  The Killers’ exclusive performance will be livestreamed from the Paradise Theater in the Bronx, NY, and directed by legendary film director Werner Herzog.   Watch the trailer for this show below-

Award-winning director Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man, Aguirre: The Wrath of God, Bad Lieutenant:  Port of Call New Orleans, Fitzcarraldo [Mick Jagger], Encounters at the End of the World), known for pushing cinematic boundaries, was hand-selected by The Killers to capture the performance with a visually stunning home viewing experience.  “We’re so honored to work with Werner Herzog,” said Killers front man Brandon Flowers.  “"He's made some legendary films and we can't believe we got him to do this.”

The Wallflowers Sneak "Reboot the Mission" Video Performance

MUSIC NEWS - The Wallflowers recently taped an episode of Live from the Artists Den at San Francisco's Bimbo's 365 Club, and they've released a video of the band performing "Reboot The Mission," which is the first single off their new album Glad All Over, releasing October 2nd. View it below from MNN.  And stay tuned for more info about the full Live from the Artists Den episode.

Glad All Over is available now for pre-order. 

 

The Joy Formidable Teases Us With WOLF'S LAW Video

MUSIC NEWS - The Joy Formidable have spent the first half of 2012 gearing up for the release of their second album, 'Wolf's Law', due out in early 2013. As a small taste for fans of the new material, the band has released a new video for a track inspired by the album title. 'Wolf's Law'.  The tune won't be released on the album but is a perfect pointer for the band's second album, both musically and thematically. Check it out, below.

The Joy Formidable have always been intimately involved in all areas of their music, with Rhydian Daffyd designing the covers for their singles and their debut album, 'The Big Roar'. With the film for 'Wolf's Law' the band worked with director Cat Botibol to create a film that, in the words of Ritzy and Rhydian: 'captures the unforgiving momentum of life, the restlessness of nature's cycles and the parallels as well as the uniqueness of each creature's journey. Contrasting images of the forces of nature at its most violent and destructive with nature as creator, the film poses essential questions which have been at the forefront of our minds throughout the recording process of 'Wolf's Law'. Recording in Wales, London, upstate New York and downtown Manhattan presented us with the extremes of existence from rural solitude to some of the busiest and most developed urban environments on our planet and those contrasts and the thoughts they provoked very much filtered into the choice of images that comprise the film'.

My Morning Jacket Releases OUTTA MY SYSTEM (featuring Zach Galifanakis) Video

MUSIC NEWS  -After reports of falling through a hole into a psychedelic, animated, one-eyed dimension in space, My Morning Jacket share their new video for “Outta My System”
featuring Zach Galifanakis as the wizard.  The piece was directed by James Frost (Radiohead, Coldplay).  My Morning Jacket are also set to release The Outta My System EP tomorrow, August 7th, featuring remixes by Washed Out and Dave Sitek from TV on the Radio. The EP also includes fan favorite “Friends Again” from their limited edition 7” released in December.

Peter Gabriel Adds ANE BRUN to "Back to Front" Tour

MUSIC NEWS- Ane Brun and her band will open Peter Gabriel’s upcoming North American tour. The 16-date tour dubbed “Back to Front” will celebrates the 25th anniversary of his classic So which he will perform from start to finish — plus “some of his other biggest hits”.  Ane has been collaborating with director Magnus Renfors on a film “One” based on music from her recently released album It All Starts with One. Watch the new video for “Words”, which is also the prologue to the film, below.

Much like her music, the path that led Ane Brun to It All Starts With One was peaceful, unhurried and full of unexpected, subtle surprises. It’s taken her from her small Norwegian hometown of Molde, to Barcelona where she was a street performer, and across the USA last year, supporting Peter Gabriel and singing on his New Blood album.