VIA PRESS RELEASE | In early 1993, the legendary Johnny Cash found himself between contracts in his then nearly 40-year career and recorded an album’s worth of songwriting demos at LSI Studios in Nashville of songs he’d written over many years. LSI at the time was owned by his son-in-law Mike Daniels and daughter Rosey, […]
Going somewhere else is sometimes the only thing you can do to really find your true voice. And I don’t mean taking a vacation or a daytrip. Moving from one state—or, coast—to another is a very adventurous move, but emigrating to another country to live is truly beyond what most of us might even consider […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Robyn Hitchcock has announced that his eagerly awaited new memoir, 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left, will be published in the United States by Akashic Books on June 28. Pre-orders are available now. Told with the inimitable wit, wisdom, wordplay (and original illustrations) fans have come to […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Craft Recordings and Jazz Dispensary proudly present The Round Robin Monopoly’s Alpha: a rare psychedelic-funk nugget from Stax Records’ hallowed vaults. Featuring the frequently sampled track “Life Is Funky” (as heard in tracks by The Chemical Brothers, LL Cool J, Ice-T, and Public Enemy), the 1974 album will return to vinyl […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | The wait is over: With the June 14 release of One Hand Clapping, one of the most bootlegged live albums in musical history will finally receive a proper release. In August 1974, when Band on the Run was enjoying a seven-week consecutive #1 stint at the top of the UK album […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | The true test of originality for any musician comes when you hear an instrument being played and you instantly know who’s playing it. For electric guitarists, certainly Hendrix qualifies; Page and Clapton, too. Maybe Eddie Van Halen before the legion of imitators. You probably have your own list, but to us, […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | The true test of originality for any musician comes when you hear an instrument being played and you instantly know who’s playing it. For electric guitarists, certainly Hendrix qualifies; Page and Clapton, too. Maybe Eddie Van Halen before the legion of imitators. You probably have your own list, but to us, […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | The true test of originality for any musician comes when you hear an instrument being played and you instantly know who’s playing it. For electric guitarists, certainly Hendrix qualifies; Page and Clapton, too. Maybe Eddie Van Halen before the legion of imitators. You probably have your own list, but to us, […]
There’s a unique quality that actors and actresses bring to songwriting and musicianship. Oftentimes, they create works that lean heavily on the idea that the singer, or narrator, is a character. Of course, all musicians and songwriters do this to some extent, but there’s another level of commitment when it’s done by a musician who […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | The Hold Steady are pleased to announce Stay Positive, a charming, illustrated children’s book based on the beloved song of the same name, arriving October 1 via Akashic Books. Pre-orders are available now wherever books are sold. Signed copies of Stay Positive—which features The Hold Steady song illustrated by award-winning cartoonist […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Can have announced Can Live in Aston 1977, the latest in an ongoing series of Can album releases focusing on the band’s live performances. It is set for release on vinyl, CD, and digitally on May 31, 2024 via Mute and Future Days. Live in Aston 1977 is a whole new […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Featuring stories from: Weyes Blood, Fleet Foxes, Bob Mould, Dawn Richard, Sylvan Esso, Kevin Morby, Pavement, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, PUP, Portugal. The Man, The Beths, Talking Heads’ Chris Frantz, Kero Kero Bonito and more. Most people know musicians as keen observers of the world around them, but many do not realize […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Bursting Out, Jethro Tull’s first live album, was recorded at various locations during the European Heavy Horses tour in May and June 1978. Now, the album will be reissued in an expanded 3CD/3DVD format, remixed by the legendary Steven Wilson with an array of extras. CD 1: Jethro Tull live: Bursting […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Are you ready to hear the best live band of the early ‘70s? We at Real Gone Music have been privileged and proud to release Fanny’s four classic Reprise albums, each a tuneful testament as to why they were the first all-female band signed to a major label. But there has […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Brooklyn-born master of minimalism Alan Vega is announcing a previously unreleased new album, Insurrection, and sharing the video for the lead single “Mercy.” The video, directed by founding member of Jesus and Mary Chain, Douglas Hart, and featuring models Mateen Ismail and Helena Gawrzyalska, channels themes of movement, duality, choreographed op-art […]
