VIA PRESS RELEASE | Ahead of its release on June 17th via Zappa Records/UMe, the Zappa Trust is sharing another track from the forthcoming release, Zappa/Erie, a new six-disc boxed set/digital collection that brings together an exciting trio of shows that Frank Zappa performed in Erie, Pa. and the surrounding area between 1974–76. The latest […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | On March 11, a full-length documentary film directed by Amy Scott, entitled Sheryl about the singer-songwriter’s life and career, premiered at SXSW, ahead of the May 6 premiere on Showtime. An intimate story of song and sacrifice, Sheryl navigates an iconic yet arduous musical career while the artist battles sexism, ageism, […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | New collection captures the legendary R&B/rock vocalist’s rare singles for the Reprise label with the vocal groups The Blossoms and Wildcats, plus her own solo work and bonus tracks. Almost all of the early sides make their US CD debut. 50 years of criminally overlooked recordings by one of the greatest […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | 1977 was a whirlwind year for Melissa Manchester. The singer-songwriter toured North America’s arenas and amphitheaters that summer with Leo Sayer before launching a fall solo tour that attracted the attention of none other than Bob Dylan, who attended the Minneapolis date. Melissa played Carnegie Hall, appeared on network television specials, […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | The Left Banke arrived in 1966 with their hit singles “Walk Away Renee” (ranked #222 on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” list in 2004) and “Pretty Ballerina,” which put them on the forefront of the genre now known as Baroque Pop. Founder Michael Brown left the band before […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Trinidad López III was born in Dallas, Texas on May 15, 1937, and at the tender age of 15 formed his first band, The Big Beats. Lopez played guitar; his repertoire consisted of Mexican folk songs, rhythm and blues hits and rock ’n’ roll favorites. The Big Beats played the local […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Singer, activist, author, fashion icon, actress, U.S. cultural ambassador, motivational speaker, dancer, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, friend, trailblazer, legend, Supreme: Mary Wilson earned her place in music history. She was the only original member of The Supremes in every incarnation of the groundbreaking group from beginning to end (1961 to 1977) but […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Newly signed to Fire Records, The Dream Syndicate announce a special edition reissue of their 1986 album Out of the Grey. Available on CD for the first time in 24 years, this collection is deliciously remastered over a limited deluxe three disc box set. Featuring 34 unheard recordings, it includes a […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Mr. Soul: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture arrives at all platforms today via Hillman Grad Records/Def Jam Recordings. The all-star soundtrack, with classic soul/R&B tracks from Donny Hathaway, Patti LaBelle, Hugh Masekela, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Delfonics, Kool & the Gang, and others, is a celebration of […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | “I got a strange view of the world from ‘60s kids TV because anarchists and drug addicts ran it,” says Pat Fish AKA The Jazz Butcher as explanation for his slew of albums, singles and EPs that emerged between 1983 and 1995, a mere 12 years of madcap creativity part of […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | The Velvet Underground: A Documentary Film By Todd Haynes – Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack, a 2CD and digital soundtrack that features both well-known and rare Velvet Underground tracks, will be released on October 15, 2021 via Republic Records/UMe. Curated by the documentary’s director, Todd Haynes, and music supervisor Randall […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Omnivore to reissue Songs of the Spires, Walk on Well Lighted Streets, and Welcoming a New Ice Age, all with bonus tracks. If you listened to L.A.’s World Famous KROQ or the many KROQ-inspired radio stations throughout the nation in the 1980s, you’ve probably heard Gleaming Spires. Their song “Are You […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Blues guitarists have been the foundation of American music for more than a hundred years, back to early acoustic musicians performing in the Deep South. The evolution of the blues has been one of the truly captivating legacies of popular music in America, from early jazz to even country and, to […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Happy Valentine’s Day…now would you like to have your mind blown? That’s what happened to anyone who attended this 1968 concert at the Carousel Ballroom, which has long been considered to be one of the greatest early Dead shows (and is reputed to be one of Phil Lesh’s favorite performances). Indeed, […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Throughout Omnivore Recordings’ 12-year relationship with the Buck Owens Private Foundation, one request from the fans was clear and consistent—to make Buck Owens’ late-’60s/early-’70s releases available again as stand-alone reissues. Omnivore is pleased to answer that call and announce nine titles to be released throughout the summer and fall of 2021. […]
