It’s not often that you can discover something that is both original and commercial, but still pays tribute to the great poppy hard rock of the 1970’s. With S.K.o.R we have 2018’s answer to bands such as The Sweet, Nazareth, Slade and a touch of Aerosmith perhaps. S.K.o.R (which stands for Some Kind of Rubus) was formed in […]
“…selections from a songwriter who consistently pared down his music to what was terse and telling.”—The New York Times “Petty was as prolific as he was talented.”—Rolling Stone “…a sweet way to begin revisiting a career that could hardly be contained on a single box set.”—NPR Music “Gainesville” is the latest track to be revealed […]
Frank Sinatra’s intimate 1958 opus, Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely, has been newly mixed in stereo for an expanded 60th Anniversary Edition to be released worldwide on October 19 by Capitol/UMe and Frank Sinatra Enterprises. ‘Only The Lonely‘ (60th Anniversary Edition) will be released in a Deluxe 2CD package, in 180-gram 2LP vinyl and 1CD configurations, and in […]
Marking 45 years since the release of his debut solo album, soul/R&B legend Barry White’s nine 20th Century Records albums have been remastered from their analogue master tapes for new 9CD and 9LP 180-gram vinyl box sets, titled Barry White: The 20th Century Records Albums (1973-1979). To be released worldwide on October 26 by Mercury/UMe, the new CD and vinyl collections bring […]
Sony Music Entertainment and Legacy Recordings, a division of SME, have entered into an historic new agreement with Blackheart Records, the groundbreaking American music label founded in 1980 by rock icon Joan Jett, legendary songwriter/producer Kenny Laguna and Meryl Laguna. The new SME/Legacy/Blackheart pact covers the worldwide rights to Joan Jett’s recorded music catalog, including indelible classics and […]
Verve Records hosted a sparkling album launch event at the iconic Rainbow Room in New York City Wednesday night that was highlighted by a stellar performance from Tony Bennett and Diana Krall of songs from their new collaborative album, LOVE IS HERE TO STAY, which will be released today worldwide on Verve Records/Columbia Records. The album celebrates the music of the Gershwins and […]
Forty years ago today, each one the four founding members of KISS — Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss — released their respective solo albums all on the same day to much fanfare, chart success, and platinum sales. And now, four decades later, all four of these pioneering albums are celebrated in KISS: The Solo Albums – 40th […]
Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Bob Dylan – More Blood, More Tracks – The Bootleg Series Vol. 14 on Friday, November 2. The latest chapter in Columbia/Legacy’s highly acclaimed Bob Dylan Bootleg Series makes available the pivotal studio recordings made by Bob Dylan during six extraordinary sessions in 1974–four in New […]
On October 26, Capitol/UMe will release the Bee Gees’ Timeless: The All-Time Greatest Hits in a 2LP vinyl edition. Already available on CD and digitally, the career-spanning collection of top hits by one of music’s most legendary and acclaimed groups features 21 tracks personally selected by Bee Gees co-founder Barry Gibb. Sequenced in chronological order, ‘Timeless‘ spans decades of […]
Legendary band King Kobra led by legendary drummer Carmine Appice strikes again! The band is releasing its first ever live album “Sweden Rock Live”, available now for download and across all streaming platforms here: http://smarturl.it/SwedenRockLive Recorded in 2016 at the Sweden Rock Festival the album features original members Appice, Johnny Rod, David Michael Phillips (David Henzerling) and vocalist Paul Shortino (who has been in King Kobrasince 2010). […]