Coachella '16 news: The Damned

One of the acts playing Coachella Festival 1&2 in April is The Damned. They have a new DVD on the way...

 

After an acclaimed run at cinemas worldwide, THE DAMNED: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead, is coming to home video on May 20. 

 

The film was directed/produced by Wes Orshoski, and is the first fully authorized documentary on punk pioneers The Damned. 

 

Filmed over three years and premiered at SXSW 2015, THE DAMNED: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead tells the story of the third prong in the holy trinity of U.K. punk.

 

In advance of both the Sex Pistols and the Clash, The Damned was the first U.K. punk band to release a single (1976's immortal "New Rose"), the first to release an album ('77's frenetic Damned Damned Damned), and the first to tour America (planting their flag at CBGB in April 1977). The Damned are the only band from London's 1976 punk explosion still touring the world today.

Besides Damned founders Captain Sensible, Dave Vanian, Rat Scabies and Brian James, the film includes appearances by such one-time bandmates as The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde, Mick Jones (The Clash) and Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead, as well as such rock and/or punk luminaries as Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols), Steve Diggle (Buzzcocks), JJ Burnel (The Stranglers), Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode), Billy Idol, Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat/Fugazi), Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys), Keith Morris (Black Flag/Circle Jerks/OFF!), Dexter Holland (The Offspring), Jack Grisham (T.S.O.L.), and more.

Named after a lyric in the title track of the Damned's 1979 album, Machine Gun Etiquette, the film charts the band's unique history, bitter infighting and legendary bad behavior (drummer Scabies is blamed for creating punk's "gobbing," or spitting, phenomenon).

 

It takes viewers into the toilets once scrubbed by Captain Sensible and viewers follow the Damned on their world-wide 35^th anniversary tour in 2011 -- with estranged band founders Scabies and James seen on screen answering that trek with a snarling celebration of their own.

 

In a bizarre twist of fate, other former members find themselves being treated for the same form of cancer by the same doctor in the same Welsh cancer ward; elsewhere, the band's founding members are seen grappling with their legacy, and the fallout from missed and/or bungled business decisions that have kept them painfully working class for most of the past four decades.

The bonus features find Captain Sensible taking viewers on a tour of Croydon, the south London town that gave rise to the Damned, and he busks on the streets of Hollywood with actor/musician/comedian Fred Armisen, a huge Damned fan. Elsewhere, the full story of the band's involvement and eventual ousting from the Sex Pistols' fabled Anarchy in the U.K. tour of 1976 is told in detail for the first time. 

The Damned is also credited with helping to ignite the punk scene in America. In 1977, the Damned were the first of the U.K. punks to play in both New York (CBGBs) and Los Angeles (Starwood).

A West Coast tour of the US starts in California and includes two appearances at Coachella (April 16 & 23), San Francisco (April 14, Great American Music Hall); Solana Beach (April 19, Belly Up); Pomona (April 20, The Glass House); and Hollywood (April 21, The Roxy).

The band officially kicks off its 40th anniversary tour on May 20 with a sold-out gig at The Royal Albert Hall in London.

Follow news about the film at:

damneddoc.com

Coachella '16 news: Do LaB/Big Fish stage

I'm excited to return to Coachella Festival for Weekend 2 in April. This week, the Do LaB lineup was announced. Read all the details below...
 
LA-based music and event production collective, Do LaB is prepared once again to douse Indio concertgoers with misters and flower-adorned super soakers as eclectic music and DJs make for a wild party at the Big Fish stage. 

Among the artists playing Weekend 1 are Foreign Family Collective’s Big Wild, Canadian indie-electro pop duo HUMANS, Washington DC-based downtempo beat-weaver Imagined Herbal Flows, godfather of experimental bass Paper Diamond, pioneer of the TWONK movement, LA-based Brillz, gritty g-house, dubstep, trap hybrid producer/DJ Ghastly, Australian house music maven Dena Amy, hip-hop-dubstep-trap counterculturalist Stylust Beats, producer of euphoric future bass and pixelated funk Wave Racer, techno underground master Lee Foss, plus MartyParty and Ooah (The Glitch Mob) who reunite once again as PANTYRAID.

Weekend 2 finds Northern California music label Dirtybird showcasing two of its latest headliners - Berlin’s soul music maker Sacha Robotti and Ardalan. Also making appearances on Weekend 2’s bill are Soulection’s youthful Sam Gellaitry, Brisbane electronic duo Cut Snake, Parisian hip-hop/soul future bass blender STWO, soulful Chicago electronica trio Autograf, “Rebel Bass” purveyors and English DJ production duo Stanton Warriors, house/indie-electro duo made up of Candle Weather and Manila Killa Hotel Garuda, drum and bass fusion electronic musician and Do LaB festival staple Kraddy, and West Coast mixer of glitch-a-delic soul whomp and live beatboxer Nico Luminous, musically-diverse instrumentalist and electronic producer NU, Brooklyn-based DJ/producer nomads Bedouin who will bring a comprehensive mix of Middle Eastern and Western sounds.

Surprise Special Guests will pop up both weekends. 2015 brought surprise sets from Chet Faker and Bonobo, who united under Big Fish for an epic set. See full lineups below for Weekends 1 & 2.

For a quick tease, take a quick dip in the action with Do LaB’s Coachella 2015 Weekend 1 Recap video.

Do LaB @ Coachella 2016 Weekend 1:

Active Sun - Big Wild - Brillz - Dena Amy - Dreamers Delight - Everyman - FDVM - Ghastly - Humans - Imagined Herbal Flows - JayKode - Jerry Folk - Job Jobse - KRNE - Le Youth - Lee Foss - Mountain of Youth - PANTYRAID - Paper Diamond - San Holo - Speaker of the House - Stylust Beats - The Drifter - The Funk Hunters - Wave Racer + Special Guests TBA.

Do LaB @ Coachella 2016 Weekend 2:

Ardalan - Autograf - Bedouin - Cut Snake - Ekali - Gilligan Moss - Hotel Garuda - Hunter Leggitt - Jesse Wright - Kraddy - Melvv - Nico Luminous - NU - Oona Dahl - Patricio - Sacha Robotti - Sam Gellaitry - Satori - Shawni - Stanton Warriors - STWO - Sweater Beats - The Human Experience - Walker & Royce + Special Guests TBA.

Comprehensive career retrospective from Paul McCartney imminent

photo by Linda McCartney, circa 1970

Pure McCartney, a new compilation of solo, Wings and Fireman work set for June 10 via MPL/Concord, includes 67 songs, starting with McCartney in 1970 through "Hope For The Future," the 2014 track taken from the Destiny video game.

There are curios for the superfans and some of Paul's personal favorites—all handpicked by the man himself.

"Me and my team came up with the idea of putting together a collection of my recordings with nothing else in mind other than having something fun to listen to," Paul says of this project.

"Maybe it's to be enjoyed on a long car journey or an evening at home or at a party with friends? So we got our heads together and came up with these diverse playlists from various periods of my long and winding career.” The set will be available in three different formats; 2CD, 4CD and 4LP.

4CD version features 67 tracks, more than 40 of which were Top 40 hits including "Maybe I'm Amazed", "Live and Let Die", "Mull Of Kintyre", "Ebony and Ivory" and more.

As a songwriter, Paul has never stood still, delving into countless genres and styles. Pure McCartney charts the unstoppable adventures of McCartney's unique and eclectic songwriting talents and shines a light on his post-Beatles artistic achievements.

"The word 'career' is a bit misleading because to me it has been more like a musical adventure than a proper job," says Paul, reflecting on the Pure McCartney tracklisting. "It pleases me, and often amazes me, that I've been involved in the writing and recording of so many songs, each of them so different from the others."

Track listing:

2CD version

DISC 1
1. Maybe I’m Amazed
2. Heart Of The Country
3. Jet
4. Warm And Beautiful
5. Listen To What The Man Said
6. Dear Boy
7. Silly Love Songs
8. The Song We Were Singing
9. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
10. Another Day
11. Sing The Changes
12. Jenny Wren
13. Save Us
14. Mrs Vandebilt
15. Mull of Kintyre
16. Let ‘Em In
17. Let Me Roll It
18. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five
19. Ebony and Ivory

DISC 2
1. Band on the Run
2. Arrow Through Me
3. My Love
4. Live and Let Die
5. Too Much Rain
6. Goodnight Tonight
7. Say Say Say [2015 Remix]
8. My Valentine
9. The World Tonight
10. Pipes of Peace
11. Dance Tonight
12. Here Today
13. Wanderlust
14. Great Day
15. Coming Up
16. No More Lonely Nights
17. Only Mama Knows
18. With a Little Luck
19. Hope For The Future
20. Junk 

4CD version

DISC 1
1. Maybe I’m Amazed
2. Heart Of The Country
3. Jet
4. Warm And Beautiful
5. Listen To What The Man Said
6. Dear Boy
7. Silly Love Songs
8. The Song We Were Singing
9. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
10. Early Days
11. Big Barn Bed
12. Another Day
13. Flaming Pie
14. Jenny Wren
15. Too Many People
16. Let Me Roll It
17. New

DISC 2
1. Live and Let Die
2. English Tea
3. Mull of Kintyre
4. Save Us
5. My Love
6. Bip Bop
7. Let ‘Em In
8. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five
9. Calico Skies
10. Hi, Hi, Hi
11. Waterfalls
12. Band on the Run
13. Appreciate
14. Sing The Changes
15. Arrow Through Me
16. Every Night
17. Junior’s Farm
18. Mrs Vandebilt

DISC 3
1. Say Say Say [2015 Remix]
2. My Valentine
3. Pipes of Peace
4. The World Tonight
5. Souvenir
6. Dance Tonight
7. Ebony and Ivory
8. Fine Line
9. Here Today
10. Press
11. Wanderlust
12. Winedark Open Sea
13. Beautiful Night
14. Girlfriend
15. Queenie Eye
16. We All Stand Together

DISC 4
1. Coming Up
2. Too Much Rain
3. Good Times Coming/Feel the Sun
4. Goodnight Tonight
5. Baby’s Request
6. With a Little Luck
7. Little Willow
8. Only Mama Knows
9. Don’t Let it Bring You Down
10. The Back Seat Of My Car
11. No More Lonely Nights
12. Great Day
13. Venus and Mars/Rock Show
14. Temporary Secretary
15. Hope For The Future
16. Junk

4LP 

A1
1. Maybe I’m Amazed
2. Heart Of The Country
3. Jet
4. Warm And Beautiful
5. Listen To What The Man Said
6. Dear Boy

A2
1. Silly Love Songs
2. The Song We Were Singing
3. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
4. Another Day
5. New

B1
1. Mull of Kintyre
2. Sing The Changes
3. Jenny Wren
4. Mrs Vandebilt
5. Save Us

B2
1. Let ‘Em In
2. Let Me Roll It
3. Ebony and Ivory
4. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five

C1
1. Band on the Run
2. Arrow Through Me
3. My Love
4. Live and Let Die
5. Too Much Rain

C2
1. Say Say Say [2015 Remix]
2. My Valentine
3. Goodnight Tonight
4. The World Tonight
5. Pipes of Peace

D1
1. Dance Tonight
2. Here Today
3. Wanderlust
4. Great Day
5. Coming Up
6. No More Lonely Night

D2
1. Too Many People
2. Only Mama Knows
3. With a Little Luck
4. Hope For The Future
5. Junk 

'The Highwaymen Live' box set on the way in May

Columbia/Legacy will release The Highwaymen Live - American Outlaws, a deluxe new 3CD/1DVD (or 3CD/1 Blu-ray) box set from country music's legendary first supergroup on May 20.

It includes: a) two audio discs recorded live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, March 14, 1990; b) an audio disc with tracks recorded live at various Farm Aid Festivals and c) a previously unreleased full-length concert film recorded live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, March 14, 1990 and transferred from the original film reels especially for this collection.

Additionally, there is a previously unreleased recording of "One Too Many Mornings," an alternate take of a Bob Dylan song which appeared on Heroes, a 1986 collaboration album by Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings.

The track's new incarnation on The Highwaymen Live - American Outlaws includes vocals recorded by Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson in 2014, produced by longtime Willie Nelson colleague and band member Mickey Raphael and remixed by Tony Castle.

This compilation is produced by Mickey Raphael from original recordings produced by Chips Moman. The box set includes a booklet featuring new liner notes penned by noted music scholar and journalist Mikal Gilmore.

Columbia/Legacy will also release a new single disc compilation, The Very Best of The Highwaymen.

"The Highwaymen: Live At Nassau Coliseum" (a special broadcast edit of the concert film featured on The Highwaymen Live - American Outlaws) is part of special programming premiering on PBS stations as part of June Pledge 2016 (check local listings).

Discover the story behind the pioneering outlaw country music supergroup that featured Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson, told through vintage performances and new interviews about life on the road and in the studio when

"American Masters - The Highwaymen: Friends Till The End," a new feature-length documentary, premieres on Friday, May 27 at 9pm on PBS (check local listings).

The Highwaymen--Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson--were country music's first bonafide "supergroup," an epic quartet of blockbuster star power comprised of the four prime forces of America's outlaw country music revolution. An essential musical and cultural influence, the Highwaymen were active for the decade spanning 1985 to 1995, recorded three major label albums, charted hit singles (including their Number 1 debut, "Highwayman," which won the Best Country Song Grammy Award in 1986) and performed a variety of shows achieving mythic status for those lucky enough to have been there.

"There’s the four of us standing there, grouped around microphones. The Highwaymen. John, Kris, Willie, and me. I don’t think there are any other four people like us," wrote Waylon Jennings in Waylon: An Autobiography. "John says that we came together because we all have a life commitment to the music. We know the same songs, but we sing them from different perspectives. We can blend the early country of the Carter Family with Texas swing, southern gospel, and rockabilly, and each of us feels comfortable singing real slices of life. There’s not one of us who hasn’t come face to face with his own mortality, and many’s the time we’ve gone through our struggles and survivals together....That’s our friendship, unlocking any door that stands between us, and it keeps four very different individuals together."

Track listing:

AUDIO DISC 1

1. Mystery Train
2. Highwayman
3. Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
4. Good Hearted Woman
5. Trouble Man
6. Amanda
7. There Ain’t No Good Chain Gang
8. Ring Of Fire
9. Folsom Prison Blues
10. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
11. Sunday Morning Coming Down
12. Help Me Make It Through The Night
13. The Best Of All Possible Worlds
14. Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)
15. City Of New Orleans
16. Always On My Mind
17. Me And Bobby McGee

AUDIO DISC 2

1. Silver Stallion
2. The Last Cowboy Song
3. Two Stories Wide
4. Living Legend
5. The Pilgrim: Chapter 33
6. They Killed Him
7. I Still Miss Someone
8. Ragged Old Flag
9. (Ghost) Riders In The Sky
10. Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
11. Night Life
12. The King Is Gone (So Are You)
13. Desperados Waiting For A Train
14. Big River
15. A Boy Named Sue
16. Why Me
17. Luckenbach, Texas
18. On The Road Again

Audio Discs 1 & 2 recorded live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, March 14, 1990

AUDIO DISC 3

1. Mystery Train
2. Highwayman
3. The King Is Gone (So Are You)
4. I’ve Always Been Crazy
5. The Best Of All Possible Worlds
6. City Of New Orleans
7. Folsom Prison Blues
8. Intro/Highwayman
9. Shipwrecked In The Eighties
10. Desperados Waiting For A Train
11. One Too Many Mornings (Previously Unreleased)

Tracks 1-6 recorded live at Farm Aid V, Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas, March 14, 1992
Tracks 7-10 recorded live at Farm Aid VI, Cyclone Stadium, Ames, Iowa, April 24, 1993
Track 11 from the album Heroes by Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings, 1986; original recording produced by Chips Moman; 2014 vocals by Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson: produced by Mickey Raphael; remixed by Tony Castle

CONCERT FILM DISC 4

Recorded live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, March 14, 1990
Running time: approx. 2 hours 39 minutes

ACM nominee Eric Paslay will be 'Dressed in Black' this summer

ACM nominee Eric Paslay will release his sophomore album Dressed in Black this summer on EMI Records Nashville.

 

He co-wrote all 12 of the album’s tracks, including the first single “High Class,” which debuted as the No. 1 most added song at country radio.
 

Produced by Marshall Altman, it is the follow-up to Eric’s critically acclaimed debut self-titled album that produced three hits - No.1 platinum-selling “Friday Night,” gold certified “Song About A Girl” and ACM nominated “She Don’t Love You.”

On the making of Dressed in Black, he says, “I’m grateful that we are getting to celebrate some life in another album. I always strive for, as an artist and musician, something that lasts. Not just popular now. It’s not just something on a page, but it somehow finds you in a restaurant, or on a dance floor, or in your car alone that makes you go ‘what is that?’"

 

For a look at the making of the album, go to https://youtu.be/Ki2TWg37nNU     This weekend, his tune “She Don’t Love You” is up for “Song of The Year” at the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on April 3.    In July, Paslay joins the Toby Keith tour.  As a songwriter, he has celebrated five No. 1 hits, including “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” (Eli Young Band), “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” (Jake Owen), “Angel Eyes” (Love & Theft), “Rewind” (Rascal Flatts) and “Friday Night,” the smash lead single from his critically acclaimed self-titled debut album. The Temple, Texas native is a recent Grammy nominee (first as a recording artist) in the Best Country Duo/Group category for “The Driver,” performed by Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley, featuring Eric and Dierks Bentley.

Track listing:

1. “Angels In This Town” (Eric Paslay, Corey Crowder, Erik Dylan)
2. “All Or Nothin’” (Eric Paslay, Skip Black, Matt Nolen)
3. “Takin’ My Heartbeat Higher” (Eric Paslay, Sarah Buxton, Zach Crowell)
4. “High Class” (Eric Paslay, Corey Crowder, Jesse Frasure)
5. “Dressed In Black” (Eric Paslay, Ross Copperman, Jaren Johnston)
6. “Let You In My Heart” (Eric Paslay, Dylan Altman)
7. “Pretty Girl Fly” (Eric Paslay, Ross Copperman, Jon Nite)
8. “Backstage Pass” (Eric Paslay, Jessi Alexander, Liz Rose)
9. “Fall Apart” (Eric Paslay, Natalie Hemby)
10. “Water Into Wine” (Eric Paslay, Tom Shapiro, Neil Thrasher)
11. “Sun” (Eric Paslay, Nathan Chapman)
12. “Wild And Young” (Eric Paslay, Chris Wallin)

 

www.ericpaslay.com

New EP due from Jonathan Jackson's band

I really enjoyed the band's last full length effort and am an avid viewer of "Nashville," so I look forward to hearing the new songs...

Jonathan Jackson + Enation have returned to the studio with Grammy nominated producer Greg Archilla (Matchbox 20, Collective Soul) to record Blame-shifter, their new EP they’ll self release on their own label, Hilasterion Records (distributed through Sony RED) on May 13.

On break from filming his hit TV show "Nashville," Jackson and the band recorded 5 new songs for the band’s EP plus a cover of “Unchained Melody” recorded live at The Grand Ole Opry. The new songs will also be a part of their next full length album which will be announced later this year.

The past two years have been a whirlwind for the band. They partnered with Loud & Proud Records to release Radio Cinematic. 

For the new EP, the band decided to be fully independent again so they can be more interactive with their fans. They created a PledgeMusic pre-order campaign to allow their fans to be a part of the making of Blame-shifter. 

Fans will be the first to get the new EP as well as have access to exclusive experiences and items, which will only be available until April 5, including a variety of autographed merchandise options, a making of Blame-shifter documentary film, VIP meet & greet opportunities and even an executive producer credit on the album among other great selections that are still available.

"We’re so excited about our brand new music and the opportunity to hit the road and share it with our fans,” says the band. “We made a record that has its roots in the kind of alt rock and live energy we grew up with. Partnering with our fans through Pledgemusic has been invigorating and we can’t wait to play the new music on tour this summer!”

Jonathan Jackson is a five-time Daytime Emmy Award-winning actor for his role on General Hospital. He is also known for his roles in many other projects, including Deep End of the Ocean, Tuck Everlasting, Insomnia and currently stars as “Avery Barkley” in the prime time drama Nashville. Following Jonathan’s solo dates with his TV show, Jonathan Jackson + Enation will take their new songs on the road this spring and summer.

Jonathan Jackson + Enation is Jonathan Jackson (vocals, guitar), Richard Lee Jackson (drums) and Daniel Sweatt (bass).

Track Listing:

1. “Ascending”

2. “Blame-shifter”
3. “Alleluia”
4. “Let The Beauty Out”
5. “Wasteland”
6. “Unchained Melody” (Live At The Grand Ole Opry)

Jonathan Jackson Solo Tour Dates:

‪April 14‪ – San Jose, CA @ City National Civic
April 15 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre at The Venetian
April 16 – Los Angeles, CA @ Microsoft Theater
April 17 – Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre
April 19 – Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre
April 21 – Tulsa, OK @ Brady Theater
‪May 3‪ – Washington, DC @ DAR Constitution Hall
May 5 – New York, NY @ The Theater at MSG
May 6 – Boston, MA @ Wang Theatre
May 7 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena

Jonathan Jackson + Enation Tour Dates (More Dates TBA):

May 19 - Indianapolis, IN @ The HI-FI
May 20 - Columbus, OH @ A and R Music Bar
May 21 - Pittsburgh, PA @ The Club at Stage AE
June 4 - Kansas City, MO @ Knuckleheads Saloon
June 18 - Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre

Fitz and The Tantrums news

Elektra Records will release the new studio album from Fitz and The Tantrums on June 10. 

The self-titled album is the follow-up to 2013's More Than Just a Dream. Fans who pre-order it will instantly receive first single, "HandClap." Deluxe bundles, which include a choice of the album in digital, CD or white vinyl formats paired with an exclusive t-shirt and/or slip mat, can be pre-ordered from Fitz and The Tantrums' online store.

"HandClap" can be streamed HERE. The visualizer for the song can be seen HERE.

Of the single, lead vocalist Michael Fitzpatrick says, "HandClap is a primal tale of love and lust, a call to arms in the late hours of the night. It's the X-rated version of 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' happening on a dance floor."

Fitz and The Tantrums will tour North American in June. Artist pre-sale for tickets began  HERE today. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 1, at 10 AM local time. See full routing below. 

"We've always tried to push ourselves at every turn. For our third album, we continued to challenge ourselves, taking care not to write the same record again," notes Fitz.

"Overall, this is an album about desire - the desire for intimacy, for sex, for acceptance on your own terms and the struggle not to compromise," he continues.

Fitz and The Tantrums was recorded in the band's hometown of Los Angeles. Jesse Shatkin (Sia, Matt & Kim) produced eight of the album's eleven tracks. Fitz produced "Fadeback" while Joel Little (Lorde) produced "Do What You Want" and Ricky Reed (Jessie J) helmed "HandClap." 

More Than Just a Dream, which has racked up over 76 million album streams to date, contained the RIAA Gold-certified singles "The Walker" (which was tapped for the 2014 Oscar ad campaign featuring Ellen DeGeneres and a cast of dancers) and "Out Of My League." Both songs were multi-format hits, topping Billboard's Alternative Songs chart at #1 and placing in the Top 5 at Triple A radio and in the Top 15 at Hot AC.

Track listing:

1. HandClap

2. Complicated
3. Burn It Down
4. Roll Up
5. Tricky
6. Fadeback
7. Run It
8. Get Right Back
9. Do What You Want
10. Walking Target
11. A Place For Us

Tour dates: 

April
16 - The Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - 35th Annual Buzzfest
30 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Sunfest
May
21 - Boston, MA @ DCH Hatch Shell - WBOS EarthFest
June
3 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl - KJEE Summer Roundup
4 - Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre - Live 105 BFD 2016
13 - Norfolk, VA @ Constant Convocation Center - 96x Fest
14 - Richmond, VA @ The National
15 - Greensboro, NC @ Cone Denim Arts Center
17 - Dover, DE @ Firefly Music Festival
18 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
19 - Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
21 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
23 - Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
24 - Rochester, NY @ Rochester International Jazz Festival
25 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
28 - Bloomington, IN @ Bluebird Nightclub
29 - Milwaukee, MI @ Summerfest
July
14 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
15 - Columbus, OH @ PromoWest Festival
16 - Kansas City, KS @ Sporting Park Stadium - KRBZ's Annual Beach Buzz Ball
17 - North Birmingham, AL @ Sloss Music & Arts Festival
19 - New Orleans, LA @ Civic Theater
20 - Little Rock, AR @ Metroplex
22 - Tulsa, OK @ Cain's
23 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
24 - Austin, TX @ Stubb's
26 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
27 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
August
18 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
19 - Portland, OR @ Oregon Zoo Amphitheater
20 - Seattle, WA @ Marymoor Park
23 - Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
24 - Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
26 - Edmonton, AB @ Union Hall
27 - Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall
28 - Missoula, MT @ Big Sky Brewery
30 - Boise, ID @ Summerfield 31 - Jackson, WY @ Pink Garter Theatre

 

Fitz and The Tantrums are: Fitz (vocals), Noelle Scaggs (vocals/tambourine), James King (saxophone), Jeremy Ruzumna (keyboards), John Wicks (drums) and Joseph Karnes (bass).

Pre-order album HERE
Stream "HandClap" HERE
Watch "HandClap" visualizer HERE
Purchase tour tickets HERE

Nick Jonas teams with Tove Lo, others on upcoming album

Nick Jonas has announced his new album Last Year Was Complicated will be released June 10 on Safehouse/Island Records. The full length release will be a follow up to his critically-acclaimed, platinum eponymous debut album which featured 3x platinum hit “Jealous” and 2x platinum hit “Chains."Jonas marked the announcement with the release of his new single “Close” featuring Tove Lo as well as the premiere of the track’s video. The single was written by Julia Michaels and Justin Tranter and produced by Mattman and Robin. The video was directed by Tim Erem. Watch the video now on Vevo here: http://vevo.ly/a4YlAH.The sophomore solo album release and will include collaborations with Grammy Award-winning producer Max Martin (Taylor Swift, Ellie Goulding, The Weeknd), writer/producer Jason Evigan (“Chains”), and writers Nolan Lambroza and Simon Wilcox (“Jealous”), among others.

Track listing:

1. Voodoo
2. Champagne Problems
3. Close feat. Tove Lo
4. Chainsaw
5. Touch
6. Bacon feat. Ty Dolla $ign
7. Good Girls feat. Big Sean
8. The Difference
9. Don’t Make Me Choose
10. Under You
11. Unhinged
12. Comfortable

Jonas will kick off the co-headline Honda Civic Tour: Future Now with Safehouse Records partner Demi Lovato June 24 in Sunrise, FL.As part of the launch, fans can pre-order the album and join Nick during his soundchecks along the Honda Civic Tour: Future Now. For ticketing information and a full listing of concert dates please visit: http://www.futurenowtour.com/

Pre-Order LAST YEAR WAS COMPLICATED:
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/LastYearComplicated
Google Play: http://smarturl.it/gLastYearComplicated Amazon: http://smarturl.it/aLastYearComplicated

Imagine Dragons live home video arrives in June

Smoke + Mirrors Live, due June 3 through Eagle Vision/Interscope, captures Imagine Dragons’ concert in Toronto. It sees the Grammy winning band play before a crowd of 15,000 fans. 

The band’s performance features their multi-platinum hits "Radioactive," "I Bet My Life," "Shots," "Gold" and "Demons," as well as the never before played live "Thief."

On the Smoke + Mirrors tour, the band played 110 dates in 42 countries on 5 continents. Smoke + Mirrors Live was directed by Dick Carruthers (The Killers, Oasis) and will be available on DVD, Blu-ray, digital download and exclusive fan packages.

“It's tough to adequately capture a live experience on camera, especially for a production as multi-sensory as the Smoke + Mirrors Tour - but we couldn't be more excited with how it all came together”, said the band. “The film really immerses you in the moment and conveys the emotion of the concert. We're excited to share it with fans who couldn't make it out to the tour or for those who want to relive the experience."

Pre-order exclusive Smoke + Mirrors Live packages at the official merch store: http://imaginedragons.shop.bravadousa.com/store

The Blu-ray release features a Dolby Atmos soundtrack, remixed specifically for the home theatre environment, delivering captivating sound that places and moves audio anywhere in the room, including overhead.

The Smoke + Mirrors album enjoyed a #1 debut around the world in 2015 including #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 Chart and the UK Official Album Charts. Their debut release, Night Visions racked up 5 Million album sales and 24 Million track sales worldwide.

'Pet Sounds' gets 50th Anniversary deluxe reissue

The Beach Boys’ 1966 album, Pet Sounds, is universally hailed as one of popular music’s most important recordings of all time.

May 16 marks the acclaimed album’s 50th anniversary. To commemorate the milestone, The Beach Boys and Capitol/UMe will release special expanded editions of the recorded masterpiece, as well as a range of exclusive Pet Sounds merchandise.

Available now for preorder, Pet Sounds (50th Anniversary Edition) will be released worldwide on June 10 in several configurations, including a 4CD/Blu-ray Audio collectors edition presented in a hardbound book, featuring the remastered original album in stereo and mono, plus hi res stereo, mono, instrumental, and 5.1 surround mixes, session outtakes, alternate mixes, and previously unreleased live recordings; a 2CD and digital deluxe edition pairing the remastered album in stereo and mono with highlights from the collectors edition’s additional tracks; and remastered, 180-gram LP editions of the album in mono and stereo with faithfully replicated original artwork.

The platinum certified album entered the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.
 
This year also marks the 50th anniversary of one of popular music’s most iconic singles of all time, The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations.” The Beach Boys and Capitol/UMe will celebrate “Good Vibrations” with a global commemorative release this fall.

Pet Sounds (50th Anniversary Collectors Edition) [4CD/Blu-ray Audio]

CD 1
Pet Sounds (Mono)

1. Wouldn’t It Be Nice
2. You Still Believe In Me
3. That’s Not Me
4. Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
5. I’m Waiting For The Day
6. Let’s Go Away For Awhile
7. Sloop John B
8. God Only Knows
9. I Know There’s An Answer
10. Here Today
11. I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times
12. Pet Sounds
13. Caroline No
 
Pet Sounds (Stereo)

14. Wouldn’t It Be Nice
15. You Still Believe In Me
16. That’s Not Me
17. Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
18. I’m Waiting For The Day
19. Let’s Go Away For Awhile
20. Sloop John B
21. God Only Knows
22. I Know There’s An Answer
23. Here Today
24. I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times
25. Pet Sounds
26. Caroline No

Additional Material

27. Caroline No (Promotional Spot #2)
28. Don’t Talk. . . (Unused Background Vocals)
29. Hang On To Your Ego (Alternate Mix)
30. Caroline No (Promotional Spot #1)

CD 2

The Pet Sounds Sessions

1. Sloop John B (Highlights from Tracking Date)
2. Sloop John B (Stereo Backing Track)
3. Trombone Dixie (Highlights from Tracking Date)
4. Trombone Dixie (Stereo Backing Track)
5. Pet Sounds (Highlights from Tracking Date)
6. Pet Sounds (Stereo Track Without Guitar Overdub)
7. Let's Go Away For Awhile (Highlights from Tracking Date)
8. Let's Go Away For Awhile (Stereo Track Without String Overdub)
9. Wouldn't It Be Nice (Highlights from Tracking Date)
10. Wouldn't It Be Nice (Stereo Backing Track)
11. Wouldn't It Be Nice (Stereo Track with Background Vocals)
12. You Still Believe In Me (Intro - Session)
13. You Still Believe In Me (Intro - Master Take)
14. You Still Believe In Me (Highlights from Tracking Date)
15. You Still Believe In Me (Stereo Backing Track)
16. Caroline No (Highlights from Tracking Date)
17. Caroline No (Stereo Backing Track)
18. Hang On To Your Ego (Highlights from Tracking Date)
19. Hang On To Your Ego (Stereo Backing Track)
20. I Know There's An Answer (Vocal Session) [previously unreleased]
21. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (Brian's Instrumental Demo)
22. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (Stereo Backing Track)
23. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (String Overdub)
24. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times (Highlights from Tracking Date)
25. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times (Stereo Backing Track)
26. That's Not Me (Highlights from Tracking Date)
27. That's Not Me (Stereo Backing Track)

CD 3

The Pet Sounds Sessions (continued)

1. Good Vibrations (Highlights from First Tracking Date)
2. Good Vibrations (Stereo Backing Track)
3. I'm Waiting For The Day (Highlights from Tracking Date)
4. I'm Waiting For The Day (Stereo Backing Track)
5. God Only Knows (Highlights from Tracking Date)
6. God Only Knows (Stereo Backing Track)
7. Here Today (Highlights from Tracking Date)
8. Here Today (Stereo Backing Track)

Alternate Versions

9. Wouldn't It Be Nice (Mono Alternate Mix 1)
10. You Still Believe In Me (Mono Alternate Mix)
11. I'm Waiting For The Day (Mono Alternate Mix, Mike sings lead)
12. Sloop John B (Mono Alternate Mix, Carl sings first verse)
13. God Only Knows (Mono Alternate Mix, with sax solo)
14. I Know There's An Answer (Alternate Mix) [previously unreleased]
15. Here Today (Mono Alternate Mix, Brian sings lead)
16. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times (Mono Alternate Mix)
17. Banana & Louie
18. Caroline No (Original Speed, Stereo Mix)
19. Dog Barking Session
20. God Only Knows (With A Cappella Tag)
21. Wouldn't It Be Nice (Mono Alternate Mix 2)
22. Sloop John B (Mono Alternate Mix, Brian sings lead throughout)
23. God Only Knows (Mono Alternate Mix, Brian sings lead)
24. Caroline No (Original Speed, Mono Mix)

CD 4

Live Recordings [all previously unreleased]

1. Wouldn’t It Be Nice
2. Sloop John B
3. God Only Knows

Michigan State University, October 22, 1966

4. Good Vibrations
5. God Only Knows
6. Wouldn’t It Be Nice

Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall, Washington DC, November 19, 1967

7. God Only Knows

Carnegie Hall, New York, November 23, 1972 (2nd Show)

8. God Only Knows

Jamaican World Music Festival, Montego Bay, Jamaica, November, 26, 1982

9. Sloop John B

Universal Studios, Universal City, California, May, 23, 1989

10. Caroline No
11. You Still Believe In Me

Paramount Theater, New York City, November 26, 1993

Stack-O-Vocals

12. Wouldn’t It Be Nice
13. You Still Believe In Me
14. That’s Not Me
15. Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
16. I’m Waiting For The Day
17. Sloop John B
18. God Only Knows
19. I Know There’s An Answer
20. Here Today
21. I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times
22. Caroline No

Bonus Track

23. Good Vibrations (Master Track with Partial Vocal) (previously unreleased)

Blu-ray Pure Audio Disc

Pet Sounds:

5.1 Surround Sound: 96kHz/24-bit

Mono; Stereo; Stereo Instrumental (new to hi res): 192kHz/24-bit

1. Wouldn’t It Be Nice
2. You Still Believe In Me
3. That’s Not Me
4. Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
5. I’m Waiting For The Day
6. Let’s Go Away For Awhile
7. Sloop John B
8. God Only Knows
9. I Know There’s An Answer
10. Here Today
11. I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times
12. Pet Sounds
13. Caroline No

Additional Material in 5.1 Surround and Stereo

14. Unreleased Backgrounds (Unused Intro for “Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)”)
15. Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Session Highlights)
16. Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Alternative Mix without Lead Vocal)
17. God Only Knows (Session Highlights)
18. God Only Knows (Master Track Mix with A Cappella Tag)
19. Summer Means New Love

Brandy Clark readies 'Big Day in a Small Town'

photo by Kelly Swift

I was really impressed by Clark when I caught her live on Jennifer Nettles' previous tour. I look forward to the new material...

Four time Grammy nominee and critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Brandy Clark is following up her 2013 smash debut album 12 Stories with the release of Big Day in a Small Town, to be released June 10 on Warner Bros. Records (available for pre-order beginning April 1). With “Girl Next Door" serving as the first single, Big Day in a Small Town is Clark's first major-label album. It was produced by Jay Joyce.

“When I made 12 Stories, I think my dreams were a lot more realistic, in that I didn't expect a lot to happen... then it did,” Clark says. “This time, my dreams are very much what they were when I was going to Vince Gill and Patty Loveless concerts and decided I was going to move to Nashville. Right now, my dreams are as big as when I was naïve enough to really dream them.”

Big Day in a Small Town tells the stories of the football star, the father, the homecoming queen, and the hairdresser because those are the stories and people that Clark grew up knowing.

“All these songs, there's some little truth in them, somewhere, that resonates with me or that is about me,” she confesses.

Currently on the road with Jennifer Nettles on the CMT Next Women of Country Tour, the singer/songwriter has toured with Eric Church and Alan Jackson during the last two years in addition to solo shows.

For upcoming tour dates, visit http://www.brandyclarkmusic.com.

The Morton, Washington-native received her first of four career GRAMMY nominations in 2013 in the Best Country Song category for co-writing the Miranda Lambert No. 1 hit “Mama’s Broken Heart.”

She won the 2014 CMA Song of the Year Award for “Follow Your Arrow,” which she co-wrote with Shane McAnally and Kacey Musgraves, and was also named the 2014 Music Row Breakthrough Artist of the Year. The Academy of Country Music voters nominated her for Female Vocalist of the Year in 2015.

Track list (with songwriters):

1. Soap Opera - Brandy Clark/Bryan Simpson
2. Girl Next Door - Brandy Clark/Jessie Jo Dillon/Shane McAnally
3. Homecoming Queen - Brandy Clark/Luke Laird/Shane McAnally
4. Broke - Brandy Clark/Shane McAnally/Josh Osborne
5. You Can Come Over - Brandy Clark/Jessie Jo Dillon/Mark Narmore
6. Love Can Go to Hell - Brandy Clark/Scott Stepakoff
7. Big Day in a Small Town - Brandy Clark/Shane McAnally/Mark D. Sanders
8. Three Kids No Husband - Brandy Clark/Lori McKenna
9. Daughter - Brandy Clark/Jessie Jo Dillon/Jeremy Spillman
10. Drinkin’ Smokin’ Cheatin’ - Brandy Clark
11. Since You’ve Gone to Heaven - Brandy Clark/Shane McAnally 

For more information, visit brandyclarkmusic.com 

Idlewild to make rare West Coast tour stops

After 10 years, UK's Idlewild will finally be returning to the west coast of the US. The select shows are in support of the acclaimed band's 2015 album Everything Ever Written.

Vocalist Roddy Woomble notes that Idlewild's eighth studio "soundtracks a period of transition. Working without time constraints gave the whole thing a creative freedom"...Idlewild is a new band to me now; I'm excited for the future."

Recorded primarily on the Isle of Mull, Everything Ever Written was written after a lengthy   hiatus. It also sees the arrival of new musicians Lucci Rossi and Andrew Mitchell alongside original band members Woomble, guitarist/songwriter Rod Jones and drummer Colin Newton.

The music video for "Every Little Means Trust" features actor Jay Baruchel (How to Train Your Dragon) following wanderlust across North London. Baruchel has said the band "soundtracked half his life" and proudly traveled over from Canada to make his appearance. 

 
Watch "Every Little Means Trust" featuring Jay Baruchel

 
 

Everything Ever Written Track List 

1. Collect Everything
2. Come On Ghost
3. So Many Things to Decide
4. Nothing I Can Do About It
5. Every Little Means Trust
6. (Use It) If You Can Use It
7. Like a Clown
8. On Another Planet
9. All Things Different
10. Radium Girl
11. Left Like Roses
12. Utopia

West Coast tour dates:

May 21 -- San Francisco -- Social Hall (TIX)
May 22 -- San Diego -- The Casbah (TIX)
May 23 -- Los Angeles, CA -- The Roxy (TIX) 

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Details emerge on upcoming Biffy Clyro album

Biffy Clyro follow 2013's critically acclaimed U.K. #1 double-album Opposites with their seventh studio album Ellipsis, which will be released on July 8 via Warner Bros. 

Pre-orders for the album are now open with the first single "Wolves of Winter" streaming and available as an instant grat track. Click here to pre-order. Click here to view the "Wolves of Winter" Trailer.

Simon Neil (vocals/guitar) and the Johnston brothers James (bass) and Ben (drums) recorded with producer Rich Costey (Muse, My Chemical Romance, Sigur Ros).

Citing influences like Tears For Fears' Songs From The Big Chair album and metal band Deafheaven, Neil has described Ellipsis as "more of a punch to the nose than a big cuddle." Lyrically, the album's songs tackle personal issues with the idea of "fighting back" as a recurring theme.

Such themes are also apparent in the album's visceral first single "Wolves of Winter." Neil says it is "about us being wolves on a patch and if you come onto that patch, we'll tear you limb from limb."

An Ellipsis (most commonly depicted as ...) indicates a continuation: in this case, Biffy Clyro's new body of work is an ongoing representation of everything that the band have stood for since first debuting in 2002 with the Blackened Sky album.

Ellipsis will be available digitally and on CD and vinyl editions.

Opposites saw Biffy Clyro flourish with their first U.K. #1 album and another U.K. Top 10 single with "Black Chandelier". The band's live shows soared to new heights with highlights including debut festival headline sets at Reading, Leeds, Radio 1's Big Weekend, Isle of Wight and T in the Park; a triumphant sold-out UK arena tour; and extensive touring across six continents.

The Go-Go’s reunion tour dates

Multi-platinum rock group The Go-Go’s will embark on their farewell tour this summer. 

 

Kicking off this August in Florida, the month-long trek will hit major cities before wrapping in Southern California at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa on August 28 and Los Angeles at the Greek Theatre on August 30.

 

The tour will feature founding members Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle, Gina Schock and Jane Wiedlin. L.A. based rock duo Best Coast will open most dates along with Kaya Stewart. 

Tickets for the OC show go on sale Friday, March 25 at 10 a.m. PST and will be available online at SCFTA.org, by calling (714) 556-2787 and at the Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa. 

Details on VIP meet and greet packages are forthcoming. For complete tour information visit: gogos.com

"After a 38-year run, we are gearing up for one last blast of a summer tour,” says the band about the farewell trek. “We feel so lucky and so grateful to have had the incredible support of our fans for so long. We can't wait to get out on the road and give the people what they want: some loud fast music and a great party!"

Tour dates:

 

8/2
Clearwater, FL
Capitol Theatre*
 

8/3
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Au Rene Theater*
 

8/5
Washington, DC
Warner Theatre*

8/6
Bethlehem, PA
Sands Bethlehem Events Center*

8/8 

Boston, MA
House of Blues*

8/10
Ridgefield, CT
Ridgefield Playhouse*
 

8/11
Philadelphia, PA
The Fillmore*

8/13

New York, NY
Central Park SummerStage*
 

8/14
Asbury Park, NJ
Stone Pony Outdoor Stage*

8/16
Toronto, ON
Massey Hall*
 

8/17
Huber Heights, OH
Rose Music Center at the Heights*

8/19
Highland Park, IL
Ravinia Festival Pavilion*
 

8/22
Saratoga, CA 

Mountain Winery**
 

8/23
Paso Robles, CA
Vina Robles Amphitheatre**
 

8/25
Phoenix, AZ
Comerica Theatre**
 

8/26
Las Vegas, NV
Mandalay Bay Events Center**
 

8/28
Costa Mesa, CA
Segerstrom Center for the Arts**
 

8/30
Los Angeles, CA
Greek Theatre**
 

*Kaya Stewart will appear as opening act
**Kaya Stewart and Best Coast will both appear as opening acts
 

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