Muse North American tour '23 news

On top of the global chart success of their ninth studio album Will Of The People, multi-platinum and Grammy Award winning rock band Muse have announced their North American tour for Spring 2023. Evanescence is the special guest. 

Tickets for Muse presale begin Tuesday, October 4 at 10am local. Fans can register now at www.willofthepeopletour.com. General tickets go on sale Friday, October 7th at 10AM local time at http://muse.mu.

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR:

February 25, 2023 // Chicago, IL // United Center
February 26, 2023 // Minneapolis, MN // Target Center
February 28, 2023 // Austin, TX // Moody Center
March 2, 2023 // Houston, TX // Toyota Center
March 3, 2023 // Fort Worth, TX // Dickies Arena
March 7, 2023 // Columbus, OH // Nationwide Arena
March 9, 2023 // Toronto, ON // Scotiabank Arena
March 11, 2023 // Quebec City, QB // Videotron Centre
March 14, 2023 // Montreal, QB // Bell Centre
March 17, 2023 // New York City, NY // Madison Square Garden
March 19, 2023 // Philadelphia, PA // Wells Fargo Center
April 2, 2023 // Glendale, AZ // Desert Diamond Arena
April 4, 2023 // Denver, CO // Ball Arena
April 6, 2023 // Los Angeles, CA// Crypto . com Arena
April 8, 2023 // Las Vegas, NV // T-Mobile Arena
April 10, 2023 // San Diego, CA // Pechanga Arena San Diego
April 12, 2023 // Anaheim, CA // Honda Center
April 16, 2023 // Portland, OR // Moda Center
April 18, 2023 // Seattle, WA // Climate Pledge Arena
April 20, 2023 // Salt Lake City, UT// Vivint Arena

Neil Young with Crazy Horse album slated for November

The ever-prolific Mr. Young has another new album on the way, read on...

Neil Young with Crazy Horse announce World Record, recorded at Shangri-La Studio and produced by Rick Rubin and Neil Young. The first track from the album “Love Earth,” is available now. Click HERE to stream and HERE to view/share the video directed by dhlovelife (AKA Young's wife, actress Daryl Hannah).

Available for pre-order today and coming to most DSPs on November 18 via Reprise Records, WORLD RECORD is available on vinyl, CD, and cassette formats via The Greedy Hand Store at Neil Young Archives (NYA) and music retailers everywhere. Click HERE to pre-order.

As Young himself said in a message on the Times-Contrarian during the making of World Record: “Real magic lasts and we think we have it.”

Recorded live to capture the Horse’s long-running spirit, the album was mixed to analog tape at Shangri-La.

To optimize audio quality, the vinyl format of World Record will be released as a three-sided double album with an etching on side four. There will also be a limited-edition version of the album pressed on clear vinyl available via Young’s webstore, The Greedy Hand Store, and indie retailers. World Record will also be issued on cassette and as a double CD set (mirroring the track sequence of the double LP). All Greedy Hand Store purchases of World Record (LP, CD or cassette) come with free hi-res digital audio downloads from the Xstream Store © at NYA.

Additionally, World Record will be released in multiple digital formats, including XStream Hi-Res Audio and Atmos/Spatial. The album’s hi-res streaming format is fully supported at Amazon, Apple, and Qobuz. It will also be available digitally at Neil Young Archives and all major DSPs on November 18.

Only at NYA can you find Young’s music in the highest possible digital audio resolution alongside a seemingly infinite store of archival files. It’s also the home of Young’s virtual daily newspaper, The Times Contrarian, and The Hearse Theater, where you can see rare footage and stream live shows.

Track listing:

1. Love Earth

2. Overhead
3. I Walk With You (earth ringtone)
4. This Old Planet (changing days)
5. The World (is in trouble now)
6. Break The Chain
7. The Long Day Before
8. Walkin’ On The Road (to the future)
9. The Wonder Won’t Wait
10. Chevrolet
11. This Old Planet reprise

Out now: 'Lindeville' by Ashley McBryde

Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville is available now via Warner Music Nashville. Produced by John Osborne, it includes performances from McBryde, Brothers Osborne, Brandy Clark and others.

Written during a weeklong exercise in a rural cabin outside Nashville, McBryde set out with a group of her favorite collaborators to work up a project they had no intention of ever recording or releasing. 

Opening track “Brenda Put Your Bra On” provides listeners with the first cast of characters.

“I’d like to think that when you first get to town, you think to yourself, ‘What a cute little neighborhood,’” outlines McBryde. “And then the next thing you see is dishes flying across Main Street. And you’re like, ‘Okay! Good morning, Lindeville!’And that’s when we find out that Tina’s friends are witnessing her catching Marvin cheating.

“So ‘Bonfire at Tina’s’ is about all of those women in that town going, ‘Look, we all hate each other, and we can go back to talking shit about each other, but right now, one of us is hurting, and that gives us permission to drink too much, smoke and set shit on fire,” McBryde imparts.

“I secretly hope that multiple people get together to burn the things that have been holding them back (in a super safe way),” admits McBryde. “But I hope that it becomes an anthem and an outlet, not just for women, but for anybody who’s like, ‘You know what? I’m so tired of struggling with my weight.’ And they go burn their scale. Yes. Do that!”

Tracklist:

*All songs written by Ashley McBryde, Aaron Raitiere, Connie Harrington, Brandy Clark, Benjy Davis and Nicolette Hayford unless noted otherwise.

Brenda Put Your Bra On feat. Caylee Hammack & Pillbox Patti
Jesus Jenny feat. Aaron Raitiere (Aaron Raitiere and Jon Decious)
Dandelion Diner
The Girl In The Picture feat. Pillbox Patti
If These Dogs Could Talk feat. Brandy Clark
Play Ball feat. Brothers Osborne
Ronnie’s Pawn Shop
The Missed Connection Section of the Lindeville Gazette feat. Brandy Clark & Aaron Raitiere
Gospel Night At The Strip Club feat. Benjy Davis
Forkem Family Funeral Home
When Will I Be Loved feat. Brandy Clark, Caylee Hammack & Pillbox Patti (Phil Everly)
Bonfire At Tina’s feat. Caylee Hammack, Brandy Clark & Pillbox Patti
Lindeville

Out now: 'Uncovered' EP by Suzi Quatro

Veteran rocker Suzi Quatro returns with a new EP, Uncovered, out today via Sun Records (see track listing below). A vinyl release will follow on November 4.

Quatro says, "I am proud to release this EP (Uncovered) of some of my favorite covers. After 58 years in this business, the choice was huge. This is an eclectic mix comprising my influences in the formative years of my first band. It was a pleasure to have Steve Cropper on guitar on two tracks, which he co-wrote, ‘Midnight Hour,’ and ‘Dock of the Bay.’ What a player. Enjoy a trip through my musical history. Rock Classics done by a classic rocker.”

Purchase/stream/download Uncovered here: https://sunrecords.lnk.to/SuziQuatroUncovered

About Suzi Quatro:
Suzi Quatro is an American singer, bassist, songwriter, and actress. In the 1970s, she scored a string of hit singles that found greater success in Europe and Australia than in her homeland, reaching No. 1 in the UK, other European countries and Australia with her singles "Can the Can" (1973) and "Devil Gate Drive" (1974).

Quatro released her self-titled debut album in 1973. Since then, she has released fifteen studio albums, ten compilation albums, and one live album. Her other solo hits include "48 Crash," "Daytona Demon," "The Wild One," and "Your Mama Won't Like Me." Following a recurring role as bass player Leather Tuscadero on the popular American sitcom Happy Days, her duet "Stumblin' In" with Smokie's lead singer Chris Norman reached No. 4 in the U.S.

Between 1973 and 1980, Quatro was awarded six Bravo Ottos. In 2010, she was voted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends online Hall of Fame. She is reported to have sold over 50 million records worldwide and continues to perform live. Quatro's most recent studio album, The Devil in Me, was released in 2021 and saw the collaboration of her son Richard Tuckey who had already taken part in No Control in 2019. Quatro also remains active in radio broadcasting.

About Sun Records:
Established in 1952 by Sam Phillips, Sun Records is the home of music legends including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Linda Martell, Jeannie C Riley, The Dixie Cups, Howlin’ Wolf, Rosco Gordon, and many more. Inherent in the music of Sun is a vibrancy that has reached across race, age, and gender boundaries. This year, Sun Records celebrates the diversity and vision of the talent that has helped shape American popular culture for 70 years.

Track listing:

1. Bad Moon Rising
2. Midnight Hour
3. I Feel The Earth Move
4. Walking The Dog
5. The Boss
6. (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay

Out now: 'Fossora' by Bjork

Björk releases her tenth studio album, and first in five years, fossora, via One Little Independent Records; stream / listen to the album here. fossora, a word created by Björk, is the feminised version of the Latin word for “digger,” and a reflection on roots, grounding, love, and family in the context of an underground mushroom world. The album is produced by Björk and recorded by Bergur Thorisson.

The new album finds Björk nesting at home in Iceland through the pandemic long enough to set down roots - both literally in her hometown Reykjavík and symbolically. While Björk’s last album, 2017’s critically acclaimed Utopia, was a city in the clouds, fossora is the sonic opposite: an earth-focused, natural eco-system of bass clarinets and punchy sub-bass.

“Each album always starts with a feeling that I try to shape into sound. This time around, the feeling was landing on the Earth and digging my feet into the ground (after my last album Utopia which was all island in the clouds, element, air and no bass). It was also woven into how I experienced the "now." This time around, 7 billion of us did it together, nesting in our homes quarantining, being long enough in one place that we shot down roots. My new album "fossora" is about that. It is a word I made up. It is the feminine of fossore (digger, delver, ditcher). So, in short it means "she who digs" (into the ground). Sonically it is about bass, heavy bottom end. We have 6 bass clarinets and punchy sub,” says Bjork in a statement.

The album features contributions from Björk’s son Sindri, and daughter Ísadóra; clarinet sextet Murmuri; The Hamrahlíð Choir; Emilie Nicolas; Kasimyn of Gabber Modus Operandi; sideproject; El Guincho; many of Björk’s Icelandic acoustic musical collaborators; and bass clarinets, strings, trombones and more.

The album also deals with legacy, with two tracks paying tribute to her late mother, Hildur Rúna Hauksdóttir, who died in 2018.

Track listing:

1. atopos
2. ovule
3. mycelia
4. sorrowful soil
5. ancestress
6. fagurt er í fjörðum
7. victimhood
8. allow
9. fungal city
10. trölla-gabba
11. freefall
12. fossora
13. her mother’s house

Ron Sexsmith travels across 'The Vivian Line' next February

Ron Sexsmith will release his 17th album The Vivian Line on Feb. 17. First single “What I Had In Mind” is available at all DSPs. LISTEN HERE. Pre-order or pre-save it here.

Explains Sexsmith: “The Vivian Line is a rural route right near where we live in Stratford (Ontario). Whenever we have to get out of the city we jump on The Vivian Line and it dumps us out onto the highway. I wondered about the name when we first moved there and thought it was intriguing... it sort of represents escaping from our old life in Toronto to this new phase we're in. And it's also like a portal to my old life when I have to get back there.

I recorded it (The Vivian Line) with Brad Jones in Nashville. (Brad played bass on 3 of my earlier records "Other Songs", "Whereabouts" and "Blue Boy") and it's a very lush sounding almost baroque pop record. (a distant cousin of "Whereabouts). The songs were mostly inspired by this stage in life that I find myself in and trying to figure it all out.”

Sexsmith's debut album emerged in 1991. He has collaborated with Daniel Lanois, Mitchell Froom, Ane Brun, Tchad Blake, and Bob Rock. His songwriting appears on albums from Rod Stewart, Michael Bublé, k.d. lang, Emmylou Harris and Feist. Film-maker Doug Arrowsmith made an acclaimed documentary about Ron in 2010 called ‘Love Shines’. In 2017 Ron published his first book, a fairy tale entitled ‘Deer Life’.

Producer Brad Jones' credits include Josh Rouse, Matthew Sweet, Imperial Drag, Jill Sobule, and Marshall Crenshaw.

Track listing:

01. Place Called Love
02. What I Had In Mind
03. Flower Boxes
04. Outdated and Antiquated
05. Diamond Wave
06. Powder Blue
07. One Bird Calling
08. Country Mile
09. This, That and the Other Thing
10. A Barn Conversion
11. When Our Love Was New
12. Ever Wonder

Bruce Springsteen album news

Bruce Springsteen's new studio album, a collection of 15 soul music covers titled Only The Strong Survive, will be released by Columbia Records on November 11.

It encompassed tracks from catalogues of Motown, Gamble and Huff, Stax and more. This 21st studio album from Bruce Springsteen will also feature guest vocals by Sam Moore, as well as contributions from The E Street Horns, string arrangements by Rob Mathes, and backing vocals by Soozie Tyrell, Lisa Lowell, Michelle Moore, Curtis King Jr., Dennis Collins and Fonzi Thornton.

Bruce Springsteen commented: “I wanted to make an album where I just sang. And what better music to work with than the great American songbook of the Sixties and Seventies? I’ve taken my inspiration from Levi Stubbs, David Ruffin, Jimmy Ruffin, the Iceman Jerry Butler, Diana Ross, Dobie Gray, and Scott Walker, among many others. I’ve tried to do justice to them all—and to the fabulous writers of this glorious music. My goal is for the modern audience to experience its beauty and joy, just as I have since I first heard it. I hope you love listening to it as much as I loved making it.”

Watch a video message from Bruce Springsteen about Only The Strong Survive here: https://brucespringsteen.lnk.to/OnlyTheStrongSurvive/YouTube

Listen to Springsteen's take on "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)," originally performed and written by Frank Wilson, here: https://brucespringsteen.lnk.to/DoILoveYou

Watch Springsteen's "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)" video directed by Thom Zimny here: https://brucespringsteen.lnk.to/DoILoveYou/YouTube

Pre-order Only The Strong Survive here:

https://brucespringsteen.lnk.to/OnlyTheStrongSurvive

Only The Strong Survive was tracked at Thrill Hill Recording in New Jersey, produced by Ron Aniello, engineered by Rob Lebret and executive produced by Jon Landau. The release will mark Bruce Springsteen's first studio album since 2020's Letter To You (Columbia Records), which debuted at #1 in eleven countries. Springsteen will reunite with the legendary E Street Band in February for his 2023 international tour, which to date has sold over 1.6 million tickets across the United States and Europe.

Track listing: 

1. Only the Strong Survive
2. Soul Days feat. Sam Moore
3. Nightshift
4. Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)
5. The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore
6. Turn Back the Hands of Time
7. When She Was My Girl
8. Hey, Western Union Man
9. I Wish It Would Rain
10. Don’t Play That Song
11. Any Other Way
12. I Forgot to Be Your Lover feat. Sam Moore
13. 7 Rooms of Gloom
14. What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
15. Someday We’ll Be Together

Next up in the ongoing David Bowie reissue series: 'Divine Symmetry' box set covering 'Hunky Dory' in November

London/Parlophone Records has announced DAVID BOWIE DIVINE SYMMETRY, a four-CD, one blu-ray box set and digital equivalent.

The collection celebrates the twelve months running up to the release of the album HUNKY DORY in December 1971 via home demos, BBC radio sessions and live and studio recordings. It will be released through Rhino Records in the U.S. on Nov. 25.

DAVID BOWIE DIVINE SYMMETRY contains 48 previously unreleased tracks/demos from the period, and new alternative mixes of HUNKY DORY tracks by original co-producer Ken Scott. Two books accompany DIVINE SYMMETRY, a 100-page hardback book featuring exclusive memorabilia and photos alongside a 60-page replica composite of Bowie’s notebooks from the era featuring handwritten lyrics, costume drawings, recording notes and set lists.

The sleeve notes have been written for the release by Tris Penna, along with contributions from HUNKY DORY co-producer Ken Scott, lifelong Bowie friends Geoff MacCormack and George Underwood, singer Dana Gillespie, guitarist Mark Pritchett, Friars Aylesbury promoter David Stopps, publisher Bob Grace and photographer Louanne Richards.

‘KOOKS’, recorded by Bowie and guitarist Mick Ronson for the BBC’s Sounds Of The 70s presented by Bob Harris is available now for download and streaming single. It was recorded at Kensington House, Shepherds Bush, London, Studio T1 for BBC Radio on 21st September, 1971 and broadcast on 4th October, 1971. 

DAVID BOWIE DIVINE SYMMETRY TRACKLISTING

* PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED

CD 1:
THE SONGWRITING DEMOS PLUS
1 Tired Of My Life (demo) *
2 How Lucky You Are (aka Miss Peculiar) (demo) *
3 Shadow Man (demo)
4 Looking For A Friend (demo) *
5 Waiting For The Man (San Francisco hotel recording) *
6 Quicksand (San Francisco hotel recording) *
7 King Of The City (demo) *
8 Song For Bob Dylan (demo) *
9 Right On Mother (demo) *
10 Quicksand (demo)
11 Queen Bitch (demo) *
12 Kooks (demo) *
13 Amsterdam (demo) *
14 Life On Mars? (demo) *
Bonus acetate dubs:
15 Changes (demo) *
16 Bombers (demo) *

CD 2:
BBC RADIO IN CONCERT: JOHN PEEL
David Bowie and Friends
(mono)
1 Queen Bitch *
2 Bombers
3 The Supermen *
4 Looking For A Friend
5 Almost Grown
6 Kooks
7 Song For Bob Dylan *
8 Andy Warhol *
9 It Ain't Easy

David Bowie and Friends
(stereo)
10 Queen Bitch *
11 The Supermen *
12 Looking For A Friend *
13 Kooks *
14 Song For Bob Dylan *
15 Andy Warhol *
16 It Ain't Easy *

CD 3:
BBC RADIO SESSION AND LIVE
1 The Supermen
2 Oh! You Pretty Things
3 Eight Line Poem
4 Kooks *
5 Fill Your Heart *
6 Amsterdam *
7 Andy Warhol *
8 Introduction*
9 Fill Your Heart*
10 Buzz The Fuzz*
11 Space Oddity*
12 Amsterdam*
13 The Supermen*
14 Oh! You Pretty Things*
15 Eight Line Poem*
16 Changes*
17 Song For Bob Dylan*
18 Andy Warhol*
19 Looking For A Friend*
20 Round And Round*
21 Waiting For The Man*

CD 4:
ALTERNATIVE MIXES, SINGLES AND VERSIONS
BOWPROMO mixes
1 Oh! You Pretty Things
2 Eight Line Poem
3 Kooks
4 Queen Bitch
5 Quicksand
6 Bombers – Andy Warhol intro.
7 Lightning Frightening (aka The Man)*

8 Amsterdam (early mix)

9 Changes (mono single)
10 Andy Warhol (full length mono single)

11 Amsterdam (single b-side mix)
12. Life On Mars? (2016 mix)

2021 mixes
13 Changes (2021 alternative mix)
14 Life On Mars? (original ending version)*
15 Quicksand (2021 mix – early version)*
16 Fill Your Heart (2021 alternative mix)*
17 Bombers (2021 alternative mix)*
18 Song For Bob Dylan (2021 alternative mix)*
19 The Bewlay Brothers (2021 alternative mix)*

BLU-RAY AUDIO
All PCM Stereo 96kHz/24bit except ‘Life On Mars?’ (2016 mix):
DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and PCM Stereo 96kHz/24bit

HUNKY DORY 2015 REMASTER
1 Changes
2 Oh! You Pretty Things
3 Eight Line Poem
4 Life On Mars?
5 Kooks
6 Quicksand
7 Fill Your Heart
8 Andy Warhol
9 Song For Bob Dylan
10 Queen Bitch
11 The Bewlay Brothers

A DIVINE SYMMETRY (AN ALTERNATIVE JOURNEY THROUGH HUNKY DORY)

1 Changes (2021 alternative mix)
2 Oh! You Pretty Things (BOWPROMO mix)
3 Eight Line Poem (BOWPROMO mix)
4 Life On Mars? (original ending version)*
5 Kooks (BOWPROMO mix)
6 Quicksand (2021 mix – early version)
7 Fill Your Heart (2021 alternative mix)*
8 Bombers (2021 alternative mix)*
9 Andy Warhol (original mix)*
10 Song For Bob Dylan (2021 alternative mix)*
11 Queen Bitch (BOWPROMO mix)
12 The Bewlay Brothers (2021 alternative mix)*
Bonus mix
13 Life On Mars? (2016 mix)

SOUNDS OF THE 70S: BOB HARRIS
14 The Supermen
15 Oh! You Pretty Things
16 Eight Line Poem
17 Kooks*
18 Fill Your Heart*
19 Amsterdam*
20 Andy Warhol*

Beach Boys’ archival series continues in November with 'Sail On Sailor - 1972' box set

The Beach Boys albums, 1972’s Carl and the Passions – So Tough and 1973’s Holland, will take center focus in Sail On Sailor - 1972, a new expansive multi-disc and digital box set, releasing November 18 via Capitol Records/UMe.

The latest chapter in the Beach Boys’ archival series was produced by Mark Linett and Alan Boyd, the team behind 2013’s GRAMMY® Award-winning SMiLE Sessions and last year’s acclaimed Feel Flows – The Sunflower and Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971. The comprehensive 6CD Super Deluxe Edition features newly remastered versions of Carl and the Passions – So Tough and Holland, plus Holland’s Mount Vernon and Fairway (A Fairytale) EP (complete with its original instructions to “please listen in the dark”), and boasts an unreleased live concert recorded at NYC’s famed Carnegie Hall on Thanksgiving, 1972, the first-ever release of a complete Beach Boys concert from this era with the original setlist.

Similar to Feel Flows, which topped many year-end lists in 2022 and was selected by MOJO as their prestigious “Reissue Of The Year,” Sail On Sailor - 1972 includes unreleased outtakes, live recordings, radio promos, alternate versions, alternate mixes, isolated backing tracks and a cappella versions, culled from the historic album sessions. In all, it contains 105 tracks, 80 of which are previously unreleased.

Sail On Sailor – 1972 is being previewed with the previously unreleased performance of Carl and The Passions’ album opener, “You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone,” recorded live during their performance at Carnegie Hall on November 23, 1972. The complete Carnegie Hall set, which has remained unreleased for 50 years, was recorded on then state-of-the-art 16-track tape, rare for the time and a great advantage given the number of instruments and vocalists in the band.

Housed in a 12.5” x 10” hardback book-style package, Sail On Sailor - 1972 is rounded out with a detailed 48-page booklet with extensive liner notes by noted radio veteran and Beach Boys aficionado Howie Edelson, featuring new and archival interviews with The Beach Boys, rare photos of the band, images of tape boxes and reels and other recording artifacts, producers notes from Linett and Boyd, and promotional memorabilia from the day, providing an in-depth look at the recording of these albums.

In addition to the 6CD Super Deluxe Edition, Sail on Sailor - 1972 will be available as a 5LP+7-inch EP vinyl box set, which includes the entire Carnegie Hall concerts, a variety of bonus material (also found on the Super Deluxe), and for the first time ever, a reproduction of Brian Wilson’s EP, Mount Vernon and Fairway (A Fairytale) on 7-inch, the format it was originally released on as a companion to Holland. The vinyl box will be available on its own or as a limited edition set with lithographs. A variety of abbreviated versions will also be available, including a 2LP+7-inch EP set, available with or without a limited edition reproduction of the original Holland promotional book telling the story of the making of the album; a 2CD deluxe edition; and digitally.

Pre-order Sail On Sailor – 1972 and stream/share "You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone"

(Live At Carnegie Hall, 1972): https://TheBeachBoys.lnk.to/SailOnSailorPR

SAIL ON SAILOR – 1972

6CD SUPER DELUXE EDITION TRACK LISTING

CD 1

CARL AND THE PASSIONS - “SO TOUGH”

1. You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone
2. Here She Comes
3. He Come Down
4. Marcella
5. Hold On Dear Brother
6. Make It Good
7. All This Is That
8. Cuddle Up

CARL AND THE PASSIONS - “SO TOUGH” BONUS TRACKS (Previously Unreleased)
9. The Road Not Taken (demo - previously unreleased)
10. All This Is That (a Cappella mix - previously unreleased)
11. He Come Down (2022 mix - previously unreleased)
12. You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone (track and backing vocals)
13. Marcella (a Cappella mix - previously unreleased)
14. Make It Good (alternate mix with Intro - previously unreleased)
15. Cuddle Up (alternate mix - previously unreleased)
16. Carl and the Passions /Pet Sounds Promo (1972)

CD 2
HOLLAND
1. Sail On Sailor
2. Steamboat
3. California Saga - Big Sur
4. California Saga - The Beaks Of Eagles
5. California Saga – California
6. The Trader
7. Leaving This Town
8. Only With You
9. Funky Pretty

MOUNT VERNON AND FAIRWAY (A FAIRYTALE)
By Brian Wilson
(Please listen in the dark)

10. Mount Vernon And Fairway Theme
11. I’m The Pied Piper - Instrumental
12. Better Get Back In Bed
13. Magic Transistor Radio
14. I’m The Pied Piper
15. Radio King Dom

HOLLAND BONUS TRACKS (Previously Unreleased)
16. We Got Love (2022 mix - previously unreleased)
17. Hard Time (previously unreleased)
18. Carry Me Home (previously unreleased)
19. California Saga - The Beaks Of Eagles (1973 single mix - previously unreleased)
20. California Saga - California (1973 single mix)
21. Sail On Sailor (track - previously unreleased 2022 mix)
22. Holland Promo 1 (1973)

CD 3
THE BEACH BOYS LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL (Previously Unreleased)
November 23, 1972
1st Set
1. Concert Intro: Jack Rieley
2. Sloop John B
3. You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone
4. Leaving This Town
5. Darlin’
6. Only With You
7. Heroes and Villains
8. Long Promised Road
9. Don’t Worry, Baby
10. Student Demonstration Time
11. I Get Around

CD 4
THE BEACH BOYS LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL (Previously Unreleased)
November 23, 1972
2nd Set
1. Intro to 2nd Set: Jack Rieley
2. Marcella
3. California Saga – California
4. Help Me, Rhonda
5. Let The Wind Blow
6. Medley: Wonderful / Don’t Worry, Bill
7. God Only Knows
8. Do It Again
9. Wouldn’t It Be Nice
10. Wild Honey
11. Good Vibrations
12. California Girls
13. Surfin’ USA
14. Fun Fun Fun
15. Jumpin’ Jack Flash

CD 5
1972 SESSIONS (Previously Unreleased)
1. You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone (a Capella mix - previously unreleased)
2. Marcella (track and backing vocals - previously unreleased)
3. Here She Comes (session excerpt - previously unreleased)
4. Here She Comes (2022 mix - previously unreleased)
5. He Come Down (a Cappella section - previously unreleased)
6. Hold On Dear Brother (track and backing vocals - previously unreleased)
7. Steamboat (track and backing vocals - previously unreleased)
8. California Saga - California (track and backing vocals - previously unreleased)
9. The Trader (track and backing vocals - previously unreleased)
10. The Trader (second section a Cappella - previously unreleased)
11. Only With You (alternate mix - previously unreleased)
12. Funky Pretty (track and backing vocals - previously unreleased)
13. Sail On Sailor (songwriting session - previously unreleased)
14. Sail On Sailor (a Cappella mix - previously unreleased)
15. Out In The Country (version 1) (previously unreleased)
16. Out In The Country (version 2) (previously unreleased)
17. Oh Sweet Something (previously unreleased)
18. Spark in the Dark (previously unreleased track)
19. Rooftop Harry (previously unreleased track)
18. Body Talk (Grease Job) (previously unreleased track)
19. Holland Promo 2 (1973)

CD 6
LIVE BONUS TRACKS
1. We Got Love (Live 1973 - previously unreleased)
2. California Saga - Big Sur (Live 1973 - previously unreleased)
3. Funky Pretty (Live 1973 - previously unreleased)
4. The Trader (Live 1975 - previously unreleased)
5. Sail On Sailor (Live 1975 - previously unreleased)
6. All This Is That (Live 1993 - previously unreleased)

MOUNT VERNON AND FAIRWAY (A FAIRYTALE) SESSIONS (Previously Unreleased)
7. Fairy Tale Music (2022 mix - previously unreleased)
8. Pa Let Her Go Out (Better Get Back In Bed alternate version with intro - previously unreleased)
9. I’m The Pied Piper (a Cappella section - previously unreleased)
10. Radio King Dom (a Cappella section - previously unreleased)
11. I’m The Pied Piper (alternate take spoken section – previously unreleased)
12. Medley: Mount Vernon and Fairway Theme / A Casual Look (session excerpt – previously
unreleased)

1972 BONUS TRACKS (Previously Unreleased)
13. Little Child (Daddy Dear) (Holland home recording)
14. Susie Cincinnati (Holland home recording)
15. Medley: Gimme Some Lovin/ I Need Your Love

CALIFORNIA SAGA TRILOGY

16. California Saga - Big Sur
17. California Saga - The Beaks of Eagles (2022 edit – previously unreleased)
18. California Saga – California
19. Carry Me Home (track and backing vocals – previously unreleased)
20. All This Is That (a Capella alternate verse – previously unreleased)

'A Nelson Family Christmas' feat. Matthew, Gunnar, Rick and Ozzie Nelson, arrives in October

Gunnar and Matthew Nelson present A Nelson Family Christmas via UMe on October 14. This all-new holiday collection of Christmas standards, none of which are currently available digitally, is a true family affair. 

The multi-platinum-selling twin brothers included holiday tunes recorded by their father, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Ricky Nelson, and their grandfather, big band star-turned-TV icon Ozzie Nelson. The Nelsons, in fact, are the only family to ever have #1 hit songs across three generations. A Nelson Family Christmas is now available for pre-order.

“This album has been our labor of love from the very beginning,” Gunnar describes. “Growing up in the Southern California music scene with our father’s Stone Canyon Band, we were inspired by family friends like Linda Ronstadt, Crosby Stills and Nash, Poco, Jackson Browne, and the Eagles. We wanted to produce this record with the same reverence for organic music that these musical heroes of ours had. Real instruments. Real singing. Timeless and classic while remaining passionate and uplifting. We couldn’t be more proud of what we’ve done on this album.”

Matthew and Gunnar Nelson had long thought about doing a Christmas album. When the brothers decided to make one, the duo focused on maintaining the timeless quality of these Christmas classics but also having them sound genuine to themselves as musicians. 

“The Christmas miracle here is that this is the first time all three generations of Number One Nelson men, through the power of music, are able to travel through time and sing together,” added Gunnar. “What a gift! It’s always been a dream of ours to be able to sing with Grandpa and Pop. Now we don’t have to wait to get into Heaven to do it.”

They leaned toward the country rock sound that they grew up on more than the harder rock that garnered them their big hits like “After The Rain” and “(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection.”

Since “This Christmas” is about love and Christmas miracles, it feels appropriate that the Nelsons donated proceeds from the song to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital to support the hospital’s efforts to defeat defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. “This Christmas,” along with the other Nelson tracks on A Nelson Family Christmas, is drawn from two holiday albums, This Christmas and This Christmas Too, that Gunnar and Matthew released on their own Stone Canyon Records in 2015 and 2016, respectively, although the albums presently are not available digitally.

This recording of “This Christmas” also adds to the family nature of A Nelson Family Christmas because it features their childhood friends, Carnie and Wendy Wilson, the daughters of Beach Boy Brian Wilson. Matthew has described the way the four sing together as “absolute magic.” The Nelson family is further represented on this album by two Ricky Nelson Christmas tunes, “Jingle Bells” and “The Christmas Song,” which he performed on The Adventures of Ozzie And Harriet TV show, although the tracks were only released commercially after his death. There is a third version of “Jingle Bells” in this collection; this one was recorded by Ozzie and Harriet with the Ozzie Nelson orchestra back in the 1930s.

Besides touring as Nelson, the brothers also salute their father and his music with the show, Ricky Nelson Remembered. This December, as they have done the past few years, Gunnar and Matthew will also go out on tour with Christmas With The Nelsons. More than just a concert of the duo playing holiday tunes, this multi-media concert spotlights three different eras of Christmases in the Nelson family: the ‘50s with Ricky as a boy, the ‘70s when Gunnar and Matthew were kids, and the present day with the latest generation of Nelson children.

As Nelson, Matthew and Gunnar have had their long and successful career in music. They became international stars with their first album, After The Rain, which went double platinum, spawning four Top 30 singles, and remaining on the Billboard 200 Album Chart for over 60 weeks. The brothers have continued to make well-received records in the years since and play around 100 shows a year. 

In July 2022, UMe released the career-spanning compilation, Greatest Hits (And Near Misses) which showcases the duo’s impressive decades of music-making.

“We knew exactly what we wanted,” Matthew said about their sound. “Two brothers with a vision and a sound that no one else has.” Gunnar elaborated further, stating “We’ve made a conscious decision to come from the heart. It’s amazing what happens when you stop fighting the universe and start doing what you were born to do.”

TRACKLISTING:

Joy To The World
This Christmas (featuring Carnie and Wendy Wilson)
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
Jingle Bells (performed by Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra with vocal chorus by Ozzie and Harriet Nelson)
Oh Come All Ye Faithful
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
Mele Kalikimaka
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) (Performed by Ricky Nelson)
Away In A Manger
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Jingle Bells – Ricky Nelson
Blue Christmas
Holly Jolly Christmas
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
White Christmas
Jingle Bells
Silent Night

TOUR DATES:

Fri. Oct. 14 Modesto, CA Gallo Center for the Arts
Sun. Nov. 13 Danbury, NC The Arts Place of Stokes
Fri. Nov. 18 Lancaster, CA Lancaster Performing Arts Center
Mon. Nov. 28 Milwaukee, WI The Northern Lights Theater
Thurs. Dec. 1 Greenville, KY Felix E. Martin Jr. Hall
Sat. Dec. 3 Sioux City, IA The Anthem at Hard Rock
Tues. Dec. 6 Shipshewana, IN Blue Gate Performing Arts Center
Thurs. Dec. 8 Worthington, MN Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center
Sat. Dec. 10 Rolling Hills Estates, CA Norris Theater
Wed. Dec. 14 St. Cloud, MN Paramount Theatre
Fri. Dec. 16 Springfield, MO Gillioz Theatre

Paul Kelly compiles his drinking songs for latest themed collection

Australian musician Paul Kelly stocked the third installation of his themed compilations with alcohol-involved tunes. Set for release on September 30, Drinking follows Time and Rivers and Rain, the first two titles in this on-going retrospective series from Gawd Aggie/Cooking Vinyl.

The 18 tracks on Drinking stretch from “Little Decisions” off Paul Kelly & The Messengers’ debut, Gossip (1986), to the brand new (and previously unreleased) “One More Tune.”

Accompanying Messengers-era songs along with his solo material, Kelly also includes hand-picked pieces from his collaborative efforts with Australian multi-instrumentalist Charlie Owen, Melbourne-based bluegrass outfit Uncle Bill, and the Merri Soul Sessions guest vocalist Vika Bull (of Vika & Linda Bull fame) who sing on "Sweet Guy.”

Drinking presents a trio of live performances: “King of Fools” from his The A to Z Recordings (2010), “Every F*cking City” from Songs of the South (1997), and a never-before-released recording of his classic “To Her Door” from his appearance at Sydney’s 2022 Vivid Festival.

“For me, drinking is one of the great pleasures of life,” Kelly explains. “A glass of wine or two with dinner, the first beer after hard physical work or sport, a dark ale and a whisky on a cold night….the beaded bubbles winking at the brim of the glass on the surf club balcony looking out over the sea… little buzz on.”

Paul Kelly holds the prestigious title of an Officer of the Order of Australia for his distinguished service to the arts as well as being inducted into the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame. One of Drinking’s songs, “To Her Door,” ranked among the top 30 Most Australian songs of all time. Words & Music (1998), featuring “Nothing On My Mind” and “Tease Me,” earned him ARIA’s Male Artist of the Year honors. 2004’s Ways & Means (“Crying Shame”) and 2018’s Nature (“Seagulls of Seattle”) both won ARIA’s Best Adult Contemporary Album awards. Ten other albums represented on this collection are part of Kelly’s approximately 80 Australian music award nominations that he has received during his career.

Track listing: 

1. One More Tune - Previously Unreleased

2. Stories of me – Gossip
3. Nothing on My Mind – Words & Music
4. Forty Miles To Saturday Night – Under The Sun
5. No You – So Much Water So Close To House
6. Gonna Be Good – Spring And Fall
7. Little Decisions – Post
8. Parting Glass – Death’s Dateless Night

9. King of Fools – The A to Z Recordings
10. Crying Shame – Ways & Means
11. To Her Door (Live at VIVID 2022) – Previously Unreleased
12. Sweet Guy – The Merri Soul Sessions
13. Tease Me - Words & Music
14. Blue Stranger – Comedy
15. Don’t Stand So Close To The Window – Foggy Highway
16. I Don’t Remember A Thing – Smoke
17. Seagulls of Seattle – Nature
18. Every F*cking City – Songs From The South

Smashing Pumpkins news: new album, tour dates

The Smashing Pumpkins shared their new single Beguiled, along with details of their 12th studio album; a three-act rock opera album titled ATUM (pronounced Autumn), which is slated for release in April 2023 [Pre-order/add/save HERE].

ATUM will feature 33-tracks --with each track to be revealed chronologically each week on Corgan’s podcast-- and is the sequel to 1995’s Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and 2000’s Machina/Machine of God. ATUM was written and produced by Corgan over the past 4 years.

Each act of 11 songs will come out every eleven weeks on digital streaming platforms to coincide with the podcast. Act 1 on November 15, 2022. Act 2 on January 31, 2023. Act 3 along with a special edition boxset featuring all 33 album tracks plus 10 additional unreleased songs, will be released on April 21, 2023, also available for pre-order HERE.

Also revealed is Billy Corgan’s new podcast series co-produced with iHeartRadio, Thirty-Three with William Patrick Corgan. The first two episodes are available now via https://smashingpumpkins.com where fans can hear two never-before released tracks, taken from The Smashing Pumpkins’ forthcoming album.

The first episode’s guest is David Bowie’s long-time pianist Mike Garson. More guests to be revealed soon. Each episode of Thirty-Three with William Patrick Corgan will debut a new, yet to be released song until the official release of ATUM in 2023. The tracks Atum and Butterfly Suite were shared alongside a deeper break down, from Corgan himself, on their forthcoming 33-track musical concept album. The podcast also dives into Pumpkins history and features a classic song in each episode. Thirty-Three with William Patrick Corgan is distributed by iHeartPodcasts and available on iHeartRadio and everywhere podcasts are heard. To learn more, click HERE.

The band debuted their new single ‘Beguiled’ via a special live video performance broadcasted exclusively via the bands’ Tik Tok account. The video is available on YouTube HERE.

Next month, The Smashing Pumpkins will be embarking on their North American arena tour with special guest Jane’s Addiction. The 32-date SPIRITS ON FIRE TOUR will commence on October 2 in Dallas, TX and will conclude on November 19 in Los Angeles, CA at the Hollywood Bowl. For tickets and more details, go to https://smashingpumpkins.com/tour

2020 saw the release of the band’s eleventh full-length and latest double album, CYR.

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

10/02 - American Airlines Center - Dallas, TX**
10/03 - Toyota Center - Houston, TX**
10/05 - Moody Center - Austin, TX**
10/07 - Amalie Arena - Tampa, FL**
10/08 - Hard Rock Casino - Hollywood, FL**
10/10 - Bridgestone Arena - Nashville, TN**
10/11 - State Farm Arena - Atlanta, GA**
10/13 - Mohegan Sun - Uncasville, CT**
10/14 - UBS Arena - Belmont Park, NY**
10/16 - TD Garden - Boston, MA**
10/18 - Capital One Arena - Washington, DC**
10/19 - Madison Square Garden - New York City, NY**
10/21 - Wells Fargo Center - Philadelphia, PA**
10/22 - PPG Paints Arena - Pittsburgh, PA*^
10/24 - Scotiabank Arena - Toronto, ON**
10/26 - Bell Centre - Montreal, QC**
10/27 - Centre Videotron - Quebec City, QC**
10/29 - Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse - Cleveland, OH*^
10/30 - Fiserv Forum - Milwaukee, WI**
11/01 - Enterprise Center - St. Louis, MO**
11/02 - Little Caesars Arena - Detroit, MI**
11/04 - Xcel Energy Center - St. Paul, MN**
11/05 - United Center - Chicago, IL**
11/07 - Ball Arena - Denver, CO**
11/09 - Spokane Arena - Spokane, WA**
11/11 - Rogers Arena - Vancouver, BC**
11/12 - Climate Pledge Arena - Seattle, WA**
11/13 - Moda Center - Portland, OR**
11/15 - Chase Center - San Francisco, CA**
11/16 - Honda Center - Anaheim, CA**
11/18 - Footprint Center - Phoenix, AZ**
11/19 - Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles, CA**
** with guests Jane’s Addiction + opener Poppy
*^ with guests Jane’s Addiction + opener Meg Myers

smashingpumpkins.com/tour

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ 'Live at the Fillmore' slated for November

Live at the Fillmore (1997) - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ first live album in 13 years - is due November 25 on Warner Records.

The album will be available in various formats, see below for details and click HERE to pre-order. To celebrate, the track “Listen To Her Heart” premiered alongside a video directed by Peter Sluszka; watch/share HERE.

Before starting the 20-show run at the Fillmore, Tom Petty outlined his plans in an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle:

“We’re musicians and we want to play. We’ve made so many records in the past five years, I think the best thing for us to do is just go out and play and it will lead us to our next place, wherever that may be.”

The album features more covers than originals, paying tribute to the artists and songs that shaped Petty’s love of music as he was growing up. Bob Dylan’s “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door,” The Rolling Stones’ “Time is On My Side,” The Kinks, Everly Brothers, Bill Withers, The Byrds, Chuck Berry and Booker T. & the M.G.’s are among the acts covered by Petty and the band.

The collection also features special performances with The Byrds’ Roger McGuinn and John Lee Hooker. 

“Playing the Fillmore in 1997 for a month was one of my favorite experiences as a musician in my whole life. The band was on fire and we changed the set list every night. The room and the crowd was spiritual... AND... we got to play with some amazing guests. I will always remember those nights with joy and inspiration,” said Mike Campbell.

At the final show, Petty noted as he took the stage: “We all feel this might be the highpoint of our time together as a group…It’s going to be hard to get us off this stage tonight.”

The live collection will be offered in a 3 LP version and a comprehensive box set featuring 58 songs and 14 spoken word tracks that highlight Petty’s connection with his band and his fans from the stage. The shows were taped during the last six nights of the band’s residency. The compilation was handled by producers Ryan Ulyate and Mike Campbell and executive producers Benmont Tench, Adria Petty, Annakim Petty and Dana Petty.

Tom Petty Radio (channel 31) on SiriusXM premiered the album announcement and new song with exclusive interviews with Heartbreakers Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Steve Ferrone, and Scott Thurston.

Live at the Fillmore (1997) will be released in various formats: 2 CD, 3 LP, 4 CD, 6 LP, 6 LP Uber Deluxe: Available exclusively on the Tom Petty webstore

Selected track listings:

4 CD FORMAT

CD 1
1. Pre-show (spoken interlude)
2. Around And Around
3. Jammin’ Me
4. Runnin’ Down A Dream
5. Good Evening (spoken interlude)
6. Lucille
7. Call Me The Breeze
8. Cabin Down Below
9. The Internet, Whatever That Is (spoken interlude)
10. Time is On My Side
11. Listen To Her Heart
12. Waitin’ In School
13. Let’s Hear It For Mike (spoken interlude)
14. Slaughter On Tenth Avenue
15. Homecoming Queen Intro (spoken interlude)
16. The Date I Had with That Ugly Old Homecoming Queen
17. I Won’t Back Down
18. You Are My Sunshine
19. Ain’t No Sunshine
20. It’s Good To Be King

CD 2
1. Rip It Up
2. You Don’t Know How It Feels
3. I’d Like To Love You Baby
4. Diddy Wah Diddy
5. We Got A Long Way To Go (spoken interlude)
6. Guitar Boogie Shuffle
7. I Want You Back Again
8. On The Street Intro (spoken interlude)
9. On The Street
10. California
11. Let’s Hear It For Scott and Howie (spoken interlude)
12. Little Maggie
13. Walls
14. Hip Hugger
15. Friend Of The Devil
16. Did Someone Say Heartbreakers Beach Party? (spoken interlude)
17. Heartbreakers Beach Party
18. Angel Dream
19. The Wild One, Forever
20. Even The Losers
21. American Girl
22. You Really Got Me
23. Goldfinger

CD 3
1. Mr. Roger McGuinn (spoken interlude)
2. It Won’t Be Wrong
3. You Ain’t Going Nowhere
4. Drug Store Truck Drivin’ Man
5. Eight Miles High
6. Crazy Mama
7. Everyone Loves Benmont (spoken interlude)
8. Green Onions
9. High Heel Sneakers
10. John Lee Hooker, Ladies And Gentlemen (spoken interlude)
11. Find My Baby (Locked Up In Love Again)
12. Serves You Right To Suffer
13. Boogie Chillen
14. I Got A Woman

CD 4
1. Sorry, I’ve Just Broken My Amplifier (spoken interlude)
2. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
3. Honey Bee
4. County Farm
5. You Wreck Me
6. Shakin’ All Over
7. Free Fallin’
8. Mary Jane’s Last Dance
9. Bye Bye Johnny
10. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
11. It’s All Over Now
12. Louie Louie
13. Gloria
14. Alright For Now
15. Goodnight (spoken interlude)

Produced by Ryan Ulyate & Mike Campbell

Guns N' Roses news

On Nov. 11, UME/Geffen will release Guns N' Roses' USE YOUR ILLUSION I & II box set for the band's 1991 multi-platinum releases Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II. The SUPER DELUXE editions have 97 tracks; 63 are previously unreleased.

Among the formats are a Super Deluxe Seven-CD + Blu-ray, a Super Deluxe Twelve-LP + Blu-ray, Two-CD Deluxe Editions of Use Your Illusion I & II separately, standard 1CD and 2LP versions of Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II separately. 

In all configurations, the original studio albums Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II have been fully remastered for the first-time ever, from high-resolution 96kHz 24-bit transfers from the original stereo 1/2-inch analog masters. All versions will be available to stream and as digital downloads, with all configurations available to pre-order and pre-save, HERE.

The band's third and fourth studio albums Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II were originally released simultaneously on September 17, 1991. Upon release, Use Your Illusion I reached No. 2 and Use Your Illusion II took the No. 1 position on the Billboard 200 chart concurrently, selling over 500k in the first two hours of release, with an estimated sales of over 685k and 770k respectively within the first week of release.

Use Your Illusion I features the band's cover of Paul McCartney's "Live and Let Die," the Top Ten hit "Don't Cry," and what NPR described as "one of the ultimate hard-rock power ballads," the band's '90s anthem and MTV staple "November Rain," which hit No. 3 on Billboard's Hot 100, spending a total of 30 weeks on the chart, and holds the title of the first video from the '90s to hit the 1 billion views mark on YouTube – now nearing 2 billion views. "November Rain" will now include a real 50-piece orchestra for the first-time ever newly recorded, conducted & arranged in 2021 by Grammy® Award winning & Emmy Award nominated composer Christopher Lennertz.

Use Your Illusion II features the band's Top 50 single "You Could Be Mine," "Civil War," which reached No. 4 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, Bob Dylan's "Knocking On Heaven's Door," plus an alternate version of "Don't Cry" featuring different lyrics.

Track listings (selected formats):

SUPER DELUXE 7CD + BLU-RAY:
CD 1
USE YOUR ILLUSION I
(Original Album Remastered)
1. RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO HELL
2. DUST N' BONES
3. LIVE AND LET DIE
4. DON'T CRY (ORIGINAL)
5. PERFECT CRIME
6. YOU AIN'T THE FIRST
7. BAD OBSESSION
8. BACK OFF BITCH
9. DOUBLE TALKIN' JIVE
10. NOVEMBER RAIN*
11. THE GARDEN
12. GARDEN OF EDEN
13. DON'T DAMN ME
14. BAD APPLES
15. DEAD HORSE
16. COMA

CD 2
USE YOUR ILLUSION II
(Original Album Remastered)
1. CIVIL WAR
2. 14 YEARS
3. YESTERDAYS
4. KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR
5. GET IN THE RING
6. SHOTGUN BLUES
7. BREAKDOWN
8. PRETTY TIED UP
9. LOCOMOTIVE
10. SO FINE
11. ESTRANGED
12. YOU COULD BE MINE
13. DON'T CRY (ALT. LYRICS)
14. MY WORLD

CD 3
LIVE IN NEW YORK
(Ritz Theatre – May 16, 1991)
1. PRETTY TIED UP*
2. BAD OBSESSION*
3. RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO HELL*
4. MR. BROWNSTONE*
5. DUST N' BONES
6. LIVE AND LET DIE*
7. PARADISE CITY*
8. VOODOO CHILD (SLIGHT RETURN) / CIVIL WAR*
9. DRUM SOLO*
10. SLASH SOLO*
11. YOU COULD BE MINE*

CD 4
LIVE IN NEW YORK* (cont'd)
1. I WAS ONLY JOKING / PATIENCE*
2. ONLY WOMEN BLEED / KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR*
3. DON'T CRY (ORIGINAL)* [features Shannon Hoon on vocals]
4. YOU AIN'T THE FIRST* [features Shannon Hoon on vocals]
5. MY MICHELLE*
6. ESTRANGED*
7. DOUBLE TALKIN' JIVE*
8. SWEET CHILD O' MINE*
9. WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE*

CD 5
LIVE IN LAS VEGAS
(Thomas & Mack Center – January 25, 1992)
1. NIGHTRAIN
2. MR. BROWNSTONE*
3. LIVE AND LET DIE*
4. ATTITUDE*
5. IT'S SO EASY*
6. BAD OBSESSION*
7. WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE*
8. DOUBLE TALKIN' JIVE*
9. VOODOO CHILD (SLIGHT RETURN) / CIVIL WAR / VOODOO CHILD (SLIGHT RETURN)*

CD 6
LIVE IN LAS VEGAS (cont'd)
1. DON'T CRY (ORIGINAL)*
2. WILD HORSES*
3. PATIENCE*
4. YOU COULD BE MINE*
5. SO FINE*
6. NOVEMBER RAIN*
7. INTROS / DRUM SOLO*
8. SLASH SOLO*
9. SPEAK SOFTLY, LOVE (LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER)*
10. ROCKET QUEEN

CD 7
LIVE IN LAS VEGAS (cont'd)
1. SAIL AWAY SWEET SISTER*
2. SWEET CHILD O' MINE*
3. MOVE TO THE CITY*
4. HOTEL CALIFORNIA / ONLY WOMEN BLEED / KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR*
5. YESTERDAYS
6. MY MICHELLE*
7. ESTRANGED*
8. MOTHER* / PARADISE CITY

DISC 8 - BLU-RAY VIDEO
LIVE IN NEW YORK
(Ritz Theatre – May 16, 1991)
1. PRETTY TIED UP*
2. BAD OBSESSION*
3. RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO HELL*
4. MR. BROWNSTONE*
5. DUST N' BONES*
6. LIVE AND LET DIE*
7. PARADISE CITY*
8. VOODOO CHILD (SLIGHT RETURN) / CIVIL WAR*
9. DRUM SOLO*
10. SLASH SOLO*
11. YOU COULD BE MINE*
12. I WAS ONLY JOKING / PATIENCE*
13. ONLY WOMEN BLEED / KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR*
14. DON'T CRY (ORIGINAL)* [features Shannon Hoon on vocals]
15. YOU AIN'T THE FIRST* [features Shannon Hoon on vocals]
16. MY MICHELLE*
17. ESTRANGED*
18. DOUBLE TALKIN' JIVE*
19. SWEET CHILD O' MINE*
20. WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE*

* Previously unreleased

USE YOUR ILLUSION I – DELUXE EDITION – 2CD / DIGITAL:
CD 1
USE YOUR ILLUSION I
(Original Album Remastered)
1. RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO HELL
2. DUST N' BONES
3. LIVE AND LET DIE
4. DON'T CRY (ORIGINAL)
5. PERFECT CRIME
6. YOU AIN'T THE FIRST
7. BAD OBSESSION
8. BACK OFF BITCH
9. DOUBLE TALKIN' JIVE
10. NOVEMBER RAIN*
11. THE GARDEN
12. GARDEN OF EDEN
13. DON'T DAMN ME
14. BAD APPLES
15. DEAD HORSE
16. COMA

CD 2
USE YOUR ILLUSION 1991 / 1992 TOUR
1. PERFECT CRIME (Live in London – 8/31/91)*
2. BAD OBSESSION (Live in Las Vegas – 1/25/92)*
3. RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO HELL (Live in New York – 5/16/91)*
4. ALWAYS ON THE RUN (with Lenny Kravitz) (Live in Paris – 6/6/92)*
5. DUST N' BONES (Live in London – 8/31/91)*
6. LIVE AND LET DIE (Live in New York – 5/16/91)*
7. ATTITUDE (Live in Paris – 6/6/92)*
8. DOUBLE TALKIN' JIVE (Live in London – 8/31/91)*
9. DON'T CRY (ORIGINAL) (Live in New York – 5/16/91)*
10. YOU AIN'T THE FIRST (Live in New York – 5/16/91)*
11. IT'S ALRIGHT / NOVEMBER RAIN (Live in Paris – 6/6/92)*
12. BAD APPLES (Live in Rio de Janeiro – 1/23/91)*
13. WILD HORSES (Live in Paris – 6/6/92)*

* Previously unreleased

USE YOUR ILLUSION II – DELUXE EDITION – 2CD / DIGITAL:
CD 1
USE YOUR ILLUSION II
(Original Album Remastered)
1. CIVIL WAR
2. 14 YEARS
3. YESTERDAYS
4. KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR
5. GET IN THE RING
6. SHOTGUN BLUES
7. BREAKDOWN
8. PRETTY TIED UP
9. LOCOMOTIVE
10. SO FINE
11. ESTRANGED
12. YOU COULD BE MINE
13. DON'T CRY (ALT. LYRICS)
14. MY WORLD

CD 2
USE YOUR ILLUSION 1991 / 1992 TOUR
1. PRETTY TIED UP (Live in New York – 5/16/91)*
2. 14 YEARS (Live in London – 8/31/91)*
3. VOODOO CHILD (SLIGHT RETURN) / CIVIL WAR / VOODOO CHILD (SLIGHT RETURN) (Live in Las Vegas – 1/25/92)*
4. YOU COULD BE MINE (Live in New York – 5/16/91)*
5. DRUM SOLO (Live in Paris – 6/6/92)*
6. SLASH SOLO (Live in Paris – 6/6/92)*
7. SPEAK SOFTLY, LOVE (LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER) (Live in Paris – 6/6/92)*
8. SAIL AWAY SWEET SISTER (Live in Paris – 6/6/92)*
9. SO FINE (Live in Las Vegas – 1/25/92)*
10. ONLY WOMEN BLEED / KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR (Live in Rio de Janeiro – 1/20/91)*
11. MAMA KIN (featuring Steven Tyler & Joe Perry) (Live in Paris – 6/6/92)*
12. TRAIN KEPT A ROLLIN' (featuring Steven Tyler & Joe Perry) (Live in Paris – 6/6/92)*
13. ESTRANGED (Live in Las Vegas – 1/25/92)*

* Previously unreleased

Preorder the Guns N' Roses USE YOUR ILLUSION I & II box set, HERE

John Mellencamp's 'Scarecrow' to get deluxe reissue in November

John Mellencamp will reissue his acclaimed hit 1985 album Scarecrow on Nov. 4 via Mercury/UME. “Small Town (2022 Remaster)” and two previously unreleased versions, “Small Town (Writer’s Demo)” and “Small Town (Acoustic Version)” can be listened to HERE.

Pre-order the reissue HERE.

The Scarecrow Deluxe reissue will arrive as a box set including 2 CDs of newly remixed and remastered songs plus previously unreleased bonus tracks and alternate versions, a booklet full of rare photographs and all new liner notes by Anthony DeCurtis.

Mellencamp's eighth studio album featured the hit singles “R.O.C.K In The U.S.A. (A Salute To 60’s Rock)” “Lonely Ol’ Night” and “Small Town.” It reached #2 on the U.S. album chart.

The rock verteran's most recent studio album, Strictly a One-Eyed Jack, was released in January and contained guest appearances by Bruce Springsteen.

Track listing:

CD1

1. Rain On The Scarecrow
2. Grandma’s Theme
3. Small Town
4. Minutes To Memories
5. Lonely Ol’ Night
6. The Face Of The Nation
7. Justice And Independence ‘85
8. Between A Laugh And A Tear
9. Rumbleseat
10. You’ve Got To Stand For Somethin’
11. R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A. (A Salute To 60’s Rock)
12. The Kind Of Fella I Am
13. Small Town (Acoustic Version)

CD2

1. Under The Boardwalk
2. Lonely Ol’ Night (Rough Mix)
3. Between A Laugh And A Tear (Writer’s Demo)
4. Carolina Shag
5. Cold Sweat
6. Rumbleseat (Writer’s Demo)
7. Smart Guys
8. R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To 60’s Rock) (Rough Mix)
9. Minutes To Memories (Rough Mix)
10. Shama Lama Ding Dong
11. Small Town (Writer’s Demo)

Out now: The new album from Blaqk Audio

This past spring, I reviewed the duo at Cruel World Fest #1 (find it elsewhere on this blog) and was very impressed. See the new music info below...

BLAQK AUDIO, featuring Davey Havok and Jade Puget of AFI, have released their new album TROP D'AMOUR. Listen here. It follows 2020's Beneath the Black Palms. 

Various LP/CD/shirt bundles are available through the web store. Get the vinyl here.

"Dancing in the shadows between the edges of extremes, Trop d'Amour puts beat to ego, lust, pride, fame, power, control, submission, loneliness, betrayal, elation and self-adulation," says Havok. "With too much love, Blaqk Audio give you our sixth record."

A video for "Cowboy Nights" is on YouTube. 

The band will play an album release show on Saturday at LA's Fonda Theatre. 

TRACK LISTING:

"Blue Cherry"
"Softbitten"
"Absolute Scenes"
"Sharp Teeth"
"The One Who Turns to Light"
"Cowboy Nights"
"EDZ"
"Stormbringer"
"Behead the Bee"
"Dreamyhead"