The 50th anniversary of Billy Joel's career launching album, his '70s catalog and rare live set comprise new box set

Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Billy Joel - The Vinyl Collection, Vol.1 on November 5, kicking off a celebration of the legendary musician's 50 years of artistry.

Billy Joel - The Vinyl Collection, Vol.1 may be pre-ordered NOW HERE

The Vinyl Collection, Vol.1 arrives the same day as the first rescheduled concert in Billy Joel's extraordinary ongoing Madison Square Garden residency on November 5.

A 9LP library, it brings together the artist's first six solo studio albums (Cold Spring Harbor, Piano Man, Streetlife Serenade, Turnstiles, The Stranger, 52nd Street) with his first live album (Songs in the Attic) and an exclusive pressing of Live at The Great American Music Hall - 1975, a previously unreleased concert recording available for the first time in the boxset as a double 12" vinyl album.

All titles have been sourced from the original album tapes and prepared by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound. The boxset includes a 50+ page booklet highlighting Billy's early career through archival photos, an essay by Anthony DeCurtis, Billy's personal observations and insights on his songs and albums, and tributes from his fellow musicians, artists and celebrities.

Live at The Great American Music Hall -1975 is currently exclusive to the boxset and will not be available at digital outlets.

In related news, an animated video for the song, "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" was released today. Created by Lightborne Communications, the video can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izzM9LXqP-U

The Vinyl Collection, Vol.1 arrives to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Billy's career starting with Cold Spring Harbor, first released November 1, 1971. Named after a favorite spot located on Long Island Sound near Billy's hometown, Cold Spring Harbor introduced the world to Billy Joel, singer-songwriter, who, at the beginning of a new decade, was already penning future standards like "She's Got a Way" and "Everybody Loves You Now." The album charted in the United States (#158), Japan (#44) and the United Kingdom (#95).

Piano Man, the second studio album in The Vinyl Collection, Vol.1, was originally released on November 9, 1973 and, on the strength of the title track, helped the artist move on up from lounge singing in Los Angeles to the next level of show biz success. Driven by songs like "Piano Man," "Captain Jack," and "The Ballad of Billy the Kid," the album became Billy's first US Top 40 (#27) and charted in Australia (#14), Canada (#26), Japan (#112) and the United Kingdom (#98). Piano Man has been certified 4x Platinum by the RIAA.

Streetlife Serenade, Billy Joel's third studio album, was originally released on October 11, 1974 and marked the first time Billy deployed synthesizers on a record. His live shows from the period often featured the instrumental, "Root Beer Rag" and the short song, "Souvenir," was a frequent encore. The album introduced "The Entertainer," a key composition in Billy's repertoire. A Top 40 album in the United States (#35), Streetlife Serenade charted in Australia (#85) and Canada (#16) and has been certified RIAA platinum in the United States.

Originally released May 19, 1976, Turnstiles, Billy's fourth studio album, was a celebration of the artist's return to New York with tracks directly referencing his love for his hometown: "Summer, Highland Falls," "Miami 2017 (I've Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" and "New York State of Mind," most recently covered by a star-studded cast of musicians, artists and celebrities for a new music video, a PSA lensed in all five boroughs, made in support of the volunteer organization, #NYCNext.

Turnstiles also premiered "Say Goodbye to Hollywood," Billy's tribute to the Ronettes, the quintessential New York girl group; in 1977, Ronnie Spector released her cover of the song, backed by the E Street Band. Turnstiles peaked at #122 in the United States, charted in Australia (#12) and Japan (#286) and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.

Billy Joel's fifth studio album, The Stranger, was originally released September 29, 1977 and catapulted the artist into the pop culture stratosphere. The first Billy Joel album to be produced by Phil Ramone, The Stranger was recorded in a mere three weeks and generated no less than four Top 40 hit singles: "Just the Way You Are" (#3), "Movin' Out (Anthony' Song)" (#17), "She's Always a Woman" (#17) and the controversial "Only the Good Die Young" (#24). The album also introduced fans to repertoire standards including "Vienna" and "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant." The Stranger peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200 while charting in Australia (#2), Canada (#2), Japan (#3), the Netherlands (#36), New Zealand (#2) and the United Kingdom (#24). The album has achieved RIAA Diamond status and has been recently certified 11x Platinum in the United States. The Stranger brought Billy Joel his first two career Grammy Awards when "Just the Way You Are" took home trophies for Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 21st Grammy Awards in 1978. The Stranger is Billy's top-selling non-compilation album to-date.

Originally released October 11, 1978, 52nd Street, Billy's sixth studio album, was his first to hit #1 on the Billboard 200. Exploring new musical directions, Billy and returning producer, Phil Ramone, added jazz musicians to the studio ensemble and created an album that generated three Top 40 singles--"My Life" (#3), "Big Shot" (#14) and "Honesty" (#24)--and won two Grammys including the 1980 Grammy for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male. One of the first albums to be commercially released on the then-emerging compact disc format, 52nd Street pays tribute to one of the centers of New York City's mid-century jazz scene, the fabled 52nd Street, where the album was recorded a block away from the CBS Building. Jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard plays the riffs on "Zanzibar," a featured sound in a 2021 TikTok trend. The RIAA has certified the album 7x Platinum.

Originally released in September 1981 (and celebrating its 40th anniversary this year), Songs in the Attic, Billy Joel's first live album, features top-flight performances recorded in concert in June-July 1980, curated specifically to introduce new fans to his earlier 1970s material following the success of The Stranger. The album peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200 while charting in Australia (#9), Canada (#21), Japan (#3), New Zealand (#30), Norway (#12), Sweden (#38) and the United Kingdom (#57). Songs in the Attic has been certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA.

Rounding out The Vinyl Collection, Vol.1 is the previously unreleased double 12" vinyl bonus album, Live at The Great American Music Hall-1975, recorded at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, June 1975. The live gig from the Streetlife Serenade tour introduces the earliest available recordings of future Turnstiles classics "James" and "New York State Of Mind" into Billy's catalog, and includes examples of Billy's loving imitations of Joe Cocker, Elton John and Leon Russell – a staple of his early concerts.

Billy Joel - Live at The Great American Music Hall - 1975

Opening
Somewhere Along The Line
Roberta
The Mexican Connection
Root Beer Rag
James
Intro of Band Members
You're My Home
Cocker Imitation/You Are So Beautiful (Interlude)
Everybody Loves You Now
New York State Of Mind
Benny & The Jets (Interlude)
Travelin' Prayer
Delta Lady (Interlude)
The Entertainer
The Ballad Of Billy The Kid
Ain't No Crime
Weekend Song

Billy Joel - The Vinyl Collection, Vol.1 (9LPs in Slipcase with Booklet)

Cold Spring Harbor
Piano Man
Streetlife Serenade
Turnstiles
The Stranger
52nd Street
Songs in the Attic
Live at The Great American Music Hall - 1975 (2LP)

The theme for 'No Time To Die' included on new updated James Bond song compilation

Coinciding with the release of the new James Bond film, No Time To Die, is an updated version of the Best Of Bond...James Bond album via UMe. It is available now as a digital download and a 2CD set.

On October 8, 3LP black vinyl will be released, plus a limited-edition gold vinyl will be available exclusively via uDiscover Music and Sound of Vinyl.

Each compilation features theme songs from the long running film franchise and includes No Time To Die by Billie Eilish from No Time To Die, the 25th film in the series. Also now included will be Adele's Skyfall from Skyfall, the highest-grossing Bond film to date, and Sam Smith's Spectre theme, Writing's On the Wall, Oscar winners for Best Song in 2013 and 2016, respectively.

Best Of Bond...James Bond is available for purchase and vinyl preorder here.

Among the tracks are the signature instrumental James Bond Theme by The John Barry Orchestra, which remains one of the most recognizable themes from film and songs from Dame Shirley Bassey (Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever and Moonraker).

With Goldfinger, Bassey achieved her first Top 10 hit, reaching No. 8 on The Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 on the Adult Contemporary charts. Bassey made her Oscars debut at the 85th Academy Awards, where she performed a spectacular rendition of Goldfinger as part of the telecasts James Bond 50th Anniversary tribute, which was celebrated by UMe with vinyl reissues of long-out-of-print soundtracks to Dr. No, Goldfinger and Live And Let Die.

Along with Louis Armstrong (We Have All The Time In The World), Nancy Sinatra (You Only Live Twice), Lulu (The Man With The Golden Gun), The Best Of Bond...James Bond also includes Paul McCartney & Wings (Live And Let Die).

Written by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney, performed by Paul McCartney & Wings and produced by former Beatles producer George Martin, the title theme song hit No. 2 on the chart, and it was nominated for both a GRAMMY Award, for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) / Best Background Arrangement, and an Academy Award , for Best Original Song. The single Live And Let Die became the first Bond theme song to win a GRAMMY award (Best Pop Vocal Performance, 1973).

Then there is Carly Simon (Nobody Does It Better), Tina Turner (GoldenEye), Duran Duran (A View To A Kill - the only Bond theme to reach the top of Billboard's Hot 100), Sheryl Crow (Tomorrow Never Dies), Madonna (Die Another Day), Garbage (The World Is Not Enough). 

All formats of The Best Of Bond...James Bond are available here: https://lnk.to/TheBestOfBondPR

Track listing [2CD/DIGITAL AND 3LP]

DISC 1

James Bond Theme The John Barry Orchestra
From Russia With Love Matt Monro
Goldfinger Shirley Bassey
Thunderball Tom Jones
You Only Live Twice Nancy Sinatra
On Her Majesty's Secret Service The John Barry Orchestra
We Have All The Time In The World Louis Armstrong
Diamonds Are Forever Shirley Bassey
Live And Let Die Paul McCartney & Wings
The Man With The Golden Gun Lulu
Nobody Does It Better Carly Simon
Moonraker Shirley Bassey
For Your Eyes Only Sheena Easton
All Time High Rita Coolidge

DISC 2

A View To A Kill Duran Duran
The Living Daylights A-Ha
License To Kill Gladys Knight
GoldenEye Tina Turner
Tomorrow Never Dies Sheryl Crow
The World Is Not Enough Garbage
Die Another Day Madonna
You Know My Name Chris Cornell
Another Way To Die Jack White & Alicia Keys
Skyfall Adele
Writing's On The Wall Sam Smith
No Time To Die Billie Eilish

Third Eye Blind news

Third Eye Blind's new album Our Bande Apart is out now via Megacollider Records. It was written during the lockdown and produced by Stephan Jenkins and Colin Holbrook. Our Bande Aparte features contributions from Ryan Olson of Poliça and Marijuana Death Squad, Jeff Schroeder from Smashing Pumpkins and Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast.

Watch the video for “Again,” a duet with Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast. “While everyone is desperately trying to hold onto the late days of summer, here is a California surf rock, horny duet,” adds Jenkins. “Again” is available on all streaming services.

Directed by Kryz Reid and Stephan Jenkins, the companion documentary How We Hold Each Other Right Now: The Making of Our Bande Apart premiered in New York City today at the Gramercy Theater, and follows in Los Angeles on Monday, September 28 at the Masonic Lodge. The screenings will be followed by a Q&A and a storytelling, acoustic performance by Stephan Jenkins and Kryz Reid.

The documentary is an in-depth look at a unique recording process. “I think it shows a group of people playing together, feeling the joy of being creative together again, after so much darkness,” says Stephan.

“There was a different mindset at work,” adds Jenkins, on the new record. “I hope I always stay present as a writer and we always move forward as a band.”

Recorded after lockdown ended, Our Bande Apart “is the most fun we’ve ever had in the studio,” says Stephan. “You can hear the exuberance we have playing together in the same room again.”

“Again” follows the video for “Box of Bones,” a video celebrating creativity and connection directed by David Wexler (Motorcycle Drive By, TriBeCa Film Festival 2020) and inspired by Marina Abramović’s legendary art installation, The Artist Is Present.

LGBTQ artist news: Pop singer/songwriter Wrabel's anticipated full length debut album out now; Canadian pop duo Bestfriend's EP arrives next week

Wrabel's debut full-length album ‘these words are all for you’ (Big Gay Records/Nettwerk) is available now. LISTEN HERE

Lead single "Nothing But the Love" is currently climbing Billboard’s Adult Top 40 Airplay chart.  

“This record is a collection of pages torn from my diary -- stories and truths, Like an autobiography of sorts of the past 8-10 years of my life,” said Wrabel about the album in a press release. “My biggest dream and my biggest hope for this record is that it would reach people and make them feel less alone. If they’re in love, that it would help celebrate that love; If they lost love, that it would be a shoulder to cry on. Whoever you are and wherever you are, i hope you know that these words are all for you.”

Wrabel's career so far has encompassed collaborations with Afrojack & Marshmello respectively in 2014, his first charting song “11 Blocks” in 2016, the debut of his acclaimed LGBTQ+ anthem “The Village” in 2017, collaborations with Kesha and P!nk in 2019 and a performance of “hurts like hell” on NBC’s TODAY in early 2020.

Additionally, Wrabel has co-writing/performance credits on tracks by Celeste, Backstreet Boys, Ellie Goulding, Louis Tomlinson, Louis the Child, Wafia, Cash Cash, and more. He’s released four previous EPs, and has racked up 265 million streams across all DSP platforms.

Track Listing:

1. Good
2. Wish You Well
3. Back to Back (with Duncan Laurence)
4. Nothing But the Love
5. London

6. Don’t Pick Up the Phone
7. Cars
8. Let Love In
9. It’s Us” (feat. Madi Diaz)
10. Pale Blue Dot
11. Love is Not a Simple Thing to Lose

photo: Shore Fire Media 

Bestfriend have a new EP, Places I’ve Lived, scheduled for October 1. The Canadian indie-pop duo was half-formed through a mutual friend and half-formed through Instagram DMs in 2018. The two young artists, Stacy Kim and Kaelan Geoffrey, make music from thousands of miles apart; Stacy in the west, Kaelan in the east.

Through trial and error (and many gigabytes of .wav files sent back and forth), they’ve found their stride in dreamy, story-telling pop songs. Bestfriend used their innate skills in collaboration and intuition to release their first original dual-release single, Television '99 and twentyfour. Geoffrey's expert use of dreamy, almost euphoric synthesizers paired with Kim's guiding, melodious vocals pulls listeners into a shared space, creating harmony within the themes of uncertainty.

After testing the waters of remote collaborating on this dual release, they swung into their next release, dropped mid-lockdown in July of 2020. "Last Bus in the A.M." is a fast and frenzied single about your favorite worst party — the pair received accolades on the single, landing the Spotify Fresh Finds playlist, airtime on London’s Hoxton Radio and coverage on Hype Machine.

Riding the momentum of the previous release, "Does It Matter?" was released in September 2020, becoming their breakthrough single — once again earning airtime on Hoxton Radio, added to the Spotify editorial playlist soda, and covered by publications in the likes of FMS mag, GigSoup and A1234.​

Last month, Bestfriend released "Hannah in the City," a bittersweet indie pop bop about life's big what if's. The track was premiered via The Line of Best Fit. 

Places I’ve Lived is a love letter to all of the experiences and people from Bestfriend’s young adult lives. Heavily inspired by storytelling songwriters like Lorde, The National, Big Thief and Julia Jacklin, with production inspired by Bleachers, FINNEAS, The 1975, Rina Sawayama.

Created remotely, with Stacy on the west coast and Kaelan in the east, Stacy would write songs, create rough demos and send them to Kaelan who would then produce it from there, passing it back and forth between each other to add/detract elements. Places I’ve Lived will be closely followed by its sister EP, Places I’ve Left, thematically similar to its predecessor.

For this run, Bestfriend has built out a letter-writing campaign http://bestfriendirl.com/letters - fans can write letters to their old selves / places they used to live / just how their day was, and if they write a letter and provide their address, they’ll eventually receive one back, anonymized.

The new EP was written and produced entirely by the duo and mixed by Grammy-nominated Travis Ference (Tori Kelly, Imagine Dragons).

Track listing: 

1. You Want Everyone to Love You
2. Does it Matter?
3. Hannah in the City
4. Last Bus in the A.M.
5. For Grace, After the Party
6. Good to See You

Photo: Tell All Your Friends PR

Brett Young records Christmas songs for October collection

"Brett Young & Friends Sing The Christmas Classics" is due on October 22 through BMLG Records. The country hitmaker enlisted Colbie Caillat, Darius Rucker, Maddie & Tae and others for his first holiday collection.

It is available for pre-order here with “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” ft. Sam Fischer out now. Later this year, Young will appear on “CMT Crossroads Christmas: Brett Young & Friends.” More details will be announced in the coming weeks.

“I’ve always known that I wanted to make a Christmas album one day, it was just a matter of figuring out how I could do something a little bit different. We tapped into an old school, lo-fi sound with 'Silver Bells,’ and knew we had the blueprint for a full album. It means the world that so many incredible artists who I respect were open to singing with me on the project… we don’t take the title ‘Brett Young and Friends' lightly," says the singer in a press release.

Track List:

“Silver Bells”
“White Christmas” ft. Colbie Caillat
“The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)” ft. Phil Wickham
“The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)” ft. Dann Huff
“Silent Night” ft. Chris Tomlin
“Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” ft. Maddie & Tae
"Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” ft. Darius Rucker
“Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” ft. Sam Fischer

Nirvana's 'Nevermind' to get deluxe 30th anniversary reissue

On November 12, Geffen/UMe commemorates the 30th anniversary of Nevermind with several multi-format reissues. A total of 94 audio and video tracks--70 previously unreleased--will be made available across configurations ranging from Super Deluxe Editions to standard digital/CD and single disc vinyl with bonus 7-inch. In all formats, Nevermind is newly remastered from the original half-inch stereo analog tapes to high-resolution 192kHz 24-bit.

Among the previously unreleased material exclusive to various versions of the Nevermind 30th Anniversary Editions are four complete live shows – Live in Amsterdam, Netherlands (recorded and filmed on November 25, 1991 at the famed club Paradiso); Live in Del Mar, California (recorded on December 28, 1991 at the Pat O’Brien Pavilion at the Del Mar Fairgrounds); Live in Melbourne, Australia for triple j (recorded February 1, 1992 at The Palace in St. Kilda); and Live in Tokyo, Japan (recorded at the Nakano Sunplaza on February 19, 1992).

All four newly remastered live shows are included in the Nevermind Super Deluxe Editions, which will be available in both vinyl (8LPs – 180-gram black vinyl – all in premium tip-on jackets — plus the new 7-inch – A-side: “Endless, Nameless” / B-side: “Even In His Youth” and “Aneurysm”) and CD+Blu-ray (5 CDs plus Blu-ray – Live in Amsterdam, Netherlands complete concert video newly remastered audio & video in HD).

For pre-orders, full track listings and release dates for all configurations go HERE.

Former Spacehog singer Royston Langdon reveals new EP with originals and Bowie cover

English vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter Royston Langdon (former lead singer for the British rock band Spacehog) is set to release his second solo project this fall. Available to pre-order now, Langdon’s six-track EP Chains (due out October 29 via BFD/The Orchard in CD and digital formats, with a vinyl edition coming next year) features all-new compositions, as well as covers of songs from David Bowie and Iggy Pop.

The lead single, “Halfway Home” is on all digital platforms as is the official video (click here to watch). Langdon says in a press release, “‘Halfway Home’ was written with a sense of urgency. I know I’m at a crossroads but I’m still full of life. Perhaps, with the benefit of a small amount of wisdom, I feel more aware now (than ever before) that one is emotionally always halfway between life and death. I’m lucky in that I survived, where many of my peers haven’t. So, to that end, the song is about accepting where we’re at in this very moment and let’s face it, we’ve all been locked up for awhile and I for one, have given rise to the feeling that there’s not a hell of a lot of time left…so let’s get on with it.”

Click here to stream/download “Halfway Home” and pre-save the album.

Recorded in Brooklyn, NY, Langdon enlisted Bryce Goggin (Antony and the Johnsons, The Apples in Stereo) and Adam Sachs to produce and engineer Chains. Langdon handled the songwriting on the four original tracks (along with Matt Hackett on the song “Chains”) and played all the instruments heard on the EP, with the exception of “Chains” and “Creepy Crawly” featuring drummer Parker Kindred (Jeff Buckley, Black Beatle) and “Halfway Home” featuring Sachs on drums.

In support of the EP, Langdon is embarking on a 25-date U.S. tour with The Psychedelic Furs, kicking off on October 16th in Tucson, AZ and wrapping up on November 21st in Concord, NH. The tour includes stops in Houston, Dallas, Austin, New Orleans, Orlando, and New York, among others. Full tour itinerary below and for tickets, visit RoystonLangdon.com.

Regarding Chains, Langdon shares, “I’ve often found it difficult for me to move on in my life and in my work. At times, I’ve chosen seemingly reliable mechanisms of avoidance, rather than face the more difficult confrontation and change required. This practice has in turn, created its own sort of trauma loops, which include repeating the same old patterns over and over, eventually leading to the destruction and recycling of relationships, and leaving me scared to get close. During this destruction and confusion, I notice similarities to the world around me and the world online, where we try to create a new and better version of the world for ourselves -- one in which we can merely scroll and in doing so, immediately recognize certain patterns in others, eventually leading to our development of an entirely new sense or instinct to help us better navigate our reality. Sometimes, I catch myself zoned in on the idea of this pretend, online version of reality because it’s more beautiful and better than my actual present reality (with all its frailties), which I’m afraid of.

"This inspired the self-titled track ‘Chains,’ where I use a metaphor for the world’s rich building McMansion after McMansion, row after row, in hopes of creating a new version of ‘a better life.’ In being so desperate and willing to go to any lengths to avoid their own fears, by creating a fake of a fake, they manufacture a ‘today’ which is just another version of what they had yesterday, and never another tomorrow.”

Track list:

1. Halfway Home
2. Chains
3. Nazi Girlfriend
4. Creepy Crawly
5. Ashes to Ashes
6. Love is a Gift

2021 U.S. tour dates with The Psychedelic Furs:

October 16: Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
October 17: Santa Fe, NM @ Lensic Performing Arts Center
October 19: Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
October 20: Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
October 21: Austin, TX @ Emo’s Austin
October 23: New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s Uptown
October 27: Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live
October 29: Clearwater, FL @ Bilheimer Capitol Theatre
October 30: Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live Orlando
October 31: Saint Augustine Shores, FL @ Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
November 2: Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre
November 3: Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
November 6: Rockville, MD @ Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center
November 5: York, PA @ Appell Center for the Performing Arts
November 7: Tarrytown, NY @ Tarrytown Music Hall
November 9: New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall
November 10: Phoenixville, PA @ Colonial Theatre
November 12: Atlantic City, NJ @ Hard Rock Cafe
November 13: New York, NY @ Apollo Theater
November 14: Beverly, MA @ The Cabot
November 16: Northampton, MA @ Academy of Music
November 17: Montclair, NJ @ The Wellmont Theater
November 19: Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
November 20: Albany, NY @ Empire Live
November 21: Concord, NH @ Capitol Center For The Arts

Ronnie Milsap reissues out-of-print '86 Xmas album

Ronnie Milsap's sole holiday album will be reissued on CD November 12 via Craft Recordings. The long out-of-print 1986 title features yuletide classics plus a selection of festive originals.

Backed by orchestral arrangements, Milsap does traditional yuletide fare and originals like “Only One Night of the Year” and “It’s Just Not Christmas (If I Can’t Spend It With You).” He also delivers a personal message to his fans in the spoken word “Christmas Thoughts,” before closing with “We’re Here to Love,” which originally appeared on his bestselling 1983 LP, Keyed Up. Long sought-after by fans, Christmas with Ronnie Milsap will now be available on CD for the first time in 35 years.

The legendary singer is one of the few country stars to find repeated crossover success in the pop market. Rising to fame in the early 1970s, the six-time GRAMMY® Award winner became one of the era’s best-selling artists—scoring 40 No.1 hits on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart and selling over 35 million albums worldwide.

Among his many honors, Milsap has received eight Country Music Association Awards and four Academy of Country Music Awards, including the prestigious Pioneer Award in 2002. He was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 1976 and the Country Hall of Fame in 2014.

Today, the 78-year-old icon continues to release new material and entertain fans around the world. In 2019, he partnered with multiple generations of country artists—including Kacey Musgraves, Luke Bryan and Dolly Parton—forRonnie Milsap: The Duets. Most recently, in 2021, Milsap released his 29th studio album, A Better Word for Love.

Click here to pre-order Christmas with Ronnie Milsap.

Track list:

Noel Prelude
Only One Night of the Year
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
Christmas Medley: Carol of the Bells / O Come, O Come Emmanuel / Silent Night / Joy to the World
It’s Christmas
It’s Just Not Christmas (If I Can’t Spend It With You)
Silver Bells
O Holy Night
Christmas Thoughts
We’re Here to Love

Tour Dates:

September 30 - Greensboro, NC - Steven Tanger PAC
October 10 - Myrtle Beach, SC - The Carolina Opry Theatre
October 16 - Hiawassee, GA - Anderson Music Hall
October 22 - Clarksburg, WV - Robinson Grand PAC
October 23 - Winchester, VA - Patsy Cline Theatre
October 24 - Verona, NY - Turning Stone Resort Casino
November 5 - New Braunfels, TX - Gruene Hall
November 6 - Hinton, OK - Sugar Creek Casino
November 26 - Wabash, IN - Honeywell Center
November 27 - Marietta, OH - Peoples Bank Theatre
December 4 - Chandler, AZ - Gila River Hotel and Casino
December 6 - Las Vegas, NV - Golden Nugget
December 12 - Bristol, TN - Paramount Center for the Arts

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band's entire 'No Nukes' set scheduled for release

Sony Music Entertainment’s Premium Content Division, in partnership with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, has announced "The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts," a Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band film featuring ten never-before released performances from the Madison Square Garden MUSE benefit concerts, and full footage of the band's entire setlist for the first time.

Edited by longtime Springsteen collaborator Thom Zimny from the original 16mm film alongside remixed audio from Bob Clearmountain, "The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts" represent the highest quality and best recorded Bruce Springsteen performances from a rarely-filmed era of the E Street Band. "The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts" film will be released in HD on physical formats November 19, including on two CD with DVD, two CD with Blu-Ray and two LP formats. The film will be available globally in HD for digital download on November 16 and digital rental on November 23.

"A few years ago, I started re-examining the filmed archives for Bruce and the Band’s appearances at the No Nukes concerts of 1979," said Thom Zimny. "I quickly realized that these were the best performances and best filming from the band’s legendary Seventies, and dedicated myself to bringing out the full potential of the footage. Having worked as Bruce’s principal director and editor for the last 20 years, I can say without reservation that this newly re-edited, re-mixed and restored ninety minute film is the gold standard for Bruce and the band live during one of their greatest creative periods."

“The Seventies were a golden period in the history of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, and the Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts is the greatest document of that era we will ever have," said Jon Landau. "It’s a pure rock show from beginning to end, the energy level is transcendent, and the mastery of the art and the craft of rock music is awe inspiring.”

Watch "The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts" trailer here: https://youtu.be/HUO41TDicD0

Pre-order the film and live album here: brucespringsteen.lnk.to/NoNukes

A composite of two performances captured during the multi-day 'No Nukes' concerts, the film runs 90 minutes. Besides a cover of Buddy Holly’s “Rave On,” the version of Maurice Williams’ “Stay" features Jackson Browne, Tom Petty and Rosemary Butler.

Noted film producer Jon Kilik, who served in the camera crew for the No Nukes concerts and penned liner notes for this release. 

"The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts" Setlist:

1. Prove It All Night
2. Badlands
3. The Promised Land
4. The River
5. Sherry Darling
6. Thunder Road
7. Jungleland
8. Rosalita Come Out Tonight
9. Born To Run
10. Stay
11. Detroit Medley
12. Quarter To Three
13. Rave On

Kelly Clarkson gets into the holiday spirit

Kelly Clarkson has announced When Christmas Comes Around…, her ninth studio album arriving October 15 via Atlantic Records. The lead single is “Christmas Isn’t Canceled (Just You)."

In a prepared statement, Clarkson said, “My purpose for choosing this lyric for being the title of this project was to bring forth a sense of reality to the fact that we are probably all in very different places emotionally ‘when Christmas comes around.’ Some of us consumed with a new love, some of us reminded of loss, some filled with optimism for the coming new year, others elated for some much deserved time away from the chaos our work lives can sometimes bring us. Wherever you are, and whatever you may be experiencing, I wanted everyone to be able to connect to a message on this album. Each year you may even have a new favorite depending on where you are in your life, but while change can be unpredictable there is no better time of year, in my opinion, to breathe hope into one’s life and let possibility wander.”

The collection features a mix of new original songs and Christmas classics, alongside collaborations with Ariana Grande (“Santa, Can’t You Hear Me”), Chris Stapleton (“Glow”) & Brett Eldredge (2020’s hit single “Under The Mistletoe”).

When Christmas Comes Around… marks the latest album from Clarkson since 2017’s Meaning of Life and her second holiday offering following 2013’s Wrapped In Red. Meanwhile, this past month alone has seen Clarkson kick off the third season of the six-time Daytime Emmy Award-winning The Kelly Clarkson Show and return as three-time champion coach on the 21st season of The Voice.

BUY/STREAM “CHRISTMAS ISN’T CANCELED (JUST YOU)”: https://Atlantic.lnk.to/ChristmasIsntCanceledJustYouPR

PRE-ORDER WHEN CHRISTMAS COMES AROUND…: https://Atlantic.lnk.to/WhenChristmasComesAround-POPR

Track listing: 

1. Merry Christmas Baby
2. It’s Beginning To Look A lot Like Christmas
3. Christmas Isn’t Canceled (Just You)
4. Merry Christmas (To The One I Used To Know)
5. Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
6. Glow (feat. Chris Stapleton)
7. Santa Baby
8. Santa, Can’t You Hear Me (feat. Ariana Grande)
9. Last Christmas
10. Jingle Bell Rock
11. Blessed
12. Christmas Come Early

+ previously released bonus tracks:
13. Under The Mistletoe (feat. Brett Eldredge)
14. All I Want For Christmas Is You
15. Christmas Eve

Brian Wilson news

“We had an upright piano in our living room and from the time I was 12 years old I played it each and every day. I never had a lesson, I was completely self-taught.

I can’t express how much the piano has played such an important part in my life. It has bought me comfort, joy and security. It has fuelled my creativity as well as my competitive nature.

I play it when I’m happy or feeling sad. I love playing for people and I love playing alone when no one is listening.

Honestly, the piano and the music I create on it has probably saved my life.”

- BRIAN WILSON

Brian Wilson - the legendary founding member of The Beach Boys, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and multiple award winner - returns to his catalogue of hits and performs them alone with his piano on his new album, At My Piano. It is set for Nov. 19 via Decca Records.

Listen to "God Only Knows" HERE.

TRACK LIST:

God Only Knows
In My Room
Don’t Worry Baby
California Girls
The Warmth of the Sun
Wouldn’t it be Nice
You Still Believe in Me
I Just Wasn’t Made for these Times
Sketches of Smile: Our Prayer/Heroes and Villains/Wonderful/Surfs Up
Surf’s Up
Friends
Till I Die
Love and Mercy
Mt Vernon Farewell
Good Vibrations

alt-J returns next year with new album, tour

The Mercury Prize-winning, multiple GRAMMY- and BRIT Award-nominated band alt-J's fourth album The Dream is set for release February 11 via Canvasback / Infectious Music. The band’s new single “U&ME” is out now and accompanied by a music video. “U&ME” is produced by long-time collaborator Charlie Andrew and is the band’s first new music since their acclaimed third album RELAXER, released in 2017.

Directed by band member Gus Unger-Hamilton’s brother, Prosper Unger-Hamilton, the video for “U&ME” is the first to feature the full band. It’s an evocative video that recalls summer memories and was inspired by Newman’s experiences at a festival in Melbourne.

Watch/listen to “U&ME”

Pre-order / Pre-save The Dream

The album was created following their world tour in support of previous album RELAXER which saw the guys perform a global sold out tour including shows at The Hollywood Bowl and the O2.

“U&ME” was written during various soundchecks across the globe, when the band got back to London and heard the recordings they knew it was one of their most dynamic recordings to date. Speaking on the process, Joe Newman says, “It gathered momentum on its own, it was best to just get out of its way. We were just there.”

Elaborating on the meaning of “U&ME”, Gus Unger-Hamilton says, “It’s about being at a festival with your best friends, having a good time, togetherness, and the feeling in life that nothing could be any better than it is right now”

The band have announced the first leg of their world tour with their most extensive ever North American run to date with Portugal The Man. The tour sees them play arenas across the United States and Canada in 2022.

Fans can sign up for early tour access to tickets by going to altjandptm.com. American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Wednesday, September 29 at 10 am local through Thursday, September 30 at 10 pm local time. A very limited number of VIP Packages will be available. These exclusive offers can include autographed memorabilia, limited-edition tour prints and much more. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, October 1 at 10am local time at altjandptm.com.

North American Tour With Portugal. The Man

February 25, 2022 – Pittsburgh PA - Petersen Events Center
February 26, 2022 - Washington DC - The Anthem
March 1, 2022 - Nashville TN - Nashville Municipal Auditorium
March 2, 2022 - Atlanta GA - State Farm Arena
March 4, 2022 - Tampa FL - Yuengling Center
March 5, 2022 - Hollywood FL - Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood
March 6, 2022 - Orlando FL - Orlando Amphitheater
March 9, 2022 - Dallas TX - The Factory in Deep Ellum
March 12, 2022 - Austin TX - Germania Insurance Amphitheater
March 13, 2022 - Houston TX - White Oak Music Hall
March 15, 2022 - St Louis MO - Chaifetz Arena
March 16, 2022 - Detroit MI - Masonic Temple Detroit
March 19, 2022 - Chicago IL - Credit Union 1 Arena
March 20, 2022 - Minneapolis MN - The Armory
March 23, 2022 - Denver CO - 1STBANK Center
March 25, 2022 - San Diego CA - Pechanga Arena San Diego
March 26, 2022 - Santa Barbara CA - Santa Barbara Bowl
March 27, 2022 - Los Angeles CA - STAPLES Center
March 29, 2022 - Seattle WA - WAMU Theatre
March 30, 2022 – Vancouver BC - Pacific Coliseum
April 1, 2022 - San Francisco CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
April 3, 2022 - Las Vegas NV - The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
April 5, 2022 - Salt Lake City UT - UCCU Center
April 7, 2022 - Kansas City MO - Cable Dahmer Arena
April 8, 2022 - Cincinnati OH - PromoWest Pavillion at Ovation
April 9, 2022 - Columbus OH - Schottenstein Center
April 11, 2022 - New York NY - Madison Square Garden
April 13, 2022 - Philadelphia PA - TD Pavilion at the Mann
April 14, 2022 - Boston MA - Agganis Arena
April 15, 2022 - Montreal QC - Place Bell
April 17, 2022 - Toronto ON - Coca-Cola Coliseum

Early Pretenders albums to get deluxe reissue

I've been a big fan of the band since I was 10 years old and bought "Brass in Pocket" on 7" vinyl. Much later, I'd interview drummer Martin Chambers. I can't wait to experience this. Read below for the details...

On November 5, Pretenders’ first two albums will be celebrated in two brand-new 3CD deluxe editions curated by Chrissie Hynde and will be available from all music retailers. Pretenders and Pretenders II (it's 40th Anniversary is this year) will also be available on limited edition red and white vinyl respectively, as well as special, numbered print based on the "Brass In Pocket" single cover limited to 500 copies worldwide, exclusively available at Rhino.com.

Curated by Chrissie Hynde, both Pretenders and Pretenders II are each presented in 12x12 3CD deluxe sets, featuring a book with brand-new liner notes by journalist Will Hodgkinson. They also include rare photos of the band. 

PRETENDERS (DELUXE EDITION) contains the original album remastered by Chris Thomas, alongside demos, rarities, and live performances. These include BBC sessions on The Kid Jensen Show, and performances at The Paris Theatre, London, and Paradise Theater in Boston.

PRETENDERS II (DELUXE EDITION) also features a remastered version of the album by Chris Thomas, demos, and alternates alongside two live performances; one from Central Park, New York City in 1980, and a show from The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in 1981.

Pretenders’ first release came almost a year earlier to the album’s release, with their Top 40 debut single, a cover of The Kinks’ "Stop Your Sobbing" produced by Nick Lowe. Next came "Kid," another UK Top 40 hit and their first originally written single. Following both singles would come one of Pretenders’ biggest tracks to this day, "Brass In Pocket."

"Brass In Pocket" hit #1 in the UK, Ireland, Sweden, and South Africa, as well as Top 5 in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, New Zealand and more. It was also a success in the US, reaching #14 and becoming the 7th music video aired on MTV. The album was certified Platinum in USA, and Gold in UK, Netherlands, Belgium, and New Zealand.

During the year between Pretenders and Pretenders II, the band released two singles in the UK, "Talk Of The Town" and "Message Of Love," with the former reaching #8 and the latter #11 in the UK singles charts. In the US, Pretenders released an EP simply named Extended Play, containing five tracks that would later be on the Pretenders II album.

Pretenders II was released on August 15, 1981 and would end up peaking #7 in the UK, and #10 in the US, being certified Silver and Gold respectively.

Track listing:

Pretenders (Deluxe Edition) - 3CD

CD1 – Original Album & B-Sides
Original Album
1. Precious
2. The Phone Call
3. Up The Neck
4. Tattooed Love Boys
5. Space Invader
6. The Wait
7. Stop Your Sobbing
8. Kid
9. Private Life
10. Brass In Pocket
11. Lovers Of Today
12. Mystery Achievement

B-Sides
13. Cuban Slide
14. Porcelain
15. The Wait (Nick Lowe Version)
16. Nervous But Shy
17. Swinging London

CD2 – Demos & BBC In Studio
Demos
1. The Phone Call
2. Suicide*
3. Brass In Pocket
4. Precious
5. The Wait
6. I Can’t Control Myself
7. Stop Your Sobbing
8. Tequila
9. Kid
10. I Go To Sleep*
11. Do I Love You*

BBC In Session: The Kid Jensen Show, February 5th, 1979
12. The Wait (The Kid Jensen Show, February 5th, 1979)*
13. Up The Neck (The Kid Jensen Show, February 5th, 1979)*
14. Stop Your Sobbing (The Kid Jensen Show, February 5th, 1979)*
15. Private Life (The Kid Jensen Show, February 5th, 1979)*
16. Cuban Slide (The Kid Jensen Show, February 5th, 1979)*

BBC In Session: The Kid Jensen Show, July 2nd, 1979
17. Mystery Achievement (The Kid Jensen Show, July 2nd, 1979)
18. I Need Somebody (The Kid Jensen Show, July 2nd, 1979)
19. Tattooed Love Boys (The Kid Jensen Show, July 2nd, 1979)*

CD3 – Live
BBC In Session: Live at The Paris Theatre, London, January 2nd, 1979
1. The Wait (Live at Paris Theatre, London, January 2nd, 1979)*
2. Stop Your Sobbing (Live at Paris Theatre, London, January 2nd, 1979)*
3. Kid (Live at Paris Theatre, London, January 2nd, 1979)*
4. Cuban Slide (Live at Paris Theatre, London, January 2nd, 1979)*
5. Brass In Pocket (Live at Paris Theatre, London, January 2nd, 1979)*
6. Tattooed Love Boys (Live at Paris Theatre, London, January 2nd, 1979)*
7. Mystery Achievement (Live at Paris Theatre, London, January 2nd, 1979)*

Warner Bros. Music Show: Live at the Paradise Theater, Boston, March 23rd, 1980)*
8. Space Invader (Live at the Paradise Theater, Boston, March 23rd, 1980)**
9. The Wait (Live at the Paradise Theater, Boston, March 23rd, 1980)**
10. Precious (Live at the Paradise Theater, Boston, March 23rd, 1980)
11. Kid Precious (Live at the Paradise Theater, Boston, March 23rd, 1980)**
12. Private Life Precious (Live at the Paradise Theater, Boston, March 23rd, 1980)**
13. Cuban Slide Precious (Live at the Paradise Theater, Boston, March 23rd, 1980)**
14. The Phone Call Precious (Live at the Paradise Theater, Boston, March 23rd, 1980)*
15. Talk Of The Town Precious (Live at the Paradise Theater, Boston, March 23rd, 1980)**
16. Tattooed Love Boys Precious (Live at the Paradise Theater, Boston, March 23rd, 1980)
17. Up The Neck Precious (Live at the Paradise Theater, Boston, March 23rd, 1980)**
18. Mystery Achievement Precious (Live at the Paradise Theater, Boston, March 23rd, 1980)**
19. Stop Your Sobbing (Live at the Paradise Theater, Boston, March 23rd, 1980)**

*previously unreleased
**first time on CD

Eels delve into some 'Witchcraft' in January

Eels will release their fourteenth studio album Extreme Witchcraft on January 28 via PIAS and the band’s own E Works Records; pre-save/pre-order and stream the song “Good Night On Earth” HERE.

Leader Mark Oliver Everett, aka E, co-produced the record with PJ Harvey producer and guitarist John Parish, marking the first time the two have recorded together since 2001’s Souljacker album. A spring 2022 tour of Europe and America, starts in March in Belfast; get tickets HERE.

Says E: “John Parish is one of the most even-tempered, polite people I’ve ever met. A true gentleman. Actually he’s probably the most polite person I’ve ever met. But when he gets into the studio he becomes a mad scientist. If you make music with John Parish, you get stuff no one else does. He has a really unique toolbox and musical outlook. Perhaps his politeness is a coping mechanism to keep Mr. Hyde under control when he’s out of his laboratory.”

Track list:

1. Amateur Hour
2. Good Night On Earth
3. Strawberries & Popcorn
4. Steam Engine
5. Grandfather Clock Strikes Twelve
6. Stumbling Bee
7. The Magic
8. Better Living Through Desperation
9. So Anyway
10. What It Isn’t
11. Learning While I Lose
12. I Know You’re Right

2022 World Tour Dates:

Telegraph Building, Belfast, UK — March 11
Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland — March 12
Roundhouse, London, UK — March 14
Albert Hall, Manchester, UK — March 15
Barrowland, Glasgow, UK — March 16
Rock City, Nottingham, UK — March 17
02 Guildhall, Southampton, UK — March 18
Zenith, Munich, Germany — March 21
Palladium, Cologne, Germany — March 22
Edel-Optics Arena, Hamburg, Germany — March 23
Verti Music Hall, Berlin, Germany — March 25
Salle Pleyel, Paris, France – March 28
Les Docks, Lausanne, Switzerland — March 30
Hall 622, Zurich, Switzerland — March 31
Live Club, Trezzo sull’Adda, Milan, Italy — April 1
Estragon, Bologna, Italy — April 2
Akvarium Klub, Budapest, Hungary — April 4
Gasometer, Vienna, Austria — April 5
Forest National, Brussels, Belgium — April 7
AFAS Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands — April 8
Belly Up, San Diego, CA — May 8
Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA — May 9
The UC Theatre, Berkeley, CA — May 10
The Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA — May 12
Revolution Hall, Portland, OR — May 13
Metro Music Bar, Salt Lake City, UT — May 15
Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO — May 16
Liberty Hall, Lawrence, KS — May 18
First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN — May 19
Metro, Chicago, IL — May 20
Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, Munhall (Pittsburgh), PA — May 21
Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA — May 22
Webster Hall, New York, NY — May 24
The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD — May 25
Keswick Theatre, Glenside (Philadelphia), PA — May 26
Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC — May 27
Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA — May 28

Bad Suns next album arrives in January

Los Angeles-based band Bad Suns have announced their fourth studio album Apocalypse Whenever out January 28 via Epitaph Records.

Produced by long-time collaborator, Eric Palmquist (Mutemath, Thrice), the 13-track album was conceived as the soundtrack to a movie that doesn’t yet exist. The album’s protagonist washes up on the shores of a fictionalized LA after a near-death experience at the hands of the turbulent ocean. In order to fully conceptualize their story, the band assembled a mood board. From there, the band traced the totality of the character’s life through a series of flashbacks.

"Throughout the course of the album, the main character is forced to re-evaluate everything that’s happened in their life,” vocalist Christo Bowman explains. “Ultimately, the takeaway they’re left with is, ‘This could all end at any time, so instead of moaning about things, I’m going to make the most of it.’”

The band has also unveiled “When The World Was Mine,” which finds their protagonist nostalgic for what once was.

CHECK OUT “WHEN THE WORLD WAS MINE” NOW

Bad Suns will be supporting Angels & Airwaves on tour this fall. Tickets are on sale now. 

TRACK LIST:

1. Apocalypse Whenever
2. Summer Lightning
3. Baby Blue Shades
4. Peachy
5. When The World Was Mine
6. Wishing Fountains
7. Electric Circus
8. Nightclub (Waiting for You)
9. Life Was Easier When I Only Cared About Me
10. Heaven Is A Place In My Head
11. Silently Screaming
12. Grace (I Think I'm In Love Again)
13. Symphony Of Lights

TOUR DATES:
supporting Angels & Airwaves

9/29 Riverside, CA Riverside Municipal Auditorium
9/30 San Francisco, CA The Warfield
10/2 Troutdale, OR McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater
10/3 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
10/5 Salt Lake City, UT The Union Event Center
10/6 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
10/8 Minneapolis, MN Skyway Theatre
10/10 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
10/12 Newport, KY Ovation
10/13 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works
10/15 Oxon Hill, MD MGM National Harbor
10/16 Columbus, OH Express Live!
10/17 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
10/19 Philadelphia, PA Franklin Music Hall
10/20 Boston, MA House of Blues
10/22 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
10/23 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
10/24 Norfolk, VA The NorVa
10/26 St Petersburg, FL Jannus Live
10/27 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live
10/28 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
10/30 Dallas, TX South Side Ballroom
10/31 Austin, TX ACL Live @ Moody Theater
11/1 Houston, TX House of Blues
11/3 Phoenix, AZ The Van Buren
11/5 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Palladium
11/6 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Palladium
11/7 San Diego, CA SOMA

She & Him augment 2011 Christmas album; holiday shows confirmed

This holiday season, Merge Records will release a special 10th anniversary edition of A Very She & Him Christmas from Zooey Deschanel (She) & M. Ward (Him). Originally released in October 2011, A Very She & Him Christmas was the duo's third album and marked their first release featuring holiday music.

The new, limited-edition deluxe reissue sees Zooey and Matt look to the 1980s for inspiration. A Very She & Him Christmas deluxe is pressed on tinsel silver vinyl and includes a brand-new 7-inch, also on silver vinyl, that features a dazzling version of Madonna’s “Holiday” and a cover of Wham!’s “Last Christmas,” as well as a bonus download of their take on “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas,” the Meredith Wilson classic popularized by Perry Como and Bing Crosby in 1951. The 7-inch can also be purchased separately on evergreen vinyl.

Listen To She & Him’s Rendition of Madonna’s “Holiday”

They have some tour dates in December, including two hometown shows at Los Angeles’ Theater At The Ace Hotel. (All dates below). Tickets go on sale Friday (9/24).

Ever since the album was first released in 2011, She & Him have donated a portion of sales from the album to 826 National, a non-profit for young people to ignite and channel their creativity, explore identity, advocate for themselves and their community, and achieve academic and professional success. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been donated to date, and She & Him are proud to continue that initiative with this reissue.

Pre-Order A Very She And Him Christmas 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition HERE

TOUR DATES:

12/2 Santa Barbara, CA @ Arlington Theater
12/3 Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel
12/4 Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel
12/7 Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
12/8 Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
12/9 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
12/11 Dallas, TX @ McFarlin Memorial Auditorium
12/12 San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theater

The Lumineers look to the 'Brightside'

The Lumineers have announced the release of their album, Brightside, on Jan. 14 via Dualtone in the U.S.

PRE-ORDER BRIGHTSIDE

The Grammy Award-nominated band’s fourth studio album is previewed by the title track, available now at all DSPs and streaming services.

An official visualizer is streaming now at YouTube. The Lumineers just debuted the song live on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The song was recorded in a single day, says The Lumineers singer-guitarist and co-founder Wesley Schultz in a press release. “It’s like a 15-year-old’s fever dream, an American love story in all its glory and heartbreak. The last couple left, on the run from something and all alone.”

LISTEN TO “BRIGHTSIDE”
WATCH OFFICIAL VISUALIZER

The album marks The Lumineers’ first new music in more than two years as co-founders/co-songwriters Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites performed most of the instrumentation, with backing vocals and more by Simone Felice, touring members Byron Isaacs and Lauren Jacobson, famed backing singer Cindy Mizelle (Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews Band), The Felice Brothers’ James Felice, and acclaimed singer-songwriter Diana DeMuth.

Track list:

BRIGHTSIDE
A.M. RADIO
WHERE WE ARE
BIRTHDAY
BIG SHOT
NEVER REALLY MINE
ROLLERCOASTER
REMINGTON
REPRISE

Classic KISS album 'Destroyer' to get deluxe reissue treatment

Destroyer, originally released in 1976, was KISS' first album to sell one million copies in its first year and their all-time best selling studio album.

On November 19, UMe will mark the 45th anniversary with the release of 'KISS – Destroyer 45th.' Featuring “Detroit Rock City,” “Shout It Out Loud,” “God Of Thunder” and “Beth,” the reissue will be available as a Super Deluxe 4CD + Blu-ray Audio box set as well as on standard double black vinyl and limited edition yellow and red double colored vinyl, 2-CD set, and digital.

Destroyer 45th can be pre-ordered, HERE. Watch The Unboxing Video Here

For the recording of Destroyer, Bob Ezrin was brought in as KISS’s new producer and helped the band experiment with new sounds such as on “Do You Love Me?,” orchestral arrangements during “Great Expectations” and their Billboard No. 7 hit single “Beth.”

This special anniversary reissue has plenty of bonus material. CD 1 includes the original album newly remastered at Abbey Road Mastering, while CD 2 features 15 demos from Paul Stanley’s and Gene Simmons’s personal archives – 9 of which are unreleased. CD 3 has studio outtakes, alternate versions / mixes and single edits – most notably a brand-new stripped-down mix for “Beth (Acoustic Mix),” and CD 4 contains an electrifying performance from the band’s visit to Paris France at the L’Olympia on May 22, 1976. 

For the Blu-ray Audio disc, Steven Wilson created a first-ever Dolby Atmos and 5.1 surround mix of the original studio album plus 2 bonus tracks “Beth (Acoustic Mix)” and “Sweet Pain (Original Guitar Solo)” the latter featuring Ace Frehley’s original recorded guitar solo that was not released on the studio album (this track is available on the 2012 Destroyer: Resurrected project.)

The Super Deluxe box features collectable KISS memorabilia and ephemera, including a complete recreation of the original KISS Army Kit with the original folder and following items:

KISS Army newsletter Volume 1 – No 2 announcing Destroyer

2x 8”x10” Destroyer Press Photos
Discography Sheet
Gene, Paul, Ace & Peter Bio Sheet
KISS Army Member Certificate
KISS Army Membership Card

Also included in the Super Deluxe set:

KISS logo Iron-on
KISS Army Sticker
“Detroit Rock City” Bumper Sticker
Destroyer Cover Sticker
11”x17” KISS on Westminster Bridge UK Poster
4 brand new 8”x10” Band Member Photos
8”x12” Destroyer Foil Flyer
8”x12” Destroyer Canadian Flyer (super rare)
4x Band Member Trading Cards (newly created for this boxset)
16”x24” KISS Over New York Skyline Poster
16”x24” KISS Halloween 1976 Concert Poster
2x 9”x12” Destroyer Tour Stage Blueprints on Transparent Vellum (never been seen before)
16-page Destroyer 1976 Tour Program
Gotham Rock City News Volume 1 Newspaper that is a track-by-track interview with all 4 band members, Bob Ezrin and crew

68-page hardcover book with extensive liner notes by Paul Elliott & Ken Sharp featuring interviews from Gene, Paul, Ace, Peter, then-manager Bill Aucoin, album producer Bob Ezrin, and many more about the album’s writing and production process, U.S. and European tours, photo shoots, promotional stories, band member memories from their TV appearance on The Paul Lynde Halloween Special, and an intoxicating amount of unreleased photos and imagery

The entire contents are housed in a lift top- style box and features artist Ken Kelly’s original Destroyer cover art, arguably one of the most iconic album covers in rock, making this the ultimate KISS Destroyer souvenir.

SUPER DELUXE TRACK LIST:

DISC ONE:

DESTROYER: Original Album Remastered

1. Detroit Rock City
2. King of The Night Time World
3. God of Thunder
4. Great Expectations
5. Flaming Youth
6. Sweet Pain
7. Shout It Out Loud
8. Beth
9. Do You Love Me?

DISC TWO

DESTROYER-ERA: Demos

PAUL STANLEY DEMOS

1. Doncha Hesitate
2. God Of Thunder And Rock And Roll
3. It’s The Fire*
4. Detroit Rock City*
5. Love Is Alright*

GENE SIMMONS DEMOS

6. Bad, Bad Lovin’
7. Man Of A Thousand Faces
8. I Don’t Want No Romance*
9. Burnin’ Up With Fever*
10. Rock N’ Rolls Royce*
11. Mad Dog
12. Night Boy*
13. Star*
14. Howlin’ For Your Love*
15. True Confessions

DISC THREE
DESTROYER: Outtakes, Alternate Versions / Mixes, Single Edits

1. Beth (Acoustic Mix)*
2. Shout It Out Loud (Single Edit)
3. Flaming Youth (Single Edit)
4. Detroit Rock City (Single Edit)
5. Shout It Out Loud (Mono Single Edit)
6. Flaming Youth (Mono Single Edit)
7. Detroit Rock City (Mono Single Edit)
8. Beth (Mono)
9. King Of The Night Time World (Live Rehearsal Instrumental)*
10. Do You Love Me? (Mono Instrumental)*
11. God Of Thunder (Early Instrumental Mix)*
12. Ain’t None Of Your Business (Instrumental)*
13. Detroit Rock City (Instrumental)*
14. King Of The Night Time World (Alternate Mix)*
15. Great Expectations (Early Version)*
16. Flaming Youth (Early Version)*
17. Do You Love Me? (Early Version)*
18. Shout It Out Loud (Alternate Mix)*
19. Ain’t None Of Your Business (Outtake)*
20. Beth (Take 6 – Instrumental)*
21. Beth (Instrumental)*
22. Do You Love Me? (Alternate Mix)*

DISC FOUR
LIVE IN PARIS – L’Olympia – 22 May, 1976*

1. Deuce
2. Strutter
3. Flaming Youth
4. Hotter Than Hell
5. Firehouse
6. She / Ace Frehley Guitar Solo
7. Nothin' To Lose
8. Shout It Out Loud / Gene Simmons Bass Solo
9. 100,000 Years / Peter Criss Drum Solo
10. Black Diamond
11. Detroit Rock City
12. Rock and Roll All Nite

BLU-RAY AUDIO:
DESTROYER: *Dolby Atmos 48kHz 24-bit, *Dolby True HD 5.1 96kHz 24-bit,

DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 96kHz 24-bit, PCM Stereo 96kHz 24-bit

1. Detroit Rock City
2. King Of The Night Time World
3. God Of Thunder
4. Great Expectations
5. Flaming Youth
6. Sweet Pain
7. Shout It Out Loud
8. Beth
9. Do You Love Me?

Bonus Tracks:

10. Beth (Acoustic)
11. Sweet Pain (Original Guitar Solo)
* Previously unreleased