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Swedish musician Stig Vig found dead

2012-01-26T12:24:00.002+01:00

Stig Vig, singer in the Swedish rock-reggae band Dag Vag has been found dead in his home. Stig Vig (Per Odeltorp) sang, played bass and fronted Dag Vag, one of the most popular groups on the Swedish new wave scene of the late 70's/early 80's. Radio Dupree station manager Sigurd Huckle recalls a memory from a 1979 Dag Vag concert: "The band was supposed to play for a sitting audience, but

ABBA releases The Visitors with bonus material

2012-01-25T19:36:00.002+01:00

April 23 is the release date for the release of ABBA's The Visitors album including bonus tracks, including the demo medley ‘From A Twinkling Star To A Passing Angel’, the first previously unreleased ABBA recordings since 1994! Like the previous Deluxe Editions of ABBA’s albums, The Visitors will feature several bonus selections along with a DVD of rare and previously unreleased material

Johnny Otis "Godfather of rhythm and blues" dies

2012-01-24T19:54:00.000+01:00

Johnny Otis, "godfather of rhythm and blues", died on January 17 at the age of 90. Otis lived in California and was a singer, producer, songwriter, bandleader and had a radio show of his own on KPFA. His parents were Greek but Johnny was heavily influenced by the music of the afro-american community and has written: "As a kid I decided that if our society dictated that one had to be black or

Steely Dan Fans Are Assholes

2012-01-22T19:40:00.000+01:00

* William Gibson called them "the most genuinely subversive" band in late-20th Century pop. * Danfans are the silently hip minority of rock fandom. * But it shouldn't be surprising that Steely Dan have the world's most arrogant, elitist assholes for a fan base. Read the full LA Weekly article here.

Donald Fagen sits in for Levon Helm in February

2012-01-21T10:16:00.000+01:00

More live shows for Donald! Even before playing two nights in Chicago in March, Donald Fagen will sit in for Levon Helm at three of Levon's Midnight Ramble concerts in February. The dates in question are February 11, 18 and 25. Tickets are available on the Midnight Ramble website, where you also can read that the reason behind Donald doing three in a row is that Levon is undergoing "a medical

donaldfagen.com updated

2012-01-20T17:21:00.003+01:00

Here's an update over on donaldfagen.com drawing attention to the fact that Steely Dan is 40 this year. Yes, there will most likely be a new Greatest Hits package somewhere down the line, but right here right now it's Donald and Walter on the recieving end of the gift of time. “Lord through this hour, Be Thou our guide So, by Thy power No foot shall slide.”

The Doors + Skrillex

2012-01-19T10:58:00.002+01:00

The remaining members of The Doors have done a collaboration with US DJ/Producer Skrillex. The song titled Breaking A Sweat is part of the Re:Generation-project.

Gail Z promises to "revisit" Trout Mask Replica

2012-01-14T18:55:00.004+01:00

Recently Gail Zappa, Dweezil Zappa and Joe Travers guested the radio station Rockline to talk about the Carnegie Hall release but also talked a bit about future projects. Gail said that the Zappa Family Trust's most recent release is Captain Beefheart's original Bat Chain Puller and that they will "revisit Trout Mask Replica" and that they will also re-release the album An Evening With Wild Man

Donald Fagen with Ken Basman's Trio

2012-01-13T09:10:00.000+01:00

A clip uploaded to YouTube January 2 featuring four minutes of "An unforgettable evening with jazz legend Donald Fagen performing with Ken Basman´s trio at Rosewood San Miguel de Allende´s 2011 New Years Gala dinner."

Steely Dan's Aja covered by The Darcys

2012-01-10T23:11:00.000+01:00

The Canadian quartet The Darcys have recorded a version of Steely Dan's Aja. Not just the song but the whole album! According to this article on exclaim.ca they They decided to do it "as a dark, but bold declaration of self-sufficiency." What that sounds like? Listen to Josie below after we've had the chance to say that the album will be available January 24 as a free dowload on The Darcys'

New John Fogerty song premieres Thursday

2012-01-10T18:55:00.001+01:00

A brand new John Fogerty song titled Swamp Water will be available as a free download at johnfogerty.com Thursday January 12. U.S. viewers can also catch it on the first episode of the seies The Finder on Fox TV the very same day. It's also the title tune for the series and John plays himself in the first episode. In addition to Swamp Water he'll perform an acoustic version of Fortunate Son

Happy Birthday Donald Fagen!

2012-01-10T00:01:00.000+01:00

Donald Fagen is 64 on this Tuesday the 10 of January 2012. And since we're enjoying snowy and cold weather right now here in Radio Dupree land we think this is a suitable Fagen creation:

Donald Fagen plays Chicago fundraiser in March

2012-01-08T22:48:00.000+01:00

It's the 2012 Blue Jean Gala fundraiser for the Old Town School of Folk Music with Levon Helm having one of his Midnight Rambles. That means guests and one of them is Donald Fagen who'll be there both nights; March 16 and 17. Other guests is Paul Barrere & Fred Tackett; The Guitarists of Little Feat (Friday, March 16 only) and Shawn Mullins (Saturday, March 17 only). Tickets are $250 a pop

January 8: Happy birthday, David Bowie, 65!

2012-01-07T22:29:00.000+01:00

And if you're quick you can catch BBC Radio 2:s Inspirational Bowie documentary that aired last Monday. As David Bowie's 65th birthday approaches [Sunday 8 January], Radio 2 revisits this celebration of the iconic popstar. Mark Radcliffe hears from performers who have been inspired by Bowie and his music, including Boy George, Peter Hook, Marc Almond, Annie Lennox, Debbie Harry, Guy Garvey,

Beatles "Abbey Road" #1 vinyl album in the U.S.

2012-01-07T04:00:00.000+01:00

The Beatles Abbey Road is the best selling vinyl album in the USA for the third year running. Nielsen SoundScan delivers the figures that follows the general upward trend of vinyl sales. In 2009 it sold 39 800, in 2010 up to 35 000 and 2011 41 000 copies. This Rolling Stone article has the complete 2011 Top 10 vinyl albums in the USA.

New old The Doors song premieres Monday

2012-01-06T22:06:00.001+01:00

With the upcoming 40th Anniversary releases of The Doors' 1971 album L.A. Woman, the vaults have been searched once more and bits and bobs previously unheard prepared for release into the wild. First up is the song She Smells So Nice that you can hear on the bands Facebook page on Monday, Janyary 9. But if you click your way there now there's a 30 second snippet for you to partake. The

UK is doing a reunion tour!

2012-01-06T00:02:00.001+01:00

Some tour dates confirmed here: http://www.ukreunion.com/

Radio Dupree Top 14 - January 2012

2012-01-04T21:05:00.000+01:00

1. State Cows Hard Goodbye Hard Goodbye 2. Pink Floyd Us And Them (Richard Wright Demo) The Dark Side Of The Moon (Immersion Box) (Previous Unreleased Tracks) 3. Pink Floyd Money (Roger Waters Demo) The Dark Side Of The Moon (Immersion Box) (Previous Unreleased Tracks) 4. Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention Tears Began To Fall Carnegie Hall 5. Pink Floyd Crying Song More (soundtrack) 6.

150 Thin Lizzy tapes resurface

2012-01-04T19:40:00.000+01:00

26 years after Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott died a new box set is being readied for release in June. The material comes from 150 tapes including up to 700 songs that Phil left to a third party for safekeeping. The recordings date from 1971 to 1981. More in this Belfast Telegraph article.

My Old School gets the country treatment

2012-01-03T17:23:00.004+01:00

Here's a cover of Steely Dan's My Old School with a slight country twist. Magico = Mike Quinn from Scranton, Pennsylvania in the USA. My Old School [Steely Dan] by Magico More music from Mike can be found here: http://mquinnmusic.com/

The Queen honours record producer Steve Lillywhite

2012-01-02T15:00:00.001+01:00

Every year end sees Queen Elizabeth II honour a big number of people for exceptional work in whatever line of work they might be. We found this man among the close to 1 000 listed: Steve Lillywhite, record producer of records by XTC, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Dave Matthews Band, U2, Peter Gabriel, Morrissey, The Psychedelic Furs, The Pogues, Phish and many, many more during av more than 30

Happy New Year!

2011-12-31T19:49:00.001+01:00

We hope that 2011 has been a good year for you readers and listeners out there. We have experienced good things as that Steely Dan has been touring again, when they performed a couple of very special shows as a rarities show for instance. We also saw the release of Pauline Butcher's excellent Zappa book, and the release of the Carnegie Hall (Zappa & The Mothers live in N.Y.C. October 1971).

R.I.P. Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood

2011-12-26T23:13:00.001+01:00

A couple of sources report that Jim (James) "Motorhead" Sherwood, member of the Mothers of Invention in the 1960's, has passed away. Sherwood went to high school with Frank Zappa (who later became leader of the Mothers in the 60's). Jim Sherwood started out as roadie for the group but soon became a regular member playing saxophone and tambourine. He passed away on December 25th at the

A new Zappa Birthday Bundle!

2011-12-22T10:09:00.000+01:00

Yesterday on Frank's birthday iTunes made yet another Zappa birthday bundle available...featuring the song Dead Girls of London with Van Morrison on lead vocals!...and more.

"Lost" BBC David Bowie footage discovered

2011-12-21T21:37:00.002+01:00

A rare David Bowie Top of the Pops performance has been found. BBC News reports that it's a performance of The Jean Genie that was saved from wiping by a cameraman. The recording was supposed to be broadcast again tonight at the Top of the Pops Christmas Special on BBC Two.