tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:38:32 +0000http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/vintagevinylnews@yahoo.com (Vintage Vinyl News)Blogger4467125Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with FeedLoungeSubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with ParticlsAdd to Any Feed Readertag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-1439722952178762831Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:38:00 +00002010-03-12T02:38:32.557-05:00Jools HollandNew York DollsPhil SpectorDead BoysRay CharlesAlison MoyetManTommy James and the ShondellsABBATommy James' biography, Me, the Mob and the Music, is set to be made into a motion picture with producers hoping to have it in theaters by the end of 2011.  In an interview that James did last year, he stated that Martin Scorsese had contacted him about possibly directing the film for his Triangle Pictures. James updated the story recently on BlogTalkRadio.com, saying "We'll be making a major http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~3/IMJRqb-K-ng/tommy-james-biopic-moves-forward-phil.htmlvintagevinylnews@yahoo.com (Vintage Vinyl News)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~4/IMJRqb-K-ng" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2010/03/tommy-james-biopic-moves-forward-phil.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-4205170306669722234Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:17:00 +00002010-03-12T02:17:47.966-05:00Diana RossDiana Ross has announced a seventeen city North American tour starting on May 15 in Boston and ending June 12 in Saratoga, California.  The More Today Than Yesterday Tour, named after the first single from her 2007 I Love You album, is her first major tour since 2004. According to the press release, this will be a greatest hits tour and she "will be pulling out all the stops with breathtaking http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~3/focP8HQc9yg/diana-ross-sets-seventeen-date-north.htmlvintagevinylnews@yahoo.com (Vintage Vinyl News)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~4/focP8HQc9yg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2010/03/diana-ross-sets-seventeen-date-north.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-8956955245141288939Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:14:00 +00002010-03-12T01:18:50.994-05:00Chart WatchChart Watch - CanadaOur weekly recap of veteran artists on the current Canadian music charts.  Chart highlights: Sade drops from 1 to 2 on the Canadian Album chart but keeps the highest charting album by a veteran artist for the fourth week in a row.  Also holding strong is k.d. lang's Recollection which moves 5 to 4.   No new albums debuted by veteran artists. We have added the Digital Downloads chart to our http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~3/9g9xeF4bdSw/chart-watch-canada-week-ending-march-7.htmlvintagevinylnews@yahoo.com (Vintage Vinyl News)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~4/9g9xeF4bdSw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2010/03/chart-watch-canada-week-ending-march-7.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-2892383573138362229Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:18:00 +00002010-03-11T18:18:23.480-05:00Fairport ConventionThe English folk-rock band Fairport Convention had been planning on coming to the U.S. this fall as a "full five-piece 'electric' band" but has had to indefinitely postpone their plans due to the reality of the current economic, political and music business environment. In a letter to their fans on www.fairportconvention.com they apologize for having to make the decision but go on to lay down a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~3/LWL6EiPoRqE/fairport-convention-cancels-us-tour.htmlvintagevinylnews@yahoo.com (Vintage Vinyl News)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~4/LWL6EiPoRqE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2010/03/fairport-convention-cancels-us-tour.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-7583308267934290960Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:53:00 +00002010-03-11T17:53:16.403-05:00Pink FloydPink Floyd went into British court this week, suing their record label EMI over the way that their digital product is configured and sold. The group originally signed a contract in the late-90's that specified that their albums should be sold as a specific "bundle" of tracks, in essence not breaking up the music into individual songs.  The negotiations were at a time when the digital sales of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~3/N-ISNdPbuQA/pink-floyd-wins-battle-with-emi-over.htmlvintagevinylnews@yahoo.com (Vintage Vinyl News)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~4/N-ISNdPbuQA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2010/03/pink-floyd-wins-battle-with-emi-over.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-4993519082482900428Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:34:00 +00002010-03-11T02:34:13.279-05:00Marie OsmondDan FogelbergPeter GabrielIron MaidenDonny OsmondTwo vinyl 7" singles from the Peter Gabriel Scratch My Back project will be made available at retailers for Record Store Day on April 17.  The first has Gabriel singing the Magnetic Field's Book of Love backed with Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Field's cover of Peter's Not One of Us.  The second will have Peter's version of Bon Iver's Flume while Iver covers Gabriel's Come Talk to Me. Donny & http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~3/W_ZuBmDtYjk/gabriel-releasing-two-more-scratch-my.htmlvintagevinylnews@yahoo.com (Vintage Vinyl News)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~4/W_ZuBmDtYjk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2010/03/gabriel-releasing-two-more-scratch-my.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-41437773367140260Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:49:00 +00002010-03-11T01:51:57.475-05:00RunawaysRemember that cute little girl that was nominated for a Golden Globe back in 2002 for I Am Sam?  The one who ran from aliens with Tom Cruise in War of the Worlds and got the late-Brittany Murphy to grow up in Uptown Girls? Well, Dakota Fanning is sort of grown up.  The 16-year-old stars as Cherie Currie in the biopic The Runaways, getting the chance to not only act but also show off some decent http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~3/QsepkOfwj-4/video-cherry-bomb-dakota-fanning-cast.htmlvintagevinylnews@yahoo.com (Vintage Vinyl News)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~4/QsepkOfwj-4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2010/03/video-cherry-bomb-dakota-fanning-cast.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-4432286711835110353Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:14:00 +00002010-03-11T01:15:35.734-05:00Joan BaezJackson BrowneJackson Browne has been selected to receive the Strings & Voices for Dialogue and Civil Rights Award at the 13th Acoustic Guitar Meeting in Sarzana, Italy.  He will receive the award on May 22. This is only the second time that the award has been given by the City of Sarzana-Liguria Region with Woody Guthrie being named in its inaugural year.  The award is given as "a celebration in the use of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~3/S9qBUSLIamo/jackson-browne-and-joan-baez-receiving.htmlvintagevinylnews@yahoo.com (Vintage Vinyl News)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~4/S9qBUSLIamo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2010/03/jackson-browne-and-joan-baez-receiving.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-3916753260645297643Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:08:00 +00002010-03-10T19:08:44.231-05:00SqueezePRS for Music, Britain's version of ASCAP and BMI, are wasting no time handing out their new Heritage Awards.  The concept behind the award is to erect a plaque at the site of the first show by major recording artists.  A little over a week ago, Jethro Tull received the third award at the site of their 1964 show in Blackpool, England and, previous to that, the same honor was given to Blur and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~3/ZZIx0YzZQ8k/prs-for-music-britains-version-of-ascap.htmlvintagevinylnews@yahoo.com (Vintage Vinyl News)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~4/ZZIx0YzZQ8k" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2010/03/prs-for-music-britains-version-of-ascap.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-2999153641341862933Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:42:00 +00002010-03-10T18:42:57.542-05:00Beastie Boys The track Too Many Rappers (Featuring Nas) was the only one to make it to download before the album was pulled. The Beastie Boys had their new album, Hot Sauce Committee Part 1, all set for release last September until it was announced that Adam "MCA" Yauch was suffering from cancer.  The treatment schedule forced the group to postpone the album until "early 2010" due to the fact that they http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~3/r_eqR-er3BM/beastie-boys-say-no-hot-sauce-until.htmlvintagevinylnews@yahoo.com (Vintage Vinyl News)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~4/r_eqR-er3BM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2010/03/beastie-boys-say-no-hot-sauce-until.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-3774179791051022438Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:30:00 +00002010-03-10T18:30:49.642-05:00John FogertyBMIJohn Fogerty will receive the BMI Icon Award at the 58th annual Pop Awards on May 18 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. BMI Icons are selected due to their “unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers.”  Past recipients have included the Bee Gees, Paul Simon, Brian Wilson, Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton. Per BMI: From his legendary recordings with Creedence http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~3/CTrcVRdI1HY/john-fogerty-named-bmi-icon.htmlvintagevinylnews@yahoo.com (Vintage Vinyl News)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~4/CTrcVRdI1HY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2010/03/john-fogerty-named-bmi-icon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-360673237609356345Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:26:00 +00002010-03-10T20:40:58.433-05:00Roky EricksonRoky Erickson has a very complex history going back to the 1960's and the group the 13th Floor Elevator and moving through mental illness to an eventual resurgence.  On April 20, he new album with Okkervil River, True Love Cast Out All Evil, will hit stores. Here is a short interview between Erickson and Will Sheff of Okkervil River. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~3/7g7Zb5ZzaNo/video-roky-erickson-13th-floor.htmlvintagevinylnews@yahoo.com (Vintage Vinyl News)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~4/7g7Zb5ZzaNo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2010/03/video-roky-erickson-13th-floor.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-5728963655312903106Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:30:00 +00002010-03-10T01:30:26.180-05:00PreviewJudas PriestArtist: Judas Priest Title: British Steel: Legacy Edition Release Date: May 11, 2010 Label: Columbia/Legacy Format(s): CD/DVD Judas Priest and Legacy Records are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the British Steel album with a special Legacy Edition.  Included on the CD is the 2001 remastered version of the nine-song album plus two bonus tracks, Red White and Blue and a live version of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~3/P07lcRiqppk/preview-british-steel-30th-anniversary.htmlvintagevinylnews@yahoo.com (Vintage Vinyl News)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~4/P07lcRiqppk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2010/03/preview-british-steel-30th-anniversary.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-176033496018374010Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:06:00 +00002010-03-09T18:06:39.725-05:00Chart WatchChart Watch - BritainOur weekly recap of veteran artists on the current British music charts. Chart highlights: Journey retakes the top album by a veteran artist on the British charts with their Greatest Hits album (19 to 18). Simply Red has the highest debuting album by a veteran artist with Songs of Love starting at 25.  The compilation album is only available through Tesco stores in the U.K. Two other http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~3/9IITmaqbtes/chart-watch-britain-week-ending-march.htmlvintagevinylnews@yahoo.com (Vintage Vinyl News)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~4/9IITmaqbtes" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2010/03/chart-watch-britain-week-ending-march.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-2156642219106598289Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:25:00 +00002010-03-12T01:31:32.750-05:00New Releases    The complete list of new releases for this week is after the cut. March 9, 2010 CD Ambrosia - Biggest Part of Me: Greatest Hits Live Ashton, Gardner & Dyke - The Best Of  Chuck Berry - You Can't Catch Me Harry Chapin - Original Album Series (5 CDs) Chieftans Featuring Ry Cooder - San Patricio Chieftans Featuring Ry Cooder - San Patricio (CD/DVD) Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~3/3pgm-XeDqFQ/new-releases-march-9-10-2010.htmlvintagevinylnews@yahoo.com (Vintage Vinyl News)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~4/3pgm-XeDqFQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2010/03/new-releases-march-9-10-2010.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-825547860373909512Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:01:00 +00002010-03-09T02:01:29.428-05:00PreviewDoorsArtist: Doors Title: When You're Strange: A Film About the Doors Soundtrack Release Date: April 6, 2010 Label: Rhino Format(s): CD, Digital The film When You're Strange chronicles the Door's career with historic and previously unseen footage.  The documentary is directed by Tom DiCillo and narrated by Johnny Depp. Included on the soundtrack album are both previously released studio tracks http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~3/vzITcZ-BoUY/preview-when-youre-strange-film-about.htmlvintagevinylnews@yahoo.com (Vintage Vinyl News)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~4/vzITcZ-BoUY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2010/03/preview-when-youre-strange-film-about.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-7266681163067916046Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:32:00 +00002010-03-09T01:32:29.046-05:00RedboneLolly Vasquez (Lolly Vegas) who, with his brother Patrick, formed the group Redbone in 1969, passed away last Thrusday at his San Fernando home at the age of 70.   A spokesman for the band said that Vegas had a stroke about eight years ago and was partially paralyzed and had been fighting cancer. This is the second recent death of a Redbone member after the passing of guitarist Tony Bellamy backhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~3/_uhPqOWGMWM/lolly-vegas-passes-away-second-member.htmlvintagevinylnews@yahoo.com (Vintage Vinyl News)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~4/_uhPqOWGMWM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2010/03/lolly-vegas-passes-away-second-member.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-7960792443286245846Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:32:00 +00002010-03-08T18:32:23.142-05:00Chart WatchChart Watch - AustraliaOur weekly recap of veteran artists on the current Australian music charts. Chart highlights:k.d. lang completes her run up the Australian Album chart as Recollections reaches the number 1 spot after three weeks.  She also holds on to the highest charting track by a veteran artist with Hallelujah at number 46. Only two spots behind, debuting at number 48, is the latest from the cartoon group http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~3/67AVRUVuvDk/chart-watch-australia-march-8-2010.htmlvintagevinylnews@yahoo.com (Vintage Vinyl News)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~4/67AVRUVuvDk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2010/03/chart-watch-australia-march-8-2010.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-1522313168651022727Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:48:00 +00002010-03-08T17:49:24.065-05:00Bad ReligionAnvilRolling StonesT-Bone BurnettOzzy OsbourneStevie WonderT-Bone Burnett took home the Oscar for Best Song on Sunday night for co-writing The Weary Kind from Crazy Heart with Ryan Bingham. Also on the Oscar stage were James Taylor, who played the Beatles In My Life during the In Memorium section of the program, and Barbra Streisand who presented the Best Director award to Kathryn Bigelow with the exclamation "The time has come."  Keith Richards, in anhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~3/er77VNRaFDc/t-bone-burnett-took-home-oscar-for-best.htmlvintagevinylnews@yahoo.com (Vintage Vinyl News)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~4/er77VNRaFDc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2010/03/t-bone-burnett-took-home-oscar-for-best.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-7948645775728649431Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:26:00 +00002010-03-07T18:26:44.255-05:00PreviewSolomon BurkeArtist: Solomon Burke Title: Nothing's Impossible Release Date: April 6, 2010 Label: E1 Music Format(s): CD, Digital Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Solomon Burke will celebrate his 70th birthday (March 21) with the release of Nothing's Impossible on E1 Music.  Making this release even more special is that it is one of the final projects produced by Willie Mitchell.  According to the album's http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~3/roBeUN9gUoc/preview-nothings-impossible-by-solomon.htmlvintagevinylnews@yahoo.com (Vintage Vinyl News)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~4/roBeUN9gUoc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2010/03/preview-nothings-impossible-by-solomon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-5770322193704582901Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:10:00 +00002010-03-07T18:10:26.743-05:00StryperChristian rockers Stryper have just entered the studio to record an album of cover from bands that have influenced them over their career.  Now this, in and of itself, is not that unusual a move but what makes this release different will be the fact that they are covering songs by Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne and a few more that aren't normally associated with or acknowledged by thehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~3/PDHnHlLhmNc/stryper-enters-studio-to-record-covers.htmlvintagevinylnews@yahoo.com (Vintage Vinyl News)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~4/PDHnHlLhmNc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2010/03/stryper-enters-studio-to-record-covers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-1523929536706291483Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:19:00 +00002010-03-07T03:19:29.656-05:00Neil YoungJonathan Deeme will be releasing the second of a planned three Neil Young concert documentaries in eleven cities starting March 19 for a one week run.  Trunk Show was shot during two Pennsylvania shows during Young's 2007 Chrome Dreams II tour. Demme, who is probably best known for his films The Silence of the Lambs and Philadelphia, has also been lauded for his 1984 Talking Heads concert film http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~3/P3P4gJJgD5c/neil-youngs-trunk-show-coming-to-select.htmlvintagevinylnews@yahoo.com (Vintage Vinyl News)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~4/P3P4gJJgD5c" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2010/03/neil-youngs-trunk-show-coming-to-select.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-4065384303282630936Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:30:00 +00002010-03-06T18:30:50.527-05:00Chart WatchChart Watch - AmericaOur weekly recap of veteran artists on the current American music charts. Chart highlights: Sade keeps her streak alive at three weeks in the top spot on the American Album and R&B Album charts along with being the top charting veteran artist on the Singles (70), and R&B Singles (13) charts. The biggest debut of the week, as in much of the rest of the world, is Johnny Cash's American VI: Ain't http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~3/KuJvoB5v-hI/chart-watch-america-week-of-march-13.htmlvintagevinylnews@yahoo.com (Vintage Vinyl News)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~4/KuJvoB5v-hI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2010/03/chart-watch-america-week-of-march-13.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-437044263851864897Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:31:00 +00002010-03-06T14:31:45.516-05:00Peter GabrielDavid BowieWhen Peter Gabriel conceived his current album, Scratch My Back, it was meant to be a synchronous effort between the singer and the artists who he chose to cover.  He would record an artist's song and that artist, in turn, would record one of Gabriel's compositions.  So far, two of those pairs have been released as digital singles including this weeks backing of Gabriel's cover of Paul Simon's http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~3/zPTK7qzRPrY/bowie-refuses-to-scratch-gabriels-back.htmlvintagevinylnews@yahoo.com (Vintage Vinyl News)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~4/zPTK7qzRPrY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2010/03/bowie-refuses-to-scratch-gabriels-back.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26817478.post-3942076861409419878Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:15:00 +00002010-03-06T14:15:27.317-05:00KinksThe Kinks are in the process of putting together a new album that will be some older, never released tracks along with the possibility of a few new ones. Drummer Mick Avory told Spinner's UK site, "Things are always bubbling under or over with the Kinks -- I'm never quite sure if we're going to do them or not. We are certainly doing another album. We've got old tracks which need to be baked. Youhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~3/JNFbEcoZxRI/kinks-assembling-new-album.htmlvintagevinylnews@yahoo.com (Vintage Vinyl News)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/RZil/~4/JNFbEcoZxRI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2010/03/kinks-assembling-new-album.html