Author Archives: Mike
Author Archives: Mike
RCA Records announces today the release of musical icon and visionary Van Morrison’s brand new album entitled DUETS: RE-WORKING THE CATALOGUE set for release on March 24, 2015. DUETS: RE-WORKING THE CATALOGUE is Van Morrison’s 35th studio album.
Continue readingThe anticipated posthumous recording by the influential singer-guitarist and social activist Pops Staples entitled Don’t Lose This arrives in stores today via dBpm/Anti-.
Continue readingAtlantic recording artist Ty Dolla $ign has released his hugely anticipated new single, “Drop That Kitty (feat. Charli XCX & Tinashe),” which is available at all DSPs today: http://smarturl.it/DropThatKitty & streaming here: http://smarturl.it/StreamDropThatKitty. Produced by hit makers, Stargate and Cashmere Cat, “Drop That Kitty (feat. Charli XCX & Tinashe)” heralds the release of Ty’s long awaited debut album, slated to arrive later this Spring.
Continue readingDave McGraw and Mandy Fer have set March 3 as their US release date for Maritime. The new record is steeped with compelling vocal harmonies, electric guitar, warm cello and the driving rhythms of rich wooded instruments- a sound that is identifiably their own. Europe has been championing Maritime for months now, having charted at #1 on the EuroAmericana Chart for two consecutive months and ranked among the Best Albums of 2014 by The Telegraph, praising it for “…soulful songs, intuitive musicianship, and fine singing.”
Continue readingOn February 19, Yahoo Live will stream the 40th Anniversary Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti Deluxe Edition Premiere. This exclusive event will feature the worldwide debut of the complete, previously unreleased companion audio from the upcoming deluxe edition of Led Zeppelin’s seminal double album Physical Graffiti . This will be followed by a live Q&A with guitarist and album producer Jimmy Page in front of a live audience at Olympic Studios in London, the same studio where portions of the album were originally recorded over 40 years ago.
Continue readingCaitlin Canty delivers her fine-edged songs with a 1930s Recording King guitar and recently released her critically acclaimed new album, Reckless Skyline. She hits the road this week for a few shows with her album producer Jeffrey Foucault, followed by a run of dates in March with The Stray Birds.
Continue readingMarty Scott, managing director of the legendary Jem Records, LLC, has announced the signing of Psych-Pop Rockers The Grip Weeds. Their new album, How I Won The War will be released on April 7th via Jem Recordings.
Continue readingFans of intimate, acoustic lyricism worldwide can click here to check out the exclusive premiere of singer/songwriter/guitarist Michael Sackler-Berner’s beautiful new track “While I Was Gone” on Rock Confidential.
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