Category Archives for "Entertainment News"
July 1, 2022
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STRANGER THINGS: SOUNDTRACK FROM THE NETFLIX SERIES SEASON 4 DIGITALLY EXPANDED
Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, is releasing the complete Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4 in digital and physical configurations.
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June 29, 2022
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ASIA IN ASIA BOX SET AND 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR COMING
Supergroup ASIA will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the band’s multiplatinum Geffen debut. It will be ASIA’s first tour since 2019 and will feature original members Carl Palmer (drums, percussion), Geoff Downes (keyboards, background vocals), as well as Billy Sherwood (bass, background vocals), and Marc Bonilla (lead vocals, guitar).
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June 28, 2022
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DIZZIE GILLESPIE BIG BAND PLAYS THE BLUE NOTE
As a part of Blue Note’s Jazz Festival in New York City, the Dizzie Gillespie Big Band will be playing June 30 at the historic venue. Doors will open at 6pm and 8pm.
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June 14, 2022
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TRAFFICBEAT RELEASES CALIFORNIA CHRONICLES BY MIKE RAGOGNA – PART FOUR
California Chronicles’ fourth disc puts the spotlight on Mike Ragogna’s concept album, Summerland. Comprised only of Ragogna originals, the album explores life in the ’00s through the lens of pop anthems, quirky love songs, and personal narratives.
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June 13, 2022
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TRAFFICBEAT RELEASES CALIFORNIA CHRONICLES BY MIKE RAGOGNA – PART THREE
Of all the albums restored on Mike Ragogna’s four CD set California Chronicles, its third disc containing his solo album Writer’s Block is the most complicated. Not only does it feature the previously unreleased Invisible World followup, but its theme actually was based on his affliction, it also being an overall nod to the songwriters covered on the album.
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June 10, 2022
TRAFFICBEAT RELEASES CALIFORNIA CHRONICLES BY MIKE RAGOGNA – PART TWO
Mike Ragogna’s California Chronicles includes a restoration of the album Invisible World as its second disc and was recorded before disc three’s Writer’s Block, although only a variation of the project was later released. It was pressed up two years after Writer’s Block as the truncated Valentine’s Day (named after a Ragogna original) due to what the artist calls “overthinking.”
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June 9, 2022
TRAFFICBEAT RELEASES CALIFORNIA CHRONICLES BY MIKE RAGOGNA – PART ONE
Trafficbeat Entertainment has released a four CD set by Mike Ragogna titled California Chronicles. The project chronologically collects and restores Ragogna’s last four solo albums, adding related bonus tracks to each disc.
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August 28, 2019
Exploring Fire and Grace: A Conversation with Alliance’s Gary Pihl
Mike Ragogna: Hey Alliance’s Gary Pihl, your new album Fire and Grace basically is hard rock with a focus on melodies. What inspired your writing and recording for the project? Gary Pihl: We’re an “old school” band! We only want to record our songs when we’re all together. We just don’t want to send files […]
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