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April 17, 2015

Blues Doc At Grammy Museum

REEL TO REEL AT GRAMMY MUSEUM: BORN IN CHICAGO 5/11 SCREENING OF ACCLAIMED BLUES DOCUMENTARY FOLLOWED BY A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY SAM LAY, BARRY GOLDBERG, CORKY SIEGEL, JIMMY VIVINO AND MARCY LEVY  “Muddy Waters recorded a song called ‘The Blues Had a Baby and They Named it Rock and Roll.’ That, in a nutshell, is […]

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April 17, 2015

CounterPoint Adds To Roster

CounterPoint Music and Arts Festival have added several new artists to the 2015 lineup including Griz, Excision, EOTO, Zomboy, G Jones, Kastle, Louis Futon, Bearson and local favorites Jerry on the Moon. To add to the excitement of the Memorial Day weekend experience, Widespread Panic, Umphrey’s McGee and Papadosio will deliver a special treat for CounterPoint fans when they each perform extended 2-hour sets.

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April 16, 2015

Avril Lavigne Offers “Fly” For Special Olympics

International, award-winning musician and philanthropist Avril Lavigne debuted her song “Fly” to benefit Special Olympics today. The song is exclusively available today, April 16, on iTunes (http://smarturl.it/avrilflysingle) 100 days before the start of the 2015 Special Olympics World Games, which will be the world’s largest sporting event in 2015, and will take place July 25-August 2 in Los Angeles. The inspiring music video for “Fly,” debuted this morning on ABC’s Good Morning America, featuring Avril Lavigne and Special Olympics athletes from around the world.

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April 16, 2015

The Filmore Philadelphia Rocks With Live Nation

LIVE NATION UNVEILS PLANS FOR THE FILLMORE PHILADELPHIA SETTING NEW STANDARD FOR ROCK CLUBS IN U.S.A. Historic 125-Year-Old Ajax Metal Company Building to Transform Into Live Music and Entertainment Venue Created Uniquely for Philadelphia Fans Live music Philly-style is coming to what is planned as the “best live rock music venue in the United States.” […]

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April 16, 2015

The Saint Streams At Shout Factory!

Modern-day Robin Hood. Wealthy man of mystery. Debonair rogue. Call Simon Templar what you will, but never cross The Saint. A timeless figure of adventure since his creation by Leslie Charteris in 1928, The Saint has thrilled adventure aficionados with his exploits in a variety of media, including novels, movies, and radio—but nowhere was the dashing Mr. Templar more indelibly realized than in his 1960s television series. Fans of the dashing spy are now finally able to revisit his adventures with the release of six hand-picked episodes of The Saint on Shout! Factory TV. This collection of episodes is comprised of the first episodes of each of the action-packed series’ six seasons.

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April 16, 2015

David Hasselhoff On “True Survivor”

The highly anticipated 80’s action-inspired film Kung Fury released its new single “True Survivor” today. As one of the biggest Kickstarter projects of all time, the crowd-funding sensation just became even hotter by locking down what can only be described as the ultimate feature: global superstar and 80’s icon David Hasselhoff.

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April 16, 2015

Carly Simon’s Bedroom Tapes Expanded

With an iconic career spanning over four decades, touching on film, fashion, literature and popular music, Carly Simon continues to expand upon her already prodigious legacy with the re-release of The Bedroom Tapes – Special Edition through her own boutique label C‘EST Music (Pronounced “Say”) in conjunction with CARLY SIMON VINTAGE.

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