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April 9, 2015

Boy George Gets Reality Check

Boy George and Bunim/Murray Productions (BMP), producers of longstanding reality franchises Real World, Project Runway and Keeping Up with the Kardashians, are partnering with Boy George’s Manager Paul Kemsley and award-winning producer Cindy Cowan to develop a reality docu-series chronicling the icon’s move from London to Los Angeles.

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April 9, 2015

Justin Moore Plays Off The Beaten Path For Lucky Fan

Reigning ACM New Artist of The Year and multi-No. 1 hit-maker Justin Moore is asking for his fans’ help in taking his latest album, Off The Beaten Path, to RIAA® Gold® Certified status. In a recent announcement to his fan club email subscribers, he revealed that each time a new album sales milestone is reached, prizes like autographed CDs, meet and greets, personal phone calls and more will be unlocked. And what if over 150,000 albums are sold? He will play a private, acoustic concert at one lucky fan’s home!

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April 9, 2015

Sweet Spirit To Tour With Spoon

With notorious ferocity and powerful hooks, Sabrina Ellis and Andrew Cashen’s newest musical project, Sweet Spirit, has quickly garnered critical acclaim and captivated the Austin music scene. Known to long-time Austinites for their work in A Giant Dog and Bobby Jealousy, Sweet Spirit proudly strengthens a decade-plus collaboration between the writing partners. In support of their new self-titled EP, the band will hit the road for their first-ever headlining tour followed by a run of dates with Spoon.

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April 9, 2015

Sherman Holmes Project Drafts Brooks Long

The year 2015 has brought loss and change to the acclaimed soul/blues/gospel band The Holmes Brothers. Drummer Willie “Popsy” Dixon died on January 9, 2015 of cancer. In April 2015, Wendell Holmes, vocalist, guitarist, pianist and songwriter, announced his retirement from touring and performing due to health concerns, having been diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension.

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April 9, 2015

The National Drops Box Set This June

The National collaborated with Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson on A Lot of Sorrow, a durational performance presented as part of MoMA PS1’s Sunday Sessions. Kjartansson, who often uses repetitive performance to explore collective experience and emotion, invited The National to play their three-minute, twenty-five second song “Sorrow” live on stage, repeatedly and continuously, for six hours. This incredible feat of endurance has become legendary, and the audio recording of the performance will be released as a limited edition 1,500 run vinyl boxed set by 4AD on June 22, 2015.

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April 9, 2015

Jeff Beck Live+ Coming

Jeff Beck earned raves last year for his spellbinding performances during the hugely successful double-bill tour with ZZ TOP. Fans can relive Beck’s thrilling guitar gymnastics from those shows with a new live album that touches on key eras from the legendary artist’s influential career. The album captures a snapshot of Jeff’s work in 2014, with two newly recorded studio tracks also included, his first new music since 2010’s Grammy®-winning Emotion & Commotion.

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