Meshell Ndegeocello’s Cover of Whodini’s “Friends” On New Album

Originally released thirty years ago by the hip hop trio Whodini, the classic track “Friends” has been given new life on Meshell Ndegeocello’s new album, Comet, Come To Me. Please listen and share the track, courtesy of Vibe (HERE).

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Ambrose Akinmusire Gets Recognition, Expands Tour

Trumpeter and composer Ambrose Akinmusire delivered one of the most widely praised and discussed new Jazz albums of 2014 with the March 11 release of the imagined savior is far easier to paint, an impressive and expansive new album that The New York Times declared “brilliant” and JazzTimes magazine called “a gorgeous, moving album” adding that it is “an early candidate for the best of 2014.” Fans can now get the story behind the making of the album with a new video featuring footage from the recording studio and an interview with Ambrose. Watch the video here.

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Jimmy Page’s Photo Autobiography Coming In October

Jimmy Page is one of music’s greatest guitarists, innovators and legends. JIMMY PAGE is his official autobiography, a photographic essay he personally created to tell his story for the first time. Jimmy’s own words, combined with his handpicked selection of over 600 photographs, make this book the definitive visual and historical record of a remarkable life. JIMMY PAGE will be available in all major bookstores from October 2014.

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Opeth Releases Pale Communion August 26th

Roadrunner Records group Opeth has announced that the release of their highly anticipated eleventh studio album, “PALE COMMUNION” has been reslated for AUGUST 26TH.

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Jackie Evancho’s New Album Awakening Coming September 30th

Sony Music Masterworks announces a worldwide recording agreement with platinum selling classical-crossover artist Jackie Evancho. Her new album, Awakening will be released on the Portrait Records imprint on September 30, 2014 coinciding with an International tour.

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Conversations With The Amity Affliction’s Ahren Stringer, Danny Griego, Ben Arthur and Jolie Holland

A Conversation with The Amity Affliction’s Ahren Stringer Mike Ragogna: Ahren, the band is part of Blessfall’s The Hollow Bodies Tour. How’s that been going? Ahren Stringer: It’s been amazing for us, we have to punch ourselves every night. This is our 6th US tour and we’ve NEVER experienced shows like this! I can’t wait […]

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Remember Two Things With Dave Matthews Band

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND RETURNS TO WHERE IT ALL BEGAN WITH FIRST-EVER VINYL RELEASE OF 1993 DEBUT, REMEMBER TWO THINGS, OUT JUNE 17 ON BAMA RAGS/RCA/LEGACY RECORDINGS

CD Reissue And Digital LP Include Two Previously Unreleased Early Studio Demos

North American Summer Tour Launches May 16

On June 17, Bama Rags/RCA/Legacy Recordings will reissue Dave Matthews Band’s Remember Two Things. Originally released on November 9, 1993, Remember Two Things soon became a bona-fide word-of-mouth sensation and remains the first and best introduction to the DMB sound. It was the first official release on the group’s own Bama Rags label.

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Glad All Over: Conversations with Dave Clark, Jen Chapin and Augustana’s Dan Layus

A Conversation with Dave Clark Mike Ragogna: Dave, it’s the fiftieth anniversary of The Dave Clark Five, can you believe it? Dave Clark: It seems like another lifetime. I always remember when I had the group, if we mixed with anybody in their thirties we thought they were old, and then when you reach thirty […]

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