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April 24, 2014

The Secret Sisters Hit #1 On Billboard Heatseekers Chart

THE SECRET SISTERS long-awaited second album, Put Your Needle Down has landed at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. The Alabama duo’s critically-acclaimed sophomore set was produced by the iconic T Bone Burnett, and marks a giant creative step forward for siblings Laura and Lydia Rogers. Put Your Needle Down is currently available atiTunes and other select retailers via Republic Records

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April 23, 2014

Jacques Loussier Anthologized In My Personal Favorites

In a career that spans more than a half century, pianist and composer Jacques Loussier has built an enormous body of work by blurring the lines between classical and jazz. Beginning in 1959 with his Play Bach Trio, and later with alternate lineups that explored numerous other classical artists, Loussier and his various collaborators forced musicians and audiences of both jazz and classical music to re-evaluate the boundaries – and indeed the similarities – between their respective genres. Along the way, he has sold more than six million albums worldwide.

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April 23, 2014

The Griswolds “Beware The Dog”

The Griswolds who hail from Sydney, Australia just put the finishing touches on their highly anticipated debut album with Tony Hoffer (M83, Phoenix, Beck). The band announced today that their first single will be “Beware The Dog.” About the song, said Whitehall… “This is the first song Dan and I ever wrote together. It’s about losing someone we were really close with to heavy drug use. ‘Beware the Dog’ is about that journey – the good and the bad times.”

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April 23, 2014

Eric Paslay’s “Song About A Girl”

EMI Records Nashville’s Eric Paslay (pass-lay) debuts his “Country Covers” performance on Ram County on Yahoo Music today. The performance includes a fresh, heartfelt rendition of Sheryl Crow’s “I Shall Believe”, as well as, an acoustic version of his Top 25 and climbing hit single, “Song About A Girl.”

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April 23, 2014

Yngwie Malmsteen Tours With Uli Jon Roth, Gary Hoey and Bumblefoot

The king of neo-classical shred guitar, legendary guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen, will soon return to stages across North America this summer for the first-ever “Guitar Gods” festival tour. Bringing together such accomplished axemen as Uli Jon Roth (Scorpions, Electric Sun), Gary Hoey (“Hocus Pocus”) and Bumblefoot (Guns N’ Roses),Malmsteen will headline an epic celebration (6+ hours!) of the instrument for a full evening of guitar pyrotechnics. Each show will also feature special surprise guests. The “Guitar Gods” tour is created and produced by April Malmsteen, Yngwie’s wife and manager and is presented in proud partnership with Guitar Center. Please see below for the itinerary; more dates to be announced.

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April 23, 2014

Lord Huron Back With Ends Of The Earth Video

The video for “Ends of the Earth” (directed by Kevin Donelan), off critically acclaimed Lord Huron’s debut Lonesome Dreams, is now streaming at Los Angeles Times’ Pop & Hiss Blog: http://lat.ms/1mA548P. The clip follows the recent premiere of the video for the latest single “She Lit a Fire” at The New York Times (watch here: http://youtu.be/VUxh-jw-C-w).

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