Genesis - 'Live At Wembley Stadium' DVD
NEW YORK (Virgin Records press release) - Virgin Records are proud to announce the release of "Genesis - Live At Wembley Stadium" on 25th November. Taken from a 4-day sell-out "Invisible Touch" show at Wembley Stadium in July 1987, this is the first time this stunning footage has been available on DVD, ...
| Ex-Temptations lead singer sues Motown
NEW YORK (Top 40 Charts/Temptations Fans Website) - Temptations lead singer Barrington Henderson has filed against Motown, group founder Otis Williams and others alleging they failed to pay him royalties for both a platinum Temptations album and a Grammy winning album. In a statement, Barrington also ...
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France is remembering Edith Piaf and Jean Cocteau
PARIS, France (Friends of Edith Piaf) - France has commemorated the 40th anniversaries of the death of singer Edith Piaf and writer Jean Cocteau. The occasion was marked by a string of cultural events including free Paris exhibitions in their honour. Piaf was 47 when she died in 1963, having gained ...
| RETRO: Blondie
Gillingham, Kent, UK (By Mikey) Introduction Born July 1, 1945, in Miami, Florida, Deborah Harry was adopted by the time she was three months old. The daughter of Richard and Catherine Harry, who both managed a family store, the family relocated to a suburb of Patterson, New Jersey. Debbie Harry began ...
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RETRO: The Pretenders
Gillingham, Kent, UK (By Mikey) Introduction The 80s revival continues with one of the influential bands of the late 70s and early 80s, which survived 4 decades of pure hell, were The Pretenders. This band was totally disregarded as an icon in the early 80s only to be heard now, again in our ever-changing ...
| RETRO: Dexy's Midnight Runners
Gillingham, Kent, UK (By Mikey) - In this retro we look back at how the band came together and chart history to date. Let's take a ride back to the early 80s and reminisce about the scruffy days and lowdowns of Dexy's Midnight Runners. On 29th September get down to your local record shop and buy their ...
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'Naked' version of Beatles' 'Let It Be'
LONDON, UK (EMI/Beatles Fans Website) - A 'naked' version of The Beatles album Let It Be is to be released next month. Let It Be...Naked strips the album of producer Phil Spector's lavish orchestrations, choirs and effects. Most of Let It Be was recorded in 1969 for an album which was to have been called ...
| Retro: The Human League
Gillingham, Kent, UK (By Mikey) - Human League was born, in the late 1970s as the brainchild of two computer operators, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware, from Sheffield, England. Inspired by the likes of Kraftwerk, Roxy Music and disco producer Giorgio Moroder, they recruited Martyn's school friend Philip ...
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A film and DVD release for George Harrison tribute
LONDON, UK (Beatles Fans Website) - A film of last year's Royal Albert Hall tribute concert to George Harrison will be give a limited worldwide cinema release in November. The film will then be released on DVD later that month, with all profits going to the Material World Charitable Foundation founded ...
| RETRO: Tears For Fears
Gillingham, Kent, UK (By Mikey) New Beginnings Tears for Fears is best-known for its unique blend of synth-pop that transcended the typical ear candy generally released in the genre, and offered deeper, more mature productions, rife with psychoanalytical questions. Vocalist and bassist Curt Smith and ...
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Jimmy Hendrix named the greatest guitarist in rock history
NEW YORK (Rolling Stone magazine) - Jimi Hendrix was the greatest guitarist in rock history, according to a list of guitar greats produced by Rolling Stone magazine. Hendrix set his guitars and the rock world alight with his versatile and vigorous performances before his death in 1970 aged 27. He beat ...
| Historic live recordings Of Johnny Cash and June Carter are available
NEW YORK (Scena Records press release) - Johnny Cash and June Carter both frequently appeared on the famed Louisiana Hayride radio show, and now their best performances from the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium can be heard on two new albums (released September 23 on Scena/RED), that celebrate the vitality ...
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Searchers founder Tony Jackson dies
LONDON, UK (Daily Mail) - The former bass player with The Searchers, Tony Jackson, has died after suffering a long illness. Jackson, who was 63, died in the early hours of Monday morning after being taken to hospital in Nottingham with cirrhosis of the liver, reports the Daily Mail. Jackson was one ...
| New Beatles DVD planned
NEW YORK (Beatles Fans Website) - The Beatles' live performances on America's Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 and 1965 are to be released on DVD. The four hour two disc Sofa Home Entertainment collection includes versions of some of The Beatles' early classics like I Want To Hold Your Hand, She Loves You, ...
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Elvis' new song 'I'm rousabout' will be released in October
NEW YORK (Elvis Fans Website) - Several thousand fans gathered at Elvis Presley's grave to mark the 26th anniversary of his death on Saturday. The fans lit candles at the gates to Presley's Graceland home and carried them up the long driveway to his burial place. The anniversary procession on 16 August ...
| RETRO: Soft Cell
Gillingham, Kent, UK (By Mikey: [email protected]) - Successful synth-driven duo from Leeds: Marc Almond (vocals), David Ball (Keyboards). The visually striking pair's revival of northern soul classic 'Tainted Love' was the Top UK single of 1981 and went on to sell 1,135,000 and also broke ...
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Elvis 26th anniversary at Graceland
MEMPHIS, tenn. (Elvis Presley Fans Website) - Elvis Presley might have become a decent actor if manager Tom Parker hadn't been so eager to cash in on a string of lacklustre movies, says the legendary songwriter who created music for some of the films. Mike Stoller and partner Jerry Leiber, authors of ...
| Music legend Henry Mancini to be honored on postage stamp in 2004
NEW YORK (UPS press release) - One of the most successful music composers in the history of television and film will take center stage in spring 2004 when the U.S. Postal Service issues a new commemorative stamp saluting Henry Mancini. The Henry Mancini stamp will be unveiled on the evening of Aug. ...
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Anniversary of Beatles' US debut to be celebrated
NEW YORK (Beatles Fans Website) - The 40th anniversary of The Beatles' debut on US television is to be marked with an exhibition in New York and Los Angeles next year. The Museum of Television and Radio in both cities will present Revolution: The Beatles on Television from February 9 1964 through to ...
| RETRO: Kim Wilde
Gillingham, Kent, UK (By Mikey: [email protected]) Early Days Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith) was born in Chiswick, West London, on November 18th, 1960. How It All Began The foundation for Kim's musical career was laid in her own family: her father Marty Wilde was a 60s rock 'n roll star and her ...
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