George Harrison To Be Honored Posthumously With Star On The Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hollywood, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Capitol Records) - The late music legend George Harrison Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, President/CEO Leron Gubler Accepting the star will be George Harrison's wife Olivia and Dhani Harrison Speakers tba WHAT: 2,382nd Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame WHERE: 1750 Vine ...
| Jeff Beck & Panasonic Hit The Road Together!
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Eagle Rock Entertainment) - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Jeff Beck, who has recently released his CD and DVD Performing This Week...Live at Ronnie Scott's (Eagle Rock Entertainment - November 2008 and March 2009 respectively) has entered into an agreement with Panasonic. ...
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Paul McCartney And Special Guests Raise An Estimated 3 Million Dollars For David Lynch Foundation
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ David Lynch Foundation) - On Saturday, April 4th, Paul McCartney and special guests Ringo Starr, Sheryl Crow, Donovan, Eddie Vedder, Ben Harper, Moby, Paul Horn, Bettye LaVette, and Jim James performed at David Lynch Foundation's "Change Begins Within Benefit Concert" at Radio ...
| Long Island-Based Author Releases Grunge Tome On 15th Anniversary Of Cobain Suicide
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ ECW Press) - Fifteen years after Kurt Cobain's suicide on April 5th, 1994, comes the authoritative story of grunge. 'Grunge is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music' (released April 1, 2009, via ECW Press) by Greg Prato is the definitive story of the Pacific Northwest ...
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Legendary Guitarist Carlos Santana Launches First Rock Residency Show In Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, NV. (Top40 Charts/ AEG Live) - Signing on as the first rock and roll resident artist in Las Vegas, Carlos Santana brings his legendary talent to The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino through a multi-year deal with AEG Live. Through 2010, The Joint will be the only place west of the Mississippi ...
| Canadian Rockers Inward Eye Are Set To Conquer The United States This Summer
TORONTO, Canada (Top40 Charts/ Inward Eye Official Website) - Canadian rockers Inward Eye are set to conquer the US this summer with their raucous sound and utterly dynamic live show. With dates supporting Sum 41, as well as a stint on the Warped Tour and a performance at Bamboozle, the guys of IE will ...
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Tuareg Rockers Tinariwen To Make Coachella Festival Debut
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Tinariwen Official Website) - Possibly the world's favorite African band, Tinariwen return to the U.S. after a long desert hiatus and fresh off a UK tour with folk/electronic group Tunng. With a new concert DVD entitled Live In London (World Village 458086), Tinariwen's mesmerizing ...
| The Clarks Ready For National Stage With 6/9 'Restless Days'
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Clarks Official Website) - The Clarks are an American rock band that have somehow managed to stay together for 20+ years, support themselves through their music, and remain relative unknowns. Much in the way that Bob Seger was a Detroit-area favorite for over a decade before ...
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Andrea Plamondon - Rock Tigress Unleashed
San Francisco, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Andrea Plamondon Official Website) - What do you get when you take a classically trained opera singer with a zest for creativity and innovation and nearly 20 years of experience in the industry, and cross her with some of the best alternative San Francisco rock bands ...
| The English Beat Brings Their Ska To Toronto April 15th And April 17th 2009 To Lee's Palace
Toronto, Canada (Top40 Charts/ By Mel Verve) - Bring on the 2Tone, James jackets and your inner ska self - The English Beat are coming to town! Toronto get ready to be Ska-ified!!! The English Beat whose hits 'Mirror in the Bathroom', 'Save it for Later' and 'Tears of a Clown' were trailblazers for ...
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Glenn Patrik Set To Release New CD 'NUTHIN' BUT A THANG' In April 2009
LAS VEGAS. NV. (Top40 Charts/ Shakehouse Records) - Renowned longtime blues guitarist/vocalist Glenn Patrik is set to release NUTHIN' BUT A THANG (Shakehouse Records; Street Date: April 2009), the follow-up to his critically-lauded MR. BLUES, JR. Patrik is nominated in the 'Best Blues Artist or Group' ...
| Music Legend Van Morrison Returns To California For U.C. Berkeley & Los Angeles Orpheum Performances Of 'Astral Weeks Live'
HOLLYWOOD, CA. (Top40 Charts/ EMI Music) - By popular demand, multi-award winning musical legend Van Morrison returns to California for 'Astral Weeks Live' at the Berkeley's University of California, Greek Theatre on May 2 and 3, and at the intimate Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles on May 7, ...
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Cracker Is Back On 429 Records Debut!
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ 429 Records) - Alt-rock icons Cracker have signed with 429 Records and are preparing to unleash a collection of new songs, SUNRISE IN THE LAND OF MILK AND HONEY. Long-time Cracker co-horts David Lowery and Johnny Hickman have teamed up again with drummer Frank Funaro ...
| Fuse Launches Rock Madness!
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ FUSE TV) - Head to FUSE's all NEW 'Rock Madness' challenge to fill out your ultimate Rock & Roll bracket here https://rockmadness.fuse.tv. 'Rock Madness' finally gives you the chance to choose the best Rock & Roll artist/band of all time through a March Madness styled tournament ...
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Independent Band Pays Fans To Download New Album 'Stimulus Package'!
Philadelphia, PA. (Top40 Charts/ Officer Roseland Official Website) - Independent rock band Officer Roseland release their new album, Stimulus Package, which offers fans a unique opportunity to get paid to download the bands 4th studio release. The album's website MyStimulusPackage.org gives fans two ...
| Time Turns Elastic Composed By Trey Anastasio & Don Hart Set For Release
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Rubber Jungle Records) - Time Turns Elastic, a ground-breaking work for vocals, guitar and orchestra composed by Trey Anastasio and Don Hart, will be released on May 12, 2009 by Rubber Jungle Records, Anastasio's independent label. The piece - orchestrated by Hart and performed ...
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Jeff Beck Performing This Week... Live At Ronnie Scott's Released On DVD & Blu-Ray
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Eagle Records) - On March 31, 2009 Eagle Rock Entertainment, through it's Eagle Vision subsidiary, will release Jeff Beck Performing This Week...Live at Ronnie Scott's on DVD and Blu-Ray. Filmed over the course of several gigs at the famed Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in 2007, Performing ...
| Filter - The Very Best Things
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Rhino Records) - A rare mix of power and finesse, Filter hangs its hard rock angst, electronic sheen and industrial grit on memorable hooks, rendering finely sculpted sonic broadsides that have distinguished the band over the course of four studio albums. Rhino takes aim at ...
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Lynyrd Skynyrd Signed To Roadrunner's Loud & Proud
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Roadrunner Records) - Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Records announced today the signing of a worldwide deal with legendary American rock outfit Lynyrd Skynyrd. The band is already at work in Nashville recording a new album to be released later this year. This will be the first ...
| Introducing Eric Margan & The Red Lions: Debut Release Midnight Book
Albany, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Eric Margan & The Red Lions Official Website) - New York-based indie-chamber rock musicians, Eric Margan & the Red Lions, present their debut release Midnight Book (March 17, 2009/Self-Released). Drawing from years of classical training and a personal devotion to modern jazz ...
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