Champion's Halfway To Heaven Re-Released
Cleveland, OH. (Top40 Charts/ Retrospect Record) - The quintessential rock 'n' roll of the '80s was glorious, uplifting, Wide-screen music: big production, swooping melodies, swelling choruses, lush harmonies. Few bands pulled off this music with the conviction and panache of Cleveland-based Champion. ...
| Activision Unveils Full Guitar Hero World Tour Set List
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Activision Publishing) - Delivering unparalleled depth and diversity featuring some of the most prolific artists of all time including Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Van Halen, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Michael Jackson and more, Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today ...
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American Punk Hero Bob Mould To Publish His Autobiography
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Little, Brown and Company) - Michael Pietsch, Publisher of Little, Brown and Company, announced today that rock legend Bob Mould, founder of the pioneering American punk band Husker Du, will write his memoir for publication in autumn 2010. Michael Azerrad, author of the ...
| Tracy Lyons Signs Exclusive Booking Agreement With Variety Artists International
Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ West 57th Street) - Tracy Lyons is a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter whose alternative sound is rooted in classic rock. Backed by a powerful trio of veteran musicians, her songs and performances make an indelible impression. Since 2001, Tracy has written and released ...
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Susan Tedeschi Writes And Records Her Most Personal Album To Date With Help From Roots Rock Royalty
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - 'Back To The River,' (Oct. 28, Verve Forecast), the forthcoming release by Grammy nominated vocalist/guitarist Susan Tedeschi features collaborations with a bevy of roots rock royalty. Susan's earlier releases featured a limited number of original songs ...
| AC/DC Radio To Air On SIRIUS Satellite Radio
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ SIRIUS XM Radio) - SIRIUS XM Radio announced that legendary rock band AC/DC will host their own music channel on SIRIUS. The channel will celebrate AC/DC's iconic career and the upcoming release of Black Ice, the band's first studio album in eight years. AC/DC Radio will ...
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Spotlight 29 Casino Welcomes Creedence Clearwater Revisited And America
COACHELLA, CA. (Top 40 Charts/ Spotlight 29 Casino) - Two of the best bands ever assembled will take the stage at Spotlight 29 Casino on October 4 for a concert that will rock the Coachella Valley long after the curtain comes down. Creedence Clearwater Revisited and America are returning to Spotlight ...
| Amazon Exclusively Debuts New Bob Dylan Music Video 'Dreamin' Of You'
SEATTLE, WA. (Top40 Charts/ Amazon.com) - Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced the exclusive premiere of the new, previously unreleased Bob Dylan song and music video "Dreamin' of You" on www.amazon.com/music. In celebration of the Amazon.com Music Store's 10th anniversary, fans around the ...
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Lynyrd Skynyrd Will Play On Hilton Head Island
Hilton Head Island, SC. (Top40 Charts/ ResortQuest) - There's no better Southern setting than Honey Horn Plantation, on Hilton Head Island. Moss draped trees towering over the outdoor venue creates a visual display that takes you back to the old south. Couple this with the Southern rock legend Lynyrd ...
| Little Feat Reaches Historic Heights In Chart Debut
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ 429 Records) - Forty years into an iconic career that has produced dozens of timeless rock classics, legions of fans through continued touring and generations of admiring musical peers, Little Feat has come roaring back up the pop charts with the release of "LITTLE FEAT ...
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The Morrison Hotel Gallery Presents Performance And Photography Installation By Rock Legend Dave Stewart Of Eurythmics At NYC's Highline Ballroom, Sept 17
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - On September 17, The Morrison Hotel Gallery will continue its practice of groundbreaking music photography exhibition when it presents a performance and installation by rock legend Dave Stewart of Eurythmics at the Highline Ballroom (431 W 16th St.) in ...
| Rock Legends Queen & Paul Rodgers To Release The Cosmos Rocks
BURBANK, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Hollywood Records) - Hollywood Records have announced an October 28th release date for The Cosmos Rocks, the highly-anticipated new album from rock legends Queen + Paul Rodgers. The album, Queen's first new studio release in nearly a decade and a half, features 13 brand-new ...
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German Prog Legends Amon Duul 2 Get Back Catalogue Reissued
Hannover, GERMANY (Top40 Charts/ SPV Records) - Germany - Experimental music pioneers Amon Duul 2, whose music defined the German progressive rock scene of the 1970's, are back in the news with the reissuing of the band's back catalog on SPV Records - many titles have been long out of print. "All ...
| LITTLE FEAT & FRIENDS: JOIN THE BAND In Stores Tomorrow!
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ 429 Records) - Forty years into an iconic career that has produced dozens of timeless rock classics and generations of admiring musical peers, Little Feat is set to revisit the pop charts with the release tomorrow of LITTLE FEAT AND FRIENDS: JOIN THE BAND. Executive-produced ...
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Wanderlust - 5th Album For Internationally Acclaimed Guitarist
CHRISTCHURCH, NZ. (Top40 Charts/ Craig Payne Music Limited) - Contemporary Rock Instrumental guitarist, Craig Payne, will release his 5th album world-wide on September 1st 2008 through iTunes. The album, Wanderlust, features 12 new original guitar instrumentals as well as the title track which was ...
| Court Slams Two Of The Surviving Members Of The Doors
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top 40 Charts/ Mandel, Norwood & Grant) - On August 13, 2008, the California Supreme Court denied a petition to review a lower court's decision that Raymond Manzarek and Robert Krieger, two of the surviving members of the legendary rock band The Doors, are to be enjoined from performing, ...
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Blues Rock Guitar Hero Joe Bonamassa Harnesses Fan Power With Innovative Internet-Based Fan Affiliate Program Heralding his New Live Album From Nowhere In Particular, Released August 19
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ J&R Adventures) - Blues rock star, guitar hero and singer-songwriter Joe Bonamassa has launched an innovative Internet-based fan affiliate program on his website, https://www.jbonamassa.com. The affiliate program, which will be ongoing, was conceived by Bonamassa and Roy ...
| Classic Rockers The Lizards Release New CD and DVD Simultaneously
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Glass Onyon PR) - Neo-Clasic Rock afficiandos The Lizards have released a new DVD and CD simultaneously, much to the elation of their devoted fanbase worldwide. Featuring drummer Bobby Rondinelli (Rainbow/Black Sabbath/BOC) and vocalist/keyboardist Mike DiMeo (Riot/Masterplan), ...
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Rock Legend Paul Stanley to Welcome New Little Rocker
Los Angeles, CA. (Paul Stanley official website)--Paul Stanley (www.PaulStanley.com), the multitalented artist and legendary co-founder and front man for the iconic group KISS, announced today that he and wife Erin Stanley, a successful attorney, are expecting their second child this winter. The couple, ...
| Paul Rogers & Queen Release 1st Studio Album
Sydney, AU. (EMI MUSIC Australia) - "Our teachers were The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, blues & soul..." The first thing you notice about The Cosmos Rocks, the much anticipated first album from rock legends Queen + Paul Rodgers is "all tracks written by Queen and Paul Rodgers" ... "produced and performed ...
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