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Producer, guitarist Michael Riesenbeck has launched a Kickstarter campaign to enable a physical CD pressing of his recently completed album ‘II’. Michael has worked with many artists over the years in the melodic rock / AOR genre including Lec Zorn Project, Michael Bormann (Jaded Heart) and Phil Vincent. He is best known for his ‘Fanfields’ project a Toto tribute album that was very well received.
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Jouis (jhew-ee) have a myriad number of musical influences with elements of Jazz, psychedelia, progressive rock and folk present in their songs. To capture these influences and create the correct vibe ‘Dojo” was recorded live to tape using a combination of analogue and digital recording techniques. The band recorded the album in the studio they built in a previously abandoned office space. It was then mixed by Phil Brown (Zero 7, John Martyn, Bombay Bicycle Club) at The Engine Room in London.
Read MoreRumours have been circulating for quite some time that the seminal Bryan Adams album ‘Reckless’ might be ready for the deluxe reissue treatment. The good news is that Adams and his record company seem to have done a good job of raiding the vaults for unreleased material. The release includes seven bonus tracks added to the original album and a live BBC recording of a show from Hammersmith Odeon, London. As is the case with such reissues a super deluxe edition will include a DVD of music videos and a Blu-ray audio disc of the new remaster + 5.1 surround mix of the original album housed in a hardback book style sleeve.
Read MoreCanadian melodic rock act Harem Scarem has returned with news of their new album entitled ‘Thirteen’. It will be their first album of new material since ‘Hope’ in 2008. The band did return to duty last year to rerecord ‘Mood Swings’ and the tour for that album seems to have got the band up and firing again.
Read More2014 marks the 40th anniversary of ‘Apostrophe (‘)’ by Frank Zappa and to mark the event The Zappa Family Trust / Universal is to reissue the album on 180-gram audiophile vinyl cut directly from the original quarter-inch stereo analogue master tapes. The album has been remastered for vinyl by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering and is manufactured for the world by the highly regarded Pallas Group in Germany.
Read MoreMulti-million selling Canadian rock act Nickelback have released a video for 'Edge Of A Revolution' the first single from their forthcoming eighth album 'No Fixed Address' which is due November 4th. It will be their first album release for new label Republic Records. A further single 'What Are You Waiting For?' has now been released to radio in Australia and parts of Europe.
Read MoreScottish rockers Gun have announced a 3 CD 25th Anniversary reissue of the classic debut album to be released on the 27th October, 2014. The release includes the original album with B-sides, extended 12” mixes and a host of BBC radio session tracks.
Read MoreClassic rock fans amongst you should be interesting in this forthcoming release from the Frontiers label. The 2CD/DVD show was recorded live at the intimate El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on March 18th, 2014.
Read MoreSixx:A.M featuring the trio of Nikki Sixx (Motley Crue), DJ Ashba (Beautiful Creatures Guns 'N Roses) and singer James Michael have a new album due to drop October 7th. The band have released a single from the album entitled 'Drive'...yep The Cars classic.
Read MoreOld Dominion features Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Whit Sellers, Geoff Sprung and Brad Tursi. Avid readers of sleeve notes, or those of us old enough to remember such things, might recognise the names here. Over the last few years they have had songs recorded by a number of acts including ‘Chainsaw’ by The Band Perry and the excellent ‘wake Up Lovin’ You’ by Craig Morgan. The band will step into the limelight with the EP in October and tour dates with Chase Rice on his ‘Ignite The Night’ tour.
Read MoreHailing from London, but with ties in Surrey (and a little village called Bildeston), Passport To Stockholm have just released their debut single ‘Imperfections‘, with a launch show planned for 16 September, at the Barfly, London.
Read MoreLegendary rocker Bob Seger has announced the release of a new album due to hit stores October 14th. The record is entitled ‘Ride Out’ and is his first in eight years.
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