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Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow will be the headline act for the second Stone Free Festival at the O2 in London on Saturday 17th June 2017 with tickets on sale from Thursday December 8th. More artists will be announced soon but in the meantime more about Rainbow and Stone Free Festival follows:
Read MoreLegendary trio Cream will see their debut album 'Fresh Cream' get the deluxe treatment on January 27th 2017. 'Fresh Cream' will be released as a 4 disc set (3 CDs + 1 Blu-ray Audio) with a 6 LP version (to follow in April 2017) for the folks who love their vinyl. The deluxe set will feature stereo and mono versions of the album and a host of early versions, outtakes and alternate mixes including BBC sessions. The set is housed in a gatefold sleeve with slipcase and hardback book. Please read on for a complete tracklist and additional info on the release:
Read MoreSouthern rockers A Thousand Horses have announced a very special event to be held at Metropolis Studios on December 3rd. Additional tour details have also been announced with a change to a larger venue in Manchester due to phenomenal demand for tickets. UK act Purson have taken on the coverted support slot for the UK dates. Please read on for more details about this special event and all things A Thousand Horses:
Read MoreFor the first time the legendary performance by Deep Purple at the California Jam 1974 is set for a Blu-ray release via earMUSIC on December 2nd 2016. The gig features the Mark III Purple line-up that included new boys David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes. The newly restored edit comes with new artwork and liner notes. More details follow:
Read MoreThis weekend HMV in the UK is the place to be for all David Bowie fans. To coincide with the new 'Legacy' compilation HMV Bromley has an exclusive Bowie Booth from today Friday 11th to Sunday 13th. If you can't make it to Bromley then keep an eye on the David Bowie official social media channels to find out which other HMV stores have been assigned exclusive Snapchat filters. Full details follows:
Read MoreThere are a million unboxing videos on Youtube but you don't often get the chance to see the artist doing the unboxing. Check out the following video as Ian Gillan reminisces about the albums he made with Gillan The Band.
Read MoreThe Beach Boys will celebrate the 50th anniversary of 'Good Vibrations' with a very nice looking sunburst 12" vinyl EP on October 7th that i'm sure will be on the want lists of Beach Boys and vinyl fans in general. The 6 track EP features 5 versions of the classic song + 'Let's Go Away For Awhile' the original B side.
Read MoreThirty years on from the original release UK melodic rockers FM are set to release a re-recorded version of their classic debut on October 28th with 7 bonus tracks. The band will also be playing the complete album live on their Oct/Nov tour to coincide with the album release. Please read on for a sneak peak at the new album and those tour dates etc.
Read MoreLegendary US act Kansas will release their first new studio album in 16 years on September 23rd via Inside Out Music. They may have been away from the studio for many years but longtime fans are in for a treat. The full press release and 'With This Heart' follows.
Read MoreAs a companion to his forthcoming, seven years in the writing, autobiography 'Born To Run' Bruce Springsteen will release a compilation album on September 23rd that includes 5 previously unreleased tracks including The Castiles and Steel Mill recordings. Please read on for the full track listing and a preview trailer.
Read MoreNever one to let the grass grow under his feet Ray Wilson will release his second album of 2016 on October 7th. The new album follows the acoustic set 'Song For A Friend' which garnered some of the very best reviews of his career on release. Stiltskin and Genesis may have bought Ray to the attention of the public but a relentless touring schedule and his abilities as a singer-songwriter are now reaping their rewards some 15 years into his solo career.
Read MoreBritish rock legend Ian Hunter will release his latest album 'Fingers Crossed' on September 16th via Proper Records. The first track released from the record is 'Dandy' a very fitting homage to David Bowie which is quintessential Hunter. The album release will be followed by a UK tour in November.
Read MoreNashville country rock act A Thousand Horses will return to the UK in November 2016 for a short tour. The band recently released the title track from their Big Machine Label Group album 'Southernality' as a single and you can check out the video + those all important tour dates.
Read MoreSouth Louisiana native Rod Melancon recently inked a deal with the Blue Elan label (home of Red Guitar Music fav and Eagles songwriter Jack Tempchin). His first release for the label is a 5 track EP (available for free download) which is a taster for his forthcoming album due later this year.
Read MoreThe rumoured reunion of the classic 1973 version of Santana is about to come to fruition with the release of Santana IV and a tour to follow. The 2016 band features Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie, Neal Schon, Michael Schrieve and Michael Carabello and continues the sound of their first three albums, which many fans still consider to be their classic period. Neal Schon and Gregg Rolie would leave Santana in 1973 and go on to form Journey which Schon leads to this day. The full press release follows…
Read MoreUniversal Music Catalogue is delighted to announce the January 2016 release of Deep Purple ‘The Vinyl Collection’. This 7-LP collection features the groups’ albums spanning the period 1972-1987, re-mastered from the original tapes (including the first official re-masters of titles, Perfect Strangers and The House Of The Blue Light) pressed on 180gm vinyl, they come complete with original inserts within replica sleeves and are housed together in a sturdy, deluxe box. Each album will also be made available as a stand-alone title.
Read MoreVery exciting news for Springsteen fans as Columbia records will release 'The Ties That Bind' a comprehensive look at the sessions that resulted in 'The River' album. The 4CD/3DVD (4CD/2 Blu-ray option) set includes 52 tracks, many unreleased, plus 4 hours of never-before-seen video footage. The exhaustive press release follows with all the info you'll need.
Read MoreIsrael Nash and his band are excited to release the first single, “LA Lately,” on 2nd October. The track is taken off their new album Israel Nash’s Silver Season, due out on October 9th on Loose/Thirty Tigers. The track is the second offering from the upcoming album after the recent release of ‘Strangers’ both tracks are superb and have really wetted the appetite for the album. For more info on the album and to catch the video for ‘Strangers’ Red Guitar Music has all the info here.
Read MoreIsrael Nash and his band return from the Texas Hill Country with the new album Israel Nash’s Silver Season to be released October 9th, 2015 via Loose/Thirty Tigers. This is very welcome news as the 2013 Israel Nash release ‘Rain Plans’ is a terrific record so anticipation for this new release is very high.
Read MoreFresh out of the mountains of Southwest Virginia Black Mountain Shine have burst on to the scene with a hard rockin’ country influenced sound that shows a close affinity with such giants of classic rock radio as The Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Formed by two brothers and two lifelong friends, Black Mountain Shine have a history of making music together. Band members have performed over 1,600 shows while sharing the stage with Blake Shelton, Little Big Town, 38 Special, Toby Keith, Trace Adkins, Kip Moore, Gretchen Wilson, Marty Stuart, and many others.
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