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Scottish Post-punk Band White China Releases First New Record Since The '80s

Source: Lauren Rogers
June 15, 2012

They rocketed from Scotland with a wall of fireball guitars, crashing drums, chiming keyboards, and soaring vocals. In 1985, the Scottish youths of White China were about to plunge into the neon-colored whirlpool of the New Wave. With a freshly minted contract from Island Records, the group released the single “Smiles & Jokes,” a riffy pop gem that was equal amounts U2-esque wide-screen rock and Ultravox-flavored synth-pop. They could have been famous. But, after a few singles and touring with ...

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Guitar Legend Steve Hillage To Re-release 'live In Amsterdam 2006 At The Gong Family Unconvention' Cd And Dvd – September 10, 2012

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
June 15, 2012

London, UK – The Gong Family Unconvention at the Melkweg club in Amsterdam in November 2006 was a unique 3 day event in which all the original members of the legendary psychedelic band Gong came together and performed their own individual sets. Guitar legend Steve Hillage, who was a prominent part of the “classic” Gong line-up of 1973-75 felt it was a great opportunity perform again some of the songs from his 1970s solo albums. Steve Hillage is widely considered ...

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7 Things to Do 1 Week Before Your Album Release

Source: HypeBot
June 15, 2012

If you are anything like me, which is an obsessive compulsive hustler that would rather sort through 500 business cards and procrastinate until the last day of a release to get anything done, I have prepared a little checklist for you to get ready to push your release, whether it be a video or a single or something else. Don't worry: its gonna be okay. 1. Get a white board for your room and USE IT. My entire life revolves ...

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Singer-Songwriter Alicia Saldenha releases "Dance With The Sun"

Source: Alicia Saldenha
June 14, 2012

After the success of her collaboration with Japanese instrumental band, indigo jam unit, on the album, “Rose," Trinidadian soul singer-songwriter, Alicia Saldenha steps out on her own to release her debut solo CD. The album, Dance with the Sun, showcases Saldenha's talent as a singer-songwriter as well as co-producer. It is an independent self-release under her own label, Jem Adar Music. Recorded live in the studio in New York City, it features the organic sound of her original funky soul ...

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David Starfire Announces "Jumpin Off" EP

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
June 13, 2012

David Starfire returns with a catchy new, “glitch hop" anthem, Jumpin Off, featuring infectious MC work from iCatching and production assistance from Koian. The new Jumpin Off EP also includes stellar remix work from Beats Antique's Sidecar Tommy and glitch favorite Samples. Now available exclusively on Beatport, the new tracks & remixes should be heating up dance-floors around the world throughout the summer. David Starfire is a producer/DJ and multi- instrumentalist who has performed at Coachella, Burning Man, Shambhala, Love ...

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Kung Fu Announces New Album Set For Release Winter 2012 And Debuts Video For “Do The Right Thing”

Source: Destiny
June 13, 2012

Connecticut’s nu-funk stars, Kung Fu, are back in the studio working on their sophomore release, due out this winter. In anticipation, the band has released a video of “Do the Right Thing", which is expected to be included on the record. “We are super excited for this album," says keyboardist Todd Stoops. “We’re really evolving as a unit. When we recorded the debut album the group had only been together for a year but now we have this level of ...

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Sweden's Caprice Records Reissues Don Cherry's "Organic Music Society" - CD And Vinyl Versions

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
June 13, 2012

One of the towering figures of American music, Don Cherry was part of the revolutionary free-bop quartet led by Ornette Coleman in the late 1950s and early 1960s, an ensemble that helped shift the conversation about jazz from chord changes and swing to freedom and energy. Always an independent spirit, Cherry brought his openness and burgeoning knowledge of traditional musics from around the world to bear on Coleman’s project, lending an infectious, absolutely original air to the bold new music. ...

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Mingus, Monk & Weather Report: From Legacy in July

Source: Sony Music Entertainment/Legacy
June 12, 2012

The ultimate year-round jazz festival of Legacy Recordings continues to set a new industry standard with three new Complete Album Collections from the Columbia and RCA archives by the greatest names in modern jazz: Charles Mingus: The Complete Columbia & RCA Albums Collection: 7 titles, 10 CDs The Thelonious Monk Quartet: The Complete Studio Albums Collection: 6 titles, 6 CDs Weather Report: The Columbia Albums 1971-1975: 6 titles, 7 CDs These three new entries follow up the first 16 box ...

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