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U2 Releases “A Celebration” 40th Anniversary Vinyl Edition EP Exclusively For Record Store Day 2022

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U2 Releases “A Celebration” 40th Anniversary Vinyl Edition EP Exclusively For Record Store Day 2022

U2 have announce the 40th-anniversary vinyl release of “A Celebration,” a limited edition 12” vinyl EP to celebrate Record Store Day on Saturday, April 23, 2022.

“A Celebration” is U2’s seventh single and was originally released in March 1982, between the albums October (1981) and War (1983).

This 40th-anniversary limited-edition reissue is a 4-track EP containing two previously unreleased recordings. The first is a studio out-take of the title track. The second is a performance of b-side and live favorite “Trash, Trampoline And The Party Girl,” recorded live in October 2015 in Köln, Germany during the iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE tour.

TRACKLIST:
SIDE A
A Celebration – 02:55
A Celebration (Studio Out-take) – 02:52
SIDE B
Trash, Trampoline and The Party Girl – 02:34
Trash, Trampoline and The Party Girl (Live from iNNOCENCE +eXPERIENCE Tour, Köln 2015) – 03:16

The Prince Estate Announces Record Store Day Release of ‘The Gold Experience’

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The Prince Estate Announces Record Store Day Release of ‘The Gold Experience’

The Prince Estate announces a special Record Store Day re-release of Prince’s 1995 album The Gold Experience on June 18, 2022. The Record Store Day re-release of The Gold Experience is an homage to the rare US-only promo version of the album that was released in 1995. The two-LP set is pressed onto translucent gold vinyl with a bonus suite of “Eye Hate U” remixes on Side D.

The RSD Drop of The Gold Experience will be available at independent record stores on June 18 as part of their June Record Store Day Drop. Additionally, The Gold Experience will be made available on CD for the first time in decades on June 17, while the hit single “The Most Beautiful Girl In The World,” long absent from digital platforms, was made available today, making the complete album available from download partners for the first time.

To further celebrate the announcement of this important re-release, the music video for “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World” has been newly-enhanced to High Definition and added to Prince’s official YouTube channel for the very first time.

“The Most Beautiful Girl in the World” was initially released in February 1994 in a groundbreaking move by Prince, who wanted to show his longtime label, Warner Bros. Records, that he should be able to release new songs as soon as they were recorded. Released in a unique partnership between Prince’s own NPG Records, Edel Music, and Bellmark Records, “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World” skyrocketed into the Top 10 around the world, hitting Number 1 in Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the U.K., and reaching Number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The Gold Experience was the first full-length Prince album to be credited to his unpronounceable symbol, and was released at the most public, heated stage of his battle with the major label industrial complex. With the word “SLAVE” written on one cheek, Prince shined on the opulent ballads “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World” and “Gold” and the defiant single “Eye Hate U,” and the album earned widespread critical acclaim.

Machine Gun Kelly Announces Massive Global ‘Mainstream Sellout’ Tour

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Machine Gun Kelly Announces Massive Global ‘Mainstream Sellout’ Tour

Machine Gun Kelly has announced his international Mainstream Sellout Tour — a colossal 52 arena run across North America and Europe featuring an incredible roster of special guests including Avril Lavigne, Travis Barker, blackbear, Trippie Redd, WILLOW, iann dior, PVRIS and 44phantom on select dates. The multi-platinum selling artist’s first ever arena tour will also feature a special hometown stadium performance in Cleveland, OH at FirstEnergy Stadium, the largest venue in the city. The genre-bending performer has amassed over 15.5 billion streams online and sold over 10 million album units. Full routing and details on special guests by city below.

Produced by Live Nation, the North American leg of the tour kicks off this June at Moody Center in Austin, making stops in Miami, Boston, Phoenix, Los Angeles and more before wrapping up in Cleveland at FirstEnergy Stadium on August 13th. The 15-stop European leg kicks off on September 17th at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, making stops in Prague, Paris, London and more before wrapping up in Amsterdam at AFAS Live on October 12th.

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:
Wed Jun 8 – Austin, TX – Moody Center***^
Fri Jun 10 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center***^
Sat Jun 11 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center***^
Tue Jun 14 – Jacksonville, FL – VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena***^
Wed Jun 15 – Miami, FL – FTX Arena***^
Fri Jun 17 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena*^
Sat Jun 18 – Birmingham, AL – The Legacy Arena At BJCC*^
Sun Jun 19 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
Tue Jun 21 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center*^
Wed Jun 22 – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena*^
Fri Jun 24 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena*^
Sat Jun 25 – Boston, MA – TD Garden+$
Sun Jun 26 – Philadelphia, PA – Waterfront Music Pavilion+$
Tue Jun 28 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden*^ – (on sale starting 12pm local time)
Fri Jul 1 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest*
Sat Jul 2 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center*^
Sun Jul 3 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena*^
Tue Jul 5 – Syracuse, NY – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater*^
Wed Jul 6 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena*^
Fri Jul 8 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center*^
Sat Jul 9 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center*#
Mon Jul 11 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center*#
Wed Jul 13 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum*#
Fri Jul 15 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena*#
Sat Jul 16 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center*#
Tue Jul 19 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena*#
Thu Jul 21 – Portland, OR – Moda Center*#
Fri Jul 22 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena*#
Sat Jul 23 – Vancouver, BC – Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena*#
Mon Jul 25 – Spokane, WA – Spokane Arena*#
Wed Jul 27 – Fargo, ND – FargoDome*#
Thu Jul 28 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center*#
Sun Jul 31 – Montreal, QC – Osheaga
Tue Aug 2 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena”#
Thu Aug 4 – Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center”#
Sat Aug 6 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre”#
Sun Aug 7 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena”#
Tue Aug 9 – Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena”#
Wed Aug 10 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center”#
Thu Aug 11 – Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Music Center”#
Sat Aug 13 – Cleveland, OH – FirstEnergy Stadium*”$#’
*With support from Avril Lavigne
***With support from Blackbear
^With support from iann dior
+With support from PVRIS
”With support from Travis Barker
$With support from Trippie Redd
#With support from WILLOW
’With support from 44phantom

EUROPEAN TOUR DATES:
Sat Sep 17 – Cologne, DE – Lanxess Arena’^
Mon Sep 19 – Prague, CZ – Sportovní Hala V Holešovicích’^
Wed Sep 21 – Brussels, BE – Palais 12’^
Fri Sep 23 – Frankfurt, DE – Festhalle’^
Sun Sep 25 – Munich, DE – Olympiahalle’^
Tue Sep 27 – Milan, IT – Mediolanum Forum’^
Wed Sep 28 – Zurich, CH –Hallenstadion’^
Thu Sep 29 – Paris, FR – Zenith’^
Sat Oct 1 – London, UK – OVO Arena Wembley’^
Tue Oct 4 – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena’^
Thu Oct 6 – Leeds, UK – First Direct Arena’^
Fri Oct 7 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro’^
Sun Oct 9 – Dublin, IE – 3Arena’^
Wed Oct 12 – Amsterdam, NL – AFAS Live’^
^With support from iann dior
‘With support from 44phantom

Russell Peters Announces Canadian Dates For The Next Leg Of His ‘Act Your Age’ World Tour

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Russell Peters Announces Canadian Dates For The Next Leg Of His ‘Act Your Age’ World Tour

After four years away, Russell Peters returns to his home and native land with his Act Your Age World Tour.

After sold-out shows in Chicago, New York, DC, Cairo, Amman, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, Russell is bringing his new act back to Canada with shows from Victoria to St. John’s, ending at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena on July 28th.

Russell Peters has been awarded a Gemini, Peabody, Emmy and Canadian Screen Award. He was also the first comedian to have a comedy special on Netflix.

Russell Peters was recently named as one of Rolling Stone’s 50 Best Comics of All Time. He started doing stand-up at the age of nineteen at open mics in his native Toronto, and spent the next fifteen years honing his craft at clubs across Canada and the UK. In 2004, Peters gained critical and global recognition for his CTV “Comedy Now!” special and soon became the first comedian to sell-out Toronto’s Air Canada Centre in 2007.

Peters went on to set attendance records at venues from Madison Square Garden to The Sydney Opera House to London’s O2 Arena – where he broke the UK attendance record for highest number of tickets sold for an individual comedy show.

Peters resides in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. When not on tour he spends every day with his nine-year-old daughter, Crystianna and newborn son, Russell Santiago. He has a blue belt with three stripes in Jiu Jitsu and is an ardent DJ and hip-hop junkie who tries to get on the turntables for at least a few minutes every day.

Russell Peters: Act Your Age Tour
June 22, 2022 Victoria, BC Save On Foods Memorial Centre
June 23, 2022 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
June 24, 2022 Prince George, BC CN Centre
June 25, 2022 Kelowna, BC Prospera Place
June 27, 2022 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
June 28, 2022 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
June 29, 2022 Lethbridge, AB ENMAX Centre
June 30, 2022 Regina, SK Brandt Centre
July 4, 2022 Winnipeg, MB Canada Life Centre
July 5, 2022 Thunder Bay, ON Fort William Gardens
July 6, 2022 Sault Ste. Marie, ON GFL Memorial Gardens
July 8, 2022 Sudbury, ON Sudbury Community Arena
July 9, 2022 London, ON Budweiser Gardens
July 13, 2022 Moncton, NB Avenir Centre
July 14, 2022 Halifax, NS Scotiabank Centre
July 15, 2022 St. John’s, NL Mary Brown’s Centre
July 26, 2022 Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire Centre
July 27, 2022 Kingston, ON Leon’s Centre
July 28, 2022 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena

About Russell Peters

Grammy Award Winner Leon Bridges Announces ‘The Boundless Tour’ With Special Guest Little Dragon

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Grammy Award Winner Leon Bridges Announces ‘The Boundless Tour’ With Special Guest Little Dragon

Grammy Award-winning R&B recording artist and songwriter Leon Bridges will embark on The Boundless Tour, his first-ever headlining amphitheater and arena tour, in Summer 2022. Today he announces that he will make stops in over twenty cities across North America including Los Angeles’s The Forum on July 30th and New York’s Forest Hills Stadium on August 18th. The Boundless Tour features all new dates, in addition to Leon’s previously announced Spring US and UK/EU dates.

Little Dragon will join as a special guest. Little Dragon returns to North America, following the release of their March 2020 full length album New Me, Same Us. Their previous tours in the US saw them headlining venues such as the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, performing their big tunes “Ritual Union”, “Feather”, and “Twice”.

The Boundless Tour will feature something for everyone, with Leon performing tracks from his Grammy Award nominated debut album Coming Home, his Grammy Award winning album Good Thing and his Grammy Award nominated third album Gold Diggers Sound as well as Texas Sun, his collaborative EP with Khruangbin. Gold-Diggers Sound, which is his most confident, intimate and sensual album to date, was named a Critics Pick by The New York Times and features breakout tracks including the Grammy Award nominated “Born Again” featuring Robert Glasper, “Motorbike,” “Why Don’t You Touch Me” and “Sweeter,” which he performed at the Democratic National Convention.

“Says Leon, “Live performance has always been a constant in my life, from the early days of my debut album Coming Home to all of the global festivals and the more recent Gold-Diggers Sound album where I returned to the very same clubs where I started my career. I feel the most alive on stage and cannot wait to bring all of my music into these bigger venues and celebrate with my fans. We are going to put on a truly unforgettable live show.”

LEON BRIDGES THE BOUNDLESS TOUR DATES
3/5/22 M3F Festival Phoenix, AZ
4/29/22 Tulsa Theater Tulsa, OK +
4/30/22 Uptown Theater Kansas City, MO +
5/2/22 The Sylvee Madison, WI +
5/3/22 Saint Louis Music Park St. Louis, MO +
5/4/22 Murat Theatre Indianapolis, IN +
5/6/22 ICON Cincinnati, OH +
5/7/22 Michigan Theater Ann Arbor, MI +
5/8/22 Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica Cleveland, OH +
5/10/22 Altria Theater Richmond, VA +
5/11/22 Ting Pavilion Charlottesville, VA +
5/13/22 Ascend Amphitheater Nashville, TN +
5/14/22 The Louisville Palace Theater Louisville, KY +
5/16/22 Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre Charlotte, NC +
5/17/22 Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park Wilmington, NC +
5/18/22 Rabbit Rabbit Asheville, NC +
5/19/22 St. Augustine Amphitheatre St Augustine, FL +
5/21/22 Hangout Music Festival Gulf Shores, AL
6/10/22 Best Kept Secret Hilvarenbeek, NL
6/12/22 Syd For Solen Copenhagen, DK
6/13/22 Annexet Stockholm, SE #
6/14/22 Sentrum Scene Oslo, NO #
6/17/22 O2 Apollo Manchester, UK #
6/18/22 O2 Academy Birmingham, UK #
6/19/22 O2 Academy Bristol, UK #
6/21/22 Eventim Apollo London, UK #
6/22/22 Eventim Apollo London, UK #
6/23/22 Brighton Dome Brighton, UK #
6/26/22 The Helix Dublin, IE #
6/27/22 Usher Hall Edinburgh, UK #
6/30/22 Olympia Paris, FR #
7/2/22 Rock Werchter Werchter, BE #
7/4/22 Carlswerk Victoria Cologne, DE #
7/5/22 Tempodrom Berlin, DE #
7/6/22 Tonhalle Munich, DE #
7/8/22 Espai Port – Porta Ferrada Season Festival Cataluna, ES
7/9/22 Mad Cool Festival Madrid, ES
7/10/22 Auditorio Mar De Vigo Vigo, Pontevedra, ES #
7/12/22 Coliseu do Porto Porto, PT #
7/14/22 Super Bock Super Rock Lisbon, PT

7/29/22 The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV *
7/30/22 The Forum Los Angeles, CA *
7/31/22 The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park San Diego, CA *
8/3/22 White Oak Music Hall Houston, TX *
8/4/22 The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory Dallas, TX *
8/6/22 Moody Center Austin, TX *
8/8/22 Fox Theatre Atlanta, GA *
8/10/22 The Anthem Washington, DC *
8/13/22 Skyline Stage at The Mann Philadelphia, PA *
8/14/22 Thompson’s Point Portland, ME *
8/16/22 Roadrunner Boston, MA *
8/18/22 Forest Hills Stadium New York, NY *
8/20/22 Scotiabank Arena Toronto, ON *
8/21/22 KEMBA LIVE! – Outdoor Amphitheater Columbus, OH
8/22/22 Masonic Temple Theatre Detroit, MI *
8/24/22 Credit Union 1 Arena Chicago, IL *
8/25/22 The Armory Minneapolis, MN *
8/29/22 Theater of the Clouds at Moda Center Portland, OR *
8/30/22 Marymoor Park Seattle, WA *
9/2/22 Jazz Aspen Snowmass Aspen, CO
9/4/22 Oxbow RiverStage Napa, CA *
9/7/22 The Greek Theatre Berkeley, CA *
9/8/22 Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, CA *
*with Little Dragon
+ with Chiiild (previously announced)
# with Kirby (previously announced)

The White House Recording Library: The Forgotten Collection

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The White House Recording Library: The Forgotten Collection

— The White House Historical Association released a new episode of the 1600 Sessions podcast today, “ Presidential Vinyl: The White House Record Library,” which details the fascinating story of the little-known White House record collection built during the administrations of Presidents Nixon, Ford and Carter.

In this episode, Association President Stewart McLaurin speaks with writer/filmmaker John Chuldenko, the grandson of President Jimmy Carter, about his discovery of the forgotten collection of more than 2,000 vinyl records donated by the Recording Industry Association of America.

The Library, begun by First Lady Pat Nixon, was curated by a volunteer commission of noted music journalists, scholars, and other experts on a variety of different genres that included classical, jazz, country, folk, gospel and spoken-word recordings.  As a time capsule of 1970s musical tastes and trends, it ranges from Pat Boone, Barry Manilow and John Denver to the Beatles, Isaac Hayes, The Clash and Elvis Costello.

“It was always intended as a communication device,” said Chuldenko.  “It reflects the American people, what’s going on outside on Pennsylvania Avenue, what’s going on outside in the country.”

“My grandparents have always had a very special connection to music,” he added.  “You can see it when they dance at weddings, you can see it at home.  So it’s no wonder that they would take that love for music into the White House with them.”

The 1600 Sessions is available on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and Stitcher.

To hear the full episode, visit The1600sessions.org.

Canadian Folk Rocker Taze Kozak Creates a Compelling Collage of Past & Present in “Painted Pistols (Acoustic Version)”

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Canadian Folk Rocker Taze Kozak Creates a Compelling Collage of Past & Present in “Painted Pistols (Acoustic Version)”

There are times in life when the past and present collide in such a way as to be surreal, and that’s what Canadian folk-rocker Taze Kozak captures in his new single, “Painted Pistols,” from his new album Paper Airplanes — both available now.

“Painted Pistols” evokes a lonely highway long after midnight, the center lines lulling you into near-hypnosis, and the dead of the night taking on its own shape and character. The Comox Valley, BC-based artist sings with the plain-voiced candor of Johnny Cash over acoustic guitar that alternates between dark and plucky, and the lyrics take us on a journey from gangs fighting in the streets of Los Angeles, to the narrator soaking in a bathtub and drinking whiskey at noon, to a country boy jealous of other men flirting with his wife.

There’s the sense that none of it, and all of it, matters; Kozak describes his state of mind when writing it as: “Feeling strong, weak, helpless, a helper, a father, a loser, a winner, warmth, cold, insight, and outsight.”

When he first wrote the song, Kozak was facing his mother’s addiction, depression, and multiple attempts on her life before dying by suicide; he was also looking back at growing up with a father who had been paralyzed from a motorcycle accident — all while experiencing his own back problems from years of working in forestry and taking painkillers with booze to ease the pain, feeling a sense of connection between himself and upbringing, and worrying about possibly leaving his own young children to care for him.

my heads spinnin’ like a hurricane
for I’ve been drinkin’ pinot noir and poppin’ the codeine
and yes you know that it’s taking me down so slowly

“It was a beautiful and hard time in my life, a reoccurring theme which spirals in and out,” he reveals. “Things have been lost, things have been gained, things continue to move and color themselves as they please.”

Kozak went out every day to the motorhome parked in his backyard — his makeshift recording studio — to record songs off-the-cuff, without even writing most of them down, as a sort of therapy.

For a decade, self-taught singer-songwriter, and guitarist Taze Kozak has performed soulful melodies laced with his subtle wit and seamless poetics. Released in 2022, his six-song sophomore album Paper Airplanes follows 2021’s LP, Painted Pistols & Lo-Fi Poetry.

The new release brushes shadowy scenes, yet lets the heart dance, intertwining both sides of his songs’ lunar dualities influenced by outlaw country, gritty blues, and jazz.

It’s an album that’s grittily real, and authentically atmospheric; you can hear the pattering of rain against the motorhome in “Kettle of Fish,” a narrative about Kozak’s grandfather’s old moonshine still; at times, you can hear a helicopter overhead, squeaks from the old chair Kozak was sitting on, and the melodic chirping of birds. Song “Orange Honey” is about spring and digging in the garden –- a hope for new beginnings.

Singer-Songwriter Paul DeRosa Celebrates and Inspires Canadian Paralympians with “Champion” & “Toucher Les Étoiles”

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Singer-Songwriter Paul DeRosa Celebrates and Inspires Canadian Paralympians with “Champion” & “Toucher Les Étoiles”

At any time — but especially now in 2022 — love, support, and inspiration for our fellow human beings can never be in big enough supply. That cup can always use a top-up and, in support of and in tribute to all the amazing Paralympic athletes competing in the 2022 Beijing Paralympic Games, Canadian singer-songwriter Paul DeRosa created powerful new theme songs in both English and French to help propel our competitors toward gold medal glory. “Champion” and “Toucher Les Étoiles” are both available now.

Both theme songs are part of the coverage for the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Games on CBC/Radio-Canada, and various streaming platforms, climaxing two years of a creative journey during which the lifelong Toronto musician and songwriter felt a personal renaissance.

“During the past two years, I was fortunate to meet with several of Canada’s top Paralympians and these engagements had a profound positive impact on me,” says DeRosa. “It gave me the strength and courage to move forward despite having our world turned upside down due to the pandemic.”

This new pair of theme songs marks the second time DeRosa’s music has been used for the Paralympics. His song “Shine” became the official theme song for the Canadian Paralympic Team during the Tokyo 2020 Games, which were postponed to August/September 2021 due to our global pandemic.

Watching the athletes compete and strive for their personal bests was a great inspiration for DeRosa. “Witnessing their resilience and determination while they competed at the Tokyo Games last summer, reignited my passion for writing music,” notes DeRosa. “I realized that being a champion is far greater than winning a medal. It’s about our inner strength, and the ability to push harder when barriers appear. It is the essence of the Paralympic spirit.”

You’re a champion
Through the rise and falls
You’re a champion
You’re the hero we call
Believe in yourself, don’t ever give up, just fight it
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Allons-y ensemble
Toucher les étoiles
Ce qui nous rassemble
C’est la force d’âme

“Champion” and “Toucher Les Étoiles” also mark the second time that DeRosa has collaborated with Canadian Idol Winner and Platinum recording artist Eva Avila on a Paralympics project. In 2019, Avila sang the lead vocal on both the English and French versions of DeRosa’s “Shine” used for the Tokyo Paralympic Games. For Beijing 2022, she co-wrote “Toucher Les Étoiles” with DeRosa and Alexandre Désilets and sings the lead vocal on that version of this year’s theme, while DeRosa sings the lead vocal on “Champion”.

“Collaborating with the talented Eva Avila, musicians and technicians, and the Canadian Paralympic Team to compose and perform ‘Champion’ has been a remarkable experience I will always be grateful for.”

“Champion” and “Toucher Les Étoiles” were heard throughout the 2022 Beijing Paralympic Games on March 4 – 13, broadcast on CBC/Radio-Canada, AMI, and Sportsnet, and streamed on multiple platforms including paralympic.ca, cbc.ca, radio-canada.ca, CBC Gem, CBC, and Radio-Canada Sports apps, Amazon Prime Video, CPC, CBC, and Radio-Canada digital platforms.

Downchild Members Chuck Jackson & Gary Kendall’s New Band THE HOGTOWN ALLSTARS Announce Debut Album

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Downchild Members Chuck Jackson & Gary Kendall’s New Band THE HOGTOWN ALLSTARS Announce Debut Album

A new band of multi-award-winning not-so-new blues players are set to make their musical mark: The Hogtown Allstars will release their debut album, Hog Wild, this May 6th, 2022 via Stony Plain Records.

Featuring eight new all-original songs, and two covers, Hog Wild was recorded throughout 2021 once the group nailed their first challenge: coordinating everyone’s schedule to hit the studio. It’s the first release for the undeniable supergroup that first started in 2013 as a collaborative, creative outlet for Toronto-based musicians dedicated to the genre.

As for ‘Allstars,’ they come by the moniker honestly; built with some of the most dynamic and experienced players on the global blues scene, the 7-piece adds up to Downchild Blues Band alum Chuck Jackson, Pat Carey, Gary Kendall, Jim Casson, and Tyler Yarema alongside Maple Blues Band alums Teddy Leonard and Howard Moore.

Their collective shelves are lined with more than 20+ Maple Blues Awards, five JUNO Awards, two Lifetime Achievement Awards, and countless International blues and jazz music awards.

The Hogtown Allstars’ debut album Hog Wild is available May 6th, 2022 via Stony Plain Records.

Hog Wild Track Listing:
“Mr. Lucky”
“Hog Wild”
“Real Good Night”
“I Just Think Of You”
“Angel In My Bed”
“Subway Casanova”
“The Sad One”
“Biscuits & Beans”
“She’s Got The Stuff”
“I Ain’t Lyin”

Depeche Mode 12” Vinyl Singles Collector’s Edition Boxed Set Series Continues With The Release Of Exciter On June 10

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Depeche Mode 12” Vinyl Singles Collector’s Edition Boxed Set Series Continues With The Release Of Exciter On June 10

Rhino’s Depeche Mode 12” vinyl singles project continues with the release of EXCITER | THE 12” SINGLES on June 10.

EXCITER | THE 12” SINGLES, a collector’s edition deluxe boxed set, contains eight 12” vinyl discs presenting four singles — “Dream On,” “I Feel Loved,” “Freelove,” and “Goodnight Lovers” – with B-sides, remixes, instrumentals, acoustic versions and other recordings contemporaneous to Depeche Mode’s tenth studio album, Exciter, originally released in May 2001.

Three of the 12” vinyl discs in EXCITER | THE 12” SINGLES are comprised of tracks first released across CD singles throughout the album campaign. These new discs feature artwork reflecting the original CD single releases and create newly compiled 12-inches that visually and musically complement the initial releases. The collection includes electrifying remixes of Depeche Mode originals and the single version of “Dirt,” Depeche Mode’s riveting interpretation of The Stooges classic.

Produced by pioneering British techno DJ Mark Bell, Exciter, the 21st century’s first new Depeche Mode studio album, took the group (Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andrew Fletcher) into deeper ambient electronic and acoustic territory while sharpening the pop hook edges in the sublime new songs. The Exciter campaign continued Depeche Mode’s tradition of issuing monumental 12” singles to supplement and complement their album releases. Exciter premiered essential new additions to the Depeche Mode canon, including “Dream On,” “I Feel Loved,” “Freelove,” “Goodnight Lovers,” and more. THE EXCITER | THE 12” SINGLES deluxe package includes a replica of the “Dream On” promotional poster and the large format poster that came with the 12″ of Goodnight Lovers.

From their earliest days as a band, Depeche Mode has championed 12” vinyl, embracing the format’s singular power and potential for innovation. The 12” single allowed the band to explore new sonic possibilities while the tactile real-world beauty of physical packaging gave Depeche Mode room to develop their sophisticated and commanding design aesthetic. Depeche Mode has used their singles discography as a means of offering left-field remixes, rare B-sides, standout concert performances, and other exclusive delights for fans.

Rhino released the first two boxed sets in the Depeche Mode 12” singles series – Speak & Spell | The Singles and A Broken Frame | The Singles – in August 2018, with the second batch – Construction Time Again | The 12” Singles and Some Great Reward | The 12” Singles – arriving in December 2018. Rhino released Depeche Mode’s Black Celebration | The 12” Singles and Music For The Masses | The 12” Singles on May 31, 2019. 2020 saw the release of Violator | The 12” Singles in July and Songs of Faith and Devotion | The 12” Singles in October. The ninth collection in the series, Ultra | The 12” Singles, was released on September 27.

Each boxed set in the series contains the singles from each Depeche Mode album on audiophile-quality 12” vinyl, with audio mastered from the original tapes. The artwork for the exterior of each of the boxed sets draws on iconography inspired by the original releases, while the vinyl sleeves themselves feature the original single artwork.

The Depeche Mode 12” Singles Series will continue over the coming years, with plans to release boxes containing the singles from each of the band’s albums in similar deluxe audiophile-grade collector’s editions.

Exciter | The 12” Singles

Dream On (12BONG 30)
A “Dream On (Bushwacka Tough Guy Mix)”
AA “Dream On (Dave Clarke Mix)”
AA “Dream On (Bushwacka Blunt Mix)”

*Dream On (L12BONG30) (newly compiled additional 12” vinyl single)
A “Dream On (Single Version)”
A “Easy Tiger (Full Version)”
A “Easy Tiger (Bertrand Burgalat & A.S Dragon Version)”
A “Dream On (Dave Clarke Acoustic Version)”
B “Dream On (Octagon Man Mix)”
B “Dream On (Octagon Man Dub)”
B “Dream On (Kid 606 Mix)”

I Feel Loved (12BONG 31)
A “I Feel Loved (Danny Tenaglia’s Labor Of Love Edit)”
AA “I Feel Loved (Danny Tenaglia’s Labor Of Love Dub)”

I Feel Loved (L12BONG 31)
A “I Feel Loved (Umek Mix)”
AA “I Feel Loved (Thomas Brinkmann Remix)”
AA “I Feel Loved (Chamber’s Remix)”

*I Feel Loved (XL12BONG31) (newly compiled additional 12” vinyl single)
A “I Feel Loved (Single Version)”
A “Dirt (Single Version)”
B “I Feel Loved (Extended Instrumental)”
B “I Feel Loved (Desert After Hours Dub)”

Freelove (12BONG 32)
A “Freelove (Console Remix)”
A “Freelove (Schlammpeitziger “Little Rocking Suction Pump Version”)”
A “Zenstation (Atom’s Stereonerd Remix)”
B “Freelove (Bertrand Burgalat Remix)”
B “Freelove (DJ Muggs Remix)”

*Freelove (L12BONG32) (newly compiled additional 12” vinyl single)
A “Freelove (Flood Mix)”
A “Zenstation”
A “Freelove (Josh Wink Vocal Interpretation)”
B “Freelove (Deep Dish Freedom Remix)”
B “Freelove (Powder Productions Remix)”

Goodnight Lovers (12BONG 33)
A “Goodnight Lovers”
A “When The Body Speaks (Acoustic Version)”
B “The Dead Of The Night (Electronicat Remix)”
B “Goodnight Lovers (Isan Falling Leaf Mix)”

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Eric Alper is a 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week and has overseen the publicity campaigns for over 183 JUNO Award-nominated albums (and 16 in 2025), 45 Grammy-nominated albums, including 47 JUNO Award, 58 Canadian Folk Music Award, 126 Maple Blues Award-winning albums and is also truly honoured to work with some of the biggest and most important artists of our time.

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