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The Pursuit Of Happiness Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of Their “Love Junk” Album With Remastered Deluxe Edition

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Aug 24, 2018

The Pursuit Of Happiness Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of Their “Love Junk” Album With Remastered Deluxe Edition

Today, Juno-Award winning, Canadian alternative power pop band The Pursuit of Happiness (TPOH) announce details of a remastered deluxe edition of their 1988 debut album, Love Junk in celebration of the 30th anniversary since its release. The album is set to be released on September 21 through Universal Music Canada. The Love Junk Deluxe Edition will be available on 2CD, 2LP Deluxe and digital versions. The 2CD Deluxe housed in a digipak includes a 24-page booklet and the special 2LP Deluxe edition is housed in a triple gatefold and includes a special 12 x 12 LP sized booklet. The booklets for both editions contains brand new liner notes with interviews from band members past & present, written by David Wild, an Emmy nominated TV writer, best-selling author and a longstanding contributing editor to Rolling Stone. The booklet also includes archival photographs both licensed and from the band’s personal archives, many which have never been seen.

Love Junk was originally produced by long-time collaborator Todd Rundgren and went on to be certified platinum in Canada. Today it is recognized as one of the Top 100 debut albums ever released, anywhere! The deluxe edition of the album includes unreleased demo and live versions, along with the original indie tracks that were recorded and released that landed the band their deal with Chrysalis Records in 1988. Along with the stand out track, “I’m An Adult Now”, the album is known for its alternative radio staples “Killed By Love”, “Hard to Laugh” and “She’s So Young”.

In an excerpt from the liner notes, Wild remarks “Junk is generally defined as any rubbish that is considered useless and disposed of quickly. Love remains somewhat harder to define. Yet in a world where popular music can all too often sound relatively disposable, Love Junk — the 1988 masterpiece of a debut by The Pursuit Of Happiness, AKA TPOH — has been justifying our love for thirty years now. What can you say about an altogether inspired song cycle that has kept many us happy, horny and humming along for three decades? Now add to that significant accomplishment the fact that the songs at the heart of Love Junk continue to make us think, feel and smile — even at times where it can feel increasingly hard to laugh.”

TPOH are excited to return to the stage and play their nostalgic songs for fans across the country with two west coast dates already announced in November, see details below. Stay tuned for more show announcements. After many years of evolution, the band’s current line-up features original memebers, Moe Berg (lead vocals, lead guitar, songwriting) Kris Abbott (guitar, backing vocals), Dave Gilby (drums), and long-term additions, Brad Barker (bass, occasional live backing vocals) and Renee Suchy (backing vocals, live percussion).

Time changes many things — as Moe Berg wrote and sang in “I’m An Adult Now,” that is “no cliché — it’s the truth.” Yet even three decades later, Moe and all of the men and women who together made Love Junk what it was — and what it still is — often discuss their triumphant first album as the best kind of rock & roll dream.” The band’s extensive career and accomplishments are highlighted in the detailed timeline below

THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS – LOVE JUNK (DELUXE)
DISC 1 / LP 1 – LOVE JUNK (REMASTERED)
LP1 – SIDE A #1-6 / SIDE B 7-13
Hard To Laugh
Ten Fingers
I’m An Adult Now
She’s So Young
Consciousness Raising As Social Tool
Walking In The Woods
Beautiful White
When The Sky Comes Falling Down
Looking For Girls
Man’s Best Friend
Tree Of Knowledge
Killed By Love
Down On Him

DISC 2 / LP2: LOVE JUNK (SESSIONS/OUTTAKES/DEMOS/LIVE)
LP1 – SIDE A #1-6 / SIDE B 7-13
I’m An Adult Now (Original 1986 version)
Let My People Go (The Todd Rundgren sessions)
Walking In The Woods (Demo)
Handsomest Man and Prettiest Girl (Live)
All That You Got Me For Christmas (Demo)
Wake Up and Smell Cathy (Demo)
Take You With Me (The Todd Rundgren Sessions)
Shave Your Legs (Demo)
Master (Live)
She’s So Young (Original 1986 version)
Killed By Love (Original 1986 version)
If You Feel That Way (Demo)
Santa Claus Is Back In Town (Live)

Steve Perry Returns With New Album “Traces” Out October 5

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Steve Perry Returns With New Album “Traces” Out October 5

Legendary singer-songwriter and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Steve Perry makes his long-awaited return with Traces, his first new album in nearly a quarter century, out Friday October 5 on Fantasy Records.

The famed singer introduces Traces with lead track “No Erasin’” and reassuringly greets fans with the opening line “I know it’s been a long time comin’.” The track is an emotional homecoming, a familiar welcome from the iconic voice and writer of Journey’s timeless, global hits including “Don’t Stop Believin’”, “Faithfully”, and “Open Arms”, as well as the significant solo success of “Oh Sherrie” and “Foolish Heart.”

Perry says, “Putting 30 years into 10 songs has certainly been an emotional experience for me. I started writing and recording these songs with the creative freedom that I was the only one who would ever hear them. Along the way, I rediscovered my love for music. Each track represents traces of my past, but is also a hopeful look into the future. I invite you to listen with an open heart.”

Produced by Perry alongside co-producer Thom Flowers, Traces is the artist’s most vulnerable and honest recording to date, balancing tremendous loss with enduring hope and beauty. The album is a collection of nine original tracks that encompass the spectrum of human emotion, and also features a beautifully reimagined cover of The Beatles’ “I Need You” (see full track list below). It is the work of an artist who has reconnected with his music in a new way. Traces is available now for pre-order on CD, digital download and 180-gram vinyl, HERE. Signed and exclusive bundles can be found HERE. The performance video for “No Erasin’” can be viewed at steveperry.com.

TRACES TRACK LIST:
No Erasin’
We’re Still Here
Most Of All
No More Cryin’
In The Rain
Sun Shines Gray
You Belong To Me
Easy To Love
I Need You
We Fly

How Bebop Musicians Used Scales To Build Jazz Music

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Aug 22, 2018

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How Bebop Musicians Used Scales To Build Jazz Music

Bebop transformed the face of jazz forever, and it brought with it lots of new ideas and devices, including perhaps jazz’s first real experiment in chromaticism, the Bebop Scales!

Nicki Minaj Cancels North American Tour, For Now

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Aug 22, 2018

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Nicki Minaj Cancels North American Tour, For Now

Following her unforgettable VMA performance, Nicki Minaj has decided to reevaluate elements of production on the NickiHndrxx Tour. The outing will now kick off in Europe this coming February as planned. Nicki has decided to contribute more time to rehearsal ahead of the tour’s launch to make certain her fans get the absolute best quality show that they deserve.

Due to scheduling conflicts Future will not be on the North American run. Nicki Minaj will be announcing new North American dates to kick off in May 2019. Refunds for the previously scheduled North American dates will be available at point of purchase, with new Nicki Minaj on-sale details announced soon.

AS SCHEDULED – EUROPE TOUR DATES:
DATE CITY VENUE
Thu, Feb. 21 Munich, Germany Olympiahalle
Fri, Feb. 22 Bratislava, Slovakia Ondrej Nepela Arena
Sun, Feb. 24 Lodz, Poland Atlas Arena
Mon, Feb. 25 Budapest, Hungary Budapest Sportarena
Thu, Feb. 28 Berlin, Germany Mercedes Benz Arena
Fri, Mar. 1 Copenhagen, Denmark Royal Arena
Sun, Mar. 3 Oslo, Norway Spektrum
Mon, Mar. 4 Stockholm, Sweden Ericsson Globe
Wed, Mar. 6 Brussels, Belgium Palais 12
Thu, Mar. 7 Paris, France AccorHotels Arena
Sat, Mar. 9 Bordeaux, France Metropole Arena
Mon, Mar. 11 London, UK The O2
Thu, Mar. 14 Birmingham, UK Arena Birmingham
Fri, Mar. 15 Dublin, Ireland 3Arena
Sun, Mar. 17 Glasgow, UK SSE Hydro
Mon, Mar. 18 Manchester, UK Manchester Arena
Wed, Mar. 20 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg Rockhal
Fri, Mar. 22 Frankfurt, Germany Festhalle
Sat, Mar. 23 Cologne, Germany Lanxess Arena
Mon, Mar. 25 Amsterdam, Holland Ziggo Dome
Wed, Mar. 27 Zurich, Switzerland Hallenstadion
Thu, Mar. 28 Geneva, Switzerland Arena Geneva

Loretta Lynn Releasing New Studio Album, Wouldn’t It Be Great, on September 28

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Aug 22, 2018

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Loretta Lynn Releasing New Studio Album, Wouldn’t It Be Great, on September 28

American music icon Loretta Lynn will release Wouldn’t It Be Great, on Friday, September 28.

One of the most deeply personal albums of Loretta Lynn’s career, Wouldn’t It Be Great communicates in song the hard truths and spiritual insights Loretta has gathered throughout her life and reflects the resilience that sustains her still. Comprised entirely of songs written (or co-written) by Loretta, the album premieres new compositions alongside soulful reinterpretations of enduring classics from her catalog.

“This new record means so much to me, but this last year I had to focus on my health and I decided to hold up the release,” said Loretta. “I’m feelin’ good and look forward to it comin’ out. It was really important to me to be a part of it being released and I’m excited to celebrate with everybody!”

“Wouldn’t It Be Great?” is the last song Loretta wrote for her late husband (Oliver “Doolittle” Lynn). “Well,” Loretta observes, “my husband liked to drink a lot and that’s where that song comes from… ‘Say you love me just one time, with a sober mind’… I always liked that song but I never liked to sing it around Doo.” “That song just always meant so much to me,” continues their daughter (and album co-producer) Patsy Lynn Russell, “because of the lyrics, you know, ‘when my fancy lace couldn’t turn your face,’ it was just so powerful and was a song that needed to be recorded for this album with Loretta. It shows just how masterful my mom is with writing down her feelings.”

Like its predecessor, the critically-acclaimed, Grammy-nominated Full Circle (released March 2016), Wouldn’t It Be Great was mainly recorded at the Cash Cabin Studio in Hendersonville, Tennessee, with producers Patsy Lynn Russell and John Carter Cash.

An exploration of Loretta’s songwriting, Wouldn’t It Be Great finds her communicating the universality of human experience–love in all its intoxication and heartbreak, the abiding things of soul and spirit, the transformative power of music and connecting to the world. Wouldn’t It Be Great debuts new songs–“Ruby’s Stool,” “Ain’t No Time To Go,” “I’m Dying For Someone To Live For”–alongside newly recorded renditions of recent compositions (“God Makes No Mistakes,” from Lynn’s 2004 Grammy-winning Jack White-produced Van Lear Rose) and immortal classics like “Coal Miner’s Daughter” (the song Loretta says she’s most proud to have written, also the title of her 1976 memoir and subsequent Oscar-winning 1982 film adaptation) and “Don’t Come Home A’ Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind),” her first of 16 career No. 1 country singles.

A self-taught singer, songwriter and performer, Loretta Lynn is an archetype of American music, a singular artist whose music defined a genre and whose songs continue to inform new generations of musicians.

Loretta made waves in the American music world with 2016’s Full Circle, her first album in more than a decade. A powerful return-to-form, acclaimed by fans and critics alike, the album debuted at No. 4 on Billboard’s country charts (Loretta’s 40th Top 10 country album and her highest-charting album ever on the Billboard 200) and was nominated for Best Country Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. Loretta followed Full Circle that same year with White Christmas Blue, an album sending listeners on seasonal trip to Lynn’s hometown of Butcher Hollow, Kentucky during Christmastime.

As part of its 50th anniversary commemoration, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum mounted a major exhibition in 2017 focusing on the life, art and music of Loretta Lynn. The popular exhibition, “Loretta Lynn: Blue Kentucky Girl,” opened August 25, 2017 and closed August 5, 2018.

Loretta Lynn has long been established as the undisputed Queen of Country Music, with more than 50 years of recording and touring to her name. A self-taught guitarist and songwriter, Lynn was one of the most distinctive performers in Nashville in the 1960s and 1970s. She shook up Nashville by writing her own songs, many of which tackled boundary-pushing topics drawn from her own life experiences as a wife and mother. “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” “Fist City” and “Don’t Come Home A’ Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind)” are just three of 16 country No. 1 singles.

Lynn is also one of the most awarded musicians of all time. She has been inducted into more music Halls of Fame than any female recording artist, including The Country Music Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and was the first woman to be named the Country Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year in 1972. Lynn received Kennedy Center Honors in 2003 and a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013. In 2015, she was named recipient of Billboard’s inaugural Women in Music “Legend” Award. Lynn has won four Grammy Awards (including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010) and sold more than 45 million records worldwide.

Loretta Lynn – Wouldn’t It Be Great
01. Wouldn’t It Be Great? (written by Loretta Lynn)
02. Ruby’s Stool (written by Loretta Lynn, Shawn Camp)
03. I’m Dying for Someone to Live For (written by Loretta Lynn, Shawn Camp)
04. Another Bridge to Burn (written by Loretta Lynn, Lola Jean Dillon)
05. Ain’t No Time to Go (written by Loretta Lynn, Patsy Lynn Russell)
06. God Makes No Mistakes (written by Loretta Lynn)
07. These Ole Blues (written by Loretta Lynn, Patsy Lynn Russell)
08. My Angel Mother (written by Loretta Lynn)
09. Don’t Come Home a Drinkin’ (written by Loretta Lynn, Peggy Sue Wells)
10. The Big Man (written by Loretta Lynn, Shawn Camp)
11. Lulie Vars (Traditional, arrangement by Loretta Lynn)
12. Darkest Day (written by Loretta Lynn)
13. Coal Miner’s Daughter (written by Loretta Lynn)

Spiritualized Release Track Listing For “And Nothing Hurt”

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Aug 21, 2018

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Spiritualized Release Track Listing For “And Nothing Hurt”

Spiritualized is set to release their eighth album, entitled And Nothing Hurt via Fat Possum on September 7. In late July, Spiritualized shared Here It Comes (The Road) Let’s Go, which Jason Pierce of the new track: It is a list of instructions that, if followed, allows the listener to find my house. The route is real but it’s on the west coast of America so the house being mine is a fiction. I love the line about the cop waiting up all night to add to his total busts for the day. I wanted it to all end in happiness but it leaves with just a small trace of sadness.”

Track Listing:
1. A Perfect Miracle
2. I’m Your Man
3. Here It Comes (The Road) Let’s Go
4. Let’s Dance
5. On the Sunshine
6. Damaged
7. The Morning After
8. The Prize
9. Sail on Through

ERIC SCHENKMAN (Spin Doctors) Set To Release Third Solo Album ‘Who Shot John?’ October 26

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Aug 21, 2018

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ERIC SCHENKMAN (Spin Doctors) Set To Release Third Solo Album ‘Who Shot John?’ October 26

You might have seen ERIC SCHENKMAN before, on stages before thousands of fans throughout the world with the Spin Doctors. You would already know he is one of the band’s not-so-secret weapons — a vital songwriter and a virtuoso guitarist who both crafted the ‘90s band and co-wrote all five of their Top 100 hits. He also worked with Chico Hamilton, Carly Simon, Natalie Merchant, Noel Redding, Phoebe Snow and Corky Laing, among many other notable musicians.

And that is exactly what you hear as well on his self-produced third solo album, WHO SHOT JOHN?, October 26.

WHO SHOT JOHN? showcases the many sides of ERIC SCHENKMAN from raw, rockin’ blues to funk/soul/pop. With its elemental lineup of guitar, bass and drums, and songs that seldom stray beyond three chords it’s radio-friendly and familiar enough to draw listeners in. After that, the complexities reveal themselves.

The proof is in the beats, in the intimacy of those late nights on the stage and through every moment of WHO SHOT JOHN? It’s even expressed in the title track, an old American colloquialism meaning “cut the bullshit, let’s get real.”

Already performing a residency in his current hometown of Toronto every Wednesday at Grossman’s Tavern, he has lined up three shows outside of Toronto to celebrate the release of his album: My Father’s Place in Roslyn, NY on September 27, The Barn in Egremont, MA on September 29 and at the Rockwood Music Hall in New York City on September 30. Tickets are available on SCHENKMAN’s official website. The Spin Doctors are celebrating their 30th anniversary with a special show at the Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn, NY on November 8, presented by Relix magazine. More solo shows are currently in the works and will be posted online in the coming weeks.

SCHENKMAN’s unique artistry emerges in the exhilarating anarchy of “Agent Orange.” The sensuous rumba feel of “Fortune Teller.” The rock ’n soul infused love song “Only A Fool.” The Americana-tinged “Lincoln’s Feat.” The steady, pulsing grove of “Locked in the House.” And the hard-hitting rock of “No Pain.” Every track digs in deep and doesn’t let go, thanks to SCHENKMAN’s voice, commanding guitar and powerfully emotional lyrics.

WHO SHOT JOHN? is both classic and immediate. And, as SCHENKMAN would likely admit, it’s overdue. “I’ve been playing the Ontario blues circuit for about a decade,” he explains. “I have this long history as a guitarist in relationship to the blues up here in Canada. And I’ve been writing songs in a couple of different idioms. So WHO SHOT JOHN? comes from a convergence of my three worlds — vocals, guitar and songwriting. It’s about my life. Where I’m at now.”

The new album kind of launched itself, beginning in December 2017, when SCHENKMAN went to visit Van Romaine in Newark. A bona fide groove master, Romaine plays drums with Enrique Iglesias and with the Steve Morse Band. Together they recorded the foundation for about half the songs on WHO SHOT JOHN?

The rest of the guitar/drum basics were nailed when SCHENKMAN asked another longtime pal, North Mississippi All Stars drummer Cody Dickinson, to play electric washboard on the title track. That session led to Dickinson playing drums on the rest of the tracks which were recorded at the Checkerboard Lounge just south of Memphis.

The next step was to invite Canadian blues veteran, Shawn Kellerman who plays with Lucky Peterson, to co-produce and play bass. As the production continued in Kitchener, New York and Los Angeles, it became clear SCHENKMAN accomplished what many have tried: each track crackles with the live energy he has cultivated for the last 30+ years on stage.

SCHENKMAN attributes this both to his choice of songs and to the calibre of his fellow musicians. “All of us are live players. These guys love to play live. You can feel that throughout the album.”

This Live 3D Effect Shows How The Rolling Stones Have Looked For 55 Years

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Aug 21, 2018

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This Live 3D Effect Shows How The Rolling Stones Have Looked For 55 Years

Angel Nene who created a remarkable video in which photos of The Rolling Stones are morphed into live 3D timelapses and uses the music released to match that time. The aging process begins in 1962 and goes through present day.

https://youtu.be/T2vTuOaqo74

This is an interesting idea: The Beach Boys’ “Do It Again” with the drums sound originally delayed removed

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Aug 21, 2018

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This is an interesting idea: The Beach Boys’ “Do It Again” with the drums sound originally delayed removed

During the mixdown of The Beach Boys’ Do It Again, engineer Stephen Desper came up with the drum effect heard at the beginning of the track. He explained that he had “commissioned Philips, in Holland, to build two tape delay units for use on the road to double live vocals. He moved four of the Philips PB heads very close together so that one drum strike was repeated four times about 10 milliseconds apart, and blended it with the original to give the effect you hear.

distinctive delay effect applied to the drums by sound engineer Stephen Desper, giving it its weird blend of electronic fuzz and nostalgia (“like something from another planet”). Being honest with myself, I have to say it’s better this way. But then, I wasn’t th

Here’s the original:

Here it is with the delay effect removed:

Barack Obama Released His Summer Reading List

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Aug 21, 2018

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Barack Obama Released His Summer Reading List

Barack Obama wants you to get away from the TV for a few hours and do some serious thinking this summer. For his annual list of the best books to read this season, Obama has selected five books worthy of your attention – including one by Michael Ondaatje, the Sri Lanka-born Canadian poet, writer, essayist, novelist, editor and filmmaker.

One of my favorite parts of summer is deciding what to read when things slow down just a bit, whether it’s on a vacation with family or just a quiet afternoon. This summer I’ve been absorbed by new novels, revisited an old classic, and reaffirmed my faith in our ability to move forward together when we seek the truth. Here’s what I’ve been reading:

Tara Westover’s Educated is a remarkable memoir of a young woman raised in a survivalist family in Idaho who strives for education while still showing great understanding and love for the world she leaves behind.

Set after WWII, Warlight by Michael Ondaatje is a meditation on the lingering effects of war on family.

With the recent passing of V.S. Naipaul, I reread A House for Mr Biswas, the Nobel Prize winner’s first great novel about growing up in Trinidad and the challenge of post-colonial identity.

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones is a moving portrayal of the effects of a wrongful conviction on a young African-American couple.

Factfulness by Hans Rosling, an outstanding international public health expert, is a hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases.