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Christina Martin Releases New Video For “Impossible To Hold”
Christina Martin is a multi-award winning Canadian singer-songwriter whose style has been described as an effortless union between Americana and Rock.
Following two years of touring across Germany, Poland, The Netherlands, The UK, Switzerland, Austria, France and Canada, Christina Martin returned home briefly in 2016 to write her newest album. A fervent anthem for those who are lost and longing, Lungs Are Burning was the first single from her album Impossible To Hold. The first single was triggered by the rising Fentanyl drug crisis killing thousands of Canadians, with Christina’s lyrics set to music by her and Dale Murray. With lyrics like “while I’m watching the babies” and “got to go out and get some, baby”, Martin captures the desperation of “chasing the dream” and the horror of living it. Murray’s stately production brings that stark reality home with a bite. She says, “The song is an modest attempt to bring light to the heavy topic of addiction, and reflects my own personal sense of loss, longing and a deep void, and the ache I feel from losing my brother and friends to addiction and mental illness.”
“Impossible To Hold” is Martin’s sixth and strongest studio album, achieving a perfect balance between organic ambiance and impeccable production. “I’m writing about faith and love more than ever with songs like ‘Keep Me Calm’ and ‘Always Reminding’, but I haven’t shaken the need to write about the darker things that are part of our human journey”. Combining good taste, passionate singing and thoughtful lyrics, “Impossible To Hold” is where music and poetry meet.
Carrie Underwood Reveals Cry Pretty Track Listing And Songwriters
Multi-platinum-selling global superstar Carrie Underwood released the track listing and songwriters for her upcoming studio album, Cry Pretty, available on September 14. Her first time officially in the Producer chair, Underwood co-produced Cry Pretty alongside David Garcia and she co-wrote nine of the songs featured on the album making it one of her most personal albums to date.
Underwood wrote the title track and lead single, “Cry Pretty,” with Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna and Liz Rose (The Love Junkies). Underwood, exposing pure, raw emotion earned critical praise for her powerful debut performance of “Cry Pretty” at the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas.
Cry Pretty includes a bonus track also co-written by Underwood featuring Ludacris, “The Champion” which opened NBC’s Super Bowl LII and was incorporated into the 2018 Olympic Winter Games coverage earlier this year.
In Spring 2019, Underwood will launch a new arena tour, The Cry Pretty Tour 360. Sponsored by CALIA, the new tour will kick off on May 1 in Greensboro, NC, and will play 55 arenas across the U.S. and Canada and be promoted by AEG Presents. She will be joined on tour by special guests Maddie & Tae and Runaway June.
Cry Pretty Track List:
Cry Pretty (Carrie Underwood, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose)
Ghosts On The Stereo (Hillary Lindsey, Tom Douglas, Andrew Dorff)
Low (Carrie Underwood, David Garcia, Hillary Lindsey)
Backsliding (Carrie Underwood, David Garcia, Hillary Lindsey)
Southbound (Carrie Underwood, David Garcia, Josh Miller)
That Song That We Used To Make Love To (Hillary Lindsey, Jason Evigan)
Drinking Alone (Carrie Underwood, David Garcia, Brett James)
The Bullet (Marc Beeson, Andy Albert, Allen Shamblin)
Spinning Bottles (Carrie Underwood, David Garcia, Hillary Lindsey)
Love Wins (Carrie Underwood, David Garcia, Brett James)
End Up With You (Hillary Lindsey, Brett McLaughlin, Will Weatherly)
Kingdom (Carrie Underwood, Chris DeStefano, Dave Barnes)
Produced by David Garcia and Carrie Underwood
Bonus Track – The Champion (Carrie Underwood, Brett James, Chris DeStefano, Christopher Bridges PKA Ludacris) Produced by Jim Jonsin
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
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
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
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
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)