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Bob Seger Announces New Album, “I Knew You When,” Set For Release November 17

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Bob Seger takes on a gem of a Lou Reed deep cut in his latest song release. “Busload of Faith,” being serviced this morning to radio stations, is the first glimpse into Seger’s upcoming album, which he revealed during his homecoming show at DTE Energy Music Theatre earlier this month. We also now know the album’s title and release date: “I Knew You When” will be out November. 17 on Capitol Records, Seger’s longtime label. It’s the follow-up to his October 2014 album “Ride Out.”

That gap of three years and one month marks the quickest turnaround for Seger studio albums since “Against the Wind” (1980) and “The Distance” (1982).

Bob Seger 2017 U.S. Tour Dates
9/23 – Auburn Hills, MI, Palace of Auburn Hills
9/28 – Pittsburgh, PA, PPG Paints Arena
9/30 – Columbus, OH, Nationwide Arena
10/5 – Greenville, SC, Bon Secours Wellness Arena
10/7 – Atlanta, GA, Infinity Energy Arena
10/10 – Des Moines, IA, Wells Fargo Arena
10/12 – St. Louis, MO, Scottrade Center
10/14 – Kansas City, MO, Sprint Center
10/19 – Houston, TX, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
10/21 – Dallas, TX, Ford Center at the Star
10/24 – Austin, TX, Frank Erwin Center
10/26 – Denver, CO, Pepsi Center
10/28 – Phoenix, AZ, Talking Stick Resort Arena
11/2 – Oakland, CA, Oracle Arena
11/4 – Los Angeles, CA, The Forum
11/7 – Boise, ID, Ford Center
11/9 – Portland, OR, Moda Center
11/11 – Seattle, WA, Key Arena
11/13 – Billings, MT, Rimrock Auto Arena
11/15 – St. Paul, MN, XCEL Energy Center
11/17 – Chicago, IL, Allstate Arena

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Phil Collen Looks Back On Def Leppard’s MASSIVE ‘Hysteria’ Album

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Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen takes fans on a trip back in time to the beginning of some of their biggest hits from the group’s Hysteria album in a new video interview conducted to commemorate the recent deluxe edition reissue of the LP. It is Def Leppard’s best-selling album to date, selling over 25 million copies worldwide, including 12 million in the US, and spawning seven hit singles. The album charted at #1 on both the Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart. Lasting 62 and a half minutes, the album was, at the time, one of the longest albums ever issued on a single vinyl record.

The Money Streaming Into The Music Industry Is Getting Bigger And Bigger

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It comes as no great revelation that streaming has taken over the world of music. In the last few years, revenues from services such as Spotify have powered the industry forward through relatively difficult times. While paid subscriptions to companies such as Spotify and Tidal account for the lion’s share, as figures from the Recording Industry Association of America show, a not insignificant portion comes from digital and customized radio and ad-supported on-demand content. All categories have seen healthy increases since the first half of 2015.

Infographic: The Money Streaming Into The Music Industry | Statista You will find more statistics at Statista

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Not News: Musician Is Creating A New Album. News: Using Artificial Intelligence

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“Break Free” is a new song by Taryn and Amper. The former, Taryn Southern, is a musician and singer popular on Youtube. The latter, however, is not human at all. Instead, Amper is an artificially intelligent music composer, producer and performer, developed by a combination of “music and technology experts” and now put to the test, being the engine behind Taryn’s single and eventually a full album, tentatively called I AM AI.

To understand what is Taryn and what is Amper in this project, the singer talks about it in this Verge interview:

The way it works is to give the platform certain input like BPM, instrumentation that I like, genre, key, etc. The platform will spit a song out at me, and then I can iterate from there, making adjustments to the instruments and the key. I can even change the genre or emotional feel or the song, until I get something that I’m relatively happy with. Once I have that, I download all the stems of the instrumentation to build actual song structure.

What Amper’s really good at is composing and producing instrumentation, but it doesn’t yet understand song structure. It might give you a verse or the chorus and it’s up to me to stitch these pieces together so that it sounds like something familiar you would hear on the radio. Once I’m happy with the song, then I write the vocal melody and lyrics.

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Matthew Good Announces “Something Like A Storm,” Due Out October 20

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Matthew Good has announced the release date and title for his forthcoming album, Something Like a Storm. The new album will be available everywhere on October 20, 2017. Fans who preorder the album on iTunes or in Matthew’s official store will receive an instant download of “Bad Guys Win,” “Days Come Down” and the single “Decades.”

“The theme of the album is one foreboding, of the gathering of socially divisive storm clouds, from the perspective of the personal to wider frames of inclusion,” Matthew says of Something Like a Storm. “The title comes from a demo originally recorded years ago. Given that it was roughly 20 minutes in length, and comprised of movements, I’d only written the first five lines of lyrics which are now the first lines on the album. Musically, the song on the album doesn’t include anything from the original demo.”

In the lead up to this announcement, Matthew has released a number of videos on his social channels, including one of the first live performances of his single “Decades,” taped at the Danforth Music Hall on his recent Beautiful Midnight Revisited tour. Those in attendance on this tour were treated to a sneak peek of both “Decades” and “Bad Guys Win.”

https://youtu.be/hdI_XWKadgY

Matthew also participated in the Warner Music Canada 5Q4 series, in which he speaks about the process of recording “Decades.”

Matthew Good has been prolific in the decades since the release of his debut album. His eleven studio albums have combined for nearly one million albums sold in Canada alone. Matthew has also been nominated for 21 Juno Awards including a Rock Album of the Year nomination for Chaotic Neutral, his most recent studio album.

For all the latest on Matthew Good, including soon to be announced tour dates, check MatthewGood.org regularly or follow him on Twitter @mattgood, Facebook at facebook.com/matthewgoodmusic, and Instagram at matthewgoodgram.

Something Like a Storm
Track list
1. Bad Guys Win
2. Decades
3. Men at the Door
4. There The First Time
5. Days Come Down
6. Something Like a Storm
7. She’s Got You Where She Wants You
8. This Is Night
9. Bullets in a Briefcase

Morrissey Announces U.S. Tour For “Low in High School” Album

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Morrissey will release his 11th solo album, Low In High School on November 17, and yeah, Canadian dates still not a go. “Killing baby seals with lightning brutality is now Canada’s primary global image. Until this annual massacre is abolished, Canada itself is regrettably fashionably dead, ” he wrote recently.

Morrissey tour dates:

Oct. 31: Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR
Nov. 2: Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA
Nov. 4: Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
Nov. 5: Vina Robles Amphitheatre, Paso Robles, CA
Nov. 10: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA (w/ Billy Idol)
Nov. 11: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA (w/ Billy Idol)
Nov. 16: Marquee, Phoenix, AZ
Nov. 18: Kingsbury Hall, Salt Lake City, UT
Nov. 20: Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO
Nov. 22: Peabody Opera House, St. Louis, MO
Nov. 25: Riviera Theater, Chicago, IL
Nov. 28: The Fillmore, Detroit, MI
Nov. 30: The Anthem, Washington, D.C.
Dec. 2: Theatre at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Dec. 4: The Fillmore, Philadelphia, PA
Dec. 7: The Orpheum, Boston, MA

Thalia Strings Quartet cover of “Thunderstruck” by AC/DC

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AC/DC’s 1990 classic Thunderstruck gets the classical makeover, courtesy of Thalia Strings.

Bruce Springsteen releases Houston ‘78 to benefit MusiCares Hurricane Relief Fund

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Bruce Springsteen is releasing an entire 1978 show with the E Street Band in Houston, Texas. The release will benefit the MusiCares® Hurricane Relief Fund, which will aid those affected by the recent devastation in Texas as well as in Florida.

The Houston show originally appeared as part of the Darkness on the Edge of Town box set. It captures the final leg of the Darkness tour, including the extended intro version of “Prove It All Night,” the rarely performed “Streets of Fire,” and Darkness outtakes “Fire” and “Because the Night.” It also features prototypes of The River’s “Independence Day,” “Point Blank” and “The Ties That Bind,” plus a rare September song, “Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town.”

Houston was one of Bruce’s earliest springboards, which accounts for the presence here of early favorites “Fire” and “Saint in the City.”

Bruce, the E Street band, Sony Music and nugs.net will donate all their proceeds to the hurricane relief effort.

Houston ’78 is available now as MP3 and hi-res downloads including audiophile grade MQA, or as a 2 CD set. You can order it today at  live.brucespringsteen.net, Bruce Springsteen’s official live recording service powered by nugs.net.

“Fans had been asking for a stand-alone audio release of Houston ‘78 since the Darkness box set came out several years ago,” says nugs.net CEO Brad Serling. “Its release-ready availability gave us the opportunity to move quickly to support people in Texas and Florida.”

Photo Gallery: The Flaming Lips with Mac DeMarco and Chappo at Niagara Falls’ Rapids Theater

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All photos taken by Mini’s Memories. You can contact her at minismemories@hotmail.com

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Canadian Folk Music Awards nominees announced!

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The Canadian Folk Music Awards announced their nominees for their 13th edition by YouTube livestream today, celebrating this year’s 75 nominees.

This year’s awards take place in Ottawa, Ontario on November 18 and 19, 2017 at the Bronson Centre. For the first time ever, the weekend’s focus events will take shape as two evenings which are open-to-the-public. Combining the most loved events of the Canadian Folk Music Awards’ first twelve years – the vibrant energy of the live music showcases and the awards gala – will capture the true heart of the folk community. Tickets and wristbands are now on sale online at folkawards.ca/tickets/ Tickets and wristbands can also be purchased in person as of September 26, 2017 at The Record Centre (1099 Wellington St W, Ottawa) or Compact Music (785 & 206 Bank Street, Ottawa). More information about the gala performance line-up will be announced shortly.

Click to watch the 2017 nominees video on the folk awards YouTube channel:

Shining the spotlight on up and coming talent (those eligible must be under 19 at the time of the recording), this year’s Young Performer of the Year nominees include:
• Moscow Apartment for Demo
• Quin Etheridge-Pedden for Embark
• Keltie Monaghan for Someone Tell Her
• The Wolfe for The Wolfe
• John Muirhead for Yesterday’s Smile
The New/Emerging Artist of the Year nominees include:
• Hidden Roots Collective for Come Up, Honey
• Silent Winters for Fireworks & a Small Brigade
• Ken Yates for Huntsville
• Braden Gates for Much Rather Be Sleeping
• The Bombadils for New Shoes
Celebrating innovation in creating new folk sounds, The Oliver Schroer Pushing The Boundaries Award category puts a spotlight on:
• Shreem for Celtic Remixing
• Danny Michel for Khlebnikov
• Mélisande [électrotrad] for Les millésimes
• Turkwaz for Nazar
• Tanya Tagaq for Retribution
Songwriting is a key component of folk music. This year’s English Songwriter(s) of the Year nominees are:
• Oh Susanna for A Girl In Teen City
• Stephen Fearing for Every Soul’s a Sailor
• Scott Cook for Further Down The Line
• Ken Yates for Huntsville
• Amelia Curran for Watershed
The French Songwriter(s) of the Year nominees are:
• Patrice Michaud for Almanach
• Luc De Larochellière for Autre monde
• Vivianne Roy, Katrine Noël, Julie Aubé of Les Hay Babies for La 4ième dimension (version longue)
• Philippe B for La grande nuit vidéo
• Catherine Durand for La pluie entre nous
The Aboriginal Songwriter(s) of the Year nominees are:
• Lisa Muswagon for Buffalo and Rabbits
• Julian Taylor, Kinnie Starr, John Parente, Bill Bell of Julian Taylor Band for Desert Star
• Twin Flames for Signal Fire
• Cindy Paul for The Flight
• Desiree Dorion for Tough Street
World Group of the Year:
• MAZ for ID
• Turkwaz for Nazar
• Beyond The Pale for Ruckus
• Twin Flames for Signal Fire
• Kobo Town for Where the Galleon Sank
World Solo Artist of the Year:
• Louis Simão for A Luz (The Light)
• Farnaz Ohadi & The Mashregh Ensemble for Bird Dance
• Kelly Bado for Entre deux
• Briga for Femme
• The Mardom Movement for Maneli Jamal
Traditional Album of the Year:
• Folklife by Jayme Stone
• La grosse maison rouge by André Brunet
• Rove by Còig
• The Original Jenny Whiteley by Jenny Whiteley
• The Willow Collection by Cassie and Maggie
Traditional Singer of the Year:
• Dave Penny for All Turned Around
• Hannah Shira Naiman for Know The Mountain
• Mélisande Gélinas-Fauteux of Mélisande [électrotrad] for Les millésimes
• Maggie MacDonald of Cassie and Maggie for The Willow Collection
• Sarah Jane Scouten for When the Bloom Falls From the Rose
Contemporary Album of the Year:
• Bird’s Nest by The Fretless
• Hide Not Hair by Abigail Lapell
• I Go Where You Go by Tomato Tomato
• Much Rather Be Sleeping by Braden Gates
• Twin Solitude by Leif Vollebekk
Contemporary Singer of the Year:
• Oh Susanna for A Girl In Teen City
• Stephen Fearing for Every Soul’s A Sailor
• Abigail Lapell for Hide Nor Hair
• Lisa LeBlanc for Why You Wanna Leave, Runaway Queen?
• Coco Love Alcorn for Wonderland
Instrumental Group of the Year:
• Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy for A Celtic Family Christmas
• The Fretless for Bird’s Nest
• Scott Macmillan & Colin Grant for Good2go
• Beyond The Pale for Ruckus
• MacIsaac and MacKenzie for The Bay Street Sessions
Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year:
• Don Ross for A Million Brazilian Civilians
• Roberto López for Criollo Electric
• Glenn Chatten for Dragonfly
• André Brunet for La grosse maison rouge
• Maneli Jamal for The Mardom Movement
Vocal Group of the Year:
• The Big East for Hungry Ghosts
• The Bombadils for New Shoes
• Twin Flames for Signal Fire
• Coco Méliès for The Riddles
• Cassie and Maggie for The Willow Collection
Ensemble of the Year:
• Mama’s Broke for Count the Wicked
• Silent Winters for Fireworks & a Small Brigade
• 100 mile house for Hiraeth
• The Jerry Cans for Inuusiq
• Cassie and Maggie for The Willow Collection
Solo Artist of the Year:
• Stephen Fearing for Every Soul’s A Sailor
• Zachary Lucky for Everywhere A Man Can Be
• BEYRIES for Landing
• Leeroy Stagger for Love Versus
• Amelia Curran for Watershed
Children’s Album of the Year:
• Chirp Chirp Happy by Jessie Farrell
• Hear The Music by Fred Penner
• Home Is Family by Ginalina
• Pants on Backwards by Stella Swanson and the Rosie Joyfuls
• Zing-E-Zing! by Madame Diva et Micah le jeune voyageur
Producer(s) of the Year:
• Jim Bryson for Oh Susanna’s A Girl In Teen City
• Stephen Fearing and David Travers-Smith for Stephen Fearing’s Every Soul’s A Sailor
• Danny Michel and Rob Carli for Danny Michel’s Khlebnikov
• Joel Plaskett for Bill & Joel Plaskett’s Solidarity
• Amelia Curran and Chris Stringer for Amelia Curran’s Watershed

This year’s Unsung Hero award recipient will be announced on October 12, 2017. This special category award will also be handed out at the CFMA gala events on November 18 and 19th at the Bronson Centre in Ottawa, Canada.