Archive for the 'Reissues' Category

Releasings “singles” collections seems like the thing to do for Classic Rock bands… Actually, this looks like a pretty cool boxset, nice job Beach Boys. This should tide fans over until the new Brian Wilson album drops.
U.S. Singles Collection – The Capitol Years listening party streams:
Windows Media
Quicktime
On June 10, Capitol/EMI will release the first complete […]

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Posted By: jackhammer | Jun 4th


http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette
Exercising with music is a great way to find motivation and distraction during a workout.
Just don’t get too carried away with your iPod karaoke.
JILL BARKER, The Gazette
Published: Tuesday, April 29
Is it just me, or is everyone plugged in these days?
“Nine out of 10 people workout with an iPod or MP3 player,” said Melanie Shernofsky, group […]

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Posted By: stephanie | May 7th


Disturbed will release their new album, Indestructible on June 3rd, but fans can pre-order the album today to get their hands on a limited edition package with tons of bonus content.  For only $34.98 fans will get the full album plus an exclusive b-side of “Run”, DVD of the making of ‘Indestructible,’ VIP ‘Rock Star […]

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Posted By: jackhammer | Apr 10th


Artists pleased alleged music bootlegger shut down
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2008/03/07/artists-raid.html 
Last Updated: Friday, March 7, 2008 | 11:18 AM ET
CBC News
Canadian musicians and songwriters are applauding an RCMP raid on a company accused of being a modern-day pirate operation and one of the biggest music bootleggers in Canadian history.
RCMP investigators raided the Winnipeg-based shop […]

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Posted By: stephanie | Mar 7th


Dr. Dog will release a collection of rare tracks on March 4th via Park the Van Records. Initially released as unmastered streaming audio on the band’s website, www.weallbelong.net, the ten re-mastered tracks on Passed Away are a lo-fi assortment of 4-track recordings made over the past five years leading up to and surrounding their 2007 […]

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Posted By: jackhammer | Feb 5th


Pretty cool I guess:

Epic/Legacy Recordings proudly celebrates the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s Thriller, the world’s biggest-selling album of all time, with a newly expanded deluxe edition of the phenomenal record-breaking pop culture touchstone, available in the U.S. on Tuesday, February 12, 2008. The album will be available worldwide the week of February 11, 2008.
The […]

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Posted By: jackhammer | Dec 7th


For the first time, one of John Lennon’s very last interviews is available via digital release. Recorded only hours before his life was cut short—27 years ago on December 8th–Lennon and Yoko Ono recorded 75 minutes of radio broadcast content in the offices of Geffen Records to promote their Double Fantasy album. This was one […]

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Posted By: jackhammer | Dec 5th


The music industry is changing and with all the internet piracy that has been occurring, it has had to find innovative ways to change its business model and survive in a world where everyone is out to get as much as they can for as little as they can. Raising concert prices has been […]

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Posted By: stephanie | Dec 3rd


U2’s The Joshua Tree has been meticulously re-mastered from the original analog master tapes to mark 20 years since its release and will be available on November 20, 2007.

“There has been continuous demand from U2 fans to have The Joshua Tree properly re-mastered,” says Paul McGuinness. “As always, the band had to make sure it […]

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Posted By: jackhammer | Nov 8th


Just had a chance to give this album a quick listen through, and have to say I am really impressed. The man is only 21 years-old but his song-writing talents and rhyming skills come through big in his debut album. I would say prematurely that it has a sound quite similar to The Streets, but […]

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Posted By: d-rock | Oct 9th