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Album will focus on songs the Fleetwood Mac frontwoman wrote between 1969 and 1987
Stevie Nicks may have spent much of 2013 touring with Fleetwood Mac and celebrating the 35th anniversary of the group's landmark LP Rumours , but the frontwoman still found time to record a solo LP. 24 Karat Gold — Songs from the Vault will see release on October 7th via Warner Bros, though vinyl lovers will be able to pick up a limited edition double LP a week earlier starting September 29th.
The LP follows Nicks' 2011 solo effort, In Your Dreams , and was produced by herself, Dave Stewart and guitarist Waddy Wachtel. Recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles, 24 Karat Gold comprises songs that Nicks wrote primarily between 1969 and 1987, plus two that were penned in 1994 and 1995. In a recent interview with the Associated Press, Nicks said she was inspired to reimagine these older tracks after stumbling across a slew of the original bootlegs on YouTube. "[W]e found all the songs that, somehow, were taken from my house or picked up or loaned out or whatever," she said, adding: " I call them my 24 karat gold songs."
In a statement, Nicks said: "Each song is a lifetime. Each song has a soul. Each song has a purpose. Each song is a love story. They represent my life behind the scenes, the secrets, the broken hearts, the broken hearted and the survivors. These songs are the memories — the 24 karat gold rings in the blue box. These songs are for you."
The 24 Karat artwork will feature never-before-seen Polaroids taken by Nicks throughout her career, while the deluxe photobook CD boasts 48 pages of pictures from her private collection alongside two bonus tracks. Pre-orders for 24 Karat start on August 5th, and that same day, Nicks will begin previewing the album on her official new Instagram account.
Along with the release of 24 Karat , Nicks' fall will be dominated by another Fleetwood Mac tour, this one reuniting the group with keyboardist and singer Christine McVie , who left the band in 1998. The On With the Show tour kicks off on Tuesday, September 30th in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Target Center and wraps up 34 shows later on December 20th at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa Bay, Florida.
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UPDATE: iTunes is now streaming Clapton's album on First Play .
Eric Clapton is at the helm of two new collaborative tracks from The Breeze , his upcoming tribute to the late blues legend, JJ Cale , "Train to Nowhere" and "Don't Wait," both of which premiered Tuesday on Guitar World and Billboard , respectively.
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On the swinging "Don't Wait," Clapton trades solos with John Mayer and the two double up on vocal duties as well, creating some dry, near-harmonies that manage to both belie and behoove the track's good-times-roll vibe.
Meanwhile, Clapton joins forces with Mark Knopfler and Don White for a steady-chugging rendition of "Train to Nowhere," which interweaves the trio's vocals, dueling guitars and the far-off wail of a harmonica. You can also check out Clapton's version of "Cajun Moon" and Cale's classic rambling anthem, "Call Me the Breeze," both of which premiered on Rolling Stone earlier this week.
Knopfler and Mayer are among a slew of guests set to appear on The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale , which sees release on July 29th and includes appearances by Tom Petty , Willie Nelson , Derek Trucks, Christine Lakeland, Albert Lee and more.
Clapton has recorded a number of Cale songs throughout his career — including "After Midnight" and "Cocaine" — and even had the guitarist join him on a rendition of "Angel" for his 2013 album, Old Sock . Clapton told Billboard he and Cale cut a number of other tracks, which he plans to release on future albums after they're finished and if he can get permission from Cale's estate.
Clapton conceived The Breeze while poring over Cale's music on his flight from London to Los Angeles to attend the musician's funeral last summer . During a recent interview with Rolling Stone he spoke about the early stages of the album, as well as Cale's influence on his own music: "When I started talking about this album with Dave Kaplan, who runs [Clapton's label] Surfdog, he had only heard the JJ songs that I covered. In Europe, we heard JJ as Americana; all the roots put together. JJ was very self-critical [and] dismissive about his gifts. He was happy to just be known as a songwriter. But when I tried to play like him — it's beyond most musicians. We get too heavy-handed. He had a touch that was sensitive and subtle."
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Please Come Home For Christmas! New holiday release!
My holiday release this year is a blues-rock version of the holiday classic Please Come Home For Christmas. Originally recorded in the 60's by one of its co-writers Charles Brown, this song has been covered by many artists, from the Eagles classic version to Bon Jovi to Cee Lo Green. I always thought it was a great song but the more we worked on it the more I came to love it. Produced Jeffery Marshall/Red Rover Records who also provided all the guitars, the track includes Lao Tizer on piano and organ, Kevin Chown on bass and Andrew Megna on drums. I hope you'll put a little rocking blues in your stocking this year with Please Come Home For Christmas! - dh
David Hicken's new CD Carols of Christmas features 12 beautifully recorded tracks of some of the world's best-loved Christmas Carols. This solo piano CD was recorded at Enchanting Music Studios in Hawaii and sets a perfect tone for the upcoming Holiday Season.
The Bell Carol is based on the traditional Ukranian Carol of the Bells , but also features God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.
Away in a manger features both the British and American versions of the tune, and What Child Is This is skillfully combined with We Three Kings.
All of the tracks feature David's signature sound of gorgeous melodies and undulating accompaniments that can be heard on his previous three releases - Goddess, Angels & Faeries.
A three-piece rock band originating from Cape Town, South Africa. Joint State's self-titled album is a fresh new start for a band that has existed in many forms over the last couple of years.
Spending most of 2011 and 2012 in the studio, Joint State focused on capturing their energy and emotion on this record. A combination of intense rehearsals, live improvisations and unorthodox production techniques made them achieve their sound.
“Rawness and atmosphere” – Molded by combining all their influences, experiences and emotions, creating a fresh, yet classic rock sound.
The music on the new record speaks for itself. There is no pretending and no promises made. This is real music by a band that has been influenced by real art and real culture from the past.
Anyone else hear about the kid who was hit with a brick and stabbed for his copy of “GTA5” on the night of its release. I think that's a pretty strong argument for the relationship between violent media and actual violence in life, although... I do understand that you could easily argue that that's just one person's actions. Personally I can see both sides of the discussion those who say it's a harmless outlet of stress and that most people don't associate the acts in their games with any kind of reality outside of them BUT I find myself swaying more and more to the opposite side which suggests that over a course of time you kids are being desensitized towards violence by playing games like GTA, begin to associate with it and are even conditioned into thinking in a new way or even copying acts in the games. I know that's an old cliche but I feel each image and act is a drop in the bucket which permanently stains the psyche. For instance I know the first time I heard "gangsta rap" I was upset by the nihilistic hate of it and violence described by it, fast forward a few years and I didn't even flinch at the same lyrics and was singing along with them. Also the first time I saw "Natural Born Killers" I was so disgusted by the way it glamorised violence I turned it off. So what was the turning point between my initial reactions and then the later acceptance? I can only blame a cycle of progressively violent media, which is ironic to some degree as that's what the Oliver Stone film is actually about. Some reports say violent crime is down over all but others say it's increasing and I'm not so sure these games are all that innocent anymore? What do you think?
