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Posted by andycahn on March 8th, 2012
New for May/June. Paul Simon Graceland, Joey Ramone, Heart, Music for Occupy and David Bowie Ziggy Stardust.
Also available. Jack Johnson & Friends, Bob Marley, and Janis Joplin are featured in new Joyride Media radio specials for Spring 2012. Frank Sinatra special hosted by Frank Sinatra Jr is a great idea for Fathers Day. George Harrison is cancelled.
Posted by andycahn on May 9th, 2012
CD/DVD 25th anniversary reissue of Paul Simon’s Graceland includes feature length documentary film.
Graceland. Paul Simon’s landmark Grammy-winner from 1986 (Album of the Year) explored the music of South Africa to create classics like “You Can Call Me All,” “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes,” “Homeless,” and the title track (also Grammy winner for 1987 Record of the Year). Tours continued for five years and introduced the world to Ladysmith Black Mambazo other South African musicians, including a few who remained in Simon’s touring bands through today.
CD/DVD reissue for giveaways. CD includes original album tracks, outtakes from the Graceland sessions and a new audio narrative track about the recording sessions. Bonus DVD features feature-length Under African Skies documentary film directed by Joe Berlinger that premieres on A&E Network on May 25.
Free one-hour Radio Special. Features the classic tracks and outtakes from the reissue, rare live recordings from the Graceland tour, and insightful comments from the artist about the album’s creation and aftermath. Produced by Joyride Media, Hosted by Rita Houston (WFUV – New York), the same team behind recent Paul Simon and Simon & Garfunkel specials that aired on hundreds of stations nationwide. More details here.
Giveaways and film screenings. Use form below to request CD/DVD giveaways, the free radio special, and promotional screenings of the documentary film. Track lists are below the form, which also lets you select promotions for the Heart Strange Euphoria box set.
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Posted by andycahn on May 9th, 2012
Heart’s first-ever career spanning deluxe box set in stores June 5, 2012 with hits, rarities, outtakes and a live DVD
Strange Euphoria. 3 CDs of music from all stages of their career, including many previously unreleased version of their hits and other songs. DVD features a 1976 TV concert broadcast. Amazon exclusive bonus CD includes 5 Led Zeppelin covers! See track lists at the bottom of this page.
Exclusive radio promo CD. 15-track box set sampler service for radio airplay will also be available for station promotion. Great item for your listeners that will not be for sale in any stores! Full track list is below.
Free one-hour Radio Special. Features tracks from the box and brand-new exclusive interviews with Ann and Nancy Wilson, looking back on their career. Hosted by classic rock DJ Maria Milito. More details here.
Giveaways, Tour Promos, Interviews. Use form below to request CD giveaways, ticket promos for shows near you and phone interviews around release date. Heart Tour dates and track lists are below the form, which also lets you select Paul Simon Graceland 25th anniversary promotions.
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Posted by andycahn on May 7th, 2012
One hour special features Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, James McMurtry and more artists and songs inspired by the Occupy movement
Premiere Date: May 25. Signup now with online form below.
Music & Interview content. Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, James McMurtry, Jason Samel and more interviews tbd, plus songs from the Occupy This Album benefit release.
Occupy This Album. 4-cd set in stores May 15. More details online at http://musicforoccupy.org
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Posted by andycahn on May 7th, 2012
One hour special to commemorate the 40th anniversary of David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust
Premiere Date: June 1. Signup now with online form below. Perfect timing for the album’s actual 40th anniversary on 6/6
Music & Interview content. David Bowie interviews and Ziggy Stardust album tracks.
Program Delivery. Download or CD. Download links posted early April.
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars – 40th Anniversary Editions. In stores 6/4/12 from EMI on CD and LP, plus DVD with brand-new 5.1 mixes of the full album. More online here.
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Posted by admin on April 27th, 2012
Adam Cohen (son of Leonard Cohen), releases new album Like a Man – in stores 4/3/2012 on Decca Records. First US release since he fronted Low Millions for Ex-Girlfriends in 2004.
“…a real gem, an inspiring case of a late bloomer rising to what had to be a truly daunting challenge.” – Montreal Gazette.
“…a little beauty, a perfectly turned collection of measured, poetic, introspective, funny, philosophical and deeply romantic songs.” – The Telegraph (UK).
Sample Tracks. What Other Guy, Like a Man, Stranger, Out of Bed. Going for AAA/Noncom adds March 5, also great for acoustic, folk and other specialty shows. See live clips, official videos and more in the video playlist below. What do you think? Please leave comments below.
July/Aug 2012 tour with Rufus Wainwright. See these and other dates after the jump. * = festivals and other shows without Rufus. ++ = Adam, Rufus and Ingrid Michaelson.
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Posted by andycahn on April 25th, 2012
New one hour Heart special features Ann & Nancy Wilson looking back on their career with the hits, fan favorites and rarities from the new box set – Strange Euphoria.
Premiere Date: May 25. Signup now with online form below. Also great for any time this Spring and Summer, especially around upcoming tour dates below.
Music & Interview content. Ann & Nancy Wilson interview clips, plus original and alternate versions of their best known songs.
Program Delivery. Download or CD. Download links posted week of May 20.
Posted by andycahn on April 25th, 2012
New one hour special to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Paul Simon’s “Graceland” album
Premiere Date: May 25. Signup now with online form below. Also great for any time this Spring and Summer, including holiday weekends. July 18 is Mandela Day in South Africa.
Music & Interview content. Paul Simon interview clips, original album tracks and alternate takes from the Graceland sessions. Full music list tba.
Program Delivery. Download or CD. Download links posted early April.
Graceland 25th anniversary reissues. In stores June 5 in a variety of audio & video configurations.
Under African Skies documentary. DVD included in the reissues, theatrical and festival screenings, A&E tv broadcast premiere on 5/25. Click here for more details »
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Posted by admin on April 23rd, 2012
In stores 5/15 from Legacy Recordings
WILLIE NELSON SINGS NEW DEAL WITH LEGACY RECORDINGS – NEW ALBUM “HEROES” IN STORES MAY 15
“Just Breathe” – Pearl Jam cover, duet with his son Lukas goes for adds April 23. Add stream to your website from Soundcloud player below the jump.
“Roll Me Up” – fun track with Snoop Dogg, Jamey Johnson and Kris Kristofferson. Please link to stream at http://rollmeup.willienelson.com
Promotion Requests. Use form below to signup for CD giveaways.
Spring/Summer Tour Dates. Check schedule for possible local opportunities. Stay tuned to farmaid.org for the latest location, ticket, and lineup announcements about the 2012 Farm Aid benefit concert.
Click here for more details »
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Posted by andycahn on March 22nd, 2012
Jack Johnson live at annual Kokua Festivals with Eddie Vedder, Willie Nelson, Taj Mahal, G Love, Ziggy Marley and more.
Premiere Date: April 13. Signup now with online form below. Also great to air around Earth Day (4/22), Memorial Day, Jack Johnson’s birthday (5/18), Hawaii state holidays (6/11 – King Kamehameha Day, 8/17 – Statehood Day) or anytime this spring and summer.
Music & Interview content. Jack Johnson live at his annual Kokua Festivals with wide range of guests, plus brand new interviews with Johnson and others tba.
Jack Johnson & Friends – Best of Kokua Festival. New live album in stores 4/17 from Brushfire/Universal. 13 performances from 6 years of Johnson’s eco-minded music festival with Willie Nelson, Jackson Browne, Eddie Vedder, Ben Harper, Dave Matthews, Ziggy Marley, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley and more. 100% of the net proceeds benefit the Kokua Hawaii Foundation.
Program Delivery. Download or CD. Download links posted early April.
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Posted by andycahn on March 15th, 2012
Watch Meat Loaf perform “The Giving Tree” from Hell in a Handbasket live on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (3/14/12) in video after the jump. Follow instructions below the clip on how to share the video through your website, facebook or twitter.
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Posted by andycahn on March 8th, 2012
New Bob Marley one-hour special features his classic songs and content from the Marley theatrical documentary film.
Premiere Date: April 20. Signup now with online form below. Great to feature Bob Marley on 4/20! Rebroadcast opportunities include Black Music Month (June) or to celebrate 50 years of Jamaican Independence on Aug 6, 2012.
Music & Interview content. Bob Marley classics and interviews. Songs and commentators to be confirmed soon. Music comes from Marley soundtrack in stores 4/17.
Marley. New documentary film in theatres and VOD April 20. Directed by Oscar-winner Kevin McDonald (One Day in September). “This documentary is the ultimate revelation of my father’s life,” said Ziggy Marley. “The family is proud to be able to have the world finally experience this emotional journey.” More details here.
Program Delivery. Download or CD. See the DOWNLOAD LINKS section below for more on how to download.
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Posted by andycahn on March 8th, 2012
Rock & Roll is the Answer 7" single for Record Store Day (4/21/2012)
New one-hour special celebrates the life and music of Joey Ramone, and how his friends and family finished his unreleased songs to create the new album, Ya Know?
Premiere Date: May 17. Signup now with online form below. Timely for his May 19 birthday to create your own Joey Ramone Birthday Bash on the air. Also great for Memorial Day Weekend.
Music & Interview content. Songs from the new album plus other classics. Interviews with many of Ramone’s closest family, friends and collaborators to be confirmed soon.
Joey Ramone – Ya Know? In stores May 22 from BMG. Tracks finished by producers Ed Stasium and Joey’s brother, Mickey Leigh, backed by a cast of usual suspects – Little Steven, Richie Ramone, Joan Jett, members of the Dictators, Plasmatics, Smithereens, Cheap Trick and more.
Other Content. Interviews with many of Joey Ramone’s family, friends and collaborators to be confirmed soon.
Program Delivery. Download or CD. Download links are posted below.
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Posted by admin on February 28th, 2012
Two new compilations to get your station instantly up to speed on Paul Kelly – a legend in Australia, but still only a cult figure in the states.
“Songwriter singer Paul Kelly captures Australia in his songs the way Bruce Springsteen or Ray Davies of the Kinks have encapsulated their homelands, and he does it with the musical energy and diversity of Elvis Costello.” – allmusic.com
Songs of the South. 1985-2007 classics on two discs. Before Too Long, Leaps and Bounds, Dumb Things, You’re 39 You’re Beautiful, and You’re Mine and many others. 4x platinum in Australia.
The A-Z Recordings. 105 songs from acoustic concerts in alphabetical order in an 8 disc deluxe box in stores now from Amazon. How to Make Gravy, Sydney from a 747, Gift that Keeps on Giving and more. Single-cd sampler just shipped to radio. 20 track sampler on Airplay Direct.
North American Tour. Feb/March dates include multi-night “A to Z Shows” in select cities. See dates below for Austin, Pittsburgh, Mountain Stage, NYC, DC, Philly, Boston, LA, SF, Seattle. Available for radio visits and phone interviews along the tour.
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Posted by admin on February 23rd, 2012
New one hour special features the legendary life and music of Janis Joplin, and her tragic death while making what became her landmark album, Pearl.
Premiere Date: April 13. Signup now with online form below. Download links and CD distribution dates will be confirmed soon.
Music. Mostly from Pearl Sessions and Big Brother Live at the Carousel 1968 reissues. Album, live, demo and outtake versions of her signature hits like “Me & Bobby McGee,” “Move Over,” “Down on Me,” “Piece of My Heart” and more.
Other Content. Interviews with many of Janis Joplin’s family, friends and collaborators. Laura Joplin, Sam Andrews, Jorma Kaukonen, Holly George-Warren and others to be confirmed soon.
Program Delivery. Download or CD. Download links posted soon.
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Posted by admin on February 23rd, 2012
One hour special features the new album – Wrecking Ball – along with brand-new Bruce Springsteen interview clips
Available to air around March 6 – album release date. Signup now with online form below. Download links will be posted hopefully by Fri 3/2. Will confirm that date soon. CDs can be ready for later broadcast, but please let me know if you definitely need a CD for a release week broadcast
Music. Songs from the new album Wrecking Ball in stores now. See cue sheet/song list below.
Other Content. Recent Bruce Springsteen interview recorded Feb 2012.
Program Delivery. Download or CD. Download links posted soon.
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Posted by admin on February 14th, 2012
Hell in a Handbasket features 12 brand-new Meat Loaf recordings. Special guests include Mark McGrath, Trace Adkins, Lil Jon and Chuck D.
In stores March 13. Tracks include the rocker Live or Die and a cover of California Dreaming with his touring duet partner, Patti Russo.
A message from Meat Loaf. “Hell In A Handbasket is the most personal record I’ve ever made,” said Meat Loaf. “It’s really the first record I’ve ever put out about how I feel about life and how I feel about what’s going on at the moment.” The album, produced by Paul Crook, is an expression of life’s metaphors, driven by excellent musicianship, and of course, the passionate vocals of Meat Loaf. “Making this album was a great experience,” said Meat Loaf, “and I hope my fans enjoy hearing it as much as I did making it.”
Request CD giveaways now with form below! Discs will ship out starting 2/29.
Posted by admin on February 14th, 2012
Janis Joplin’s music is celebrated with previously unreleased Big Brother & The Holding Company live album and the deluxe, expanded Pearl Sessions reissue.
Live at the Carousel 1968 – Big Brother & the Holding Company. Previously unreleased live album in stores March 13. 14 tracks include Joplin’s best songs from the Big Brother years – Piece of My Heart, Down on Me, Ball & Chain, Summertime and more. Recorded live in concert June 1968 by legendary soundman Owsley Stanley. Track list below, more details here.
The Pearl Session – Janis Joplin. Expanded reissue of Joplin’s final album with bonus disc filled with newly discovered studio outtakes, live performances, mono 45 mixes and other sonic rarities. In stores April 17 from Legacy Recordings. Track list below, more details here.
Request CD giveaways. Completing the form below signs you up for both titles that will ship about a month apart from each other.
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Posted by admin on January 31st, 2012
One hour special features Leonard Cohen’s new album Old Ideas, and his own thoughts about life and art. Also includes comments by current artists inspired by his music.
Signup now with online form below. Also lets you sign up for new Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett and Janis Joplin specials.
Timeliness. Available now by downloads. Anytime after 3/1/12 if you need it on CD. March 21 is World Poetry Day and the first day of Canadian Music Week (3/21-25).
Music. Songs from the new album Old Ideas in stores now. Includes “Darkness,” “Show Me the Place” and nearly all other album tracks in full or excerpts. See song list / cue sheet below.
Other Content. Leonard Cohen interviews from Jan 2012 press conferences. Rhett Miller (Old 97s), Nicole Atkins, and members of Cults, Deerhunter, Mountain Goats, Cold War Kids and New Pornographers also discuss how Cohen’s music has inspired their own work.
Program Delivery. Download or CD. Download links are now posted here, CD mailing date tba.
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Posted by admin on January 31st, 2012
One hour special hosted by Frank Sinatra Jr features the stories behind his fathers his best known songs.
Signup now with online form below. Also lets you sign up for new Tony Bennett and Leonard Cohen specials.
Timeliness. Perfect for Valentines Day and Father’s Day. Mother’s Day weekend is timely to commemorate this day he died (5/12/98). Also good for anytime this winter or spring or to salute American music around Memorial Day & July 4th.
Music. 15 classic Frank Sinatra recordings that helped define the songs as “standards.” Fly Me to the Moon, Night and Day, My Kind of Town, Summer Wind and others from both the Capitol and Reprise catalogs (1954 – 1998).
Other Content. Frank Sinatra Jr introduces each track with stories about his father. Includes rarely heard details about Sinatra’s most famous songs and other moments from his life.
Program Delivery. Download or CD. Downloads only for Feb airdates, CDs will arrive by March.