CD/DVD 25th anniversary reissue of Paul Simon’s Graceland includes feature length documentary film. Request giveaways, film screenings and radio special broadcasts.
Heart’s first-ever career spanning deluxe box set in stores June 5, 2012 with hits, rarities, outtakes and a live DVD. Request giveaways, tour promotions and phoners.
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 in 2004.
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.
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?
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. On US Tour in March 2012.
New one hour special available 4/13 features the legendary life and music of Janis Joplin, and her tragic death while making what became her landmark album, Pearl.
One hour special features the new album – Wrecking Ball – along with brand-new Bruce Springsteen interview clips. Will be ready by 3/6 (album release date), maybe sooner.
“Hell in a Handbasket” features 12 brand-new Meat Loaf recordings. Special guests include Mark McGrath, Trace Adkins, Lil Jon and Chuck D. Giveaways & interviews available.
Interested in airing a regular, weekly Beatles show? Check out Every Little Thing hosted and produced by Ken Michaels. Please contact me with any questions.
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Jazz
Here is a list of Public Media Service projects perfect for jazz radio stations or any specialty blocks when you feature the all time great jazz artists.
For more details, please contact Andy Cahn at andy.cahn@publicmediaservice.org or 718-674-6677.
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.
PBS Great Performances TV special premieres Jan 27 – great time to consider new or repeat broadcasts of the Duets II radio special.
PBS Premiere Date.Fri 1/27 9pm in most markets.Check local listings for most accurate information. Confirmed broadcast dates and times will posted here soon. More details are on the pbs website. DVD of this program hits stores 2/21.
Also timely for tour dates and Grammys. See schedule below with PAC and Casino venues in select markets Feb-June. The Duets II album is up for three Grammys on 3/12 – Pop Duo/Group Performance (with Amy Winehouse), Traditional Pop Album and Instrumental Arrangement (Queen Latifah track)
Music/Interview. The brand new duet recordings and interviews with many of the artists involved – Lady Gaga (pictured right with Bennett), John Mayer, Amy Winehouse, Norah Jones, Michael Buble and more. TV and radio specials both share similar content.
Program Delivery. CDs or downloads both available. See radio special download links below or at radiosho.ws/links
One hour radio special with exclusive interview looks back on the themes he explored throughout his 20th century recordings.
Premiere Date.Friday Oct 14 – Great for Wynton’s 50th birthday on Oct 18. Also great anytime this fall, especially Thanksgiving and the winter holiday season.
Music/Interview. Exclusive Wynton Marsalis interview, music highlights from all points from his career.
Program Delivery. CDs or downloads both available. Download links from PRX, Dropbox, Airplay Direct and other services will be posted below in early August when ready. Continue below for special signup form and more details to be added as they are confirmed.
One hour special behind the making of Tony Bennett’s latest collection of duets with top artists from many genres.
Premiere Date.Friday Sep 16.Also great anytime this fall, especially Thanksgiving and the winter holiday season. Separate modules with artist comments introducing full songs available for each track.
Music/Interview. The brand new duet recordings and interview with many of the artists involved.
Program Delivery. CDs or downloads both available. Download links from PRX, Dropbox, Airplay Direct and other services will be posted below in early August when ready. Continue below for special signup form and more details to be added as they are confirmed.
New double-disc anthology – The Legacy of a Legend – in stores 11/16 ahead of his 90th birthday celebration on 12/6
Two CDs of recordings from his classic Columbia albums. “Time Out,” “Blue Rondo a la Turk,” guest vocals by Jimmy Rushing, Carmen McRae, Louis Armstrong and more. Track list and press release below.
One previously unreleased track. Live version of “Three to Get Ready” recorded at the classic quartet’s final show on 12/26/67.
Turner Classic Movies premiere new Brubeck doc on 12/6 birthday. Dave Brubeck: His Own Sweet Way, executive produced by Clint Eastwood. Check local listing for broadcast time and repeat airings.
Brand New one-hour radio special. Ready by Thanksgiving weekend, great around his birthday or any time this December. Signup now at jazz.radiosho.ws
Cyndi Lauper sings Memphis Blues with the all time greats!
New album in stores now. Includes Just Your Fool with Charlie Musselwhite, Early in the Morning with BB King & Alan Toussaint, Rollin & Tumblin with Ann Peebles and more. Click play buttons or titles to hear preview clips.
Full CDs available for Blues Radio or other specialty shows. Please contact me if you need one.
New Fall 2010 dates. Cyndi Lauper & Charlie Musselwhite back on the road together. Full schedule and a live clips are below.
Promotions now available for brand-new Bitches Brew 2CD Legacy Edition of Miles Davis’ game-changing fusion of rock, funk and jazz in stores Aug 31.
Sign up for radio promotions with form below. Orders received by Aug 17 will ship on Aug 18.
Radio Airplay copies ship on Aug 23.
Two-disc set in stores Aug 31 from Legacy Recordings
CD1: Remastered audio from Sides 1-3 of the original 2-LP set (Pharaoh’s Dance, Bitches Brew, Spanish Key, John McLaughlin)
CD2: Remastered Side 4 (Miles Runs the Voodoo Down, Sanctuary) plus rare alternate takes and single mixes
Deluxe editions also in stores now in collectible packages with previously unreleased audio and video concerts from the Bitches Brew era
Brand-new one hour radio special available for Aug/Sep broadcasts. Interviews include Bitches Brew band members Lenny White, Benny Maupin, John McLaughlin, Harvey Brooks and more. Music also features the rare live recordings from the deluxe editions. Produced by Joyride Media. Signup here.
Sergio Mendes, one of Brazil’s most enduring musical exports, is featured in a new one-hour special from Joyride Media.
Available August 2010.
This hour of music and conversation, with new exclusive interviews with Mendes, collaborators and fans, covers his long career, and how his and other classic samba recordings continue to influence artists today.
More details soon. Use form below to sign your station up for the Sergio Mendes radio special and promotions.
The Chieftains rekindle Grammy-winning partnership with Ry Cooder for San Patricio (MARCH 9/Fantasy Records / Concord Music Group) illuminating musical and historical bonds between Ireland and Mexico.
Use form below to sign up for one-hour radio special produced by Joyride Media.
Album by world’s most celebrated irish music group revisits legend of the San Patricio Battalion, unsung heroes of the mexican-american war, with guest appearances by Linda Ronstadt, Liam Neeson, Van Dyke Parks, Lila Downs, Los Tigres del Norte, Carlos Nunez and many others.
Radio special includes interview clips with The Chieftains’ Paddy Maloney, Ry Cooder, members of the Mexican-American band Los Cenzontles, and Irish-American historian Peter F. Stevens, author of The Rogue’s March: John Riley and Saint Patrick’s Battalion. Check back here for program CD ship dates and links to download the show from Content Depot, PRX or Audioport.
The classic 1960 CBS-TV special “The Sound of Miles Davis” has now been remastered for broadcasts on PBS stations nationwide. Miles’ 1959 quintet with John Coltrane (Tenor Sax), Wynton Kelly (Piano), Paul Chambers (bass) and Jimmy Cobb (Drums) perform tracks from “Kind of Blue” and other Miles standards backed by Gil Evans’ big band.
The latest PBS broadcast dates are listed below this clip of “So What.”
In the post-war, pre-Beatles London suburbs, a bright schoolgirl is torn between studying for a place at Oxford and the more exciting alternative offered to her by a charismatic older man.
Peter Saarsgard, Alfred Molina, Emma Thompson and Carey Mulligan star. Screenplay by acclaimed author Nick Hornby.
Movie pass giveaways available in select markets as it opens nationwide.
“Captivating! Sure to be one of the best films of the year” – Los Angeles Times
“A Lovely piece of work…Carey Mulligan puts the heart in this movie” – Boston Globe
“Carey Mulligan performance could lead to a breakout” – Vanity Fair
Click below for a synopsis, market release info and the trailer.
One-hour radio special from Tres Hombres set to premiere September 2009 celebrates the release of Bruce Hornsby’s new album LEVITATE with exclusive interviews, album tracks and live recordings with his band, the Noisemakers.
Use the form below to sign up. More details will be posted here as they are confirmed.
Brand new one-hour radio special and podcast series produced by Joyride Media – available for June 2009
Updated: 5/6 11am
New one-hour radio special salutes the 50th anniversary of the landmark albums by Miles Davis (Kind of Blue, Sketches of Spain), Charles Mingus (Mingus Ah-Um), Dave Brubeck (Time Out) and others that helped make 1959 Jazz’s greatest year.
Black Music Month programs and podcasts from the Public Media Service / Joyride Media archives feature some of the most influential African-American musicians of the last 50 years
Follow links for each program for more details and audio downloads at the Public Radio Exchange. Programs are also available on CD by request to Eric Molk at Legacy Recordings.
Links to each program at PRX and a podcast player widget are below the jump.
One hour special hosted by Frank Sinatra Jr features the stories behind his fathers his best known songs.
The Chieftains rekindle Grammy-winning partnership with Ry Cooder for San Patricio (MARCH 9/Fantasy Records / Concord Music Group) illuminating musical and historical bonds between Ireland and Mexico.
THE ’59 SOUND