40 Years of Major Tom - New Adventures
It’s been more than four decades since Peter Schilling landed a #1 hit on the German charts with "Major Tom (Völlig Losgelöst)" - the song remained on top of the charts for eight weeks. The single, together with his debut album Error In The System (1982), marked the beginning of an ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
The album is the GRAMMY, MacArthur and Pulitzer-winning singer, composer, and instrumentalist’s third solo studio album and her first of all original songs; her last solo album was 2017’s critically acclaimed Freedom Highway. This collection of 12 songs written over the course of Giddens’ career bursts with life-affirming energy, drawing ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Bluegrass
The ‘Motion Picture Soundtrack’ to David Bowie’s last gig as Ziggy Stardust will be reissued for the 50th anniversary in July. Bowie retired his alter-ego on 3 July 1973, at London’s Hammersmith Odeon, and the show was filmed by D.A. Pennebaker who captured the evening’s events, including Bowie’s famous speech just before the final encore, ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide’, where he revealed that he ...
Genre: Soundtrack
Subgenre: Music
Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550 (Remastered)
Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1788. It is sometimes referred to as the "Great G minor symphony", to distinguish it from the "Little G minor symphony", No. 25. The two are the only extant minor key symphonies Mozart wrote. ...
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Swedish Heavy Metal commando LANCER have completed the recordings on their fourth, new studio album “Tempest” and signed a new record deal with the new German label Fireflash Records (MEZZROW, TAILGUNNER, HOLY MOSES and others), who will release the album worldwide on August ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Metal
Returning to the scene of the era-defining Oasis gigs of the '90s, the huge audience stretched from fans who had been present some 26 years earlier right through to teenagers relishing the excitement of their first big gig. 'Knebworth 22' is a must-have live album ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Following up on the whirlwind debut that included a GRAMMY® Award nomination for his first-ever single, #1 debuts on multiple charts, television performances, and sold out shows over a two-year span, Mammoth WVH is back with its second album Mammoth II. The 10-track record will be available worldwide on August 4th via the band’s new label, BMG. Recorded at the legendary 5150 ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Hard Rock
“It’s been 4 years now since the release of our debut album, in that time, we’ve experienced a lot of change and growth as individuals and as a band,” Chris, Simon, Chad and Caleb shared in a press release from their label. “Our style and approach to music has evolved. We became stronger songwriters and performers, and we’ve finally made Tennessee feel like home. It felt right for us to name this record Tennessee’s Waiting because of the ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Country Pop
Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-Flat Major, K. 543 (Remastered)
Symphony No. 39 is the first of a set of three (his last symphonies) that Mozart composed in rapid succession during the summer of 1788. No. 40 was completed on 25 July and No. 41 on 10 August. Nikolaus Harnoncourt argues that Mozart composed the ...
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
„Don Henley's first solo album may still have had the ghost of the Eagles lingering in the corners, but for the most part it showcases his stalwart partnership with producer and songwriter Danny Kortchmar. Lyrically, Henley's songs are a tad weak, but for an inaugural album from a man who had spent most of his career
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Soft Rock
Schubert & Schumann: Lieder (Remastered)
Caution: hidden gem! To commemorate the recent passing of Grace Bumbry, we have exhumed from our archives this very rare recital of German lieder published in 1976, whose circulation remained quite limited at its time, and which were never re-issued as a physical medium. ...
Composer: Robert Schumann (1810–1856), Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Producer John Snyder had always wanted to record Pepper and booked him into a week at the Village Vanguard in New York. At the time, Pepper was under contract to Contemporary Records and label head, Les Koenig, decided he would record the gigs, quashing any notion Snyder had of doing the same. However, Art promised Snyder that he’d record ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Free Jazz
Five years after her death at age 33, Eva Cassidy is an international star. Songbird, a platinum-selling smash, reached #1 in England, Ireland, and the U.S. a recent Nightline profile about Eva generated more emails than almost any other program in it's history. When you hear this album, you'll know why the Washington Post raved that "she could sing anything... and make it sound like it was the only music that mattered." (43 minutes) ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: Contemporary
Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D Major, K. 504 "Prague" (Remastered)
Mozart was all the rage in Prague at the end of 1786. His latest opera, The Marriage of Figaro, had thrilled music lovers there and won rave reviews: "No piece (so everyone here asserts) has ever caused such a sensation as the Italian opera The Marriage of Figaro, which has already been given several times here to boundless applause," reported the ...
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Joni Mitchell at Newport (Live)
Joni Mitchell stunned the Newport Folk Festival audience last summer when she gave a surprise performance – her first in 20 years – delivering a heartfelt set filled with some of her greatest songs. Mitchell’s triumphant return to the stage on July 24, 2022, will be featured on a new live album from Rhino, AT NEWPORT, available on July 28, 2023. Produced by close collaborator Brandi Carlile, along with Mitchell. ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Adult Contemporary
Wet Dream (2023 Remix by Steven Wilson)
The late Pink Floyd keyboard player Richard Wright's debut solo album Wet Dream has been remixed by Steven Wilson. Richard Wright's debut solo album, 1978's Wet Dream, is slated for a reissue through Rhino/Parlophone Records on July 28, which would have been the late Pink Floyd keyboard player's 80th birthday. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
Over the last decade few people have put so much time and energy into the culture they love. Beginning his career as a rapper and producer, Terrace Martin has lent his skills to artists such as Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Lalah Hathaway, Raphael Saadiq, Charlie Wilson, Stevie Wonder, and the legendary Emotions, just to name a few. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Nu Jazz
