LOS ANGELES – Warner Music Group (WMG) recently launched SINGLE NOTES, a new line of short form, digital-only books about music and pop culture, with five titles on the Rhino imprint. Following launch, every week will see a new SINGLE NOTES release, each available as a digital download starting at $1.99 on the iBookstore and Amazon’s Kindle store.

The next round of SINGLE NOTES ebooks focus on the last days of Rick James (out June 19), adoration for Iggy Pop and The Stooges (out June 26), and the lasting legacy of Soft Cell (out July 3). Each ebook includes newly designed cover art and also features links to purchase music specific to artists or genres covered in the book.

To mark the debut of SINGLE NOTES, the ebook “My Life In The Ghost of Planets: The Story of a CBGB Almost-Was,” is available now for a limited time as a free download on the iBookstore and Amazon’s Kindle store. The book, written by The Planets’ Binky Philips, paints a picture of bad timing and missed opportunities in the ‘70s New York City rock scene from the frontman of the most revered CBGBs act you’ve never heard of.

For more information, please visit www.rhino.com/singlenotes.

“Kill City Revisited: Confessions of a Fool for The Stooges” by former Creem and current MOJO editor Ben Edmunds reflects on his lifelong passion for the music of these perpetual underdogs. He also recounts the legendary 1975 demo sessions with Iggy Pop and James Williamson which lead to the birth of Pop’s solo career while also putting the final nail in the coffin of The Stooges. Available June 26.

LOS ANGELES – Warner Music Group (WMG) recently launched SINGLE NOTES, a new line of short form, digital-only books about music and pop culture, with five titles on the Rhino imprint. Following launch, every week will see a new SINGLE NOTES release, each available as a digital download starting at $1.99 on the iBookstore and Amazon’s Kindle store.

The next round of SINGLE NOTES ebooks focus on the last days of Rick James (out June 19), adoration for Iggy Pop and The Stooges (out June 26), and the lasting legacy of Soft Cell (out July 3). Each ebook includes newly designed cover art and also features links to purchase music specific to artists or genres covered in the book.

To mark the debut of SINGLE NOTES, the ebook “My Life In The Ghost of Planets: The Story of a CBGB Almost-Was,” is available now for a limited time as a free download on the iBookstore and Amazon’s Kindle store. The book, written by The Planets’ Binky Philips, paints a picture of bad timing and missed opportunities in the ‘70s New York City rock scene from the frontman of the most revered CBGBs act you’ve never heard of.

For more information, please visit www.rhino.com/singlenotes.

“Super Freak: The Last Days of Rick James” by bestselling author Davin Seay details a freewheeling, unrepentant confessional with “The Dark Prince Of Funk” that, for all its shocking and scabrous details, revealed both his surprising place in music history and the unexpectedly poignant side of a man who paid the ultimate price for fame…and never looked back. Available June 19.

LOS ANGELES – Scala & Kolacny Brothers, the international sensation hailed by NPR as “rock’s heavenly choir,” will play a handful of live concerts in the U.S. this summer, beginning June 15, – after their return from South Korea – with a performance at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City. In anticipation of the Belgian female choir’s return to the U.S., Atco will release IT ALL LED TO THIS, the follow-up to Scala’s eponymous U.S debut. The digital album will be available for download from all digital retailers for $9.99.

Led by pianist/composer Steven Kolacny and his brother, conductor Stijn Kolacny, Scala returns with an 11-track collection. It builds on the group’s breakout success two years ago when it first captivated U.S. audiences with its “brilliantly haunting” (EW) version of Radiohead’s “Creep” that was famously featured in the trailer for The Social Network.

IT ALL LED TO THIS captures Scala’s signature sound as it re-imagines 10 modern rock songs by artists such as Alanis Morissette, Depeche Mode, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and The Verve. The group also contributes the original track “Our Last Fight,” which was previously featured in an episode of Sons of Anarchy.

Along with versions of The Verve’s “Bittersweet Symphony” and Coldplay’s “Yellow,” Scala revisits Radiohead’s catalog once again for the classic Kid A track, “Everything In Its Right Place.” Also featured is the group’s take on K.T. Tunstall’s “Black Horse & The Cherry Tree,” a song that has emerged as fan favorite on recent tours, including appearances at Coachella and SXSW.

Scala has kept up a frenetic pace in 2012 as their “ethereal spine-chillers” (Elle) took center stage in the public television special Live From Bruges as well as trailers for the hit drama Downton Abbey. Their “Creep” cover was also featured in no less than two Simpsons episodes last season: “The Ten-Per-Cent Solution” and “The D'oh-cial Network.”

In more Scala news, the band’s signature vocal sound has been used once again to chilling results in a film trailer as their cover of Rammstein’s “Engel” is featured in the preview for the upcoming thriller The Possession, which is set for release this Labor Day weekend. To view: https://youtu.be/0gBeG31fX40.

For more information about IT ALL LED TO THIS, please contact Jason Elzy in the Atco Media Relations Department at jason.elzy@rhino.com or 818-238-6220.

IT ALL LED TO THIS
Track Listing (Original Artist)

1. “Blowers Daughter”(Damien Rice)
2. “Black Horse & The Cherry Tree” (K.T. Tunstall)
3. “Bittersweet Symphony” (The Verve)
4. “Yellow” (Coldplay)
5. “You Oughta Know” (Alanis Morissette)
6. “Everything In Its Right Place” (Radiohead)
7. “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head” (Kylie Minogue)
8. “Our Last Fight” (Scala & Kolacny Brothers original)
9. “Teenage Dirtbag” (Wheatus)
10. “Enjoy The Silence” (Depeche Mode)
11. “Under The Bridge” (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

Scala & Kolacny Brothers - U.S. Tour Dates

June
15 Gramercy Theatre New York, NY
17 Keswick Theatre Philadelphia, PA
18 Wilbur Theatre Boston, MA
19 Warner Theatre Washington, D.C.

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LOS ANGELES – Warner Music Group (WMG) is proud to introduce SINGLE NOTES, a new line of short form, digital-only books about music and pop culture. The new line will launch June 12 with five titles on the Rhino imprint that will be available at Amazon’s Kindle store and on the iBookstore. A new ebook will be released every week following launch, each available as a digital download for $1.99.

The SINGLE NOTES launch titles from Rhino build on the catalog label’s award-winning reputation for insightful and entertaining liner notes and expands upon it by giving today’s top music scribes artistic license to explore just about any music or music-related topic that stokes their passions, be it a particular artist or an entire genre. Each SINGLE NOTES ebook includes newly designed cover art and also features links to purchase music specific to artists or genres covered in the book.

To mark the debut of SINGLE NOTES, Rhino will release five books on June 12 with subject matter ranging from Grateful Dead and Chic to Beastie Boys and Duran Duran. Rounding out the SINGLE NOTES available on launch is “My Life In The Ghost of Planets: The Story of a CBGB Almost-Was,” an enthralling tale of the most revered CBGBs act you’ve never heard of. The book, written by The Planets’ frontman Binky Philips, paints a picture of bad timing and missed opportunities in the ‘70s New York City rock scene is available now for a limited time as a free download from Amazon’s Kindle store and on the iBookstore.

Following are overviews of all five SINGLE NOTES launch titles. For more information, please visit www.rhino.com/singlenotes.

“My Life In The Ghost of Planets: The Story of a CBGB
Almost-Was” by Binky Philips recounts his days of raucous
fun and furious heartbreak as the guitarist/songwriter for
The Planets, the semi-legendary CBGB band.

“Every Day I Take A Wee: The Beastie Boys and the Untimely
Death of Suburban Folklore” by Spin senior editor Christopher
R. Weingarten details how discovering the Beastie Boys at age
seven led to his lifelong fascination with the tales music fans pass
along like a secret handshake.

“Dark Stars and Anti-Matter: 40 Years of Loving, Leaving and
Making Up with the Music of the Grateful Dead” by veteran
music writer and radio show host Gene Sculatti. He looks back on
his time growing up, music-obsessed, in the Bay Area and how his love of the Grateful Dead waned with the dawn of the punk era only to be rekindled later in life.

“Careless Memories of Strange Behavior: My Notorious Life as a
Duran Duran Fan” by Yahoo! Music managing editor Lyndsey
Parker reveals how the Nagel girl’s beguiling smile on the Rio cover
led to the scary extremes of her hardcore “Duranmania.”

“We Won’t Settle For Less: Chic at the End of Disco” by
magazine contributor and author Michaelangelo Matos explores
the immeasurable influence exerted by the unstoppable bass
from Chic’s 1979 chart-topping single “Good Times.”

SINGLE NOTES will begin its weekly release schedule June 19. Future stories will cover The Ramones’ collaboration with Phil Spector, the making of David Bowie’s Hunky Dory, as well as essays about Van Halen, Fleetwood Mac, Todd Rundgren, Nirvana, Rick James, and The Shangri-Las.

LOS ANGELES – Warner Music Group (WMG) is proud to introduce SINGLE NOTES, a new line of short form, digital-only books about music and pop culture. The new line will launch June 12 with five titles on the Rhino imprint that will be available at Amazon’s Kindle store and on the iBookstore. A new ebook will be released every week following launch, each available as a digital download for $1.99.

The SINGLE NOTES launch titles from Rhino build on the catalog label’s award-winning reputation for insightful and entertaining liner notes and expands upon it by giving today’s top music scribes artistic license to explore just about any music or music-related topic that stokes their passions, be it a particular artist or an entire genre. Each SINGLE NOTES ebook includes newly designed cover art and also features links to purchase music specific to artists or genres covered in the book.

To mark the debut of SINGLE NOTES, Rhino will release five books on June 12 with subject matter ranging from Grateful Dead and Chic to Beastie Boys and Duran Duran. Rounding out the SINGLE NOTES available on launch is “My Life In The Ghost of Planets: The Story of a CBGB Almost-Was,” an enthralling tale of the most revered CBGBs act you’ve never heard of. The book, written by The Planets’ frontman Binky Philips, paints a picture of bad timing and missed opportunities in the ‘70s New York City rock scene is available now for a limited time as a free download from Amazon’s Kindle store and on the iBookstore.

Following are overviews of all five SINGLE NOTES launch titles. For more information, please visit www.rhino.com/singlenotes.

“My Life In The Ghost of Planets: The Story of a CBGB
Almost-Was” by Binky Philips recounts his days of raucous
fun and furious heartbreak as the guitarist/songwriter for
The Planets, the semi-legendary CBGB band.

“Every Day I Take A Wee: The Beastie Boys and the Untimely
Death of Suburban Folklore” by Spin senior editor Christopher
R. Weingarten details how discovering the Beastie Boys at age
seven led to his lifelong fascination with the tales music fans pass
along like a secret handshake.

“Dark Stars and Anti-Matter: 40 Years of Loving, Leaving and
Making Up with the Music of the Grateful Dead” by veteran
music writer and radio show host Gene Sculatti. He looks back on
his time growing up, music-obsessed, in the Bay Area and how his love of the Grateful Dead waned with the dawn of the punk era only to be rekindled later in life.

“Careless Memories of Strange Behavior: My Notorious Life as a
Duran Duran Fan” by Yahoo! Music managing editor Lyndsey
Parker reveals how the Nagel girl’s beguiling smile on the Rio cover
led to the scary extremes of her hardcore “Duranmania.”

“We Won’t Settle For Less: Chic at the End of Disco” by
magazine contributor and author Michaelangelo Matos explores
the immeasurable influence exerted by the unstoppable bass
from Chic’s 1979 chart-topping single “Good Times.”

SINGLE NOTES will begin its weekly release schedule June 19. Future stories will cover The Ramones’ collaboration with Phil Spector, the making of David Bowie’s Hunky Dory, as well as essays about Van Halen, Fleetwood Mac, Todd Rundgren, Nirvana, Rick James, and The Shangri-Las.

LOS ANGELES – Warner Music Group (WMG) is proud to introduce SINGLE NOTES, a new line of short form, digital-only books about music and pop culture. The new line will launch June 12 with five titles on the Rhino imprint that will be available at Amazon’s Kindle store and on the iBookstore. A new ebook will be released every week following launch, each available as a digital download for $1.99.

The SINGLE NOTES launch titles from Rhino build on the catalog label’s award-winning reputation for insightful and entertaining liner notes and expands upon it by giving today’s top music scribes artistic license to explore just about any music or music-related topic that stokes their passions, be it a particular artist or an entire genre. Each SINGLE NOTES ebook includes newly designed cover art and also features links to purchase music specific to artists or genres covered in the book.

To mark the debut of SINGLE NOTES, Rhino will release five books on June 12 with subject matter ranging from Grateful Dead and Chic to Beastie Boys and Duran Duran. Rounding out the SINGLE NOTES available on launch is “My Life In The Ghost of Planets: The Story of a CBGB Almost-Was,” an enthralling tale of the most revered CBGBs act you’ve never heard of. The book, written by The Planets’ frontman Binky Philips, paints a picture of bad timing and missed opportunities in the ‘70s New York City rock scene is available now for a limited time as a free download from Amazon’s Kindle store and on the iBookstore.

Following are overviews of all five SINGLE NOTES launch titles. For more information, please visit www.rhino.com/singlenotes.

“My Life In The Ghost of Planets: The Story of a CBGB
Almost-Was” by Binky Philips recounts his days of raucous
fun and furious heartbreak as the guitarist/songwriter for
The Planets, the semi-legendary CBGB band.

“Every Day I Take A Wee: The Beastie Boys and the Untimely
Death of Suburban Folklore” by Spin senior editor Christopher
R. Weingarten details how discovering the Beastie Boys at age
seven led to his lifelong fascination with the tales music fans pass
along like a secret handshake.

“Dark Stars and Anti-Matter: 40 Years of Loving, Leaving and
Making Up with the Music of the Grateful Dead” by veteran
music writer and radio show host Gene Sculatti. He looks back on
his time growing up, music-obsessed, in the Bay Area and how his love of the Grateful Dead waned with the dawn of the punk era only to be rekindled later in life.

“Careless Memories of Strange Behavior: My Notorious Life as a
Duran Duran Fan” by Yahoo! Music managing editor Lyndsey
Parker reveals how the Nagel girl’s beguiling smile on the Rio cover
led to the scary extremes of her hardcore “Duranmania.”

“We Won’t Settle For Less: Chic at the End of Disco” by
magazine contributor and author Michaelangelo Matos explores
the immeasurable influence exerted by the unstoppable bass
from Chic’s 1979 chart-topping single “Good Times.”

SINGLE NOTES will begin its weekly release schedule June 19. Future stories will cover The Ramones’ collaboration with Phil Spector, the making of David Bowie’s Hunky Dory, as well as essays about Van Halen, Fleetwood Mac, Todd Rundgren, Nirvana, Rick James, and The Shangri-Las.