BAD COMPANY: DESOLATION ANGELS 40th ANNIVERSARY

Remastered And Expanded Version Of The Double-Platinum Album Features Nineteen Unreleased Tracks, Including An Alternate Version Of “Feel Like Makin’ Love ” And “Can’t Get Enough”

2CD And 2LP Versions Will Be Available On January 10

LOS ANGELES – Bad Company’s incredible commercial success continued in 1979 with the British supergroup’s fifth studio album, Desolation Angels. A double-platinum hit, the album peaked at #3 on the U.S. album charts and took radio by storm with “Rock ’n’ Roll Fantasy,” the best-selling single of the band’s career. 
 
Bad Company will celebrate the album’s 40th anniversary with a newly expanded version that boasts nineteen unreleased songs taken from the album’s recording sessions. Desolation Angles was recently remastered from the original multi-track tapes for THE SWAN SONG YEARS 1974-1982, a boxed set that was released this summer. That remastered version of the album is also used in this new anniversary collection. 
 
DESOLATION ANGELS: 40th ANNIVERSARY EDITION will be available on January 10 as a two-CD set ($24.99) and a double-LP set on 180-gram vinyl ($31.98). The music will also be available from digital outlets and streaming services.
 
In the late summer of 1978, Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs, Simon Kirke and Boz Burrell spent several weeks recording songs for Desolation Angels at Ridge Farm Studio in Surrey, England. The album – named after Jack Kerouac’s 1965 novel – was released in March 1979, and spawned two singles, “Rock ’n’ Roll Fantasy” and “Gone, Gone, Gone.” The album also introduced fan favorites like “Evil Wind” and “Rhythm Machine.” 
 
The second disc that accompanies DESOLATION ANGELS: 40th ANNIVERSARY EDITION presents unreleased versions of seven album tracks. Highlights include alternate takes for “Rock ’n’ Roll Fantasy,” “Early In The Morning” and “She Brings Me Love.” Also, the version “Oh, Atlanta” included here is played at slower tempo and adds a Fender Rhodes keyboard into the mix.
 
In addition to alternate versions of album tracks, DESOLATION ANGELS: 40th ANNIVERSARY EDITION also features two unreleased outtakes from the sessions. The first is “Smokin’ 45.” This version is different from the one that appeared on the 1999 compilation, The ‘Original’ Bad Co. Anthology. The second outtake, “Rock Fever,” has never surfaced on any Bad Company release until now. 
 

 
DESOLATION ANGELS: 40th ANNIVERSARY EDITION
CD 1:
1. Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy (3:20) 
2. Crazy Circles (3:36) 
3. Gone, Gone, Gone (3:50) 
4. Evil Wind (4:22) 
5. Early In The Morning 5:47)
6. Lonely For Your Love (3:30) 
7. Oh, Atlanta 4:09) 
8. Take The Time (4:13) 
9. Rhythm Machine (3:48) 
10. She Brings Me Love (4:45) 
11. Smokin' 45 (Version 1) [3:33] *
12. Smokin' 45 (Version 2) [3:12]*
13. Rock Fever [3:02]*
14. Oh Atlanta (Slow Version with Rhodes) [5:05] *
15. Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy (Version 1) [3:17] *
16. Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy (Version 2) [3:20] *
17. Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy (Version 3) [3:17] *
18. Crazy Circles (Version 1) [3:42] *

CD 2: MORE BONUS TRACKS: ALTERNATIVE TAKES
1. Gone, Gone, Gone [4:17] *
2. Early In The Morning (Version 2) [7:28] *
3. Lonely For Your Love [4:09] *
4.Take The Time [4:12] *
5. Evil Wind (Version 2) [5:06] *
6. Take The Time [4:10] *
7. Lonely For Your Love [3:32] *
8. She Brings Me Love (Version 2) [5:58] *
9. What Does It Matter (Blues Jam) [2:06] *
10. Rhythm Machine [3:42] *
11. Amen (a cappella) [1:53] *

*previously unreleased

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS ANNOUNCE 
FIRST ACOUSTIC ALBUM AND TOUR

Perdida is a Deeply Personal Album That Weaves Introspective Lyrics 
And Unexpected Instruments Together Across 10 Songs 
For An Emotional And Musical Journey 

The First Single – “Fare Thee Well” – Is Available Now

The Full Album Will Be Released On February 7

Tickets For The Band’s Upcoming Acoustic Tour Go On Sale December 6

LOS ANGELES – Stone Temple Pilots embark upon a new sonic adventure with PERDIDA, the band’s first-ever acoustic album. It features 10 deeply personal songs that weave introspective lyrics together with unexpected instruments to take listeners on an emotional and musical journey through letting go and starting over. 

PERDIDA will be available on February 7 on CD ($16.98) and vinyl ($19.98) as well as from digital outlets ($9.99) and streaming services. The first single, “Fare Thee Well,” is available now.

Stone Temple Pilots will also launch a 15-date acoustic tour shortly before the album comes out. At each performance, the band will not only recreate the sound of PERDIDA, but also reimagine other songs from the group’s multi-platinum catalog. The tour begins February 5 in Vancouver BC and ends March 1 in Boston.  See tour dates below.

Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday December 6, but fans that pre-order the album beginning Monday, December 2 through Thursday, December 5 at www.stonetemplepilots.com will be able to purchase tickets and VIP packages that include Meet & Greet with the band, with a special code, prior to public on-sale.

PERDIDA, the band’s eighth studio album, features guitarist Dean DeLeo, bassist Robert DeLeo, drummer Eric Kretz and vocalist Jeff Gutt, who joined Stone Temple Pilots in 2017. The band produced the album and recorded the majority of it earlier this year at Kretz’s Bomb Shelter Studio.

Dean says the album’s title (Spanish for “loss”) foreshadows its somber mood. “You have to live it to write it, and this record is a reflection of where we’ve been recently.”

“Fare Thee Well” – the first single and first track on the album – establishes the wistful tone on PERDIDA right away with its acoustic guitar introduction and opening line: “Fare thee well, so long/I hate to say goodbye to you.”

Gutt says the album’s emotional honesty focused him lyrically. “I had to let myself be as vulnerable writing the lyrics as Dean and Robert were writing the music.”

Robert says PERDIDA is as much a musical journey as it is an emotional one thanks the touches of flute, alto saxophone, vintage keyboards, guitarrón and Marxophone featured throughout the album. “I’ve always loved how different instruments can accentuate a song in unexpected ways. Working with other musicians on this album was such a joy because it gave us a rare opportunity to hear our songs through someone else’s ears.”

Kretz says the band is looking forward to not only performing the new songs acoustically, but also pulling songs from previous albums into the setlist. “We’ll finally get a chance to play songs from our catalog that we’ve never played live, or in some cases, haven’t played live in more than 20 years.”

Robert says the band is looking forward to finally realizing that dream in February 2020. “We’re excited because it’s not only a chance for us to celebrate our new album in a special way, but also everything that’s brought us to this moment.”

PERDIDA
Track Listing

1.    “Fare Thee Well”
2.    “Three Wishes”
3.    “Perdida”
4.    “I Didn’t Know The Time”
5.    “Years”
6.    “She’s My Queen”
7.    “Miles Away”
8.    “You Found Yourself While Losing Your Heart”
9.    “I Once Sat At Your Table”
10.    “Sunburst”

An Evening with Stone Temple Pilots
Tour Dates

February
5    Vancouver, BC                      Commodore Ballroom
7       Snoqualmie, WA                      Snoqualmie Casino
8    Boise, ID                Knitting Factory       
9        Portland, OR                             Roseland Theater
12       San Francisco, CA                  Herbst Theatre
13      Beverly Hills, CA                   Saban Theater
15      Denver, CO                                Fillmore Auditorium
17       Kansas City, MO                    Uptown Theater
19       Milwaukee, WI                         Turner Hall Ballroom
21       Detroit, MI                               The Fillmore Detroit
22       Covington, KY                         Madison Theater
25       New York, NY                         Gramercy Theatre
27   Toronto, ON                   Danforth Music Hall
29   Atlantic City, NJ            Tropicana
March
1    Boston, MA            The Wilbur Theatre

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"I’m Happy To Be An 80-Year-Old Woman" 

CELEBRATING ONE OF THE TRULY GREAT MUSIC ARTISTS...
AN INCREDIBLE SINGER...UNQUESTIONABLY AN ICON...
AN INSPIRATION...UNMISTAKABLE

Images of Tina are available here. 

Today (November 26) is the 80th birthday of one of the world’s most important and inspirational artists - Tina Turner. 
 
In celebration, Tina has sent a heart-warming video message to her fans, which can be viewed at her official Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or YouTube channels. 

Tina Turner is revered around the world, inspiring millions through her own personal story, her singing, her dancing and beyond. Her music legacy is a collection of some of the best-known songs of all time, just utter the phrase “You’re simply the best…” you’d be hard-pressed to find a person who doesn’t know the next line! 
 
Turner rose to prominence in 1958, aged 19, as a duo with her then-husband Ike Turner, initially as a featured singer with Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm, recording under the name “Little Ann" on the track “Boxtop.” Her introduction to the public as Tina Turner began in 1960 as a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue with the hit single “A Fool In Love” in 1960. Success followed with a string of notable hits, including “It's Gonna Work Out Fine” (1961), “River Deep – Mountain High” (1966), “Proud Mary” (1971), and “Nutbush City Limits” (1973). In 1976, following a string of personal altercations, Tina left the musical duo and filed for divorce. A solo career ensued…
 
In 1977, she went back on stage touring rigorously, releasing a handful of albums but they didn’t match the fanfare or success of her incredible live shows. Then in November 1983, she released a cover of Al Green's “Let's Stay Together” which became a hit. In June 1984 she released the “Private Dancer” album and it’s second single “What's Love Got to Do with It” became a global smash, as did the album. From there, Tina became, and continues to be, one of the most loved artists in the world and this incredible career continues to build momentum and find new fans.
 
In March 2018, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, opened at London’s Aldwych Theatre to amass of acclaim with Radio 4’s Front Row calling it “One of the most impressive musicals I’ve ever seen” and The Times saying it is a “... raw musical triumph.” After receiving four or five-star reviews across the board, the show has been extended again into 2020. The smash hit Tina – The Tina Turner Musical opened at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre earlier this month with ABC News raving, “Mind blowing and life changing. A story that needs to be shared, especially today,” and Billboard saying, “The powerhouse voice, jackhammer legs, and above all, the heart. Not to be missed.” A new block of tickets has just been released for the Broadway production through September 20, 2020. 
 
Her memoirs, Tina Turner: My Love Story, released in October 2018, was also met with a similar adulation, "Turner comes across as courageous, optimistic, big-hearted and generous" (Sunday Times), "Astonishing, soul-baring – the must-read memoir by rock’s greatest survivor" (Daily Mail) it also made the Mail On Sunday’s Books Of The Year list for 2018. 
 
Some Tina Turner facts…
 
She is one of the major influences of arguably today’s most important pop star Beyoncé, who, at the Kennedy Center Honors tribute event for Turner in 2005 said, “I will never forget the first time I saw you [Tina Turner] perform, I had never in my life seen a woman so powerful, so fearless and so fabulous” (watch her tribute here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-ioGgZhgNI). 
 
Her 1985 performance of “What’s Love Got To Do With It,” and 2008 performance of ‘”Proud Mary” with Beyonce are often regarded as some of the most iconic Grammy moments. Watch them here and here respectively. 
 
She is one of the best-selling artists of all time (200+ million records) and has piled up the following chart accolades… 
 
-      10 UK top 10 singles 
-      34 UK top 40 singles 
-      2 UK number 1 albums 
-      9 UK top 10 albums 
-      12 UK top 40 albums 
-      1 US number 1 single 
-      6 US top 10 singles 
-      3 US top 10 albums 
 
… and her album sales have been certified as...
 
UK:
-      Simply The Best – 8x Platinum 
-      Foreign Affair – 5x Platinum 
-      Private Dancer – 3x Platinum 
-      Wildest Dreams – 2x Platinum 
-      Break Every Rule – Platinum 
-      Twenty Four Seven – Platinum 
-      What’s Love Got To Do With It (Soundtrack) – Gold 
 
US:
-      Private Dancer – 5x Multi-Platinum 
-      Break Every Rule - Platinum 
-      Simply The Best – Platinum 
-      All The Best – Platinum 
-      What’s Love Got To Do With It (Soundtrack) – Platinum 
-      Foreign Affair - Gold 
 
To date, she has won and been awarded the following accolades through her career...
 
-      12 Grammy Awards in total: 
-      8 Grammys – including 3 in one night in 1985 
-      3 Grammy Hall of Fame Awards 
-      Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 
-      Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1991 
-      Kennedy Center Honours (see previously reference Beyoncé performance) 
-      Star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame & St. Louis Walk of Fame 
-      Rolling Stone Magazine - #17 in 100 Greatest Singers of All Time 
-      Rolling Stone Magazine - #63 in 100 Greatest Artists of All Time 
-      In the UK, she is the first female artist to have a top 40 hit in six consecutive decades 
 
At the end of her 1988 Break Every Rule tour, Tina Turner broke the world record for the largest paying audience at a solo concert, with 184,000 at the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro.
 
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THE PRINCE ESTATE AND WARNER RECORDS 
RELEASE A FOUR-EPISODE PODCAST PRODUCED WITH THE CURRENT
 
PRINCE: THE STORY OF 1999

LISTEN HERE NOW

 
November 19, 2019 – Today, The Prince Estate and Warner Records released the first episode in a four-part podcast series titled Prince: The Story of 1999, produced with 89.3 The Current.
 
Listen Here.

The podcast, which is hosted by The Current’s Andrea Swensson, comes ahead of the reissue of Prince’s iconic 1999, on November 29th via NPG Records/Warner Records. The timeless album is remastered for the very first time and features 35 previously unreleased tracks from Prince’s legendary vault that showcase the boundless creative flow Prince had tapped into during this era.  
 
Released in 1982, Prince’s landmark double album 1999 solidified his genre-defying Minneapolis Sound and changed the course of pop music for the next decade. Prince: The Story of 1999, gives listeners an inside look at Prince’s musical world like never before. Listeners will get a first-hand account about the making of 1999, from musicians, friends, and scholars, who also discuss the emergence of Prince as an unprecedented creative force alongside never-before-heard music from Prince’s storied vault. This unique audio experience will offer fans an exclusive sampling of the unreleased music that will be included on the Super Deluxe Edition of the 1999 reissue.
 
The Current’s Andrea Swensson, is an author and historian of Minnesota music, particularly in the works and life of Prince. Swensson is one of four esteemed contributors to the liner notes of the 1999 reissue. 
 
“It’s been such a treat to take a deep dive into these vault tracks and speak to collaborators about the pivotal period of Prince’s career when he introduced his Minneapolis Sound to the world,” said Swensson, who also hosts The Current’s Local Show. “Prince and The Current had a special relationship, and it means the world to us to see this partnership continue and to work in collaboration with The Prince Estate.”

Prince shared a close connection to The Current during his life, and the station served as a musical home for millions of fans upon his passing. The Current continues to honor his life, music and legacy on Purple Current, a stream dedicated to the music he inspired. Given these strong connections, a partnership on a project of this depth was a natural step – sharing deeper insights and celebrating the genius that is Prince. 

To subscribe, search for Prince: The Story of 1999 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or your preferred podcasting platform.

Episode Timeline

November 19 – Episode 1: My Mind Says Prepare to Fight 
November 26 – Episode 2: Rearrange
December 3 – Episode 3: The Idolmaker 
December 10 – Episode 4: Let’s Work

The Current will also air the four episodes of Prince: The Story of 1999 on Nov. 19, Nov. 26, Dec. 3, and Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. Central Time

Pre-order 1999 here, available in three formats: 

•    Super Deluxe Edition (5CD+DVD / 10LP+DVD / audio-only download and streaming)
•    Deluxe Edition (2CD / 4LP 180g vinyl / download and streaming)
•    Remastered album (1CD / 2LP 180g Purple Vinyl / download and streaming)

#Prince1999

 
About The Prince Estate:
 
The Prince Estate passionately presents Prince’s life and work and cultivates opportunities to further his legacy. As the singular, authoritative source on all things Prince, The Prince Estate inspires and educates fans, celebrates Prince in his totality, and stewards Prince’s legacy into the future.
 
Official website: prince.com
 
Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter: @prince
 

THE MONKEES
 NEW TOUR DATES AND LIVE ALBUM COMING IN 2020

Micky Dolenz And Michael Nesmith Set To Launch “An Evening With The Monkees” Tour And Release Their First Live Album On April 3, 2020

Tickets And VIP Packages For 14-Date Tour Go On Sale This Friday, November 15

24-Track Live Album Spans The Entire 50+ Year Monkees Catalog

LOS ANGELES – Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz of The Monkees will launch a new tour and release their first-ever live album as a duo on April 3. Billed as “An Evening With The Monkees,” the tour will feature songs that span the band’s entire 50+ year career – from their 1966 self-titled debut to 2016’s Good Times. 

THE MONKEES – THE MIKE & MICKY SHOW LIVE will be available on CD for $16.98. The 24-track collection will also be available digitally and via streaming services. 

Tickets and VIP packages for “An Evening With The Monkees” tour dates go on sale this Friday, November 15. Every ticket purchased for “An Evening With The Monkees” includes your choice of a CD or digital copy of THE MONKEES – THE MIKE & MICKY SHOW LIVE. You’ll receive instructions via email on how to redeem your album after ticket purchase. In select markets only.

Produced by The Monkees’ archivist Andrew Sandoval & mixed by Christian Nesmith, THE MONKEES – THE MIKE & MICKY SHOW LIVE was recorded live in March 2019. The collection includes performances of all three of the band’s #1 hits: “Last Train To Clarksville,” “I’m A Believer” and “Daydream Believer.” 

In addition to those hits, the live album also spotlights many of Nesmith’s finest compositions, including several songs that were never performed live during the Monkees’ heyday, like “St. Matthew” and “Auntie’s Municipal Court.” Other Nesmith-penned tunes on the collection include live versions of “The Girl I Knew Somewhere,” “Listen To The Band,” “Papa Gene’s Blues,” “You Just May Be The One” and “You Told Me.” 

Dolenz takes the spotlight singing hits like “Pleasant Valley Sunday,” “Randy Scouse Git,” “Mary, Mary,” “Goin’ Down,” “For Pete’s Sake,” and “Porpoise Song.” The collection also features live versions of “Me & Magdelena” and “Birth Of An Accidental Hipster” from The Monkees’ most-recent studio album, Good Times (2016). 

“An Evening With The Monkees” is the latest chapter in Monkee-mania, a saga that began in 1965 when four young men were cast in a television show about a struggling rock band that was inspired by the Beatles’ A Hard Day’s Night. Few could have predicted the impact the Monkees would have on music and pop culture at large, one that still reverberates more than 50 years later. 

Formed in Los Angeles for the eponymous television series, the quartet of Dolenz, Nesmith, the late Peter Tork and the late Davy Jones brought a singular mix of pop, rock, psychedelia, Broadway and country to their music. The Monkees’ first single, “Last Train To Clarksville,” was released in 1966 and quickly headed for the top spot of the Billboard charts as a part of the band's self-titled debut album, where it would ultimately sit for 13 of the 78 weeks it remained in the Top 200. (Two decades later, in the midst of a new burst of Monkee-mania, The Monkees popped back onto the charts, bringing the total number of weeks to 102.)  

By the time the series aired its final new episode on March 25, 1968, the Monkees had seen three further albums top the charts — More of the Monkees, Headquarters, and Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd. All were released in 1967, staggeringly enough, racking up several more hit singles, with “I’m A Believer,” “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone,” “A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You,” “The Girl I Knew Somewhere,” “Pleasant Valley Sunday,” “Words,” “Daydream Believer,” “Valleri,” and “Tapioca Tundra” all finding their way into the Billboard Top 40. The final tally: 16 million albums and 7.5 million singles sold in a mere 2 1/2 years. 

After the series’ two-season run, the group went on to star in the cult feature film Head (co-written by Jack Nicholson) and a TV special (33 1/3 Revolutions per Monkee) while also continuing to record new material. But as the ’60s gave way to the ’70s, the members of the Monkees eventually gave in to their individual musical interests and went their separate ways . . . for awhile. 

In February 1986, after MTV broadcast a marathon of The Monkees, Dolenz, Jones, and Tork reunited for a 20th anniversary tour, with Nesmith joining them onstage for the Los Angeles date of the tour. In 1996, all four members of the group reunited for a new album (Justus) and TV special (Hey, Hey, It’s the Monkees). 

In the wake of Jones’s death on February 12, 2012, the surviving members of the Monkees reunited and performed a series of concerts. The shows were received so triumphantly that Dolenz, Nesmith, and Tork returned the following summer for a tour dubbed, “A Midsummer’s Night With the Monkees.”

To celebrate the Monkees’ 50th anniversary in 2016, the surviving members of the band recorded the critically acclaimed album Good Times. Much like the Monkees’ early albums, it featured tracks written for the band by a group of gifted songwriters, including Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie), Rivers Cuomo (Weezer), Andy Partridge (XTC) and more. To support the album, Dolenz and Tork launched a successful tour that featured Nesmith beaming in remotely via Skype for a few songs during some of the shows. 

In February this year, Tork died just eight days after his birthday.

AN EVENING WITH THE MONKEES
Tour Dates

April
3   Vancouver, BC                      Commodore Ballroom
4    Seattle, WA                          Moore Theatre       
7    Sacramento, CA                   The Crest Theatre
8    San Jose, CA                        San Jose Civic
10  Riverside, CA                       Fox Performing Arts Center
11  El Cajon, CA                        The Magnolia
14  Phoenix, AZ                         Celebrity Theatre
16  Dallas, TX                            Majestic Theatre
19  San Antonio, TX                  The Tobin Center For Performing Arts
20  Austin, TX                            ACL Live At The Moody Theatre
22  Birmingham, AL                   Iron City
24  Lake Charles, LA                  Golden Nugget – Grand Event Center
25  Biloxi, MS                             IP Casino Resort & Spa*
26  Nashville, TN                        Schermerhorn Symphony Center
 
*Ticket bundle not offered for this date

THE MONKEES – THE MIKE & MICKY SHOW LIVE
Track Listing

1.       “Last Train To Clarksville”
2.       “Sunny Girlfriend”
3.       “Mary, Mary”
4.       “You Told Me”
5.       “For Pete’s Sake”
6.       “The Door Into Summer”
7.       “The Girl I Knew Somewhere”
8.       “You Just May Be the One”
9.       “Birth Of An Accidental Hipster”
10.     “St. Matthew”
11.     “Porpoise Song”
12.     “Circle Sky”
13.     “Me & Magdalena”
14.     “Papa Gene’s Blues”
15.     “Randy Scouse Git”
16.     “Tapioca Tundra”
17.     “Take A Giant Step”
18.     “Auntie’s Municipal Court”
19.     “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone”
20.     “Goin’ Down”
21.     “Daydream Believer”
22.     “Pleasant Valley Sunday”
23.     “Listen To The Band”
24.     “I’m A Believer”