Scottish Band Bis Featured in 1997 Interview on ABC Australia’s Recovery
In 1997, Scottish indie pop band Bis made a memorable appearance on ABC Australia’s popular music show Recovery. During the interview, the trio discussed their unique sound, DIY ethos, and the journey that led them to international recognition through their records on the Beastie Boy-owned label Grand Royal.
“Trucker’s Special” Commercial From 1987: A Five-Album Collection of Trucking Anthems for Just $19.95
In 1987, the “Trucker’s Special” hit the shelves as a must-have collection for country music lovers and trucking enthusiasts alike. This five-album set, priced at just $19.95, featured a curated selection of songs celebrating the life and spirit of truckers on the open road, featuring the ever-present Red Sovine.
Manic Street Preachers Make Their TV Debut with “Strip It Down” on ITV’s Transmission In 1990
In 1990, the Manic Street Preachers burst onto the television scene with a powerful performance of “Strip It Down” on ITV’s Transmission. Marking their first-ever TV appearance, the band delivered an electrifying set that captured the raw energy and rebellious spirit they would soon become known for. This performance was a defining moment in the early days of the Manics, setting the stage for their rise as one of the most influential bands of the ’90s.
Marc Almond of Soft Cell Bakes Mince Pies on TV in the 1980s
In a delightful and unexpected moment from the 1980s, Marc Almond, the charismatic frontman of Soft Cell, traded the microphone for an apron as he appeared on TV to bake mince pies. Known for hits like “Tainted Love,” Almond surprised fans by showcasing his culinary skills in this charming television segment. This rare glimpse into the singer’s off-stage life reveals a softer side of the iconic performer, blending pop culture with a touch of festive fun.
Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Steve O’Rourke Compete in the 1992 La Carrera Panamericana Vintage Car Race
In a thrilling blend of music and motorsport, Pink Floyd members David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and their manager Steve O’Rourke took part in the 1992 La Carrera Panamericana, a legendary vintage car race held in Mexico. Captured on LaserDisc, this rare footage showcases the band members navigating the intense race, set against the backdrop of Pink Floyd’s iconic music. This unique event highlights their passion for cars and the spirit of adventure, offering fans a fascinating glimpse into a lesser-known chapter of the band’s history.
Neil Young To Release Four Classic Titles Freedom, Ragged Glory, Weld, and Arc From The Official Release Series Volume 5
The music of Neil Young is not ruled by calendars or convention. Since Young’s first solo album in 1968, his sonic trajectory has always been what he feels is necessary to carry him forward. All the original releases and now official reissues are a journey of discovery. It sometimes feels like there is not a difference between the past, the present and the future. The music all lives together.
In July of 2023, Young released the OFFICIAL RELEASE SERIES VOLUME 5, a stunning collection comprised of four classic albums, on vinyl and CD, that begins with the exciting renaissance that came with the release of FREEDOM in 1989, and continues on the unequaled exploration of collections RAGGED GLORY (1990), WELD (1991) and ARC (1991). In many ways, it is a musical travelogue of how Young saw the future and opened up creative worlds for the use of sound and originality which had not been used before.
Today, each of these titles from ORS 5 will become available once again as stand-alone albums on both vinyl and CD. When these four albums were released in the box set last July, it was the first time they had been remastered for vinyl.
All formats will be available at the Greedy Hand Store at Neil Young Archives (NYA) and music retailers everywhere. Hi-res digital audio will be available at Neil Young Archives and most DSPs. All Greedy Hand Store purchases come with free hi-res digital audio downloads from the Xstream Store © at NYA.
In Neil Young’s extensive career, this period of music came at a definite turning point. The 1990s were almost ready to start, and Young had recently returned to his long-time home at Reprise Records. It definitely appeared to be a joyous and jubilant moment for the man who had recently celebrated the 21-year anniversary of a solo career that had never stopped progressing. The first album from that series is aptly named FREEDOM, and includes the song “Rockin’ in the Free World.”
RAGGED GLORY (1990) was a non-stop celebration for the music Neil Young & Crazy Horse are still creating at full force, and was recorded at Young’s Broken Arrow Ranch in Northern California. The 10 song original album is expanded for this re-issue with 4 rare tracks. “Interstate” and “Don’t Spook The Horse” were both b-sides to singles. “Box Car” and the 12 minute “Born To Run” were both previously unreleased versions prior to release in the ORS 5 box. The 4 additional songs have resulted with the album expanded to 3 LPs and 2 CDs. The album was remastered from the original analogue tapes.
WELD (1991) is one of the most groundbreaking albums of Neil Young’s history. It’s a live album recorded with Crazy Horse after the release of RAGGED GLORY. It was from a wildly creative period of the band’s history, and as Neil Young has often done, gave notice that he was a rock & roll originator who could never be second-guessed.
ARC (1991) is the live companion collection to WELD, and at the time generated the kind of musical notoriety that has often marked Young’s creations. ARC is a 3-minute outburst of feedback, improvisation, guitar solos and vocal fragments. When released in the ORS 5 box, it marked the album’s first release on vinyl.
Track listings:
FREEDOM
“Rockin’ In The Free World” (Live Acoustic)
“Crime In The City (Sixty to Zero Part 1)”
“Don’t Cry”
“Hangin’ On A Limb”
“Eldorado”
“The Ways of Love”
“Someday”
“On Broadway”
“Wrecking Ball”
“No More”
“Too Far Gone”
“Rockin’ In The Free World” (Electric)
RAGGED GLORY – Smell The Horse
“Country Home”
“White Line”
“Fuckin’ Up”
“Over and Over”
“Love to Burn”
“Farmer John”
“Mansion on the Hill”
“Days That Used To Be”
“Love and Only Love”
“Mother Earth (National Anthem)”
“Interstate”
“Don’t Spook The Horse”
“Box Car”
“Born To Run”
WELD
“Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)”
“Crime in the City”
“Blowin’ in the Wind”
“Welfare Mothers”
“Love to Burn”
“Cinnamon Girl”
“Mansion on the Hill”
“Fuckin’ Up”
“Cortez the Killer”
“Powderfinger”
“Love and Only Love”
“Rockin’ in the Free World”
“Like A Hurricane”
“Farmer John”
“Tonight’s the Night”
“Roll Another Number”
ARC
“Arc (A Compilation Composition)”
Freedom, Ragged Glory/Smell The Horse, Weld and Arc all take their proper place now in the career-exploration march of a true adventurer, both in the music he makes and the care and consideration in how it is presented to the public. Even with all the achievements and advancement in sound, it still feels like things are just getting started.
David Bowie’s Iconic Album ‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars’ Debuts in Dolby Atmos with Newly Unveiled Footage from the Ziggy Stardust Tour
Parlophone Records is proud to announce the first ever Dolby Atmos spatial audio version of DAVID BOWIE’s THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS making its debut in Dolby Atmos spatial audio. The new mix of the album will be available on Blu-Ray Audio on 6th September here.
The Blu-Ray audio disc of THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS features four iterations of this timeless album: 2024 Dolby Atmos mix, 2024 Stereo Mix (96 khz / 24-bit pcm), original 1972 Stereo Mix – 2012 remaster (192 khz / 24-bit pcm), original 1972 Stereo Mix – 2012 remaster (48 khz / 24-bit pcm). The Atmos version of the album was mixed by Emre Ramazanoglu and Ken Scott at RAK Studios, London.
Ahead of the release, spectacular previously unseen footage from the Ziggy Stardust tour shot in the UK during 1972 and 1973 by late Bowie collaborator & photographer Mick Rock has been revealed, featuring the album version of “Starman” as its soundtrack.
Of this new Dolby Atmos mix the album’s co-producer, Ken Scott says “You’re in there with the act, with David. He was so theatrical I think being able to put him into an immersive place makes this a really good choice for an Atmos mix. My whole philosophy with this has been to make it more like a live experience. And I’ve even got him moving about the stage a little towards the end, the way he would have in real life. Hopefully it just feels as if you’re in the theatre with this amazing show going on.”
THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS is the breakthrough album that catapulted David Bowie into the international spotlight. Over the past 50 years it has remained a touchstone record, growing in stature with each passing year. It is now ingrained in popular culture, its undeniable influence spanning musicians from Arcade Fire to Lady Gaga, to Harry Styles’s androgynous fashion sense to Noel Fielding’s shirts on The Great British Bake-Off to Ziggy make-up challenges on Tik-Tok. David Bowie laid to rest the Ziggy Stardust persona in July 1973 at his infamous last show with the Spiders From Mars at London’s Hammersmith Odeon, but Ziggy’s impact reverberates to this day.
DAVID BOWIE” THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS
BLU-RAY AUDIO
Five Years – 4:42
Soul Love – 3:34
Moonage Daydream – 4:40
Starman – 4:10
It Ain’t Easy – 2:58
Lady Stardust – 3:22
Star – 2:47
Hang On To Yourself – 2:40
Ziggy Stardust – 3:13
Suffragette City – 3:25
Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide – 2.58
2024 DOLBY ATMOS MIX
2024 STEREO MIX (96 KHZ / 24-BIT PCM)
ORIGINAL 1972 STEREO MIX – 2012 REMASTER (192 KHZ / 24-BIT PCM)
ORIGINAL 1972 STEREO MIX – 2012 REMASTER (48 KHZ / 24-BIT PCM)
Waverley, Nova Scotia’s Maggie Andrew takes CBC Music’s 2024 Searchlight Grand Prize
CBC today announced alt-pop, singer-songwriter Maggie Andrew from Waverley, Nova Scotia as the Grand Prize winner of CBC MUSIC’S SEARCHLIGHT 2024 contest. Artists in every province and territory submitted an application including an original song for consideration and the panel of judges awarded the top spot to Maggie Andrew.
“Winning Searchlight is a really incredible feeling, in a way it still hasn’t sunk in yet,” said Maggie Andrew. “There are so many people around me who have helped and continue to help bring my visions to life and without them I know I wouldn’t be here right now. I’m really excited! Searchlight this year was filled with so many talented artists, ones who I am lucky to call friends and others that I admire very much. I’m feeling a lot of gratitude and truly just happy to be here.”
Andrew has gained notice for her edgy alternative pop, collecting over 6 million combined streams on her music and has received several accolades including the 2024 ECMA African Canadian Artist of the Year award and the SOCAN x Sirius XM Young Canadian Songwriters Award in 2021. She was also a finalist in CBC Music’s Searchlight last year, making the Top 10.
In addition, four winning acts in the special SEARCHLIGHT 2024 categories are: winner of the Outstanding Country Artist category, Amanda Jordan from Smiths Falls, ON; winner of the Outstanding Indigenous Artist category, pop singer-songwriter Dee Dee Austin from Fall River, NS; winner of the Songwriting Prize category punk group NOBRO from Montreal, QC; and 16-year-old pop artist Summer Bennett from Paradise, NL takes the Top Teen category.
As part of the Grand Prize, Maggie Andrew will take part in the Allan Slaight JUNO Master Class talent development program, receive a residency at the National Music Centre in Calgary courtesy of Partake Brewing, a Yangaroo Music DMDS music and video promotion package and $1,000 from Long & McQuade towards the purchase of music equipment.
Fast-Rising Artist Diamond Cafe Announces North American Headlining ‘Sex Love Color’ Tour
Diamond Cafe is a must see live who’s been selling out shows, and impressing crowds alongside the likes of Teddy Swims & TALK – today he announces his headlining North American tour, the Sex Love Color tour, this fall with stops in Brooklyn, LA, Chicago, Seattle, Toronto and more!
Fans won’t want to miss the electric energy Diamond Cafe has been delivering all year. Impressing audiences with his wild shows, he started his summer by kicking-off the main stage at the 50,000+ crowd at Quebec City’s Festival D’Ete. “We’re still trying to recover from the high-energy performer…” reviewed Radio-Canada, and had Range raving, “it was opener Diamond Cafe, a funk-pop newcomer originally hailing from Victoria, BC, who ended up being one of the most surprising revelations of the weekend. With a 24-carat voice and on-stage swagger to match, it’s only a matter of time before Diamond Cafe is shining bright enough for the rest of the world to take notice.” Pre-sale starts tomorrow, Wednesday, August 28 and GA available Thursday. Tickets can be found here.
Diamond has been teasing new music and gearing up to drop his anticipated next single “Sweet Cherry” next week – pre-save here.
Tour Dates
Oct 21 – Montreal, QC – Cabaret Lion d’Or
Oct 22 – Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere
Oct 23 – Toronto, ON – Adelaide Hall
Oct 24 – Chicago, IL – Schubas
Oct 27 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
Oct 29 – Seattle, WA – Barboza
Nov 1 – Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret
Nov 6 – Calgary, AB – Commonwealth
Nov 7 – Edmonton, AB – Temple
Nov 10 – Winnipeg, MB – Sidestage
About Diamond Cafe Named Amazon Music’s Artist To Watch for 2024 and hailed by Pitchfork as a “Pop-Funk Prodigy,” Diamond Cafe creates polished R&B and funky synth-pop that transports listeners to another era. His powerful vocals and impeccable falsetto, reminiscent of a church choir, offer soul-stirring harmonies that immediately capture attention. Throughout 2023, Diamond made a name for himself by cultivating a devoted fanbase, selling out numerous live shows, and releasing Diamond Cuts, a collection of remastered versions of his independently released fan-favorite tracks. He has garnered support from notable figures such as Zack Fox, Anderson .Paak, F1 driver Lewis Hamilton, PNAU, and the legendary El DeBarge (“Rhythm Of the Night”), who joined him on stage for a duet during his sold-out debut show in LA. In an industry saturated with manufactured and auto-tuned music, Diamond stands out from the crowd.
