Craft Recordings Fifty years ago today, the Woodstock festival was in full swing, having kicked off the day before. Among the main artists scheduled to perform on August 16, 1969 was Creedence Clearwater Revival, who were the first major act signed to play the event. The band was supposed to have had a prime slot that evening, but technical issues and bad weather pushed the start of their set back to 12:30 a.m. CCR frontman John Fogerty tells ABC Radio that he remembers that his old band was “playing really…
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12/25 or 6 to 4? Chicago releasing new Christmas album in October
RhinoChicago will celebrate the holiday season this year with a brand-new Christmas album, aptly titled Chicago Christmas, which will be released on CD and digitally on October 4, while vinyl versions will hit stores on November 22. The 11-track collection, which is actually the horn-driven band’s fourth yuletide album, features seven original songs, a pair of holiday favorites and one non-Christmas-themed cover that still evokes the spirit of the season — the Burt Bacharach and Hal David classic “What the World Needs Now Is Love.” The album was produced by…
Listen to Robbie Robertson's new John Lennon-inspired song "Let Love Reign," featuring Glen Hansard
UMeEx-Band guitarist Robbie Robertson has debuted a second song from his forthcoming studio album, Sinematic, which will be released on September 20. “Let Love Reign” is a swampy, soulful tune featuring guest backing vocals by Glen Hansard of The Frames and The Swell Season. With the song, Robertson carries on John Lennon‘s call for global peace — at one point referencing the late Beatles legend by name — while decrying the troubles facing the world today. “Some people think John Lennon’s dream about love and togetherness went up in flames,”…
New Bruce Springsteen film "Western Stars" to open in theaters this fall thanks to new distribution deal
Courtesy of TIFFThe new Bruce Springsteen concert film Western Stars, which features the New Jersey rock legend performing the 13 songs from his new album of the same name, will open in theaters this fall via a new distribution deal with Warner Bros. Pictures. As previously reported, Western Stars gets its world premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, which runs from September 5 to September 15. An exclusive preview of the movie will be shown before screenings of the new Springsteen-inspired coming-of-age flick Blinded by the Light, which…