Last Tuesday, Universal International Music brought together tracks from some of the world’s biggest recording artists to produce a benefit album called Songs for Japan. continue reading...
Wow, I’m jealous… At a benefit concert for the Hoping Foundation in London, Roger Waters and David Gilmour performed 4 songs together unannounced to a crowd of about 200 people. It wasn’t that long ago that I published a Live Flashback post on Pink Floyd and wondered if we’d ever get the chance to see these 2 legends perform together again… guess it wasn’t too long we’d have to wait. Now if only they’d tour together! Check out video from the performance: continue reading...
A million people to a music festival! That’s pretty ambitious… I mean the the SARS event in 2003 had a whopping 450,000 people and that set records. I supposed it’s a multi-day event and they get enough big name draw’s it is possible, but these Woodstock guys better have a few aces up their sleeve’s! Read more from the Globe and Mail:
Whether rock music can actually change the world remains open for debate, but the team planning the largest music festival in Toronto’s history might actually have the credentials to put it to rest. continue reading...
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EMI Music/Vector Recordings is set to release the highly anticipated recording Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration on March 31. The album features performances by 3 Doors Down, Al Green, Patty Griffin, Heather Headley, Jon Bon Jovi, Jonny Lang, Queen Latifah, Joss Stone with Buick Audra and many more (see below for full track listing). For the project, these world-renowned musicians collaborated with Gospel artists and several of today’s top Gospel Choirs to record renditions of some of the most loved and recognizable inspirational songs. It’s been said you don’t just hear gospel music you feel it. It’s woven through the fabric of the American spirit and history and its influence can be felt and heard around the world today and in the background of many of today’s most talented artists and musicians.
The album’s concept resulted from a close partnership between EMI Gospel and Vector Recordings and was produced by Ken Levitan, Bill Hearn, Jack Rovner, Ken Pennell, Drew & Shannon, Johnny K, Sanchez Harley, Obie O’Brien, Keith Thomas, Tommy Sims, Cedric Thompson, Simon Climie, Michael McDonald, Joss Stone and Buick Audra. Of the project, Bill Hearn, CEO of EMI Christian Music Group comments, “We wanted to create an album that honored the legacy of gospel music—it’s the backbone of the American spirit—but also create unique artist pairings that fans could find no where else.” Vector’s Ken Levitan adds, “Gospel music has always been not only spiritually and musically uplifting but also a great American art form. With this project we’ve taken artists who have been successful in other genres and combined them with this great art form to create new powerful music.” continue reading...
LEGENDARY ROCK BAND “THE WHO” PARTNERS WITH VOLKSWAGEN TO RAISE MONEY FOR TEENAGE CANCER TRUST CHARITY
Volkswagen Provides Iconic VW Bus For Fundraising Contest continue reading...
