James Taylor, Billy Preston Featured On Apple Records Compilation
James Taylor, Billy Preston, Ronnie Spector and Badfinger are going to be featured on Come And Get It: The Best of Apple Records, which is set to be released in the fall. This will be the first commercial multi-artist disc to be produced by the Apple Records label, which was founded by the Beatles in 1968. The greatest hits album is set to drop on October 25. The full tracklisting appears below.
Mary Hopkin - "Those Were The Days"
James Taylor - "Carolina In My Mind"
The Iveys - "Maybe Tomorrow"
The Black Dyke Mills Band - "Thingumybob"
Brute Force - "King of Fuh"
Jackie Lomax - "Sour Milk Sea"
Mary Hopkin - "Goodbye"
Billy Preston - "That's The Way God Planned It"
Jackie Lomax - "New Day"
Trash - "Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight"
Hot Chocolate Band - "Give Peace A Chance"
Badfinger - "Come And Get It"
Doris Troy - "Ain't That Cute"
Billy Preston - "My Sweet Lord"
Ronnie Spector - "Try Some Buy Some"
Radha Krishna Temple - "Govinda"
Chris Hodge - "We're On Our Way"
The Sundown Playboys - "Saturday Nite Special"
Bill Elliot and The Elastic Oz Band - "God Save Us"
Lon and Derrek van Eaton - "Sweet Music"
Badfinger - "Day After Day"
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Joe Perry Talks About His Time With Jimmy Page
Joe Perry recently spoke out about getting to meet and play guitar with Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page back in 1990, raving about the experience. "I would never have thought it would have been possible growing up in Boston in the late '60s, when the idea of being in London was like for a Catholic going to the Vatican, the Holy Grail," he told Digital Spy. "The fact that 20 years down the line I'd not only know Jimmy Page but be able to play with him, that was beyond anything I thought could ever happen."
Perry says that he was not only amazed by Page's talent, but also his desire to get to know his band Aerosmith.
"He traveled with us on the bus and we hung out with him for the whole weekend," Perry said. "It blows my mind to think that Jimmy would think that much of the band that he'd want to spend that much time hanging out with us and then play with us."
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Jim Morrison's House On Sale For $1.2 Million
A home in Laurel Canyon, California, that was owned by Jim Morrison in the 1960s has hit the market for a cool $1,199,000. The house was Morrison's primary residence with his girlfriend Pamela Courson and is known as "Love Street," after the Doors' 1968 track, which was written about Courson.
According to Zillow.com, the house comes complete with all the furnishings and still has the rustic charm enjoyed by Morrison and Courson. It is adorned with unfinished beams, antique furniture and multiple patios where Morrison is said to have written music. Since the legendary singer's death in 1971, the house has become a common attraction for Doors fans.
Morrison has also made recent headlines with the auction of a handwritten lyrics sheet to the Doors iconic track "L.A. Woman." The item sold at a U.K. auction for more than $20,000 and includes complete lyrics to the 1971 hit as well sketches and an autograph by Morrison.
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Black Crowes' Album Debuts At #13 On Charts
The Black Crowes' latest album, Croweology, has debuted at number 13 on the Billboard 200. The offering sold roughly 21,000 copies in the U.S. during its first week of release.
Leading the chart at number one is Arcade Fire's The Suburbs, followed by Eminem's Recovery at number two and Avenged Sevenfold's Nightmare at number three.
Croweology also holds the number four spot on the Rock Albums and Independent Albums charts, along with number three on the Tastemaker Albums chart.
The album itself is acoustic-based and includes tracks from the band's prior albums such as Shake Your Money Maker and Lions. A cover of Chris Ethridge's and Gram Parsons' "She" is also featured on the new disc.
Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine describes the band's new album as "the sound of seasoned veterans still finding new ways to play old favorites."
Croweology was released on August 3.
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Spider-Man Musical To Open On Broadway In December
Producers of the new musical Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark, featuring music from U2's The Edge and Bono, have confirmed that the show will open on Broadway in December.
The announcement comes after of months of financial delays. Various sources are now reporting that the show may be the most expensive musical in Broadway history.
The show is inspired by Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man, otherwise known as Peter Parker, but will put a twist on the original story about the web-slinging teenager, according to producer Michael Cohl.
Preview performances of the musical will now begin on November 14, with opening night scheduled for December 21, Cohl confirmed in a statement.
Meanwhile, U2 have returned to their ongoing 360° tour with a show in Frankfurt, Germany, earlier this week. During the show, Bono praised the German medical team that treated his recent back injury, saying, "I have been rebuilt using the best engineering in the world, German engineering."
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John Mellencamp's No Better Than This Tour
John Mellencamp has confirmed a string of dates behind his new album No Better Than This, which hits stores August 17. The tour kicks off on October 29 at the Indiana University Auditorium in Bloomington, Indiana, and carries on through November 27, when the singer will wrap things up at the Chicago Theatre.
For the album, Mellencamp enlisted Americana guru T-Bone Burnett in an effort to recreate the legendary sounds of artists like Robert Johnson, Johnny Cash and Elvis. The pair cut tracks in Memphis' famed Sun Studios and even in the hotel room in which Johnson recorded "Sweet Home Chicago" and "Cross Roads Blues."
"The fact he chose these historic locations is a big plus. The stories that have come out of the sessions are extraordinary," Burnett says of the sessions.
Mellencamp's fall tour dates are listed below.
October 29 - Bloomington, IN @ Indiana University Auditorium
November 1 - Cincinnati, OH @ Music Hall
November 3 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
November 5 - Kansas City, MO @ The Midland by AMC
November 6 - St. Louis, MO @ Fabulous Fox Theatre
November 8 - Indianapolis, IN @ Clowes Memorial Hall
November 11 - Indianapolis, IN @ Hinkle Fieldhouse
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