MEENA CRYLE & The Chris Fillmore Band, led by singer Meena Cryle and guitar virtuoso Chris Fillmore, are proud to announce their January 2017 release of "In Concert", their debut album for "Continental Blue Heaven/CRS". The blistering performances collected on Meena Cryle & The Chris Fillmore Band - In Concert span their gigs at clubs, theaters and festivals from the past 18 months of non-stop touring. Early listeners have called this the band's best work yet.

Their three highly successful releases on German top Blues label "Ruf Records", extensive tours in Europe and USA, as well as recent highlights like a sold-out show at the Vienna Opera House or their performance at the "Peer Blues Festival" (together with acts like Buddy Guy, Walter Trout, ...) prove their stand in today`s roots music scene.

Producer legend Jim Gaines (Stevie Ray Vaughan, John Lee Hooker, Santana,...) once praised Cryle as "one of the best singers I`ve worked with in 20 years. She is what we call in the business an `old soul`. She`s got the voice and she`s got the passion..."

There is an inherent magic that occurs when Meena Cryle & Chris Fillmore take the stage each night. It is an organic, spontaneous, and almost mystical experience to witness. That magic is now available on In Concert.

Ed Sheeran heeft het nieuwe jaar meteen goed ingezet. Met niet één, maar twéé splinternieuwe singles. “Castle On the Hill” en “Shape Of You” markeren de langverwachte comeback van een megaster, een multiple Grammy- en BRIT Award-winnaar, een moderne troubadour. 

“Hello 2017!” aldus Ed Sheeran, “Ik heb hard gewerkt aan nieuw materiaal en hoop dat jullie er even enthousiast over zijn als ikzelf. Ik heb echt twee verschillende kanten van mijn muziek willen tonen. Ik ben over beide kanten even gepassioneerd en wist dan ook meteen dat ik twee nummers op hetzelfde moment wilde uitbrengen. Ik ben ongelooflijk blij om terug te zijn.”
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Hoewel de singer-songwriter van wereldhits als “Thinking Out Loud”, “Photograph”, “Don’t”, “Sing” en “I See Fire” gedurende een jaar uit de spotlight verdween, was hij achter de schermen betrokken bij enkele van 2016’s grootste hits. Zo schreef hij o.a. “Cold Water” voor Major Lazer en “Love Yourself” voor Justin Bieber. Dit jaar keert Ed Sheeran terug naar de voorgrond. Met een nieuw album, dat op 3 maart verschijnt, en een bijhorende tournee! Op woensdag 5 april houdt deze halt in het Antwerps Sportpaleis. Tickets voor dat concert zijn beschikbaar vanaf donderdag 2 februari om 11u. 

Het internationaal persbericht met alle tourdata vind je op www.flexmail.eu/dyn/tpl_attributes/user_documents/user_17985_documents/ED_SHEERAN_TOUR__WORLDWIDE_DATES_.pdf

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​Release verzamelalbum 'Het Mooiste en Het Beste 2' en nieuwe theatertour Frank Boeijen!

Op 24 februari 2017 verschijnt via Sony Music een nieuw verzamelalbum van Frank Boeijen: 'Het Mooiste en Het Beste 2'.
Twee cd's, een bonus cd en een dvd met liedjes vanaf 1979 tot 2016 nemen de luisteraar mee op een reis door de tijd. De in boekvorm uitgegeven verzamelbox 'Het Mooiste en Het Beste 2' is door Frank zelf samengesteld en bevat ruim drie uur muziek. Frank schreef tevens een persoonlijke toelichting bij zijn selectie.
Op de bonus cd staat een overzicht van niet eerder verschenen uitvoeringen van hits uit de jaren tachtig, gespeeld door zijn bands van nu. De dvd vervolledigt de verzamelaar met een unieke blik achter de schermen, een solo-concert, clips en concertfragmenten. Fraai uitgegeven in boekvorm is dit alles een ware traktatie voor elke Frank Boeijen-fan.

Nieuwe theatertour
Samen met muzikanten van zijn vaste begeleidingsband (Ton Snijders, Ger Hoeijmakers, Mark Stoop en Charles Nagtzaam) start Frank op 16 februari in de schouwburg van Kortrijk met een nieuwe theatertour in Vlaanderen. Het belooft een gevarieerde avond en een muzikale reis door een rijk oeuvre te worden. Natuurlijk zullen de klassiekers de revue passeren maar tijdens deze theatertournee zullen ook nieuwe liedjes voor het eerst het levenslicht zien.

16/02/17 Schouwburg, Kortrijk (LAATSTE TICKETS)
10/03/17 Schouwburg, Mechelen (SOLD OUT)
11/03/17 CC, Merksem
02/04/17 CC De Spil, Roeselare
04/05/17 CC Zwaneberg, Heist-Op-Den-Berg
05/05/17 Gc De Papeblok, Tervuren
19/05/17 De Capitole, Gent
20/05/17 Gc De Route, Sint-Gillis-Waas (LAATSTE TICKETS)

Jaki Liebezeit, de drummer van de Duitse band Can, is overleden aan de gevolgen van een longontsteking. Hij is 78 geworden. Can werd in 1968 opgericht in West-Duitsland en wordt gezien als een van de meest invloedrijke avant-garde rockgroepen aller tijden.
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De band is een van de pioniers van de Duitse Krautrock-scene. De groep heeft het overlijden van zijn drummer bevestigd op Facebook. "We zijn erg bedroefd te moeten aankondigen dat Jaki overleden is aan de gevolgen van een plotse longontsteking", klinkt het. "Hij stierf vredevol, omringd door zijn naasten. We zullen hem erg missen."


Door collega-muzikanten wordt Liebezeit geloofd. "Hij was een fantastische man en de beste drummer van Europa", meldt muzikant Jah Wobble, die met hem samengewerkt heeft, op Twitter. Ook Alex Kapranos, frontman van de Schotse band Franz Ferdinand, neemt afscheid van Liebezeit, met deze woorden. "Vaarwel, Jaki Liebezeit. Ik zal het nooit beu worden om naar jouw muziek te luisteren."
Hoewel de bezetting van Can in de hoogdagen, van 1968 tot 1979, veel wisselde, bleef Liebezeit de constante. Hij bedacht ook de naam van de band en de lay-out van de letters die voor communisme, anarchie en nihilisme stonden.
Voor Liebezeit bij Can begon, was hij jazzdrummer. In de jaren 60 speelde hij samen met de Amerikaanse trompettist Chet Baker en met de Spaanse jazzpianist Tete Montoliu. Bij Can gaf hij als een metronoom het ritme aan in de psychedelische nummers.
Liebezeit werkte nog samen met Brian Eno en Depeche Mode. Hij was ook lid van Phantomband. De jongste jaren werkte hij samen met de Duitse elektromuzikant Burnt Friedman. In de late jaren 80 en in de jaren 90 trad Can nog sporadisch op. Ook in april van dit jaar was er nog een concert gepland in de Barbican Hall in Londen.

23.06.2017

Gelredome, Arnhem 
Verkoop vanaf vrijdag 3 februari om 10 uur via www.ticketmaster.nl

Superster Céline Dion komt na een afwezigheid van bijna tien jaar weer naar Nederland. De Canadese die met nummers als 'The Power Of Love', 'Think Twice' en natuurlijk Titanic-ballad 'My Heart Will Go On' de wereld veroverde geeft op vrijdag 23 juni in het kader van haar 'LIVE 2017' tour een exclusieve show voor de Benelux in de Arnhemse GelreDome. De voorverkoop van dit bijzondere Engelstalige concert begint op vrijdag 3 februari via Ticketmaster.nl.

De 48-jarige in Québec geboren zangeres is een van de grootste en succesvolste artiesten van haar generatie. In haar indrukwekkende carrière, die al ruim drie decennia duurt, verkocht ze meer dan 250 miljoen platen, won ze vijf Grammy’s en ontving ze de Diamond award voor best verkopende vrouwelijke artieste aller tijden. Daarnaast won ze in 1988 het Eurovisiesongfestival voor Zwitserland en scoorde ze met 'My Heart Will Go On' van de succesfilm Titanic een van de grootste hits van de jaren negentig.

De liveshows van Dion zijn altijd meeslepend en beklijvend. Zo gaf de vocaliste in 2013 een uniek concert voor 40.000 fans in het Plains of Abraham park in haar geboorteplaats Québec. Dit optreden vormde de basis voor het succesvolle live album Céline Une Seule Fois. In 2014 trok de Canadese zich tijdelijk terug uit de muziekscene om voor haar zieke man te zorgen, maar met name op zijn verzoek hervatte Dion haar concerten in 2015 in het door haar zo geliefde Caesars Palace The Colosseum in Las Vegas.

Afgelopen jaar bracht Dion met 'Encore Un Soir' haar eerste studio album in vier jaar tijd uit, speelde ze haar duizendste show in The Colosseum en gaf ze twee uitverkochte shows in het Antwerpse Sportpaleis. In Nederland speelde Dion alweer bijna tien jaar terug voor het laatst, toen ze in 2008 een wervelend optreden in de Amsterdam Arena gaf. Dit jaar komt de Canadese diva naar GelreDome, waar op vrijdag 23 juni haar ster weer zal stralen tijdens een voor de Benelux exclusief optreden vol prachtig georkestreerde powersongs en emotionele ballads. De LIVE 2017 tour bestaat uit 16 shows in Europa en het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Céline Dion:  "I am so looking forward to returning to the UK and Europe this summer and I’m really excited to be coming back and seeing all my fans again.” 

Voor alle informatie over dit concert: www.greenhousetalent.com/celinedion

Film Now Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Studio City, CA - Lightyear Entertainment, the U.S. distributor of the film Tanna, today announced the worldwide release of the Original Score Album from the film.

The Tanna Original Score, composed by Antony Partos, will be released February 3, 2017, through Caroline Distribution, the independent distribution arm of Universal Music Group, on the Lightyear label.

The film, now nominated for a 2017 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, is Australia’s submission to the Academy for that category. It was also nominated for 5 Awards at the Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Arts (AACTA), including Best Film and Best Director, and won the award for Best Original Score. Now that hauntingly beautiful score will be available for digital download and streaming throughout the world. AACTA is considered to be Australia’s equivalent of the Academy Awards.

The film Tanna was released by Lightyear theatrically this past fall in about 35 U.S. markets, and is still playing in some theaters around the country. It will be available in the U.S. for EST and VOD (digital purchase and rental) on February 7, 2017, and on BluRay and DVD on March 7, through Momentum Pictures/Sony Home Entertainment.

The Tanna Original Score features vocals by Lisa Gerrard and cello by Julian Thompson. Ms. Gerrard’s voice was engineered by James Orr. The music was produced and mixed by Wes Chew at Sonar Music in Australia.

Boasting an 82% Rotten Tomatoes critics rating and 94% Audience Score. Tanna has received rave reviews from top publications and news outlets, including the Los Angeles Times (“one of the best films” shot in the South Seas), The Village Voice (“rich in both sociological detail and roiling emotions”), The Washington Post (“performances as stunning as the setting”) and PBS NewsHour (“an amazing film”).

On a remote island in the South Pacific, a young girl falls in love with her chief’s grandson.  But when war with their enemies escalates, Wawa is unknowingly betrothed as part of a peace deal. The young lovers run away, but are pursued by warriors of both tribes.  With their lives on the line, the star-crossed lovers must choose between their hearts and the peaceful future of the tribe.

“Listening to the score conjures the story of the film in an emotional, evocative way” said Arnie Holland, CEO of Lightyear. “It’s incredibly beautiful.”

Tanna is based on a true story – an event that occurred in 1987 in one of the world’s last tribal societies.  The actors in the film are the people of Yakel, on the island of Tanna, who never saw a film before they performed in this one. The islanders are fully aware of the outside world, but have chosen to live according to the ways of their ancestors, after resisting the colonial powers that used to control the area, the missionaries that tried to assimilate them to a Western way of life, and finally the lure of money.  The film was crafted in full collaboration with the islanders, and is the first feature film to be shot entirely in the nation of Vanuatu, which is an archipelago of 83 islands and an estimated 110 different languages.  The island of Tanna is dominated by an active volcano, which plays an important part in the film, as well as the tribe’s culture. For more information about the film, go to www.tannamovie.com .​

Marvell Thomas, a noted keyboardist known for his immense talent and his family lineage, has died at age 75. Thomas was the son of Memphis Soul legend Rufus Thomas and brother of Carla Thomas, and he was the key piano player on many of the biggest hits coming from the Stax label.
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In addition to his work on 60s Memphis classics from Wilson Pickett, Clarence Carter and more, Thomas developed into a sought after musician and arranger during the 70s, working with such diverse stars as Etta James, the Emotions and Yvonne Elliman, and he later became the music director for Peabo Bryson.

Thomas’s also co-produced one of the all-time great soul albums, Isaac Hayes’s Hot Buttered Soul.
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Thomas quietly played a pivotal role in the Golden Age of Soul Music, and will be mourned by music fans around the world.
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​The world music guitarist is feeling "Golden" about landing his first motion picture score.

SAN FRANCISCO (23 January 2017): Award-winning world music guitarist Lawson Rollins has the Billboard, America's Music Charts and Groove Jazz Music charts under the hypnotic spell of his new single, "Island Time," the first cut taken from his seventh album, "3 Minutes to Midnight," which was released last Friday (January 20) by Infinita Records. Radio programmers at influential national outlets, including SiriusXM's Watercolors and Broadcast
Architecture, have made the seductive waltz paced by Rollins' beguiling fingerstyle nylon guitar come-ons one of the "most added" and "most played" new singles on the first two charts published in 2017. Another composition appearing on the multicultural and multi-genre collection written by Rollins, the mystical meditation "Eternal," began receiving airplay last
month on the nationally-syndicated public radio program Echoes. "3 Minutes to Midnight" wasted no time climbing into the top 20 of the iTunes world music album sales chart.           

Adopting a "Brevity is the soul of wit" mantra while crafting the twelve tunes that form "3 Minutes to Midnight," Rollins opted to communicate with a sense of urgency, immediacy and poignancy perhaps to contrast the clutter and clamor incessantly assaulting our senses and shrinking bandwidths. He eschewed his long-held penchant for sprawling compositions and
opulently-layered audioscapes in favor of clear and concise constructs – all in the three-minute range - with a pared down sonic aesthetic. Producing the session with multi-platinum producer Dominic Camardella, Rollins' new set evokes a full gamut of moods and emotions ranging from passion, energetic and excitement to brooding, melancholic and pensive.      

In the March issue of Guitar Player that is slated to hit magazine racks early next month, Rollins, whose virtuosic classical guitar technique has amassed over 10 million YouTube views, discusses "3 Minutes to Midnight" as well as nabbing his first film score. In a feature story that serves as the cover to the magazine's "Frets" section, he talks about composing the music and serving as the music supervisor and executive producer of "Golden," a movie described as a modern day psychological morality thriller currently in post-production.   

"The soundtrack is going to be all original material from me on acoustic, electric, slide and Spanish guitars, backed by two-time Grammy-winning Danish violinist Mads Tolling, Native American master flute player Guillermo Martinez (of the Tarascan tribe) and multi-instrumentalist Stephen Duros. It's going to be a haunting soundtrack of acoustic Americana guitar motifs, blues-based electric guitar playing, violin fiddling, and Native American flute and drumming fused with some contemporary synthesizer and percussive elements," said Rollins, a San Francisco-based artist whose authentic world beat sound and earthy ethereal recordings foretold eventual work in cinema. 

Along with garnering robust radio play and early chart action, "3 Minutes to Midnight" is being well received by critics. Below is a sampling of the initial reviews:  

"If your ears are thirsting for swirling guitar work that will thrill your heart and bring you up out of whatever funky mood you're in - Lawson's new (January 20th, 2017) release is just perfect for doing that." - Improvijazzation Nation

"Lawson Rollins once again takes the listener on a magical musical journey. A nicely balanced release of 12 tracks together with Rollins' exquisite guitar work as great as ever, means that '3 Minutes to Midnight' is one of those albums that quickly becomes addictive listening." - Exclusive Magazine

"This American artist is one of the most creative world music and fusion guitarists in the world." - Keys & Chords

"As one of those guitarists who first captured my attention with his Latin-infused and Nuevo Flamenco guitar style quite a while ago, Lawson Rollins continues to provide awe-inspiring melodies and riffs on his latest release, '3 Minutes to Midnight.'.these compositions, all penned by Rollins, by the way, are simply filled with the moving vibe that defies description
but always speaks to you and manages to transport you to some wondrous land of color and intrigue." - The Smooth Jazz Ride 

"Classic, acoustic guitar jazz with a hint of the exotic." - Soul and Jazz
and Funk

"Firmly staking out his territory as a world beat guitarist par excellence. A tasty treat throughout." - Midwest Record

"'3 Minutes to Midnight' is dazzling, pertinent and explosive." - SmoothJazz.com 

For more information about Rollins, please visit www.lawsonrollins.com. To view the "Golden" trailer, go to www.goldenthemovie.com.  

​Two Thousand Sixteen - A challenging year on planet Earth. We’ve honored many of our musical heroes, and reconsidered the value of music in our lives. The battles for justice and peace that have dominated the last 50 years have been brought to the forefront as we also question the values of our fast-moving world. And through it all the creators continue to explore, and bring new and interesting music to the world.
Eddie Palmieri’s influence on the world of modern music is often celebrated, but just as often underestimated. As he completes his 80th year with us, his energy and commitment seem to be increasing, as if to fully emphasize the power of not just the music but also the cross-cultural importance of the process. With no sign of slowing, Mr. Palmieri is the elder of a global culture of musicians, actively teaching young students and leading the way for the next generation. And now Mr. Palmieri brings to the world his first project since his back to back Grammy wins in 2005/2006 - SABIDURIA. Sabiduria is the Spanish word for WISDOM, and the message is clear from the outset that wisdom is the exalted value that should guide us all. His intent with Sabiduria, as it has been with all of his recordings,  is to create art that will be analyzed and understood well beyond his time.
Many elements of style can be found within the experience of SABIDURIA - funk, soul, jazz and pop are all present alongside the guiding force of rhythm. This is music you can sit to, drive to, and of course, DANCE to. The album features appearances from Donald Harrison Jr, Marcus Miller, Alfredo de la Fe, Joe Locke, Johnny Rivero, Ronnie Cuber, and David Spinnoza. SABIDURIA may well be the best Latin Jazz record ever made, and when the dance is over we will let history decide. 
‘We are honored, humbled, and thrilled to represent Mr. Palmieri and his true spirit of independence. We encourage you to listen, dance, and celebrate with us the living legend - Mr. Eddie Palmieri - at his top form.’  (Louis Marks, Ropeadope)
 
Born in 1936 in New York, Mr. Eddie Palmieri is a bandleader, arranger, and composer who has skillfully fused the rhythm of his Puerto Rican heritage with the complexity of his jazz influences. He gained international attention as a piatesynist in the 1950’s, playing with Eddie Forrester and the popular Tito Rodriguez Orchestra, among others. In 1961 he formed La Perfecta, featuring an unconventional front line of trombones that created a new sound, mixing American Jazz into Afro-Caribbean rhythms and leading to the trombone-heavy Salsa explosion in the 1970s.
Throughout the 60s and 70s Mr. Palmieri continued to surprise fans and critics with his unique sound – in 1970 he released the epic ‘Harlem River Drive’, merging Black and Latin music into a free-form sound that seamlessly blends elements of funk, soul, rock, salsa, and jazz. In 1975 Mr. Palmieri was awarded the very first Grammy for Best Latin Recording; this would be the first of ten Grammys over the next 30 years. His lyrics and arranging style have influenced countless musicians from a diverse array of settings, including Chick Corea, Ruben Blades, Willie Colon and the Fania All Stars, Christian McBride, and hip hop pioneer Bobbito Garcia.

Mr. Palmieri’s honors include:
Eubie Blake Award (1991)
Yale University’s Chubb Fellowship (2002)
Harlem Renaissance Award (2005)
Library Of Congress inclusion of ‘Azucar Pa’ Ti’ to the National Recording Registry (2009)
Smithsonian Archive Recordings (1988)
National Endowment For The Arts Jazz Master (2013)
Lifetime Achievement Award – Latin Academy Of Recording Arts & Sciences
Sabiduria is the first of several projects expected from Mr. Palmieri as he continues to express his vision of Unity and multiculturalism through music.
 
Personnel:
Eddie Palmieri (piano), Joe Locke (vibes), Anthony Carrillo (bongo, cowbell), Little Johnny Rivero (conga), Luis Quintero (timbales), Luques Curtis (bass), Obed Calvaire (drums) 
Guests include Bernard Purdie, Ronnie Cuber, Xavier Rivera, Iwao Sado, Camilo Molina, Donald Harrison, Alfredo de la Fe, David Spinozza, Louis Fouche, and Marcus Miller.

​The Paul DesLauriers Band and Angel Forrest win multiple awards
The fast-paced performance rich gala featured a moving memorial tribute to the late John Mays (Fathead), Brian Cober and past Blues With A Feeling Award Winner Bob Walsh

(January 23, 2017) Toronto, ON – Canadian blues artists from coast-to-coast were honoured by their peers at the 20th Annual Maple Blues Awards gala in Toronto last night as a crowd of blues lovers gathered to celebrate Canadian blues at Koerner Hall.
 
Quebec blues artists swept the awards with honours going to trio The Paul DesLauriers Band who won Entertainer of the Year, Electric Act of the Year, Drummer of the Year for Sam Harrisson, and Bassist of the Year for Greg Morency. Blues belter Angel Forrest took home three awards including Female Vocalist of the Year, Recording/Producer of the Year and Songwriter of the Year. The Blues With A Feeling Award for lifetime achievement was awarded to Stephen Barry, who has been a fixture on the Quebec blues scene for over 40 years. Montreal-based Frankie Thiffault of Ben Racine Band took home the hardware for Horn Player of the Year.
 
British Columbia blues artists were well recognized with awards going to David Gogo for Guitarist of the Year, Harpdog Brown for Harmonica Player of the Year andKenny “Blues Boss” Wayne for Piano or Keyboard Player of the Year.
Other winners at the sold-out gala event were Manitoba’s Big Dave McLean for Acoustic Act of the Year, Ontario’s 17-year old newcomer Spencer MacKenzie for New Artist or Group of the Year, New Brunswick’s Matt Andersen for Male Vocalist of the Year, and Joe Bonamassa for International Artist of the Year.
Edmonton’s Cam Hayden, a long-time broadcaster on CKUA and co-founder of the Edmonton Blues Festival was presented with the Blues Booster of the Year award, a very special Maple Blues Award honouring outstanding contribution to the Canadian blues music industry.
 
In addition to the Maple Blues Awards, the third annual Cobalt Prize Contemporary Blues Composition Award was handed out last night to Ann Vriend for her song “All That I Can”, with runners up Michael Kaeshammer for his song “Sweet Grace" andThe Harpoonist And The Axe Murderer for their song "Father's Son”. A cash prize of $1000 was presented to Vriend with second and third place winners each receiving $250, courtesy of the benefactor The Unicorn Project.
 
Hosted by Steve Marriner of MonkeyJunk, the 20th annual Maple Blues Awards included outstanding performances from nominees past and present, including Calgary’s Tim Williams, Toronto’s Sugar Brown and Shakura S’Aida, British Columbia’s Michael Kaeshammer and the evening’s big winners, The Paul DesLauriers Band along with the awards gala house band, The Maple Blues Band.
 
Winners of the 20th Annual Maple Blues Awards
 
 
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
The Paul DesLauriers Band
 
ELECTRIC ACT OF THE YEAR
The Paul DesLauriers Band
 
ACOUSTIC ACT OF THE YEAR
Big Dave McLean
 
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Matt Andersen 

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Angel Forrest
 
NEW ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Spencer MacKenzie

RECORDING/PRODUCER OF THE YEAR 
Angel's 11 (Morningstar) Artist: Angel Forrest. Producers: Angel Forrest and Denis Coulombe 

BLUES WITH A FEELING (Lifetime Achievement) 
Stephen Barry
 
B.B. KING INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Joe Bonamassa
 
GUITARIST OF THE YEAR  
David Gogo
 
HARMONICA PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Harpdog Brown
 
PIANO/KEYBOARD PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne
 
HORN PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Frankie Thiffault
 
DRUMMER OF THE YEAR
Sam Harrisson 
 
BASSIST OF THE YEAR
Greg Morency
 
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Angel Forrest & Denis Coulombe
 
BLUES BOOSTER OF THE YEAR
Cam Hayden

Blues Summit Eight and the Maple Blues Awards are produced with support from the Province of Ontario and the Ontario Media Development Corporation, the SOCAN Foundation, SOCAN, the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council, the Ontario Arts Council, the Canada Council for the Arts. We acknowledge the financial support of FACTOR, the Government of Canada and of Canada’s private radio broadcasters. Nous reconnaissons l’appui financier de FACTOR, du gouvernement du Canada, et des radiodiffuseurs privés du Canada

Nadat Thy Art Is Murder hun oude zanger C.J. McMahon weer mocht verwelkomen vorige week en het nieuwe nummer ‘No Absolution’ aan jullie voorstelden komt de Australische band nu met de aankondiging voor een Co Headline Europese tour in April.

The Heaven And Hell Tour
Thy Art Is Murder – co headline 
Being An Ocean – co headline 
Miss May I
Casey
16.04.17 Netherlands Nijmegen @ Doornroosje  
19.04.17 Germany Saarbrücken @ Garage  
20.04.17 Italy Bologna @ Kindergarten Club  
23.04.17 Germany Hamburg @ Markthalle   
24.04.17 Germany Hannover @ Faust   
25.04.17 Poland Poznań @ U Bazyla  
26.04.17 Hungary Budapest @ Durer Kert  
27.04.17 Germany Schweinfurt @ Stattbahnhof

Impericon Festivals 2017
14.04.17 Austria Vienna @ Impericon Festival  
15.04.17 Germany Leipzig @ Impericon Festival  
17.04.17 UK Manchester @ Impericon Festival  
21.04.17 Switzerland Zürich @ Impericon Festival  
22.04.17 Germany Oberhausen @ Impericon Festival  
30.04.17 Germany München @ Impericon Festival (without Casey)
 
koop of stream 'No Absolution' via deze links:
iTunes - http://nblast.de/TAIMNoAbsolutionIT
Apple Music - http://nblast.de/TAIMNoAbsolutionAM
Amazon Digital - http://nblast.de/TAIMNoAbsolutionAMZMP3
Google Play - http://nblast.de/TAIMNoAbsolutionGP
Spotify - http://nblast.de/TAIMNoAbsolutionSP


Meer info:
http://www.facbeook.com/thyartismurder
http://www.nuclearblast.de/thyartismurder ​  

Award winning singer and master songwriter Jim Lauderdale releases a striking new studio album London Southern on February 3 2017 and will take part in the hugely popular Transatlantic Sessions tour in February, starting in Glasgow at Celtic Connections and then touring the UK.

Feb 03 Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
Feb 05 Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
Feb 06 Royal Festival Hall, London
Feb 07 Corn Exchange, Cambridge
Feb 08 The Sage, Gateshead
Feb 09 Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Feb 10 Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

Himself recipient of the Wagonmaster Award at this year’s US Americana Honors & Awards, a special lifetime achievement honour reserved for the most valuable contributors to the course and history of the format, presented to him by George Strait, Jim has been invited to present an award at the second UK Americana Awards in London next February.

Recorded in London at Goldtop studios and produced by Neil Brockbank and Robert Trehern, London Southern features co-writes with Dan Penn, Joan Oates, Odie Blackmon and Kendell Marvell alongside six Lauderdale solo compositions and a host of celebrated guest musicians.

The making of London Southern in Jim’s own words:

Making London Southern was my first time recording in the London area. It’s something I had wanted to do for a long time, but more important was getting to work with Nick Lowe's band and with his co- producers Neil Brockbank and Bobby Irwin.  I had been such a huge fan of Nicks and was able to be his support act back at different times in ‘94 and ‘95 which was a huge break for me. So fast forward 20 years later and this record came together. We recorded over several sessions at the Goldstar Studios in Balham. In my opinion Neil Brockbank is one of the best producers, engineers, and mixers out there. Period.  Tragically, Bobby Irwin has passed away and I dedicate this record to his memory. He was well loved by his friends and family and is terribly missed.

Some of the songs for the first session were written or started in Glasgow, Liverpool, or London after gigs in the few days before starting. Back in the States, before going back for second rounds of sessions, I wrote with new co writers John Oates (If I Can't Resist, Different Kind Of Groove) and Dan Penn (Don't Shut Me Down, What Have You Got To Lose). Neil got me to add strings to "I Love You More" which I had never tried before. He had great ideas and made this a different sounding record than I had ever gotten to make.  It was a real pleasure and inspiration to play with the musicians and some of the songs were written during the recording. Ready for more.  

Jim Lauderdale is both a ‘songwriter’s songwriter’, who has written/co-written many modern classics for iconic artists, as well as an intuitive sideman who has enhanced the music of a bevy of esteemed musicians. As a solo artist, he has created a critically acclaimed body of work spanning nearly 30 albums of imaginative roots music, encompassing country, bluegrass, soul, R&B and rock.

Throughout his three-decade career, Lauderdale has helped pave the way for the current Americana movement, recording albums and writing songs that cross genres from country, rock, folk and bluegrass. Jim has written many classic songs for iconic artists and worked with some of the finest performers in traditional and modern music, including Robert Hunter, Ralph Stanley, Elvis Costello, George Strait, Buddy Miller, Lucinda Williams, John Oates, Solomon Burke, Lee Ann Womack, Old Crow Medicine Show, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Blake Shelton, the Dixie Chicks, Vince Gill, Patty Loveless, and Gary Allan among many, many others. He co-hosts a weekly radio show on SiriusXM with Buddy Miller, "The Buddy & Jim Show," and is also co-host of Music City Roots, the weekly live and radio, podcast and PBS series.

Jim has won two Grammys and been honoured with the SESAC Inspiration Award, the prestigious American Eagle Award from the National Music Council along with Kris Kristofferson and in 2016, the aforementioned US Americana Music Association’s Wagonmaster Award. 

www.propermusic.com
www.jimlauderdale.com
 

On the heels of a massive successful North American tour, legendary & award winning melodic drummer Terry Bozzio is releasing rare and unreleased music digitally via his official website! Terry has worked with Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck, Korn, UK, Missing Persons, Mick Jagger, Robbie Robertson, Allan Holdsworth, Tony Levin, Steve Vai, Quincy Jones, Ken Scott, Metropole Orkest, SMAP, Loudness' Munetaka Higuchi & “X” Japan's Hide - as well as Film score composers Basil Poledouris, Mark Isham & Patrick O'Hearn - see more at www.terrybozzio.com - Grammy winner, RockWalk Honoree, Modern Drummer magazine's Hall of Fame Award, Rolling Stone's Top 5 Drummers of All Time!
 
The first group of tracks available for download is called “Simple Moments Series”. The concept was to name the “moment”. For example the track “Something to drive to”, then the title which is “Beck”.
 
Simple Moments Series:
 
1. Something to drive to: $4.99
“Beck”
Burning Rock funk with Jeff Beck & Tony Hymas in mind.
 
2. Something to think about: $6.99
“Re: Mussorgsky”
Neo Classical Piano Trio w/ Fretless Bass & My Drums. I improvised on live piano (poorly) then corrected and composed around that.
 
3. Something to dream about: $2.99
“Midnight Waltz (1800s Vienna)”
Sentimentalism and mood evoking solo piano.
 
4. Something for a departed friend: $3.99
“M (for Mick Karn)”
 
5. Something strange: $2.99
“Farm Bells”
I sampled nearby farming machinery: A plowing or tilling device with different sized steel discs & made a drum part out of it. OutTrio inspired, semi-classical Guitar, Bass & Metal Drum piece.
 
6. Something to dance to: $2.99
“Five Nations: Arise”
Recalls my Native American experience performing Tony Hymas' “Oyate” project, from which sprung the Lonely Bears.
 
7. Something to gaze at: $3.99
“Still Life”
A jazz piece I wrote while still in College! Explores different poly-chords over a pedal tone.
 
8-9. Something to take:
“Two Endless Trails”
1- Persistance $2.99
2- Compassion & Hope $2.99
Orchestral Strings, with Bass & Drums. Mysterious Moods.
 
10. Something to go deep with: $3.99
“Underwater”
Electronic, Submersive Ambience
 
11. Something that “Goes to 11”: $3.99
“Eleven”
Several Harmonic Progressions in 11/4, w/ Piano & 12 String Guitar Solos.
 
All Compositions Copyright: Terry Bozzio, Private Life Music ASCAP
 
Terry Bozzio Solo Project 1991:
 
I've never finished it over the years until now, because of technology problems (computer not fast enough to mix - midi & sync problems, & not enough track space to do overdubs etc!) but I always liked the compositional approach to the drum parts! I look at it as a missing link between guitarshop, and melodic drumming & the ostinato! The period after recording the drums included doing the lonely bears & polytown & changing to Mapex, then DW as well.
 
I have a new track to release. It's called “Advent”. It's the first in the Terry Bozzio Solo Project 1991 series. I went into Jeff Burton’s garage studio (he is the son of Elvis Presley's famous guitarist James Burton!), with Missing Persons' Live Sound Engineer (who has been my dear friend from the very beginning of that band), Gary Epstein. We recorded my drums on Jeff's 16 track 2” machine.
 
We managed to get 9-10 tracks down with a beatbox for a hybrid sound. With no idea of what it would ultimately be, I tried to improvise composed beats along with the beat box and create different sections, based on what felt was natural to do next. I had the concept of overdubbing the music on it later.
 
One thing we tried right away was to float in some vocal stuff I had done with Patrick O'Hearn in his studio at previous session a year before. The result was very good and inspired me to do more with other previous recordings. At that time I was living near Jeff in Studio City and had converted my garage into a little studio too. I called it White Rooms. I had a 3M 79 16 track 2” machine (bought from Gary Wright!) as well, & some early midi equipment and started to drag the midi overdubs via a sync tone from the 3M. A very slow and tedious process at the time!
 
But the magic was that 2 of my previously recorded vocal tracks, just done in free space up in Oregon w/ Pat, using my vocoder, synced up unconsciously, but perfectly with 2 of the drum track's structures! So it was meant to be.
 
I'm still not finished with all the tracks, but I have 4 almost ready to go, & coming soon! This is the first and it's called “Advent”. It means “a coming”. Burning drums, Bulgarian Folk Singing, and driving sequencer parts. I hope you like it!
 
Watch Terry Bozzio's promotional video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CroX237dzfY#t=36
 
To purchase Terry Bozzio's new digital only tracks: http://terrybozzio.com/media/audio/
 
To purchase Terry Bozzio's “Composer Series” The Music & Art of Terry Bozzio: https://www.amazon.com/Composer-Terry-Bozzio/dp/B01M301W4F?tag=smarturl-20
 
Terry Bozzio's official website: www.terrybozzio.com
Terry Bozzio biography: http://terrybozzio.com/biography/
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Het Nederlandse polyritmisch metal gezelschap Textures bracht vorig jaar het eerste deel van een tweeluik ‘Phenotype’ uit via Nuclear Blast. Het tweede album ‘Genotype’ is volop in de maak. In april zal Textures ook op tournee gaan om deze beide albums te promoten. Als supports gaan de progressief groove metal band Extremities, Het uit verenigd koninkrijk Exist Immortal en melodische hardcore band Athena’s Word met hen mee. DE band is enthousiast over deze ‘Within The Horizon’ tour aangezien het alweer een tijd geleden was dat ze hun laatste show speelden. Ze kunnen dan ook haast niet wachten om weer op tour te gaan. Naast thuisland zullen ze ook Frnkrijk, Italië en Zwitserland aandoen.

“Within The Horizon Tour 2017”

05.04.  F          Savigny-Le-Temple - L’Empreinte
06.04.  F          Bordeaux - Iboat
07.04.  F          Les Pennes-Mirabeau - Jas Rod
08.04.  I           Brescia - Circolo Colony
09.04.  I           Rome - Jailbreak Liveclub
11.04.  CH       Pratteln - Z7
14.04.  NL        Lelystad - Underground*
15.04.  NL        Schijndel - Paaspop
21.04.  NL        Leeuwarden - Neushoorn**
22.04.  NL        Enschede - Atak**
23.04.  NL        Arnhem - Luxor**
28.04.  NL        Sittard - Volt**
29.04.  NL        Middelburg - De Spot**

*met Extermities, Athena’s Word
**met Extermities, Exist Immortal

Meer data:

16. - 18.06.          F          Clisson - Hellfest
12.08.                   NL        Leeuwarden - Into The Grave
18. - 20.08.          NL        Deest - Festival Zeeltje
29.09. - 01.10.    D         Cologne - Euroblast


Bestel ‘Phenotype’ hier: http://nblast.de/TexturesPhenotypeNB
Digitale versie: http://nblast.de/TexturesDownloads

'Shaping A Single Grain Of Sand' OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKtvJUyFX5U
'Illuminate The Trail' OFFICIAL TRACK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UouFnxwJ998
'New Horizons' OFFICIAL TRACK & LYRICS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su0q0u4Yup0

Meer info:
http://www.texturesband.com
http://www.facebook.com/textures
http://www.nuclearblast.de/textures
 

Overkill geeft hun vierde trailer vrij voor het nieuwe album ‘The Grinding Wheel’ dat zal uitkomen op 10 februari bij Nuclear Blast. In deze trailer praat Bobby over zijn verbondenheid met muziek.
Bekijk de video hier: https://youtu.be/BHWf27VTpDs

Indien je vorige trailers mistte:
Trailer #1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieuZx-wffsQ
Trailer #2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B65O3asbMj8#
Trailer #3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzxRR5-i6j0

‘The Grinding Wheel’ werd geproduced door de band zelf en werd gemixt door Andy Sneep (Megadeth, Accept, Exodus) Het hoesontwerp was in handen van Travis Smith (Nevermore, Opeth, Soilwork, Death, …)

tracklist:
01. Mean, Green, Killing Machine
02. Goddamn Trouble
03. Our Finest Hour
04. Shine On
05. The Long Road
06. Let's All Go To Hades
07. Come Heavy
08. Red White And Blue
09. The Wheel
10. The Grinding Wheel

‘The Grinding Wheel’ previews:
'Our Finest Hour' Lyric-Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElxZ1oz9A68
'Green, Killing Machine' LYric-Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tN-70ESO3A

Wie ‘The Grinding Wheel’ vooraf digital besteld krijgt er meteen  'Mean, Green, Killing Machine' en 'Our Finest Hour' als track bij: http://nblast.de/OverkillDownloads
 Fysieke exemplaren bestel je via deze link: http://nblast.de/OverkillGrindingWheel

Meer info:
http://www.wreckingcrew.com
http://www.facebook.com/overkillwreckingcrew
http://www.nuclearblast.de/overkill
 

Beste Muziekliefhebbers,
Duvelblues pakt voor haar 16de editie (zaterdag 27 mei in Puurs) niet enkel uit met enkele absolute internationale muzikale kleppers van formaat. Het gerenommeerde festival verrast daarenboven met een actie voor vroegboekers én met een opmerkelijke primeur.
 

 
Early Birds Tickets
Duvelblues heeft de voorbij jaren een onwrikbare reputatie in binnen- en buitenland opgebouwd. Snelle beslissers zijn dit keer in het voordeel. De organisatoren trakteren immers met een flinke korting. Wie voor 5 februari een ticket boekt (op www.duvelblues.be) geniet van 28% vermindering op de inkomprijs aan de kassa. Dubbelvoordeel, want onder de ‘early birds’ wordt nog eens een etentje voor twee verloot (in brasserie Vrededaal in Kalfort). 
 

 
Gratis onder de 26 jaar
Daarenboven trekt Duvelblues dit jaar resoluut de kaart van de jongeren. Festivalgangers onder de 26 mogen immers gratis binnen! Een slimme zet, want bluesmuziek vindt alsmaar meer zijn weg naar een jonger publiek, getuige ook recente hits van Nathaniel Rateliff en Rag’n’Bone Man. Nu voor hen de inkomprijs wegvalt, nodigt Duvelblues de jongeren uit om de sensatie van blues ook live te (her-)ontdekken.
 

 
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats
En wat met de muziek zelf? Die is naar goede traditie van topkwaliteit. De organisatie loste met Walter ‘Wolfman’ Washington en Davina & the Vagabonds al twee straffe namen. De eerste, een icoon uit de blues, staat garant voor een zweterig dansfeestje in New Orleans-stijl. Davina van haar kant komt voor de tweede keer naar Puurs. Over haar stomende eerste doortocht, vijf jaar geleden, wordt nu nog gesproken. Duvelblues heeft nog enkele troeven in de mouw en geeft graag alvast een derde naam vrij. Met Rick Estrin & The Nightcats haalt het festival een stijlvolle bluesgigant in huis die de grote tent met zijn harmonica omver zal blazen. Meer namen volgen in de komende weken.
 

Het Zweedse Opeth hebben de video voor ‘Era’ vandaag aan het publiek voorgesteld; een nummer uit hun twaalfde studio album ‘Sorceress’ Deze clip komt nadat de band terugkeert van een Amerikaanse Headline show met support act Gojira en Devin Townsend Project. Deze zomer zal Opeth naar Europa keren om er enkele festivals te spelen.
 
De video van ‘Era’ kan je hier bekijken:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98wXIjkO4i0
 
De prachtig gefilmde video was onder leiding van Markus Hofko (www.bowbowbow.co) en kent ongeloofelijke visuele effecten die perfect gesynchroniseerd zijn met de dynamiek van de muziek.

Mikael Åkerfeldt legt uit: “onze betrokkenheid bij het maken van de video voor ‘Era’ was minimal en ik kan niet zeggen dat we er enige credits voor mogen opstrijken. We deden 3D lichaam scans van onze lichamen in Munchen tijdens de laatste Europese tour. Ik herinner me nog dat iedereen extreme moe was en waarschijnlijk ook een kater had. De Director plaatste ons in een ijskoude kamer en maakte een scan van ons met iets date r uitzag al seen flitsende haardroger. Dat was ons deel voor de video! Tijdens het proces werd me duidelijk dat het echt werkte bij dit nummer. Dat was iets waar ik nog net bij betrokken was, het uitkiezen van het nummer. Het is eigenlijk extreem moeilijk om er een nummer uit te pikken. Welk nummer moet ik nemen? Hoe weet ik nu wat best werkt met deze technieken? Dat wist ik dus echt niet Ik nam gewoon een nummer van het album dat een sterk refrein had. Misschien een ietwat old school denkpatroon maar uiteindelijk deed het er allemaal niet toe voor mij. De video is goed! Het is iets aan de pretentieuze kant, maar hey, werkt voor mij! En zoals ik al zei, het werkt echt met de algehele sfeer van het lied. Tekstueel en muzikaal en zeker emotioneel”

Wees getuige van Opeth’s progressieve virtuositeit op volgende data:

Bevestigde zomer festivals:
02. - 04.06.     D         Gelsenkirchen - Rock Hard Festival
09. - 11.06.     UK       Donington - Download Festival
16. - 18.06.     F          Clisson - Hellfest
16. - 18.06.     B          Dessel - Graspop Metal Meeting
22. - 24.06.     E          Madrid - Download Festival
22. - 24.06.     DK       Copenhagen - Copenhell
23. - 29.07.     SLO      Tolmin - Metaldays
09. - 12.08      CZ        Jaromer - Brutal Assault
 
Bestel ‘Sorceress’:
Nuclear Blast Store: http://nblast.de/OpethSorceressNB
OPETH Store (Euro): http://store.moderbolagetrecords.com (Exclusive Silver Vinyl Available)
OPETH Store (Nordic): http://www.omerchnordic.com

‘Sorceress’ – in digitale download:
iTunes: http://nblast.de/OpethSorceressIT
Amazon: http://nblast.de/OpethSorceressAMZMP3
Google Play: http://nblast.de/OpethSorceressGP

‘Sorceress’ previews:
'Sorceress' OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMDJ9FFRO2E
'Will O The Wisp' OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNE6dmC0QkY
'The Wilde Flowers' OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thrVflIc05I
 
More info:
http://www.opeth.com
http://www.facebook.com/opeth
http://www.nuclearblast.de/opeth
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Het is een sterke en steeds weerkerende traditie dat Doro op het eind van het jaar telkens weer Duitsland doorkruist op tour. In 2017 zal de metal Queen dus weerom enkele live shows doen in haar land van herkomst nadat de wintertour van 2016 een groot succes was met meerdere uitverkochte shows.
Vandaag kondigt Doro de datums voor de shows en de ‘Strong & Proud tour 2017’ reeds aan:


Deze zien er als volgt uit:

‘Strong & Proud tour 2017’
11.11.2017   NED    Drachten - Iduna
12.11.2017   NED    Bergen op Zoom - Gebouw-T 
14.11.2017   BEL     Kortijk - De Kreun
01.12.2017   GER    Leipzig - Haus Auensee
03.12.2017   AUT    Innsbruck - Hafen
05.12.2017   ITA     Trezzo sull'Adda - Live Club
06.12.2017   GER    München - Backstage Werk
08.12.2017   GER    Neuruppin - Kulturhaus
09.12.2017   GER    Oberhausen - Ruhrpott Metal Meeting
10.12.2017   GER    Wolfsburg - Hallenbad
12.12.2017   GER    Regensburg - Eventhall Airport
14.12.2017   SWI    Pratteln - Z7
15.12.2017   GER    Ravensburg - Oberschwabenhalle

Tickets: http://www.metaltix.com

Meer Doro concerten in 2017:

23. - 29.07.     SLO      Tolmin - Metaldays
12.08.             D         Hanau - Hanau Rocks
11. - 13.08.     B         Kortrijk - Alcatraz
24. - 26.08.     D         Schleswig - Baltic Open Air

‘Strong And Proud - 30 Years Of Rock And Metal’: http://nblast.de/DoroStrongAndProudNB
Digitale versie: http://nblast.de/DoroDownloads

Meer info:
http://www.doro.de
http://www.facebook.de/doropeschofficial
http://www.facebook.de/doropeschofficialgerman
http://www.nuclearblast.de/doro
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The Marcels made their indelible mark on the history of rock ’n’ roll with the signature “bomp baba bomp…” that opened their 1961 hit “Blue Moon.”
Ronald “Bingo” Mundy didn’t sing that bass part, but he was one of the angelic tenor voices that quickly came in on the harmonies: “moon-moon- moon-moon-moon, dip-da-dip-da-dip.”

Mr. Mundy of the North Side died Friday at age 76 of pneumonia at Allegheny General Hospital.

He and his friends formed the Marcels, named after a stylist haircut, in 1959 while students at Allegheny High School on the North Side, inspired by groups like the Harptones, the Cadillacs and the Spaniels.
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Bassist Peter Overend Watts van de Britse rockband Mott The Hoople is op 69-jarige leeftijd aan keelkanker overleden. Dit meldt de Britse krant The Guardian gisteren.
Als tiener raakte Watts geïnspireerd door het gitaarspel van Hank Marvin (van The Shadows), en op dertienjarige leeftijd begon hij gitaar te spelen. In 1965 schakelde hij over naar de bas om via een reeks groepen uiteindelijk in Mott The Hoople terecht te komen, een band die vooral in de eerste helft van de jaren zeventig furore maakte. In het bijzonder met het nummer 'All the Young Dudes', gecomponeerd door wijlen David Bowie, en 'All the Way From Memphis'.

Na het uiteenvallen van de band in 1974 was Watts co-stichter van het vervolgverhaal Mott. Later voegde hij zich bij British Lions. In de vroege jaren tachtig ontpopte de man zich tot producer, onder meer van Hanoi Rocks. Hij liet nog later de muziekindustrie varen en werd verdeler van antiek en memorabilia.

Toch was hij in 2009 van de partij toen Mott the Hoople weer bijeenkwam voor een serie reünieconcerten.

In 1993 overleed gitarist Mick Ronson van Mott the Hoople en in 2016 drummer Dale "Buffin" Griffin. 

Swedish prog ensemble Carptree will be releasing their new video titled “Fleeting Deep” in February. The track comes from their highly anticipated forthcoming album “Emerger” to be released on April 7th!
 
Carptree is a Swedish progressive symphonic rock duo made featuring Carl Westholm (keyboards, composer, producer) and Nicklas Flinck (vocals, composer, lyrics). Although Carptree is a duo they are almost always accompanied by the No Future Orchestra (NFO); A group of people from known and unknown other Swedish acts, who add their personal touch, more or less frequent. This is also the basis for other important people (OIP) who are also a part of the creative process in the making of a Carptree album. 
 
Says the band, “This album was a really slow starter, we started already in 2014 with some of the songs, the first two song was 'Fleeting Deep' and 'Ultimately Lifeless' which both have taken a lot of different shapes along the process. 'Between Extremes' is also a song that has been around in different shapes for many years, first we recorded it in 2009, but was not happy and cut it down to a short version which ended up on Nymf 'Between Extremes, Prelude', then rewrote it and planned to release it as a single in 2012 but was not happy with the result. So again we rewrote it and when we recorded it with Jesper Skarin on the drums and Carl rerecorded everything with just his Fender Rhodes and organ and we were finally happy with it. That's why we wanted to release that song already in May 2016 as a Maxi single to give that special song a chance to stand on it's own.”
 
“A coherent jewel of preogressive rock” - Metal observer
 
As always the duo used the “No Future Orchestra” on the new album, which is a loosely connected group of musicians very important to Carptree. Also on this album Jesper Skarin joined in on drums and percussion and Carl has played some bass and guitars. Except the mellotrons that are taken from a sampler software, all instruments and amplifiers on this album are analogue just as the mix and mastering.
 
On the CD there will be 8 songs including a remixed version of “Dwindle Into Greatness” (The B-side of the Maxi single released in May 2016) as a bonus track. The vinyl version will have the other 7 tracks and will be release approximately one month after the CD on the FOSFOR Creation label. (Two versions, Black and transparent Marine blue)
 
“You can´t get better music than this” - Progressiveworld.net
 
The progressive duo Carptree was formed in 1997 in Stockholm, Sweden, by the songwriters Niclas Flinck, vocals, and Carl Westholm, keyboards and production. Under the years 2001-2010 they released 5 albums and did some live performances. The Album "Superhero" in 2003 was the first to gain a wide popularity among prog listeners around the world. "Man made machine" in 2005 was release both on their own label FOSFOR Creation and Insideout and got an even wider distribution, then followed by "Insekt" 2007 and "Nymf" in 2010 where the latter also was released as a Vinyl LP in 2011 by Ritual echo records. Carl Westholm has apart from this project been a member of some heavy Metal acts like Candlemass, Krux and Avatarium and lately live keyboard player with Tiamat. Between 2008 and 2013 he also released three albums under the name Jupiter Society and has also played on some Declan Burke albums.
 
The newest member of No Future Orchestra is Jesper Skarin on drums known from Swedish acts like Vak and Switch Open and others. Even though Niclas and Carl writes and produce everything No Future Orchestra is way more than just a bunch of hired guns as they have over the years contributed a lot of creative input and support.
 
For all of you that long for music with  integrity and diversity, open you arms for the “Emerger”, Carptree is back!
 
Watch the promotional video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiK8SvODnEA
Watch Captree's “Between Extremes” video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWS28f7ueQg
 
Website: http://carptree.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carptreeofficial
Reingold Records: http://reingoldrecords.se/index2.html
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