Johnny Cash Remixed By The Bling Bling Crowd

"My father made his stead defying the expected and accepted way of things," says John Carter Cash, son of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, executive producer of the Academy Award winning film 'Walk The Line'. "He set the standard at the same time. He would have loved this remix record. While it stays true to the original recordings, the CD touches on undiscovered ground. My father was about staying true to tradition while creating groundbreaking music." - more on this story

Isis Hitting the Road

PR reports: Isis will be setting out on a six week tour in support of their latest (and 5th overall full-length) monster-of-a-record, Wavering Radiant, out May 5th on Ipecac Recordings.

The five-piece will be bringing their unique brand of progressive madness to cities nationwide this May and June, melting faces and shattering expectations of fans young and old with their infamous live show.

Kicking off in San Diego on May 15th, the group will cut a swath through the U.S, even giving Canadian prog-heads a piece of the action in the process. These dates will find the Boston natives unleashing new material from their newest Ipecac release, an album that includes the crushing, slow-burning "20 Minutes/40 Years", a soon-to-be Isis classic. - more on this story

Johnny Mathis Reissue Mother Load Coming

PR reports: Mark your calendars for June 9th, that day will see the release of five double-cd sets from Johnny Mathis featuring nine lps never before available on CD.

In early 1956 a young man was faced with a life-altering dilemma that could have had dire consequences had he not chosen the right course. Having been a star athlete in both high school and college, he was invited to attend the trials for the U. S. Olympic track-and-field team. But he was also blessed with a unique voice and vocal style that caught the eye of Columbia Records executives and was asked to come to New York to begin work on his first recording session. Prompted by his father, 21-year old John Royce Mathis chose the latter and passed on this option to become a member of the Olympic team, opting instead for a chance to break into the uncertain world of popular music. A half-century later he has yet to look back.

Over the course of those 50+ years, Johnny Mathis has sold several hundred million records and has become one of the most beloved voices in popular music. Over the span of his first three decades he charted nearly four dozen singles on the best seller charts, including such seminal romantic ballads as "Wonderful! Wonderful!", I"t's Not For Me To Say", "The Twelfth Of Never" and "Chances Are" (his first of two #1s). But Mathis' real staying power has been as an album seller; his Johnny's Greatest Hits (the record industry's FIRST greatest hits package) alone stayed on the charts for an incredible 9 ½ years and by most accounts next to Frank Sinatra, he's been the most consistent album-seller of the modern era, having recorded upwards of 75 original collections. - more on this story

Sonny Landreth's Levee Town Returns

conqueroo reports: Sonny Landreth's 2000 release Levee Town, originally issued on Sugar Hill Records, will be reissued on April 21, 2009 on Landreth's own Landfall Records, distributed by Ryko through Virtual Label. The re-mastered reissue will contain five previously unreleased tracks from the original sessions ("Pedal To Metal," "Road A Plenty," "Old Flame," "Fare You Well" and a co-write with Will Jennings, "For Who We Are (The Nightbird Sings)," with guest Jennifer Warnes. This album is a poetic tale of life in Lousiana, mixing myth and mojo to conjure up music that rocks hard and runs deep. The album features such guests as Bonnie Raitt, John Hiatt and BeauSoliel's Michael Doucet.

"Along with the two records that preceded it (Outward Bound, 1992; and South of I-10, 1995), I feel like Levee Town was part of a three–album trilogy," Landreth says. "I wanted to dig even deeper into the built-in mythology and mystery of the Deep South. It's really inspirational to live here. And the deeper I go, the more inspired I get."

The reissue follows From the Reach, the 2008 release that is arguably Landreth's most critically acclaimed album to date. That effort featured such guests as Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Dr. John and Jimmy Buffett, among others. The San Francisco Chronicle's Joel Selvin called From the Reach "another great, hard-rocking Landreth record, fresh as a crisp twenty and ready to kill for half the price. What are you waiting for?" The Washington Post echoed: "Landreth has found the perfect vehicle to express his southern Louisiana roots (and has) found a way to make his songwriting as important as the jamming." - more on this story

Low Vs Diamond Tour Plans

PR reports: Low Vs Diamond is proud to announce two upcoming national tours this spring in support of their critically acclaimed self-titled debut.

Starting April 7th at The Warfield in San Francisco, CA, the Los Angeles quintet will hit the road with Jack's Mannequin.

That will be followed by a two-week co-headlining run with Ben Lee beginning May 4th. - more on this story

Angel Taylor's Love Travels

Columbia Records reports: Angel Taylor's debut album Love Travels was released digitally March 31st, on iTunes for the next two weeks. "Make Me Believe", a single off of Love Travels is also featured as Single of The Week on iTunes!

Angel Taylor is currently on tour with Gavin DeGraw. She will hit the road again in mid-April with Brandi Carlile and late-April with Kate Voegle (complete list of tour dates below).

Love Travels was produced by Mikal Blue (Colbie Caillat). On her debut album, the 20 year-old singer-songwriter is quick to share stories about her inspirations, but those stories fast become secondary to the true magic of her talent as a songwriter: The 12 tracks on Love Travels are more than just personal missives that Angel Taylor has set to music, they are living and breathing experiences that we have all shared. - more on this story

Caitlin Crosby Flawz

PR reports: Meet up and coming LA singer/songwriter Caitlin Crosby, a fresh new voice on the pop music scene! The charismatic 23-year-old songsmith with a compelling raspy vocal style, has crafted her debut album filled with irresistible, thought-provoking and guitar-driven songs.

Flawz, produced by Marshall Altman, is available today, March 31st, on iTunes and in stores in June 2009. Crosby's first track is the sweet and infectious number "Still Have My Heart," which is also currently available on iTunes.

The video for the track was directed by Walter May (who also directed Katy Perry's "Ur So Gay") and features Zach Levi from "Chuck", Albert Reed from "Dancing With The Stars," Jesse Spencer from "House," and Robert Hoffman from "Step Up To The Streets." "Still Have My Heart" is already a favorite amongst fans, many of them from young Hollywood, who pack her regularly sold out shows at The Hotel Café in LA. You can watch the debut video chock full of "special guests" - here

Behemoth Art Of Rebellion DVD

MMP reports: Metal Mind Productions will release Behemoth's "Live Eschaton – The Art Of Rebellion" on 20th April in Europe and 5th May in USA (via MVD). The new edition of the DVD includes a bonus CD with an audio version of the show.

The Polish band Behemoth are one of the major purveyors of the horrifying, death-obsessed subgenre of heavy metal named "black metal." Led by Nergal, Behemoth have managed to conquer the world of dark, loud music since their formation in 1991.

The DVD entitled "Live Eschaton – The Art Of Rebellion" contains material taken from "Live Eschaton", Behemoth's debut video. DVD captures the band at their best form and includes live footage from their concert in a TV studio in Krakow on the 27th of April, 2000. - more on this story

The Venture Bros.: The Music of JG Thirlwell

PR reports: The full musical score to Adult Swim's hit television series, The Venture Bros. is currently available on CD and as a digital download, with a limited edition vinyl hitting retail on April 7.

The Venture Bros.: The Music of JG Thirlwell is currently available on CD through Adult Swim's online shop (http://www.williamsstreet.com/) and as a digital download through iTunes, Amazon.com and others.

Williams Street Records, the network's in-house music label, has produced and distributed the CD as a 20-track score that retails for $12.00 and became available the same day as The Venture Bros. Season 3 was released on Blu-ray Disc and DVD. Additionally, a limited edition vinyl of The Venture Bros.: The Music of JG Thirlwell will be released on April 7 at select independent record shops throughout the nation for the suggested retail price of $18.98. - more on this story

Monty Python Documentary Series Coming

Kayos reports: [They are not music related but Monty Python rock, so here is some big news!] IFC and Eagle Rock Entertainment sinks its teeth further into comedy, announcing today that the legendary British comedy troupe Monty Python will get in front of the camera one last time in an original documentary series that will retell the entire Python phenomenon start to finish. Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) is scheduled to air exclusively in the U.S. on IFC October 4-10, 2009.

Additional cutting room floor footage and teasers will be available on demand on IFC Free and online at www.IFC.com prior to the series premiere. Following IFC's U.S. television premiere, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release the documentary series worldwide on DVD.

The Monty Python troupe includes John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and Graham Chapman. This six-part series will feature interviews with the surviving Python members, along with archive representation for the late Graham Chapman. The Pythons will tell their life story and reveal deeper truths alongside the more tried and tested Python history lessons. - more on this story

. 5 Stars: Wynton Marsalis - He and She

No, jazz is not dead. And no, not all jazz being recorded is that treacly mass-produced smooth jazz. (Thank goodness!) Check out this album and you will realize that jazz, real jazz is alive and well. And who better to carry that banner than Wynton Marsalis? (5 stars) - Read the full 5 Stars: Wynton Marsalis - He and She review

. The Great Divide: Metallica Vs Motley Crue

In the mid 80s two bands took metal in two totally different directions. One sold out for instant fame and became a punch line and the other stayed truer to themselves and still sellout stadiums. A look at the evolutions of metal taken by Motley Crue and Metallica - Read the full The Great Divide: Metallica Vs Motley Crue review

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