Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here album was the 1975 follow-up to the band’s Dark Side Of The Moon and it instantly shot to #1 on the charts all over the world. This new Blu-ray video release compiles interviews and archive footage to show the band’s process of recording one of rock’s most enduring albums.
Until now, prolific songwriter, singer, guitarist, & producer Jack White has only toed the edge of the spotlight with his bands White Stripes and The Raconteurs. But with the April 24th release of his first solo project Blunderbuss, Jack is finally stepping fully into the glare. Recorded at his Third Man Studio in Nashville, this record is all his.
Electronic and dance music marshalls the Chemical Brothers bring their tripped-out live show to Blu-ray with the release of Don’t Think, a live concert video from Japan’s Fujirock Festival which they recorded on 20 cameras in front of a crowd of 50,000 fans. If your special occasion requires psychedelic visuals, this is the ticket. The sound is also incredible, recorded in Dolby 7:1 surround and mixed down by Brothers themselves.
The Grateful Dead is and always has been about more than just the music. It was the live experience, the trip; peace and love and some other stuff we can’t remember. But good stuff at any rate. Grateful Dead: All the Years Combine: The DVD Collection features over 38 hours of live concerts from the 70s through the 90s. If you were there you know (but maybe you forgot, too) and if you were too young, here’s your chance to see and hear their greatest legendary live shows.
If your digital music library is filled with old, outdated digital formats like .WAV or .AIFF files, download the new droplet for free from Apple called Mastered For iTunes that quickly converts all these formats into AAC files, the high resolution format that is quickly becoming the global standard. Your old files might not sound any better, but if you are a musician, take note and try it out on your digital masters. Apple also added a new section to iTunes called “Mastered for iTunes” that promises music the way “the artist and sound engineer intended.” Source
Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor is always in the studio making something fresh. His latest work is the soundtrack of the blockbuster The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Working with co-producer Atticus Ross, Reznor teamed up with artists like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs for this mega-movie score. 3-Disc box set.
The Box Of Vision archive collects the work of rock-n-roll’s most prolific icons: Bob Dylan, The Beatles, and John Lennon and lets you display your music catalog in a tabletop album that also features 2 art books and a unique storage system for the music. All together it makes a great, tangible tribute to your favorite music.
They said the 90s were going to make the 80s look like the 50s. Former 90s posterboy and Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell was a big part of that numerical rock revolution. After a sold-out tour last year, his new acoustic solo record shows that even after all these years, he still has plenty to say and play.
If you absolutely must go back to Rockville for the holidays, go well armed. R.E.M.’s forthcoming release Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982-2011 combines the bands’ best from both their IRS Records and Warner Bros. years, for a first-ever complete retrospective.
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For a cartoon band, The Gorillaz have made some badass beats. The new singles collection pulls together 15 of their most colorful cuts, remixes, and collabs—like Danger Mouse, Ike Turner & Mos Def—and showcases a decade of musical innovation, Gorilla-style.
