Tuesday Music Guide - March 15, 2011 |
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| Tuesday, 15 March 2011 10:22 |
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 TRAVIS BARKER Give The Drummer Some www.travisbarker.com Dist: Universal Music Canada Travis Landon Barker (born November 14, 1975) is an American drummer, who achieved most of his fame by drumming for the band Blink-182. He is currently the drummer for +44 and has also played for side projects Box Car Racer, Transplants and Expensive Taste. Give The Drummer Some is his latest solo effort and the First official single “Can A Drummer Get Some” features Game, Swizz Beats, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross. Other artists we can expect to see on the album include Slaughterhouse Kid Cudi, Paul Wall, Kurupt, The Clipse, Cory Taylor from Slipknot and more. The Deluxe album includes 4 additional tracks.  NOAH & THE WHALE Last Night On Earth www.noahandthewhale.com Dist: Universal Music Canada Certainly Noah and the Whale as a band now seem to have come of age. As the leaders of the same British folk-rock scene that spawned Laura Marling, Mumford & Sons, and Emmy the Great, with this album they appear to stand perhaps a little taller and a little broader than their peers; these songs possess a maturity, and a new kind of wisdom: “Tall buildings and a wife won't be enough for me,” Fink sings on Old Joy. “There is more in the world to be found than dreams.” Co-produced by Fink and Jason Lader [Julian Casablancas, The Mars Volta] in Los Angeles, Last Night on Earth features backing vocals by Jen Turner from Here We Go Magic, and gospel vocals by the legendary Waters Sisters, who famously provided backing vocals for Michael Jackson's Wanna Be Starting Something.  STEVE MARTINRare Bird Alert www.stevemartin.com Dist: Universal Music Canada Steve Martin releases his second full length bluegrass album Rare Bird Alert , joining forces with the Steep Canyon Rangers, who toured extensively with Martin over the last year. Rare Bird Alert features 13 new Martin-penned tracks, including a live version of King Tu. Sir Paul McCartney and The Dixie Chicks make special guest vocal appearances on the album. Martin’s previous album, The Crow / New Songs for the 5 String Banjo won the Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album.  COLIN JAMESTake It From The Top: The Best Of www.colinjames.com Dist: EMI Music Canada  Looking back on a career that now spans two decades, Colin has walked through more than just a few doors to reach the level of success that he enjoys today. He continues to record the music that he loves has sold multi-platinum many times over. ‘Take It From The Top: The Best Of’, is a brand new release that pays tribute to the past & present, with the best rock & pop tracks from Colin James 23 year, 13 album recording career and also serves to celebrate Colin’s return back to the EMI/Virgin Canada roster! ALANNA CHEROTEPaper Flower www.alannacherote.com Dist: EMI Music Canada Raised in a family of diverse and musical cultures [her father is Lebanese and her mother Irish Welsh she inherited a passion for the eclectic at an early age. Her mother often played guitar and sang to the family children of which Alanna was the oldest of five siblings. Alanna started writing her own songs at the age of 14 and by the time she was in her early 20’s she was nominated for a MusicOz Award for best song of the year from an independently released EP! The first single from Australian singer/songwriter Alanna Cherote is the classic Foot in Cold Water track ‘[Make Me Do] Anything You Want’.  VARIOUSRANGO Dist: F.A.B. The soundtrack combines a soaring score from best-selling Academy Award® -winning composer Hans Zimmer (“The Dark Knight,” “Inception,” “Pirates of the Caribbean”) with original songs performed by the acclaimed band Los Lobos and other artists. With driving Norteño melodies mixing with Western-inspired orchestral themes, RANGO is a soundtrack for both kids and adults alike.  KIM STOCKWOODBack To The Water kimstockwood.com Dist: Fontana North While Kim Stockwood’s world spills out well beyond the shores of Newfoundlandand, Labrador, she is anchored heart and soul to this place. She seeks out what is special here and searches for a voice that will reflect her longing and love for the province. One way she has found to capture that voice is to go Back To The Water. This album is filled with the sound and fury of a place that surges upward with a fist of rock and grabs life from the sky’s air. The album is enriched and enlivened by Newfoundland musical luminaries and session players who would shame the Nashville Scene. MOTHER MOTHEREureka mothermothersite.com Dist: Universal Music Canada Mother Mother, Canada’s most harmonic pop quintet are back with their third and most evolved record to date, Eureka. Complete with twelve new hook laden pop-meets-rock songs, their signature cleverly crafted lyrics and intricate harmonies, Eureka eclipses the band’s previous work. The album was produced in Vancouver by MM’s own Ryan Guldemond and mixed by Mike Fraser (AC/DC, Franz Ferdinand, Elvis Costello). BLACK JOE LEWIS & THE HONEY BEARSScandalous www.blackjoelewis.com Dist: Universal Music Canada High-voltage garage soul! A gritty take on classic funk, soul, rock and blues! Austin, Texas Lost Highway recording artists Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears elevate their game to another level with “Scandalous” - 11 new songs that offer even more diverse and contemporary stylings than its predecessor “Tell ‘Em What Your Name Is”.  MIRANDA COSGROVEHigh Maintenance www.mirandacosgroveofficial.com Dist: Sony Music Canada Miranda Cosgrove, singer, actress and star of hit YTV/Nickelodeon show iCarly, releases her new EP, entitled High Maintenance. The five-track EP is Miranda’s first collection of songs since her 2010 debut album, Sparks Fly, which debuted inside the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 Chart. The High Maintenance EP is a pop-rock whirlwind, complete with sing-along choruses, candy-coated vocals and dance floor friendly beats. The infectious hit lead single “Dancing Crazy,” written by Max Martin and Avril Lavigne, has already debuted on the Top 40 chart after only three weeks at radio.  NEW YORK DOLLSDancing Backward In High Heels www.nydolls.org Dist: Fontana North Punk rock pioneers the New York Dolls release their fifth full-length record Dancing Backward in High Heels on 429 Records. Featuring original members David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain, the album was recorded in Newcastle, England and produced by Louis XIV’s Jason Hill. Dancing Backward in High Heels is the follow-up to 2009’s ‘Cause I Sez So.  MASTODONLive At The Aragon www.mastodonrocks.com Dist: Warner Music Canada Heavy rock innovators Mastodon release their first-ever live experience package entitled Live At The Aragon. The set will contain a CD and DVD which captures the band's sonic assault recorded and filmed live October 19th, 2009, at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago while touring in support of its album critically-applauded album, Crack The Skye. Live At The Aragon is comprised of Crack The Skye in its glorious entirety along with fan favourites from Blood Mountain (2006) and Leviathan (2004) plus a brutal live cover of "The Bit" by Melvins.  THE JOY FORMIDABLEThe Big Roar www.thejoyformidable.com Dist: Warner Music Canada Barely over a year after playing their first ever American shows, Welsh rock trio The Joy Formidable release their debut album, The Big Roar. The band produced The Big Roar themselves, with help from engineer Neak Menter. They traveled to Los Angeles in summer of 2010 to mix it with Rich Costey (Muse, Foo Fighters, Glasvegas) who also produced new recordings of fan favorites "Whirring and Austere. The album's first Single is "I Don't Want To See You Like This".  TUPELO HONEYCaught Up In The Excess www.tupelohoney.ca Dist: Warner Music Canada Caught Up In The Excess is the first full-length release from well known Edmonton Alberta Rock band Tupelo Honey. Tupelo Honey has played to 10’s of thousands over the past few years sharing the stage with the likes of Bon Jovi, Hinder, Papa Roach, Shinedown, Three Days Grace, Thornley, Sam Roberts, Billy Talent and Metric to name just a few. Caught Up In The Excess was produced by Jeff “Diesel” Dalziel (Thornley, Prozzak, Rex Goudie). VARIOUSAmerican Idol – 10th Anniversary – The Hits – Volume 1 Dist: Sony Music Canada For the first time ever, the superstar recording artists from the past 10 years of television’s #1 show American Idol will have their signature songs featured on one compilation. American Idol 10th Anniversary - The Hits will be released on March 15, 2011 with mega-hit singles from the likes of Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, Adam Lambert, Fantasia, David Cook and more.
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