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Jun 5, 2007
Bob Marley’s ‘EXODUS’ on a jump drive
from the Planned Obsolescence dept.
Bob Marley’s
masterpiece Exodus celebrates
its 30th anniversary this summer, and will be commemorated with the release of an
exclusive new version of the album. Starting today, limited edition copies of the
recording will be available on USB Memory Stick
via Bob Marley’s official website
http://www.bobmarley.com. The event marks the very first artist-specific album
to be released using this groundbreaking format.
Described by Time Magazine
as “the best album of the 20th century,”
Exodus catches Marley at the height one of his most introspective, rebellious
and creative periods, and it will now continue to make history by offering an alternative
way for fans to purchase music, introducing them to the exciting technology available
in today’s music marketplace. In addition to the launch of this new format, the
multi-layered promotion will also include a variety of added value and content to
be released via Bob Marley’s official site.
4000 limited edition reusable USB Memory Sticks feature not only
the 10 original songs on Exodus but also
audio and video content, including three video tracks recorded at London
’s Rainbow Theatre in June 1977. Fans that join the
Bob Marley Passport Fan Club via www.bobmarley.com
http://www.bobmarley.com will receive the Exodus USB.
posted by tearaway at 09:26:18 PM | More Music News »
Riders In The Sky Celebrate Centennial Salute To Gene Autry
from the Cowboy Music dept.
Nashville, Tenn.—“Public Cowboy #1” Gene Autry would have celebrated his 100th birthday this year. Riders In The Sky, the modern day standard bearers of the grand and sweeping western music tradition that Autry popularized, are seizing the opportunity to celebrate the singing cowboy’s life and music with a “Centennial Salute to Gene Autry!” The nearly year long festivities include a national tour and the re-release of their 1996 album, Public Cowboy #1: The Music of Gene Autry. Additionally, Riders In The Sky are guest artists on the tribute album Boots Too Big to Fill: A Tribute to Gene Autry (also featuring Vince Gill, Randy Owen, Glen Campbell, Charlie Daniels, and Pam Tillis). To commemorate this 100th birthday celebration, Riders In The Sky are also offering a brand new, limited edition poster on their website that features both Autry and the Riders in an old-style western movie poster design.
posted by hillbillynation at 09:24:42 PM | More Music News »
1,683 guitarists play 'Smoke on Water'
from the Guitar classics dept.
More than 1,680 guitar players turned out, tuned up and took part in what organizers say was a world record rendition of Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water" — a song that was the first many of them ever learned.
Some came from as far away as California and Germany on Sunday to take part in a Kansas City radio station's effort to break a Guinness world record for the most people playing the same song simultaneously. The record had been 1,323 people playing the same song in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1994.
"It was cool to see little kids playing, people who had been playing for their whole lives, like older people, and then I'm sure there were people like me who just picked up the song a couple days before," said Autumn McPherson, of Winfield, a senior at the University of Kansas.
Preliminary numbers show 1,683 people played the popular early '70s guitar riff on Sunday at CommunityAmerica Ballpark.
"I thought it was going to be kind of cheesy," said Hannah Koch, of Prairie Village, who came clad in an elf costume. "But after I got here, I got caught up in the excitement of it."
Tanna Guthrie, a morning show host for KYYS (99.7 FM), came up with the idea for the record attempt. She said her station will send participant sign-up lists, photos, videos and copies of media coverage to Guinness seeking official recognition of a record.
Guthrie said she chose "Smoke on the Water," a track off Deep Purple's "Machine Head" album, because it's one of the first songs many guitarists learn.
"You never know if you can pull something like this off," she said.
One of the participants, John Cardona of Hanford, California, said he brought felt-tip pens so he could get others to sign his guitar.
"It was the guitar I learned on," the 41-year-old said. "It was very dispensable on the way here, but very valuable to me now."
