On this day in 1983 – David Bowie went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Let’s Dance’, featuring blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan. It was Bowie’s first single to reach number one on both sides of the Atlantic. The music video was made by David Mallet on location in Australia including a bar in Carinda in New South Wales, featured Bowie playing with his band while impassively watching an Aboriginal couple’s struggles against metaphors of Western cultural imperialism.
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The Kinks Announce Final Installment In ‘The Journey’ Anthology Series
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Iconic British rock band The Kinks have announced The Journey — Part 3, the third and final installment of The Journey anthology series, due out July 11th via BMG.
The Journey – Part 3 covers the band’s RCA/Arista period spanning 1977 to 1984. Compiled by the band, the release comes on two discs. Disc one is made up of 11 classic tracks and hits from the era, freshly remastered from the original quarter-inch production master tapes, including “Come Dancing,” “Destroyer,” “Living On A Thin Line,” and more.
Disc two features never-before-heard recordings, discovered in the Konk archive, from the band’s euphoric, historic Royal Albert Hall show from July 11th, 1993, including renditions of “You Really Got Me,” “Till The End of the Day,” and “Sunny Afternoon,” among many others.
The package will be available on 2 CD, 2 LP, Digital and HD digital formats. The physical formats contain track-by-track commentary by the band and new liner notes from Phil Alexander.
The Journey — Part 3 Tracklist:
CD 1:
1. Catch Me Now I’m Falling (2025 Remaster)
2. (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman (2025 Remaster)
3. A Rock’n’Roll Fantasy (2025 Remaster)
4. Sleepwalker (2025 Remaster)
5. Living On A Thin Line (2025 Remaster)
6. Come Dancing (2025 Remaster)
7. Around The Dial (2025 Remaster)
8. Do It Again (2025 Remaster)
9. Better Things (2025 Remaster)
10. Destroyer (2025 Remaster)
11. Low Budget (2025 Remaster)
12. Misfits (2025 Remaster)
CD 2:
1. One of Our DJs Is Missing (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
2. Till The End of The Day (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
3. Where Have All The Good Times Gone (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
4. Low Budget (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
5. Apeman (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
6. Phobia (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
7. Only a Dream (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
8. Scattered (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
9. Celluloid Heroes (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
10. I’m Not Like Everybody Else (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
11. Dedicated Follower of Fashion (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
12. The Informer (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
13. Death of a Clown (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
14. Sunny Afternoon (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
15. You Really Got Me (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
16. Days (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1993)
Source: RTT Music News
Born on this day in 1944 – Joe Cocker
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Born on this day in 1944 – Joe Cocker, English singer and musician who had the 1968 UK No.1 single with his cover of The Beatles With a Little Help from My Friends, plus he had 8 other UK Top 40 singles and appeared at the 1969 Woodstock Festival. He scored the 1982 US No.1 single with Jennifer Warnes ‘Up Where We Belong’. In 2007 he was awarded a bronze Sheffield Legends plaque in his hometown and in 2008 he received an OBE at Buckingham Palace for services to music. Cocker died of lung cancer on 22 December 2014 in Crawford, Colorado.
Jethro Tull Announce New Album ‘Live From Baloise Session’
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Jethro Tull have announced a new live album, Live From Baloise Session.
The Live From Baloise Session album is a live recording of Jethro Tull’s performance at the Basel Festival in 2008.
It is being released for the first time in audio format, though previously available as a DVD. The album will be released on June 13th in Europe as a 2CD Digipak and heavy-weight 2LP gatefold edition as well as worldwide for digital download and streaming. The U.S. physical release will follow on August 15th.
“Aqualung,” the first live track from the upcoming album, was released on Wednesday. It will be available as digital download and stream when pre-ordering the album.
“As always, the prospect of a live recording places a greater-than-usual sense of concentration and responsibility on the musicians.”, says Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson. “Added stress for us perhaps but we had the determination to match. The easy-going informality of this fine concert venue in the beautiful city of Basel transfers to the band and audience alike providing a memorable occasion for all.”
Source: RTT Music News
Born on this day in 1945 – Pete Townshend
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Born on this day in 1945 – English musician, singer, songwriter Pete Townshend, The Who. Had the 1965 UK No.2 single ‘My Generation’ and the 1967 US No.9 single ‘I Can See For Miles’ plus over 20 other UK Top 40 hit singles, 16 US Top 40 singles and rock opera albums ‘Tommy’ & ‘Quadrophenia’. Townshend became known for his eccentric stage style swinging his right arm against the guitar strings in a windmill style, often smashing guitars on stage. Although known primarily as a guitarist, he also plays keyboards, banjo, accordion, harmonica, ukulele, mandolin, violin, synthesiser, bass guitar, and drums.
Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band Set To Kick Off ‘The Land Of Hope And Dreams Tour’
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Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will return to the road on May 14th for their only shows of 2025, bringing The Land of Hope and Dreams Tour to more than 700,000 fans in six countries this summer.
Beginning with a three-show run in Manchester, England, the 16 scheduled dates will serve as the finale to a tour that has been deemed “the greatest show on earth.”
Beginning in February 2023, with Springsteen and The E Street Band’s first shows in six years, the current run of 130 dates has sold over 4 million tickets across continents, been named Pollstar’s Rock Tour of the Year in 2024, and resulted in the critically-acclaimed documentary Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band.
Each of this year’s tour dates will take place in a city that Springsteen and The E Street Band are yet to play since their 2023 return, concluding with two nights at the legendary San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy, on June 30th and July 3rd.
For tickets and more information about Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s The Land of Hope and Dreams Tour, visit brucespringsteen.net/tour.
Tracks II: The Lost Albums, a collection of seven never-heard, full-length Springsteen records, is set for release on June 27 via Sony Music.
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band: The Land of Hope and Dreams Tour Dates:
May 14 – Manchester, England – Co-op Live
May 17 – Manchester, England – Co-op Live
May 20 – Manchester, England – Co-op Live
May 24 – Lille, France – Stade Pierre Mauroy
May 27 – Lille, France – Stade Pierre Mauroy
May 31- Marseille, France – Orange Vélodrome
June 4 – Liverpool, England – Anfield Stadium
June 7 – Liverpool, England – Anfield Stadium
June 11 – Berlin, Germany – Olympiastadion
June 15 – Prague, Czech Republic – Airport Letnany
June 18 – Frankfurt, Germany – Deutsche Bank Park
June 21 – San Sebastian, Spain – Estadio Reale Arena
June 24 – San Sebastian, Spain – Estadio Reale Arena
June 27 – Gelsenkirchen, Germany – Veltins Arena
June 30 – Milan, Italy – San Siro Stadium
July 3 – Milan, Italy – San Siro Stadium
Source: RTT Music News
On this day in 1987 – U2’s ‘ With or Without You’ Hits Number One
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On this day in 1987 – U2 started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart ‘With Or Without You’, the group’s first US No.1. The third track from their 1987 album ‘The Joshua Tree’ the song was the group’s most successful single at the time.
H & S FEED & COUNTRY STORE PET OF THE WEEK: KEVIN
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This week’s H&S Feed and Country Store Pet of the Week is “Kevin”, an adorable and super-friendly dog who gets along great with kids and other dogs (not so sure about cats) and loves to play. Kevin is very food-motivated and would be very easy to train. Kevin is fully vetted, neutered, vaccinated, and ready to go!
And because Kevin is the Pet of the Week, his adoption fee is only $100 this week!
If you’d like to set up an appointment to meet Kevin or any of the pets at Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter, visit https://www.stephenmemorial.org/ and fill out an adoption application.
Check out our visit about Kevin with Shanna from Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter here:
Elton John, Coldplay Among 400 Artists Seeking Protection From AI
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Elton John and Coldplay are among more than 400 artists urging the U.K.’s Prime Minister to take action in enforcing copyright laws related to artificial intelligence.
A letter signed by over 400 British musicians, writers, and artists, addressed to Keir Starmer, warns that without proper copyright protection, they would effectively be “giving away” their work to technology companies.
Dua Lipa, Paul McCartney, Florence Welch, Kate Bush and Robbie Williams have also signed the letter.
On Monday, May 12, the House of Lords voted on an amendment to a bill that would require AI developers to disclose which copyrighted materials they have used to train their models.
The letter reads: “Creative copyright is the lifeblood of the creative industries. It recognizes the moral authority we have over our work and provides an income stream for 2.4 million people across the four nations of the United Kingdom.”
“The fight to defend our creative industries has been joined by scores of UK businesses, including those who use and develop AI. We are not against progress or innovation. The creative industries have always been early adopters of technology. Indeed, many of the world’s greatest inventions, from the lightbulb to AI itself, have been a result of UK creative minds grappling with technology,” the letter adds.
Other signatories include author Kazuo Ishiguro, playwright David Hare, singer Robbie Williams, Tom Stoppard and Richard Curtis.
Source: RTT Music News
Born on this day in 1947 – Graeham Goble
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Born on this day in 1947 – Graeham Goble, from Australian group, Little River Band who scored the 1978 US No.3 single ‘Reminiscing’ plus 12 other US Top 40 singles selling more than 30 million records.
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