Faith No More Add Tour Dates and Scheduled to Appear on "The Tonight Show"

Faith No More will release their first album in over 18 years,  Sol Invictus, on May 19th. The band will be appearing on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" on May 13th.

FNM also recently announced their U.S. Tour dates which has now been extended through the end of the summer. For more information and tickets please follow the link to Faith No More's official website. 

Please see the dates for their U.S. Tour below:


Faith No More U.S. Tour 2015:


04-15 Vancouver, British Columbia - PNE Forum
04-16 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theater
04-17 Portland, OR - Keller Auditorium
04-19 San Francisco, CA - Warfield
04-20 San Francisco, CA - Warfield
04-22 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
04-23 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
04-24 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
04-25 Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory
05-07 Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall
05-08 Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit
05-09 Toronto, Ontario - Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
05-11 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
05-13 New York, NY - Webster Hall
05-14 New York, NY - Webster Hall
05-15 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory

07-26 Austin, TX - Austin Music Hall
07-27 Dallas, TX - South Side Ballroom
07-28 Houston, TX - Bayou Music Center
07-30 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade Music Park +
07-31 Raleigh, NC - Red Hat Amphitheater +
08-01 Philadelphia, PA - Skyline Stage at the Mann Center +
08-02 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion +
08-04 Boston, MA - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion +
08-05 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden

Phish's Mike Gordon Announces Solo Tour (Rolling Stone)

Phish bassist Mike Gordon will return to the road this for a 16-date tour starting June 5th at the Charleston Music Hall in Charleston, South Carolina. 







Read more of Jon Blistein's article @ Rolling Stone: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/phishs-mike-gordon-announces-solo-tour-20150407#ixzz3WixvPgtF

On the turntable this Sunday...Murmur

Murmur is the debut studio album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released in 1983 on I.R.S. Records. Murmur drew critical acclaim upon its release for its sound, defined by singer Michael Stipe's cryptic lyrics, guitarist Peter Buck's jangly guitar style, and bassist Mike Mills' melodic basslines.

Recording

R.E.M. started recording its debut album in December 1982. I.R.S. paired R.E.M. with producer Stephen Hague, who had a higher profile than the band's previous producer Mitch Easter. Hague's emphasis on technical perfection did not suit the band; the producer made the group perform multiple takes of the song "Catapult", which demoralized drummer Bill Berry. Also, Hague took the completed track to Synchro Sound studios in Boston and added keyboard parts to the track without the band's permission and to their dismay. Unsatisfied, the band members asked the label to let them record with Easter. I.R.S. agreed to a "tryout" session, allowing the band to travel to North Carolina and record the song "Pilgrimage" with Easter and producing partner Don Dixon. After hearing the track, I.R.S. permitted the group to record the album with Dixon and Easter.

R.E.M. entered Reflection Studios in Charlotte, North Carolina in January 1983 to begin recording sessions with Easter and Dixon. Much of the band's material for the album had been tested on preceding tours. Because of its bad experience with Hague, the band recorded the album via a process of negation, refusing to incorporate rock music clichés such as guitar solos or then-popular synthesizers, in order to give its music a timeless feel.  Berry in particular was resistant to "odd" musical suggestions, insisting that his drums be recorded in a drummer's booth, a practice that was antiquated at the time. Dixon and Easter took a hands-off approach to much of the recording process. The pair would only fix up a vocal track or ask singer Michael Stipe to re-record a vocal if it was very substandard.

Murmur's sound characterized the quieter, introverted side of the first wave of alternative rock in the United States. The sound was new at the time, though not stepping beyond the constructs of traditional rock music. The guitars have a bright, ring-like chime that brought on comparisons to The Byrds, and the bass guitar has the bright punchy sound of the Rickenbacker favored by Mike Mills. Mills carries much of the melodic element of the music on the bass, contributing to the moody sound of early R.E.M. albums. Also contributing to this sound is the distant singing of Michael Stipe whose obscure lyrics, sung indistinctly, lend to the mystery and depth of the music.
In a rare instance of R.E.M. co-writing, Stipe asked friend Neil Bogan to contribute lyrics to "West of the Fields."

The front cover features an image of a large quantity of the noxious weed kudzu, which grows so rapidly that it overtakes the landscape and kills other plants by completely shading them. The trestle featured on the back cover of the original vinyl LP release, originally part of the Georgia Railroad line into downtown Athens, has become something of a local landmark. Plans to demolish the trestle, now commonly referred to as the "Murmur Trestle," met with public outcry. On October 2, 2000, the Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission voted to save the trestle. In 2012, the local government said it can't afford to keep it and called the wooden edifice unsafe.
Copies of the initial tape edition—catalogue number CS 70604—list "There She Goes Again" as the final track, but it is not present. This mistake was fixed with subsequent printings.

The album drew substantial critical acclaim. Rolling Stone gave the album four out of five stars. Reviewer Steve Pond felt the album fulfilled the promise the band showed on Chronic Town. He wrote, "Murmur is the record on which [R.E.M.] trade that potential for results: an intelligent, enigmatic, deeply involving album, it reveals a depth and cohesiveness to R.E.M. that the EP could only suggest." He concluded, "R.E.M. is clearly the important Athens band." It was Rolling Stone's Best Album of 1983, beating Michael Jackson's Thriller, The Police's Synchronicity and U2's War. Buck noted in 2002 that I.R.S. was "mind-boggled" by the album's positive reviews, especially in the British press, since R.E.M. had not yet toured that country. Murmur was released in April 1983. The record reached number 36 on the Billboard album chart. A re-recorded version of "Radio Free Europe" was the album's lead single and reached number 78 on the Billboard singles chart that year. Despite the acclaim awarded the album, by the end of 1983 Murmur had only sold about 200,000 copies, which I.R.S.'s Jay Boberg felt was below expectations. Murmur was eventually certified gold (500,000 units shipped) by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1991.

Since its release, Murmur has featured heavily in various "must have" lists compiled by the music media. In 1989, it was rated number eight on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s. In 2003, the TV network VH1 named Murmur the 92nd greatest album of all time. Some of the more prominent of these lists to feature Murmur are shown below; this information is adapted from acclaimedmusic.net.

Sammy Hagar On Van Halen’s New Live Album: ‘What the (Expletive) Are These Guys Thinking?’ Read More: Sammy Hagar On Van Halen's New Live Album: 'What the (Expletive) Are These Guys Thinking?' (UCR)

Sammy Hagar isn't pulling any punches when it comes to the new live album from his old band Van Halen. 

“They've got some pretty rough vocals,” Hagar tells the Las Vegas Review Journal, before talking frankly about his attempts to avoid all things Van Halen when talking with reporters.


Read More of Nick DeRiso's article @ Ultimate Classic Rock: Sammy Hagar On Van Halen's New Live Album: 'What the (Expletive) Are These Guys Thinking?' 

Yes and Toto to Tour Together in 2015

Yes and Toto have recently announced their plans to tour North America together this summer with dates kicking off in CT on August 7 through mid-September when the bands will close the tour in Vancouver.  For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit the Yes or Toto sites. 

Yes-Toto Summer Tour 2015:

August 7 Mashantucket, CT—Fox Theater, Foxwoods Resort Casino
August 8 Newark, NJ—New Jersey Performing Arts Center
August 9 Atlantic City, NJ—Event Center, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
August 11 Brooklyn, NY—Barclays Center
August 12 Baltimore, MD—Pier Six Pavilion
August 14 Huber Heights, OH—The Rose Music Center at The Heights
August 15 Detroit, MI—Freedom Hill Amphitheatre
August 16 Chicago, IL—First Merit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
August 18 Des Moines, IA—Iowa State Fair
August 19 St. Charles, MO—The Family Arena
August 21 Biloxi MS—Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
August 23 Clearwater, FL—Ruth Eckerd Hall
August 25 Houston, TX—The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 26 San Antonio, TX—Majestic Theatre
August 27 Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
August 30 Littleton, CO—Denver Botanic Gardens
August 31 Salt Lake City, UT—Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre
September 2 Tuscon, AZ—AVA Amphitheater at Casino del So Resort
September 4 Scottsdale, AZ—The Pool at Talking Stick Resort
September 5 Papa, CA—Starlight Theater, Pala Casino Spa Resort
September 6 Los Angeles, CA—Greek Theatre
September 8 Saratoga, CA—The Mountain Winery
September 10 Shelton, WA—Little Creek Casino Resort
September 11 Airway Heights, WA—Northern Quest Resort & Casino
September 12 Coquitlam, BC—Hard Rock Casino Vancouver 

Rolling Stones Announce North American Summer Tour, ‘Sticky Fingers’ Reissue Read More: Rolling Stones Announce North American Summer Tour, 'Sticky Fingers' Reissue (Ultimate Classic Rock)

The Rolling Stones will be back on the road — and back in the United States — this summer.
The band has announced a 15-city stadium trek it’s dubbing the ZIP Code Tour, promising “a set packed full of classic Stones hits,” set to begin May 24 in San Diego and continue through July 15 in Quebec... 


Read More of Jeff Giles' article @Ultimate Classic Rock: Rolling Stones Announce North American Summer Tour, 'Sticky Fingers' Reissue 

Record Store Day 2015

With less than two weeks before Record Store Day 2015, we wanted to make sure that we at The Showbiz Kids shared all of the information and links with you, our readers.

The list of titles being released ONLY AT RECORD STORES is only a click away, in TWO versions: A handy PDF that you can use as a shopping/wish list and a Pull Down menu with more detail and artwork. These are the pieces that will be released at REAL LIVE RECORD STORES on April 18. 

Keep in mind that things change OFTEN in this business, and we’ll be making changes to the list when that happens. Fixes, tweaks, new descriptions, additions and cancellations as they happen. Life is a work in progress, there’s a poster out there with a kitten in an adorable but precarious situation that says so. And so is our list.