‘Voice’ coach notches first No. 1 with ‘Red River Blue’
No doubt thanks to his newly minted TV stardom, country singer Blake Shelton notches his first No. 1 album, “Red River Blue,” this week, leading six albums into the top 10.
Shelton, coach on the NBC singing face-off “The Voice,” reaches the top this week with debut sales of 116,000 for his Warner Nashville set, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures for the week ending July 17.
“Blue” represents a chart peak for Shelton: His biggest previous album to date was 2007′s “Pure BS,” which reached No. 8, while last year’s EP “Hillbilly Bone” topped out at No. 3.
Southern California hard rock unit Incubus’ “If Not Now, When?” (Epic) arrives at No. 2, managing an 80,000-unit start. Read full post…
In a sea of indie-esque rock bands, Alberta Cross soars to the top with their roaring guitars, piercing vocals, and powerful ensemble sound. The band incorporates a classic rock sound into their contemporary rock grooves, which makes for an overwhelmingly catchy sound. Their first album, Broken Side of Time, has brought them high stakes performances at festivals including Coachella, Bonnaroo, and the Dave Matthews Band Caravan. After touring internationally since the album’s release,Alberta Cross took time off to create their sophomore effort. The album, which is yet untitled, is set for release later on this summer. Frontman, Petter Stakee, spoke with Glide about this new album and their music.
I heard that you are in the studio recording a new album. Can you talk about that process and how it compares to your debut, Broken Side of Time?
This one is very different from the first one. On the first album, me and Terry went from London to New York, trying to find new members, and we played a bunch of shows, trying to record these new songs. It was quite rushed. We’ve been out touring the last record for a year and a half around the world and I’ve definitely had more time to craft the songs. We’ve been working in a lot of different places. Over the last tour, we went to Woodstock and had a writing process for a month, and I went to LA and wrote for a bit. This has been reall Read full post…
Jazz singer Joe Lee Wilson has died at the age of 75.
The renowned baritone passed away on 17 July.
Born in Oklahoma in 1935, he moved to Los Angeles in his late teens to study classical singing.
He was discovered by singer Ernestine Anderson in the late 1950s and relocated to New York, where he worked with LeRoi Jones, saxophonist Archie Shepp and jazz drummer Sunny Murray.
He is perhaps best known for tying with Sly and the Family Stone for first place on TV show Talent Search in 1968.
The victory earned him a record deal with Columbia.
Wilson was a member of the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame.
The story of what happens after the prom when the high school sweetheart who broke your heart turns out to be the best thing you never had. You move on and find true happiness. The music video was directed by Diane Martel and edited by Ed Burke and Jenke-Ahmed Tailly.
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In a sign of legal fallout from the Casey Anthony murder trial, a lawyer for Michael Jackson’s doctor said Wednesday his jury should be sequestered to avoid contamination by TV pundits _ specifically Nancy Grace.
Attorney J. Michael Flanagan said the televised, involuntary manslaughter trial of Dr. Conrad Murray could be prejudiced by “final arguments” being delivered daily on TV by Grace and other commentators.
“How many final arguments will we have to hear in this case?” Flanagan asked.
At a pretrial hearing, the lawyer referred to “the recent case in Florida” and told the judge Murray’s trial was expected to get even wider coverage.
In a sea of indie-esque rock bands, Alberta Cross soars to the top with their roaring guitars, piercing vocals, and powerful ensemble sound. The band incorporates a classic rock sound into their contemporary rock grooves, which makes for an overwhelmingly catchy sound. Their first album, Broken Side of Time, has brought them high stakes performances at festivals including Coachella, Bonnaroo, and the Dave Matthews Band Caravan. After touring internationally since the album’s release,Alberta Cross took time off to create their sophomore effort. The album, which is yet untitled, is set for release later on this summer. Frontman, Petter Stakee, spoke with Glide about this new album and their music.
The music video was directed by Diane Martel and edited by Ed Burke and Jenke-Ahmed Tailly.