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Ron Sexsmith Announces Tour Dates & New Album

ALBUM AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ODER AT WWW.RONSEXSMITH.COM


Long Player Late Bloomer

Ron Sexsmith has
announced the initial dates for his world-wide concert tour in support of his forthcoming album, Long
Player Late Bloomer
. Beginning with a few scattered U.S. dates in February, the tour kicks off in earnest
in March in North America before heading to Europe in late April.

Long Player Late Bloomer will be released on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. A very special limited edition of the
album is now available for pre-order at www.ronsexsmith.com. This must-have limited edition collectable of the
album includes the CD of Long Player Late Bloomer as well as a DVD comprised of the CMT Canada TV
specials “Late Bloomer Long Player” (includes tracks not seen on the broadcast) and “Dakota Sessions.” The package
also includes a Ron Sexsmith lithograph. The first 200 fans ordering the package will receive signed lithographs.
Fans also have the option of pre-ordering the CD alone or Vinyl with a bonus CD. With all pre-orders, fans will
instantly receive an MP3 of the track “Get In Line.”

Produced by Bob Rock (Metallica, Bon Jovi and Michael Buble), Long Player Late Bloomer was
recorded in Los Angeles, Toronto and Vancouver during the winter of 2010. The album features a star-studded cast
of musicians backing up Ron in the studio, including guitarist Rusty Anderson (Paul McCartney), bassist
Paul Bushnell (Elton John, No Doubt), keyboardist Jamie Edwards (Aimee Mann) and drummer
Josh Freese (Devo, Nine Inch Nails).

Ron Sexsmith Tour dates:

01/21 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club

02/13 – Charleston, WV – Mountain Stage
02/16 – Nashville, TN – Music City Roots

02/19 – Memphis, TN – Folk Alliance

03/03 – Toronto, ON – Canadian Place

03/03 – Kingston, ON – Sydenham Uni. Church
03/04 – Collingwood, ON – Gayety Theatre
03/05 – London, ON – Aeolian Hall
03/08 – 09 – Halifax, NS – The Carleton
03/21 – Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center
03/22 – Chicago, IL – Schuba’s Tavern

03/24 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe
03/25 – Vienna, VA – Jammin’ Java Music Club
03/26 – Philadelphia, PA – Tin Angel

03/27 – Cambridge, MA – T.T. The Bears
03/28 – New York, NY – Highline Ballroom
03/30 – Edmonton, AB – Haven Social Club
03/31 – Calgary, AB – Ironwood Stage and Grill

04/01 – Vancouver, BC – Rio Theatre
04/02 – Victoria, BC – St. Ann’s Auditorium
04/07 – San Francisco, CA – Cafe Du Nord

04/08 – Los Angeles, CA – Largo @ The Coronet
04/15 – Ottawa, ON – First Baptist Church

04/16 – Peterborough, ON – Market Hall

04/19 – Waterloo, ON – Starlight
04/20 – Hamilton, ON – Hamilton Place

04/21 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace

04/25 – Stockholm, Sweden – Gota Kallore
04/27 – Berlin, Germany – Admiralspalast
04/28 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – People’s Place

04/30 – London, United Kingdom – Barbican Hall
05/02 – Paris, France – La Maroquinerie
05/03 – Cologne, Germany – Kulturkirche

05/04 – Ghent, Belgium – Handelsbeurs

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Sir Paul McCartney Prince William & Kate Middleton Wedding Performer?

Will Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney take center stage at the most anticipated royal wedding in 30 years? The “Say Say Say” singer’s name has joined the list of respected musical acts — which also includes Elton John and ABBA — who have reportedly been invited to perform at the wedding reception of royal wedding [...]

Steven Tyler, Dave Grohl Honor McCartney at Kennedy Center

DAVE GROHL, STEVEN TYLER, JAMES TAYLOR,
NO DOUBT, NORAH JONES PAY TRIBUTE TO
SIR PAUL

On December 5, Paul
McCartney
was honored at the Kennedy Center Honors
2010
alongside Merle Haggard, Bill T. Jones,
Jerry
Herman,
and Oprah Winfrey. Last night, the program aired on CBS.

Check out the clips below to watch No Doubt, Dave Grohl, Norah Jones, Steven Tyler, James
Taylor,
and Mavis Staples, as they each performed songs by written by McCartney.


Sirius XM NYE Broadcasts

FURTHUR, BISCUITS, DBT, AVETTS AND MORE

Eminem

SIRIUS XM Radio announced yesterday that it will celebrate the new year with a wide-ranging lineup of live concerts, special performances, exclusive DJ sets, a special New Year’s Eve music channel and various year-end countdowns. Here’s the rundown:

-Eminem’s “Home & Home” concert – featuring guest appearances from 50 Cent, Drake, B.O.B. and Dr. Dre, was recorded live at Comerica Park in Detroit, MI, and will play exclusively on his Sirius XM channel Shade 45 and XM channel 66 on Friday, December 31 at 8:00 pm ET.

-A special encore broadcast of Paul McCartney’s performance from the Apollo Theater from December 13 will air on The Bridge, SIRIUS channel 33 and XM channel 27, on Friday, December 31 at 9:00 pm ET.

Other NYE performances being broadcast live on Sirius XM include:

-Furthur from Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, CA
-The Disco Biscuits from the Tower Theatre in Philadelphia, PA
-Southside Johnny at Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, NJ
-Patti Smith at Bowery Ballroom in New York City, NY
-The Avett Brothers at Ashville Civic Center in Asheville, NC
-Phil Vassar from downtown Nashville, TN
-Drive By Truckersfrom Terminal 5 in New York, NY
-Pitbull from House of Blues in Las Vegas, NV
-Little Feat at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, PA

Sirius XM will also broadcast historic and special concerts by Bruce Springsteen, Willie Nelson, Frank Sinatra, David Bowie, Flaming Lips, Jack Johnson, Phoenix, Bachman & Turner, Peter Noone, Gerald Albright and Vampire Weekend.

For dance music fans, Sirius XM will broadcast DJ Paul Oakenfold live from Rain in Las Vegas and Swedish House Mafia’s Steve Angello will DJ live from Roseland in New York, NY. In addition, listeners can hear DJ sets by Paul van Dyk, Armin van Buuren, Swedish House Mafia’s Axwell, as well as a special presentation of Tim Berg presents “Avicii LEV7LS” on New Year’s Eve. The DJ sets will air on Electric Area, Sirius channel 38 and XM channel 80.

Real Jazz, Sirius channel 72 and XM channel 70, will present NPR’s 30th “Toast of the Nation” featuring live jazz, coast to coast, with performances from Dianne Reeves, Lionel Loueke Trio, Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra with Nnenna Freelon, Jimmy Heath, Cyrus Chestnut, Nicholas Payton and Benny Green.

Metropolitan Opera Radio, Sirius channel 78 and XM channel 79, will present a live broadcast of the new production premiere Verdi’s La Traviata.

Sirius XM’s New Year’s Nation channel, Sirius channel 3 and XM channel 23, has been custom-created to serve as the soundtrack to New Year’s Eve parties around the country and will feature party hits from genres across Sirius XM’s music platform. The channel will launch on Friday, December 31 at 12:00 pm ET and will air through Saturday, January 1 at 11:59 pm ET.


John Lennon ‘didn’t want to be a dead hero’

john lenonThree days before he was murdered, John Lennon said he did not want to be a “dead hero”. The remark was made in an interview with journalist Jonathan Cott, who recently found ‘lost’ tapes as he cleared a cupboard and made them public on the legend’s 30th death anniversary. When Cott played them he heard [...]

Macca to rock London, Liverpool ahead of Christmas

Sir Paul McCartneyPaul McCartney is set to hit his smallest gigs in a decade just before Christmas in London and Liverpool. Macca could easily sell out a few arena dates but is keeping things intimate at London”s Hammersmith Apollo on December 18 and a homecoming gig at Liverpool O2 Academy on December 20. “Christmas is the perfect [...]

Black Eyed Peas to headline Super Bowl XLV Halftime Show

The Black Eyed Peas is all set to perform at the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLV Halftime Show on February 6, 2011. The announcement was made on FOX during the New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys game, reports UsMagazine.com. The Grammy Award-winning group, which includes Fergie, 35, will.i.am, 35, Taboo, 35, and apl.de.ap, 35, will perform [...]

Paul McCartney Live at the Apollo

MUST BE A SIRIUS XM SUBSCRIBER TO ENTER THE CONTEST


Paul McCartney

On December 13 at 8:00 pm ET, history will be made. For the first time in his career, Paul McCartney will perform at
Harlem’s world famous Apollo Theater, at an exclusive live concert event for SiriusXM listeners. This very
special, invitation-only concert will celebrate SiriusXM reaching 20 million subscribers, a milestone the company
expects to achieve shortly. As a thank you to its loyal subscribers, SiriusXM will broadcast the concert LIVE
nationwide, as well as offer a few lucky subscribers the opportunity to attend this historic event in person.

One Grand Prize winner will be awarded a paid trip to New York City for four people, two nights lodging, four tickets
to this exclusive concert, a subscription to “Everything Plus The Best Of” Sirius or XM in a Lifetime Plan, good for the
lifetime of your radio, and an autographed copy of the just-released Band On The Run Deluxe Edition Box
Set
. One hundred twenty-five First Prize winners will be awarded two tickets to the exclusive
concert.

The Grand Prize winner will also have an opportunity to be a Guest DJ on “Paul McCartney’s Band on the Run Radio,”
a limited-engagement, 24/7 commercial-free music channel devoted to Paul McCartney’s legendary and expansive
music catalog, including music from his solo records, tracks from every Wings album as well as the iconic songs he
recorded with The Beatles.

The channel’s launch coincides with the recent re-issue of Paul McCartney & Wings’ number one album, Band on the
Run, the first title to be released as part of an extensive overhaul of McCartney’s complete catalog of solo
recordings. The month-long channel will also feature a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this landmark
album, hosted by McCartney himself, as well as newly-discovered live performances of Wings tracks recorded at
Abbey Road Studios from The Paul McCartney Archive.

Click here to win a chance to see Sir Paul live. The contest
is open only to those who have been an active Sirius or XM subscriber continuously since November 15, 2010.

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‘Queen’ to re-release their albums

Veteran British rock band Queen has signed a new record deal with Universal that will see all their albums remastered and re-released next year. The agreement thereby ends their 40-year partnership with EMI, reports the BBC. “We are very excited, after all this time, to be embarking on a new phase of our career,” said [...]

Noel Gallagher ‘is the next McCartney’

Founder of Creation Records, Alan McGee, has rated former Oasis member Noel Gallagher to be as good as John Lennon and Paul McCartney. McGee, 50, made the comment after listening to 43-year-old Gallagher’s new solo material. “I’ve heard the Noel demos. They’re f***ing genius. For me, the guy’s a McCartney, a Lennon, a Neil Young [...]

Weekend Crunch Crumbs

-Fame actress Naturl Naughton, formerly of the pop trio 3LW, will guest star on this weekend’s Mad Men… -We wish everyone would stop talking about Michael Douglas like he’s dead…. -Dreadlocked teen locked out of high school homecoming in Mississippi… -Singer Tom Jones about his hit new album, Praise and Blame, a collection of gospel and blues songs [...]

Paris Hilton Banned From Japan

Japan Tells Hilton: “You’re Not on the List!” Socialite Paris Hilton has left Japan after being denied entrance to the country a day after pleading guilty to cocaine possession in Las Vegas.“I’m going back home, and I look forward to coming back to Japan in the future,” a smiling Paris told reporters before heading [...]

Elizabeth Taylor, Johnny Carson were also on my hit list: Lennon killer

Despite other famous people like U.S. TV talk show host Johnny Carson and the actress Elizabeth Taylor on his hit-list, Mark David Chapman killed John Lennon because he was more accessible. Mark Chapman admitted he was hell bent on killing a celebrity when he gunned down the ex-Beatle outside his New York apartment block 30 [...]

Paul McCartney Oprah Winfrey Among Kennedy Center Honors Honorees 2010

Musician Paul McCartney and Queen of Talk Oprah Winfrey will be among five honorees celebrated at the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors this December.The TV host and actress, who kicks off the 25th and final season of The Oprah Winfrey Show this monh, will be honored at the 33rd annual event in Washington on Dec. 5, [...]

JamBase Questionnaire: Dead Confederate

Welcome back to JamBase’s baker’s dozen to the bright lights of the music world. Last time we heard from Steve Gorman of The Black Crowes.

After unleashing a debut crammed with dark-edged, psychedelia-licked hard rock, it comes as a happy surprise to find Dead Confederate exploring spare folk textures, soaring pop, and other experimental fluctuations on their fantabulous sophomore platter, Sugar (arriving August 24 on TAO/Old Flame). Signs of obvious growth are everywhere, from the finely wrought lyrics to singer-guitarist Hardy Morris‘ more forthright vocals to a dense, compelling sonic curiosity that keeps one’s ear glued to the speakers. Sugar is the affirmation of the faith artist like Widespread Panic’s Dave Schools and Dinosaur Jr. – whose J. Mascis guests on the new album- have shown this Athens, GA band. This is a bold, inquisitive rock band on the rise, building their own sound but clearly not ready to lay down any borders just yet. (Dennis Cook)

Here’s what Hardy had to say to our inquiries.

Hardy Morris by Daniel Peiken

Nickname: Hardello

Instrument of choice: guitar

1. Great music rarely happens withoutÂ…
Some form of inspiration. It doesn’t matter if you’re talking about kids in a basement or Paul McCartney onstage, they’ve got to be inspired and really into whatever they’re doing. People say that they are ‘inspired’ by other musicians, but I think real inspiration comes from the inside. You can be ‘influenced’ by other artists, but it takes your own inspiration and initiative to sit down and create.

2. The first album I bought wasÂ…
Neil Young’s Harvest. My mother had always played her vinyl version for me growing up, so I got my own copy when I got a stereo with a tape deckÂ…yep.

3. The last song or album to really flip my wig wasÂ…
I really, really liked Embryonic by The Flaming Lips, but that was a while ago. Um…I really like this song called “Hey, Cool Kid” by Cloud Nothings. Their album Turning On is really good. And the new Deer Tick album [The Black Dirt Sessions] is also awesome.

4. When I was a kid I wanted to grow up to beÂ…
I always wanted to play in a band, I think. I remember my cousin and I playing tennis rackets to G n’ R in my room LONG before I ever attempted to actually play the guitar. I also wanted to be President when I was really little. I remember I wrote a letter to Ronald Reagan and they sent me a picture of Reagan on a white horse. I’m not kidding.

5. My favorite sort of gig isÂ…
Small place, dark, loud, late night.

6. One thing I wish people knew about me isÂ…
I make killer chili.

7. I love the sound ofÂ…
A slow ride cymbalÂ…and rreevveerrbb.

8. One day I hope to make an album as fantastic asÂ…
I can’t compare. Just want to make each record better than the lastÂ…or at least different than the last.

9. The best meal I ever had on tour was atÂ…
Duffy’s in Anna Marie Island, Florida!!!

10. I always find the coolest audiences inÂ…
40 Watt Club in Athens, GA

11. The worst habit I’ve picked up being on the road all the time isÂ…
We draw and write short stories in our van incessantly. We have stacks of filled notebooks in our house. It looks like we travel with mental patients. Maybe we do.

12. The Beatles or the Stones? Por que?
The Beatles for me; I just like everything about them better.

13. The craziest thing I ever saw wasÂ…
Seeing my best friend’s older brother shoot the front windshield of a cop car with a potato gun AND THEN seeing my best friend accidentally shoot himself in the face with said potato gun. It was unbelievable. There are many other things, but you don’t want to know.

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Beatles, iTunes deal still at impasse, says Yoko Ono

John Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono has warned that Beatles tracks will not be available to download on to iTunes in the near future. Ono, 77, revealed that the owners of the Beatles rights are in a dispute with Steve Jobs, Apple’s co-founder. She told owners of iPods and other digital download devices not to expect [...]

The Jonas Brothers Cover The Beatles “Drive My Car” [VIDEO]

You know you’ve made it big in showbiz, when music icon Sir Paul McCartney personally asks you to play a song by The Beatles at an exclusive event at The White House. (Unless you’re Justin Bieber, in which case you’ll know you’ve hit the “Big Time” when you can’t set foot in any mall in America [...]

Kevin Spacey joins Macca for Hey Jude duet

Hollywood star Kevin Spacey performed a duet with Sir Paul McCartney at a star-packed bash in London after he jumped on stage. The pair performed Beatles classic Hey Jude in front of guests including Dame Judi Dench – to whom the track was dedicated. The event, at Battersea power station, was to raise cash for [...]

”A Day in the Life’ lyrics by John Lennon sell for $1.2m

John Lennon”s handwritten lyrics to Beatles song ‘A Day In The Life’ were sold for 1.2 million dollars at an auction. The song, which was co-written with Paul McCartney, was sold at Sotheby”s in New York, reports the BBC. The song is the final track on the band”s 1967 Sgt Pepper album. The buyer of [...]

Michael Jackson’s Top 50 Billboard Hits

We are exactly one week away from the first anniversary of the death of Michael Jackson. In fitting fashion, this week’s edition of Billboard Magazine is dedicated to none other than the King of Pop. Billboard.com has compiled an in-depth list (including videos) of MJ’s Top 50 hits, based on the Billboard charts. You won’t believe [...]