Part 2 continues where Part 1 left off, Ravi Shankar in the comfort and informality of his own living room giving us extended raga performances with talented tabla master Tanmoy Bose.

In October 2011, at the seasoned age of 91, Ravi Shankar invited his long-time tabla accompanist, Tanmoy Bose, to his home in Encinitas, California for an informal recording session. Over four days, they worked in Shankar's living room, recording seven different ragas. The resulting music is pure Shankar - a pairing of deep musical experience and brilliant technique performed with the energy and passion he brings to his live concerts. The first of two releases, The Living Room Sessions, Part 1, holds four tracks that span a wide range of Indian classical styles.

Grammy nominated René Marie takes us to that space on Sound of Red, her first album of all-original material. Set for release via Motema / MustHaveJazz / Membran, the album's 11 songs - some of them autobiographical - provide glimpses of the many small but profound turning points that are a part of an individual life. René's clever songcraft and sensual vocal delivery make those personal moments not only meaningful but enlightening to a broad audience.

Двадцатый студийный альбом Scorpions продолжает курс «Sting In The Tail» (2010), взятый на неотразимый радиоформатный мелодический хард золотых времен коллектива рубежа 80-90-х годов. Это становится ясно с первой же ударной композиции «Going Out With a Bang», а подтверждается фирменной пауэр-балладой «House Of Cards», скроенной по лекалам «Wind Of Change», предвосхитившей падение Берлинской сцены и братание рокеров с Горбачевым. Две другие баллады «Rollin’ Home» и «Eye Of The Storm», надо сказать, не выглядят столь удачными. Пластинка же катится себе безукоризненным «Мерседесом», и единственная вещь, выпадающая из этого саунда — «The Scratch», припрятанная к концу и сыгранная в духе, скорее, южного рока. Привлекает внимание тот факт, что вокалист Клаус Майне в текст чуть ли не каждой песни вставляет слово «рок», но обмануть это может только тех из многочисленных поклонников группы, кто не слишком близко принимает к сердцу такое понятие, как рок-музыка.

Shadow King was a hard rock supergroup. Formed by former Foreigner lead singer Lou Gramm, former Sweet Savage, Dio, Whitesnake, Riverdogs, (currently Def Leppard) guitarist Vivian Campbell, Lou Gramm's former Black Sheep and then future Foreigner bandmate bass player Bruce Turgon, and drummer Kevin Valentine.
Vivian Campbell and Bruce Turgon both also played with Lou Gramm as a solo artist previous to Shadow King, with Vivian playing on Long Hard Look, and Bruce playing on Ready or Not and Long Hard Look.
They released a self-titled album in 1991. Although plans were made for a tour, they performed only once, at the Astoria Theatre in London, England, on December 13, 1991. Shortly afterward, Vivian Campbell announced he was leaving Shadow King to join Def Leppard. Although replacements were considered, the band members eventually went their separate ways, with Gramm and Turgon rejoining Foreigner in 1992.

The Bee Gees’ Festival Albums Collection 1965-67 shows the brother Gibb in an embryonic phase. These are, after all, the first three albums they recorded in Australia after arriving here from England. Their debut was recorded when Barry was just 19 and the twins, Maurice and Robin were 16. It seemed like a fun, joyful time because this feeling makes its way onto the record. And while they did not produce chart “hits” per se, this time was fruitful in providing the solid groundwork for what was to come. The three albums have not been released before in a full, comprehensive form. The closest anyone has come is to release these as compilations like Brilliant From Birth. But in that case the track ordering was muddled and the original artwork was not used. On this 2013 collection the albums are preserved with their correct cover, running orders and track-listing and so here begins our journey with The Bee Gees Sing & Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs.

Fans of Kristjan Jarvi’s Absolute Ensemble and their previous recordings Absolute Zawinul and Absolution will get the chance to wallow in the splendid sounds of Arabian Nights Live at Town Hall NYC come August 10th. Set for release on the Enja Records label, Arabian Nights is a sumptuous, exotic fusion where classical, jazz, world and Middle Eastern music meet in a kaleidoscopic melange of pure goodness. The Absolute Arabian Nights Project flowered out of a post-September 11th memorial concert performed as part Musikfest Bremen in Bremen, Germany. UNESCO Artist for Peace and musician Marcel Khalife, musician Bassam Saba, composer and musician Dhafer Youssef and composer and musician Daniel Schnyder teamed up with Krisjan Jarvi and the Absolute Ensemble to create “an honest, apolitical statement of peace and unity in the music world” with the Absolute Arabian Nights Project. The project grew to fruition in 2007 with a performance at New York City’s Town Hall as part of the Not Just Jazz Series.

Tony Hadley, legendary solo singer and Spandau Ballet front man who’s currently in the I’m A Celebrity Jungle has announced a series of live dates with an orchestra for October 2016 including a date at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Apart from the live dates Tony Hadley has also announced his first ever Christmas album. Produced in Italy the album features two brand new songs together with some of his favourite Christmas classics. “The Christmas Album” will be available worldwide on November 27th physically, digitally and through all streaming partners. The first single from the new album, “Shake Up Christmas” will be serviced to radio stations in November together with a video for the track.

Thompson has a new album out there called Electric. The title is actually a bit of a misnomer as you’ll find acoustic folksy ballads on the record along with the more bracing rockin’ numbers. Still, Electric is a fine testament to a revered musician, one that simply puts a seal on a long and storied career. It isn’t particularly revelatory, nor does it boast a classic number along the lines of a “1952 Vincent Black Lightning” or even a “Beeswing”, but the material is generally fairly strong, and it showcases Thompson’s out-of-sight guitar chops, the kind of thing that makes him a perennial favorite of Rolling Stone magazine.

Пятый студийный альбом американского кантри-трио Lady Antebellum выпущен 7 мая 2013 года в США, Канаде, Австралии, Новой Зеландии и 6 мая 2013 в Европе и Южной Африке. Альбом возглавил американские чарты Billboard 200 и Top Country Albums.

Четвертый студийный альбом американской кантри-трио Lady Antebellum с рождественской тематикой выпущен 22 октября 2012 года. Альбом включает в себя шесть треков из предыдущего альбома "A Merry Little Christmas".

Дебютный альбом американской кантри-группы Lady Antebellum вышел 15 апреля 2008 года и дебютировал на 1 месте чарта Billboard Top Country Albums и добрался до 4 места в Billboard 200. Первый сингл "Love Don't Live Here" вошёл в топ 5 чарта Billboard Hot Country Songs.

Submotion Orchestra - a band who sound exactly as their name suggests - reawaken the rotting corpse of ’90s coffee-table chillout, issuing a mild dubstep sedative and putting it straight back to sleep. If you’re somehow hankering after a trip-hop fix you’re better off checking out the last month’s Red Snapper comeback, which doesn’t sound half as dated. Or just go back to your Lamb albums, of which there is a new one out this very month - gotta be better than this dozy fare.