Larsen is a Norwegian string swing guitar virtuoso, and not the one we would suspect to record music inspired by Frank Zappa. This production is noteworthy for the way it accurately resembles the more jazzy excursions of Zappa, as well as for the fact that former Mothers of Invention members Tommy Mars, Bruce Fowler, Arthur Barrow and Jimmy Carl Black appear on it. In fact Barrow engineered the recording and Mars plays keyboards throughout, with Fowler adding some delicious trombone.

It takes a few spins to understand, and it is one of this prolific singer's many, many recordings, but when you spend some quality time with You Know Me, it starts unraveling its secrets in ways that only a truly great recording can. "Any Heart" is pure power, with the band weaving textures around Jackie DeShannon's distinctive vocal, the guitar relentless as it sustains the wall of sound. A true labor of love, few artists can produce a song this strong, and the fact that it follows three equally powerful compositions is evidence of the majesty that sweeps across all 14 tracks.

29 tracks and over 75 minutes of music, spotlighting the singer/songwriter's illustrious career.

Ego, Georgius - solowa płyta Jerzego Antczaka - gitarzysty zespołu Albion.
Materiał muzyczny zawarty na płycie to mikstura egzotycznych dźwięków, kosmicznych klimatów, efektów oraz solówek gitarowych spiętych w trwającą ponad 55 minut suitę. Autor mówi: Pierwsze nuty z tej płyty narodziły się w mojej głowie dwa lata temu. Moim zamysłem było skomponowanie muzyki filmowej jednak im dłużej nad nią pracowałem tym bardziej przybierała ona układ "songów" łączących się w jeden spójny tematycznie projekt, który dojrzewał do formy krążka CD. "Ego, Georgius" to bardzo osobista płyta. Wyraz mojego eskapizmu. Uciekam przez ludźmi, religią, polityką, ideologią, zakłamaniem i "hejtem". Uciekam w siebie i w świat dźwięków grających w mojej duszy.

Дебютный альбом гитариста из мега-популярной американской группы CINDERELLA, выдержан в классическом стиле хард и глэм рока, а-ля Cinderella, Motley Crue и WASP. Альбом мелодичен и не режет слух. Джефф Лабар (Jeff Labar) пригласил басистку из Нэшвилла Жасмин Кейн (Jasmine Cain) и ее группу аккомпанировать ему на сольных концертах. Лабар, который живет в Нэшвилле и недавно выпустил дебютный сольный альбом "One For The Road", сказал: "Я назначил несколько концертов – собираюсь попробовать, что получится. Я никогда раньше не был фронтменом, вокалистом группы, но хочу попробовать себя в этой роли 15 ноября в Индианаполисе и еще на нескольких концертах в декабре. Но я думаю, что в следующем году начну выступать более активно вместе с моей басисткой, которую зовут Жасмин Кейн. Она играет на басу в моем видеоклипе 'No Strings', а еще она сама поет и пишет песни". В группу Кейн также входят Зак Баллард (Zach Ballard, барабаны) и Бенджамин Джонсон (Benjamin Johnson, гитара). Лабар продолжил: "Фактически, мне аккомпанирует ее группа. Они, так сказать, взяли меня под свое крыло. Наши с Жасмин пути неоднократно пересекались на протяжении многих лет, но только в моем видеоклипе у нас впервые появилась возможность поработать вместе. Теперь попробуем, что получится живьем".

"Suspended Animation" - сольный альбом гитариста DREAM THEATER, имя которому John Petrucci. В помощь он себе взял басиста Dave LaRue и барабанщика Dave DiCenso. Но, как и ожидалось, их присутствие здесь хоть и необходимо, но практически не обращает на себе никакого внимания. Ибо каждая секунда альбома целиком и полностью отдается могущественным гитарным струнам Джона. Маэстро самозабвенно виртуозит и делает это так, что большинство якобы профессиональных гитаристов наверняка захотят забросить свои инструменты подальше на антресоли – им так сыграть не дано."

Jhelisa's second album for Dorado finds her delving into darker territory, both musically and lyrically -- with themes ranging from child abuse to pre-arranged marriage. Her own arrangements and music-writing enhance the personality of Language Electric, and the mood is understated, though the range of sounds -- from loose funk and ambient soul to occasional techno -- sounds more reminiscent of her work with the Shamen. Fellow Dorado act Outside (Matt Cooper) sits in on piano.

Jhelisa's debut album, Galactica Rush, wears its acid jazz credentials proudly on its sleeve - and why not? For the genre, it's certainly strong example to follow, blending beats with psychedelia and Jhelisa's accomplished vocal work. The title track, for instance, swirls around with layers of squealing horns and a sudden exclamation, "12 little kitties in a cardboard box!" Acid, indeed. The humorous personal manifesto of "There's Nothing Wrong" gives us Jhelisa at her most individualistically defiant, while "Hold My Peace" lends some political action to that defiance. With production from Cool Breeze, the album shows its lighter side on "Whirl Keeps Turning" or the cleverly tongue-in-cheek "Death of a Soul Diva." And I don't have to mention the now-classic "Friendly Pressure"; it speaks for itself. And the three lullaby-like tracks that close out the album show off Jhelisa's more maternal side as well.

While on a break from touring this year, the members of the live touring version of The Stooges (James Williamson, Steve Mackay, Mike Watt & drummer Toby Dammit) got together and recorded songs that were originally penned by Iggy Pop and James Williamson in 1973/74 as the follow-up to their quintessential album Raw Power. While a number of these tracks have found their way onto inferior-sounding bootlegs and unofficial releases over the years, they were never properly recorded since the band didn’t have a record deal at the time.
Williamson always wanted to revisit these songs and has done so with a powerhouse lineup of musicians and singers who don’t disappoint on his forthcoming solo album entitled Re-Licked.

Outrider is an album by Jimmy Page, released by Geffen Records on 19 June 1988. It is his first solo studio album and the first time since 1969 he has recorded with a record label other than Atlantic Records/Swan Song Records. Page recorded the music at his personal studio The Sol. Robert Plant guests on one track, "The Only One", while John Bonham's son Jason plays drums for the first time on record.

Apparently, someone thought the U.S. and some other North American territories weren't ready for Jason Derulo's more "sensitive side" as his 2013 effort, Tattoos, went unreleased. American fans were only offered the EP version of the album, which whittled it down to five tracks, but now four of those numbers return on the U.S.-only album Talk Dirty, a slight repacking and total repurposing of Tattoos that trades the previous release's concept (soul-searching after breaking his neck and enduring a long recovery) for some U.S.-aimed additions and some "hubba hubba" artwork.

Released by Special Arrangement with Turner Classic Movies Music
Prepare to swing with two '60s comedy scores by a pair of famous composers who are more connected than one might think: besides being friends, John Williams was at one time the piano player for Henry Mancini on soundtracks as famous as Peter Gunn. In the '60s, Williams cut his composing teeth on a parade of often silly comedies and farces-exactly the type of film that, in its most classy form, was Mancini's Pink Panther stock-in-trade.
Limited to 3,000 copies worldwide!

Recorded at Royal Albert Hall on April 4, 2014, the various editions combine to include the full evening’s program of nearly three hours of music featuring Deep Purple, Bruce Dickinson, Glenn Hughes, Miller Anderson, Rick Wakeman, Micky Moody, Bernie Marsden, Neil Murray, Steve Balsamo, Phil Campbell, Jeremy Irons and more.

At 62, John Mellencamp has spent his nearly 40-year career figuring out exactly where he fits in the American grain, and he’s never inhabited traditional folk and blues-imbued settings as personally as on his 22nd album. Singing with gruff directness, the recent divorcé deals with relationship struggles (the somber “Tears in Vain”), as well as broader societal and moral worry (the hard-driving “Lawless Times”). He recorded the album in Indiana with executive production by T Bone Burnett, who has brought his stripped-down approach to Mellencamp’s recent albums. “I don’t trust myself, I don’t trust you,” he intones darkly. It’s a lonely old night, as he used to sing, and a raw one.