The Rolling Stones to release special live edition of 'Hackney Diamonds'

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THE ROLLING STONES TO RELEASE SPECIAL LIVE EDITION OF HACKNEY DIAMONDS

 

HACKNEY DIAMONDS – LIVE EDITION FEATURES DEBUT PERFORMANCES & LIVE CLASSICS FROM RACKET, NYC

 

STONES ALSO RELEASE ‘BITE MY HEAD OFF’ LYRIC VIDEO FEATURING PAUL MCCARTNEY

 

HACKNEY DIAMONDS PASSES 1 MILLION GLOBAL SALES

 

‘ANGRY’ NOMINATED FOR BEST ROCK SONG AT GRAMMY AWARDS®

 

 

 

Today, The Rolling Stones announce the forthcoming release of Hackney Diamonds (Live Edition) featuring all 7 tracks performed at last month’s launch event at Racket in New York City. Released on January 19^th the 2CD format includes debut performances of 4 tracks from the recent album including “Sweet Sounds of Heaven” (with Lady Gaga) as well as performances of “Shattered,” “Tumbling Dice,” and “Jumpin’ Jack Flash.”

 

Alongside the critical acclaim for the album, the 30-minute performance at Racket garnered rave reviews:

 

“Everyone knew they’d just witnessed something historic.” - Rolling Stone

 

“For half an hour, a little club turned into a rock-and-roll church.” - Pitchfork

 

Pre-Order Hackney Diamonds (Live Edition)

 

Additionally, The Stones have released a lyric video for “Bite My Head Off” featuring footage from Racket and unseen studio footage of Paul McCartney from the album recording sessions.

 

Watch Bite My Head Off (Lyric Video)

 

Hackney Diamonds (Live Edition) Tracklisting:

 

CD1

 

1. Angry

2. Get Close

3. Depending On You

4. Bite My Head Off

5. Whole Wide World

6. Dreamy Skies

7. Mess It Up

8. Live By The Sword

9. Driving Me Too Hard

10. Tell Me Straight

11. Sweet Sounds of Heaven (featuring Lady Gaga)

12. Rolling Stone Blues

 

CD2 – Live At Racket, NYC

 

1. Shattered (Live at Racket, NYC)

2. Angry (Live at Racket, NYC)

3. Whole Wide World (Live at Racket, NYC)

4. Tumbling Dice (Live at Racket, NYC)

5. Bite My Head Off (Live at Racket, NYC)

6. Jumpin’ Jack Flash (Live at Racket, NYC)

7. Sweet Sounds of Heaven (featuring Lady Gaga) (Live at Racket, NYC)

 

This Friday, December 1 The Stones’ 16 date U.S. tour goes on sale. Complete list of tour dates below.

 

THE ROLLING STONES – STONES TOUR ‘24 HACKNEY DIAMONDS
sponsored by AARP

 

Sunday, April 28, 2024                        NRG Stadium                          Houston, TX
Thursday, May 2, 2024                       Jazz Fest                                New Orleans, LA
Tuesday, May 7, 2024                        State Farm Stadium                Glendale, AZ
Saturday, May 11, 2024                      Allegiant Stadium                    Las Vegas, NV
Wednesday, May 15, 2024                 Lumen Field                            Seattle, WA
Thursday, May 23, 2024                     MetLife Stadium                      East Rutherford, NJ
Thursday, May 30, 2024                     Gillette Stadium                      Foxboro, MA
Monday, June 3, 2024                        Camping World Stadium         Orlando, FL
Friday, June 7, 2024                           Mercedes-Benz Stadium        Atlanta, GA
Tuesday, June 11, 2024                      Lincoln Financial Field            Philadelphia, PA
Saturday, June 15, 2024                     Cleveland Browns Stadium    Cleveland, OH
Thursday, June 20, 2024                    Empower Field at Mile High   Denver, CO
Thursday, June 27, 2024                    Soldier Field                            Chicago, IL
Friday, July 5, 2024                             BC Place                                 Vancouver, BC
Wednesday, July 10, 2024                 SoFi Stadium                          Los Angeles, CA
Wednesday, July 17, 2024                 Levi’s® Stadium                      Santa Clara, CA

Hackney Diamonds is the Stones’ first studio set of original material since 2005’s A Bigger Bang. The album charted at #1 in 19 territories around the world selling over a million units since release. Lead single “Angry” is nominated for Best Rock Song at 2024’s GRAMMY® Awards, whilst the single became the Stones’ first Top 40 single in the UK in 18 years.

 

Since the release of 2005’s A Bigger Bang the Stones have continued to smash box office records on a series of global sell-out tours and released 2016's GRAMMY® Award winning Blue & Lonesome, which featured their brilliant versions of many of the blues tracks that helped shape their sound, and topped album charts around the world. Last year, they thrilled European audiences totaling nearly a quarter of a million on the anniversary Sixty tour. The Rolling Stones have sold more than 250 million albums worldwide.

 

Hackney Diamonds marks The Stones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood) first album produced by producer and musician Andrew Watt.

2023 Rock Music-Minded Gift Guide

With Hanukkah here and Christmas just a couple of weeks away, here is a music-related gift guide featuring a diverse crop of special reissues, box sets, new albums and more.

Artist: Bryan Adams 
Titles: Live At The Royal Albert Hall (BMG)

Tell me more: Bryan Adams' new live box set Live At The Royal Albert Hall is available on audio CD + LP with a bonus Blu-ray DVD; the title includes a three album box set of live concerts captured in 2022 when the acclaimed rocker headlined three memorable nights at the legendary venue. At each night, Adams performed one of his classic albums in its entirety: Cuts Like A Knife (Night 1), Into The Fire (Night 2) and Waking Up The Neighbours (Night 3). Live At The Royal Albert Hall includes a total of 35 live songs, a Blu-ray DVD of all the performances, as well as a 32-page photo book featuring exclusive images from the performances. Information: BryanAdams.com.

Artist: The Beach Boys 
Titles: Pet Sounds; The Beach Boys' Christmas Album (Capitol)

Tell me more: The Beach Boys' classic albums Pet Sounds and The Beach Boys' Christmas Album have been released via limited edition color vinyl for the holidays. The beloved group's 1964 Christmas Album (which features enduring classics like "Little Saint Nick," "The Man With All The Toys," "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" and "The Man With All The Toys") is available in the colors of Christmas - fans can purchase the the album on limited edition translucent ruby red vinyl or limited edition green vinyl. Pet Sounds is now available on limited edition yellow/green splatter vinyl which matches the iconic album cover's unmistakable color scheme. The pressing, which is numbered and features a deluxe tip-on jacket is exclusive to TheBeachBoys.com, uDiscover Music  and Sound Of Vinyl. Information: TheBeachBoys.com.

Artist: The Beatles 
Titles: 1962-1966 "The Red Album"' 1967-1970 "The Blue Album" (Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/Universal Music Enterprises)

Tell me more: Artist: The Beatles 

Titles: 1962-1966 "The Red Album"' 1967-1970 "The Blue Album" (Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/Universal Music Enterprises)

Tell me more: In the wake of the release of The Beatles' final song ("Now and Then"), 50th Anniversary Editions of the band's 1962-1966 "The Red Album" and 1967-1970 "The Blue Album" collections were issued. The 2023 editions have expanded tracklists, with all the songs mixed in true stereo and Dolby Atmos. The new 4CD and 180-gram 6LP vinyl collections pair "Red" and "Blue" in slipcased sets.The UK single version of "Love Me Do" now kicks off 1962-1966, while the hit single "Now and Then" is featured on 1967-1970. In recent years, several 1967-1970 tracks and a few from 1962-1966 have received new stereo and Dolby Atmos mixes for The Beatles’ Special Edition album releases, including Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (2017), The Beatles (‘White Album’) (2018), Abbey Road (2019), Let It Be (2021), and Revolver (2022), as well as new stereo mixes for The Beatles’ 1 (2015). All tracks not also featured on those releases have been newly mixed in stereo and/or Dolby Atmos by Giles Martin and Sam Okell at Abbey Road Studios, aided by WingNut Films’ audio de-mixing technology. Both collections include new essays written by journalist and author John Harris. Together, the expanded 2023 Edition collections include 75 Beatles tracks. Information: TheBeatles.com.

Artist: Devo 
Titles: 50 Years of De-Evolution: 1973-2023 (Rhino)

Tell me more: Devo's pioneering legacy is celebrated across the expansive 4LP deluxe limited-edition 50 Years of De-Evolution box set. Loaded with 50 remastered hits and rarities, an album artwork lithograph, air freshener, a foldable paper hat that resembles the band's iconic red energy dome and a 28-page book, "this box set represents a great cost section of early experiments and later creations" says band member Mark Mothersbaugh. Information: Rhino.com.

Artist: Social Distortion

Title: Mommy's Little Monster (Craft Recordings)

Tell me more: Craft Recordings' 40th Anniversary reissue of Social Distortion's fiery debut Mommy's Little Monster is a must-have for fans of the groundbreaking Southern California punk rock outfit. Released on Nov. 10 on 180-gram vinyl and digital formats, the album has been newly remastered from the original analog tapes that were recorded on Christmas Eve in 1982 at The Casbah recording studios in Fullerton, CA. The album features several of Social Distortion's early standout tracks including the blistering title track, hard-edged "The Creeps (I Just Wanna Give You)," and hardcore-styled single "Another State of Mind." In addition to classic black vinyl, Mommy's Little Monster is available in a variety of exclusive limited edition color ways, including ruby red, black & white marble, an exclusive white pressing at Barnes & Noble, and a gray variant at RevolverMag.com. Information: CraftRecordings.com.

Artist: Toad the Wet Sprocket 
Titles: All You Want - Bonus Edition (Abe's Records)

Tell me more: Acclaimed modern rock outfit Toad the Wet Sprocket' 2011 greatest hits collection All You Want has been reissued on both audio CD and vinyl as an expanded limited edition bonus edition available via the band's official website. All the California band's essential hits are here (including "Something's Always Wrong," "Fall Down," "Good Intentions" and "Walk on the Ocean"), as well as some of the troupe's other top-tier tracks including "New Constellation," "Crazy Life," "Brother" and the enticing new 2023 original "Best of Me." Information: ToadTheWetSprocket.com.

Artist: Violent Femmes 
Titles: Violent Femmes — 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Craft Recordings)

Tell me more: Violent Femmes' 1983 eponymous album is one of the great full-length debuts of all time. Now the masterwork has been reissued as a deluxe and expanded reissue that includes the remastered original album as well as a slew of rare demos, B-sides, live performances and more. Released on Dec. 1, the deluxe 2CD and digital formats feature newly remastered audio and more than a dozen demos, B-sides and live performances — including alternate versions of favorites like "Blister in the Sun," "Please Do Not Go," "Gone Daddy Gone" and "Add It Up." A special 4-disc vinyl box set is set to arrive on Feb. 9, 202, and that is limited to only 5,000 copies worldwide! Housed in a lift-top box with die-cut window detail, this collectible edition offers three 180-gram LPs — the original album alongside demos and live material (plus, a replica 7-inch single featuring "Ugly"/"Gimme the Car." The original album and single discs are cut from the original analog tapes, while lacquers for the complete set were cut by Kevin Gray at Coherent Audio. Both the CD and LP editions feature an expansive book with new liner notes by journalist/Rolling Stone senior editor David Fricke, complete with interviews with Violent Femmes members Gordon Gano, Brian Ritchie and Victor DeLorenzo. Information: CraftRecordings.com.

Artist: The Who 
Title: Who's Next/Life House (Universal Music Recordings)

Tell me more: One of this writer's all-time favorite albums, The Who's fifth studio album Who's Next is available as a super deluxe 10-CD/Blu-ray audio edition for the ultimate immersive dive into the 1971 masterwork. Who's Next/Life House includes 155 tracks (89 previously unreleased) and 57 new remixes; long time Who engineer Jon Astley remastered the original tapes while Steven Wilson completed Atmos and 5.1 surround mixes for the Blu-ray audio disc. Included are demos, singles, studio sessions, two complete concerts, a 100-page hardback book with new liner notes and more. Please note: as the date of this writing, the expansive reissue is currently selling for $285.75 on amazon.com.

Artist: Neil Young 
Title: Before and After (Reprise)

Tell me more: Neil Young's 45th studio album Before and After continues to find the groundbreaking artist revisiting 13 of his beloved classics via solo acoustic versions delivered via a decidedly new approach. According to a news release, Young performs the songs via "one continuous flow."

"Picking from a vast array of his originals, Young chooses favorites from his playbook like a trip into his music history and performs them mostly alone taking a solo acoustic journey to a new place. Each of the songs blend and create one continuous flow, clocking in at a 48-minute pure and intimate listening experience." Songs featured on Before and After include "Comes A Time," "Mr. Soul," "Birds," "I'm The Ocean" and "Mother Earth." Information: neilyoungarchives.com.

Robert Kinsler

Larkin Poe Share Live Performance Video from German TV Broadcast

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LARKIN POE SHARE BLISTERING LIVE PERFORMANCE VIDEO OF "BOLT CUTTERS & THE FAMILY NAME" BROADCAST ON ROCKPALAST IN GERMANY - WATCH SONG TAKEN FROM GRAMMY® NOMINATED LATEST ALBUM, BLOOD HARMONY   CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SIXTH STUDIO ALBUM RECEIVES NOD FOR “BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM”   BLOOD HARMONY AVAILABLE NOW VIA TRICKI-WOO RECORDS

Larkin Poe – the duo of Georgia-bred, Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell – share a blistering live performance video of the song Bolt Cutters & The Family Name. The song is from the band's latest album, Blood Harmony, and the performance aired in late November on the German television program Rockpalast. WATCH "BOLT CUTTERS & THE FAMILY NAME" ON ROCKPALAST Larkin Poe earned their second career GRAMMY® Award nomination for “Best Contemporary Blues Album,” honoring the critically acclaimed Blood Harmony, which is the band's sixth studio album The 66th annual 2024 GRAMMY Awards take place on Sunday, February 4, 2024, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA.   “This album represents a lot of love & energy and we’re honored by the nomination,” say Larkin Poe.   Hailed by American Songwriter as “a roaring, impassioned set that leaves no doubt about who the queens of contemporary Southern blues rock are, and will likely stay, for the foreseeable future,” Blood Harmony is available via Larkin Poe’s own Tricki-Woo Records. The album once again affirms the Lovells as an essential force in shaping the identity of Southern rock ‘n’ roll, breathing new energy into the genre with both a forward-thinking perspective and a decidedly feminine strength. Co-produced by Larkin Poe alongside Texas-bred musician Tyler Bryant (also Rebecca’s husband), Blood Harmony fully harnesses the fiery vitality shown in touring across the globe, imbuing songs with equal parts soulful sensitivity and thrilling ferocity. From the feverish guitar work of “Bad Spell” to the soul-stirring “Southern Comfort” and smoldering title track, Blood Harmony reveals a band in complete touch with their formidable intuition, their storytelling fortified with a blues-heavy sound that hits right in the heart.    Blood Harmony was met by enthusiastic applause from such outlets as FORBES, which declared it to be “11 songs and 42 minutes of pounding driving guitar and slide guitar virtuosity…There is one problem with listening to an album of Larkin Poe – you just want to listen to more and more Larkin Poe songs.” “Blood Harmony showcases Larkin Poe’s command of the blues,” affirmed No Depression, “and their ability to write and deliver songs that reveal the shadows and light through which we pass in our everyday world. Even in the midst of the blues there still resides hope and joy, and Larkin Poe leads us through to that other side.”   Long hailed as one of hardest working live acts on the road today, Larkin Poe recently wrapped their global Blood Harmony Tour, an epic run featuring top-festival appearances, sold-out dates around the world, and their biggest EU/UK headline tour thus far. Upcoming highlights include festival shows including Tempe, AZ’s Extra Innings Festival (March 2, 2024), Miramar Beach, FL’s Moon Crush Pink Moon 2024 (April 19, 2024), and Merlefest in Wilkesboro, NC (April 26, 2024). Additional dates will be announced.  For complete details, please visit www.larkinpoe.com/tour.   LARKIN POE - TOUR 2024   MARCH 2024 2 – Tempe, AZ – Extra Innings Festival   APRIL 2024 19 – Miramar Beach, FL – Moon Crush Pink Moon 2024 * 26 - Wilkesboro, NC - Merlefest *   * Festival Appearance CONNECT WITH LARKIN POE: OFFICIAL | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | YOUTUBE

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