Keep On Loving You: Real Gone's May Slate Incudes The Donnas, Henry Franklin, Medeski Martin & Wood, The Reverend Horton Heat, and More

By Randy Fairman | May 4, 2023 | 2 Comments

For its May lineup, Real Gone is releasing titles from the 1970s, 1990s, and 2000s from jazz, rockabilly, heavy metal, and rock artists.  All of these titles are hitting store shelves this Friday, May 5 and we've got all the details below. The Donnas formed in California in 1993.  Brett Anderson (lead vocals), Allison Robertson […]

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In the Moonlight: La-La Land Returns with New Williams Expansion, Unused Score Releases

By Mike Duquette | May 3, 2023 | 0 Comments

Not long after La-La Land Records issued one of their best archival soundtrack batches for Black Friday 2022, they made a stunning proclamation: after one release in January, the label would take a long break. Any third-party music licensing post-COVID has been a challenge, and the label sought to take a breather, offer some great […]

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Wave That Flag: Grateful Dead Mega-Box "Here Comes Sunshine" Features 1973 Shows, Trucks and Betts Encore

By Joe Marchese | May 3, 2023 | 1 Comment

A new Grateful Dead mega-box is on the way - and it's rewinding the years all the way back to 1973.  50 years ago, the band's tour culminated in a pair of performances at Washington, DC's Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium as co-headliners with The Allman Brothers Band.  The June 10 show, in particular, remains […]

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In Memoriam: Gordon Lightfoot (1938-2023)

By The Second Disc | May 2, 2023 | 12 Comments

We mourn the loss of troubadour Gordon Lightfoot (1938-2023). Lightfoot's songs pierced the heart, springing from the folk tradition but with one foot in the pop realm as they pondered love, loneliness, nature, and history. His warm, burnished baritone was like that of an old friend, reassuring and wise.  The Ontario native was a Canadian […]

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People Need Love: ABBA's "Ring Ring" Celebrates 50 with Singles Box Set, More

By The Second Disc | May 1, 2023 | 3 Comments

When the single "People Need Love" was released in 1972, it was intended as a one-off collaboration between three successful Swedish pop entities: female singers Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad and songwriting/producing duo Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson. The single was credited simply to "Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid," with no intentions of further […]

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