In 2000, writer/director Cameron Crowe dug into his personal memories as a writer for Rolling Stone for Almost Famous, the story of a reporter on tour with the fictional band Stillwater. The film would garner great critical acclaim, winning a Golden Globe for Best Film - Musical or Comedy and winning the Academy Award for Best Screenplay. The soundtrack album would win a Grammy. But this was certainly not Crowe's first film to include the music industry nor his first to have a prominent
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a host of holiday offerings (including three new titles from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music!) and much, much more! Jack Jones, The Jack Jones Christmas Album (Second Disc Records/Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music proudly bring Jack Jones' 1964 Kapp Records classic to CD for the very first time! The Jack Jones Christmas Album features lush renditions of "White
We recently reported Universal's new reissue of Seattle grunge outfit Temple of the Dog, a supergroup featuring members of Pearl Jam and Soundgarden paying tribute to Mother Love Bone. This fall, the complete output of that band will be compiled into a box set as well. On Earth As It Is: The Complete Works is the definitive collection from the first of Seattle's burgeoning late '80s/early '90s rock scene to secure a major label deal. The members of the quintet all kicked around said scene for
In 1980, Andrew Wood, his brother Kevin and drummer Regan Hagar formed a band named Malfunkshun in the Woods' native Bainbridge Island, Washington. They only released two tracks in their existence, but the outfit is considered one of the forefathers of the burgeoning grunge movement that blossomed from the Seattle area in the late '80s and early '90s. Now, in a year that's already full (or conceivably full) of commemorative grunge projects, Hip-o Select is releasing a three-disc set chronicling