Paul McCartney’s newest album “Memory Almost Full” is the first official release on the Starbucks Hear Music record label.  McTwee & ”Memory Almost Full” both debut at Starbucks stores across the US on Tuesday June 5th.  It was just released in the UK and worldwide a day before.
YouTube Video Channel features “Dance Tonight.”  Filmed in London last March, the video stars Paul […]

1st Single: “Ever Present Past” Audio:  WinMedia  ~  RealAudio 
“Memory Almost Full” Album Segways:  WinMedia  ~  RealAudio
“Dance Tonight” is the first music video from Paul McCartney’s new album Memory Almost Full.  The full video will debut on YouTube on May 23rd, but an advance clip is already on amazon.com.  It was filmed in London last March, and stars McCartney, […]

Paul McCartney’s 21st solo album, Memory Almost Full, is set to be released on June 5th.  It’s the first official release from the new Starbucks Hear Music label (formed by Starbucks Entertainment and Concord Music Group.)  In addition to the regular CD, a deluxe 2-disc edition with unreleased bonus tracks and audio commentary by McCartney will be available.   
The album is […]

Maroon5 are back and they’re hot!  Did you see them last night on American Idol?  Makes Me Wonder how they wound up on that show?  Maybe Melinda Doolittle can sing backup on their tour, now that she’s been eliminated from the competition? 
Now with a new album slated for release on May 22, Maroon5 is burning up the Billboard […]

Hearsay@ Fort Worth Weekly reports:
James Hinkle’s latest album “Blues Now, Jazz Later” is getting some attention. Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd) is a big fan, and also hosts the House of Blues Radio Hour. James’ CD is getting some airplay on that radio program and is featured on their website, […]

It’s believed that the Beatles music catalog will finally be available online and really click with fans.  Apple Corps., the Beatles label, finally settled a long dispute with iTunes and the Mac Daddies at Apple Inc. for rights to online downloads at AOL, iTunes, MSN, YahooMusic and other music sites. 
Billboard is publishing an exclusive interview with Paul McCartney.   ”Memory […]

I don’t usually re-publish email, but this message bears repeating. It’s important because internet radio is in danger of being overrun by the major labels, who would then rule the internet just like they do in broadcast radio. Without any room left for the independent artists. So let’s save the diversity […]

20-year-old singer-songwriter Alexa Wilkinson is on tour opening for Josh Kelley through May 4th.  I was fortunate enough to see her perform last night at the Granada Theatre on the Dallas stop of the tour.  I talked to Alexa after the show and bought her new CD “Lullaby Appetite.”     
“Of Graves” is the first single from the new album […]

Good news on the DRM front, from both sides of the pond.  Maybe EMI and Apple will carry that weight enough to make the entire digital music industry come together on this issue.
This was posted on the DRM News Blog yesterday:
Record label EMI and Apple have reached an agreement that allows Apple’s iTunes store to […]

Here’s a new classic rock playlist from my favorite internet radio service…finetune.com!
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