HOWARD JONES Announces Acoustic Trio UK Tour 2022 with Nick Beggs & Robin Boult

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Howard Jones Acoustic Trio embark on a 13-date UK tour at The Bath Forum on October 14, 2022. The tour will showcase an intimate stripped-down trip through Howard’s colourful 30-year music career.

The acoustic trio will feature Howard Jones on electric piano, guitarist Robin Boult (Roger Daltrey, Dave Stewart, Fish) and Nick Beggs (Kajagoogoo, Belinda Carlisle, John Paul Jones) on chapman stick. 

A 48-hour ticket pre-sale will start at 9am on Wednesday November 17 at www.howardjones.com. Tickets will go on general sale at 9am on Friday November 19 at www.thegigcartel.com. Tickets are priced £27.50, £30.00, and £100 VIP.

Become a VIP ticket holder and pick the best available seats in the theatre, along with a VIP meet and greet* prior to the performance with Howard and a signed souvenir package. There are a limited number of tickets allocated to each show, book early advised. *Subject to government guidance on social contact.

The acoustic shows will highlight a fresh take on Howard’s best-known hits and will provide a rare and intimate opportunity for the audience to hear first-hand about the inspiration behind Howard’s beloved material, plus fascinating recollections from his international touring career.

Hailed by many as an electronic music pioneer, Howard Jones has been a constant presence on the international touring scene for the past three decades, playing live in several configurations including intimate solo shows and dates with his full high-tech band set-up. His most recent album, the Top 40 album Transform, is his first new studio album in nearly a decade. Originally released in 2019 to critical acclaim, Transform features several collaborations with electronica luminary BT.

“I am really excited about the trio tour we have planned for 2022,” says Howard. “Nick and Robin are dear friends and world class musicians and I love performing with them. After touring the trio in America, I thought the time was right for us to bring the fun of this acoustic show back home. I will play a range of songs from the HoJo canon including the hits old and new as well as some deep cuts and fan favourites.”

Howard Jones first burst upon the contemporary music scene in 1983, with his very English song-writing and pioneering synthesizers. His first two albums Human’s Lib and Dream into Action were worldwide hits. Human’s Lib #1 in 1984 in the UK and featured the hits New Song, and What Is Love? 

In 1985, Jones released the follow-up, Dream into Action, which quickly became a Top Ten Platinum album in North America. It featured the smash hit singles Things Can Only Get Better, Life In One Day, No One Is To Blame, and Like To Get To Know You Well.

Howard Jones has sold over 8 million albums worldwide and continues to make new music and tour the world. He recently performed on NBC’s top-rated morning and night-time television shows respectively, Today and The Tonight Show (the latter hosted by Jimmy Fallon). 

HOWARD JONES ACOUSTIC TRIO UK TOUR 2022
FEATURING NICK BEGGS & ROBIN BOULT

FAN PRE-SALE: WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 17 FROM WWW.HOWARDJONES.COM
TICKETS ON GENERAL SALE: FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19 FROM WWW.THEGIGCARTEL.COM

Bath, The Forum – Friday 14 October 2022
Basingstoke, The Anvil – Saturday 15 October 2022
Bury St Edmunds, The Apex – Sunday 16 October 2022
Cheltenham Town Hall – Wednesday 19 October 2022
Birmingham Town Hall – Thursday 20 October 2022
St Alban’s Arena – Friday 21 October 2022
Colchester Charter Hall – Saturday 22 October 2022
Peterborough, The Cresset – Sunday 23 October 2022
Buxton Opera House – Tuesday 25 October 2022
Newcastle Tyne Theatre – Wednesday 26 October 2022
Harrogate Royal Hall – Friday 28 October 2022
Edinburgh, The Queens Hall – Saturday 29 October 2022
New Brighton, Floral Pavilion Theatre – Sunday 30 October 2022

Latvian QUICKSTRIKE Release New Music Video “None of a Kind”

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Latvian classic rockers QUICKSTRIKE will be releasing their debut album “None of a Kind” via Rockshots Records this coming February 2022. The full-length, clocking at over 40 minutes will feature 10 songs along with a bonus track exclusively on CD.

A no-nonsense experience of raw guitars, sweet tones, genuine vocals, and sweet emotions, each Quickstrike song is an event of its own and it’s all real to reel. Offering an all-around chamber of good ol’ classic rock n’ roll, the band delivers an authentic “what-you-get-on-the-record-is-what-you-get-live” experience. Take it or leave it, no refunds, as you will not want any – guaranteed. They are an encounter that will leave you dazed, amazed, crazed, and definitely craving for more. From beautiful harmonies to flamin’ high-octane performances (literally). This is a package that has been missing since the likes of Aerosmith and Guns n’ Roses. This is a band you can’t afford to miss.

Today, Quickstrike is sharing their new music video for the album’s title track and lead single.

“The lyrics were written overnight, and as soon as they were done, we knew we had our title track. This song represents the overall mojo of the band and what we’re all about. The video was shot in an old USSR airport in Riga.” adds the band.

Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3wMOm0p
Digital – https://bfan.link/none-of-a-kind-single

Establishing their permanent lineup in 2017, the quintet has been performing attested, high-quality rock n’ roll all over Europe as an unstoppable freight train gig after gig. Their momentum has even landed them a performance at the Baltic region’s largest motorcycle festival “Kurland Bike Meet” in 2018.

With the emergence of such bands as Greta Van Fleet, the sudden popularity of the Queen biopic, and the Guns n’ Roses reunion, they all point to one thing, good ol’ rock n’ roll is slowly preparing for its long-awaited return to the spotlight. Quickstrike‘s sound is reminiscent of those aforementioned bands and so much more as they prepare to share with the world their first full length that’s been three years in the making.

“While pre-production was started in 2018, the actual tracks were laid down and mixed at Hodila Records in 2019. The mastering process took place at White Wide Productions in 2021. This debut is a pandora’s box with a vintage feel, topped off with a mix of the band’s attitude and raw energy. We’re bringing the old school into the new decade – sonic satisfaction guaranteed. But don’t just take our word for it, experience “None of a Kind” for yourself.” adds the band.

Album lyrics were mainly written by vocalist “Piggy” and rhythm guitarist “Ritchskies”. While drummer “Fourleaf Graves” very often adds a melody in his head for a song. Instrumentally, Quickstrike‘s songs have a pattern of “Ritchskies” constantly giving birth to riff after riff at each band practice or sometimes making them up on the go, he’s been dubbed “the riff machine”, and the band just builds from there. 

“None of a Kind” will be out on February 11, 2022 and available for physical pre-order and digital pre-save at https://bit.ly/NoneOfAKind_CD

Track Listing:
1. RRD (3:53)
2. Saint (4:54)
3. Cheats n’ Liars (3:13)
4. Shut Them Down (4:40)
5. Pergament (5:07)
6. Son of a Gun (5:09)
7. Nice Hair, Bad Habits (3:21)
8. Thorn (5:27)
9. Rebel Radio (3:42)
10. None of a Kind (4:19)
Album Length: 43:47

Album Credits:
– Music, lyrics & production: Quickstrike
– Recorded & mixed by: Kristaps Bērziņš & Ģirts „Lomix” Laumanis
– Mastered by: Jānis Narbuts
– Album art: Piggy
– Mascot Bulletooth – concept by Quickstrike, designed by Piggy, digital rework by Nikita Vorobjovs

DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT Stream New Album ‘Noktvrn’ in Full

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German black metal experimentalists DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT will be releasing a brand new-full length, ‘Noktvrn,’ this Friday, November 19, via Season of Mist! The band is now stream the new album in its entirety ahead of it’s release! Listen at THIS LOCATION.

‘Noktvrn‘ is available for pre-ordering in the Season of Mist shop on CD digipak, Deluxe CD + DVD box, Vinyl and Cassette HERE. Pre-save the album HERE.

The cover artwork of ‘Noktvrn’ was created by Max Löffler.

Tracklist:
1. Finisterre II (01:52)
2. Monument (06:46)
3. Am Rande der Dunkelheit (08:18)
4. Immortal (06:50)
5. Morgen (07:00)
6. Gegen das Licht (11:13)
7. Haven (05:45)
Total: 0:47:44

MANDOKI SOULMATES Launch Video for ‘The Torch’, New Album Out Now

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MANDOKI SOULMATES’ brand-new expanded version of the ‘Hungarian Pictures’ suite, released under the title ‘Utopia For Realists: Hungarian Pictures’ is out now.

Leslie Mandoki comments: “It is about generational justice. We will only master the global challenges – pandemic, financial and economic crisis, migration and integration, climate change – if we overcome the divisions across all borders, the old rebels and the young rebels together.”

Watch the video now:

At the end of August, thousands of enthusiastic fans celebrated the stage return of the Mandoki Soulmates in front of St. Stephen’s Basilica in the heart of Budapest, where they performed ‘Utopia For Realists: Hungarian Pictures’ in full, ahead of its release in September. After the pandemic break, this was the legendary band’s first performance since their show at the Berlin Concert Hall to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Get a taste of this incredible evening here: https://youtu.be/upwS8kAkxd8

Alongside the original remixed and remastered music, a brand new Blu-ray audio-visual album is part of the package, combining the recording of the concert film of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with an impressive cinematic realization of the individual musical episodes. It also provides exclusive insights behind the scenes of the Soulmates production live and in the studio, a “making of”. The album is also available as a standalone Gatefold 2LP+CD+LP-Booklet, and a standard CD jewelcase.

Order now here: https://mandokisoulmates.lnk.to/UtopiaForRealists-HungarianPictures

Watch the recently released video for the track ‘Sessions in the Village’ here: https://youtu.be/KpKwF611WmM

Watch the video for ‘Barbaro’ here: https://youtu.be/xPHHIHbgEEs

On ‘Utopia For Realists: Hungarian Pictures’, Leslie Mandoki plays together with Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), Jack Bruce (Cream), Nick van Eede (Cutting Crew), Chris Thompson (Manfred Mann’s Earth Band), Bobby Kimball (Toto), David Clayton-Thomas (Blood, Sweat and Tears),
John Helliwell (Supertramp), Al di Meola, Mike Stern, Randy Brecker, Till Brönner, Bill Evans, Cory Henry, Richard Bona, Tony Carey (Ritchie Blackmores Rainbow), Jesse Siebenberg (Supertramp), Steve Bailey, and Julia Mandoki

Mandoki Soulmates staged a global live stream event earlier this year which has achieved over half a million plays on Youtube and over 700.000 on Germany’s leading TV channel ARD since its release.

Watch it in full here: https://youtu.be/gDDpdhuC4Rg

THE TEA PARTY Launch New Single “Hole In My Heart”

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Canadian Rock trio THE TEA PARTY are soon to release their first new music in Europe since 2014’s “The Ocean At The End” album with a full-length record titled “Blood Moon Rising”, out November 26th, 2021 via InsideOutMusic. The new single entitled “Hole In My Heart” launched today with a lyric video here:

“Blood Moon Rising” features 11 tracks recorded by The Tea Party over the course of the last 5-years in Canada and Australia. The album also contains the self-released “Black River” EP with another stack of fascinating new rock compositions and even additional bonus material. A fantastic way to celebrate the band’s 30th Anniversary of existence…

The Tea Party – “Blood Moon Rising”:
1. Black River
2. Way Way Down
3. Sunshower
4. So Careless
5. Our Love
6. Hole In My Heart
7. Shelter
8. Summertime
9. Out On The Tiles (Led Zeppelin Cover)
10. The Beautiful
11. Blood Moon Rising (Wattsy’s Song)
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12. Isolation (Joy Division Cover) *
13. Everyday Is Like Sunday (Morrissey Cover) *
14. Way Way Down (Bonus Live Version) *
* Digipak CD/Digital Album Bonus – Not on Vinyl!

“Blood Moon Rising” can be pre-ordered in the Limited Digipak CD, LP on 180g Black Vinyl and Digital Album formats from the following location: https://theteaparty.lnk.to/BloodMoonRising

MARK STEIN, The Voice of VANILLA FUDGE, Releases Single + Lyric Video for THE TEMPTATIONS’ Classic “Ball Of Confusion”

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Iconic musician MARK STEIN is set to shine with his new collection of songs about Hope, Unity, Concern and Redemption. Sidelined by the Covid-19 pandemic and unable to perform live with popular rock band, Vanilla Fudge, lead vocalist and keyboardist Mark Stein decided to put his down time to good use. He wanted to write and record songs about what was going on in America and the rest of the world. He saw social unrest, racial disparity, political division, violence, widespread sickness, and an entire world on the brink of an economic disaster due to the spread of a disease like no other. Yet, at the same time, Stein saw a great opportunity.

The second single from the album “Ball of Confusion” is an interpretation of The Temptations classic done only in a way that Mark Stein could do.  He is no stranger for making new classics out of remakes, much like he had done with the Vanilla Fudge remake of The Supremes song “You Keep Me Hangin On”.  Mark had this to say about why he decided to do this song, “I had produced and arranged “Ball of Confusion” for a film called “Rockin’ The Wall “….and although this was a huge hit by the Temptations in the early ’70s, the lyrics are still relevant in today’s volatile world and fits well with the theme of my solo album ‘There A Light’.

‘There’s A Light’, Mark’s first ever solo album is a thematic collection of ten songs which weave a remarkable story of what America was, has become, and may or may not face in its future. Aside from the aforementioned “Ball of Confusion”, and first single “We Are One” Stein has written and recorded songs whose titles pretty much sum up what they are about. Including “We Are Survivors,” “Lyin’.” “Let’s Pray for Peace,” along with a powerful new version of The Rascal’s “People Gotta Be Free”.

Mark Stein first came to prominence in Vanilla Fudge, formed with Carmine Appice, Tim Bogert and Vince Martell. Sold out world tours; hit albums and singles; and a reputation as a group steeped in cutting-edge musicianship has allowed Vanilla Fudge to be one of the most influential acts to rise from the revolutionary 1960s.  In addition to his many years within Vanilla Fudge, Stein has also worked extensively with such rock legends as Alice Cooper, Dave Mason, and the late guitarist Tommy Bolin. He has also made guest appearances with Deep Purple, Carl Palmer, Steve Miller and once recorded and sang with Michael Jackson.

There are limited edition bundles (while supplies last), which can be ordered via the Mark Stein Store here: MARK STEIN STORE

Product Includes:
– One (1) Mark Stein – “There’s A Light” CD (Autographed)
– One (1) Mark Stein – “There’s A Light” T-Shirt
– One (1) Mark Stein – “There’s A Light” Bandana 
– One (1) Mark Stein – Exclusive “We Are One” Bracelet
– One (1) Mark Stein – “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” Book
 
“There’s A Light” Tracklist: 
01. We Are One 
02. Ball of Confusion 
03. We Are Survivors 
04. Lyin’ 
05. Racism 
06. All Lives Matter 
07. Let’s Pray For Peace 
08. People Got to Be Free 
09. Break It Down 
10. America The Beautiful