Rush has announced that their Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland CD and DVD will be out on November 8th, as will the digital and vinyl versions of Moving Pictures: Live 2011. You might remember, they played Moving Pictures in its entirety as part of the Time Machine tour.This will be Rush's first live album recorded in the U.S. Their next album, Clockwork Angels, which will be released in the spring.
Bad Company fans can look forward to a new release later this month.
Eagle Rock Entertainment debuts the band's "Live At Wembley" on DVD, Blu-Ray Disc, and CD on Tuesday, June 28th. Cameras rolled on the veteran rockers at their April 2010 show at Wembley. The London concert featured three surviving Bad Company members. Paul Rodgers was at the microphone, Mick Ralphs played guitar, and Simon Kirke kept the beat on drums. That lineup was rounded out by guitarist Howard Leese, and Lynn Sorenson stepped in on the bass for the late Boz Burrell. Tracks on the set list at Wembley included "Rock and Roll Fantasy," "Ready For Love," and "Shooting Star."
(Reuters) - The mammoth CD reissue program undertaken by Pink Floyd is an acknowledgment that the era of physical CDs and lavish artwork is coming to an end, as fans increasingly opt to download music digitally, drummer Nick Mason said on Wednesday.
Two years after the Beatles unveiled a similar program, the British progressive rock band is reissuing digitally remastered versions of all 14 of its studio albums, both individually and as a boxed set on September 26.
But Pink Floyd is doing something the Beatles never did, to the disappointment of Fab Four fans. Three albums will also be reissued with plenty of rarities in multi-disc versions. Revised and expanded artwork was a heavy priority for a band with a history of visual innovation.
"There is a slight sense that we are coming to the end of the period where people will buy the physical record with all the packaging and the information and so on," Mason, 67, told Reuters at the Hollywood outpost of the band's EMI Records label.
"I think it's really important to try and have a last go at that, because if we do end up just downloading everything from now on it would be a shame if there wasn't on record all that good artwork and the things that went with it."
The band's 1973 smash "The Dark Side of the Moon," one of the biggest selling albums of all time, will additionally come out on six- and two-disc configurations.
Exact details of the contents were not available, but EMI previewed several previously unreleased tracks including a fast-tempo live version of "Money," and an early mix of "The Great Gig in the Sky" without the soaring vocals of session singer Clare Torry.
Mason was particularly proud of a track he assumed had been lost to history, a version of the title track from 1975's "Wish You Were Here," featuring French jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli.
It dates from sessions at London's Abbey Road studios, Pink Floyd's primary recording base, when Grappelli and fellow violinist Yehudi Menuhin were working down the hallway.
"They came to say hello, which was delightful," Mason recalled. "Someone plucked up the courage to ask them both if they'd like to play something on the record. Stephane absolutely was up for it and I think Yehudi would have liked to, but he's not an improviser and I think he just felt he couldn't do it."
The band opted not to use that version, although Mason in hindsight considers it an unfortunate decision. The two deluxe versions of "Wish You Were Here," available in five- and two-disc configurations, will be released on November 7.
The third disc to get the special treatment is the 1979 double album "The Wall," a semi-autobiographical concept work masterminded by former singer/bassist Roger Waters.
EMI previewed an early version of the hit single "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 1)" featuring different lyrics. Waters' opening couplet goes "We don't need your adulation, we don't need your starry gaze," instead of "We don't need no education, we don't need no thought control" from the final version.
The band will issue seven- and three-disc versions of "The Wall" in February. Expanded versions of its other albums are in the works, as is a DVD documentary about the making of "Wish You Were Here."
While there are no plans for a tour -- singer/guitarist David Gilmour has firmly quashed any speculation of that over the years -- but Mason said he hoped the three surviving members might reunite for a charity performance, as they did in London in 2005.
That show marked Waters' first appearance with the band since he angrily left in 1985.
Tensions have eased somewhat between Waters and his former bandmates, and he was fully involved in the reissue program. Indeed, Mason said he planned to attend the London stop of Waters "The Wall" world tour on Thursday.
A new tour isn't the only item on Deep Purple's agenda these days.
The rockers plan to release a new studio album next year. According to Blabbermouth.net, the band will be fitting in recording with a trek through North America -- its first in four years. "Deep Purple: The Songs That Built Rock" is scheduled to launch this June. "The Songs That Built Rock" will showcase hits like "Hush" and "Smoke On The Water" with a new dimension. With the exception of San Francisco, Deep Purple has lined up support from a symphony orchestra for all dates on the concert trail.
Note to band: Please come to Portland... :)
Class Act by Glynn Shannon,posted Mar 11 2011 9:20AM
Jon Cryer: 'The fact is, I'm a troll'
The day after Charlie Sheen issued a âhalf-apologyâ to his former âTwo and a Half Menâ co-star Jon Cryer for calling him âa turncoat, a traitor and a troll,â Cryer went on âConanâ Thursday night to issue his (humorous) response.
Sheenâs words were painful to him for many reasons, Cryer began, not the least of which because â pause for dramatic effect â âthe fact is, I am a troll,â the actor admitted.
âItâs not something I like to talk about; my parents donât even know,â he went on, âalthough I guess they do now.â
Heâs been hiding his true identity all this time because âthereâs not a lot of tolerance for people like me in Hollywood,â Cryer said. âTo avoid ignorance and bullying, Iâve had to hide the fact that Iâm a troll. You have no idea how much time and money Iâve spent on electrolysis and hair dye and reconstructive surgery so I can look like this.â
And heâs not the only one: Paul Giamatti, Helen Mirren and even âConanâsâ Andy Richter are all really trolls, Cryer revealed.
We guess since he was already on the topic, Cryer also took the opportunity to clear up some misconceptions: trolls, apparently, do not drink the morning dew from buttercups, and also canât be found baking cookies in trees - that's what elves do.
âFor the last time, weâre the guys that dangle from little girls' backpacks and sit on the end of pencils!â an exasperated Cryer said.
The 45-year-old ended his big reveal saying that perhaps he should be grateful that Sheen outed him.
âIâm finally free,â Cryer said. âTo all the other trolls still 'living under the bridge,' especially you younger trolls, Iâm here to tell you, it getâs better. Not gay better, but still, sorta better.â
From the Onion and, one of the funnest videos I've seen in a long time.
WARNING: Contains words you know and your friends might use.... but... you might find offensive....
Tennessee's Bonnaroo Festival is attracting some veteran music acts to its stages this summer. Gregg Allman, Dr. John, and Robert Plant with Band of Joy are all on the bill for the four-day festival in Manchester. Also announced this week as a 2011 Bonnaroo act is Buffalo Springfield. Rocker David Crosby recently told "Rolling Stone" that the surviving members of the "For What It's Worth" band are planning a tour for this fall. Buffalo Springfield's originals -- including Neil Young, Stephen Stills, and Richie Furay -- haven't toured together in over 40 years. The trio of music legends did reunite in 2010 at Young's Bridge School benefit concerts with the help of drummer Joe Vitale and bass player Rick Rosas. Vitale and Rosas sat in for the late Dewey Martin and Bruce Palmer. The two musicians will also be part of Buffalo Springfield's lineup at Bonnaroo.
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The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival launched in 2002. The event is a multi-stage gathering of acts from across multiple genres.  Bonnaroo 2011 is scheduled to take place this year from June 9th through the 12th.
Unbelievable........
(CNN) -- Smartphones are perpetually blamed, ironically, for our lack of communication. Incessant text messaging, constant "Words with Friends" games and endless Facebook updates often distract us from face-to-face conversation.
As Gizmodo's Sam Biddle wrote, "Phones, for the first time in their history, are being designed to undermine their primary function ... actually facilitating a world in which I never have to talk to anyone."
It's not mobile phones alone that are stopping us from interacting, Richard Ling, author of "New Tech, New Ties: How mobile communication is reshaping social cohesion," argues. In fact, his research shows cell phones actually improve communication between you and your closest companions; while waiting for the bus it's easier now to text a friend or call up your mom.
However, when people have the ability to surf the web from their smartphones, they're distracted from that connection opportunity.
"Yet it's interesting that you can also bring it full circle," Ling added. "Smartphones can give you an interesting way to start a conversation or chat up a girl. It's not surprising -- there's an app for that."
So it's not all bad acronyms and lack of eye contact with smartphones? We did a search for apps designed to help you improve your communication skills. If you're feeling tongue-tied, check these out for the right thing to say.
Apologize
Stood up a date? Forgot a friend's birthday? Insulted your boss? Fix it with the perfect apology using the "iPology" app on the iPhone. Answer the questions "What did you do?" "Who did you do it to?" and "Are you being sincere or sarcastic?" for several automated responses guaranteed to get you out of the doghouse. Send the message via spoken word (you know, like in person), email or text.
And if "You trusted me, big mistake" doesn't quite solve your problem, the app allows you to send a bouquet of virtual flowers her way.
Excuses, excuses
Along the same lines, "Excuse List" is available on both the iPhone and Android phones. Pick the activity you wish to avoid -- work, church, sports, school -- and scroll through a list of excuses. Some are believable, others not so much. The one we're trying out next? "I saved so much money by switching to Geico, I don't have to work today."
%#^$# profanity
The iPhone app "Profanity" has more than 3 million phrases available to help you find the right words to describe your enemies. Shake the phone to reveal them as the lint-naveled, goo-gargling, fart-flingers they are. Then share the new label on Twitter for all to see.
There's also the "iSwear" app on Android for simple profanity in other languages. Or if you're finding it too hard to constantly spell out all those %#@# words in an angry text message, use the "Swearing Sailor" app to insert the vulgar vocab into your auto complete function.
Pick-up lines
It's not easy to walk up to a stranger in a bar and open the conversation with something more original than "um, hi." The "Pick-Up Lines" app gives you nine categories to choose from -- cheesy, sweet, plain lame -- in the hopes of enticing that special someone into a conversation and out of their clothes. Find it in iTunes or on the Android Market.
If you're tired of being on the receiving end of lines like "Baby, I'm no Fred Flintstone, but I can make your Bedrock!" download the "Anti Pickup Lines" app. Or buy pepper spray.
Translation, please
Online translators have been around forever, so don't expect us to identify the best English-to-Spanish apps for your midterm. We will, however, list some of the funny translator apps that have helped us avoid any resemblance of work today.
"Translator for Cats" gives pet owners an idea of what their furry friends are saying -- although we're not sure why you'd want to know. If you're not sure whether their eternal disdain for you is because of your lack of hygiene or if you're just not feeding them enough, record a few mews to find out. (Also available in "Translator for Dogs").
The "Men Translator" interprets more than 100 common phrases that men say. Example: When he says "Take a break honey, you're working too hard," he really means, "I can't hear the game over the vacuum." (Not available in "Women Translator" because, well, there's no app for that.)
Or laugh it up with the Android "Speakin' Tongues" app that translates standard American English into Aussie, British, Leet, Gangsta, Pirate, Redneck, Jamaican and more. Ahoy matey, it'll cost you a pretty penny, but yea mon, it done did good.
Conversation starters
Still having trouble coming up with something to say? Use the "What If" iPhone app to ask interesting questions on a first date or the "Did You Know" Android app to offer up intellectual tidbits in an awkward group setting. If nothing else, people will ask you where you came up with that lame idea and you can tell them about this story.
My son Hank, who is now 18 and graduated last year, worked some over the Summer and Fall... and although it wasn't much, it was enough to file taxes this year for the first time (even though he didn't have to) and get most of his money back.
I went on-line last night to do his taxes (at a very well known tax service) and e-file them for him. The federal e-file was free, but when I got to the state, they wanted $27.50 to e-file.
I had been texting back and forth with a good friend, and when I mentioned this, she said I should check the Oregon State website to see what they had to say.
Turns out...plenty...
If you qualify, and use the links from the Oregon site, you can e-file your federal and state for free!Here's the link
I'm pretty sure  tons of  people don't know about this.....it saved Hank $27.50 ....and the thing is, I used the same tax service as before, but through the state of Oregon site...it was free!
Happy Returns! ;-)
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