BY MIKE METTLER – MARCH 30, 2018
On June 1, 2018, Bludgeon Riffola/Mercury/UMe fires the first salvo in Def Leppard’s projected four-volume career-spanning box set series, when the appropriately dubbed Volume One appears in multidisc LP and CD collections. The collection arrives in time for this summer’s highly anticipated Def Leppard co-headlining U.S. tour with Journey. […]
BY MIKE METTLER – MARCH 26, 2018
“Try to keep it as plain spoken as possible.” Those are some of the first words you’ll hear in John Mellencamp’s Plain Spoken: From The Chicago Theatre, which is set for release by Eagle Rock Entertainment on May 11, 2018 on Blu-ray+CD, DVD+CD (shown at right), and digital formats.
A self-narrated […]
BY MIKE METTLER – MARCH 16, 2018
Esoteric Recordings has announced an official limited-edition super-deluxe 8-disc box set celebrating 50 years of Procol Harum. Titled Still There’ll Be More: An Anthology 1967-2017, the box set is earmarked for release on March 23, 2018, and comprises five CDs and three DVDs.
The SoundBard was privileged to have interviewed […]
BY MIKE METTLER – MARCH 15, 2018
Polydor/Republic Records is proud to announce that legendary Who frontman Roger Daltrey is returning on June 1, 2018 with a brand new solo studio album, As Long As I Have You. (The SoundBard is proud to announce it too.)
As Long As I Have You was produced by Dave Eringa […]
BY MIKE METTLER – MARCH 14, 2018
Joan Armatrading’s new studio album Not Too Far Away is set for release on BMG on May 18. 2018. On the album, the celebrated guitarist/vocalist/songwriter presents ten new tracks that are said to take the deeply personal and make it universal (just the way we like it, BTW).
From the passionate appeal […]
BY MIKE METTLER – MARCH 11, 2018
On May 25, 2018, Snow Patrol will return with their first album in 7 years, Wildness (Republic), which finds the band searching for clarity, connection, and meaning, while staying true to the melodic songwriting prowess that brought them to prominence.
To that end, The SoundBard brings to your recollection Snow Patrol’s fine […]
BY MIKE METTLER – MARCH 10, 2018
Sting & Shaggy will release their new, collaborative, island-inspired album, 44/876, on A&M/Interscope Records on April 20, 2018. You can pre-order the album now right here, and receive an instant download of “Morning Is Coming” – a brassy reggae track fueled by sultry horns – as well as the […]
BY MIKE METTLER – MARCH 9, 2018
Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sulton, Willie Wilcox, and Ralph Schuckett are reuniting for their first North American tour since the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded 32 years ago (but who’s counting?). Presented by Sirius XM and produced by Live Nation, Todd Rundgren’s Utopia will be performing all across North America beginning […]
BY MIKE METTLER – MARCH 6, 2018
Riding high on the succecss of their ongoing 40th anniversary celebration, Foreigner is next set to present all of their hits and more with a 58-piece orchestra and a 60-piece choir on Foreigner With the 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus on April 27, 2018 via earMUSIC.
In May 2017, Foreigner […]
BY MIKE METTLER – MARCH 5, 2018
The Flaming Lips have been pushing the envelope and bending sonic boundaries for three decades and counting, and this year, Rhino and Warner Bros. Records will celebrate Oklahoma’s most famous freaks with an ambitious reissue program. This program kicks off with two releases that spotlight the joyous weirdness […]
