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Beatlemania continues with the officially licensed ‘The Beatles Box of Vision’, the literary accompaniment to The Beatles re-mastered CD albums. The Box also follows this week’s breaking news of the Beatles’ limited edition “apple-shaped” USB stick. Jonathan Polk, the curator of 'The Beatles Box of Vision' will fly to the UK in early December to do television, radio and press interviews, and will also be available to demonstrate how the ‘Box of Vision’ actually works. Officially licensed by The Beatles' Apple Corps Ltd, ‘The Beatles Box of Vision’ is a 3-book set, housed in an elegant black, linen-covered box with a silver embossed Beatles logo and faux Beatles LP spines. The box includes a book that features over 200 pages of high resolution, LP sized (13" x 13") album artwork; a second book that contains the complete U.K. and U.S. Beatles discography, and a third book that includes patented storage compartments for The Beatles re-mastered CDs.

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Sony Music is pleased to announce the CD and digital download release of the soundtrack album of the year, “Nowhere Boy” – the critically acclaimed film biopic about John Lennon’s teenage years that led to his music career from the Quarrymen, to his early relationship with Paul McCartney and the Beatles’ first trip to Hamburg. To celebrate the release of the soundtrack album, Sony is holding an exclusive screening of the “Nowhere Boy” film at Abbey Road Studios for journalists who will be reviewing the album. The screening will take place at Abbey Road Studios, Studio Two, 3 Abbey Road, London, NW8 9AY on Monday 30th November. Doors open at 6:30pm, screening starts at 7pm sharp. With a screenplay by Matt Greenhalgh (best known for his screenplay for Anton Corbjn’s “Control” Joy Division biopic), “Nowhere Boy” is Sam Taylor-Wood’s directorial debut, and recently closed the London Film Festival to rapturous applause and rave reviews. The film stars Kristen Thomas as Aunt Mimi, Anne Marie Duff as Lennon’s mother, and includes a career-defining performance from Aaron Johnson as the young John Lennon.

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Simple Minds today announced they will issue their forthcoming ‘Graffiti Soul’ UK tour entirely on USB sticks directly after each concert. Each USB stick will come with an individual serial code number. Fans who attend the forthcoming UK tour dates, which kicks off at the Newcastle Metro Radio Arena on November 30th, will be able to purchase the live recording USB sticks directly after the concerts and can download the encores once they install the memory stick into their USB port on their computers. Effectively, fans will be able to purchase a memory stick for all eight of Simple Minds’ UK concerts, and what’s more, every concert will feature a different selection of Simple Minds songs. No two concerts will have the same set list. The live concert USB stick is the brainchild of Germany’s leading online music live recording company Concert Online, whose policy is to instantly issue fans live concert recordings on customized USB sticks directly after the concerts. Simple Minds are the latest rock band to participate in Concert Online’s live concert USB stick campaign, following in the footsteps of other name bands that include KISS and Madness.

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“About Angst & Daydreamer” is an upcoming progressive rock album by Roland Enders & Friends. CD 1 – “About Angst” is a concept album inspired by one of Grimm's fairy tales: “The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was”. CD 2 – “Daydreamer” is a collection of individual songs and instrumental pieces. 3 euros of every sold copy will be donated to the German section of Plan International.

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The new King Of Agogik CD "The Rhythmic Drawing Room" (a follow-up to their debut outing “Aleatorik System”) is planned for release in the fall of the year.

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Two weeks ago, Classic Rock Magazine named Chickenfoot as 2009's 'Best New Band' at their annual awards ceremony that took place at London's Park Lane Hotel. While unable to attend the London ceremony, the band recorded a personalized video acceptance speech which played out to rapturous applause. The star studded event was attended by such legends as Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, Pete Townshend of The Who, Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones, Brian May of Queen, Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Jeff Beck, Paul Rodgers of Bad Company, Iggy Pop, Slash of Guns N’ Roses, Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath, Joey Tempest of Europe, Ginger Baker of Cream, Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, Carl Palmer of ELP and members of Iron Maiden, Anthrax, Anvil, Marillion, ZZ Top, Uriah Heep and Mott the Hoople. The prestigious award follows a successful year for the band, including sold out concerts and their debut album going Gold in America. The band will also release a new Deluxe Edition of their eponymous debut album in the UK on Monday November 9th, available through the earMUSIC label. Comprised of drummer Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), bassist Michael Anthony (ex-Van Halen), guitarist Joe Satriani and vocalist Sammy Hagar (ex-Van Halen), Chickenfoot have been hailed as one of the most exciting rock and roll bands in recent years and this limited edition 2-Disc Deluxe set will include a bonus DVD disc featuring over 60 minutes of exclusive live footage, behind the scenes interviews and the official promotional videos for the singles 'Oh Yeah' and 'Soap On A Rope'.

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The Brazilian progressive rock group Banda Do Sol has finished recording ”Tempo”: their new album which marks the band’s return to the scene after a 27-year hiatus.

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Haiku Funeral's debut CD "Assassination in the Hashish Cathedral" is now available from the Danish label Hikikomori Records. The disc contains over 50 minutes of dark experimental music (doom/ ambient/ black metal). The release is a special limited edition CD packaged in a half-size DVD case with beautiful full color artwork in a handmade booklet. Haiku Funeral consists of Dimitar Dimitrov (electronics, vocals, spring drum) and William Kopecky (bass, vocals, spring drum, children’s harp). From Bulgaria, Dimitar is a veteran of the black metal scene, having played in bands such as Glades of Gloom, Corpus Diavolis and Unhealthy Dreams. Dimitar has also recorded and performed dark electronica under the names DJ Dimitrov and Daemonicreation. American bassist William is well-known in progressive rock and experimental circles for his work with Kopecky, Yeti Rain, Far Corner, Snarling Adjective Convention, and many others.

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Multi-instrumentalist Alejandro Matos presents his second solo album “Freak”. His first CD “Persona” was released in 2006.

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