Top 10 Best Selling Photography Lighting Kits July 2015

Top 10 Best Photography Lighting Kits July 2015

1. LimoStudio-Photography Photo Portrait Studio 600W Day Light Umbrella Continuous Lighting Kit 6. ePhoto H9004SB2-69BWG 3pieces 6×9 Chromakey Green Screen Muslins Backdrops Background Support Kit 2400 Watt Lighting Studio with Case-Black White
2. Fancierstudio 2 Light kit video lighting kit portrait lighting kit video lighting kit by Fancierstudio DK2 7. ePhoto VL9004BS2 2400 Watt Digital Video Continuous Lighting Stand Kit with Carrying Case with 2 Light and 1 Boom Stands
3. LimoStudio Photo Studio Four Monolight Strobe Flash BOOM Lighting Kit 8. NEEWER® Photography Studio Kit – 2 x Strobe Lights, 2x Stands, 2x Umbrellas & Flash Trigger/Receiver
4. LimoStudio 900W (3X300W) Lighting Photography Studio Strobe Flash Light Kit, AGG403 9. LimoStudio Photo Studio Portable Hot Shoe Flash Umbrella Stand Kit for Canon
5. 540W Studio Kit for Professional & Home Studio Photography 10. CowboyStudio Doulbe Off-Camera Flash Shoe Mount Swivel Umbrella Kit for Select Nikon/Canon Models

 

LimoStudio-Photography Photo Portrait Studio 600W1. LimoStudio-Photography Photo Portrait Studio 600W Day Light Umbrella Continuous Lighting Kit

List Price: $94.38
Price: $54.50
You Save: $39.88 (42%)

  • (1) x LimoStudio 28″ Tall Studio Quality High Output Accent Light Table Top Light Stand
  • (3) x LimoStudio Digital Full Spectrum Light Bulb 45W Photo CFL 6500K, Daylight Balanced, Pure White
  • (2) x LimoStudio 33″ Photography Studio White Umbrella | (1) x Umbrella Carry Case
  • (2) x LimoStudio 86″ Tall Air Cushion Spring Studio High Output Umbrella Flash Strobe Light Stand
  • (3) x LimoStudio Studio Single Head Photo Lighting Fluorescent Light Holder

Upgraded item includes a new carrying case for your bulbs!

(2) x 33″ Photography Studio Translucent Shoot Through White Umbrella Photo Video Umbrella
Made of High Quality Nylon Construction
Works well to diffuse the light from any Flash/Strobe Light and Constant Light
Premium Umbrella Snow White translucent Reflector (33″ Wide)
Reflect and Spread light stream evenly
Eliminate glare and spots

(3) x Single Head Photo Lighting Fluorescent Light Holder
On/Off Switch
Max power can be used 105W energy saving bulb
Lamp base E26/E27 x1
Code & Plug included (9 ft.)

(2) x 86″ Tall Air Cushion Spring Studio Quality High Output Umbrella Flash Strobe Light Stand
Material: Premium Aluminum Alloy Construction
Solid Safety 3 Legs Stages
Light Weight: Easy to Move
Indutrial Standard Mounting Stud

(3) x Digital Full Spectrum Light Bulb – 45W Photo CFL 6500K, Daylight Balanced
Energy Saving Compact Fluorescent Spiral Bulb – Saves energy up to 80%
Regular Screw Base
Color Temperature: 6500K
Watts: 45W – Equals to 200W Regular Incandescent Light Bulb Output
Style: Spiral
Lamp Tone: Day Light
Overall Diameter: 3.5″
Overall Length: 8″

(1) x 28″ Tall Studio Quality High Output Accent Light Table Top Light Stand
Material: Premium Aluminum Alloy Construction
Solid Safety 3 Legs Stages
Solid Locking System for Light Safety

(1) x Convenient Umbrella Carry Case
(1) x Bulb carry bag

Photo Umbrella Light
Photography Studio Light
Photography Continuous Light

Fancierstudio 2 Light kit video lighting kit2. Fancierstudio 2 Light kit video lighting kit portrait lighting kit video lighting kit by Fancierstudio DK2

Price: $39.99

  • Two x 7Ft Light Stand
  • Two x Ac Adapter
  • two x 45watt fluorescent bulbs
  • Two 33″ Shoot Through Umbrella

Great starter kit easy to setup start taking professional photos with this studio kit. Comes with two 45watt 5500k perfect day light color fluorescent bulbs perfect for video and photography. Also comes with two 7ft height light stand, two ac adapter and two 33″ shoot through umbrella for easy light diffussion.

LimoStudio Photo Studio Four Monolight Strobe Flash BOOM Lighting Kit3. LimoStudio Photo Studio Four Monolight Strobe Flash BOOM Lighting Kit – (4) Studio Flash/Strobe, (3) Softboxes, (4) Light Stands, (1) Boom, (1) Barndoor , (1) Background Support System, (1) 10′ X 13′ Muslin Backdrop & Carry Case, AGG400

List Price: $971.99
Price: $401.65
You Save: $570.34 (59%)

  • (4) x 200W Photo Studio Monolight Flash/Strobe Light w/ Free Model Flash Light Bulb
  • (1) x Barndoor, Honey Comb, 4 Color Gels, (3) x Universal speed ring , (3) x Softbox Reflector
  • (3) x 86″ Light Stand – aluminum alloy, adjustable 30″ – 86″, durable & lightweight | (1) x Overhead Hair Boom Light Stand Kit with Sand Bag
  • (1) x 10 x 13 ft Muslin Backdrop | (1) x Muslin Support Stand
  • (1) x Flash/Strobe Light Wireless Trigger | (4) x Flash/Strobe Light Wireless Receivers | (1) x LimoStudio Heavy Duty Convenient Carry Case

(4) x 200 Watt Photo Studio Lighting Strobe Flash Light
Studio Quality Circular Flash Tube Bulb – 100W, Flash Tube Life: 8000 Hrs.
Studio Quality Model Light Bulb – 100W, Bi-pin Base

(3) x Universal Speed Ring for Softbox Flash Light
Universal Size, 3 7/8″ diameter

(1) x Barn Door Set with 4 Gel Filters & Honeycomb Grid
4 Leaf to adjust Light Intensity

(3) x Photo Softbox for Photo Studio Soft Box Reflector 24″ x 24″
4 Levels Light Control Available
Organizing Carrying Case

(3) x 86″ Studio Light Stand (Min 53″ – Max 100″)

(1) x 4-Channel Radio Remote Trigger & (4) x Receiver Set for Studio Strobe

(1) x Photography Video Overhead Hair Continuous Flash lighting Hair Boom Light Stand Kit with Carry Case
Solid Safety 3 Legs Stages, Easy Quick-release Lever System
Pivot Clamp Connects Boom Arm to Light Stand
Telescoping Boom Arm – Indutrial Standard Mounting Tip, Extent 74.5″
Convenient Carry Case

(1) x Photo Light Stand Sand Bag Saddle Bag

(1) x Photography Backdrop Support Stand with 10′ Crossbar
Height Adjustable: Min 3.5 ft. – Max 8.5 ft.
Width Adjustable: Min 4.5 ft. (2 cross bars)- Max 10 ft. (4 cross bars)
Durable Muslin Stand Carry Bag

(2) x 4″ Photo Studio Canvas Muslin Paper Backdrop Clamps

LimoStudio 900W (3X300W) Lighting Photography Studio Strobe Flash Light Kit, AGG4034. LimoStudio 900W (3X300W) Lighting Photography Studio Strobe Flash Light Kit, AGG403

List Price: $675.00
Price: $288.92
You Save: $386.08 (57%)

  • (3) x 300W Photo Studio Monolight Flash/Strobe Light w/ Free Model Flash Light Bulb | (2) x LimoStudio Softbox Reflector
  • (1) x Barndoor, Honey Comb, 4 Color Gels | (1) x Universal speed ring | (1) x Flash/Strobe Light Wireless Trigger | (3) x Flash/Strobe Light Wireless Receivers
  • (3) x LimoStudio 86″ Light Stand – aluminum alloy, adjustable 30″ – 86″, durable & lightweight
  • (2) x LimoStudio 33″ Black/Silver Diffuser Umbrella – High quality nylon, 75% reflection & 25% transmission, Silver Color: for contrast and increase highlights
  • (1) x LimoStudio Durable Convenient Carry Case (2) x LimoStudio Universal Speed Ring for Softbox Flash Light

(3) x 300W Photo Studio Flash/Strobe Light Holder
Holds 1 of 5600K 250W Circular Flash Tube and 1 of 50W Model Light(Total 200W: 250W + 50W)
Voltage: AC 110 – 130V/60Hz
Comes with a Test Buttom and Power Output Dial from 1/16 to full
On/Off Switch for Model Light
Flash Ready Sound Alerter
Photo-Cell(Salve Sensor) include: Turns on automatically in dark
Wireless Trigger sold separately
Model Light Bulb – 50W (Bi-pin Base)

(2) x 4 Colors Multi Studio Light Collapsible Disc Reflector Made of Metal
4 Color Gels
– Translucent, Red, Yellow, Blue
– Used with the Barn Door attachment or Lens Holder

(1) x 4-Channel Radio Remote Trigger & 3 Receiver Set for Studio Strobe4 Channels Radio Remote Trigger for Flash/Strobe Light
Working with most of Flash/Strobe Light
Operate by 2 x AAA Battery (not included)
(1) x 4-Channel Radio Remote Trigger | (3) x Receiver

(2) x Studio Lighting Soft Box Reflector
Size: 24″ x 24″ large soft box (W x H)
Ultimate soften light stream and remove shadow to make perfect shooting
Color: Black/Silver (Out/In)

(2) x Photo Video Studio Black/Silver Premium Umbrella Lighting Reflector
Silver reflective internal face and Black back side
Dimension: 33″ Wide

(3) x Photo Video Studio Umbrella Flash Strobe Light Stand
Solid Locking System for Light Safety
Height adjustable Min 53″ – Max 100″

(1) x Photo Studio Equipment Carry Bag
– Durable Premium 600D Oxford Nylon
– Heavy Duty: Support up to 80 Lbs
Water Resistant

540W Studio Kit for Professional & Home Studio Photography5. 540W Studio Kit for Professional & Home Studio Photography

List Price: $439.90
Price: $218.95
You Save: $220.95 (50%)

  • This professional kit is perfect for advertising products, photo-art, industrial, scientific and technical photography
  • Complete kit at an incredible price!
  • Excellet for professionals or ameture photographers alike.
  • One Year Warranty!
  • All items in kit are brand new!

A professional kit with everything you need to start taking great photos. Three 180W Studio Strobe Flash Lights Barn Door Soft boxes & umbrellas Three light stands 1 carrying bag High quality barn door with honeycomb 4 Color Gels (Translucent, blue, red, yellow) This 4 leaf barn door set is specifically designed for use on the reflector. Barn doors is essential accessories for any lighting system. These devices alter the shape, intensity, or color of the light output from your flash heads. Use of a barn door set will result in a shaft of light, when it is attached to the front of the reflector of your light source. The size of the shaft of light will be determined by the opening of the leaves, and the distance of the light from the subject. Soft box: A soft box is an essential piece of kit for the photographic studio utilizing continuous or flash lighting, creating even, natural, diffused light distribution and eliminating extreme highlights and hotspots. Black/Silver Umbrella: This is an Inter fit 33″ (84 cm), Silver/Black Backing Umbrella. Silver umbrellas are used to bounce light onto a subject. They provide softening, with a harder shadow than a regular white umbrella. Light loss is usually 1.5 f/stop compared to the same light used direct, bare light. The black backing cuts down on stray light. Wireless Radio 16-Channel Trigger: Wireless radio 16-channel trigger set in the package which is the best tool for supporting camera-flash synch solution. A transmitter sets on the camera, while the receiver plugging into the flash’s sync socket. By the 16-Channel, it can trigger multi-flash light synchronously. Kit comes with 1 Trigger & 1 Receiver. If you do not have them already, you will need to purchase 2 additional Receivers to sync all flashes in this kit.

ePhoto H9004SB26. ePhoto H9004SB2-69BWG 3pieces 6×9 Chromakey Green Screen Muslins Backdrops Background Support Kit 2400 Watt Lighting Studio with Case-Black White

List Price: $299.99
Sale Price: $199.99
You Save: $100.00 (33%)

  • ePhoto Premium Video Photo 3 Softbox light Kit
  • Soften light intense thrugh internal white cover and soft box
  • Operated with 4 Day-light Studio Light Bulbs (each holder – Total 4 Bulbs)
  • Set up in minutes to offer you a professional result.
  • Work with 110 – 120V

This is a brand new professional digital fluorescent Video Photography compact studio kit that gives you over 2400 watts output. This kit comes 3 softboxes for your lights. You could you one as your main light and the others as your fill light. Light output is adjustable with 4 light outputs. You could use them in the studio photography or videography as well as on location projects. This lighting kit is the most affordable kit on the market today.

Following Items are included

3 x 4 Bulbs Lighting Heads
2 x Softbox Light Soft Box for main light
12 x 45W Day-Light Studio Light Bulb 45W CFL=200Watt Incandescent
2 x Studio Lighting Stands for main lights
1 x Softbox for hair light
1 x Photography Video Studio Boom Stand
1 x Boom Arm with Grip
1 x Light weight sandbag
2 x 8ft Background Stands
1 x set of 4 cross Bars for background stand 10ft total
1 x 6 x 9 Black Muslin
1 x 6 x 9 White Muslin
1 x 6 x 9 Green Muslin
1 x Studio Carrying Case

ePhoto VL9004BS27. ePhoto VL9004BS2 2400 Watt Digital Video Continuous Lighting Stand Kit with Carrying Case with 2 Light and 1 Boom Stands, 12 total 45W 5500K Bulbs, 2 16×24-Inches and 1 16×16-Inch Softboxes

Price: $179.99

  • Ideal for portraits, studio, video, photography
  • 2400 watts light output 5500K temp
  • 2 Dimmer switches per each light head
  • Voltage: 110V
  • Case included for storage

Photographers, videographers, major Hollywood studios and television facilities, all use “cool” lighting. Now you too can have the latest and greatest in lighting. Fluorescent lamps are the most cost-effective and efficient form of studio lighting. Running costs are about 90% less than conventional tungsten lighting, due to the low energy consumption, very low heat output and a reduced air conditioning requirement. 2 x 6.5ft Light Stands; 1 x Support Boom Stand; 12 x 45 Watt 5500K CFL Light bulbs; 1 x 2 Section Boom ARM (1) Grip Head (1) Sandbag, one (1) Carrying Case; 2 x 16″x24″ Softbox; 1 x 16″ x 16″ softbox for the Boom stand; 3 x 4 light head with 2 dimmer switch in the back; 1 x Carrying Case

NEEWER® Photography Studio Kit8. NEEWER® Photography Studio Kit – 2 x Strobe Lights, 2x Stands, 2x Umbrellas & Flash Trigger/Receiver

List Price: $242.74
Price: $139.99
You Save: $102.75 (42%)

  • New Professional Studio Lighting Kit 360W
  • This is a brand new 180ws Flash Strobe (master/slave strobe). It could be triggered by a flash, infrared and sync cord (included). It also comes with a test button and variable dial for power setting from 1/8 to full.
  • The Studio Light is providing you with a Continues Lamp and Flash Function
  • It will work as main light, back light or hair light and comes with an easy-to-use umbrella holder.

Black/Silver Umbrella:
This is an 33″ (84 cm), Silver/Black Backing Umbrella. Silver umbrellas are used to bounce light onto a subject. They provide softening, with a harder shadow than a regular white umbrella. Light loss is usually ~1.5 f/stop compared to the same light used direct, bare light. The black backing cuts down on stray light.

Wireless Radio 16-Channel Trigger:
Wireless radio 16-channel trigger set in the package which is the best tool for supporting camera-flash synch solution. A transmitter sets on the camera, while the receiver plugging into the flash’s sync socket. By the 16-Channel, it can trigger multi-flash light synchronously.

TWO Professional Duty Aluminum Light Stands.
To give you a place to attach your Softbox, the kit includes two lightweight heavy duty aluminum stands that extend to 190cm. We utilized reinforced brace supports, and heavy-duty, riveted joints, to help ensure maximum stability and security. The three reinforced legs spread wide to prevent the stand from getting tipsy. The three stands are light-weight and extremley portable they fold down to less than 36.These are top quality heavy duty stands that more than adequately support the strobe units in this kit.

Package Contents
2 x 180W Strobe light
2 x 75W Modeling bulb
1 x Power Cord
1 x Sync Cord
2 x Light Stand (Max: 190cm Height)
2 x 33″ Black/Silver Umbrella
1 x 16 Channel Radio Studio Trigger + 1 Receiver Set

LimoStudio Photo Studio Portable Hot Shoe Flash Umbrella9. LimoStudio Photo Studio Portable Hot Shoe Flash Umbrella Stand Kit for Canon 430EX II, 580EX II, 550EX; NIKON SB-600, SB-26, SB-27, SB-28, SB-80DX, SB-50DX; NISSIN DI622,DI866,DI466; VIVITAR 285HV, DF383 Speedlight Flash, AGG1297

List Price: $71.39
Price: $45.00
You Save: $26.39 (37%)

  • (1) 86″ Tall Umbrella Flash Strobe Light Stand
  • (1) Light and Umbrella Shoe Mount Clamp
  • (1) 33″ Wide Black & Silver Umbrella Reflector
  • (1) 33″ Wide Black & Gold Umbrella Reflector
  • (1) 33″ Wide Translucent Shoot Through White Umbrella Reflector

86″ Tall Umbrella Flash Strobe Light Stand (x1)
Solid Safety 3 Legs Stages
Indutrial Standard Mounting Stud
Height adjustable Min 30″ – Max 86″

Flash Hot Shoe Mount Adapter Trigger Umbrella Holder Swivel Light Stand Bracket (x1)
– 100% brand new and high quality
– Useful Flash Light Mount for your camera.
– Flashgun Adapter can be attached to your light stand, insert your flash unit and umbrella and adjust your mount so it is at an optimum angle for getting great photographic results time after time.
– Hot shoe flash mount on top make it easy that you could mount a Hot Shoe Flash/Slave Sensor/Receiver.
– Hot Shoe Size can be adjusted.
– You may also adjust the umbrella and flash in different angle.
– The large lever is easy to tighten/loosen
Material: Plastic & Aluminum
Size: 100 x 60 x 50mm/3.9 x 2.4 x 2.0in(L x W x H)
Color: Black

33″ Wide Black & Silver Umbrella Reflector (x1)
Silver reflective internal face and Black back side
– Silver Internal Face: Minimize Light Loss & Maximize Light Spread
– Silver: for contrast and increase highlights
Ideal for Portraits & Object Product Shooting

33″ Wide Black & Gold Umbrella Reflector (x1)
Gold reflective internal face and Black back side
– Gold Internal Face: Minimize Light Loss & Maximize Light Spread
– Gold: achieve warm glowing skin tones
Produces a Warmer Output than Silver Reflector
Ideal for Portraits & Object Product Shooting

33″ Wide Translucent Shoot Through White Umbrella Reflector (x1)
Made of High Quality Nylon Construction
Works well to diffuse the light from any Flash/Strobe Light and Constant Light
White: produce neutral color temperature

CowboyStudio Doulbe Off-Camera10. CowboyStudio Doulbe Off-Camera Flash Shoe Mount Swivel Umbrella Kit for Select Nikon/Canon Models

List Price: $68.00
Price: $56.95
You Save: $11.05 (16%)

  • Two (2) Flash light bracket with umbrella holder B
  • Two (2) 33″ soft umbrellas
  • Two (2) 33″ Black and Silver Reflective Umbrellas
  • Two (2) 7ft Light stands
  • One (1) Carry Bag

This CowboyStudio flash mount kit is perfect for shooting with Speedlights.

The adapter provides you with full control for the positioning your flash using the easy to adjust wingnuts. With the built-in umbrella holder at the base, you can have portable studio lighting without the hassle.

The umbrella is a great addition to your studio setup and works well to diffuse the light from any flash. The Silver reflective umbrella features a silver interior surface which provides a soft, but highly efficient bounced light source. For close-up lighting, the shoot through allowing you to get closer to the subject while lighting through the umbrella.

The light stand is perfect for the studio photographer. Made from strong aluminum alloy, it can be used with reflectors, boom stands, strobe flash lights, and backgrounds.

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Top 10 Best Music CDs Albums November 2012

Top 10 Best Music CDs Albums November 2012

1. Red Taylor Swift 6. Rebel Soul – Kid Rock
2. Greatest Hits-Chapter One 7. Music From Another Dimension
3. R.E.D. Ne-Yo 8. Unapologetic [Deluxe Edition] [CD/DVD]
4. Take Me Home One Direction 9. Blown Away Carrie Underwood
5. The Truth About Love Pink 10. King Animal – Soundgarden


1. Red

Price: $13.88

2012 release, the fourth album from the internationally successful singer/songwriter. Swift co-wrote the album with people ”from all different places in music”. Collaborators include Dan Wilson, Butch Walker, Max Martin, Lori McKenna, Ed Sheeran and Mark Foster of Foster The People. Rolling Stone has described the album as ”Swift’s most eclectic set ever, ranging from ‘State Of Grace’, a howling, U2-style epic with reverb-drenched guitars, to a sweet acoustic duet with U.K. singer Ed Sheeran. Another key track even features a Dubstep-inspired bass breakdown. The album’s lead single, ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together’, became Swift’s first number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, recording the highest ever one-week sales figures for a female artist.

Hi, I’m Taylor. I’ve been alive for 21 years now, and I finally have my own kitchen. I’m very excited about this, and generally excited by anything else that falls into the “cute” or “cozy” categories. I learned to play guitar when I was twelve fro m this guy named Ronnie who came over to fix my parents’ computer. I like quilts. But that’s probably because I’m always freezing cold… Read more >

2. Greatest Hits-Chapter One

Price: $5.00

Global superstar Kelly Clarkson is set to release Greatest Hits Chapter 1 on November 19th. This greatest hits compilation will feature three new tracks from Clarkson as well as a compilation of some of her greatest hits to date.
Kelly’s new single, “Catch My Breath” is co-written by Clarkson, Jason Halbert and Eric Olson. She states, “This song represents who I’ve been, what I’ve felt, and where I’m headed as not only an artist but as a 30 year old that is now smart enough to know that it’s time to stop, catch my breath, and be proud of not only what has been accomplished but of all the people that have helped me become the woman I am today.”
Since bursting onto the music scene 10 years ago, Kelly Clarkson has released 5 studio albums (Thankful, Breakaway, My December, All I Ever Wanted, Stronger), sold over 20 million albums worldwide, 10 million albums in the US and has had 10 singles in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. She is the recipient of 2 Grammy Awards, 4 American Music Awards, 3 MTV Video Music Awards, 2 Academy of Country Music Awards, 1 Country Music Association Award and 12 Billboard Music Awards… Read more >

3. R.E.D.

Price: $5.99

Three-time Grammy Award®-winning artist Ne-Yo was explaining the genesis of his new album title, R.E.D., an acronym for Realizing Every Dream. “It came from me stepping outside myself, looking at my life as it is today and realizing that every dream I’ve had from the day I decided I wanted to do music, that I wanted my life to be about music, every dream that I’ve had from then til now… Read more >

4. Take Me Home

Price: $10.99

‘Take Me Home’ sees One Direction collaborating with a whole host of first class writers and producers. As well as reuniting with the likes of Rami Yacoub & Carl Falk and Savan Kotecha, Ed Sheeran and McFly’s Tom Fletcher, the record features input from Dr Luke, Shellback and Toby Gad.
One Direction made US Chart history again by achieving the highest selling first week single sales by a UK artist with “Live While We’re Young.” The lead single from TAKE ME HOME entered the Billboard Digital Track and Song Charts at #1 with over 341k sold in its first week making it the biggest opening week sales for a single by a non-US artist ever… Read more >

5. The Truth About Love

Price: $9.99

P!nk has teamed up with producer Greg Kurstin (Lily Allen, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foster The People & The Shins) for the very first time on this release along with long time collaborators Max Martin and Shellback, Billy Mann and Butch Walker. She has also worked with songwriter/producer Dan Wilson (Adele’s Someone Like You). The album is P!nk’s unique take on the different shades of love the dark, the light, the happy and the sad.
Since her debut in 2000, P!nk (Alecia Moore) has released 6 albums (Can’t Take Me Home, M!ssundaztood, Try This, I’m Not Dead, Funhouse, Greatest Hits So Far!!!), sold over 30 million albums, 65 million singles (nearly 20 million digital tracks), over 1 million DVD’s worldwide and has had 11 singles in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. In addition, 15 of P!nk’s singles have reached #1 in at least 1 or more countries. She is the recipient of 3 Grammy Awards, 2 Billboard Music Awards, 5 MTV Video Music Awards, 2 MTV Europe Awards, 2 People’s Choice Awards, and many more. P!nk’s last studio album Funhouse debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and #1 in the UK, Australia, Netherlands, New Zealand and Switzerland. The album produced the smash single “So What”, which marked P!nk’s 2nd #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 (after “Lady Marmalade”). Her latest album, Greatest Hits So Far… debuted in the Top 10 in over 13 countries and spawned the hit singles, “F**ckin Perfect” which reach # 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and “Raise Your Glass” which marked P!nk’s 3rd #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart… Read more >

6. Rebel Soul

Price: $9.99

Rebel Soul is a return to form for Kid Rock, who with this album cements his place as the premier genre-hopping rock and roller of all time. The album was produced by Kid Rock.

Tracks include Chickens In The Pen, Let s Ride, CATT Boogie, Detroit Michigan, Rebel Soul,  God Save Rock n Roll, Happy New Year, Celebrate, The Mirror, Mr. Rock n Roll, Cucci Galore, Redneck Paradise, Cocaine and Gin, and Midnight Ferry… Read more >

7. Music From Another Dimension

Price: $5.00

MUSIC FROM ANOTHER DIMENSION presents AEROSMITH in ferociously fine form and at the peak of their powers. They’re the only band of their stature with all-original members who are playing better than they ever have before. The album abounds with one highlight after another, including “Out Go The Lights,” “Oh Yeah,” “Luv XXX,” “We All Fall Down,” “Street Jesus” and “Can t Stop Loving You,” on which Tyler duets with Carrie Underwood. The album also includes “Freedom Fighter” which features Johnny Depp on backing vocals.
It marks the band’s 15th studio album and their first studio album of all-new material in 11 years. The album was recorded in Los Angeles and at the band s studio in Massachusetts; it was produced by Jack Douglas, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, with the exception of three tracks produced by Tyler and Marti Frederiksen.
“This is the album we wanted to make since the band got back together in 1984,” JOE PERRY says. “Can’t complain about number one singles or album-driven sold-out world tours, as we blaze the Aerosmith trail with our fans. But this is the record that when the five of us are in a room yelling turn up the volume, that room could be 1325 Commonwealth Avenue… Read more >

8. Unapologetic [Deluxe Edition] [CD/DVD]

Price: $12.99

No sooner had world-class megastar Rihanna wrapped up the final show of her sold-out “Last Girl On Earth Tour” in Chicago last week, than she turned her attention to her brand new fifth studio album on Def Jam Recordings. LOUD, set to arrive on November 16th, has been described by insiders as a return to the uptempo dance grooves of her earlier records.

Bonus DVD, Never-before-released footage and Rihanna’s Loud Tour recorded live at London’s O2 Arena… Read more >

9. Blown Away

Price: $7.00

Produced by Mark Bright, the forthcoming album, Blown Away, was featured in Entertainment Weekly’s recent “10 albums we can’t wait for.” This will be the fourth studio album on 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville for the five-time Grammy® winner. The debut single “Good Girl” isco-written by Underwood. Since releasing Some Hearts in 2005, Underwood has sold more than 14 million albums with Some Hearts, 2007’s Carnival Ride, and 2009’s Play On. She s amassed 14 No. 1 singles, six of which she co-wrote, and became the first country artist in history and the only American Idol winner ever to achieve 10 No. 1 singles from their first two albums. Underwood is a five-time Grammy Award winner, a two-time Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year, a three-time Country Music Association and ACM Female Vocalist winner, and a proud member of the Grand Ole Opry… Read more >

10. King Animal

Price: $15.68

King Animal is the sixth studio album by American rock band Soundgarden, released on November 12, 2012 on Seven Four Entertainment and Republic Records. Produced by both the band and Adam Kasper, the album is the band’s first in sixteen years, and the first not to be released on A&M Records since 1988’s Ultramega OK. Soundgarden reformed in 2010 after a 13-year hiatus. Following the success of the band’s Telephantasm compilation release that year, Soundgarden had been working on a new album with an indefinite release date. The band went on an extended world tour between the release of Telephantasm and the summer of 2012 before word came out that a new Soundgarden album would be ready for the fall.

“Been Away Too Long” was the first single to be released from King Animal on September 27, 2012. On October 31, “Non-State Actor” was released through the official Soundgarden YouTube channel. The video for the song features an American flag waving back and forth with the King Animal logo replacing the stars… Read more >

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Top 10 Best Music CDs Albums October 2012

Top 10 Best Music CDs Albums October 2012

1. Tempest by Bob Dylan 6. Green Day Uno
2. The Truth About Love – Pink 7. Away From The World (Deluxe Version)
3. Born To Sing: No Plan B 8. Push And Shove – No Doubt
4. Songs From The Silver Screen 9. Fanatic by Heart 2012
5. The 2nd Law – Muse 10. North by Matchbox Twenty


1. Tempest

Price: $9.99

Tempest is Bob Dylan’s highly-anticipated 35th studio album and coincides with the 50th anniversary of his 1962 eponymous debut album. Produced by Jack Frost and recorded with the members of Dylan’s touring band and Los Lobos’ David Hidalgo, Tempest has received worldwide critical acclaim and has been firmly anchored at the top of Amazon’s Best Sellers in Music chart since it became available for pre-orders in July 2012.
In its five-star review, Rolling Stone calls Tempest, ”musically varied and full of curveballs….Dylan now stand virtually alone among his 1960s peers.”
Entertainment Weekly gives it a ”Grade: A” and writes, ”Dylan remains as magical and mysterious as ever.” Associated Press calls it , ”One of the best discs you ll hear by anyone this year.” Mojo also gives the album five stars, writing, ”Dylan sets sail on his finest album of this century.”
New Yorker says Tempest is ”as spirited and vigorous an album as he’s made.” The Washington Post writes that Dylan ”has delivered his most compelling release in more than a decade.”
Bob Dylan’s four previous studio albums have been universally hailed as among the best of his storied career, achieving new levels of commercial success and critical acclaim for the artist. This year, Bob Dylan was also the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor… Read more >

2. The Truth About Love

Price: $9.99

P!nk has teamed up with producer Greg Kurstin (Lily Allen, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foster The People & The Shins) for the very first time on this release along with long time collaborators Max Martin and Shellback, Billy Mann and Butch Walker. She has also worked with songwriter/producer Dan Wilson (Adele’s Someone Like You). The album is P!nk’s unique take on the different shades of love the dark, the light, the happy and the sad.
Since her debut in 2000, P!nk (Alecia Moore) has released 6 albums (Can’t Take Me Home, M!ssundaztood, Try This, I’m Not Dead, Funhouse, Greatest Hits So Far!!!), sold over 30 million albums, 65 million singles (nearly 20 million digital tracks), over 1 million DVD’s worldwide and has had 11 singles in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. In addition, 15 of P!nk’s singles have reached #1 in at least 1 or more countries. She is the recipient of 3 Grammy Awards, 2 Billboard Music Awards, 5 MTV Video Music Awards, 2 MTV Europe Awards, 2 People’s Choice Awards, and many more. P!nk’s last studio album Funhouse debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and #1 in the UK, Australia, Netherlands, New Zealand and Switzerland. The album produced the smash single “So What”, which marked P!nk’s 2nd #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 (after “Lady Marmalade”). Her latest album, Greatest Hits So Far… debuted in the Top 10 in over 13 countries and spawned the hit singles, “F**ckin Perfect” which reach # 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and “Raise Your Glass” which marked P!nk’s 3rd #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart… Read more >

3. Born To Sing: No Plan B

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The subtitle of Van Morrison s new album, Born To Sing: No Plan B, indicates the power that music still holds for this living legend. No Plan B means this is not a rehearsal, says Morrison. That s the main thing it s not a hobby, it s real, happening now, in real time. This sense of absolute conviction, which has defined Morrison s revolutionary work for almost fifty years, runs throughout the new record, his thirtyfifth studio album as a solo artist. The ten original songs on Born To Sing, his first new album in four years (the longest he has ever gone between recordings), reveal an artist continuing to test his creative parameters. As Morrison notes, perhaps the most striking thing on the new album is hearing him weigh in on the global financial and economic meltdown on several songs. His sense of outrage at the materialism and greed that have poisoned society first appears in the opening track, the breezy soul strut Open the Door (To Your Heart), when he sings Money doesn t make you fulfilled/Money s just to pay the bills. Born To Sing, recorded live in the studio with a core six-piece band (plus Morrison on piano, guitar, and alto saxophone), extends these musical roots into a signature blend that s impossible to imitate or to categorize. Despite the album s title, Morrison says that he didn t immediately know that he was born to sing. I didn t know it was going to be a job until I was maybe fifteen or sixteen and started working in bands, he says. I was just a kid trying to make my way in life. There was no revelation it doesn t work that way.
Ever since then, though, Van Morrison has offered non-stop revelation to fans around the world. With Born To Sing, he responds to a time of crisis with solace and insight, vision and wonder, and incomparable soul that shows what happens when you really do create from the heart, with no Plan B… Read more >

4. Songs From The Silver Screen

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On Songs From The Silver Screen, Jackie Evancho applies her brilliant voice and extraordinary artistry to an entirely new set of classics. On her first two full-length albums, Jackie explored musical classics from arias to holiday standards. For Silver Screen, she offers her interpretations of a whole new category of classic music the much-loved movie melodies that have become part of our cultural landscape.
“When I saw the movie version of The Phantom of the Opera when I was 7 years old, it made me want to become a singer ‘The Music of the Night’ is one of the most beautiful songs ever written and I’ve always wanted to perform it”[in public] says Jackie. “My enjoyment of the Phantom score is one of the things that gave us the idea to focus an entire album on songs that stayed in our minds for a long time after the movies were over.”
For this album, Jackie collaborated with Grammy-winning producer/engineer Humberto Gatica, whose lengthy and impressive experience in the music industry has seen him work closely with Grammy award winning producer, David Foster, as well as with superstars like Michael Buble, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey and Barbra Streisand.
Jackie has some impressive company on some of the tracks. Famed violinist Joshua Bell accompanies her on one track (“My Heart Will Go On”from Titanic) as does trumpet player Chris Botti (“The Summer Knows” from The Summer of 42) and 2Cellos (“Se” from Cinema Paradiso). There are also very special duets, one with The Canadian Tenors (“Come What May” from Moulin Rouge) and one with her older brother, Jacob Evancho (“I See the Light” from Tangled).
No one can sing classical crossover music with the technical precision, emotion and intelligence that Jackie brings to it, says Gatica. With the songs we’ve selected for this album, we can show her fans how her talent has only deepened and matured since Dream With Me, which I think was one of the most outstanding albums of 2011… Read more >

5. The 2nd Law

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Muse didn’t set out to make the most gloriously ambitious album of their career. How could they have? The band who dreamt up “Supermassive Black Hole,” Knights Of Cydonia and the three-part “Exogenesis” symphony were already well-versed in going One Louder. Any wilder, any further out there, and Muse would risk incineration by a dwarf star of their own making. But you don’t become one of the biggest bands on this planet by sitting on your hands.
So when Muse approached the making of their sixth studio album, they wouldn’t stint on the choirs, strings and horn sections. And be reassured: guitar-shredding, piano-thumping, orchestra-arranging, book-chewing, big-thinking Matt Bellamy, as the band’s chief songwriter, didn’t lower his sights from The Big Picture nor ignore The Precious Details. And nor were the trio afraid of giving space to a brilliant new element to their sound – songs written and sung by bass player Chris Wolstenholme.
But what the Devon-born band of schoolfriends did do different was this: they made things easy for themselves. For the first time since the dawn of their career in smalltown England 18 years ago, all three members were living in the same place during the making of an album.
And this time, Muse had the experience born of self-producing The Resistance to apply their studio knowledge to creating the album they really wanted to make.
It was about saving aggro, and conserving energy. And, appropriately, it was about The 2nd Law: an album titled after and thematically influenced by the Second Law of Thermodynamics, which concerns the inevitable wasting of energy within a closed system.
It was about letting themselves go and enjoying themselves. Muse, after all, had earned it… Read more >

6. Uno

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¡Uno! is the ninth studio album by the American punk rock band Green Day. It is the first of three albums in the ¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tre! trilogy, a series of studio albums released from September 2012 to January 2013.

Green Day were kids from working-class backgrounds who came of age in the underground punk scene in Berkeley. Though they had already released two albums (1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours and Kerplunk), the band truly announced its arrival with 1994’s Dookie, a dynamic blast of exuberant punk-pop that sold 15 million copies and earned the band its first Grammy® Award for Best Alternative Music… Read more >

7. Away From The World (Deluxe Version)

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Dave Matthews Band recorded Away From The World with Steve Lillywhite, who produced its first three studio records Under The Table And Dreaming, Crash and Before These Crowded Streets.
Dave Matthews Band comprising Carter Beauford (drums), Stefan Lessard (bass), Dave Matthews (vocals, guitar) and Boyd Tinsley (violin) has sold a collective 37 million CDs and DVDs combined. Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 in 2009, making Dave Matthews Band one of only two groups in chart history to have five consecutive studio albums enter atop the chart. The band was the biggest ticket seller worldwide of the past decade and has sold over 17 million tickets since its inception.
The Deluxe Edition contains 3 live bonus tracks… Read more >

8. Push And Shove

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STANDARD EDITION : New 2012 album from Gwen Stefani & co…their first in 11 years! Includes ‘Settle Down’.

There’s little question that No Doubt are best remembered for hit singles like “Don’t Speak” and “Just a Girl”, which propelled their third album Tragic Kingdom to worldwide sales of over 15 million. They have also acted as the launching pad for lead singer Gwen Stefani’s huge success as a solo artist.

No Doubt are a new wave ska-pop band formed in California in 1986 by John Spence and siblings… Read more >

9. Fanatic by Heart 2012

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Heart’s 14th studio album, Fanatic, ranks as one of the Wilson Sisters most rock & roll albums to date. With Grammy-winning producer Ben Mink at the helm (who also produced their last album, Red Velvet Car), these ten essential performances by sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson are a celebration of their life spirit: Ann and Nancy are fanatics about love, art and truth. Includes the title track “Fanatic,” “Dear Old America,” and “Million Miles.”

Ann Wilson and her younger sister, Nancy Wilson first showed the world that women can rock when their band Heart stormed the charts in the ’70s with hits like “Crazy on You,” “Magic Man,” “Barracuda,” ‘Straight On,” “Even It Up,” “Kick It Out” and so many more. They continued topping the charts through the ‘80s and into the ‘90s with huge hits like “These Dreams,” “Alone,” “What About Love,”… Read more >

10. North by Matchbox Twenty

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North marks Matchbox Twenty s fourth full-length studio recording and first all-new album in a decade. “The title refers to us finding our way,” says Matchbox Twenty s Paul Doucette. “We went into this record with a lot of material. Many different songs that could have taken us in many different directions. It sort of overwhelmed us for a bit. But, at a certain point, we figured it out. We figured out where North was.”
Northsees Matchbox Twenty driving their pop-rock sound further forward; magnifying the indelible melodies, crafty lyricism, and glorious hooks that have always defined their multi-platinum body of work. The band Rob Thomas, Paul Doucette, Kyle Cook and Brian Yale, lived together last Summer in a house in Nashville where they all collaborated on the new material before once again joining forces with the Grammy Award-winning producer Matt Serletic at his Emblem Studios in Calabasas, California. The result of their labors stands among Matchbox Twenty s finest, with songs like “Overjoyed” and “Put Your Hands Up” marked by the band s instantly identifiable sonic approach and unadulterated high spirits… Read more >

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Top 10 Best Rock Tees Sept 2012

Top 10 Best Rock Tees Sept 2012

1. Jimi Hendrix Experienced T-Shirt 6. Men’s Foo Fighters Lightweight Tee
2. Men’s Incubus Washout T-Shirt 7. Sublime Sun 40 oz to Freedom Tee
3. Men’s Janis Joplin Singing T-Shirt 8. Men’s Metallica Cyanide T-shirt
4. Pearl Jam Stick Man Men’s T-Shirt 9. Kurt Cobain Distressed Face Men’s T-Shirt
5. Social Distortion Happy Face Mens Tee 10. Men’s ACDC Ballbreaker Tee


1. Bravado Men’s Jimi Hendrix Experienced T-Shirt

Price: $18.23

  • 100% cotton
  • Machine Wash
  • Jimi Hendrix was one of the most influential guitarists and was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 1992
  • He headlined the iconic 1969 woodstock festival
  • Made in USA

Bravado Men’s Jimi Hendrix Experienced T-Shirt

2. Bravado Men’s Incubus Washout T-Shirt

Price: $22.50

  • 100% cotton
  • Machine Wash
  • Incubus formed in 1991 in Calabasas, CA
  • Their 2001 release, morning view has scanned over 2 million copies to date
  • Made in USA

Bravado Olive Green Men’s Incubus Washout T-Shirt

3. Bravado Men’s Janis Joplin Singing T-Shirt

Price: $17.95

  • 100% cotton
  • Machine Wash
  • At the height of her career she was known as the queen of rock and roll
  • Her record, cheap thrills reached number1 on the billboard 200 chart and was certified gold at release

Bravado Men’s Black Janis Joplin Singing T-Shirt

4. Pearl Jam Stick Man Men’s T-Shirt

Price: $18.35

  • 100% preshrunk cotton.
  • Front and back print.
  • Pearl Jam licensed
  • Stick mam graphic
  • Classic tee shirt

Black Pearl Jam Stick Man Men’s Rock n Roll T-Shirt

5. SOCIAL DISTORTION – HAPPY FACE – MENS TEE

Price: $16.99

  • 100% Preshrunk Red Cotton Tee
  • Silkscreened Image
  • New Licensed Product
  • Black on red
  • Top quality
  • Rock Tee Shirt

Blue Star Inc. Social Distortion – Happy Face – Licensed Mens Tee Shirt

6. FEA Merchandising Men’s Foo Fighters Lightweight Tee

Price: $19.00

  • 100% cotton
  • Machine Wash
  • Reel to reel
  • Men’s silver tee
  • 13

FEA Merchandising Men’s Foo Fighters Licensed Lightweight Tee Shirt

7. Sublime Sun 40oz to Freedom White Band T-shirt Tee

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  • white t-shirt
  • 100% cotton
  • Sublime
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Sublime white t-shirt. Features an artistic mushroom sun and reads, “40 oz to freedom.” 100% cotton. Officially Licensed.

8. Bravado Young Men’s Metallica Cyanide T-shirt

Price: $22.50

  • 100% cotton
  • Machine wash warm, inside out with like colors, only use non-chlorine bleach, tumble dry low, do not iron decoration
  • Metallica is a grammy winning american heavy metal band from los angeles, ca, that formed in 1981.
  • Metallica has become one of the most influential heavy metal bands, selling more than 100 million records worldwide.
  • Made in USA

Bravado Young Men’s Metallica Cyanide Licensed Heavy Metal T-shirt

9. Kurt Cobain Distressed Face Specialty Men’s T-Shirt (Yellow/Orange)

Price: $11.99

  • 100% cotton.
  • officially licensed.
  • Distressed look.
  • Embroidery details.
  • Yellow/orange

Swag Licensed Kurt Cobain Distressed Face Specialty Men’s T-Shirt

10. FEA Merchandising Men’s ACDC Ballbreaker Tee

Price: $19.00

  • 100% cotton
  • Machine Wash
  • Licensed tee
  • Men’s hard rock t-shirt

FEA Merchandising 100% cotton Men’s Hard Rock ACDC Ballbreaker Licensed Tee Shirt

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Top 10 Best Music CDs Albums August 2012

Top 10 Best Music CDs Albums August 2012

1. Adele 21 6. Slipstream – Bonnie Raitt
2. Uncaged 7. Clockwork Angels
3. My Head Is an Animal 8. Born and Raised
4. Anastasis 9. Some Nights
5. The Lumineers 10. Little Broken Hearts


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1. Adele 21

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21 is the eagerly awaited sophomore album from British singer-songwriter Adele. It’s the follow up to Adele’s critically acclaimed, Grammy award winning debut album 19 (both named after her age at the time the songs were written). Recorded in Malibu and London, 21 offered Adele the opportunity to work with such luminary producers and songwriters as Rick Rubin, Paul Epworth, Ryan Tedder, Dan Wilson and Fraser T. Smith, as well as continuing to work with Francis “Eg” White and Jim Abbiss.

This new collection of songs showcases the growth of this incredible artist, who at the very young age of twenty two, exhibits the poise of a seasoned veteran. Adele’s music takes some new direction while staying true to her signature style… Read more >

2. Uncaged

Price: $11.88

Zac Brown Band is set to release new album Uncaged on July 10, and the band’s lead singer Zac Brown says in a statement the project is the culmination of the “powerful chemistry that’s developed by living, traveling and working as a band.”
“We’re always trying to push the barrier of our musicianship, and I’m proud to say that there is a little bit of something for everyone,” he says of Uncaged.
The 11-song album features a slew of special guests including Amos Lee and Trombone Shorty, as well as songs written or co-written by other artists including Jason Mraz and Nic Cowan and Sonia Leigh.
The album was recorded at various studios in Atlanta, Nashville, Asheville, N.C., and Key West, Fla. The band’s two previous albums, The Foundation and You Get What You Give, have gone platinum and produced nine consecutive No. 1 songs.
“This is the first record we’ve made from start to finish in one thought,” said multi-instrumentalist Clay Cook. “The previous albums have been a collection of songs … this is an album.”

3. My Head Is an Animal

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My Head Is an Animal is the debut studio album by the Icelandic indie folk band Of Monsters and Men, released in Iceland in September 2011. After their success, topping the Icelandic charts with their debut single, “Little Talks”, the band signed with Universal Music Group and the album was released in North America on April 3, 2012. The title of the album comes from the second line in “Dirty Paws”. The album debuted in the United States at number six on the Billboard 200, selling 55,000 units in its first week alone. This marked the best chart performance for an Icelandic musical artist in U.S. history. The previous chart record was held by Björk’s Volta, which peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200 in 2009. 200,000 copies of My Head Is an Animal have been sold in the United States, as July 2012.

4. Anastasis

Price: $9.99

The album is their first since 1996’s Spiritchaser. The band, who embark on a world tour in August, have confirmed a show at the Royal Albert Hall on 26th October.

On the cover of Anastasis, Dead Can Dance’s first album in 16 years: a field of sunflowers, ripened, and then blackened, by the sun, standing with sad, slightly crowned heads. Less dead than dormant, the heads and stems will one day be chopped, but then via the roots, will return. For Anastasis is the Greek word for ‘resurrection’ and the seemingly dead will dance again.

5. The Lumineers

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In 2011, an eponymous, self-recorded EP led to touring, and before long The Lumineers started attracting devout fans. They’re drawn by songs like “Ho Hey” and “Stubborn Love,” Americana-inflected barn burners in the vein of the Avett Brothers and Mumford & Sons. The roots revival has primed listeners for a new generation of rustic, heart-on-the-sleeve music. The Lumineers walk that line with an unerring gift for timeless melodies and soul-stirring lyrics.

“I was not sure what to expect when I ordered this album, I loved the catchy song “Ho Hey” I keep hearing on the radio. Each time I listen to this album, I am taken away by the depth and thoughtfulness of the lyrics. listen for your self – and look up the words! this is the best album I have heard in years.”

6. Slipstream Bonnie Raitt

Price: $9.99

2012 album from the Grammy winning singer, songwriter and musician. her first album since 2005’s Souls Alike. Produced by Joe Henry, the album is her return to the music scene following the deaths of her parents and brother. The album was recorded with her longtime touring band as well as a handful of tracks with top-level musicians such as Bill Frisell. Features the first single ‘Right Down The Line’, a cover of the Gerry Rafferty hit.

With the release of her nineteenth album, Slipstream, Bonnie Raitt is starting anew. The album marks her return to studio recording after seven years; it’s coming out as the launch of her own label, Redwing Records; and it delivers some of the most surprising and rewarding music of her remarkable career, thanks in part to some experimental sessions with celebrated producer Joe Henry… Read more >

7. Clockwork Angels

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Legendary rock band Rush have unveiled details of its highly anticipated 2012 album, Clockwork Angels. The recording of Clockwork Angels began with Grammy Award winner Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Deftones) who collaborated with the band on their 2007 studio album, Snakes and Arrows – and Rush co-producing. Lyrically, Clockwork Angels chronicles a young man’s quest across a lavish and colorful world of steampunk and alchemy as he attempts to follow his dreams. The story features lost cities, pirates, anarchists, exotic carnival, and a rigid Watchmaker who imposes precision on every aspect of daily life. With more than 40 million records sold worldwide and countless sold-out tours, Rush – Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart – is not only one of the most inventive and compelling groups in rock history, but remains one of the most popular… Read more >

8. Born and Raised

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Born and Raised, the new album from Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician John Mayer. The first single, “Shadow Days,” Billboard calls “a gentle and shimmering confluence of mellow Southern rock”.
Mayer produced Born and Raised with Don Was, who worked on albums for acts such as the Rolling Stones, B.B. King and Bonnie Raitt. Rock legends David Crosby and Graham Nash provide vocals on the title song, “Born and Raised.” Musicians joining Mayer on the album and on the road include highly-regarded keyboardist/pianist Chuck Leavell who has worked with the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton and The Allman Brothers Band as well as previous collaborators Sean Hurley on bass and Aaron Sterling on drums.
Mayer’s previous albums Room for Squares, Heavier Things, Continuum and Battle Studies have sold more than 12 million copies combined. He has been honored with seven Grammy Awards and an additional 11 nominations. He has also been included in Time Magazine’s annual Time 100 list of the most influential contemporary thinkers, leaders, artists and entertainers, and twice been featured on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine s annual “Guitar” issue… Read more >

9. Some Nights

Price: $9.73

Some Nights is the second studio album from American alternative rock/indie pop band Fun. It was released on February 21, 2012 through Fueled by Ramen. It was recorded in 2011 and produced by Jeff Bhasker. After signing to a new label, the band began to work on Some Nights for over nine months throughout 2011. “We Are Young” was released as the lead single from the album and bolstered the band to mainstream success with the aid of television and advertising. It topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks and Alternative Songs for two weeks, with over three million digital downloads. The title track was commissioned as the second single and has reached #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as well as becoming their second No. 1 on Alternative Songs. The song is also their second to reach platinum status in the USA. The album has received positive reviews according to Metacritic.

10. Little Broken Hearts

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Norah Jones has set a May 1 release date for Little Broken Hearts (Blue Note/EMI), her stunning new album produced by Danger Mouse (aka Brian Burton). Jones has also revealed the album cover and track listing of the 12-song set, which features original songs co-written by Jones and Burton.

Jones drew the inspiration for the album cover from the vintage movie posters that adorn Burton’s Los Angeles studio. “Brian has this great collection of Russ Meyer posters in his studio,” explains Jones, “and this particular one, called Mudhoney, was right over the couch where I sat every day. I always was looking at it and thinking `that’s so cool I want to look like her!’ I remember staring at the poster the whole time we made the record. It’s a great visual.”

Little Broken Hearts is the fascinating next step in the artistic evolution of one of the music world’s most consistently intriguing singer-songwriters. Jones first emerged on the world stage 10 years ago this month with the February 2002 release of Come Away With Me, her self-described “moody little record” that introduced a singular new voice and grew into a global phenomenon, sweeping the 2003 Grammy Awards and signaling a paradigm shift away from the prevailing synthetic pop music of the time. Come Away With Me has just become the #10 best-selling album of the Soundscan era. The album has sold 25 million copies worldwide.

Since then, Jones has released three more critically acclaimed and commercially successful solo albums–Feels Like Home (2004), Not Too Late (2007), and The Fall (2009)–as well as two albums with her country collective The Little Willies. The 2010 compilation …Featuring Norah Jones showed her to possess an incredibly versatile voice by collecting her collaborations with artists as diverse as Willie Nelson, Outkast, Herbie Hancock, and Foo Fighters. Jones previously collaborated with Danger Mouse on his acclaimed 2011 album ROME, a valentine to classic Italian film score music that also featured Jack White… Read more >

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Top 10 Best Music CDs Albums July 2012

Top 10 Best Music CDs Albums July 2012

1. Adele 21 6. Slipstream – Bonnie Raitt
2. Clockwork Angels – Rush 7. That’s Why God Made the Radio
3. LIVING THINGS – Linkin Park 8. The Idler Wheel Is Wiser… Fiona Apple
4. Welcome To The Fishbowl Kenny Chesney 9. Overexposed (Deluxe Edition) Maroon 5
5. Americana – Neil Young 10. Born and Raised – John Mayer


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1. Adele 21

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21 is the eagerly awaited sophomore album from British singer-songwriter Adele. It’s the follow up to Adele’s critically acclaimed, Grammy award winning debut album 19 (both named after her age at the time the songs were written). Recorded in Malibu and London, 21 offered Adele the opportunity to work with such luminary producers and songwriters as Rick Rubin, Paul Epworth, Ryan Tedder, Dan Wilson and Fraser T. Smith, as well as continuing to work with Francis “Eg” White and Jim Abbiss.

This new collection of songs showcases the growth of this incredible artist, who at the very young age of twenty two, exhibits the poise of a seasoned veteran. Adele’s music takes some new direction while staying true to her signature style… Read more >

2. Clockwork Angels

Price: $11.88

Legendary rock band Rush have unveiled details of its highly anticipated 2012 album, Clockwork Angels. The recording of Clockwork Angels began with Grammy Award winner Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Deftones) who collaborated with the band on their 2007 studio album, Snakes and Arrows – and Rush co-producing. Lyrically, Clockwork Angels chronicles a young man’s quest across a lavish and colorful world of steampunk and alchemy as he attempts to follow his dreams. The story features lost cities, pirates, anarchists, exotic carnival, and a rigid Watchmaker who imposes precision on every aspect of daily life. With more than 40 million records sold worldwide and countless sold-out tours, Rush – Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart – is not only one of the most inventive and compelling groups in rock history, but remains one of the most popular… Read more >

3. LIVING THINGS

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2012 album from the best selling Alt-Rock band. From day one, Linkin Park built the band upon the premise of fusing all of their favorite styles of music-as disparate as they might be-into one signature sound. Fast-forward 12 years to Living Things and the same six players have not only developed new tools to make that philosophy a reality, but they’re finally comfortable embracing-and coalescing-every aspect of their career. With each song, they flexed their expertise with both cutting-edge and classic gear, and they infused their vocals with an honest, thrilling enthusiasm; they picked apart their own ideas of what defines a song, and what defines Linkin Park. Living Things is a personal album, centered on human emotions and relationships implied by the title. It is informed by and built upon all previous Linkin Park albums, while still pushing the band’s sound into new territory. It’s spirited, energetic, daring and unafraid to hybridize the past, present and future. It’s absolute proof to a radical theory six musicians have devoted their lives to testing… Read more >

4. Welcome To The Fishbowl

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With more than 30 million albums sold, 20 million digital transactions and 23 #1 singles, Kenny Chesney is one of the most successful recording acts in the history of country music. In addition, his live shows have become a summer vacation themselves for the more than 11 million fans who have purchased tickets over the last decade. Welcome To The Fishbowl, Chesney’s 13th studio album, follows 2010’s platinum-certified Hemingway’s Whiskey, which spawned four #1 singles. Chesney has been awarded 9 ACM Awards and 7 CMA Awards throughout his career. The Single Kenny Chesney’s duet with Tim McGraw, “Feel Like A Rock Star” debuted at #13 only days after its premiere at the Academy of Country Music Awards in early April, making it Chesney’s highest debut ever on Billboard s Country Song chart… Read more >

5. Americana

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Americana is the first album from Neil Young & Crazy Horse in nearly nine years. Crazy Horse is: Billy Talbot, Ralph Molina, Poncho Sampedro, and Neil Young. As you ll see from the track-listing, Americana is collection of classic, American folk songs. In their day, some of these may have been referred to as “protest songs,” “murder ballads,” or campfire-type songs passed down with universal, relatable tales for everyman. Some of these compositions which, like “Tom Dooley” and “Oh Susannah,” were written in the 1800s, while others, like “This Land Is Your Land” (utilizing the original, widely misinterpreted “deleted verses”) and “Get A Job,” are mid-20th-century folk classics. It s also interesting to note that “God Save The Queen,” Britain s national anthem, also became the de facto national anthem of sorts before the establishment of The Union as we know it until we came to adopt our very own “The Star Spangled Banner,” which has been recognized for use as early as 1889 and made our official national anthem in 1931. Each of these compositions is very much part of the fabric of our American heritage; the roots of what we think of as “Americana” in cultural terms, using songs as a way of passing along information and documenting our past. What ties these songs together is the fact that while they may represent an America that may no longer exist, the emotions and scenarios behind these songs still resonate with what s going on in the country today with equal, if not greater impact nearly 200 years later. The lyrics reflect the same concerns and are still remarkably meaningful to a society going through economic and cultural upheaval, especially during an election year. They are just as poignant and powerful today as the day they were written… Read more >

6. Slipstream Bonnie Raitt

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2012 album from the Grammy winning singer, songwriter and musician. her first album since 2005’s Souls Alike. Produced by Joe Henry, the album is her return to the music scene following the deaths of her parents and brother. The album was recorded with her longtime touring band as well as a handful of tracks with top-level musicians such as Bill Frisell. Features the first single ‘Right Down The Line’, a cover of the Gerry Rafferty hit.

With the release of her nineteenth album, Slipstream, Bonnie Raitt is starting anew. The album marks her return to studio recording after seven years; it’s coming out as the launch of her own label, Redwing Records; and it delivers some of the most surprising and rewarding music of her remarkable career, thanks in part to some experimental sessions with celebrated producer Joe Henry… Read more >

7. That’s Why God Made the Radio

Price: $7.99

2012 studio album from the reunited California Pop outfit led by Brian Wilson, their first new studio material in over two decades. Celebrating their 50th Anniversary, all surviving members came together to record this new album and embark on a world tour. Features Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks.

The critical reception to this album has been strong and the reunited band has been welcomed with open arms… Read more >

8. The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do

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2012 release, the first album in seven years from the acclaimed songstress. Recording of the album began casually and quietly in 2008 and Fiona kept the recording process secret from her fans and her label. Surprisingly enough, Epic Records were unaware that she was recording an album until she handed the finished product to them. The album was co-produced by her touring drummer, Charley Drayton.

For fans EXTRAORDINARY MACHINE’s darker side (perhaps more so of the leaked Jon Brion mixes), Fiona Apple’s newest release will not disappoint. It continues the strange, creative journey that Apple started in the 90’s but offers unexpected twists and turns. It may not be pretty, but it is sincerely and beautifully crafted. This album is one of the best of 2012… Read more >

9. Overexposed (Deluxe Edition)

Price: $15.88

Recorded in Los Angeles, CA in late 2011 and early 2012, Maroon 5’s fourth studio album Overexposed is a rich, pop-infused collection of tracks. The album was executive produced by Max Martin with additional tracks produced by Benny Blanco and Ryan Tedder. Maroon 5’s musicianship and frontman Adam Levine’s vocals are as distinct as ever on Overexposed, continuing to showcase the band’s ability for creating songs that have become part of the fabric of pop and rock music today. Maroon 5 began writing and recording the album during their most recent world tour and the resulting collection is chock-full of undeniable, anthemic melodies. The album includes such stand out tracks as the emphatic Payphone featuring Wiz Khalifa, the irresistible One More Night and the rythmic ballad Beautiful Goodbye… Read more >

10. Born and Raised

Price: $9.99

Born and Raised, the new album from Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician John Mayer. The first single, “Shadow Days,” Billboard calls “a gentle and shimmering confluence of mellow Southern rock”.
Mayer produced Born and Raised with Don Was, who worked on albums for acts such as the Rolling Stones, B.B. King and Bonnie Raitt. Rock legends David Crosby and Graham Nash provide vocals on the title song, “Born and Raised.” Musicians joining Mayer on the album and on the road include highly-regarded keyboardist/pianist Chuck Leavell who has worked with the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton and The Allman Brothers Band as well as previous collaborators Sean Hurley on bass and Aaron Sterling on drums.
Mayer’s previous albums Room for Squares, Heavier Things, Continuum and Battle Studies have sold more than 12 million copies combined. He has been honored with seven Grammy Awards and an additional 11 nominations. He has also been included in Time Magazine’s annual Time 100 list of the most influential contemporary thinkers, leaders, artists and entertainers, and twice been featured on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine s annual “Guitar” issue… Read more >

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Top 10 Best Selling Music CDs Albums June 2012

Top 10 Best Selling Music CDs Albums June 2012

1. Adele 21 6. Little Broken Hearts Norah Jones
2. That’s Why God Made the Radio 7. Slipstream Bonnie Raitt
3. Born and Raised John Mayer 8. Everybody’s Talkin’ Tedeschi Trucks
4. Americana Neil Young 9. Heaven Rebecca Ferguson
5. Love Is a Four Letter Word 10. Blunderbuss Jack White


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1. Adele 21

Price: $9.99

21 is the eagerly awaited sophomore album from British singer-songwriter Adele. It’s the follow up to Adele’s critically acclaimed, Grammy award winning debut album 19 (both named after her age at the time the songs were written). Recorded in Malibu and London, 21 offered Adele the opportunity to work with such luminary producers and songwriters as Rick Rubin, Paul Epworth, Ryan Tedder, Dan Wilson and Fraser T. Smith, as well as continuing to work with Francis “Eg” White and Jim Abbiss.

This new collection of songs showcases the growth of this incredible artist, who at the very young age of twenty two, exhibits the poise of a seasoned veteran. Adele’s music takes some new direction while staying true to her signature style… Read more >

2. That’s Why God Made the Radio

Price: $7.99

2012 studio album from the reunited California Pop outfit led by Brian Wilson, their first new studio material in over two decades. Celebrating their 50th Anniversary, all surviving members came together to record this new album and embark on a world tour. Features Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks.

The critical reception to this album has been strong and the reunited band has been welcomed with open arms.

3. Born and Raised

Price: $9.99

Born and Raised, the new album from Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician John Mayer. The first single, “Shadow Days,” Billboard calls “a gentle and shimmering confluence of mellow Southern rock”.
Mayer produced Born and Raised with Don Was, who worked on albums for acts such as the Rolling Stones, B.B. King and Bonnie Raitt. Rock legends David Crosby and Graham Nash provide vocals on the title song, “Born and Raised.” Musicians joining Mayer on the album and on the road include highly-regarded keyboardist/pianist Chuck Leavell who has worked with the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton and The Allman Brothers Band as well as previous collaborators Sean Hurley on bass and Aaron Sterling on drums.
Mayer’s previous albums Room for Squares, Heavier Things, Continuum and Battle Studies have sold more than 12 million copies combined. He has been honored with seven Grammy Awards and an additional 11 nominations. He has also been included in Time Magazine’s annual Time 100 list of the most influential contemporary thinkers, leaders, artists and entertainers, and twice been featured on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine s annual “Guitar” issue.

4. Americana

Price: $9.99

Americana is the first album from Neil Young & Crazy Horse in nearly nine years. Crazy Horse is: Billy Talbot, Ralph Molina, Poncho Sampedro, and Neil Young. As you ll see from the track-listing, Americana is collection of classic, American folk songs. In their day, some of these may have been referred to as “protest songs,” “murder ballads,” or campfire-type songs passed down with universal, relatable tales for everyman. Some of these compositions which, like “Tom Dooley” and “Oh Susannah,” were written in the 1800s, while others, like “This Land Is Your Land” (utilizing the original, widely misinterpreted “deleted verses”) and “Get A Job,” are mid-20th-century folk classics. It s also interesting to note that “God Save The Queen,” Britain s national anthem, also became the de facto national anthem of sorts before the establishment of The Union as we know it until we came to adopt our very own “The Star Spangled Banner,” which has been recognized for use as early as 1889 and made our official national anthem in 1931. Each of these compositions is very much part of the fabric of our American heritage; the roots of what we think of as “Americana” in cultural terms, using songs as a way of passing along information and documenting our past. What ties these songs together is the fact that while they may represent an America that may no longer exist, the emotions and scenarios behind these songs still resonate with what s going on in the country today with equal, if not greater impact nearly 200 years later. The lyrics reflect the same concerns and are still remarkably meaningful to a society going through economic and cultural upheaval, especially during an election year. They are just as poignant and powerful today as the day they were written.

5. Love Is a Four Letter Word

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Hailed as one of the modern era s most gifted pop troubadours, Jason Mraz has shared stages with percussionist Noel “Toca” Rivera for more than a decade. The two musicians first met back in 2000, when Mraz was just making his mark on the San Diego coffee house scene. Enthralled by the young songwriter s free-flowing lyrical mastery, Rivera invited Mraz to join the eponymous trio he fronted alongside his brother Carlos. The group hit the road, travelling California s highways and byways together in a beat-up Winnebago, inspiring Mraz s classic song, “Dream Life of Rand McNally.” When Carlos decided to take time off, Jason and Toca continued to collaborate as a duo, earning acclaim and passionate audience responses wherever they performed. Mraz s guitar and vocals match beautifully with Rivera s intuitive djembe playing and the two maintain a long friendship and collaborative relationship, recording and touring together to this day… Read more >

6. Little Broken Hearts

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Norah Jones has set a May 1 release date for Little Broken Hearts (Blue Note/EMI), her stunning new album produced by Danger Mouse (aka Brian Burton). Jones has also revealed the album cover and track listing of the 12-song set, which features original songs co-written by Jones and Burton.

Jones drew the inspiration for the album cover from the vintage movie posters that adorn Burton’s Los Angeles studio. “Brian has this great collection of Russ Meyer posters in his studio,” explains Jones, “and this particular one, called Mudhoney, was right over the couch where I sat every day. I always was looking at it and thinking `that’s so cool I want to look like her!’ I remember staring at the poster the whole time we made the record. It’s a great visual.”

Little Broken Hearts is the fascinating next step in the artistic evolution of one of the music world’s most consistently intriguing singer-songwriters. Jones first emerged on the world stage 10 years ago this month with the February 2002 release of Come Away With Me, her self-described “moody little record” that introduced a singular new voice and grew into a global phenomenon, sweeping the 2003 Grammy Awards and signaling a paradigm shift away from the prevailing synthetic pop music of the time. Come Away With Me has just become the #10 best-selling album of the Soundscan era. The album has sold 25 million copies worldwide.

Since then, Jones has released three more critically acclaimed and commercially successful solo albums–Feels Like Home (2004), Not Too Late (2007), and The Fall (2009)–as well as two albums with her country collective The Little Willies. The 2010 compilation …Featuring Norah Jones showed her to possess an incredibly versatile voice by collecting her collaborations with artists as diverse as Willie Nelson, Outkast, Herbie Hancock, and Foo Fighters. Jones previously collaborated with Danger Mouse on his acclaimed 2011 album ROME, a valentine to classic Italian film score music that also featured Jack White… Read more >

7. Slipstream Bonnie Raitt

Price: $9.99

2012 album from the Grammy winning singer, songwriter and musician. her first album since 2005’s Souls Alike. Produced by Joe Henry, the album is her return to the music scene following the deaths of her parents and brother. The album was recorded with her longtime touring band as well as a handful of tracks with top-level musicians such as Bill Frisell. Features the first single ‘Right Down The Line’, a cover of the Gerry Rafferty hit.

With the release of her nineteenth album, Slipstream, Bonnie Raitt is starting anew. The album marks her return to studio recording after seven years; it’s coming out as the launch of her own label, Redwing Records; and it delivers some of the most surprising and rewarding music of her remarkable career, thanks in part to some experimental sessions with celebrated producer Joe Henry… Read more >

8. Everybody’s Talkin’ (2 CD)

Price: $10.88

Armed with a new Grammy Award for a debut album deemed “masterpiece” by Rolling Stone and praised by concert-goers around the world for brilliant musicianship and roof-raising performances, Tedeschi Trucks Band is catapulting to new heights of popularity as they release their first live album, Everybody’s Talkin.
Critics have praised the outstanding live performances of Tedeschi Trucks Band. Led by one of the most dynamic husband-wife teams in popular music, singer-guitarist Susan Tedeschi and slide guitar virtuoso Derek Trucks, the 11-piece ensemble is the ultimate big band for lovers of rock and delta blues that also pays homage to the far-ranging influences of funk, gospel, jazz and world music.
Everybody s Talkin contains eleven tracks cherry-picked by the group to serve as a musical look-back on their first band-building year. Featured are versions of tunes from Revelator that are already crowd favorites “Bound For Glory”, \”Love Has Something Else To Say” some with added details, that takes them a notch higher than the studio originals. Other songs reveal the group’s affection for a wide range of soulful forebears, including Stevie Wonder (“Uptight” ), Muddy Waters (“Rollin’ And Tumblin'”), Bill Withers (“Kissin’ My Love”), Joe Cocker (“Darlin’ Be Home Soon”), Bobby Bland (“That Did It”), Harry Nilsson (“Everybody’s Talkin'”) and the Staple Singers (“Wade In The Water”).
Together, the tracks flow one into the next with the collective spirit and lift of a typical TTB concert raising the roof with a Saturday night sense of abandon, and gently concluding with a Sunday morning spiritual.

9. Heaven (US Bonus Track Version)

Price: $7.89

U.S. edition includes bonus track. Debut from the X Factor finalist with the smoky Neo-Soul voice. Rebecca Ferguson began working on her major-label debut in early 2011, mere weeks after becoming the show’s 2010 runner-up. Heaven sketches out a soulful sound similar to Duffy and Corrine Bailey Ray. Ferguson puts her own stamp on the music by co-writing every track, including the lead single ‘Nothing’s Real But Love.’ Most X Factor finalists load their debut albums with cover songs and schmaltzy ballads; Ferguson, an established songwriter as well as a singer, proves there are other avenues worth exploring.

10. Blunderbuss

Price: $9.99

Produced by Jack White and recorded at his own Third Man Studio in Nashville, Blunderbuss has been described by White as “an album I couldn’t have released until now. I’ve put off making records under my own name for a long time but these songs feel like they could only be presented under my name. These songs were written from scratch, had nothing to do with anyone or anything else but my own expression, my own colors on my own canvas.”… Read more >

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Top 10 Best Selling Music CDs Artists April 2012

Top 10 Best Selling Music CDs Artists April 2012

1. Tuskegee Lionel Richie 6. MDNA Madonna
2. Adele 21 7. Dedicated Wilson Phillips
3. Wrecking Ball (Special Edition) 8. Adele 19
4. Slipstream Bonnie Raitt 9. Amaryllis Shinedown
5. Changed Rascal Flatts 10. Some Nights Fun


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1. Tuskegee Lionel Richie

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Surpassing his creative and personal boundaries, Richie comes full circle with the innovative and personal Tuskegee, performing 13 of his most revered “anthems of our day” with some of the biggest names in country music, including Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles, Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Darius Rucker, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney, Billy Currington, Little Big Town and Jason Aldean.
On this worldwide, multi-genre album, Richie is also joined by the likes of such superstars as Shania Twain, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson and Jimmy Buffett. Tuskegee is an exciting and transcendent arc in a career that has seen album sales of more than 100 million, 22 Top 10s, five Grammys, an Academy Award for Best Original Song, a Golden Globe, and a host of other awards from virtually every major entertainment organization. While defying boundaries and breaking barriers throughout his storied career, Richie reveals once again that Tuskegee will join the ranks of his timeless body of work that touches people of all faiths, ages and demographics across the world… Read more >

2. Adele 21

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21 is the eagerly awaited sophomore album from British singer-songwriter Adele. It’s the follow up to Adele’s critically acclaimed, Grammy award winning debut album 19 (both named after her age at the time the songs were written). Recorded in Malibu and London, 21 offered Adele the opportunity to work with such luminary producers and songwriters as Rick Rubin, Paul Epworth, Ryan Tedder, Dan Wilson and Fraser T. Smith, as well as continuing to work with Francis “Eg” White and Jim Abbiss.

This new collection of songs showcases the growth of this incredible artist, who at the very young age of twenty two, exhibits the poise of a seasoned veteran. Adele’s music takes some new direction while staying true to her signature style… Read more >

3. Wrecking Ball (Special Edition)

Price: $13.99

Marking his 17th studio album, ‘Wrecking Ball’ features 11 new Springsteen recordings and was produced by Ron Aniello with Bruce Springsteen and executive producer Jon Landau.

Said long-time manager Jon Landau, “Bruce has dug down as deep as he can to come up with this vision of modern life. The lyrics tell a story you can’t hear anywhere else and the music is his most innovative of recent years. The writing is some of the best of his career and both veteran fans and those who are new to Bruce will find much to love on ‘Wrecking Ball.'”

This special edition of ‘Wrecking Ball’ includes two bonus tracks and exclusive artwork and photography… Read more >

4. Slipstream Bonnie Raitt

Price: $9.99

2012 album from the Grammy winning singer, songwriter and musician. her first album since 2005’s Souls Alike. Produced by Joe Henry, the album is her return to the music scene following the deaths of her parents and brother. The album was recorded with her longtime touring band as well as a handful of tracks with top-level musicians such as Bill Frisell. Features the first single ‘Right Down The Line’, a cover of the Gerry Rafferty hit.

With the release of her nineteenth album, Slipstream, Bonnie Raitt is starting anew. The album marks her return to studio recording after seven years; it’s coming out as the launch of her own label, Redwing Records; and it delivers some of the most surprising and rewarding music of her remarkable career, thanks in part to some experimental sessions with celebrated producer Joe Henry… Read more >

5. Changed Rascal Flatts

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Rascal Flatts new album is called Changed. Gary LeVox explains the title, “Actually there’s a song on the album called ‘Changed’ and it’s a really, really special song. And we thought that title of that song really captures what this new season of our career is cause everything in our professional career has changed…(we) thought the title was appropriate.” Rascal Flatts worked with their long-time producer Dann Huff on their new album but they also decided to produce a few of the tracks on their own. Changed comes after Flatt’s first Big Machine Records album release, Nothing Like This, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Country albums sales chart. Rascal Flatts is one of only four country acts to debut seven consecutive studio albums at #1. Nothing Like This went on to become a platinum-selling album, featuring two #1 hits including the certified platinum “I Won’t Let Go” and the gold-certified “Easy” (with pop sensation Natasha Bedingfield). Since their musical debut in 2000, the band has sold over 21 million albums, 25 million digital downloads and delivered 13 #1 singles to the top of the charts. Rascal Flatts is the most awarded Country group of the past decade, earning over 40 trophies from the ACAs, ACMs, AMAs, CMAs, People’s Choice Awards and more. As one of the hottest-selling acts on tour in any genre, they’ve sold over 6 million concert tickets, and counting. Their Thaw Out Tour earned a slot on CMT’s “Top Tours of 2012.”… Read more >

6. MDNA Madonna

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Deluxe two CD edition includes five additional tracks. 2012 release, the 12th studio album from the Pop diva and international superstar. MDNA, the long-awaited follow-up to her 2008 album Hard Candy, features production from Benny Benassi, The Demolition Crew, William Orbit, Martin Solveig and others. Includes the first single ‘Give Me All Your Luvin” featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. 17 tracks total.

In the 80s Madonna achieved notoriety for her flagrant sexuality, which saw some tag her as a soft-porn star who happened to sing. She deliberately courted controversy to stay in the limelight, but her songs were so memorable that she would’ve been a star anyway, and her ever-changing persona has kept her at the top ever since. Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie, better known as Madonna, has been many… Read more >

7. Dedicated Wilson Phillips

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Inspired by their parents and profoundly proud of their musical lineage, DEDICATED is the album their fans have been waiting for since their debut single “Hold On” topped the charts around the world. Born into rock royalty (Carnie and Wendy Wilson are the daughters of Beach Boys legendary writer and producer Brian Wilson, and Chynna Phillips is the daughter of John and Michelle Phillips of Mamas and Papas fame), WILSON PHILLIPS’ album DEDICATED pays homage to their shared musical heritage. Featuring faithful renditions of The Beach Boys and Mamas & The Papas songs in their unique harmony-rich sound, DEDICATED includes classic songs such as “California Dreamin’,” “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” “Dedicated to the One I Love” and “God Only Knows.”… Read more >

8. Adele 19

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19 is the Grammy Award-winning debut album from British singer/songwriter Adele. Citing influences as diverse as Etta James, Jill Scott, Bjork, Dusty Springfield, Billy Bragg, Billie Holiday, Jeff Buckley, The Cure and Peggy Lee, Adele is a truly unique new artist. With her mix up of R&B and soul served up with a healthy dash of feisty London attitude, she spins beautiful dark stories of loves won and lost and sometimes just daydreamed about. Features the classic tracks Chasing Pavements and Hometown Glory as well as a cover of Bob Dylan s Make You Feel My Love… Read more >

9. Amaryllis Shinedown

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Re-teaming with The Sound of Madness producer Rob Cavallo (Green Day, My Chemical Romance, Kid Rock) Shinedown presents its fourth full-length album – the bruising, unapologetic, and totally kinetic Amaryllis.

Amaryllis, with unflinchingly honest, unrepentant songs like first single “Bully” and “I’m Not All Right, ” as well as the deeply moving “Miracle” and the soulful love song “I’ll Follow You, ” delivers on its mission statement throughout its 12 tracks. From a thematic standpoint, Amaryllis is a record about vulnerability. It reveals the bruises and scars, but also their healing. “It’s not a record for the faint of heart, ” Smith admits. “Every single song makes a statement. I was looking for the kind of emotion that made every hair on the back of my neck stand on end. Because of that, I feel in my heart and soul that this album is a game changer for our band.”

Six songs on Amaryllis feature a 30-piece orchestra, including “I’m Not All Right” – Shinedown’s first-ever song to incorporate horns, which drive home the manic intensity of its subject matter. Another highlight is “Bully, ” which finds Smith addressing the tormentor in question in the strongest possible terms. “Amaryllis is probably the most rock and roll album we’ve ever made, ” Smith says. “We’ve always been a rock band, and I didn’t want to lose sight of that. I told everyone the album had to do three things: It had to show sophistication in the songwriting, it had to show musical growth within the band, and I had to push myself to go places lyrically that I had never gone before. “… Read more >

10. Some Nights Fun

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Having earned widespread acclaim with their 2009 debut album, Aim & Ignite, fun. decided to raise the stakes with this album, their first on Fueled By Ramen, by teaming with noted producer Jeff Bhasker (Kanye West, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Beyonce, Drake).

The first single from Some Nights, “We Are Young (Feat. Janelle Monáe),” has generated quite a buzz, hitting the top 3 on The Hype Machine music blog aggregator in its first week of release, not to mention the top 5 on iTunes’ “Top Alternative Songs” sales ranking. What’s more, “We Are Young” has received major airplay from KCRW’s influential Morning Becomes Eclectic, while USA Today applauded the “baroque indie-popsters” for “(making) a counterintuitive play for the big time, slowing down for the massive singalong chorus.”… Read more >

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