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Joshua Kadison, his last 4 albums to download for free on his website

Do you remember the hit song "Jessie" by Joshua Kadison? It was back in 1994. Joshua Kadison is a very talented singer-songwriter-author and pianist. His first album "Painted Desert Serenade" released in 1993 on EMI features very cool and great songs like "Jessie", "Beautiful in My Eyes" and "Postcards from L.A.". His second album "Delilah Blue" (1995) features the hit "Take It On Faith"...

Joshua Kadison is still composing, singing and writing too like in 1998, his first novella "17 Ways To Eat A Mango: A Discovered Journal Of Life On An Island Of Miracles" and he is still doing albums...

... And more interesting, Joshua Kadison offers to the fans of his songs on his official website his last 4 albums to download for free (mp3 format songs) with nice and pleasant songs... You can download Joshua Kadison albums here (with booklet covers!):

* "Saturday Night In Storyville" (1998),
* "Troubadour In A Timequake" (1999),
* "The Venice Beach Sessions - Part 1" (2005)
* and "The Venice Beach Sessions - Part 2" (2006)...

A very pleasant gift or lovers of goof music that we are happy to share with you for the New Year.

In 2006, EMI has released a Best CD of Joshua Kadison first albums and hits entitled "Essential".

Happy New Year 2008 with great Westcoast Music and AOR!

Song Tribute to Tsumami Victims Made Freely Available to Relief Cause: Know I'm Alive

Song Tribute to Tsumami Victims Made Freely Available to Relief Cause "Know I'm Alive" song.

In response to the Dec 2004 tragedy, recording artists "A little space" have written and produced a new song titled "Know I'm Alive". It is a poignant tribute to the Tsunami victims from a parent's point of view. "Know I'm Alive" features Vocalist Regi Perry. Songwriter Alan Gruskoff (Big Al) played Alembic Bass, MIDI Cello and Drums.

This new song "Know I'm Alive" is being made freely available to any charitable organizations supporting this relief cause. CD singles of the song will be available Feb 1. Lyrics, a Listen link and a Free Download link here.

Charitable organizations and Media are encouraged to use this song to support any relief efforts or presentations. The song producer will have CD singles available for sale to generate revenue for valid relief efforts.

"Know I'm Alive" will be included in the next album by "A little space", their third. To be titled "Box Of Love", that new CD is expected to be released March 2005.

Artist Profile: Recording Artists "A Little Space" presents tuneful. intelligently written songs with heart. It's jazzy, it's funky, it grooves, male vocals and instrumentals. On the same playlists with artists such as Steely Dan, Al Jarreau and Sting, though uniquely original. Call it "Rhythm & Jazz".

The self titled CD Album "A Little Space" IR09712 presents 9 Vocal and 5 Instrumental performances of very original, soulful, pop-based, jazz influenced music, released in May 2002 on Independent Records IR09712. The titled "A Space Of My Own" IR26752 released March 2004 features vocalist Regi Perry on 10 songs, adding 4 instrumental songs as well.

See the band site at http://alittlespace.biz for music, pictures and more.

A Little Space "A Little Space" CD (2002): ORDER IT NOW.

A Tribute To The Cars in memory of late Benjamin Orr

"A Tribute To The Cars" CD in memory of late Benjamin Orr.

Jason Falkner, the Posies' Jon Auer, Bleu, Damone and Butch Walker and other artists contribute tracks to to "Substitution Mass Confusion," a tribute to The Cars that will be released January 4 on Not Lame Recordings.

Some proceeds of the compilation profits will be given to the American Cancer Society in memory of Cars bassist Benjamin Orr, who died of cancer during the year 2000.

Photographer and fan Peter Kuehl organized the CD, inspired by Benjamin Orr's passing. "The first thing I thought was that someone should get a tribute together. And I thought that it should be for charity. After three years, none had been produced, so I decided to do it myself."

An album release show featuring a number of the bands on the disc is planned for Feb. 10 at Boston venue T.T. the Bear's Place.

Please also note The Cars frontman Ric Ocasek has left his post as senior VP of A&R at Elektra Records. According to a spokesperson, the artist no longer has a role at Warner Music Group. He recently joined the Sanctuary Music Group.

"A Tribute To The Cars, Substitution Mass Confusion" album tracklisting:
"Touch and Go," Jason Falkner
"My Best Friend's Magic Girlfriend," Butch Walker
"You Might Think," Bleu
"Misfit Kid," Jon Auer
"Just What I Needed," Damone
"Got a Lot on My Head," Owsley
"Hello Again," the Argument
"I'm Not the One," Gigolo Aunts featuring Kid Lightning
"Bye Bye Love," Spiraling
"Tonight She Comes," Action Action
"You're All I've Got Tonight," the Millions
"Drive," Chris von Sneidern
"Shake It Up," PurrBox
"Dangerous Type," Johnny Monaco
"It's All I Can Do," the Bravery
"Candy-O," Doug Powell
"Since You're Gone," the Andersons!
"Let's Go," Dum Dog Run
"Slip Away," sparkle*jets u.k.
"Nightspots," the Cautions
"Good Times Roll," the Daybirds

You can know more about this CD, order it and listen to .mp3 samples of it at this address.

The Cars "Live - Musikladen 1979" DVD: ORDER IT NOW.

Heather Waters: Shadow Of You

Heather Waters "Shadow Of You" new album. Following the slow-burn success of her eponymous debut, Heather Waters set out to clear new musical trails with the album "Shadow Of You". After turning out a fistful of new songs with writing partner Robin Eaton, the Chicago-bred songwriter left Nashville for the dry heat and backbreaking traffic of Los Angeles; finding that even in the dessert, you can still hear the cry of steel guitar.

"Shadow O You," the highly anticipated follow-up to Waters' critically acclaimed EP, fuses together elements of bluegrass and traditional country with gritty guitars. Dark, melancholy, and dripping with pedal steel, Shadow of You flashes an austere light on Waters' passionate songwriting and otherworldly vocals.

With bassist/producer Sheldon Gomberg at the helm and an impressive cast of guest musicians turning out moving, sensitive performances, the Shadow of You sessions resulted in a remarkable collection of haunting, organic music.

Gomberg, Eric Heywood (Son Volt, Alejandro Escovedo), and Craig Macintyre (Josh Groban) anchored the band, but a host of others, including Greg Leisz and Don Heffington dropped by to lend their talents and time. Wallflower Rami Jaffee added lush B3, while David Kalish (Rickie Lee Jones) added what is arguably one of the most emotional guitar solos ever recorded. David Rawlings and Gillian Welch also helped to cement the sound not only by playing, but also by lending two songs to the mix. Heather Water's trademark intensity creeps in on the Welch-penned "You Just Don't Love Me" and Mark Simos' "A River I Can't Cross". On the sexy "Comin' Home," she pulls out the blowtorch and gets downright devilish, but it's the mesmerizing Eaton/Waters song "Josephine" that reminds us why she sings in the first place.

You can listen to some mp3 samples of Heather Waters "Shadow O You" album and buy it at this address.

Heather Waters "Shadow Of You" album tracklisting:
1. Brown Jacket
2. Shadow of You
3. Turn
4. Josephine (featuring Rami Jaffee)
5. You Just Don't Love Me (featuring Gillian Welch)
6. Hush
7. Alone in Tennessee
8. Apalachicola (featuring Gillian Welch)
9. Comin' Home (featuring Rami Jaffee)
10. A River I Can't Cross

Here are the next following gigs for Heather Waters:

Jan 11, 2005 Temple Bar
1026 Wilshire Boulevard - Santa Monica, CA
310.393.6611
Set Time: 9:45pm

Jan 25, 2005 Room 5
143 N LaBrea - Los Angeles, CA
323.938.2504
Set Time: 10pm

Feb 08, 2005 Genghis Cohen
740 N. Fairfax Ave. - Los Angeles, CA
310.578.5591
Set Time: 8pm

Feb 21, 2005 Lava Lounge
1533 N. La Brea Ave. - Los Angeles, CA
323.876.6612
Set Time: 9pm

April 14, 2005 The Family Wash
2038 Greenwood Avenue - Nashville, TN
615.226.6070
Set Time: 8pm

April 16, 2005 Front Porch Music
505 E. Lincolnway - Valparaiso, IN
219.464.4700
Set Time: 8pm

Free mp3: James Taylor and James Taylor: A Christmas Album

Free mp3: James Taylor and James Taylor" A Christmas Album". James Taylor has a new official website at this address and the full site is coming soon. Like you already know, James Taylor has recorded his first-ever holiday CD, which is available exclusively at Hallmark Gold Crown Stores starting November 1st. This album includes 11 previously unreleased James Taylor songs, including "Winter Wonderland," "The Christmas Song," "Jingle Bells," and others. The album was produced by multiple Grammy and Oscar award winning producer/arranger Dave Grusin.

James is offering a free MP3 Download of an unreleased holiday song not on the CD and only available there at this time. The song is called "River" and was written by Joni Mitchell. You can download it there for free (mp3 format).

James Taylor releases today a new Christmas album on Nov. 1 in Hallmark Stores named "James Taylor: A Christmas Album" only available in Hallmark stores... So what the fans of James Taylor are going to do if they have not Hallmark stores in their countries?

James Taylor "A Christmas Album" is available exclusively in Hallmark Gold Crown stores throughout November and December for $6.95 with each purchase of three Hallmark cards, or regularly priced at $10.95. Consumers can visit Hallmark.com or call 1-800-HALLMARK to find the nearest Hallmark Gold Crown store in their area.

James Taylor "A Christmas Album" is produced by talented Smooth Jazz pianist/producer/arranger Dave Grusin. James Taylor collaborated with trumpeter Chris Botti on "Winter Wonderland" and this James Taylor album features a duet with Natalie Cole: "Baby, It's Cold Outside".

James Taylor "A Christmas Album" complete tracklisting:
"Winter Wonderland" (feat. Chris Botti)
"Go Tell It on the Mountain"
"In the Bleak Midwinter"
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" (duet with Natalie Cole)
"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
"Jingle Bells"
"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)"
"Deck the Halls"
"Some Children See Him"
"Who Comes This Night"
"Auld Lang Syne"

Free mp3: Livingston Taylor

Legendary singer/songwriter/guitarist Livingston Taylor (brother of James Taylor) has created a special section on his website to feature rare and unreleased mp3 material you can download as follows at the following address :

"DOWNLOADABLE MUSIC - full length MP3 files which may be downloaded for a limited time:
- December 1903 (The Wright Brothers Song)
- Pajamas
- There You Are Again - live recording"

Don't miss Livingston Taylor in concert with his impressive concert tour schedule.

A fan says about Livingston Taylor:
"It's funny when I look at my music collection and think about how many artists' first recordings rank as my favorite ones in their catalogue - this first recording by Livingston Taylor (from 1970, I believe) is certainly in that category. He's done a lot of fine work since then - thankfully he's still very active - but this one warms my heart and ears like few others. The songwriting style, the guitar work - he's one of the best fingerstyle players you'll ever hear - and his wonderful, warm voice all combine to make this album (and many of his others) a great listening experience. All of the songs are originals, with the exception of his great take on the George Jones classic 'Six days on the road' - and every one resounds with the creativity and spirit that make Liv Taylor's work so exceptional. He writes and sings from his heart - and there's a lot of love and wisdom contained there that he's, thankfully, willing and able to share with us. It's hard to go wrong in picking anything from his catalogue - but this is a great place to start. It's a true classic that has very ably stood the test of time."

Livingston Taylor "Carolina Day: The Collection (1970-1980)" best of album: ORDER IT NOW.

Free mp3: Fleetwood Mac or Fleetwood Mash feat. Mick Fleetwood

FleetwoodMash.com This is the home of the first Mash-up Supergroup - "Fleetwood Mash" - which is a "mash-up band" or "virtual band" - a virtual supergroup consisting of four legendary members thinking od Fleetwood Mac. Wait till you hear them jamming together! And Fleetwood Mac member Mick Fleetwood is in Fleetwood Mash!

What is a mash up supergroup? Well, it is artists or members of different bands mashed together to form a virtual band. Samples of the musicians or vocalists are taken from existing songs, or sample CDs that the musicians have made, and mashed together to create new songs.

In this case, Fleetwood Mash is a mash-up band with the members:

Mick Fleetwood - drums & percussion
The legendary drummer and founder of "Fleetwood Mac."
His passionate style drove the British Invasion's bold incarnation of the blues, rocked through the golden age of FM, and made inroads to new world music hybrids. Then, it happened: the ultimate Fleetwood Mac, and some of the most innovative and popular music ever created.

Rudy Sarzo - bass guitar
Sarzo's thundering bass metal punch has worked like a charm for big rock and metal contractors like Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, and Whitesnake.

Bill Laswell - guitars, basses, sythisizers, FX, beats, ambience
As a producer of albums for Bob Marley, Miles Davis, Grace Jones, Mick Jagger, Public Image, Ltd., Herbie Hancock, and Motorhead, Bill Laswell has demonstrated an unbelievable, genre-crushing production genius. The sounds themselves drift through virtual space in mutations of rock, jazz, techno, funk, hip-hop, electronica, world music, and ambient/cinematic forms.

Ilona! - Vocals
Singer and songwriter ILONA! (pronounced "EE-low-nah") has some of the newest and freshest music on the Pop/dance scene. With deep, sonorous lows and wildly high notes covering over a three octave range, Ilona! has a fresh and identifiable style of music, all her own.

And you can download the entire Fleetwood Mash album (10 songs) for free on mp3 at this address.

Christopher Reeve passed away, Christopher Reeve dies... Bye Bye Superman

Christopher Reeve passed away, Christopher Reeve dies... Bye Bye Superman!

From Blogcritics.org:
"I was saddened & shocked to hear that Christopher Reeve died yesterday of heart failure. For those of you who don't know, he portrayed Superman from 1978 to 1983 on the big screen, heralding the return of superheroes back to the movies.
Christopher Reeve fell into a coma Saturday after going into cardiac arrest while at his New York home, his publicist, Wesley Combs told The Associated Press by phone from Washington, D.C., on Sunday night.
Christopher Reeve was being treated at Northern Westchester Hospital for a pressure wound, a common complication for people living with paralysis. In the past week, the wound had become severely infected, resulting in a serious systemic infection.
Christopher Reeve was 52 years old, & it's had been 9 years since his accident left him paralyzed from the neck down. His determination & strength in coming back from paralysis really had me convinced that someday he would walk again. He has been an amazing example of one's never giving up and of eternal optimism in the face of overwhelming odds.
He was beloved and will be missed.
God Bless him and his family."

RIP

This year, a French duet (very Westcoasty, AOR) named Geyster has written and sang a track in their album "I Love 1984", by the way, a great tribute song to Christopher Reeve: Bye Bye Superman. You can listen to a great acoustic version of this great song there (mp3) and the video is there (mpeg).

Geyster "I Love 1984" album tracklisting (feat. 2 versions of "Bye Bye Superman"):
1. Radio Geyster
2. 1982
3. Bye Bye Superman
4. Walking Out
5. Radio Geyster 2
6. It's About You
7. John Clay
8. Lovers Lonely Dome
9. Interlude
10. Partyin' Mind
11. Coming Back Again
12. Welcome To Hollywood
13. Some Kind
14. Flight 305
15. Bye Bye Superman (Acoustic)

Neil Young - 1971-02-27 for free to download

Free legal music downloads from Glide Magazine change twice a month and can be streamed or downloaded for free.
The latest free music download mp3 from Glide Magazine features a concert by Neil Young in the early seventies:

Neil Young - 1971-02-27
Royal Festival Hall - London, England
Disc 1
1. On The Way Home 2:55
2. Tell Me Why 3:11
3. Old Man 3:50
4. Journey Through The Past 3:50
5. Cowgirl In The Sand 4:22
6. The Bridge 4:00
7. The Loner 2:55
8. Don't Let It Bring You Down 3:00
9. See The Sky About To Rain 3:41
10. Out On They Weekend 3:59
11. I Am A Child 2:43
12. Ohio 3:10
13. Love In Mind 2:27
14. Only Love Can Break Your Heart 3:31
15. Heart Of Gold 3:51
16. A Man Needs A Maid 4:46
17. Harvest 3:09
18. Needle And The Damage Done 2:28
19. Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing 5:42
20. Dance, Dance, Dance 2:33

Download this concert from Neil Young there.

Dan Peek (ex-America) free mp3

For more than 30 years Dan Peek has been a prominent musical talent with an output of over 25 albums. Dan Peek musical resume spans contributions as a founder member of the grammy winning super-group America, grammy nominated Contemporary Christian Music artist, and songwriting contributor to world-shaking artists such as Jars Of Clay and Garth Brooks.

For his fans, Dan Peek has put 3 free full length legal MP3 downloads which are title tracks from his three latest albums available now:

- Guitar Man - MP3 from the album "Guitar Man",
- Driftin' - MP3 from the album "Driftin'",
- and Bodden Town - MP3 from the album "Bodden Town".