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Nashville, TN -- Bluegrass music artists Nu-Blu kicks off The Ten Tour (#thetentour) in the Midwest this week with numerous performances in Kansas, then to Oklahoma and West Virginia before beginning their east coast leg of the tour. The Ten Tour, is just one of the ways that Nu-Blu is celebrating their 10 year anniversary, with many contests and special events planned for the coming year. The band’s bus, Lola, as known to their fans, includes a new bus wrap thanks to Peterson Tuners. “We are thrilled to have our wonderful partners Peterson Tuners, D’Addario, QSC, and Neumann Microphones this year. We are excited about the upcoming year and everything that we have planned for our fans.” said Nu-Blu. May – June 2013 performances include: Tuesday, May 21 - Rodgers Ultimate House Concert Series, Condordia, KS Thursday, May 23 - Mayberry's Restaurant, Washington, KS Friday, May 24 - The Blair Theater, Belleville, KS Saturday, May 25 - Ad Astra Books and Coffee House, Salina, KS Sunday, May 26 - Americana Music Academy, Lawrence, KS Thursday, May 30 - Tallgrass Festival, Skiatook, OK Sat-Sun, June 1-2 - 14th Annual Bluegrass and Gospel Festival, Hamlin, WV Friday, June 7 - Charleston Music Hall, Charleston, SC Saturday, June 8 - The Great American Music Reunion, Robersonville, NC Wednesday, June 12 - Brewing Station, Kitty Hawk, NC Thursday, June 13 - Chilli Peppers OBX Tour, Kill Devil Hills, NC Friday, June 14 - Outer Banks Jubilee, Kitty Hawk, NC Saturday, June 15 - Rivertown Bluegrass Society, Conway, SC Sunday, June 16 - Outer Banks Fishing Pier Music Series, Nags Head, NC Tuesday, June 18 - The Shack, Corolla, NC Wednesday, June 19 - Chilli Peppers OBX Tour, Kill Devil Hills, NC Thursday, June 20 - Red Drum Tap House, Nags Head, NC Friday, June 21 - Bluegrass @ Sugar Creek, Nags Head, NC Saturday, June 22 - Banjo Island @ Bob Bates Bluegrass Theater, Frisco Sunday, June 23 - MUSEP Concert, Greensboro, NC Friday, June 28 - Mason District Park, Annandale, VA Sat-Sun, June 29-30 - Madrid River Bluegrass Festival, Madrid, NY Sunday, June 30 - Madrid River Bluegrass Festival While still receiving chart success for their last album, Nail by Nail, the band is poised to announce a brand new album next week. Fans can keep up to date on Nu-Blu news including band members Daniel Routh, Carolyn, Routh, Levi Austin and Austin Koerner, by checking out their brand new website, Facebook and following them on Twitter (@nu_blu, #thetentour, #10things), and Instagram. “Martha and Mary,” written by Becky Buller and Nancy Cardwell, is the first single release from Nail by Nail released on Pinecastle Records. The song appears at #2 on this month’s Singing News Magazine Top Song Chart for the second month in a row, climbs higher on Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine’s Top 30 Bluegrass Song Chart, and previously debuted at #8 on Bluegrass Today’s Weekly Top 20. Nu-Blu is also proud to announce their lead vocalist and bassist, Carolyn Routh, graduated from the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Leadership Bluegrass 2013. Leadership Bluegrass is an intensive, three-day program focused on interactive learning and networking experiences that invite participants to examine the challenges and opportunities facing the bluegrass music industry, along with leadership development issues. Leadership Bluegrass 2013 was hosted at BMI, and Bone McAllester Norton PLLC in Nashville, Tennessee earlier this month. By mixing their original songs along with traditional material, and incorporating songs from other generes, Nu-Blu creates a unique and driving blend of music which has been attracting fans and new audiences across the country. Tags: Nu-BluTen TourNail By Nail

On Saturday the Champions League final will be plate in London between two German clubs, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. All people of sound principles will hope for a Bayern defeat, even if they couldn’t care less about Dortmund. To mark the all-German final, here is a mix of German curiosities, some chosen because they are very good or interesting (or both), and a couple of football-themed songs at the end, selected because they are entertaining in their musical poverty. Some tracks have featured here before, but he links are long dead. I’ve also cribbed a few notes from those instalments. For a whole mix of songs recorded by international stars in German go HERE (posted almost exactly a year ago). As ever, the mix is timed to fit on a standard CD-R, and includes hausgemachte covers. 1. Die Toten Hosen – Bayern (2000) The title refer to Germany’s most dominant football club, whom non-fans regard, with no exaggeration, as a cancer in the body of German football. So the alternative rock band Die Toten Hosen (The Dead Trousers) composed a very catchy number explaining how, if they were “super-talented” young footballers, they would never sign a contract with that club because such an act would be thoroughly corrupting. At one point the singer demands to know: “What kind of parents must one have to be so stupid as to sign for that shit club?” Well, Mario Götze, just how verdommen are you, and what kind of parents do you have? 2. Alexander Wolfrum – Hey Büblein (2006) When somebody records an acoustic version of “Hey Joe” and renders the title as, roughly translated, Hey Little Boy, it’s worth listening to. The lyrics have nothing to do with the original either: it deals with metaphors involving thin ice, drowning in a lake and a rescue. And in-between a female voice warns that Joe is going to catch a cold. Wolfrum, known by everybody as Sandy, is a singer-songwriter who performs in the dialect of Franconia  — the region around Nuremberg — and founded a Festival der Liedermacher (or Festival of Songwriters) in Bayreuth, the home town of Richard Wagner.  Check out more by Alexander Wolfrum at http://www.gogoyoko.com/artist/Alexander_Wolfrum 3. David Bowie – Helden (1977) In his Berlin period Bowie fused the cultures of the Weimar Republic cabarets, Krautrock and Kraftwerk, and the local junkie scene. It’s very nice that David Bowie sought to pay tribute to the city that served as his muse by recording in German, but since he lived and recorded there, one might quibble that he could have taken better care with his pronunciations. As it turns out, he put as much effort in enunciating German words correctly as English football commentators do in pronouncing the names of German (or any non-Latinate) football players. 4. Cindy & Bert – Der Hund von Baskerville (1970) Husband-and-wife duo Cindy & Bert were a Schlager duo that epitomised square in the 1970s. My grandmother thought Cindy & Bert were delightful, so Oma would have been shocked to discover that Cindy & Bert’s catalogue included a cover version of Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid”, with the lyrics taking a Sherlock Holmes theme.  It need no pointing out that my grandmother probably wasn’t a hardcore Sabbath fan. Alas, Bert died last July—and was not even noted in the In Memoriam series! 5. Howard Carpendale – Du hast mich (1970) In German Schlager history, Howard Carpendale wrote a particularly successful chapter. Unable to hack it in his home country South Africa as an Elvis impersonator, the former shotput champion moved to Germany, learned to speak the language with just enough of a touch of an accent (German audiences really got off on foreign accents; but only in entertainment and romance, not in shops, pubs or public transport), and became the leading romantic singer of the 1970s and ’80s Schlager scene, selling some 25 million records. None of those 25 million records soiled my collection, I am pleased to say. His first breakthrough came w

Nashville, TN -- Home Sweet Home by Mike Scott is Now available on iTunes, Amazon and other fine digital and CD retailers. The album is also available now to radio programmers and DJ’s via. AirPlayDirect. Rural Rhythm Records is saluting the 150 th Anniversary of the Civil War (1861-1865) with an instrumental album titled Home Sweet Home, which contains 14 songs that were popular during the Civil War Era. Mike Scott (producer & performer) has assembled an all-star group of musicians to pay tribute to the popular parlor songs, minstrel songs and marching songs from this era, which are now known as traditional standards. Joining Scott on this album are awarding winning players Adam Steffey, Rob Ickes, Bryan Sutton, Aubrey Haynie, Tim Stafford, Mike Compton, Ben Isaacs, Jeff Taylor and Scott Miller. “I am so excited about this Civil War Era project. My own banjo heritage traces back to both of my grandfathers. Also, my great grandmother “Verdie” on my dad’s side played banjo and was born during the 1860’s Civil War period. I never had the opportunity to meet any of them, but I am proud to carry on the banjo legacy in our family”, says Mike Scott. The songs on Home Sweet Home could be heard during the 1860’s in America’s major cities, small towns, rural areas and soldier encampments during the Civil War. The song “Ashokan Farewell”, written by Jay Ungar, and heard throughout the Ken Burns Civil War TV series was included in the collection due to its familiarity to this period in time based on the TV series popularity. 150 years later, these 13 American musical treasures can be enjoyed again on this special collection. These songs should not be lost and forgotten, but passed down to future generations as a part of America’s musical heritage. Mike Scott says, “I dedicate this project to those who broke through the pages of our nation’s history and paved the way for a better America. I hope these tunes will touch you and give you a reminder of a period of time captivated as part of our nation’s journey to unity and freedom. May it bring you joy, put a smile on your face and put some ‘giddy-up’ in your step”! Mike Scott is seen by millions of TV viewers each week during prime-time on RFD-TV, (72 million households), performing with Ronnie Reno & Reno Tradition on the Reno's Old-Time Music Show. He also is the host of the new music TV series Behind the Dream™ currently airing on BlueHighways TV. Tags: Mike ScottHome Sweet HomeRural RhythmCD Release

Kelly Rowland has finally released the official tracklisting for her new album titled " Talk A Good Game ." The set, which is the former Destiny's Child singer's fourth solo set, includes 12 tracks on the standard version and three additional songs on the deluxe edition. The album sees Kelly collaborating with the likes of Wiz Khalifa on " Gone ," with Kevin Cossom on the album's title-track " Talk A Good Game ," with rapper Pusha T on " Street Life " and with her DC3 best friends Read MoreBlog: Neon LimelightRelated: Kelly Rowland Reveals Talk A Good Game Album Cover, World Remains Entirely UnpreparedKelly Rowland Announces Talk A Good Game LP, Due Out June 4 (Somewhere)Kelly Rowland Announces Talk A Good Game Release Date, For Real This TimeKelly Rowland Unveils Talk A Good Game TracklistKelly Rowland Talk A Good Game Album: New Title Change

After delivering on "I'm Legit" Ciara has once more teamed up with Nicki Minaj for a new song called "I'm Out" that is set to appear on the diva's upcoming self-titled album. The song which is perfect for the club is a great break-up anthem - with both ladies telling female listeners not to stay Ciara New Song 'Im Out' Feat. Nicki Minaj (Listen) is a post from: RnB Music Blog Read MoreBlog: RnB Music BlogRelated: B.o.B Feat. Nicki Minaj Out Of My Mind VideoB.o.B Out Of My Mind (Feat. Nicki Minaj)Lil Wayne Cashed Out/ Mercy feat. Nicki Minaj/ Green Ranger feat. J. ColeNEW JUSTIN BIEBER: justin bieber feat nicki minaj - beauty and the beatENUR feat. Nicki Minaj & Goonrock Im That Chick (Rune RK Dub)

The new Daft Punk album is out and for all of those who haven't downloaded it yet check it out on HDtracks. HDtracks is the world's leading digital music store for hi-resolution music downloads. If you are listening to MP3's, its like watching black and white TV and HDtracks is like watching HD TV. Hear it how Read MoreBlog: Electro WOWRelated: Daft Punk Announce New Album Random Access MemoriesDaft Punk announce new album, Random Access MemoriesDaft Punk confirm new album Random Access Memories, out in MayDaft Punk Announce New Album, Random Access MemoriesDaft Punk Announce New Album: Random Access Memories

Hey Joe, sorry to hurt you, but they say love is a virtue, dont they? On The Nationals new single Sea of Love, this quiet apology to a friend is a battle cry for affirmation of love. At this point, The National are indie rock legends, and themes of terrible love and trying relationship are no taboos. Rather, through Matt Beringers delightfully difficult lyrics and the musical arrangement of Bryce Dessner, along with his brother Aaron and the two Devendorf brothers Bryan and Scott, weve learned to see life and love in new light. The societal woe of Read MoreBlog: KEXP BlogRelated: Album Review: The National Trouble Will Find MeAlbum Review: The National Trouble Will Find MeAlbum Review: The National Trouble Will Find MeAlbum Review: The National Trouble Will Find MeAlbum Review: The National - 'Trouble Will Find Me'

Apparently we need to get Wits back into rotation, as Neko Case tore the roof off Minnesota Public Radio earlier this month and few beyond theFitzgerald Theater have yet to hear her go full metal (with the highest sung note in her repertoire in tow). Featuring comedian Rob Delaney and longtime Case collaborator/solo artist Kelly Hogan, she performed a number of sketches and musical performances on the variety show's May 10th broadcast. For the closing portion, though, Case invoked "The Number of the Beast." Proof that those sneakers and shirt Read MoreBlog: TwentyFourBitRelated: 2. IRON MAIDEN The Number Of The Beast Top 10 Influential Heavy Metal AlbumsKids Sing IRON MAIDEN's Flight Of Icarus[Listen] Neko Case Nothing To Remember (The Hunger Games Soundtrack)Neko Case To Play At The Greek TheatreHoliday Shopping for Metalheads: Iron Maiden The Number of the Beast Vans

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Yes, another Daft Punk post. I'm just going to assume your excitement levels are buzzing on the same wavelengths as mine are because otherwise you're an idiot for even clicking on this. Mixmag (god bless their lil faces) have released on Soundcloud what is the Japanese Deluxe Edition Bonus track Daft thought they could hide from the rest of us. All I have to say is, "duh, Internet" and anything that belongs to Japan can be mine too. Horizon sounds like Read MoreBlog: Stoney RoadsRelated: Daft Punk Horizon (Japan-Only Bonus Track)Daft Punk Horizon (Japan iTunes Bonus Track)MP3: Daft Punk Horizons (RAM Japanese Bonus Track)Listen to Daft Punks Horizon, the Japanese bonus track for Random Access MemoriesDaft Punk Horizon (Japan bonus track)