25 January 2012
VVN Music
Deep Purple will forego touring this summer so they can work on a new album. Singer Ian Gilliam commented "We know we will disappoint some of our fans this summer. However, we look forward very much to our autumn/winter tour and continuing our worldwide tour with our new album in 2013."
This will be the group's first album since 2005's Rapture of the Deep.
Brett Gurewitz, one of the founding members of Bad Religion, will receive NARM's Independent Spirit Award on May 9 in Los Angeles.
NARM president Jim Donio said "Brett personifies the independent spirit, inspiring countless punk and indie bands through his work in Bad Religion and helping many of them reach their full potential at Epitaph Records, including The Offspring, Rancid and NOFX. His creative entrepreneurship and commitment to thinking outside the box make him a strong player in today's music industry. We look forward to seeing what he does next."
Walter Gaines, baritone for the 70's Motown group The Originals, passed away on Tuesday, January 17 after a long illness. The group scored hits with The Bell and Baby, I'm For Real.
Donny Osmond will be one of the keynote speakers at this year's National Association of Broadcaster's (NAB) Radio Luncheon on April 17 in Las Vegas. Osmond not only performs nightly with his sister, Marie at the Flamingo Hotel but also hosts two syndicated radio programs.
On a recent episode of the History Channel's Pawn Stars, the nephew of Mary Ford brought in one of guitars, a 1961 Gibson SG. After some negotiations, the instrument sold for the seller's original asking price of $90,000.
Hits Daily Double has reported that catalog releases are becoming a bigger and bigger part of the music market. Each of the last two weeks, new records have been set with 52.7% of sales the week of January 8 being catalog product and 54.5% during the week of January 15.
