Attention Beatles fans..you might want to add HBO to your cable TV package before the fall.
According to an announcement on George Harrison's official website, a new documentary about George, directed by Martin Scorsese, will air on HBO this fall. "George Harrison: Living in the Material World" will tell George's life story with rare photos, video, and even unreleased Beatles' footage. The film will include interviews with George's wife Olivia, and many of his closest friends including Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, and Tom Petty.
Scorsese has a done a fantastic job on other documentaries about musicians, including "Bob Dylan: No Direction Home," and that fantastic Blues series that aired on public television several years ago. You know that with Scorsese behind the project, it's going to be very well put together. He's even rich enough to afford the rights to use actual songs from the artists! And if you've ever watched a documentary where they don't have the rights to the songs, you know how crappy they can be.
So who's inviting me over to watch later this year?
Here's a video to tide you over until the documentary comes out, or at least around four minutes.
--Posted by Kitty Dunn
Adele Adkins who just goes by Adele is a young Londoner who burst upon the scene in 2008 with her debut album "19". She was the recipient of the BRIT Awards very first Critic's Choice , and was predicted to be one of the year's breakout artists. They were not wrong, and she picked up a Grammy for Best New Artist in 2009.
A chance stumble across CD's from Ella Fitzgerald and Etta James influenced her music as a very young girl and she wrote her first song at just 16.
A brand new album is due to be released here in the states on February 22. Expect to hear a little more Americana influence in this album as she spent some time listening to country music  her tour bus driver played.
Here she is on Ellen with the world premiere of first single from the new album " 21" called " Rolling in the Deep".
--Gabby Parsons
The Decemberists sixth album, "The King is Dead" will be released January 18. According to singer-songwriter Colin Meloy, the new album is an " exercise in restraint", so listen for a more folky approach. Also listen for some guest musicians, including R.E.M.'s Peter Buck and singer Gillian Welch.
But the really cool thing about this new album is all the versions available, starting with a limited edition deluxe box set which will include a 72 page book of photography, a DVD on the making of the album, a 180 gram white vinyl record with a special cover, a limited edition print, a digital download of the album on released date of Jan 18, an instant download of a live video recorded in 2009, all in a linen wrapped clamshell box with foil stampd cover PLUS a T-Shirt.
There are 3 other versions, the book with CD/DVD, the vinyl package and of course, a CD, all of which come with download codes.
Here's the band with the first single from the album called " Down By the Water"
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