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Wow. Someone had a change of heart at the last minute! Management kept on insisting all this time that there would be NO webcast of the Utopia Reunion that is scheduled to take place at the Highline Ballroom this Saturday and Sunday (January 29th and 30th) in New York City. But TODAY, Nevessa Productions just announced that they’ll be broadcasting the concert (the Jan. 30th show) via todocast starting February 2nd, on-demand for 30 days. So, get your credit cards out and order the webcast/VOD to see this ultra-special reunion of Utopia (Mark II) for $19.95.

As you probably already know, these two gigs are especially for Moogy Klingman who’s battling cancer at the moment. So if you can’t be there in person to support Moogy, this is the perfect alternative.

head over to todocast to purchase this webcast.

Todd Rundgren’s Utopia
January 29th & 30th, 2011
Highline Ballroom, NYC
featuring Todd Rundgren, Moogy Klingman, Ralph Schuckett, John Siegler, Kevin Ellman, Kasim Sulton and Jesse Gress.

With original drummer Alan Jackman back in the fold, it looks to be a banner year for fans of 80′s band The Outfield. The band and their management are setting the stage for a major comeback. Yes, John Spinks and Tony Lewis have been carrying on as “the Outfield” off and on after their 80′s heyday. But now that all three original members are together again, things seem a bit more exciting.

Sony/Columbia is the first out of the gate with a new greatest hits compilation titled Playlist: The Very Best of The Outfield. It features the usual suspects (Your Love, Since You’ve Been Gone, For You, My Paradise) but the main attraction is a brand new track by the reunited trio titled “California Sun”. It doesn’t look like the new track will be available as an mp3 download at the moment so the new CD might be the only way to get the new tune. Well, it’s not a huge problem since the CD is currently on sale for only $6.39 at CDUniverse.

And that’s not all. According to management, a brand new album is scheduled to be released sometime in the spring along with a full blown tour to support it. The album will be titled “Aladdin’s Cave“. I’m definitely looking forward to hearing the new material.

For the latest info, be sure to check out their official website.

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This is a bit of a surprise! I’ve all but given up on expecting anything new from Kate Bush but there’s been some buzz about some new material that may or may not be released this year. Nothing solid in terms of details but NME confirmed with Bush’s spokesperson that there is indeed new music on the way.

a career-spanning retrospective (along with a few new tracks), perhaps? sounds like it since the spokesperson indicated that it won’t be a full album’s worth of new material.

Musicweek also recently posted that 4 Kate Bush reissues will be out later this year on CD: The Dreaming, Hounds Of Love, The Sensual World and The Red Shoes. No details on extra tracks or packaging.

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have you seen this yet? The new song “It’ll Be OK” by Russian rock band Pushking features BOTH Nuno Bettencourt AND Billy Gibbons! Pretty cool, I must say. They even make an appearance in the band’s new music video!

Love Nuno’s guitar solo!!

Pushking’s new album will be out on February 1st via Armoury Records. Besides Gibbons and Bettencourt, there’s a long list of other big name rockers on the album, including: Steve Lukather, Steve Vai, Udo Dirkschneider, Joe Bonamassa, Alice Cooper, Glenn Hughes and more.

Pushking – The World as We Love It

tracklist:
1 Intro
2 Nightrider
3 It’ll Be OK
4 Troubled Love
5 Stranger’s Song
6 Cut the Wire
7 My Reflections After Seeing the “Schindler’s List” Movie
8 God Made Us Free
9 Why Don’t You?
10 I Believe
11 Tonight
12 Private Own
13 Open Letter To God
14 Nature’s Child
15 I Love You
16 Head Shooter
17 Heroin
18 My Simple Song
19 Kukarracha

Huzzah! After 20 long years, we’re finally getting an official release of Yes Union Live on DVD. Other than a brief release on Laser Disc in Japan years ago, fans had to settle for inferior bootleg copies of either the Mountain View show or the Denver show, both of which were professionally taped. We get both shows here on the new 2-DVD/2-CD set from Voiceprint/Gonzo. The Mountain View show is the main attraction here since it was taken from the master tapes. The Denver show on the second disc appears to be of lesser quality, video-wise. But still good to have since the Denver show was in the round.

Here’s what’s on the two DVDs:
DVD 1: Firebird Suite, Yours Is No Disgrace, Rhythm of Love, Heart of the Sunrise, Clap, Owner of a Lonely Heart, I’ve Seen All Good People, Solly’s Beard, Saving My Heart, The Fish/Amazing Grace, Awaken, Roundabout
DVD 2: Denver – Firebird Suite, Yours Is No Disgrace, Shock to the System, Heart of the Sunrise, Clap/Mood For A Day, Owner of a Lonely Heart, And You And I, Drum Solo, Hold On, I’ve Seen All Good People, Changes, Solly’s Beard, Long Distance Runaround, The Fish/Amazing Grace, Lift Me Up, Rick Wakeman Solo, Awaken, Roundabout. Pensacola, FL- Firebird Suite, Yours Is No Disgrace, Rhythm of Love, City of Love, Heart of the Sunrise, Leaves of Green, Clap, Owner of a Lonely Heart, And You And I, Hold On, Shock to the System, Solly’s Beard, Changes, Take the Water to the Mountain, Soon, Long Distance Runaround, The Fish, Lift Me Up, Rick Wakeman Solo, Awaken, Roundabout, Starship Trooper. 5.1 Audio – Shock to the System, And You And I, Lift Me Up. Bonus audio – Shock to the System, And You And I, Drum Duet, Changes

Kudos to Voiceprint/Gonzo for going through all the red tape to get this thing released. I’m sure it wasn’t easy!!

Here’s the info from Gonzo:
Gonzo are proud to announce the release of Yes UNION in a Special Limited Edition Deluxe Package.
This concert film of the band was made on August 8th 1991 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. It was subsequently only released in Japan on video and then on the briefly new format of Laser Disc. This fantastic film however, was not widely available for a long time and has since become a much sought after artifact amongst Yes fans.
This exclusive deluxe package includes the original film from the Shoreline Amphitheatre (taken directly from the master tapes), reproduction tour program, deluxe “digi-pak” packaging, replica tour passes, along with a debut release of the soundtrack from the Shoreline Amphitheatre show, as a two CD set. If that wasn’t enough, there also a bonus DVD featuring some bootleg footage of the band. It must be stressed however that the bootleg footage is raw and the sound and picture quality is not to the standard of normal commercial releases, but has been included for collectors and completists.
This disc also includes some bonus audio tracks, three of which are 5.1 and four are stereo mixes. The whole package comes housed in a slipcase with artwork approved by Roger Dean and is an official Yes release.
This deluxe package is strictly only available as a Limited Edition via this web site, no shops (not even Amazon) will be carrying this deluxe edition and as such will be sold on a first come, first served basis. There is stock in our warehouse waiting to be shipped the same day orders are received. Get yours now or be disappointed later!
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Sprint/Nextel customers have been hearing rumors these past few months that the company might give up on their iDEN network. And with all the resources and attention on the CDMA side of Sprint (which includes Boost Mobile) lately, it all appeared to be true. Well, late December, Sprint posted a press release reassuring customers that iDEN will live on, at least until 2013. As an iDEN customer myself, I’m glad to hear this but I’m still unsure how this will all play out in the coming years. Even though I like the push-to-talk feature as well as the call quality on iDEN, data speeds are lacking to say the least. And with multimedia and internet connections playing an important role in the wireless world, iDEN’s got a tough road ahead in trying to keep up with that end of things. Even I’m unsure if I’ll continue much longer hanging on to my trusty ol’ iDEN Boost Mobile phone.

Here’s the Sprint/Nextel press release:

Sprint Extends iDEN® Network Infrastructure Supply Agreement with Motorola Solutions for Three Additional Years
Extension agreement, including maintenance support, reinforces Sprint’s commitment to iDEN customers through 2013
Two new iDEN handsets announced for availability in the first quarter; Additional devices planned for 2011

KEY FACTS
- Under the extended Infrastructure Supply Agreement, Motorola Solutions will continue to support the Sprint iDEN network for three years – from Jan. 1, 2011, through Dec. 31, 2013.
- Motorola Solutions will continue to provide world-class support for software, hardware and systems on the existing Sprint iDEN network.
- Customers will benefit from the same level of high performance services, including industry-leading PTT, mobile telephony, messaging and Internet access.
- Motorola Solutions has more than 17 years of experience supporting the Sprint iDEN network.