THIS DAY IN MUSIC
Birthdays, break-ups, hits, and highlights.
Wed May 12, 2004
LATEST NEWS
Petty Gets Busy On New Album, Live Set
May 12
Roc-A-Fella Keeps Rolling
May 12
Burning Brides Rise From The ‘Ashes’
May 12
BMI Pop Awards Celebrate Brian Wilson
May 12
Billboard Bits: Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Tommy Stinson
May 12
Usher Unseats D12 From No. 1
May 12
R&B Artist John Whitehead Shot Dead
May 12
Rapper Ras Kass Sues Priority, Capitol, EMI
May 12
Rock Hall To Open In Arizona
May 12
‘Time’ Is Right For New Milian Album
May 11
Jessica Simpson Sets Summer Tour
May 11
Old 97’s Ride Again On ‘Drag It Up’
May 11
Cowboy Junkies Show Their ‘Soul’
May 11
Tynan Exiting Irish Tenors
May 11
Billboard Bits: Pearl Jam, Paul Simon, The Who
May 11
Reprint permission
Edited By Jonathan Cohen. May 12, 2004, 3:20 PM ET
Billboard Bits: Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Tommy Stinson
Columbia/Legacy has set a June 1 release date for 14 remastered Bob Dylan titles, which first hit the marketplace last year as Super Audio CD hybrids. The remasters, which include “Blonde on Blonde,” “Blood on the Tracks,” “Highway 61 Revisited,” “John Wesley Harding” and “Bringing It All Back Home,” will be available in jewel cases as opposed to the digipaks that housed last year’s editions.
All titles will retail for $11.98 except “Blonde on Blonde” and “Blood on the Tracks,” which will sell for $13.98. The lone album that was part of the initial hybrid campaign that is not being made available next month is Dylan’s most recent studio release, 2001’s “Love and Theft.”
— Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
————————————————————————
The film version of Neil Young’s latest album, “Greendale,” will be released June 22 on DVD via Sanctuary. The movie, which finds Young and friends bringing to life the characters described in the album, recently enjoyed a theatrical run in more than 40 North American cities.
The “Greendale” DVD will feature a documentary on the film’s creation, interviews with Young and the cast, behind-the-scenes footage, a live performance of album track “Be the Rain” and the full lyrics to the “Greendale” songs.
In late March, Young and Crazy Horse wrapped a run of dates supporting “Greendale,” including a three-night stand at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. The artist has not announced any touring plans for the summer.
Source billboard.com.
