When Simple Dreams came out in September 1977, it became Linda Ronstadt's fifth consecutive platinum-certified album. A few months after its release, Simple Dreams would also end Fleetwood Mac's record-breaking 29-week stay atop the Billboard Album Chart when it replaced Rumours at #1. And now, 40 years later, Rhino has endeavored to create a new version that features remastered audio plus a trio of live songs taken from a 1980 concert … [Read more...]
How to Fix Scratched DVDs & CDs (Blu-ray Discs Are Another Story, However. . .)
Story by Brad Bourque, via our partner site, Digital Trends / So you let your buddy borrow your copy of The Great Wall and now it’s scratched — guess they didn’t show Matt Damon’s epic film the respect it deserves. Sure, you could go out and buy another copy, but who knows how hard it will be to track down — especially the copy that came bundled with Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. Luckily, there are a few methods to fix a scratched … [Read more...]
Garbage Release ‘No Horses’ and New Autiobiography; Summer Tour With Blondie Continues
Garbage have just released their of-the-moment new single, "No Horses." The song is available now here. All of the band's profits from sales and streaming of the single will be donated to the International Committee of the Red Cross through the end of 2018. Listen to "No Horses" below (but please, also go purchase the track via the link option above, as it's for a good cause). . . Says Garbage singer Shirley Manson of … [Read more...]
If SoundCloud Evaporates, Prepare for a Musical Drought
Story by Parker Hall, via our partner site, Digital Trends / If Spotify is the Netflix of music, SoundCloud is more like YouTube — a service that lets everyone, from Drake to your college roommate, share their creativity with the world. Unlike any of those other services, it’s also on life support. Each day we seem to slip closer and closer to a SoundCloud bankruptcy filing. Early last year, financial data from privately owned … [Read more...]
How to Watch ‘Game of Thrones’ Online in High-Def . . . Legally
Story by Brandon Widder, via our partner site, Digital Trends / Unless you’ve been living under the Wall for the past year — you know, that 300-mile stretch of fortification that runs along the northern border of the Seven Kingdoms — you’re probably aware that HBO’s smash fantasy series Game of Thrones is set to return on Sunday, July 16, 2017, for its 7th (and penultimate) season. It will continue to unfurl the brooding, incestuous … [Read more...]