Black Country Communion RIP

Following blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa’s decision to move on from Black Country Communion, it appears the band have been officially dissolved.  Bonamassa has not granted permission for his other bandmates – vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes, drummer Jason Bonham and keyboard player Derek Sherinian – to continue without his involvement.

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Real Gone Exclusive: New video from Young Hines

In 2012, singer-songwriter Young Hines released his debut solo album, the Brendan Benson produced ‘Give Me My Change’ via Readymade Records in the US and Lojinx in the UK/Europe.

In on-going promotion for the record, he now has a new video for the track ‘Don’t Break My Fall’, which can now be seen below.

Here are few words from Mr. Hines regarding the song:

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World Party: UK live dates and new track!

Following last year’s 5CD career retrospective ‘Arkeology’, Karl Wallinger is taking World Party on the road for the first time in twelve years.

Travelling with David Duffy (mandolin/violin) and John Turnbull (electric guitar), Wallinger is giving fans a chance to hear World Party classics played in a new way for the first time.

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Post War Glamour Girls: new single and tour news

Leeds noisemakers and Real Gone favourites Post War Glamour Girls have a new single out on 15th April.

The two track release is the first for the I Like (ILR) record label and features ‘Jazz Funerals’ (a PWGG original) with the band’s twisted take on Robert Palmer’s ‘Johnny & Mary’ on the b-side.  According to the band’s press, the Palmer cover “reimagines the memorable synth line as a broken and gnarled guitar riff”.

Copies of the 7″ are limited to 451 copies and can be purchased from the ILR shop.

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