December 08, 2008 4:54 EST
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen's new album leads off with one of his longest studio songs in decades. "Outlaw Pete" is eight minutes long, setting the table for "Working on a Dream," due Jan. 27 from Columbia.
Other tracks from the project get in and out much quicker, including "Tomorrow Never Knows" (2:14) and "What Love Can Do" (2:57). Late E Street Band member Danny Federici, who died in April, plays on the album, as does his son Jason.
"Working on a Dream" will be available on vinyl and in a deluxe edition featuring a DVD with 38-minutes of behind-the-scenes studio footage.
Country singer Faith Hill will release a perfume in late 2009 through fragrance maker Coty, the company said. Hill's scent, which does not yet have a name, will be made by the same company that makes Tim McGraw's cologne, "McGraw by Tim McGraw." McGraw and Hill are married.
Whether Hill's scent will prove a success in the current economic climate remains an unknown. An analyst told MediaPost, "We're expecting a low single digit decline for the fragrance business for 2008 in terms of dollar sales. And it's not just that the market is so saturated with celebrity scents. It's also that many retailers are lowering prices, so even consumers who like a certain celebrity fragrance are going to be watching the circulars and looking for sales."
Coty specializes in celebrity scents from Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani. Kylie Minogue and Shania Twain. "In one respect, putting out a fragrance is like releasing a new album -- you just hope that everyone will enjoy it," says Hill.
Members of Thrice (Dustin Kensrue), Switchfoot (Jon Foreman), Saves The Day (Chris Conley) and Sparta (Jim Ward) will perform acoustic sets Dec. 19 at the Troubadour in Los Angeles to help raise awareness for Invisible Children, a nonprofit group that provides education and economic relief to northern Uganda.
"Whenever they call or have a big event happening, I'm always really excited to support when I can," says Foreman, who is recording a new Switchfoot album in San Diego. "If music can come alongside what they're doing, it's an honor."
Other tracks from the project get in and out much quicker, including "Tomorrow Never Knows" (2:14) and "What Love Can Do" (2:57). Late E Street Band member Danny Federici, who died in April, plays on the album, as does his son Jason.
"Working on a Dream" will be available on vinyl and in a deluxe edition featuring a DVD with 38-minutes of behind-the-scenes studio footage.
-- Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
Country singer Faith Hill will release a perfume in late 2009 through fragrance maker Coty, the company said. Hill's scent, which does not yet have a name, will be made by the same company that makes Tim McGraw's cologne, "McGraw by Tim McGraw." McGraw and Hill are married.
Whether Hill's scent will prove a success in the current economic climate remains an unknown. An analyst told MediaPost, "We're expecting a low single digit decline for the fragrance business for 2008 in terms of dollar sales. And it's not just that the market is so saturated with celebrity scents. It's also that many retailers are lowering prices, so even consumers who like a certain celebrity fragrance are going to be watching the circulars and looking for sales."
Coty specializes in celebrity scents from Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani. Kylie Minogue and Shania Twain. "In one respect, putting out a fragrance is like releasing a new album -- you just hope that everyone will enjoy it," says Hill.
-- Kamau High, N.Y.
Members of Thrice (Dustin Kensrue), Switchfoot (Jon Foreman), Saves The Day (Chris Conley) and Sparta (Jim Ward) will perform acoustic sets Dec. 19 at the Troubadour in Los Angeles to help raise awareness for Invisible Children, a nonprofit group that provides education and economic relief to northern Uganda.
"Whenever they call or have a big event happening, I'm always really excited to support when I can," says Foreman, who is recording a new Switchfoot album in San Diego. "If music can come alongside what they're doing, it's an honor."
-- Mitchell Peters, L.A.
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