The Six Million Dollar Man

Wow! Time Life is going to release a 40 DVD set of "The Six Million Dollar Man". Stay tuned for more details.

touch and go

Natasha Bedingfield has re-emerged with "Touch”, the first single from her forthcoming studio album, "Strip Me", which is due in later this year.

She just shot a video for it. Here it is...

birthday stone and more

This week, Mick Jagger, the iconic front man with the Rolling Stones, swivels his hips for a 67th year! It's only a birthday, but I like it!



Paul Anka has a career as a performer and a songwriter dating back to the 50s! This week he celebrates his 69th birthday. One of his biggest hits is "Diana".



Did you know Paul wrote "My Way"? There's a gift that keeps on giving!

Kate Bush, of my favorite artists, turns 52 this week. Although she never had very big hits in the US, she has inspired a generation of singer-songwriters from Sarah McLachlan to Alanis Morissette and Tori Amos.

Here's a rare live clip of her from the 80s performing one of her most famous songs, "Running Up That Hill", with David Gilmour from Pink Floyd.

Marc Cohn on the wild side

As we prepare for the release of Marc Cohn's latest album, "Listening Booth: 1970", we decided it would be a great idea to get him in the studio to perform a couple of songs from it.

We will post the clips over the next few days. Here's his gutsy rendition of Cat Stevens' "Wild World".



Don't forget to catch Marc performing live on "Good Morning America" tomorrow.

You can pick up his album from Time Life or at Amazon. Let us know what you think of it after you've heard it!

big week in birthdays

Drummer, singer-songwriter, Don Henley, turns 63 this week just as the Eagles prepare to mark their 40th anniversary.



Cat Stevens, also known as, Yusuf Islam, will be 62. Here he is with a performance of "Wild World", his #11 from 1971.



Maxi Priest took the song to #25 in 1988 and Time Life's very own Marc Cohn covered it on his forthcoming album, "Listening Booth: 1970".

Slash, former guitartist from Guns N' Roses, turn 45.



P-funk pioneer George Clinton sets the roof on fire at 69!



Jennifer Lopez shimmies her way to her 41st birthday. Watch her kick it with her "Louboutins".



Wonder Woman, Lynda Carter, can still stop crime with her golden lasso at 59.

soul cinema passing

Vonetta McGee, star of many 1970s soul cinema and blaxploitation classics such as Blacula and Shaft In Africa, passed away yesterday. She was 65.

Here's an interview she did on "Soul Train" in 1973 shortly before filming began on Shaft In Africa

walking back in time

On July 27, Marc Cohn returns with "Listening Booth: 1970", his tribute to one of the finest years when singer-songwriters filled the singles charts.

Marc covered songs from a wide range of artists who had hits in 1970. Cat Stevens, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Bread, Smokey Robinson and Paul Simon are just some of the artists represented on this unique collection of covers.

Although Marc is a singer-songwriter usually associated with his own work, he decided to take on many of the songs that shaped and influenced him as an artist and a writer.

Nearly 20 years after he first tasted success with his #13 hit, "Walking In Memphis", Marc Cohn continues to deepen the connection with his audience on this new musical journey.

The tracklisting for "Listening Booth: 1970" is as follows:

1. Wild World
2. Look At Me
3. Maybe I'm Amazed
4. Make It With You
5. The Letter
6. The Only Living Boy In New York
7. After Midnight
8. The Tears Of Clown
9. No Matter What
10. New Speedway Boogie
11. Into The Mystic
12. Long As I Can See The Light

If you click on the audio player in the upper right hand corner of this blog, you can take a listen to Marc's rendition of "Wild World", originally a hit for Cat Stevens.

Bryan Ferry returns in the fall

"Olympia", Bryan Ferry’s thirteenth, solo album and the follow-up to 2007's "Dylanesque", is a star-studded affair.

The first single, "You Can Dance", has already been a club hit across Europe under the title "U Can Dance" as a collaboration with world renowned DJ, Hell. It will be released in the UK on August 2.

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Further collabs include Scissor Sisters on a track called "Heartache By Numbers" and Groove Armada on "Shameless" which already appears on their album, "Black Light".

Also in attendance will be Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, former Chic frontman Nile Rodgers, David Gilmour of Pink Floyd along with Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea.

As if that wasn’t enough, Mr. Ferry has wrangled in his Roxy Music bandmates Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera and Brian Eno as well.

The following is the tracklisting for "Olympia". It includes two covers, "Song To The Siren", originally recorded by Tim Buckley, and Traffic's "No Face, No Name, No Number".

1. You Can Dance
2. Alphaville
3. Heartache By Numbers
4. Me Oh My
5. Shameless
6. Song To The Siren
7. No Face, No Name, No Number
8. BF Bass (Ode To Olympia)
9. Reason Or Rhyme
10. Tender Is The Night

summer birthday celebrations

Lots of celebrity celebrations this week. Cake and candles all around.

Fitness guru, Richard Simmons, a good friend of the folks at Time Life, sweats his way to his 62nd birthday.



Fleetwood Mac member, Christine McVie, turns 67. She's had 6 top 10 album with the band.



She also had a top 10 solo hit in 1984 with "Got A Hold On Me".



Linda Ronstadt, who recently celebrated her 40th anniversary as a solo artist, turns 64.



Richie Sambora, axe man with Bon Jovi, celebrates his 51st birthday this week.

During some time off from his day job, Richie released a solo album in 1991 called "Stranger In This Town". Here's the title track.

everybody had fun last night

It was a hot and humid evening in NYC last night. Wang Chung, currently on a US tour with MTV co-horts, Naked Eyes, played to a packed audience at B.B. King's in the heart of Times Square.

What's most striking about their songs is how well they stand up after more than two decades.





Wang Chung's set list featured all the hits and a few surprises including "Fire In The Twilight", their contribution to soundtrack to The Breakfast Club, and "I Never Want To Love You In A Half-Hearted Way", a track from their very first album when they were known as Huang Chung. They haven't played that song live in nearly 30 years!





They also played few new songs from their new EP, "Abducted By The 80s", of which one, "Stargazer", sounds amazing. As a final encore, they performed a raucous cover of The Beatles' "I Saw Here Standing There".

The full set list was as follows:

1. Wait
2. Fire In The Twilight
3. Let's Get Along
4. Don't Let Go
5. To Live And Die In L.A.
6. Stargazer
7. Let's Go
8. Rent Free
9. Dance Hall Days
10. Everybody Have Fun Tonight
11. I Never Want To Love You In A Half-Hearted Way
12. I Saw Her Standing There

Get out to see Wang Chung if they are playing in your town. They put on a strong, no frills show which gives you an idea of what kind of solid musicians Jack Hues and Nick Feldman are.