track list for new Todd album

Todd Rundgren will release his new studio album State on the Esoteric Antenna label via Cherry Red on Monday 8th April. It's Rundgren’s 24th solo studio album.

Tracklisting:
1. Imagination
2. Serious
3. In My Mouth
4. Ping Me
5. Angry Bird
6. Smoke
7. Collide-A-Scope
8. Something From Nothing
9. Party Liquor
10. Sir Reality

To support the album he will play the following dates in June:
6 GLASGOW O2 ABC
7 EDINBURGH Picture House
9 MANCHESTER The Ritz
11 GATESHEAD The Sage, Gateshead
12 BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy
13 BRISTOL O2 Academy
15 LONDON O2 Shepherds Bush Empire

Europeon tour dates for new album "State"

New tour this May .

3 videos from the RA fundraiser this past year.

Daniel Harple

10:41am Jan 30

Proud to "release" three videos produced by my daughters Miranda Harple and Laurel Harple, shot over the course of the setup and show at Treetops. The sound is high quality, directly from the sound board, coupled with an interesting and beautiful video production. (Yes, I guess I have a bias for my daughters...., and, Todd's spirit!).

Please experience the show intro and "Soul Brother," from the Treetops RA pyramid-

Ringo Starr 2012 show at historic Ryman coming to DVD

• Ringo Starr
• January 29, 2013
• By: Steve Marinucci

Ringo Starr performs at the Ryman Auditorium last July.

 

Ringo Starr's 72nd birthday show last July 7 with his All-Starr Band at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium will be released on DVD March 19, it was announced Tuesday.
Ringo's set list on the DVD features Beatles songs, including “It Don’t Come Easy,” “Don't Pass Me By,” “Act Naturally,” “I Wanna Be Your Man” and “Yellow Submarine” and solo tunes including “Photograph” and “I'm the Greatest.”
This version of the All-Starr Band, which spans several musical decades, features Steve Lukather of Toto, Richard Page of Mr. Mister, Gregg Rolie from Journey and Santana, Todd Rundgren, Mark Rivera, who's worked often with Billy Joel, and drummer Gregg Bissonette. The band members' contributions on the DVD include “Rosanna,” “Black Magic Woman,” “Kyrie Eleison” and “Bang the Drum All Day.”
The show also had a little help from some friends. Joe Walsh, Ringo's brother-in-law, makes a special guest appearance to play “Rocky Mountain Way” and is joined for the encore, “With A Little Help From My Friends,” by his daughter Lucy. Also joining in were former All-Starr Band members Felix Cavaliere and Richard Marx and Nashville cats Brendan Benson, Kix Brooks, Gary Burr, Vince Gil and Brad Paisley.
The show took place at the Ryman Auditorium, the longtime home of the Grand Ole Opry. The Ryman actually dates back to the 19th century and according to its website, it has hosted appearances by such diverse names as Mae West, Theodore Roosevelt, Mother Maybelle Carter and the Carter Family, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Spike Jones, Hank Williams Sr., Bob Hope and Doris Day.
Setlist for “RINGO AT THE RYMAN”
1. “Matchbox” – Ringo Starr
2. “It Don't Come Easy” – Ringo Starr
3. “Wings” – Ringo Starr
4. “I Saw The Light” – Todd Rundgren
5. “Evil Ways” – Gregg Rolie
6. “Rosanna” – Steve Lukather
7. “Kyrie Eleison” – Richard Page
8. “Don't Pass Me By” – Ringo Starr
9. “Bang The Drum All Day” – Todd Rundgren
10. “Boys” – Ringo Starr
11. “Yellow Submarine” – Ringo Starr
12. “Black Magic Woman” – Gregg Rolie
13. “Happy Birthday” - Band
14. “Anthem” - Ringo Starr
15. “I’m The Greatest” - Ringo Starr
16. “Rocky Mountain Way” – Joe Walsh
17. “You Are Mine” – Richard Page
18. “Africa” – Steve Lukather
19. “Everybody’s Everything” – Gregg Rolie
20. “I Wanna Be Your Man” - Ringo Starr
21. “Love Is The Answer” – Todd Rundgren
22. “Broken Wings” – Richard Page
23. “Hold The Line” – Steve Lukather
24. “Photograph” - Ringo Starr
25. “Act Naturally” - Ringo Starr
26. “With A Little Help From My Friends”/“Give Peace A Chance”

Coming soon : TR songbook.

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Toddstock II fireworks fund

http://www.indiegogo.com/ToddstockFireworksFund

Created By:

• 
  Bruce Whetstone

The Toddstock II v6.5 Fireworks Fund

I keep hearing that Todd loves fireworks!!
And it seems everyone is very ready to contribute to a present for Todd's 65th birthday (and Todd and Michele's 15th anniversary). So... here's your big chance!

• I've already checked with Michele, Lynn and many of you, and everyone is excited about this!!
• Todd doesn't spend time on social media sites, so there's an opportunity to surprise him
• It may be hard to keep this a secret from Todd, but we'll try!!

For those of you who don't know me, I've been a Todd and Utopia fan since 1972, and was honored to be able to play bass on the [re]Production album on the cut "Take It All." You've seen me in San Francisco, Columbus, Cleveland, Rockford and last summer at Revival Camp.

What We Need

I've done the legwork, and have fireworks companies (that handle everything, including all permits) lined up. The ballpark cost runs about $500 per minute for a decent (low-altitude) show. (We will negotiate the rate!) Our minimum budget is $5,000 for a 10-minute show, but we'll need to raise more than that to:

• Increase the length of the show (up to 15 minutes)
• Increase the quality of the show (shell count per minute)
• Cover the cost of printing and distributing programs (with your name!!)

If we cover all of the above costs and still have contributions in the kitty, we will work with a volunteer Toddstock II board of directors to ensure your contributions go to make Todd's birthday the best it can possibly be. There is nothing magic about the $50, $100 or $500 levels ... the forms require we put in a number, but feel free to contribute any amount between $25 and whatever you can comfortably afford.

What You Get

Well... in addition to a really cool (or HOT!! as the case may be) Fireworks Show to cap off Todd's birthday and Todd & Michele's anniversary, I have outlined some additional "perks" for you.
This fundraiser doesn't quite fit the Kickstarter or Indiegogo mold, as we're trying to make sure the money goes into the program, instead of into t-shirts and/or other give-aways at each funding level. So... while there is a $25 minimum, the other "levels" are not "cast in stone"...

• All contributors' names will appear in the program.
• The Top 40 contributors' names will appear in the program prominently, and names will be read at the show!!
• The Top 10 contributors' names will appear in the program in LARGE letters, names will be read at the show, and you'll be asked to stand (if you want to) for acknowledgement.
• The Top 40 and Top 10 will be determined based upon cumulative contributions as of midnight PT, March 25th, 2013.

You don't have to be a Toddstock II attendee to contribute!! We will send you your program in the mail.
But to make the Top 40 or the Top 10, it will be a bit of a competition. I will post some names as the fundraising deadline approaches (with your permission, of course) - no amounts, just positions in line.
If you want your contribution to be "anonymous" - there is a button for that on the campaign page (comes after the donation page - unfortunately). If you want your contribution in the name of your business, parents, pets, kids or "in honor of" - let me know by putting a comment wherever you can find a spot in the campaign page, PayPal notes or direct e-mail (e.g., some of you may have business marketing accounts from which to contribute.)

Other Ways You Can Help

If your budget is tight, but you still want to help:

• It's o.k. to get the word out and make sure others know about this campaign
• Just don't mention it to Todd !!
• I will be picking some volunteers to work with the fireworks company on shell types, pacing and accompanying music
• We will be asking for assistance with graphics design and printing of programs to keep costs down

And there you have it! Please note: I will be covering the "overhead" costs Indiegogo charges out of my own pocket - so you shouldn't be concerned that we used this funding method versus a personal or business account. Using this site will keep the contributions and the names of contributors straight, and helps with privacy of credit card donations.

Tour dates Ringo and Ethel shows

RundgrenRadio : Paul Fishkin 1/22/13

NEWS FLASH: Tuesday night (Jan 22) - RR presents PAUL FISHKIN! come join the fun.
 www.rundgrenradio.com

Video: Black Maria Performed live at Treetops for the Under the RA Pyramid benefit on 10/20/12

 featuring Dan Harple's Gibson SG Fool Guitar. Performed live at Treetops for the Under the RA Pyramid benefit on 10/20/12

New Todd Rundgren album to be released in April

By Phyllis Pollack Multi-talented producer, singer, songwriter, keyboardist and guitarist Todd Rundgren will release a new studio CD on April 9. His tour in support of the release will begin in April, and will continue throughout the year. More details will be announced early next year. Rundgren will be featured on the Thursday, January 10 episode of Daryl Hall’s Live From Daryl’s House, which debuts at 11pm EST on Palladia. The special one-hour episode was shot at Todd’s house in Kauai, Hawaii. The episode will include a rousing seven-song set from Todd and Daryl that includes Daryl Hall and John Oates' "Beanie G and The Rose Tattoo," and a cover of the Delfonics' 1970 hit, "Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time," along with Todd Rundgren staple classics.

VIDEO: TODD RUNDGREN / UTOPIA - SWEET LITTLE SUZIE

THIS IS A SONG THAT WAS PLAYED DURING THE VIDEO PORTION OF UTOPIA'S RA TOUR IN 1977. SUNG BY DRUMMER WILLIE WILCOX, THIS SONG WOULD LATER APPEAR SLIGHTLY ALTERED AS HOI POLOI, SUNG BY KASIM SULTON ON UTOPIA'S DEFACE THE MUSIC LP IN 1980., THERE WERE 4 VIDEOS PLAYED AND AS FAR AS I KNOW ONLY ONE VIDEO HAS SURFACED, LOVE REUNION WHICH IS AVAILABLE HERE ON YOUTUBE. THE OTHER SONGS WERE PIPELINE, SWEET LITTLE SUZIE AND AN UNKNOWN INSTRUMENTAL PIECE. MAYBE ONE DAY THESE VIDEOS WILL ALL SURFACE, BUT UNTIL THEN WE ONLY HAVE THE AUDIO. found by superfan Mark Risen.. aka mojorisen

Utopia - The Jordache Look (1979)

Bar stools for Michele and Todds new Bar / Restaurant

RUNDGREN RADIO LAUNCHES CROWDSOURCING CAMPAIGN

Toddstock 2 this June! Toddstock2v65.com for info. Something/Anything? 40 Year Tribute Ad NOW in Rolling Stone pg. 109

RUNDGREN RADIO LAUNCHES CROWDSOURCING CAMPAIGN! We want to help Michele Rundgren get an aquarium bar for her restaurant Tiki Iniki (opening in late March in Kauai, HI)! What's so important about getting this aquarium bar that made RR want to get involved? We can answer that question for you - - - if Michele gets this aquarium bar it will likely be featured on the National Geographic show, FISH TANK KINGS! Getting that much TV time would be huge for her restaurant and Todd would be on the show as well perhaps even performing some of his wonderful music. Crowdsourcing is a new popular way to get groups of people to pitch in to help others reach their goals. Crowdsourcing is different than collecting donations because the people that participate get something in return. Kickstarter.com is the most popular site for crowdsourcing if you want to see what it's all about. We created our own website for this project to keep from having to pay the fees associated with using a site like Kickstarter. Let us reiterate, people that participate get something in return. This is not a charity or a donation type thing - it's your chance to buy something unique you might be interested in and helping Michele get the aquarium in the process. If you don't like any of the items for sale then you don't have to buy anything of course - like any store it's free to look around. We put together a team of fans to get some ideas of things people might want and that's how most of the items were created. Michele also pitched in some ideas after accepting our request to let us try this crowdsourcing project. Michele played an integral part of getting Rundgren Radio off the ground and without her we never would have made it. This crowdsourcing deal is was something we wanted to do to give something back to Michele. We hope you like some of the items being offered. Visit this website for more information ... http://www.TikiFishTank.com We also shared more details on a RundgrenRadio.com show last night and Michele was our special guest. We discussed some other topics and received a surprise call from Lion Keezer, the creator of the first ever multi-camera concert video created and published on the internet that was entirely shot by the audience. The video we are talking about happens to be the Todd Rundgren and the Metropole Orchestra concert from 2011. He has now uploaded the recent 2012 concert featuring Todd and the Metropole Orchestra. The links were provided during the RR show or you can find them with a quick search on youtube.com. Here's the link for last night's RR show archive ... http://www.blogtalkradio.com/runt/2013/01/02/rr-special-edition-with-special-guest-michele-rundgren SOME TR NEWS ... New album out on April 9th of this year! The album will be titled, "State". Professor Todd Rundgren will be an "Artist In Residency" at Columbia College in Chicago in April. The residency will finish with a performance by Todd. Ticket information for the concert won't be available until 3/18/13. If you're are interested, keep an eye on these pages ... http://events.colum.edu/event/meet_the_artist_todd_rundgren http://www.colum.edu/Academics/Music/Artist_Residencies.php#Rundgren Todd & Ethel have two more shows booked together. April 2 in Evanston, IL and April 6 in Park City, Utah. The shows start with a set from Ethel, followed by a Todd solo set, and then the they all perform together. We highly recommend attending one of these shows if you can make it. For more details please visit the RundgrenRadio.com TODD ON TOUR page. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Doug & Melinda RundgrenRadio.com

Michele Rundgren wants you !!!

http://www.tikifishtank.com/

 

MICHELE RUNDGREN WANTS YOU ...

... TO HELP HER GET THE MOST EXCITING AQUARIUM BAR EVER TO BE PLACED IN A TIKI RESTAURANT! IF SHE GETS THIS AQUARIUM BAR IT WILL BE FEATURED ON THE POPULAR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TV SHOW, FISH TANK KINGS!

SO, WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU? OPPORTUNITIES TO GET SOME UNIQUE AND SPECIAL ITEMS THAT CAN ONLY BE FOUND RIGHT HERE! PLEDGES RANGE FROM $20 TO $2500.

READY TO GO SHOPPING? PLEASE VISIT THE PLEDGES PAGE ON THIS SITE.

THIS PROJECT IS BEING BROUGHT TO YOU BY RUNDGRENRADIO.COM, BUT 100% OF THE PROCEEDS GO TO THE TIKI INIKI AQUARIUM PROJECT.

Special RundgrenRadio show Michele Rundgren 1/1/13

Special guest Michele Rundgren RundgrenRadio.com 8:30pm ET at www.RundgrenRadio.com on 1/1/13. Start the new year off right with an RR show! RR will be launching our plan for helping with Tiki Iniki. We can also talk about Toddstock II and other stuff if you want :-).

Video: 2012 and 2011 Amsterdam shows

http://www.keezer.tv/trmo/2012.html

Todd Amsterdam 2012 Video full show multi camera

http://www.keezer.tv/trmo/

both 2011 and 2012 shows

 

 

Choose one of the events

Trailer/interview 2012 show here

Columbia College Artist in Residence: April 8-12

Todd Rundgren

In residence April 8-12, 2013
Residency Concert – Friday, April 12, 2013 – 7:00 pm
The Music Center, 1014 S. Michigan Ave.
For reservations call 312-369-8330 starting 3/18/2013An eclectically accomplished musician and studio virtuoso, Todd Rundgren has been recording for more than three decades. His musical career has gone from simple pop that never brought the success some critics felt he deserved (only one gold LP,
Something/Anything?) to the more complex progressive rock of Utopia, which did gain Rundgren a devoted cult following. Through it all, this multi-instrumentalist has maintained a prolific sideline career as a producer; he must also be regarded as a pioneer of rock video, interactive CD, and Web-based music.
Rundgren began playing in a high-school band, Money, then went on to play with Woody's Truckstop in the mid-'60s (a tape recording of the latter makes a brief appearance on Something/Anything?). In 1967 he formed the Nazz [see entry], which, contrary to then-prevailing West Coast psychedelic trends, tried to replicate the look of Swinging London in its clothes, Mod haircuts, and Beatles-ish pop sound. In some ways the Nazz was ahead of its time, especially in terms of Rundgren's studio facility and the band's musical sophistication. But the quartet remained a local Philadelphia phenomenon, with one minor hit single, the original version of "Hello It's Me." The Nazz broke up in 1969, at which point Rundgren formed the studio band Runt and hit the Top 20 in 1971 with the single "We Gotta Get You a Woman."
By this time Rundgren had become associated with manager Albert Grossman, who let him produce for his new Bearsville label. By 1972 Rundgren had taken over production of Badfinger's Straight Up LP from George Harrison (who was involved with his Bangla Desh concerts) and had engineered the Band's Stage Fright and Jesse Winchester's self-titled 1971 LP, as well as produced records by the Hello People, bluesman James Cotton, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, and Halfnelson (who later became Sparks). In 1973 he would produce the New York Dolls' debut LP, Grand Funk Railroad's We're an American Band, and Fanny's Mother's Pride.
For many, Something/Anything? (Number 29, 1972) is the high-water mark of Rundgren's solo career. On it he played nearly all the instruments, overdubbed scores of vocals, and managed to cover pop bases from Motown to Hendrix, from the Beach Boys to the Beatles. The album yielded hit singles in "I Saw the Light" (Number 16, 1972) and "Hello It's Me" (Number 5, 1973).
A Wizard/A True Star (Number 86, 1973), while in much the same vein, was more of a critical than commercial success. However, Rundgren's cult following was growing. In Wizard's liner notes he asked fans to send their names to him for inclusion in a poster to be contained in his next LP. As promised, 1974's Todd included that poster —with some 10,000 names printed on it in tiny type.
That same year Rundgren unveiled his cosmic/symphonic progressive-rock band Utopia, which gradually expanded his following to mammoth proportions. Utopia was a more democratic band, in which Rundgren shared songwriting and lead vocals with other members (from 1977 on: Roger Powell, Kasim Sulton, and Willie Wilcox). In the mid-'70s Utopia played bombastic suites with "cosmic" lyrics and used pyramids as a backdrop, but in the 1980s it returned to Beatles/new wave–style pop (Faithful [Number 54, 1976]). Despite some excellent music, the quartet never placed a single in the Top 40 or saw any of its 11 albums go gold. One of their songs, "Love Is the Answer," was a 1979 Top 10 hit for England Dan and John Ford Coley.
In 1975 Rundgren produced Gong guitarist Steve Hillage's L, on which Utopia played backup. A trip to the Middle East in 1978 led Rundgren to a brief flirtation with Sufism; that same year Hermit of Mink Hollow (Number 36, 1978) produced his first hit single in several years in "Can We Still Be Friends?" (a minor hit for Robert Palmer a year later). Rundgren also produced Meat Loaf's monstrously successful Bat Out of Hell. In 1979 alone he produced Tom Robinson's TRB Two, the Tubes' Remote Control, and Patti Smith's Wave; in 1980 he produced Shaun Cassidy's Wasp.
By that time Rundgren had taken a strong interest in the emerging field of rock video. By 1981 he had built his own computer-video studio in Woodstock, New York, and was making technically advanced surrealistic videotapes. In 1982 Rundgren embarked on a one-man tour, playing sets that were solo-acoustic as well as those in which he was backed by taped band arrangements, with his computer-graphic videos being shown also. He still concentrated on production (with the Psychedelic Furs, among others) and video art.
Utopia took an indefinite sabbatical in 1985. Sulton, in addition to recording on his own, has played with Joan Jett, Hall and Oates, Patty Smyth, and Cheap Trick. Powell, designer of a shoulder-strap keyboard called the Powell Probe, now engineers software for a computer-graphics firm, while Wilcox writes and produces. In 1992 the four reunited for a tour of Japan, captured on Utopia Redux '92.
The following year Rundgren went back out on the road as a high-tech one-man band to perform his unique new album No World Order. The world's first interactive music-only CD (available on Philips), it allowed listeners to reshape the 10 songs into an infinite number of versions. To hear the same version of a song twice, Rundgren claimed, users would have to play the disc 24 hours a day, seven days a week "well into the next millennium." Continuing in a similar vein, he then released The Individualist, an enhanced CD which paired each song with its lyrics, graphics, and video. At about that time he came up with the monicker TR-i (Todd Rundgren–interactive), to be used for his multimedia work. In typical fashion, though, his next move was to rerecord several of his old songs in bossa-nova arrangements on 1997's With a Twist...(which also featured Utopia bassist Sulton). That same year he was one of the few Westerners invited to play the Shanghai Festival.
Consistently fascinated with new technological developments, Rundgren created PatroNet, a Web-based service in which subscribers could purchase new songs after paying a yearly fee, in 1998. The 2000 release One Long Year collected some of the songs sold through PatroNet. That year he embarked on a tour in which he performed material from his entire catalogue in a power-trio formation that also included Sulton and drummer Trey Sabatelli. Rundgren toured solo and with Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band in the late-90s as well as produced Bad Religion's The New America and Splender's Halfway Down the Sky in 2000. An ongoing compilation, Todd Archive Series, included 11 different sets: The King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents in Concert, numerous full concerts, demos, and outtakes while Rundgren was alone, with Nazz, and Utopia, and a collection of Japanese-only rarities. In 2001 Rundgren played in the Beatles tribute tour, A Walk Down Abbey Road. In 2004, Rundgren released the political Liars on Sanctuary, making it his first rock album in thirteen years. In 2006, he assumed Rick Ocasek's duties in the Cars, henceforth named the New Cars. In September of 2008 Rundgren released Arena, which, with a surfeit of guitar-based rock and bombast, was something of a return to form.
Portions of this biography originally appeared in The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (Simon & Schuster, 2001).

Todds Holiday message

http://www.toddstore.com/holiday.mp4