Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Todd announces Australian tour

Todd Rundgren Australian Tour Dates Announced

by PAUL CASHMERE on APRIL 4, 2013

Following his recent tour with Ringo Starr, Todd Rundgren will return to Australia for his own dates in July for Lennard Promotions.

Rundgren showcased three of his classics as part of the Ringo Starr All-Starr Band and will highlight songs from his new album ‘State’ on this tour.

‘State’ is Rundgren’s 24th solo album. In the 70s he had a string of hits on the Australian chart including ‘I Saw The Light’, ‘Hello It’s Me’ and ‘Can We Still Be Friends’.

As a producer Todd was the man behind the controls for one of the biggest albums of all time, ‘Bat Out Of Hell’ for Meat Loaf.

Todd will bring his own all-star band to Australia with Prarie Prince (The Tubes) on drums, Kasim Sultan (Utopia) on bass, John Ferenzik (Jefferson Starship) on keyboards and Jesse Gress on guitar.

An Evening With Todd Rundgren dates are:

July 17, Adelaide, The Gov July 19, Chelsea Heights, Vic, Chelsea Heights Hotel July 20, Ferntree Gully, Vic, Ferntree Gully Hotel July 21, Melbourne, Corner Hotel July 223, Newcastle, Lizottes July 25, Sydney, Bridge Hotel Balmain July 26, Sydney, Revesby Workers Club July 27, Tweed Heads, Twin Towns Services Club

Todd Rundgren discusses his new album, State, track-by-track

intro1/10

Todd Rundgren discusses his new album, State, track-by-track

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

STATE...

Guess what just arrived at Toddstore headquarters !!

Subconscious Creativity – An Interview with Todd Rundgren

 
Subconscious Creativity – An Interview with Todd Rundgren

By Jeb Wright
Over his career, Todd Rundgren has dipped his musical toe into nearly every musical genre on the planet.  Either as a producer, performer or songwriter, the talented muse has toyed with Pop, Rock, Blues, Hard Rock and Punk.  Elements of nearly every other musical style can be found peeking out somewhere in his music repertoire, as well; every form of music other than perhaps Electronica…that is until now.  
On April 9, 2013, Rundgren will add that genre to his musical pallet on his latest album of all original material titled State.  Rundgren and Electronica…yeah I can see that.  It could work.  So long as he mixes enough of himself within the musical mix.  And, the good news is that he does and it does!
When one interviews the reclusive musical genius they better be prepared for a different kind of rock and roll chat, as Todd is much smarter than your average Rock Star.  Of course, he is the farthest thing from a Rock Star.  Tit flashes are not the norm at his concerts and we are pretty sure even past dabbling in substances was done more as an experiment in creativity than for recreational bliss. 
The stereotypes found in the industry don’t apply to Todd.  For starters, he is both intelligent and street smart.  He prefers to look forward rather than live in the glory of his past.  He is always pushing the creative envelope, often to the point of confusing the hell out of music lovers, including his own fans.  Yet, they remain loyal, actually waiting anxiously to see what he will come up with next.
State is not one of Todd’s more esoteric works.  While there is, as one would expect, musical experimentation, the path of Rundgern inspired Electronica actually fits him like a glove.  Never afraid of the future, or of technology, State is full of songs that are both modern, yet classic, allowing Rundgren to, once again, embrace musical, lyrical and human duality.



Jeb: You have done it, once again, Rundgren, a new musical style.  Is it important for you to always be looking for something new? 
Todd: Well, not every record is an exploration in modern science.  The record that I did before this—well, I think it was the one before this.  It is hard to keep track, as a lot of these records never seem to make it.  It has become a rarefied atmosphere.
My last album of original material was called Arena, which came out five years ago.  When we found a distributor for that, they wanted me to do another album of Robert Johnson covers, which was a very conventional record.  I even tried to make it sound like it was made in the ‘60’s.  I essentially mimicked the music that influenced me when I was really young, which was a bunch of white guys trying to turn old blues songs into opportunities to jam on the guitar.  It was, more or less, conventional. 
The record that I did after that, which barely saw the light of day, was called [Re]Productions.  They were songs that I had produced for other artists.  I gave them sort of a modern, dance treatment, which was, sort of, a little bridge to State—so it wasn’t completely new. 
The unusual thing was that, nowadays, you don’t often get offered a real contract.  For the last couple of decades, I would underwrite the production of my own records and then go out and find a distributor for them.  In this particular instance, I got approached by a label that said, “Would you produce an album of new, original music? We’ll pay you to do it.”  I thought, “Wow, I can’t pass this up.”  They had a release deadline in mind already, so I had to quickly develop an approach for the record.  I started recording in September and delivered it in January. 

Jeb: That is a pretty quick turnaround. 
Todd: It was relatively quick.  My albums, recently, have taken a long time to record.  If I am not under the restraint of a label, there is no hurry; I can take as long as I want to make a record.  I can ruminate about what I’ve accomplished afterwards.  In this instance, with the label involved, I was recording right up until the deadline. 
Jeb: Did the label ask you not to go too nuts in what you write? 
Todd: They did not put any pressure on me, in terms of what the content would be.  I put a lot of pressure on myself.  If they were going to make this leap of faith, then I would not do the most obtuse thing that I could think of.  I didn’t want to discourage them; I wanted to keep them enthusiastic. 
I did a lot of research, in terms of what is out there in the contemporary scene, and tried to hybridize as much of that with my own natural sensibilities, as possible.  Fortunately, there is an atmosphere that is very amenable to the way that I used to make records way back in the ‘70’s, which is utilizing a lot of unnatural sounds like synthesizers and electronic sounds, less depending on the natural sounds of guitars, bass and drums. 
Jeb: My guess is that this appealed to you. 
Todd: It is an interesting time out there.  Things have happened, even in the last decade that are starting to reveal themselves.  The last stranglehold on the recording process lost its grip with ProTools.  There was a price point that the average person just couldn’t bear anymore, no matter how inspired they were.  It limited what they had available to create their music with.  Now, laptops have become so powerful that you don’t even need a desktop anymore for sound applications.  The software has become much less expensive. 
I don’t use ProTools anymore; I use Reason, which is also a relatively open system, so I can expand with other capabilities.  The price point is different than ProTools; it is an order of magnitude less.  The end result of that is that there are a lot of entrepreneurial musically adventurous people out there making a place for themselves, in a way that wouldn’t have been possible, even ten years ago. 
Jeb: A lot of guys from your era do not care for digital sound and prefer the warmth of analog.  You seem to have embraced the digital fortress.  
Todd: I’ve never been much about any of that.  Early on, I built my own studio, just so I would have the freedom to explore things that either might be time consuming, or might involve doing things to the equipment that the original owner wouldn’t approve of.  I don’t think, at any point, I ever saw sound as a fixed thing.  I saw it as an important component, but I didn’t think there was a way that things had to sound.  Quite obviously, most listeners don’t either. 
It is impossible to control the circumstance under which someone listens to your music.  It has never been more impossible than it is now.  You’ve got half the people using ten dollar Earbuds that came with their player.  You’ve got others who have 5000 watts of bottom end in their car so you can hear them coming from a mile off.  The whole idea that there is one way that sound should be has lost its potency and it is not even an argument that I care to get into. 
Jeb: There is no song called “State” so what does the title mean? 
Todd: It has a lot to do with my research and how I envisioned the music being performed.  In the early ‘90’s, I was doing performances from my album called No World Order.  Essentially, I built a system that allowed me to improvise my performance every night.  The system was called a State machine.  It does one thing until you tell it to do something else.  It would sit there and wait for me to instruct it. 
A lot of that is possible nowadays, but it is way easier because everything has collapsed down to the laptop.  I don’t need any of the complicated equipment that I needed before to do that.  Just like a contemporary deejay, I can set up in any venue. 
Jeb: The press release says Todd Rundgern has made an Electronica album.  That is sort of true, but this is more than that going on. 
Todd: I think the label was taking their best stab at describing something that is better heard than written about.  That is the way it has always been, historically.  I don’t necessarily think in terms of labels when I’m making the music.  I think in terms of particular artists, because the artists that are the most interesting are the ones that are out there and the hardest to categorize.
When I was doing my research, I wasn’t doing it so much genre based, as I was asking my kids, “Who is hot now?”  They would give me a name and I would start there.  Because YouTube has that great referential sidebar thing, I could start wandering there and wind up in a completely different place in a little while, and discover something that I didn’t know I was looking for. 
Jeb: There is that old saying that says, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” but you had to learn some new tricks.  
Todd: I try to depend on my subconscious a lot.  I cram everything in there and hope that it comes out in a way that sounds naturally like me.  Whenever I would share something in my musical travels that I thought was really germane, and I wanted to get some of that influence into it, then I would have to stop listening to it. 
I have a tendency to deconstruct. I spent so long as a record producer that the first time I listen to a song I hear the song.  The second time I listen to a song I am listening to everything underneath the song.  In an effort to avoid getting sucked into that, I would decide not to listen to something I liked again.  I can listen to it now that I’ve done the record, but I couldn’t listen to it at the time. 
Jeb: I could see the creative process for State either being very, very selective, or with you going nuts and having tons of hours of music that you had whittle down. 
Todd: It really was a formative process, it was additive, as opposed to subtractive. There are two different types of sculptures.  One you take bits of clay and you add to it until the thing looks like what you want.  There is another kind where you take a big block of stone and chip away everything that doesn’t look like what you want.  I was more the former in this particular project. 
I was very careful not to spend too many hours just sitting there idly noodling and not going anywhere with it.  If I didn’t feel like I was making progress, then I would stop and go away for awhile. Eventually, something in my brain would start to process something and I would find myself back in front of the computer.
Jeb: Are you the type of artist that is more cognitively inspired, or emotionally inspired?  
Todd: It starts out, principally, as a cognitive thing.  Every once in a while I hear something that grabs me emotionally, musically.  I am just as likely to loose that fascination as I am to hang onto it and utilize it.  I am looking for something that really tickles my musical fancy, in a way.  “Hey, I have not heard that before” or “I have not heard that in a long time” sort of thing.  If it resembles too much of what is already easily available, then I don’t get the point. 
Jeb: Let’s talk about the song “Angry Bird.”  I hear some of the New Cars sound.  Did that tour influence you a bit? 
Todd: I don’t know if that ever crossed my mind when I made that song.  My main objective was to make a song that sounded like a video game.  When you start dabbling in anything that can be called Electronica, historically, you run up against the whole 8-bit realm, as the origin of that music is really video games. I felt like I had to do something in there that was relevant to video game music.  When you start talking video games, then everyone knows Angry Birds has redefined the entire video game market. 
From a lyrical standpoint, we had this whole election cycle and part of that was this so called War on Woman.  I realized that the basis for the War on Woman is also the basis for the game Angry Birds.  Some pigs are trying to control the reproduction of the birds. 
Jeb: I never would have thought of that. 
Todd: I know!  It suddenly occurred to me, ‘Wait a minute, this really is what Angry Birds is about.”  These pigs are controlling the ovaries of the females.  It is funny that people have been responding to this song, as I thought it was really just a novelty song.  I thought it was just a novelty knockoff and I almost didn’t put it on the record, as I thought it was so silly.  I think people like silly every once in a while. 
Jeb: My favorite song on the album is “In My Mouth.” 
Todd: That is a fun song and it is one where the whole subconscious aspect really came into play.  People ask me what that is about and I still don’t know.  It sounds like it means something but…
Jeb: You have a great song in “Collide-A-Scope.” 
Todd: That was me, in a way, trying to enjoy the freedom that comes with making music in this way.  Life, essentially, is extremes and that is what people identify with, even though they exist in the gray areas. 
I was trying to accomplish two things that are not associated.  One thing was to do something that sounded like a performance, but was actually purely electronic improvisation. The crazy drums that go through that are all just one drum pattern, but I am, in real time, manipulating the way the pattern is played in order to make is sound like the drummer from the Muppets orchestra. 
At the same time, within all of this chaos, I am trying to find order.  The crux of that is the extreme that we coexist with, and that we rarely identify with, the extremes in reality.  People claim to be liberal, or conservative, but if you pose the right question, then you discover, in this instance, they are neither. 
Jeb: There is a limited edition release of State that has a bonus CD of a concert you played with an orchestra in Amsterdam.  
Todd: I have done this a couple of times with the Metropolitan Orchestra in Amsterdam, Holland.  They are really terrific events.  They are the kind of thing that is extremely difficult to pull off, because most places don’t have state funded orchestras to fund these kinds of indulgences. 
It is a great opportunity and it is fairly clever because the label thinks this is good way to get the new album into people’s hands by stealth-ing them, so that they get all of these old familiar songs in a new orchestral context and then they end up owning the new record anyway.   
Jeb: Will there be a DVD of a performance? 
Todd: There is not a DVD of the orchestra shows, but they are on YouTube.  It is fairly remarkable because they are the product of one guy who goes and collects all of the cell phone footage from everyone who was there.  He cuts them altogether into what ends up being like a 25 camera shoot. 
Jeb: Oh, that is so Rundgren… 
Todd: [laughter] That is so Rundgren Fan. 

Jeb: You’re misunderstood.  You do a huge fan event called Toddstock where you mingle with your hardcore fans.  Everyone thinks you are just this reclusive genius who is a strange musical guy, but you care about your fans.
Todd: Those people do represent my livelihood, in one very practical sense, but they have also stuck with me for so long that I have to reciprocate.  The fact that I live such a reclusive existence allows me to get out every once in a while and commiserate with the fans.  They realize that I need the solitude in order to create.  We will go have a good time and then we will all go home and feel contented. 
Jeb: Last one: Do you feel you are misunderstood by the music industry, and, if so, are you proud of that? 
Todd: I don’t think the music industry understands the music industry at this point.  I think they have done enough damage to prove so.  I never really have been that self-conscious. 
The advantage I had was that I produced records for other people, therefore, when I made my own records, I never had to think, “If this does not sell then my career is over.”  Most other artists have that hanging over their heads.  So, people think, “Oh maybe he does this whole picking up new genres and tricking his fans out of spite—he’s just being clever.”  I’ve always thought of myself as having two careers, one as a record producer and one as a recording artist.  One has actually enabled the other.
Purchase the 2-CD State with Bonus Disc Here: http://www.cherryred.co.uk/esoteric-exd.asp?id=4072

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Todd Rundgren on His Frustration With the Music Industry: 'I'm Not a One-Hit Wonder As Some Suggest'

read full article by click this link
 http://m.aol.com/music/blog/noisecreep/2013/03/26/todd-rundgren-state/

Todd Rundgren on His Frustration With the Music Industry: 'I'm Not a One-Hit Wonder As Some Suggest'

March 26th 2013 12:00PM

Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren has long defied any easy sort of characterization. A renowned songwriter, producer, guitar God, technophile and one of the most soulful and interesting singers of his generation, it is fair to say that Rundgren has mined more musical ground than anyone else Noisecreep can think of. From heart-wrenching ballads to metallic epics to soaring prog-rock (and everything in between), for decades he has staunchly produced the music that he wants, when he wants it.

On April 9, Rundgren's 24th studio album, a provocative, groove-heavy collection entitled State, will be released in the US. Noisecreep had the distinct pleasure of speaking with the wizard, the true star - the one and only Todd Rundgren. He talks about what inspired him this time out, the upcoming tour, and how he manages to survive in an industry that doesn't usually take kindly to someone that refuses to play by its rules.

Todd, certain solo albums of yours have distinct overall themes. Did you create State with a them in mind?

Unlike a lot of my records, which have some sort of central theme, this record isn't really like that. What it is, is a series of somewhat contemporary cautionary tales. In other words, the songs come off as being about something specific or they set a certain mood but in reality, they are really about something different – that is to say the actual realities are perhaps different than what they seem to be about. For instance a song like 'Something From Nothing' - a lot of people's first impression is that I'm saying that faith is a good thing to have. And I'm not saying that. What I'm saying is that faith is possibly a necessary thing to have but that faith is a very limited thing and is not an adequate substitute for actually knowing something or doing
 

Monday, March 25, 2013

House of Blues New Orleans june 23

This just in..info for ticket sales for the New Orleans HOB show on June 23 !
LN/HOB Presale: Thursday March 28, 2013 @ 10AM
Public OnSale: Friday March 29, 2013 @ 10AM

Saturday, March 23, 2013

RundgrenRadio update

Toddstock II to be held in June 2013!
Email not displaying correctly?
View it in your browser.

RUNDGREN RADIO SHOW TUESDAY!
http://rundgrenradio.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d4ed23baaa8cae5fe511ba60&id=f2a179efcd&e=289ddd0f6f
03/26 @ 8:30pm ET

MORE TOPICS THAN YOU CAN SHAKE A STICK AT!

RR AIRS TUESDAY WITH MULTIPLE GUESTS INCLUDING MICHELE RUNDGREN, RACHEL HADEN, DAVID SKYE from WHOOHOO LIVE
, TR Bootleg Guru TOM WARREN, and we are working on adding more!


8:30pm ET at RundgrenRadio.com on Tuesday 03/26/13
 
  • David Skye will be our main guest - he is with Whoohoo Live which is the company putting out all the new remastered TR bootlegs. We will also have TR bootleg guru Tom Warren on as well.
  • Michele Rundgren will also be calling in to update us on Tiki Iniki!
  • Rachel Haden will also be calling in to discuss her duet with TR, "Something From Nothing" from the new album, STATE (available April 9th)!
And, considering all the new stuff going on since our last show we will likely be delving into all kinds of Todd topics like the STATE album, STATE tour, Toddstock II, etc.

WhooHoo Live Releases 5 new REMASTERED Todd bootleg albums:

Live From Philadelphia 1971
Ultrasonic Studios 1972
Live At The Fox 1973
Live In St Louis 1974
Solo In Clearwater 2003

http://www.whoohoolive.com/artist-archives/todd-rundgren/

Todd Rundgren's NEW album STATE to be released April 9th!

A LIMITED EDITION 2 disc CD is available that includes the recent concert performed by Todd and the Metropole Orchestra!  You can purchase it direct from Cherry Red Records and they do ship to the USA ...

http://www.cherryred.co.uk/esoteric-exd.asp?id=4072

Want to know what the new album will sound like?  You can get some snippets of each song here ...

http://www.amazon.com/State/dp/B00BTLRY4O/ref

Also, here are a couple of reviews of the album ...

http://www.backstageaxxess.com/backstage/CD-DVD_Review.php/Todd-Rundgren-2013

http://www.vintagerock.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1475:todd-rundgren-state-cd-review&catid=8:new-studio-releases&Itemid=38

NEW TODD RUNDGREN TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED!

Todd is going to be a busy man in 2013!  Tickets for the Park West show go on sale today FYI at noon (in 30 minutes!) and will be a quick sellout so be on time if you want a ticket(s)!  A few "meet-n-greet VIP" tickets will be available for the Chicago show ...

http://www.chicagohomeless.org/todd-rundgren-to-headline-hopefest-2013/

New dates include stops in Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, California, and more!  For the full schedule, visit http://www.todd-rundgren.com/tr-tour.html

Todd Rundgren to sign STATE albums at 2 different bookstore signings!

April 3rd in Skokie, IL (near Chicago) at Barnes and Noble from 7pm-9pm

6pm-8pm at Barnes and Noble in the Grove in LA on April 15th.

Todd to be on TV on David Letterman's Late Show May 7th


Rumor has it the band (Jesse Gress and Prairie Prince) will be with him and they will be performing a song from the STATE album.

TODDSTOCK II to be held this June in White Caste, LA

There are still camping spots available for the week long celebration of Todd's 65th.  June 16-22 at Nottoway Plantation.  For more details, visit www.toddstock2v65.com/.

Check out this unique one-of-a-kind item for sale by a TR fan to help raise funds for the TS2 infrastructure ...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/190815539862?ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Edsel Records releases Kasim Sulton Re-issue

Re-issue of Kasim Sulton’s 1982 solo album “Kasim”.   Paul Myers was brought in to write the notes, and he interviewed Kasim specifically about the album. Kasim also contributed a track-by-track annotation, and a couple of fans contributed scans of some Kasim ephemera.  Here is the link to the page on Amazon UK – it’s only £8:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kasim-Sulton/dp/B00AQYVU72/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1358866277&sr=1-1

TODDSTORE has added new TR merch to their site including a Best Of TR songbook:

http://www.toddstore.com/

Rundgren Radio party in 2013?

RR is attempting to put on another RR B'day Bash this Labor Day weekend so keep the dates open!

We hope to see you at some of the upcoming gigs!

Doug & Melinda

P.S. We probably left some things out of this newsletter unintentionally so be sure to listen Tuesday night to the show because all topics of interest will come up at some point or another

Friday, March 22, 2013

New Rundgren Radio show March 26

  • RundgrenRadio.com
  • RundgrenRadio.com 8:30pm ET on Tuesday March 26th.

    David Skye will be our guest - he is with Whoohoo Live which is the company putting out all the new remastered TR bootlegs. We will also have TR bootleg guru Warren on as well.

    And, considering all the new stuff going on since our last show we will likely be delving into all kinds of Todd topics like the STATE album, STATE tour, Toddstock II, Tiki Iniki, etc.
  • Friday, March 15, 2013

    "State Tour " check out these dates



    Official State Visit Tour
    Sun 5/05/13Woodstock, NYBearsville Theater

    Mon 5/06/13Woodstock, NYBearsville Theater

    Tue 5/07/13New York, NYTodd sitting in with Letterman band

    Wed 5/08/13Norfolk, CTInfinity Hall

    Fri 5/10/13New York, NYGramercy Theater

    Sat 5/11/13Philadelphia, PATrocadero

    Sun 5/12/13Huntington, NYParamount Theater

    Tue 5/14/13Kent, OHKent Stage

    Wed 5/15/13Pittsburgh, PAThe Rex

    Thu 5/16/13Columbus, OHPavilion

    Sat 5/18/13Cincinnati, OHBogart's

    Sun 5/19/13Chicago, ILPark West

    Mon 5/20/13Minneapolis, MNVarsity Theater

    Tue 5/28/13Helsinki, FinlandTavastia

    Wed 5/29/13Malmo, SwedenDebaser

    Thu 5/30/13Stockholm, SwedenDebaser

    Sat 6/01/13Oslo, NorwayRockefeller

    Tue 6/04/13Amsterdam, The NetherlandsParadiso

    Thu 6/06/13Glasgow, ScotlandABC

    Fri 6/07/13Edinburgh, ScotlandPicture House

    Sun 6/09/13Manchester, UKThe Ritz

    Tue 6/11/13Gateshead, UKThe Sage

    Wed 6/12/13Birmingham, UKAcademy

    Thu 6/13/13Bristol, UKAcademy

    Sat 6/15/13London, UKShepherds Bush Empire

    Mon 6/17/13White Castle, LAToddstock II v6.5 begins

    Sat 6/22/13White Castle, LAToddstock II v6.5 ends

    Sun 6/23/13New Orleans, LAHouse of Blues

    Tue 6/25/13Houston, TXHouse of Blues

    Wed 6/26/13Austin, TXBelmont

    Fri 6/28/13Dallas, TXHouse of Blues

    Sat 6/29/13New Braunfels, TXGruene Hall

    Sun 6/30/13Tulsa, OKCains Ballroom

    Tue 7/02/13Boulder, COBoulder Theater

    Wed 7/03/13Aspen, COBelly Up

    Fri 7/05/13Phoenix, AZCrescent Room

    Sat 7/06/13Tucson, AZRialto Theater

    Mon 7/08/13San Juan Capistrano, CACoach House

    Wed 7/10/13Hermosa Beach, CASt. Rocque

    Thu 7/11/13Agoura Hills, CACanyon Club

    Fri 7/12/13San Francisco, CAFillmore

    Thursday, March 14, 2013

    CD signing...LA

    Hey all you L.A TR fans .. Todd will be at the Barnes and Noble at The Grove signing his new CD on April 15 !

    Wednesday, March 13, 2013

    upcoming live show...1973

    Ive been a fan since the nazz days and i love this era of live shows the best....  Mike A


    Todd Rundgren Counterpart Studios, Cincinnati, OH – November 11, 1973 (Audio)

    http://www.whoohoolive.com/

    live download.. Live at Fox Theater 1973

    ELP-Hollywood-Front-WL006

    BUY MP3

    $9.95

    BUY FLAC

    $12.95

    Recorded Live:
    Fox Theater
    Atlanta, GA
    November 11, 1973


    Track Listing

    0.5068382135103598

    01 Utopia Theme 14:25

    Album Only

    0.5170362412425482

    02 Don’t You Ever Learn 4:52

    $0.99

    0.8980286244453779

    03 Everybody’s Going To Heaven – King Kong Reggae 5:39

    $0.99

    0.20042238441585797

    04 Sons of 1984 3:26

    $0.99

    0.8426361105647443

    05 Open My Eyes 4:44

    $0.99

    0.06684363741456783

    06 Black Maria 5:12

    $0.99

    0.7781794942963491

    07 The Last Ride 4:51

    $0.99

    0.16255167559426242

    08 Slut 3:31

    $0.99

    0.09741288611833787

    09 Couldn’t I Just Tell You 3:14

    $0.99


    Todd Rundgren’s Utopia
    Live At The Fox 1973
    This is so incredible… selfishly because I was there. November 8 1973 (and if you dispute the venue & the date then you are dead wrong).
    Todd opens up with just himself (and piano) on stage accompanied with music soundtrack. He goes through his ballads and hits with out flaw and with my first sign of his genius & humor. A intermission… and the BOOM… playing in front of us, in full band ensemble, is Todd Rundgren’s Utopia. I HAVE NOT BEEN THE SAME SINCE.
    And that’s what we have here captured professionally. The Todd Rundgren’s Utopia set. The opening song (Utopia Theme) of course was recorded in it’s entirety for the 1974 Utopia premier Release. And the rest is just Heaven. We hear ‘Open My Eyes’ the incredible Nazz tune that was way ahead of it’s time. It’s here in precise sound and performance. ‘Don’t You Ever Learn’ and The Last Ride’ sent Atlantan’s scurrying to find the album in which these songs were on, except it wasn’t released yet! They had me singing ‘SLUT’ all the home from the Concert…and well the rest?
    Well you take a listen and tell me what you think. This is absolutely essential! WhooHoo! re-masters it to it’s finest people! Everybody has to has this re-mastered version…. ESSENTIAL
    -T. Warren

    Archival Material Produced by David Skye
    Executive Producer: Eric Gardner
    Project Coordinator for Panacea Entertainment: Lynn Robnett
    Remastered by Randy Wine
    Art Design: Matthew Montero
    Project Assistance: Rundgrenradio.com, Warren Hewetson
    Special Thanks: Jeff Gauss

    Fan site: http://www.facebook.com/toddrundgrenfanpage
    Toddstore: http://www.facebook.com/thetoddstore
    Todd: http://www.facebook.com/thetoddrundgren and http://www.tr-i.com/
    Fan club: http://trconnection.com/
    Twitter: @toddrundgren
    ℗ & © 2013 Alchemedia Productions, Inc., under license to WhooHoo! Media Group LLC PO Box 46563, Los Angeles, CA 90046. All Rights Reserved

    Tuesday, March 12, 2013

    Grand Opening of Michele Rundgren’s soon-to-be-legendary tiki bar, Tiki Iniki

    Mark your calendars for the Grand Opening of Michele Rundgren’s soon-to-be-legendary tiki bar, Tiki Iniki, in the Princeville Shopping Center, Friday April 26th 7 - 9. Michele Rundgren Plans are still in flux, but right now it looks like the price of admission of $70 will include a specialty collectable tiki mug for you to keep filled with the beverage of your choice, a complete dinner including dessert and a short live performance by Michele and husband, world-renowned rocker Todd Rundgren. Best of all (you guessed it!) proceeds from the admission price go to the vital work of Kauai United Way’s 27 Participating Agencies, all right here on our island making life better for us every single one of us. ONLY 75 tickets available for this VERY VIP event! Check back here for updates or call Kauai United Way at 245-2043. Hope to see you there – this one, you don’t want to miss! http://kauaiunitedway.org/subpage.php?sub_cat_id=154&list_all=

    Sunday, March 10, 2013

    2nd show at bearsville theater.

    Good Afternoon ! This just in from TR management..a second show has been added at the Bearsville Theater on May 6 ! http://www.bearsvilletheater.com/

    Saturday, March 2, 2013

    just announced

    Good Morning ! This just in from Todd's management :
    Todd will be touring Australia with his "An Evening With" show in July....dates will be announced in April.

    and he will be touring Japan with his "STATE" show in August ....dates will be announced shortly..

    Tuesday, February 26, 2013

    this just in....

    This in from Todd's management ...they are working on some tentative Tour dates for July..will post as soon as we are able to

    Tiki Inki Store Coming Soon

    2 cd set to be released for STATE cd


    State Limited Edition 2CD - Todd Rundgren

    A DELUXE DIGIPACK 2 DISC LIMITED EDITION OF THE NEW STUDIO ALBUM FROM THE LEGENDARY TODD RUNDGREN
    WITH BONUS CD OF TODD RUNDGREN’S UNIQUE CONCERT WITH THE METROPOLE ORCHESTRA RECORDED AT THE PARADISO, AMSTERDAM IN NOVEMBER 2012
    Esoteric Recordings are pleased to announce the release of the eagerly awaited new studio album by the legendary TODD RUNDGREN "State”. Todd’s latest musical vision is a contemporary fusion of rock, soul and electronica that is at once danceable, ground-breaking, spiritual, challenging and infectious. STATE continues the tradition of boundary-breaking works from this visionary genius, and its finely crafted songs once again push the creative envelope. As a songwriter, video pioneer, producer, recording artist, computer software developer, conceptualist, and interactive artist, Todd Rundgren has made a lasting impact on both the form and content of popular music.
    This special limited deluxe 2 CD digipack collectors edition features an additional CD recorded at a sold-out concert at The Paradiso, Amsterdam on 11th November 2012 featuring Todd Rundgren and the Metropole Orchestra. This stunning performance saw Todd and this fine orchestra perform specially commissioned orchestral arrangements of Todd’s classic repertoire and is a unique souvenir of an incredible and unique concert.

    Release Date: 08/04/2013

    Track Listing

    DISC ONE
    STATE
    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





    DISC TWO
    TODD RUNDGREN & THE METROPOLE ORCHESTRA:
    "Live at The Paradiso, Amsterdam
    11th November 2012”
    1. ANOTHER LIFE
    2. HELLO, IT’S ME
    3. PRETENDING TO CARE
    4. FLAMINGO
    5. FROGS
    6. IF I HAVE TO BE ALONE
    7. LOVE IN DISGUISE
    8. LOVE SCIENCE
    9. MAMMON
    10. FASCIST CHRIST
    11. WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN
    12. BAG LADY
    13. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS?
    14. FADE AWAY
     

    Amazon STATE cd deluxe edition... ??????

    State - Deluxe Limited Edition [Extra tracks, Limited Edition] Todd Rundgren (Artist) | Format: Audio CD Like 1361910981 false -1 2 2 1 (2) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: £11.96 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions Deal Price: Special Offers Available Pre-order Price Guarantee. Learn more. o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o This title will be released on April 8, 2013.