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Hello youngster. I know reading words on a printed page already poses quite a formidable challenge for both your young eyes and attention span so, assuming you’re still reading this, let me, your omniscient narrator, be the first to commend you for sticking around. You know, Dear Record Buyer, things change every day. For instance, take Van Halen. In the beginning they were fronted by the ever-charismatic David Lee Roth – an enigmatic genius who seamlessly merged Rock and Roll attitude with an old-fashioned showbiz flair. The world loved him … But the rest of Van Halen didn’t. Then Sammy Hagar came in, made a few records that divided fans but made so much money that Hagar could retire from rock and focus solely on making margaritas. Let’s not even discuss the third singer. But time heals all wounds, young friend, and now David Lee Roth and the rest of Van Halen are friendly once more. Here in the future we have the ability to visit virtually every era of music … And as you use that power to understand the power of Van Halen’s “Diamond Dave” era, you will understand why A Different Kind of Truth is a cause for celebration.

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While many a musician is often asked about the tunes that have influenced their songwriting, it is not a question Paul McCartney ordinarily gets to answer — until now. With Kisses on the Bottom, Paul is about to offer a glimpse into “the songs which inspired the songs” with the upcoming release of a brand new album of those standards he grew up listening to in his childhood — plus two brand new McCartney compositions. With the help of Grammy Award-winning producer Tommy LiPuma and Diana Krall and her band — as well as guest appearances from Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder (who appear on the original compositions “My Valentine” and “Only Our Hearts,” respectively) — Kisses on the Bottom is a deeply personal journey through classic American compositions that, in some cases, a young Paul first heard his father perform on piano at home. As authentic and daring a musical statement as he could make, this is the album Paul has been thinking about making for more than 20 years — and probably the last thing his fans are expecting. “In the end it was ‘Look, if I don’t do it now, I’ll never do it’,” he says. Kisses on the Bottom was recorded at the legendary Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, New York and London throughout 2011. All the takes are live. All the songs are classics.

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