WORLDWIDE FOR NETFLIX'S HIT 'HOUSE OF CARDS'

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THE GLORIOUS CORNER

Story By: G. H. HARDING

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Kevin Spacey

KEVIN'S CARDS --- Varèse Sarabande Records will release The House Of Cards: Season 2 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack as a 2 disc set digitally and on CD June 17th. The soundtrack features original score composed by Jeff Beal (Monk, Blackfish).

Award-winning composer Jeff Beal scores House Of Cards, the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning original series, starring Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright. The show debuted in February of 2013 as Netflix’s first original series, unprecedentedly releasing all 13 episodes of Season One at the same time, generating worldwide attention for the bold new approach to the television model. The second season debuted in February of this year, and it was recently picked up for a third season.

House Of Cards follows House Majority Whip Frank Underwood (Spacey), a bombastic, power-hungry politician from South Carolina set on conquering Washington D.C. alongside his wife, Claire (Wright). When the President decides to pass over Frank for a presumed appointment to Secretary of State, Underwood takes matters into his own hands by using Congress, the media, and corporate boosters as pawns in exacting revenge on those who betrayed him. Season 2 finds him installed as Vice President.

“The direction I was inspired to follow from watching the show, was to approach the project cinematic as opposed to traditional serialized television,” explained Beal.

CMT WINNERS --- Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert were among top winners at the 2014 CMT Music Awards Wednesday night.

The country music hit makers won matching prizes in the categories of Male and Female Video of the Year, Blake taking home the prize for “Doin' What She Likes”, and Miranda winning the female category for “Automatic.”

Florida Georgia Line was also a big winner, taking home Duo Video of the Year (“Round Here”) and Collaborative Video of the Year (“This Is How We Roll”), with Luke Bryan, who scooped the prize for CMT Performance of the Year thanks to his collaboration with Lionel Richie on the mash-up “Oh No/All Night Long.”

Other winners included Carrie Underwood, whose video for her single “See You Again” won the coveted Video of the Year prize; The Band Perry, whose members scored Group Video of the Year thanks to the clip for their hit single “Done”; and Cassadee Pope, who won Breakthrough Video of the Year for “Wasting All These Tears.”

Performances included unexpected collaborations, including Florida Georgia Line, who kicked off the evening with Bryan and Jason DeRulo on his single “Talk Dirty to Me.” Jennifer Nettles also teamed up with John Legend for a rendition of “All of Me” and ZZ Top with Georgia Line and Bryan on “This Is How We Roll.”

Motley Crue's Vince Neil was among the presenters.

The 2014 CMT Music Awards, broadcast live from Nashville, Tennessee, was hosted by actress Kristen Bell.

Pink Floyd & Sid Barrett Story

BARRETT'S BACK --- Eagle Rock has released of The Pink Floyd & Syd Barrett Story on 2DVD and Digital Video. Originally made in 2001, this documentary, presented in Dolby Digital Stereo, is now being released with additional bonus material.

The Pink Floyd & Syd Barrett Story explores the tragic, yet celebratory life of the late Syd Barrett, lead guitarist and prominent songwriter of early Pink Floyd. With contributions from all members of Floyd, as well as managers, friends, and others close to Syd, the documentary traverses the tale of this enigmatic rock legend, from his intelligent, thought-provoking songwriting and indelible stamp on the psychedelic music genre, to his 1968 departure from the band, when his increasingly erratic behavior made his continued participation in the band impossible.

This 2DVD set also includes the additional interview, Roger Waters On Syd Barrett, and a second disc with bonus uncut interviews with Floyd-members Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright.

Pink Floyd was revolutionary, pushing popular music into new cerebral dimensions, and Barrett was an integral part of the band’s sound and lyrics. A charismatic cult figure with a flair for eccentricity, he crafted such unique hits as “See Emily Play” and “Arnold Layne,” as well as album tracks such as “Bike” and “Astronomy Domine.”

His use of dissonance, feedback, and distortion in his guitar playing has inspired generations of musicians. After leaving Floyd, he recorded two solo albums before vanishing from music altogether, retiring to his English hometown of Cambridge. Fans and reporters continued to travel there to seek out the reclusive Barrett until his death in 2006, at the age of 60.

If you're a Floyd-fan … this is essential.

ZEP NEWS --- Early projections say that the reissues of Led Zeppelin's first three albums in deluxe editions are most likely headed toward top ten debuts in the U. S. next week.

On Wednesday, the Official Chart Company in the U. K. reported that, at the half-week mark, the same is holding true in Britain. At this point, Led Zeppelin I is at number 4, Led Zeppelin III is at number six and Led Zeppelin II is at number 7.

If the positions hold, the band's first album will actually better the original release in 1969 which only got to number 6. II and III were both number 1 albums.

Donnie Kehr And John Lloyd Young

CLOSING NOTES --- Jersey Boys’ Donnie Kehr and John Lloyd Young literally bumping into each other while shopping yesterday on the Upper West Side for Monday night’s big movie premiere in NYC. Director Clint Eastwood hosts the event at the new Angelo Galasso House at the Plaza ...

Joel Diamond With Rebecca Holden And Mark Bego

Producer Joel Diamond with Rebecca Holden and Tony Lebron perform June 20th at the Humanitarian Summit and Gala at the United Nations, at which time they will be debuting their new single release, "Dreams Come True” …

The Overlook Press releases Mark Bego's Glen Campbell tome on September 11; Life with My Father: Glen Campbell, from Bego and daughter Debby Campbell ...

Spacey Photo By: James Edstrom/Salidor PR