The highly anticipated Sun Diner is slated to open in late 2016. The first and only 24-hour restaurant in Lower Broadway will serve up modern twists on traditional diner dishes in a vibey atmosphere. Further reading about the new restaurant can be found from The Tennessean and News Channel 5.
Another Record Store Day has come and gone. Hopefully, many of you were able to make it to your local record shop to find the third installment of limited edition Sun compilation albums. The tracklist was again curated by Record Store Day, and brought to you by ORG Music. The…
March 27, 1952 was the day Sam Phillips started Sun Records in Memphis, TN. Since then, his visionary ear shaped the sound of R&B, Country and Rock ‘n’ Roll. Sam discovered legendary talents Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins and many more. In 1969, Sun…
The highly anticipated TV show, Vinyl, began airing in February. Set in the 1970s, the show follows a New York record company executive as “he hustles to make a career out of the city’s diverse music scene,” (IMDB). Created by Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger and Terence Winter, the series blurs…
Sun is excited to announce a partnership with Musicbed, a full service licensing platform. They “provide a highly curated selection of songs to filmmakers for use in media projects.” Those searching through the Musicbed “Vintage” genre will find over 1,100 tracks from the deep Sun catalog, ranging from Johnny Cash to…
On December 4, 1956, the legendary Million Dollar Quartet jam session took place at Sun Studio, Memphis, TN. It was the only occasion in which Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins were in the same studio at the same time. You can purchase a copy of…
The Killer is at it again! You may have been lucky enough to catch Jerry Lee Lewis perform in the United Kingdom earlier this month, including a sold out show at the London Palladium. JLL has been keeping active since the release of his most recent studio album, Rock & Roll…
Today marked the 12th anniversary of Sam Phillips passing. To celebrate his life, the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville will have an exhibit showcasing the genius of Sam, which opens August 28th. Find out more information about the exhibit on the Hall of Fame’s website. He left us on July…
Peter Guralnick, the music biographer and author of Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock n’ Roll, has released the cover of his book, due out in November. He spoke with Entertainment Weekly this month to shed some light on the biography he’s been working on for 25 years. To read the…
Jack White was interviewed by Billboard Magazine’s Joe Levy in the March 10th edition of the music industry publication. Pick up a copy or click here to read the discussion in detail, where White describes the comeback of vinyl records, preserving music, and Jack’s recent acquisition of what many consider the…
