Premier vocalist and songwriter, Joan Osborne, will be releasing her Vanguard Records debut, "Pretty Little Stranger," on November 14th.

Recorded in Nashville and produced by Grammy winner, Steve Buckingham, "Pretty Little Stranger" highlights the soulful sound of Joan Osborne with elements of country blues and Americana. This 12 song collection features six original tunes written by Joan including the first single, "Who Divided," "Shake That Devil," "After Jane" and the title track and also compositions by Kris Kristofferson ("Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends"), Jerry Garcia/Robert Hunter ("Brokedown Palace") and Patty Griffin ("What You Are").

Joan stated, "I would call this my version of a country record -- some of it very traditional, some less so. It tells feelings and stories in very simple language, and I wanted to focus on that simple way of communicating, rather than be flowery and poetic. I needed to get down to the bare bones and I feel like we did a good job...

As the anticipation of their summer tour with the Counting Crows nears, the Goo Goo Dolls are ensconced in a Culver City soundstage meticulously planning their set, and rehearsing it religiously in an effort to deliver their best live performances to date for fans. But that is not all they will be delivering on the tour! The Goo Goo Dolls intend to deliver food to the hungry in each city they visit as they combine efforts with the U.S.A. Harvest organization once again.

Stan Curtis founded U.S.A. Harvest in 1989 in Louisville, Kentucky. From a simple beginning, and a mindset to feed the hungry, the organization has expanded across the nation through the efforts of more than 125,000 volunteers, and now has chapters in over 130 cities and towns from New York to Los Angeles, from Minneapolis/St. Paul to Miami.

Says Stan Curtis about his organization, "U.S.A. Harvest is now serving over 5,400 agencies nationwide and our volunteers have provided over 11.6 BILLION POUNDS of food ...