Memphis on Blu-Ray and other bits

According to Blu-Ray.com, David Bryan and Joe DiPietro's musical Memphis is getting a Region A release next year:

Shout! Factory and Broadway Worldwide, Inc. have announced a new deal to bring Broadway's 2010 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Memphis to Blu-ray in the U.S. and Canada. Under this multi-year agreement, Shout! Factory will be the exclusive home entertainment distributor to release Memphis featuring the original Broadway cast. The Blu-ray will hit retail shelves in 2012.

In other news:

• Jon Bon Jovi is reportedly trying to sell his SoHo penthouse for $45 million
• Jon -- along with Billy Falcon and Obie O'Brien -- are working on the new Soraia album (thanks, Hath!)
• Hugh McDonald plays bass on Mitch Malloy's upcoming album

Soraia: The Road Not Taken

Soraia is an up-and-coming rock band from Philadelphia that opened for Bon Jovi at Summerfest last year. Obie O'Brien also produced their album Shed the Skin.

Anthony Kuzminski has written a riveting feature on antiMusic, detailing lead singer Sue Mansour's truly incredible story... Read all about it here.

You can also check out Tony's other articles/reviews of Soraia at The Screen Door.