Although photographers have long used manual techniques to alter their images, digital cameras and software applications such as Adobe Photoshop have made this process quicker, easier, and more accessible than ever before.

Whereas Faking It reveals the ways in which photographers — from the 1840s to 1990s — used the tools of their day to manipulate images, After Photoshop: Manipulated Photography in the Digital Age explores how artists use digital technology to alter photographic images in the 21st century.

* This exhibition is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Their follow-up to 2000’s Somewhere To Elsewhere arrives on September 23, featuring 10 all-new tracks co-produced by guitarists Richard Williams and Zak Rizvi with drummer Phil Ehart.

Confirming the launch date last month, Williams said:

“This is definitely a Kansas album. Whether it’s the trademark prog epic The Voyage Of Eight Eighteen, the biting rock of Rhythm In The Spirit, or the mindful ballad The Unsung Heroes, there’s something on his album for every kind of Kansas fan. After years of pent-up creativity, the entire band is proud of The Prelude Implicit.”

Kansas begin a North American tour in September, marking the 40th anniversary of classic album Leftoverture.

It will feature 17 pieces of music split over five tracks, with the follow-up to 2012’s Sounds That Can Be Made out on September 23.

The band previously said the track New Kings looked at “the ravening beast that capitalism seems to have evolved into,” El Dorado “examined the notion of political entitlement,” and The Leavers, which “examines the impact of life on the road for those constantly waving goodbye.”

Ealier this month, frontman Steve Hogarth explained the thinking behind the album title, saying they’re not trying to offend people needlessly.

He said: “We’ve used ‘FEAR’ as a title with some relish, but only as it shows we haven’t shied away. “It’s said with sadness. There are two basic impulses behind human behaviour – love and fear. All the good stuff comes from love.”

FEAR will be available in CD, LP, special-edition CD, Ultimate Edition box set and digital formats.

Marillion will head out on tour next month, starting in Barcelona, Spain.

This album goes back to Henley’s Texas roots and takes us onto the next stage of his creative journey. For all of us Henley fans here at Rock My World the new tracks are sublime. Especially, “Take A Picture Of This”, which can’t help but remind us of the brilliance of his hit “The Heart of the Matter” taken from the 1999 album This Is The End Of The Innocence.

Don Henley will promote the album with a five-week tour of North America beginning in Phoenix, AZ on October 3. Shawn Colvin, no less, is the opening act. Ticket buyers will receive a copy of the deluxe edition CD.

Don Henley 2015 Solo Tour Dates:

• 10/03 – Phoenix, Ariz.
• 10/05 – San Francisco, Calif.
• 10/07 – Santa Barbara, Calif.
• 10/09 – Los Angeles, Calif.
• 10/13 – Denver, Colo.
• 10/15 – Dallas, Texas
• 10/17 – Atlanta, Ga.
• 10/18 – Nashville, Tenn.
• 11/02 – New York, N.Y.
• 11/03 – Port Chester, N.Y.
• 11/05 – Washington, D.C.
• 11/07 – Detroit, Mich.
• 11/08 – Chicago, Ill.
• 11/10 – Toronto, Ontario
• 11/12 – Philadelphia, Pa.

“If our first album was about growing up and the anxieties surrounding it, our second is about trying to make sense of the world around you, both as you see it and as it’s presented to you through the media”, says frontman Dan Smith.

“It’s also about asking questions of the world and of the people in it. We wanted the album to be a bit disorientating – at times extroverted and introverted, light and dark”.

The album’s first single, “Good Greif”, was released last month.

Nothing here is as catchy as the group’s 1993 hit “Fade Into You,” but Mazzy Star was never about churning out the hits. And on “Seasons of Your Day”, the duo picks up where it left off: creating moody, atmospheric music. Album opener “In the Kingdom” picks up with a sultry organ melody and Sandoval’s dreamy vocals, which elevate mundane moments — taking a train, walking outside — to watercolor movie scenes.

The rest of the album follows suit. “I’ve Gotta Stop” conveys an ache both from Sandoval’s voice and Roback’s guitar tone, and the duo embraces sparse silences on the expansive “Does Someone Have Your Baby Now?” Sometimes, however, things get a little too dreamy. But even a few shapeless tracks can’t detract from the overall mood. “Seasons of Your Day” holds up beautifully next to Mazzy Star’s three previous albums.