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July 16, 2010
F
Frankie Banali is a world renown drummer you
probably remember from the 80's band QUIET RIOT. He was in the
band for 27 years and the last 13 he was also the band's
manager. His career took a major sideswipe when his singer Kevin
Dubrow died three years ago. As a single soccer dad in the
suburbs, his long hair and tattoos frighten the neighbors, but
to other drummers he's a hero. At a cross roads in his life he
must forge ahead and make a new life for himself and his
daughter. Lots of never before seen home movies from QUIET
RIOT's heyday, interviews with dozens of rock stars, deeply
personal footage and a few surprise twists. The most real, raw
rock and roll documentary of it's time.
This film takes a real journey back through time to the decade
of debauchery and decadence. Real home videos shot backstage, on
the tour bus, in the recording studio, and in hotel rooms with
one of the 80's top platinum selling bands and most notorious
bad boys. Never before seen footage from the milestones in
Frankie's long career in music and his personal life now. Funny,
and deeply personal and poignant exploration of Frankie's long
time friendship with his bandmate Kevin Dubrow. The loss of his
close friend and his career as he knew it, and his life after
Kevin. Follow his journey at his current moment of truth and
beyond.
Click above and pledge to make this
documentary come true
EXTREME Releases 2nd Of 4 Videos
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“RUN”
“TAKE
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Never before seen video RUN from
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This is the second of four videos created and
directed by EXTREME guitar virtuoso
Nuno Bettencourt. The first video KING OF THE LADIES
was an exclusive release to AOL and
NOISECREEP in April 2010. Both video’s are from their
critically acclaimed 2009 studio release Saudades De Rock, which
released upon their reunion after a 13 year hiatus. RUN and KING
OF THE LADIES are also 2 of 4 bonus videos on their new live CD
and DVD release TAKE US ALIVE out now on
Frontiers Records
USA.
TAKE US ALIVE captures EXTREME at
the peak of their game with a renewed enthusiasm led by
Gary Cherone’s spellbinding stage performance and
powerful vocals, Nuno Bettencourt’s ferocious
guitar,
Pat Badger’s flawless bass and
Kevin Figueiredo’s pounding drums not to mention the
Extreme trademark, spot on, back-up vocals.
ACTIVISION UNVEILS EXCLUSIVE GUITAR HERO®:
WARRIORS OF ROCK PARTNERSHIP WITH ROCK LEGENDS RUSH
All-New Story-Based Quest Mode Pays Homage to the Cult Classic
RUSH Album, 2112
Santa
Monica, CA – July 21, 2010
– Rush, one of the most influential rock bands in history, have
joined together with
Activision Publishing, Inc.’s
(Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero®:
Warriors of Rock
to bring their seven-part suite from their classic 2112
album to the game’s all-new, story-based Quest Mode
this September. For the first time ever, Guitar Hero®
fans will embark on an epic
voyage playing as eight
Guitar Hero
characters that transform into rock warriors who must
join together to use their unique, game-changing powers to help
the Demi-God of Rock take down “The Beast” to save rock.
“The
music, the story and the journey of 2112 lends itself
perfectly to the quest in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock,”
said
Geddy Lee of Rush. “In our story, the caves of 2112
are where our hero finds the lost guitar and this rediscovery of
music is much like the Guitar Hero warriors’ journey to
find the Demi-God of Rock’s Legendary guitar, which has been
trapped in a cavern.”
“I love
the idea of Guitar Hero; they have combined two great
things – music and fun,” said Alex Lifeson of Rush. “I think
it’s a great way to introduce people of all ages to music of
various styles by all kinds of different bands, while providing
a launching pad for kids who want to get into playing music.”
Within
the narrative-driven journey, Rush and Guitar Hero fans
alike will experience 2112 in a totally new and authentic
way while traversing the exclusive three-part 2112
Rush-inspired venue and playing their way through the 20 minute,
seven-part suite. Additionally, each song transition will
feature band members narrating
liner notes
from the 2112 album. Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
will include:
·
“2112 Pt. 1 – Overture”
·
“2112 Pt. 2 – The Temples Of Syrinx”
·
“2112 Pt. 3 – Discovery”
·
“2112 Pt. 4 – Presentation”
·
“2112 Pt. 5 – Oracle: The Dream”
·
“2112 Pt. 6 – Soliloquy”
·
“2112 Pt. 7 – Grand Finale”
“Our
collaborations with legendary artists and bands, like Rush, are
key to creating an original rock experience and have helped
drive Guitar Hero’s success,” said David Haddad, Chief
Operating Officer, Guitar Hero. “The journey that Rush’s
2112 seven-part suite takes fans on fits flawlessly
within the story Neversoft has expertly created for Guitar
Hero: Warriors of Rock and perfectly adds to the
authenticity of the game.”
In Guitar
Hero: Warriors of Rock, join with friends on an epic
rock journey to save rock n’ roll. Featuring the most music
ever in a Guitar Hero game with an impressive 90+ track
set list and a host of all-new gameplay features, living room
legends and their friends can strum, drum and wail in the most
immersive music videogame experience to date. Delivering the
quintessential
rock music collection that focuses on guitar shredding
hits from bands such as
Black Sabbath, Slipknot and
Megadeth
and larger-than-life band anthems from Queen, Muse and
KISS,
players can unleash more rewards and unlockable content than
ever before in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock’s
Quest Mode, the franchise’s first ever story-based mode, and
Quickplay+, which invites challenge-starved fanatics to test
their rock skills. Running on the powerful Guitar Hero
engine that has been expanded and refined and with encores from
the critically-acclaimed and fan favorite gameplay features that
made Guitar Hero one of the most popular franchises of
all-time – such as Party Play, Competitive modes and any
combination of up to four instruments – the game offers a
complete interactive and connected experience bringing
friends and foes
to the stage in the ultimate
rock music experience.
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GATES OF BABYLON Performed by FLAMETAL
Flamenco
Guitar Master BENJAMIN WOODS of the Band FLAMETAL
Releases New Cd ‘HEAVY MELLOW” Featuring
STEVE STEVENS
HOLLYWOOD (July 21, 2010) –
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of 2010 by giving you a free download. FLAMETAL's
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Benjamin Woods
and his monster creation FLAMETAL have released
their latest masterpiece “HEAVY MELLOW” July 6th
on Flametal Records. This album
embraces the metal-works of SLAYER, MEGADETH, KISS and the
SCORPIONS to name a few. "This is a
Flamenco Guitar
tribute album to some of the great Metal masterpieces,”
says Woods. “It is definitely a different album
from the other FLAMETAL releases and is more of a
solo effort that is a very powerful to play live.
Although the songs are very dark, everyone gets it, even
your Mom."
Woods
has built a substantial following through his years of touring
and recording as “HEAVY MELLOW” unveils him to be a
master musician with deep musical roots in metal, classical and
Flamenco guitar. Woods
is also one of the only American Flamenco guitarists to ever
grace the pages of Spain's national newspaper El Pais, and
Spain's number one Flamenco publication ALMA 100.
Woods
raw energy combined with exotic and sophisticated acoustic
playing and the talent of a new-generation shred-master is a
much needed breath of fresh air to the
instrumental rock
genre.
FLAMETAL 'S
new album "HEAVY MELLOW" is available for download
ton itunes,
Amazon, and CD Baby. For more information visit
www.flametal.com
or
www.myspace.com/flametal
ROCK ‘N REV PROUDLY PRESENTS GUNS N’ ROSES
FIRST U.S. PERFORMANCE IN FOUR YEARS! THEIR ONLY 2010
APPEARANCE IN USA!
ONE OF ‘50 BANDS TO SEE BEFORE YOU DIE’ TO HEADLINE AT WORLD’S
LARGEST BIKER EVENT
DAUGHTRY WITH 2nd CONSECUTIVE #1 ALBUM IS ADDED TO ROCK 4th
NIGHT
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, CREED, GODSMACK, ALICE IN CHAINS, 3 DOORS
DOWN, HINDER, THREE DAYS GRACE, WOLFMOTHER, EAGLES OF DEATH
METAL, HELLYEAH AND MORE: THE STARS OF AMERICAN ROCK ARE
MOTORING TO SOUTH DAKOTA’S PREMIER ROCK DESTINATION: THE ROCK ‘N
REV AMPHITHEATER AT MONKEY ROCK USA, AUG. 9-13
TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW
(ALL ROCK ‘N REV TICKETS WILL BE HONORED AT THE NEW LOCATION)
“Get your motor running and head out on the highway to South
Dakota, where a host of hard rock titans… will rock the tattooed
masses. Is it too hot to wear leather in Dakota in August? Nah.”
- BLENDER.COM
Making their first U.S. concert appearance in four years – and
playing their only U.S. show in 2010 - GUNS N’ ROSES has been
officially recruited with DAUGHTRY to join the inaugural ROCK ‘N
REV FESTIVAL and cement its assault on the legendary Sturgis
Rally’s 70th Anniversary celebration in Sturgis, SD, at the
newly constructed Rock N’ Rev Amphitheater at Monkey Rock USA.
GUNS N’ ROSES will headline the fifth and final night of the
festival, as it moves to the Brand New Rock ‘N Rev
Amphitheaterat Monkey Rock USA in Sturgis, adjacent to its
original location. L.A.’s notorious rock ‘n’ roll bad boys - one
of Q magazine’s “50 Bands to See Before You Die” – have combined
forces with HDlogix and DC3 Global for this rare and very
special appearance on home soil to bring the “full-out rock 'n'
roll spectacle” (Spin) of their 2010 “Chinese Democracy World
Tour” to Sturgis and finish off the hijacking of the world’s
biggest, baddest biker event, Monday, Aug. 9 through Friday,
Aug. 13, 2010.
GUNS N’ ROSES’ final night performance, immediately following
previously announced Aug. 13 headliner Alice in Chains, is the
ultimate climax to five full nights of undeniable rock ‘n’ roll
bedlam, and now gives the ROCK ‘N REV FESTIVAL six of the most
explosive, multi-platinum AMERICAN Active Rock Bands of 2010.
DAUGHTRY, supporting its second consecutive #1 album, will join
3 Doors Down, Hinder and others on Aug. 12, the 4th night of the
ROCK N’ REV FESTIVAL.
Raising the insanity level to previously unimaginable heights,
GUNS N’ ROSES and DAUGHTRY are just the latest high octane
multi-platinum rockers to join the growing list of bands at the
ROCK ‘N REV FESTIVAL. They unite with fellow headliners Stone
Temple Pilots, Godsmack, Creed, Alice in Chains and 3 Doors Down
to establish the ROCK ‘N REV FESTIVAL as “The Home of Rock’s
Hardest New Chart Toppers” – a different one topping each
night’s lineup.
Tickets for the ROCK ‘N REV FESTIVAL are $45 per day, general
admission ($150 for a five-day pass), and ON SALE NOW through
Ticketmaster.com and rocknrevfestival.com and at all
Ticketmaster locations, or by calling Ticketmaster at (800)
745-3000. Tickets also will be available in person beginning
August 5, 2010 on location at the Festival’s on-site box office.
For more information on exclusive VIP packages ($150 for a
single day, $300 for all five days or $1,000 5 day platinum
packages), including backstage access to a VIP area to special,
air-conditioned tents with private bars, motorcycle parking,
luxury bathroom facilities and more, go to
www.rocknrevfestival.com
AEROSMITH TOUR WON’T BE AFFECTED
BY PERRY’S ACCIDENT
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is brought to you by VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
Last year, Aerosmith’s tour was interrupted by
band members’ injuries and eventually, scrapped after singer
Steven Tyler fell off a stage and hurt his shoulder. Last week,
guitarist Joe Perry was injured in a motorcycle accident
however, bassist Tom Hamilton told Boston’s FOX affiliate that
Joe is okay and his minor injuries will not affect their
upcoming tour, which kicks off on Friday. Check out the full
report at MyFoxBoston.com
PHIL COLLEN WEDS
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Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen might play on
the song “Love Bites,” but he sure doesn’t think so
–
he got married on Friday. The 52-year-old rocker wed
42-year-old costume designer Helen Simmons in Palm Beach,
Florida. The two met while working on the band’s 2008 Sparkle
Lounge Tour and their wedding was eco-friendly, with paperless
invitations and as low a carbon footprint as possible. Def
Leppard bandmates Rick Savage and Vivian Campbell were also in
attendance. According to England’s Daily Mail, the wedding took
place nine days after Phil’s divorce with his second wife,
Anita, was finalized.
HALFORD PLAY FIRST SHOW IN OVER SEVEN YEARS
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On Saturday, for the first time in more than
seven years, Halford performed live. The band, which is fronted
by Judas Priest singer Rob Halford, played at the Regency
Ballroom in San Francisco. You can see footage of the gig now
by searching YouTube for “Halford 7/17/10.” In October, Halford
plan to release a new album called Halford IV
–
Made of Metal. Hear the first single from it now at
HalfordMusic.com.
BAD COMPANY TO RECORD ENTIRE
TOUR
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Bad Company are currently on another North
American tour and the band plans to record it all. The group is
working on a concert tour video blog and documentary production
called Movin’ On 2010, which will include footage from the
trek. Cameras and film crews will follow the rockers and their
crew during their daily tour activities and will film each
show. The Movin’ On 2010 tour video blog will be available at
BadCompany.com and on the group’s official iPhone and Android
apps, which are being finished now.
CLAPTON’S CROSSROADS AT MOVIE
THEATERS
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is brought to you by VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
Last month, Eric Clapton held his Crossroads
Guitar Festival in Chicago and now, the event is coming to movie
theaters across the country. For one night only, on July 27th,
more than 475 movie theaters nationwide will show two-hours of
footage from the concert, which featured performances from ZZ
Top, Steve Winwood, Jeff Beck, BB King and many others.
Exclusive backstage footage and behind-the-scenes video, along
with performer interviews and an introduction by Clapton himself
will all be part of the film as well. Learn more at
FathomEvents.com.
JOE ELLIOTT IS NOT NERVOUS ABOUT
ANYTHING
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is brought to you by VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
Last week, Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott released a new CD with
his side project, Down N’ Outz. The album is called My
Regeneration and includes covers of Ian Hunter, British Lions
and Mott, the music the group performed before Mott the Hoople’s
2009 reunion shows. So is Joe concerned about the reception the
record will receive from Def Leppard fans? He filled us in.
“I’m not nervous about anything. The reason I
do this is for my own expression. I don’t expect people to like
it but if they do, I’m ecstatic that they do. I didn’t do this
project to sell ten-million copies or compete with Def Leppard.
I’ve just done this on a bit of downtime to scratch an itch that
I’ve had for a long time.”
Down N’ Outz play the High Voltage festival in
London on Sunday. Pick up My Regeneration today and learn more
at MySpace.com/DownAnOutz.
GET NEW ADLER’S APPETITE TRACK
WITH ADLER’S BOOK
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is brought to you by VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
Adler’s Appetite, the band fronted by former Guns
N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler, are offering their new single to
fans who buy Steven’s new autobiography. If you get My Appetite
for Destruction: Sex, Drugs and Guns N’ Roses before October
27th, you’ll get the group’s new track, “Alive.” Learn more at
YourItList.com.
GN’R DRUMMER MAKING MUSIC WITH
BACH
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Current Guns N’ Roses drummer Frank Ferrer has gotten together
with Sebastian Bach to make some music. Bas revealed the news
on his Facebook page, where he wrote that he and Frank have been
jamming on a track that he describes as “chugging, heavy,
melodic, mean and cool.” It’s just a demo for now but Bach
plans to record a new solo album soon. Read more at
Facebook.com/SebastianBach.
SEE MORE FOOTAGE OF OZZY’S NEW
VIDEO
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is brought to you by VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
Want to see more behind-the-scenes footage from
the video shoot of Ozzy Osbourne’s new single “Let Me Hear You
Scream?” Well now you can! Noisecreep.com has posted a clip
with new footage and an interview with the video’s director,
Jonas Akerlund, who talks about being inspired by the Prince of
Darkness’ creativity. Check it all out now at Noisecreep.com.
LARS REGRETS SOME KIND OF
MONSTER
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is brought to you by VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has revealed that he regrets
making Some Kind of Monster, the 2003 documentary about the band
which showed their in-fighting and difficulties creating St.
Anger. The rocker told Australia’s Herald Sun, “That thing has
taken on a life of its own,” adding, “I had to live that s**t
for three f***ing years! The whole thing was a mindf**k.” Lars
goes on to say that while other musicians go through tough times
like that, “they weren’t necessarily stupid enough to film them
like we were and share them with the rest of the world.” These
days though, Ulrich stated “there is a good vibe in the band,
everyone’s having fun and getting along.” Read more at
HeraldSun.com.au.
DIO’S HOLY DIVER ON VINYL
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is brought to you by VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
In May, Ronnie James Dio passed away of stomach
cancer, but his music lives on today. In fact, Back on Black, a
company that specializes in vinyl reissues of classic metal
albums, will rerelease Dio’s 1983 record Holy Diver on 180-gram
limited-edition gatefold red vinyl. The set is due out on July
30th.
•
After Dio died, Holy Diver re-entered the
Billboard 200 chart.
MUSIC IS NOW SPIRITUAL FOR
SANTANA
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is brought to you by VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
Today, Carlos Santana turns 63 years old. The rocker has been
touring and playing guitar live for over four decades and at
this point, he told us what he does surpasses plain old music.
“It’s not even music anymore, it’s a
spiritual force that sustains your molecules. You don’t feel
your skull and vertebrae, if the hotel sucked and there was no
running water and the food was horrible and the plane was late
–
you don’t even feel that. But most of the time, we have to do
sound check to get into that place where it didn’t matter what
happened before we got there and it won’t matter afterwards.”
Santana will get spiritual when he plays in
Holmdel, New Jersey tonight with Steve Winwood opening for him.
Get all of Carlos’ tour dates at Santana.com.
ALICE COOPER’S PRE-SHOW RITUAL
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It turns out Alice Cooper has a pretty strange
pre-show ritual. While some musicians meditate or stretch before
they perform, the shock rocker prefers to watch a specific type
of movie. Alice told Ontario’s Intelligencer that he arrives at
venues 90 minutes before the show to “watch really bad kung
fu.” Cooper wouldn’t give details on the custom, adding only,
“Don’t ask me why, it’s a tradition and I cannot explain it.”
Read more at Intelligencer.ca. Alice plays in Verona, New York
tonight.
DOOBIE BROTHERS TO RELEASE LIVE
FOOTAGE
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In September, the Doobie Brothers will release
their first album of original material in ten years. That’s not
all they’re working on though. It turns out guitarist Pat
Simmons has been spending time going through old footage of the
band with the hopes of creating a retrospective DVD set. He
explained that fans might even get a taste of the footage when
the band releases their new album, World Gone Crazy.
“Part of the concept is to have some of this
available with the new album so I’ve got about 18 minutes right
now of stuff and I figure we’re going to add another 12 minutes
to that and then have that available with the album and then I’m
going to work on an even longer form so maybe and hour, 14 and
hour and a half, something like that.”
Pat said the classic footage would be part of
a deluxe edition of the new CD. He filled us in more on what he
envisioned for it.
“It’ll probably be a deluxe package
where we’ll have some extra songs that we have on hand as well
as the video and the album. It should be something really cool
for the hardcore fans.”
In the meantime, the Doobie Brothers are
touring with Chicago. They next play on Wednesday in Missouri.
Check out all their dates at DoobieBrothers.net.
AEROSMITH KICK OFF U-S TOUR THIS WEEK
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It’s finally time! Almost a year to the day
after singer Steven Tyler fell during a concert, injuring his
shoulder and de-railing Aerosmith’s tour, the band is heading
back on the road in America. On Friday, the group kicks off
their Cocked, Locked, Ready to Rock trek in Oakland. They’ll
perform 18 shows across the country over the course of the
summer. Get all the legendary group’s dates at Aerosmith.com.
BRET MICHAELS NOT ENGAGED
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You might have read a story online
that Bret Michaels is engaged but it’s just a rumor. The
tabloid magazine Star reported that the Poison frontman proposed
to his on-and-off girlfriend of 16 years, Kristi Lynn Gibson,
but Bret told CBS’s Early Show yesterday it isn’t true. He
called his relationship “a work in progress” and said they
aren’t engaged “yet.” Gibson does wear a ring though, which
Bret described as a “promise ring… a friendship ring, with
benefits.” The pair has two daughters together, ten-year-old
Raine Elizabeth and five-year-old Jorja Bleu. Read more at
People.com.
BRET MICHAELS’ CD DEBUTS AT 14
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Bret Michaels recently released his
latest solo album, Custom Built, and we now know how the record
did. According to numbers from Nielsen SoundScan, the Poison
singer’s set sold 22-thousand copies, enough for a debut at
number 14 on the Billboard 200 chart.
A DELXUE VINYL EDITION OF
METALLICA’S KILL ‘EM ALL
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is brought to you by VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
Today, you can order a deluxe vinyl
edition of Metallica’s 1983 album Kill ‘Em All. The set comes
in 180-gram red vinyl, packaged in a gatefold sleeve and
remastered from the original album master tapes. Only
one-thousand copies will be available and can only be purchased
by Metallica fan club members. Learn more at MetClub.com.
•
The original title of Kill ‘Em All
was Metal Up Your Ass.
•
The opening track, “Hit the Lights,”
was the first song singer James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich
wrote together after forming Metallica.
•
Just before recording began,
guitarist Dave Mustaine was replaced by Kirk Hammett.
A LIVE OZZY OSBOURNE EP
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Ozzy Osbourne played at last week’s
iTunes Festival in London and recorded the set. Now a six track
live EP featuring music from the performance is available on
iTunes. Head to iTunes.com to download the live EP.
STAY IN OZZY’S HOME
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Want to stay in Ozzy Osbourne’s
home? Well now you can! According to The Real Estalker, for
just 40-thousand dollars a month, you can rent the Prince of
Darkness’ three-story oceanfront home in Malibu, California.
Ozzy bought the five bedroom, five bath house in 2003 for
5.1-million dollars and you can learn more about it and see
photos of it at RealEstalker.Blogspot.com.
BUY JIMMY PAGE’S FORMER HOME
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Jimmy Page’s former home is up for
sale. The Led Zeppelin guitarist used to own the English manor
home, called Plumpton Place. According to The Argus, the
property is in East Sussex and boasts six bedrooms, five
bathrooms, a library, a tennis court, three lakes, two cottages
and even a moat. The price tag is about 12-million bucks.
Learn more at TheArgus.co.uk.
PLANT GETS STAR ON MEMPHIS
SIDEWALK
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Robert Plant was honored with a star on a sidewalk in Memphis,
Tennessee this week. According to the Associated Press, the Led
Zeppelin singer was presented with the recognition on Monday and
during the ceremony, he spoke about how a generation of British
musicians owe a debt to early Southern blues artists. Plant’s
star will be placed on the Orpheum Theater Sidewalk of Stars.
SATRIANI STRUGGLES TO STAY
THIN IN CHICKENFOOT
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Today, Joe Satriani turns 54 years old. The famed guitarist is
looking pretty good for his age, no thanks to his Chickenfoot
bandmate Sammy Hagar. Joe told us that when the band goes out
to eat, Sammy encourages that they EAT.
“We get together obviously for
some really great dinners. I gotta say, I wound up somehow 20
pounds overweight and I blame that on Sammy Hagar. The man is a
hard-living bon vivant and I can’t keep up with him. Now he
calls me a skinny, little something because I lost like 15
pounds and I said, ‘No, this is the normal, pre-Sammy Hagar Joe
Satriani. Not the fat guy you see on the video.’ So there’s
lots of dinners.”
Joe will no doubt be eating well
in September. Chickenfoot have a pair of shows on the 10th and
11th of that month. Find out more about them and stay up to
date with the band at Chickenfoot.us.
McCARTNEY VS. McDONALD’S
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McDonald’s sell a lot of meat. Paul McCartney is a vocal
vegetarian. So when Sir Paul learned that the fast food chain
had posted pictures of him and The Beatles at a Liverpool
McDonald’s restaurant, he got pretty upset. Britain’s Daily
Star newspaper reports the singer made sure the shots were
removed. Representatives at PETA (People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals) explained that McCartney would never
authorize his photo to endorse meats.
MANY ROCKERS ON DWEEZIL
ZAPPA’S PROJECT
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Dweezil Zappa is preparing his long-awaited new project and the
rocker told The Huffington Post that the set will boast many
impressive collaborations. Among the guests on the CD are Eddie
Van Halen, Steve Vai, Queen’s Brian May, Deep Purple’s Steve
Morse, Malcolm Young of AC/DC and Ratt’s Warren DeMartini. The
album is called What the Hell Was I Thinking? and Dweezil
described it as “an audio movie.” So far, there are 30
different people on the album and Zappa isn’t sure how or when
it will be released. He might try to perform the project live
but stated, “I have to finish the record first.” Read more at
HuffingtonPost.com.
JERRY LEE LEWIS NOT SLOWING
DOWN
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This year, Jerry Lee Lewis turns 75, and after more than five
decades in the music industry, the rocker isn’t slowing down.
In fact, three weeks before his birthday, Lewis plans to release
his latest album. It’s called Mean Old Man and includes
country-inspired covers and plenty of impressive guest
appearances. Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, John
Fogerty, Ringo Starr, Kid Rock, Ronnie Wood, Willie Nelson and
Merle Haggard are just some of the musicians on the disc. Mean
Old Man comes out on September 7th.
ARTIMUS PYLE DOESN’T THINK
HE’S A LEGEND
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Today, former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer
Artimus Pyle turns 62. With his 36 years of making music, many
fans consider the Artimus to be a legend, or at the very least,
a rock star. But Pyle told us he never thinks of himself that
way and neither do many of his peers.
None of us consider ourselves
rock stars or legends and when we hear ourselves hence referred
to as that, we kind of go, ‘Who do you mean? Oh, me!?’”
Keep up to date with the
legendary rock star at ArtimusPyle.com.
MORSE’S NEW ANGELFIRE
PROJECT’S DEBUT CD
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Deep Purple guitarist Steve Morse
has paired up with singer Sarah Spencer to form a new project
called Angelfire. Now, the band plans to release their debut
album on August 11th. According to Blabbermouth.net, Morse
described the music as “kind of acoustic stuff…that is so
good.” Steve met Sarah through her parents, who he is friends
with. Learn more at AngelfireMusic.com.
VINNIE PAUL ABBOTT EXPLAINS
WEIRD AUCTIONS
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Recently, former Pantera and current Hellyeah drummer Vinnie
Paul Abbott has been selling some strange items on eBay and now,
the rocker is talking about his interesting auctions. Vinnie
told Decibel magazine that the reason he put his first cell
phone and his oven up for bids is not because he’s strapped for
cash, rather “that was just comedy.” As for the sticksman’s
next “hilarious” auction –
he plans to put his toilets under the gavel. Read more at
DecibelMagazine.com.
Friday, July 16th
METALLICA ANNOUNCE FINAL TOUR DATE
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Metallica recently added a show in New Zealand during their
upcoming fall tour in the South Pacific, and according to a post
on the band’s website, that will be the last date they add to
their World Magnetic Tour. The September 22nd show in
Christchurch, New Zealand is one of three the group will perform
in the town, and all of them sold out within minutes. Those
aren’t the last gigs on the trek though – that happens on
November 21st in Melbourne, Australia. At Metallica.com, the
band wrote that “it has been a very long, and most amazing run,”
thanking their fans for the support while the band has toured
over the past two and a half years. Read it all at Metallica.com.
• The band has played a total of 212 shows in 153 cities since
hitting the road in May of 2008 to promote their latest album,
Death Magnetic.
QUEENSRYCHE’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF EMPIRE
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Queensryche will release a 20th anniversary edition of their
hit 1990 album Empire. The new set will not only feature the
original CD remastered with bonus tracks from the 2003 reissue,
but also a second disc with a live concert from 1990. It hits
shelves on September 14th.
JOE PERRY INJURED IN ACCIDENT
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Joe Perry was in an accident today in Middleborough,
Massachusetts. According to the Boston Globe, the Aerosmith
guitarist was on his motorcycle when it was struck from behind
by a sedan. Perry was taken to a hospital where he was treated
for undisclosed injuries and released. It isn’t yet clear if Joe
was driving or stopped when the accident happened, but the
incident is currently under investigation by the police. No word
yet on if whatever injuries Joe sustained will affect the band’s
tour, which is set to kick off one week from today.
GILMOUR TO PLAY WITH WATERS AT UPCOMING SHOW
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Last weekend, David Gilmour and Roger Waters performed
together for the first time in five years at a charity event,
and they might collaborate on stage again at one of Roger’s
upcoming shows during his The Wall tour. The Pink Floyd bassist
wrote on his Facebook page that David agreed to appear at an
upcoming gig. No word yet on when that show will be but Waters’
The Wall tour hits Europe in March. Read everything Roger said
at the “Roger Waters The Wall” Facebook page.
U2 ON RECORDING NEW ALBUM
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This week, U2 rescheduled the U-S tour dates that were
postponed after Bono underwent emergency back surgery. The band
has now uploaded a video for fans, apologizing for the
postponement and updating us on Bono’s condition. He says he
went through a difficult time after the severe injury but is now
up walking and moving around. The Irish singer says they’ve used
the downtime to record new songs for an upcoming album, and they
may play some of the material while out on tour. We’ll keep you
posted.
AN EVENING WITH JOHN MELLENCAMP
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Next month, John Mellencamp will release his latest album,
No Better than This, and on the day the record hits shelves, the
singer will sit down for an onstage interview at L-A’s GRAMMY
Museum. Before an intimate audience of just 200 people,
Mellencamp will answer questions about his career, his activism
and his new album. He’ll even take questions from fans. It’s
called An Evening with John Mellencamp and takes place on August
17th. Tickets for the event are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com
and you can learn more at Mellencamp.com.
THE WORST PLACE GEEZER EVER PLAYED
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Tomorrow, Geezer Butler turns 61. The bassist has been
making music for over four decades with the likes of Black
Sabbath and Heaven & Hell. During that time, he’s played in many
venues, but which one was the worst? The rocker filled us in.
(Cut #1) “We played this club in Zurich called the Hirschorn and
it was absolutely horrendous. It’s like this really long place
but they’re so mental there that they put the stage right
opposite the bar so you were playing directly in front of the
bar and deafening anybody that came in.”
Geezer told us more about the club.
(Cut #2) “It was where all the prostitutes hung out between
clients and where all the lunatics hung out, like the nutters on
the street would come in to get warm and then they’d be doing
all these stupid things and then the manager would throw them
out. And I think we only played to like, the most, 15 people
there.”
Butler performed at the Zurich venue with Sabbath in 1969 and
back then, they stayed where they could, but Geezer said staying
there was especially memorable.
(Cut #3) “There were seven of us including the roadies and we
all had to sleep in the same rat infested room just above the
club. It was horrible. We used to wake up with the rats crawling
all over us.”
A week from Sunday, Geezer will perform with Tony Iommi and
Vinny Appice for the last time as Heaven & Hell at a tribute
show to late heavy metal great and Heaven & Hell singer Ronnie
James Dio. It takes place at the High Voltage festival in London
and you can learn more at HighVoltageFestival.com.
BLACK SABBATH LULLABIES
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Black Sabbath is the latest band to get the lullaby
treatment from Rockabye Baby! The company transforms timeless
rock songs into instrumental lullabies. Hear how Sabbath hits
like “Iron Man,” “Paranoid,” “War Pigs” and many others sound
with bells and vibraharps. Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of
Black Sabbath is out now and you can hear samples from it at
RockabyeBabyMusic.com.
GET DAVE MUSTAINE’S AUTOGRAPH
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Megadeth fans everywhere are excited to read about singer
Dave Mustaine in his new autobiography, Mustaine: A Heavy Metal
Memoir, and soon, they can get the rocker to sign the book too.
It hits shelves on August 3rd and a few days after, Dave will
head out on a book tour, putting his John Hancock on his memoir
in stores from New York to California with tons of stops in
between. Learn more about the book and where Mustaine will sign
it at Megadeth.com.
Rush News
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A RUSH iPHONE APP
If you’re a Rush fan with an iPhone, listen up. The band has
created a new app that will provide you with up-to-the-minute
news, tour info, facts, a game, wallpaper, over 40 dollars with
of music and more in the palm of your hands. It only costs three
bucks and you can learn more about it or get it at RushApps.com.
SEE NEIL PEART’S CHROMEY
If you’re a Rush fan who finds him or herself in Port Dalhousie,
Ontario, Canada on July 22nd or 24th, be sure to stop by
Lakeside Park. That’s because the 1974 chrome Slingerland drum
kit once owned and played by drummer Neil Peart will be on
display for the public to check out there. Get your picture
taken with the instrument, dubbed The Chromey, or even play the
drum. All proceeds raised at the event will go towards the
upkeep of the park’s carousel. Read more at
StCatherinesStandard.ca.
• Peart bought the kit in 1974 for a U-S-Canada tour. They
appear on the cover of the live album All the World’s A Stage
and were used in the recording of Fly By Night, Caress of Steel
and 2112.
• The drums were retired in 1977 and stayed in storage for a
decade before Modern Drummer gave them away in a contest. The
winner had to perform the best drum solo, as judged by Peart.
The man who then won kept the drums in storage for 22 years
until 2009.
AXL WANTS QUOTES WITHDRAWN
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Guns N’ Roses recently put out a statement that announced a
gig at December’s Sydney 500 V8 Supercars street race in
Australia. The press release quoted an excited Axl Rose, who
said the event “will be a blast” and “Bring on Sydney and the V8
Supercars. Hopefully I can get a ride in one of those big beasts
while I’m there.” Now, however, according to Australian radio
station Triple M, Axl has demanded the withdrawal of all his
quotes used on the press release, which was sent around
Australia. No word as to why the singer asked for the tame
quotes to be pulled. Read more at TripleM.com.au.
• Australia’s Daily Telegraph reports that the band is being
paid around 886-thousand dollars (or over one-million Australian
dollars) to perform at the event.
R.E.M. FINISH NEW ALBUM
According to Rolling Stone, R.E.M. have finished their brand new
album. The record was produced by Jacknife Lee at the Hansa
Studios in Berlin. This is R.E.M.’s fifteenth studio album and
it’s expected to come out in spring of 2011. We’ll keep you
posted on details.
HENDRIX’S ESTATE SUED
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Jimi Hendrix is consistently one of the top-earning dead
celebrities, but when there is money involved, there are
lawsuits, and that’s the case with the singer. Hendrix’s estate
is being sued by a guitarist who claims one of his songs has
been used without permission. According to the Associated Press,
saxophonist and bandleader Lonnie Youngblood wrote songs with
Jimi in the ‘60s and one of those tracks, “Georgia Blues,” was
used on the 2003 compilation Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues:
Jimi Hendrix. Youngblood says he wasn’t asked for permission to
use the song and was not credited as a creator of the tune,
which he asserts he released online and copyrighted in 2002. He
refused a settlement offer of three-thousand dollars and along
with the Hendrix estate is suing MCA Records and Scorsese,
seeking unspecified damages in lost income.
July 15, 2010
BRET MICHAELS NOT ENGAGED
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You might have read a story online that Bret Michaels is
engaged but it’s just a rumor. The tabloid magazine Star
reported that the Poison frontman proposed to his on-and-off
girlfriend of 16 years, Kristi Lynn Gibson, but Bret told CBS’s
Early Show yesterday it isn’t true. He called his relationship
“a work in progress” and said they aren’t engaged “yet.” Gibson
does wear a ring though, which Bret described as a “promise
ring… a friendship ring, with benefits.” The pair has two
daughters together, ten-year-old Raine Elizabeth and
five-year-old Jorja Bleu. Read more at People.com.
Bret Michaels recently released his latest solo album,
Custom Built, and we now know how the record did. According to
numbers from Nielsen SoundScan, the Poison singer’s set sold
22-thousand copies, enough for a debut at number 14 on the
Billboard 200 chart.
A DELXUE VINYL EDITION OF METALLICA’S KILL ‘EM ALL
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Today, you can order a deluxe vinyl edition of Metallica’s
1983 album Kill ‘Em All. The set comes in 180-gram red vinyl,
packaged in a gatefold sleeve and remastered from the original
album master tapes. Only one-thousand copies will be available
and can only be purchased by Metallica fan club members. Learn
more at MetClub.com.
• The original title of Kill ‘Em All was Metal Up Your Ass.
• The opening track, “Hit the Lights,” was the first song singer
James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich wrote together after
forming Metallica.
• Just before recording began, guitarist Dave Mustaine was
replaced by Kirk Hammett.
A LIVE OZZY OSBOURNE EP
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Ozzy Osbourne played at last week’s iTunes Festival in
London and recorded the set. Now a six track live EP featuring
music from the performance is available on iTunes. Head to
iTunes.com to download the live EP.
STAY IN OZZY’S HOME
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Want to stay in Ozzy Osbourne’s home? Well now you can!
According to The Real Estalker, for just 40-thousand dollars a
month, you can rent the Prince of Darkness’ three-story
oceanfront home in Malibu, California. Ozzy bought the five
bedroom, five bath house in 2003 for 5.1-million dollars and you
can learn more about it and see photos of it at
RealEstalker.Blogspot.com.
BUY JIMMY PAGE’S FORMER HOME
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Jimmy Page’s former home is up for sale. The Led Zeppelin
guitarist used to own the English manor home, called Plumpton
Place. According to The Argus, the property is in East Sussex
and boasts six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a library, a tennis
court, three lakes, two cottages and even a moat. The price tag
is about 12-million bucks. Learn more at TheArgus.co.uk.
PLANT GETS STAR ON MEMPHIS SIDEWALK
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Robert Plant was honored with a star on a sidewalk in
Memphis, Tennessee this week. According to the Associated Press,
the Led Zeppelin singer was presented with the recognition on
Monday and during the ceremony, he spoke about how a generation
of British musicians owe a debt to early Southern blues artists.
Plant’s star will be placed on the Orpheum Theater Sidewalk of
Stars.
SATRIANI STRUGGLES TO STAY THIN IN CHICKENFOOT
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Today, Joe Satriani turns 54 years old. The famed guitarist
is looking pretty good for his age, no thanks to his Chickenfoot
bandmate Sammy Hagar. Joe told us that when the band goes out to
eat, Sammy encourages that they EAT.
“We get together obviously for some really great dinners. I
gotta say, I wound up somehow 20 pounds overweight and I blame
that on Sammy Hagar. The man is a hard-living bon vivant and I
can’t keep up with him. Now he calls me a skinny, little
something because I lost like 15 pounds and I said, ‘No, this is
the normal, pre-Sammy Hagar Joe Satriani. Not the fat guy you
see on the video.’ So there’s lots of dinners.”
Joe will no doubt be eating well in September. Chickenfoot have
a pair of shows on the 10th and 11th of that month. Find out
more about them and stay up to date with the band at
Chickenfoot.us.
McCARTNEY VS. McDONALD’S
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McDonald’s sell a lot of meat. Paul McCartney is a vocal
vegetarian. So when Sir Paul learned that the fast food chain
had posted pictures of him and The Beatles at a Liverpool
McDonald’s restaurant, he got pretty upset. Britain’s Daily Star
newspaper reports the singer made sure the shots were removed.
Representatives at PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals) explained that McCartney would never authorize his
photo to endorse meats.
MANY ROCKERS ON DWEEZIL ZAPPA’S PROJECT
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Dweezil Zappa is preparing his long-awaited new project and
the rocker told The Huffington Post that the set will boast many
impressive collaborations. Among the guests on the CD are Eddie
Van Halen, Steve Vai, Queen’s Brian May, Deep Purple’s Steve
Morse, Malcolm Young of AC/DC and Ratt’s Warren DeMartini. The
album is called What the Hell Was I Thinking? and Dweezil
described it as “an audio movie.” So far, there are 30 different
people on the album and Zappa isn’t sure how or when it will
be released. He might try to perform the project live but
stated, “I have to finish the record first.” Read more at
HuffingtonPost.com.
ARTIMUS PYLE DOESN’T THINK HE’S A LEGEND
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Today, former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle turns 62.
With his 36 years of making music, many fans consider the
Artimus to be a legend, or at the very least, a rock star. But
Pyle told us he never thinks of himself that way and neither do
many of his peers.
“None of us consider ourselves rock stars or legends and when we
hear ourselves hence referred to as that, we kind of go, ‘Who do
you mean? Oh, me!?’”
Keep up to date with the legendary rock star at ArtimusPyle.com.
MORSE’S NEW ANGELFIRE PROJECT’S DEBUT CD
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Deep Purple guitarist Steve Morse has paired up with singer
Sarah Spencer to form a new project called Angelfire. Now, the
band plans to release their debut album on August 11th.
According to Blabbermouth.net, Morse described the music as
“kind of acoustic stuff…that is so good.” Steve met Sarah
through her parents, who he is friends with. Learn more at
AngelfireMusic.com.
SLASH PICKS A WINNER
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Slash recently teamed up with Guitar Center to hold a
contest, offering the winner a three-song EP that he’ll help
write, record and will perform on. This week, the former Guns N’
Roses guitarist hand picked the winner. Out of over 12-thousand
entries, Slash chose California’s State Line Empire. Now, along
with the EP, the band will get a ten-thousand dollar Guitar
Center shopping spree, a management development deal, new gear,
an opening slot on Slash’s Monster Energy Bash, an editorial
feature in Guitar World Magazine and much more. Learn about the
band at MySpace.com/StateLineEmpire.
July 13, 2010
Moondance Jam 19 opens early on July 14 and will
rock through July 17
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Sammy Hagar, Buckcherry, REO
Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Collective Soul and Jonny Lang among
the 30 plus acts at this year’s event.
WALKER, MINNESOTA – July 132, 2010 – After
seeing a 15 percent increase in attendance at their country
music festival in June along with an increase in Moondance Jam
pre-event ticket sales, Moondance Events expects a huge turnout
for their July 15-17 rock festival. The gates will be opening a
day early on Wednesday, July 14 at 10 a.m. for early camping and
the Pre-Jam Party. Anyone who wants to setup camp a day early
and avoid the longer lines on Thursday can upgrade their camping
at the gate for $20 per person. Plus, Wednesday night will
feature a free Pre Jam Party in Saloon for ticket holders that
will be capped off with 80s rock tribute, Hairball,
headlining on the main stage.
“Our phones have been ringing off the hook for
the last month. General admission tickets and three and four day
general camping are going to be available at the gate, but
everything else is sold out. There is definitely a buzz this
year. That first day is really going to set the tone,” Bill
Bieloh, the festival’s owner, said..
The first “official” full day of Moondance Jam
features some newer bands than the 19 year old classic rock
festival traditionally books, such as Tonic,
Hoobastank, Collective Soul and Buckcherry.
However, the first night will close with classic rocker Sammy
Hagar putting on a bigger and more rockin’ show than normal.
Friday’s lineup will definitely stay closer to
the classic rock tone of past Jams with guitar men Pat
Travers and former member of The Eagles, Don Felder,
putting on shows before and after the 80s & 90s power pop group
The Smithereens. The night will be topped off by two of
the biggest hit makers in the 1980s, four-time Grammy winner
Pat Benatar and multi-platinum rockers REO Speedwagon.
The final day of the Jam will have some great
contrasting rock, southern rock and blues shows. The day kicks
off with two top, up and coming southern rock bands Black
Berry Smoke and Black Stone Cherry back-to-back on
the main stage with the former having a more traditional
southern rock sound and the later a high octane style bordering
on modern rock. Then Cinderella returns to Moondance with
their bluesy, glam rock show followed by Fargo native and Grammy
award winning blues, gospel and rock singer/songwriter, Jonny
Lang. Closing out Moondance Jam is arguably the greatest
southern rock band of all-time, Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Many other great regional and tribute bands will
play throughout the festival on the Moondance Saloon regional
stage and the Lazy Moon Backstage Bar acoustic stage.
Regional schedules and all band bios can be
found online at
www.moondancejam.com.
General admission tickets and 3 & 4 day general
camping will be sold at the gate.
Camping and Concert Gate Times
Wednesday early camping check in is from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Please
do not show up earlier than 10 a.m. – you will not be allowed to
wait on the highway. Concert gates open at 5:30 for the Pre Jam
Party.
Thursday – Saturday camping check in is from 8
a.m. to 10 p.m. each day. Again, please do not show up earlier
than 8 a.m. Concert gates open at NOON each day.
Location, Parking & Shuttles
Moondance Jam is held on the Moondance Events festival grounds 6 ½
miles southeast of Walker, MN on HWY 200. There is $10/day
parking available at the the Moondance Events grounds and $5/day
motorcycle parking. Northern Lights Casino (2 ½ miles west of
Moondance) offers free parking in their lot with a free
Moondance shuttle service that runs from when the concert gates
open until the concert area is empty.
Moondance Jam Features Open Festival Seating for G.A.
Moondance Jam is a bit of a throwback with their open festival
seating for all general admission ticket holders. That means
everyone at Moondance has equal opportunity to get up to the
front of the stage or sit back on the lawn seating area. Note:
If you want to get up front for some of the bigger shows, get
into the concert area early. Otherwise, bring in your lawn
chair, setup camp, explore the concert area and enjoy the shows.
New This Year at Moondance Jam
Every year there is something new at Moondance. This year’s biggest
additions are the new Tiki Bar, the Moondance Shuffle “pub
crawl”, the Moondance Shuffle Drawing and the Karaoke contest.
The Tiki Bar, located just outside of Lazy Moon Backstage bar,
serves great “island” drinks. The Moondance Shuffle laminates
and cards are available at token booths. Drawings will be held
nightly at 8:30 p.m. from the main stage for sponsor packs, meet
& greets, 2011 tickets and more. In addition to the 9 a.m.
bloody mary bar and breakfast buffet, the Lazy Moon Backstage
Bar now has a karaoke contest starting at 11 a.m. and running
until 2 p.m. Winners will win tickets and camping for Moondance
Jam 20.More information can be found at
www.moondancejam.com.
Jammers will also see a lot more cameras and
crew shooting the event this year. Blaze TV’s production crew
will be filming for 10 shows to be featured later this summer
and over the next two years on DIRECTV’s concert series on The
101 Network.
Main Stage Schedule
Wednesday, July 15th: Pre Jam Party in the Saloon
10:00 p.m. Hairball (On the Main Stage)
8:30 p.m. Mountain Ash
7:15 p.m. Free Fallin – A Tribute to Tom Petty
6:00 p.m. The Minnesota Whiskey Pigzz
Thursday, July 16th
11:00 p.m. Sammy Hagar and the Wabos
9:00 p.m. Buckcherry
7:00 p.m. Collective Soul
5:00 p.m. Hoobastank
3:00 p.m. Tonic
Friday, July 17th
11:00 p.m. REO Speedwagon
9:00 p.m. Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo
7:00 p.m. Don Felder “An Evening at the Hotel California”
5:00 p.m. The Smithereens
3:00 p.m. Pat Travers
Saturday, July 18th
11:00 p.m. Lynyrd Skynyrd
9:00 p.m. Jonny Lang
7:00 p.m. Cinderella
5:00 p.m. Black Stone Cherry
3:00 p.m. Blackberry Smoke
*Schedule and lineup are subject to change without notice.
More information can be found online at
www.moondancejam.com or by calling the Moondance Hotline at
877-MOONJAM.
ANTHRAX TO TOUR WITH MEGADETH AND SLAYER
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As expected, Anthrax will join Slayer
and Megadeth on the second leg of their American
Carnage Tour. An official announcement was made yesterday,
revealing that that portion of the trek will begin on September
24th in Dallas and will run through October 21st.
During the second leg, Megadeth will continue to perform Rust
in Peace in its entirety and Slayer will do the same with
their 1990 album Seasons in the Abyss. A ticket pre-sale
begins tomorrow. Get details at Slayer.net,
Megadeth.com or Anthrax.com.
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The bands
toured together before, during 1991’s Clash of the Titans
tour.
SLAYER TO RELEASE FIRST CONCERT VIDEO ON DVD
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In 1995, Slayer released their first home
video, Live Intrusion, on VHS, and now, the concert
footage will come out on DVD. The set features performances
from the band’s 1995 Divine Intervention tour and will
hit shelves on August 16th. Learn more at
Slayerized.com.
GILMOUR AND WATERS PERFORM TOGETHER
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For the first time in five years, Pink Floyd’s David
Gilmour and Roger Waters performed together. It
happened over the weekend before 200 guests at charity event in
England. During the extremely rare gig, the pair played songs
including “Wish You Were Here,” “Comfortably Numb” and “Another
Brick in the Wall (Part Two).” The event raised over half a
million dollars for the HOPING Foundation (Hope and
Optimism for Palestinians in the Next Generation). Read more
at DavidGilmourBlog.com.
SANTANA GETS ENGAGED ON STAGE
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Carlos Santana
had a very memorable show over the weekend. About four songs
into his performance in Chicago on Saturday, 50-year-old jazz
and rock drummer Cindy Blackman joined the 62-year-old
singer on stage for a solo behind the kit. After, Carlos asked
her to the front of the stage and then asked her to marry him.
They kissed and the crowd cheered. Congrats Carlos and Cindy!
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Cindy is
best known for recording and touring with Lenny Kravitz.
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In a
statement, Carlos said, “Cindy and I are blessed to have
found each other. Being in love is a gift from the
universe, and the spirit and vibrations that come with it
are infinitely powerful.”
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM BAD COMPANY’S TOUR
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Bad Company
have announced plans to once again tour
in America. Singer Paul Rodgers told us how this trek
might be different from their last one.
“What I’m trying to do is include, you know,
there are some songs that we didn’t play because the band
disbanded in whenever it was, 79 or 80, one of the songs was
‘Electric Land’ and we never actually played that live and it’s
something that I’m revisiting and we’re having a lot of fun with
that and doing different things.”
Bad Company will start breaking out some of the
rarer tracks when they kick off their tour on Friday in Indio,
California. Get all the band’s dates at BadCompany.com.
BON JOVI INJURED DURING SHOW
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Jon Bon Jovi played in his home state of New Jersey on Friday and during the
encore, a rock cover of the Dave Clark Five’s “Glad All
Over,” Jon jumped away from the mic and clutched his left leg in
pain. The 48-year-old singer told the crowd he was hurt adding,
“I’m old, but I’m still good looking.” Even with an
injury, the rocker finished the song and the set and the next
day, released a statement explaining he tore a calf muscle but
that no future dates will be affected. Read more at
Billboard.com.
BON JOVI, EAGLES HAVE TOP GROSSING TOURS
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Now that we’re more than halfway through 2010, the numbers have
been crunched and the top grossing tours of the year have been
revealed. While the official Pollstar chart shows that
Bon Jovi have the top tour after raking in 52.8-million
dollars through June, the chart neglects to include the
Eagles. Pollstar only reported on six of the band’s
dates and had all of their shows been counted, the Eagles would
come in at second since they made 48.7-million dollars so far in
2010. Pollstar has Carole King and James
Taylor’s Troubadour tour in second place. It’s
earned 41 million so far. Read more at Pollstar.com.
NO
MORE POLICE
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Fans of The Police hoping for another reunion shouldn’t
hold their breath. According to ContactMusic.com,
Sting said that the band’s 30th anniversary tour
a couple years ago “wasn’t easy” since there were “no
new songs, no new energy, no desire to take that as a platform
and more somewhere else.” The singer compared the tour to a
divorced couple reuniting and said nothing could make him do it
again.
-
Sting goes
on to say that he doesn’t regret the reunion but does call
it “purely an exercise in nostalgia.”
MAIDEN DEBUT NEW VIDEO
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Iron Maiden
have made a video for their new song “The Final Frontier,” the
title track off their upcoming album. The clip will debut on
the band’s website at 10 AM Eastern today. Check it out at
IronMaiden.com. Meanwhile, The Final Frontier comes
out on August 17th.
RUSH FAN SUES BAND FOR CANCELLED SHOW
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A Rush fan who travelled from upstate New
York to Chicago to see the band perform is so upset the group
cancelled the show that he’s filed a class action lawsuit.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, 42-year-old
Christopher Langone is seeking reimbursement for his ticket,
airfare and other expenses after he made the trek to Illinois to
see a Rush concert which was scrapped due to rain. Langone is
claiming it is breach of contract since the ticket and
promotional materials stated the gig was a “rain or shine”
event. He feels other fans are in the same boat and is
hoping they join the suit. No word yet from the band. Read
more at SunTimes.com.
DOOBIE BROTHERS PLAYING NEW MUSIC LIVE
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In September, the Doobie Brothers will
release their first album of original material in ten years, but
in the meantime, they’re on the road, and while on tour, they’re
performing some new tunes. Singer Tom Johnston told us
about what they’re playing and how the crowds are liking it.
“They’ve been very receptive. I remember in the
old days, it used to be a little scary and sometimes they
weren’t. But they’ve been… we’re playing three songs off the
album right now, one of them’s the single that’s coming out
right now and then we’re doing ‘World Gone Crazy’ and we’re also
doing a song called ‘Chateau’ that [guitarist]
Pat [Simmons] wrote. And they’re all going over very
well.”
The Doobie Brothers play in Cincinnati tonight
with Chicago. Find all their dates at
DoobieBrothers.net.
IOMMI TALKS ABOUT DIO TRIBUTE
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Tony Iommi
is speaking more about Heaven & Hell’s July 24th
Ronnie James Dio tribute performance at London’s High
Voltage festival. The guitarist told England’s Sunday
Mercury that it will be “the very last gig” they play
as Heaven & Hell. Iommi explained, “We chose the name
because the band comprised the Black Sabbath lineup that
made the Heaven and Hell album. We couldn’t carry on
under that name without Ronnie. It just wouldn’t be right.”
Dio died on May 16th at age 67. Read more at
SundayMercury.net.
PEARL JAM’S LAST GIG?
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During their performance in Portugal Sunday night, Pearl Jam
frontman Eddie Vedder told the audience that this was
going to be their last show for a long time. Right after the
band began their set, Vedder read off a statement in Portuguese
that translated to “Thank you for coming to our last show.
Not our last ever, but out last in a long time.” Check out
more over at NME.com.
MUSTAINE’S BOOK ALREADY A BEST SELLER
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Dave Mustaine
just announced the release date for his long-awaited
autobiography and already, with just pre-sales, the book is a
bestseller. Mustaine: A Life in Metal is number 125 in
books, number one in Rock books, number 11 in memoirs and number
one in Heavy Metal books. In a statement, Dave said, “I am
ecstatic that we are number one at Amazon.com.” The
book, which tells Mustaine’s life story, is due out on August 3rd.
KISS TO PLAY TONIGHT SHOW
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Kiss are scheduled to perform on The Tonight Show
with Jay Leno. According to Interbridge.com’s
Late Night TV Page, the band will play the talk show on
Monday night. The Tonight Show airs at 11:35 PM Eastern
on NBC.
NEW SINGLE FROM ADLER’S APPETITE
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Steven Adler’s
band, Adler’s Appetite, have finished recording their new
single, “Alive,” and plan to debut the track as part of their
summer tour. That trek is already underway and next hits
Billings, Montana tonight. Get all the dates at MySpace.com/StevenAdlerSite.
If you can’t make it out to see the band, you can still hear the
tune soon. It will be released in conjunction with the ex-Guns
N’ Roses drummer’s new tell-all autobiography, My
Appetite for Destruction: Sex, Drugs & Guns N’ Roses, which
hits shelves on the 27th.
July 12, 2010
OZZFEST PERFORMERS GET PUMPED UP FOR THE TOUR’S
HIGHLY ANTICIPATED RETURN
SIX-DATE TOUR LAUNCHES
SATURDAY, AUGUST 14 IN
SAN BERNARDINO, CA
OZZFEST
is back and fans aren’t the only ones excited about it--this
year’s performers are pumped up, as illustrated by the quotes
below. Launching Saturday, August 14 in San Bernardino, CA--the
birthplace of the first OZZFest in 1996--this year’s tour will
include main stage artists
Ozzy Osbourne,
Mötley Crüe,
Rob Halford,
DevilDriver and
Nonpoint.
Second stage headliners
Black Label Society will return for their seventh
appearance on the tour and will be joined by
Drowning Pool,
Kingdom of Sorrow, and
Goatwhore, Skeletonwitch,
Saviours
and
Kataklysm. OZZFest marks the first concerts in the U.S.
in connection with the June 22 release of tour founder Ozzy
Osbourne’s new album SCREAM (Epic
Records).
Mötley Crüe’s
Nikki Sixx
said the band couldn’t refuse the offer to join the tour. "When
Ozzy calls
and asks you to go on tour, you say ‘when do I start?’ Over 25
years ago, Ozzy took Mötley Crüe on, what some say, was one of
the greatest tours in rock history. When he asked us to
co-headline OZZFest with him this year, we were flattered and
ecstatic. It is an honor and a privilege to share the stage
with him again and I can guarantee that Mötley Crüe will rip out
the jugular of every audience in every city this summer.”
"I am very excited Halford will be performing,
and to be part of this year's legendary Ozzfest lineup," shares
Rob Halford. "It will be a great opportunity
for the Halford band to be reintroduced to the Metal
communities."
OZZFest will be the first opportunity for many
to experience Ozzy’s new guitarist Gus G. At the same time,
former Ozzy guitarist
Zakk Wylde will be featured at OZZFest, taking the stage
as the Black Label Society frontman. “We’re
looking forward to kicking some serious ass as the second stage
headliners on OZZFest this summer. Thank you to Mom and Dad for
again including Black Label Society on the line-up. We can’t
wait to play slammin’ new songs from Order Of The Black as well
as BLS classics. For all those who bleed Black Label, we will
see you soon!”
Nonpoint
lead singer Elias Soriano is ready and eager to join the ranks
of the main stage, “Nonpoint played OZZfest almost 10 years ago
for the first time on the second stage and it was one of my
proudest moments as a member of this band. Now to be invited not
only to play again, but on the main stage is an honor. This is
an opportunity for Nonpoint to put on the performance of our
career. Strap up, bear down and prepare for the eruption – it’s
on, OZZfest!”
DevilDriver’s
Dez Fafara agrees, “OZZFest! It's beyond an honor to be
asked back yet again to the mothership of all summer concerts.
There's not a better time-honored tradition. It’s a
Rock ‘n’ Roll,
sundrenched, rile up and fire up, rip-roaring, rowdy, ‘keep your
horns up in the air at all times,’ full-day summer festival of
killer music and good times. And DevilDriver is gonna be there
to CRUSH the main stage. Come join us at what will no doubt be
the landmark of the year and the best fucking time you'll have
all summer.”
Drowning Pool
will make their fourth return to the earth-shattering tour. “All
of us in Drowning Pool couldn't be more excited that we're
playing OZZFest again this year. It's such a great honor and a
privilege to be part of Sharon and Ozzy's OZZFest family,” says
guitarist CJ Pierce. “Every tour we've done with OZZFest has
always had such a great mix of bands. I’m looking forward not
only playing the show but watching all the other bands as well.
We can't wait to rock out with all our friends, fans, and family
again. See you out there at the show!”
Ben Falgoust of Goatwhore
is excited to perform amongst all the other talented musicians.
"First and foremost, it's incredible to be on the same fest with
legends like Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Halford and
Motley Crue.
Secondly, there is a damn fine mixture of the most influential
classic metal bands/people on the main stage and some of the
most extreme bands to grace the second stage of OZZFest since
its conception. Also, I would like to say it will be a quite
insane, fun and outrageous time with our friends in
Skeletonwitch, Kingdom Of Sorrow, DevilDriver, Black Label
Society, Saviors, and so on. So, if you can make it out you
should or sit at home and jerk off to she-male videos. Your
choice."
"It just wasn't summer without Ozzfest so I
couldn't be happier that it's back and ready to destroy,”
Kingdom of Sorrow’s
Jamey Jasta shares.
“Kingdom Of Sorrow is pumped to be playing, see you in the pit!"
While Kingdom of Sorrow isn’t able to perform
the
August 14 San Bernardino date, Exodus
will be filling in for them. Guitarist Gary Holt says, “We are
WAY more than fired up to announce that EXODUS will be playing
the SoCal date on OZZFest! We were asked if we wanted to jump
in, and we said ‘fuck yes!’ See everybody there!”
Scott Hedrick, guitarist for
Skeletonwitch, is grateful and honored to be on the
six-date tour. "We can't fucking wait for OZZFest!! Every band
starts somewhere and the first Skeletonwitch show was on a stage
we built in our front yard. You can bet your ass we didn't see
this coming back then. Haha! It's quite an honor and a great
opportunity for us to be a part of the longest running
heavy music
festival in America. I mean Ozzy?! Rob fucking Halford!?
To make it even better, we get to do it with our great friends
in Goatwhore and Saviours. Thanks to everyone who has supported
us and enabled us to do what we love. It's truly appreciated."
Scott Batiste of Saviours
shares that sentiment. “Hitting the road with Ozzy, Motley Crüe
and Halford is not something we'd ever expect to be doing but
we're ready to bring our filthy breed of raging metal to a lot
of new heads! Having our friends in Skeletonwitch and Goatwhore
along for the ride is going to make for a seriously demented
trip and some fucking good times! We'll see you in August!”
"We are grateful that Kataklysm
is about to turn the clock next year to 20 years of existence,”
says frontman Maurizio Iacono. “Through good and bad times,
we’ve stayed strong and remained a leading force in the
underground, but I never in my life thought I would be on tour
with Ozzy or Mötley Crüe while being in an extreme band. One
can’t help but feel amazed when legends take notice and invite
you to participate on one of the world’s most important tours:
OZZFfest. Thanks, of course, to the Osbournes and their
organization for this great opportunity. I wanna sincerely say
‘thank you’ to our fans for being there for us and giving us a
chance through their support to make Kataklysm a legacy. Even
more important, we’re here to party hard with you guys! This is
a lifestyle and we should all unite at Ozzfest to celebrate this
privilege of being metalheads!”
In addition to non-stop music on both stages,
concert-goers can once again visit the OZZFest “Village of the
Damned” featuring a mix of interactive activities, shopping and
entertainment throughout the venue concourses.
All six dates of the explosive
Live Nation
produced tour will feature “all-in ticket pricing” which means
there are no hidden fees whatsoever--no parking charges at the
shows, no facility or surcharge fees--the price you see is the
price you pay. Tickets prices start as low as $30 per ticket
when purchased in a 4-pack. For complete ticket and tour
information visit:
www.OZZFest.com
and
www.LiveNation.com.
THE 2010
OZZFest TOUR
DATES:
DATE
CITY VENUE
Sat, Aug 14 San Bernardino, CA
San Manuel Amphitheater
Tue, Aug 17 Chicago, IL
First Midwest Bank Amp.
Thurs,
Aug 19 Pittsburgh, PA
First Niagara Pavilion
Sat, Aug 21 Hartford, CT
Comcast
Theatre
Sun, Aug 22 Camden, NJ
Susquehanna Bank Center
Tue, Aug 24
Boston, MA
Comcast Cent
DAVID BOWIE
‘STATION TO STATION’
-
SPECIAL & DELUXE EDITIONS -
INCLUDING THE
PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED AND MUCH SOUGHT-AFTER CONCERT
‘LIVE NASSAU COLISEUM ‘76’
RELEASE DATE:
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 - PLUS NEW
LINER NOTES
BY
CAMERON CROWE -
Hollywood, California – July 9, 2010
– Virgin/EMI is pleased to announce
September 28
as the North American release date for David Bowie’s hugely
influential 1976 album, Station To Station,
in two expanded packages: a 3CD and digital
Special Edition and a limited edition 5CD, DVD
(Audio) and three 180gram vinyl LP Deluxe Edition.
Both new editions include the original album, remastered from
the analogue master, and the much-bootlegged, but previously
unreleased concert favorite, Live Nassau
Coliseum ’76, as well as new liner notes by
Cameron Crowe.
As exclusively announced by BowieNet (www.davidbowie.com),
September 20
has been confirmed as the
European release
date.
The 3CD
Special
Edition features the remastered
original studio album on disc one, plus Live
Nassau Coliseum ’76 on discs two and three.
Packaged in a lift-top box, the set also includes a
16-page booklet and three
David Bowie
postcards. The
Special Edition will also be available for digital
download purchase with an exclusive
bonus track,
“Panic
In Detroit” (unedited alt. mix), from the recordings for
Live Nassau Coliseum ’76.
WHAT WILL THE SCORPIONS DO AFTER THEIR LAST SHOW?
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The Scorpions are currently on their Get Your Sting
and Blackout tour, their final trek as a band. While
they’ll be out on the road for the next couple years, have they
thought about what they’ll do once that last show is over?
Guitarist Matthias Jabs told us what typically happens
then.
“I
don’t know. I mean, normally, the last show is not the last
show, so far, so everybody goes in his own home probably, takes
a vacation and we meet at some point in the studio again,
whatever, it happens. This time, we don’t know.”
So
what will Matthias do after the final show is done?
“I
think for me it’s like, I don’t really want to think about it
too much, I don’t want to put a blockage in my mind. I want to
just be open and see how it feels to slowly absorb everything
that comes up and to watch things and just be open-minded and
see what feels the best and what really is the best thing to do.
It’s too early now.”
In
the meantime, Matthias and the rest of the Scorpions can focus
on their next show, which is Wednesday in Atlanta. Get all the
band’s dates at The-Scorpions.com.
FENDER
TO
HONOR JIMI HENDRIX
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Fender
will honor Jimi Hendrix at their fourth annual Hall of
Fame induction ceremony next month. The Fender Hall of
Fame celebrates founders, artists and innovators who have
made significant contributions to the company’s legacy. Jimi’s
sister, Janie, will be on hand to accept the honor on his
behalf as will the rocker’s long-time producer, Eddie Kramer.
The ceremony takes place on August 13th in Tempe,
Arizona and you can learn more at Fender.com.
MORE DETAILS ON MUSTAINE’S MEMOIRS
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Megadeth
singer Dave Mustaine has been working on his
autobiography for some time now, but the book finally has a
release date. Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir will hit
shelves on August 3rd and in it, the rocker discusses
his time with Metallica, the rise of Megadeth, his
departure from the group and his eventual return, his battles
with addiction and how Alice Cooper helped him, his love
of Christianity and much more. Learn more about the book or
pre-order it now at Amazon.com.
KISS SPECIAL TO AIR ON A&E
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If
you didn’t make it to Australia when Kiss brought their
Alive 35 Tour there, you can still see video from the
shows. That’s because next week, A&E will air a one-hour
special called Kissteria. The program will not only show
concert footage but also give fans a look behind-the-scenes when
Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons decide to launch the
spontaneous mini-tour with one-week’s notice. Find out all the
scrambling that goes on when Kissteria airs on July 20th
at 10 PM Eastern on A&E.
WHO DOES McKAGAN WRITE FOR?
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Duff McKagan
revealed last week that he’s working on new music with his band
Loaded. The bassist is pretty busy since he’s also been
collaborating with Jane’s Addiction recently and is still
in Velvet Revolver as well. So when the former Guns
N’ Roses rocker comes up with a song idea, how does he
decide which band will get it? He filled us in.
“I
never sit down and go, ‘I’m gonna write a song right now.’ I
don’t do that, first off. An idea will just pop into my head
but I think whatever the idea is dictates itself what it’s gonna
be for. The idea dictates what it’s for and it’s not me at
all.”
Keep up to date with Duff at MySpace.com/DuffXMcKagan.com.
ROCK HALL
ANNIVERSARY CONCERT UP FOR EMMYS
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The Emmy nominations were announced last week and along with
the usual great television shows that got nods, the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert, which
aired on HBO last October, also got some recognition.
The show, which featured performances from Bruce Springsteen,
U2, Simon & Garfunkel, Metallica and many
others, is up for the Emmy for Outstanding Variety,
Music of Comedy Special as well as in the running for
trophies for directing, editing, sound mixing and technical
direction. Find out how the show does when the Emmys air
on NBC on August 29th.
STING’S SYMPHONICITIES OUT TOMORROW
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If
you haven’t yet had a chance to see Sting on tour,
performing rearranged versions of some of his greatest hits with
the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, tomorrow will
be a good day for you. That’s because Symphonicities,
the companion CD to the trek, comes out Tuesday. The disc
includes classics like “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic”
and “Roxanne” and it’ll be on shelves tomorrow. Sting performs
with the orchestra at the Metropolitan Opera in New York
tonight.
JOE ELLIOTT GOES DOWN N’ OUTZ
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In 2009, Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott formed a band
with The Quireboys and opened for Mott the Hoople
when they reunited for some performances overseas. Now, that
band Joe created has a name and a CD that comes out tomorrow.
They’re called Down N’ Outz and their new album, My
Regeneration, includes 13 covers of rare yet monumental
tracks by ‘70s rock pioneers like Mott the Hoople, Ian Hunter
and the British Lions. Pick up My Regeneration
tomorrow and learn more at DownNOutz.com.
July 7, 2010
PAUL RODGERS ANNOUNCES FUND-RAISING DRIVE TO BENEFIT “KIDS
ROCK FREE®” MUSIC PROGRAM
DRAWS TO BE HELD THROUGHOUT RODGERS’ 2010 CONCERT DATES
FEATURING RARE STAGE ITEMS,
AUTOGRAPHED MEMORABILIA & COLLECTIBLES
BONUS MONTHLY DRAWS
AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY AT
PAULRODGERS.COM
Los Angeles, CA
– July 7, 2010 – Legendary rock icon
Paul
Rodgers has announced that during his concert tours this
year, both Solo and
Bad Company,
he will be donating rare personal stage items, autographed
memorabilia and collectables for a nightly draw. All of the
proceeds will be given to the Fender Centers ‘Kids Rock Free’
national music education initiative in efforts to raise money
and awareness. Plus Rodgers and his wife, Cynthia, will match
all monies raised.
“Without music in schools curriculum there is a void for
young people to express, explore and experience music. We
are on a mission to set up this music program across the
U.S. If not for music in my life as a young person who
knows where I would have focused my energy,” said Rodgers.
The Kids Rock Free campaign provides free and low-cost music
lessons to students age 7-17 and has serviced over 12,000
kids. Rodgers has dedicated himself to the program since
2003, donating his time, talent and finances. In an effort
to expand the program nationwide and to help kids across the
United States experience music at a very low cost or for
free, the push is on to raise additional funding to make
that experience a reality.
Those who wish to participate may simply visit the
merchandise booth during any concert date and purchase a $5
fundraising ticket. Two random drawings will be held each
night, and the winner(s) will take home one (or two) items.
Monthly drawings are also being held online on Rodgers’
website,
PaulRodgers.com. Rodgers
and his wife, Cynthia, will match all donations made during
the fund-raising drive.
Additionally, supporters of Kids Rock Free “text-to-donate”
can make a $10 donation directly from their mobile phones by
texting “ROCK” to 50555. A one-time $10 donation will be
added to mobile bills; messaging and data rates may apply.
Terms, help and other details can be found online at
www.mgive.com/a.
Rodgers, celebrating over four decades as a writing and
charting recording artist (Free, Bad Company, The Firm,
Queen + Paul Rodgers, Solo), was recently presented with the
“Classic Songwriter” award by
Jimmy Page
and Jeff Beck at the annual
Classic Rock Magazine Roll of Honour 2009.
Rolling Stone
recently named Rodgers one of the “Top 100 Singers of All
Time,” Classic
Rock UK placed him at #2 on their “50 Greatest
Singers in Rock” list. His debut solo DVD “Live
in Glasgow” is certified Gold and charted at #1 in
Canada, #2 in Japan, #3 in the US and #4 in the UK .
Recently released in the U.K. “The Best of Free and Bad
Company, featuring Paul Rodgers” hit the charts in the top
10 and is also certified gold.
CONFIRMED US TOUR DATES:
DATE VENUE
CITY/STATE
July 16
Fantasy Springs Casino
Indio, CA
July 17
Orange County Fair
Costa Mesa,
CA
July 22
The Lakeland Center Jenkins Arena Lakeland, FL
July 23
St. Augustine
Amphitheatre St.
Augustine, FL
July 25
Chastain Park Amphitheatre
Atlanta, GA
July 27
Bank of America Pavilion
Boston, MA
July 30
Choctaw Resort Casino Event Center Durant, OK
August 1
Outlaw Jam/Frederick Co. Fairgrounds Frederick,
MD
August 4
Casino Rama Entertainment Center Rama,
Ontario
August 14
Bike Rally
Port Dover, Ontario
October 4
Potawatomi
Casino
Milwaukee, WI
October 5
Potawatomi Casino
Milwaukee, WI
October 7 The Joint/Hard Rock Hotel &
Casino Catoosa,
OK (Tulsa)
October 9
Little Creek Casino
Resort Shelton, WA *
* denotes Paul Rodgers solo date
ABOUT KIDS ROCK FREE®:
More than 12,000 children have experienced the joy of
creating music through the Kids Rock Free music education
program. The lessons are provide to any and all kids at no
or low cost. Guitar, keyboard, drums and voice are currently
offered. More than 800 kids are wait-listed to participate
in the KRF program. The classes are taught by experienced
teachers from the area. More donations are needed to
increase the number of sessions offered, expand the variety
and depth of classes and complete the build-out the much
needed rooms within the center to accommodate the constant
and ever-growing demand for the Kids Rock Free Program.
ABOUT THE FENDER
CENTER/MUSEUM:
The Fender
Center for Music Education is a non-profit center
dedicated to the music education of children. The
33,000-square-foot building is located at
365 N. Main Street, in Corona, Calif. Run by the
Fender Museum of Music and the Arts Foundation, a 501 (c) 3
corporation, the board is made up of civic leaders, elected
officials, and business leaders from the
Riverside County and Orange Country regions. The main
focus of the Center is to provide music education to
children at a no or low cost. Music education has been
drastically reduced due to money constraints in the
public education system. The Fender Center endeavors
to bridge that gap by providing an innovative and caring
environment for children to explore the world of music
performance. Numerous studies have shown that children, who
incorporate music into their education, perform better in
math and science by a staggering 30 percent. Additionally,
children attain a higher degree of personal confidence and a
greater sense of accomplish compared to non-music students.
The Fender Center conducts events throughout the year to
bring musical experiences to the general public and raise
funds to continue the important work of music education.
Contained within the Center, the FM Studio, professionally
equipped and staffed, records the kids’ performances. FM
Studio is available for commercial use and audio recording.
Additional information can be obtained at
www.fendermuseum.com.
SLASH FEAT.
MYLES KENNEDY
WITH SPECIAL GUEST FERGIE TO PERFORM AT
UNSET STRIP MUSIC
FESTIVAL
The third annual SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL
(SSMF), set for
Aug. 26-28, 2010, has announced 2010 honoree SLASH
will perform with FERGIE and MYLES KENNEDY--two of the
vocalists on Slash’s self-titled album, which topped the
charts as the #1 rock album and #3 on the Billboard Top 200
list in its first week of release--during the
Saturday, August
28 outdoor street festival. Organizers also announced
COMMON, SEMI PRECIOUS WEAPONS, NEON TREES, BIG B, and STEEL
PANTHER have been added to the street festival lineup that
is being headlined by the previously announced
Smashing Pumpkins.
The boulevard is closed to traffic between
Doheny Drive and
San
Vicente Boulevard and will be transformed into a
premier concert destination with outdoor stages, beer
gardens, a VIP lounge, food trucks, interactive
experiences and live performances within the venues
during the day.
Multi-Grammy Award-winning musician and noted actor
Common, who has spent his career pushing boundaries and
taking listeners out of their comfort zones with his
socially conscious words, will close the East outdoor stage.
The street fest will also feature Semi Precious Weapons
(whose appearance marks a break in their tour with Lady Gaga
and a return to their
Sunset Strip roots); Neon Trees (who “are excited to
share the stage with such an amazing eclectic group of
artists as well as have the time to become fans for the
day"); Big B with special guests (known for his high caliber
collaborations with guest performers, Big B will preview
songs from his upcoming
fifth studio
album); and a larger than life performance by The
Sunset Strip’s resident
heavy metal
band Steel Panther.
Additionally, a mix of more than 50 local and national
artists--including John West, Vanaprasta, Tomorrows
Bad Seeds,
Adler’s Appetite, The Binges, Ankla and Dirty Sweet--will
perform within the venues during the Aug. 28 street fest
date. Aug. 28 venue lineups include (more to be announced):
Individual venues have also started to announce their
Friday, Aug. 27
lineups, which include WARNER DRIVE with
Run Devil Run
(Viper
Room); P.O.D. with Static Pulse, Thick As Thieves,
Slant, Asphalt Messiah and Sound Of Ugly (Whisky); and KIX (House of
Blues).
The three-day fest kicks off with a tribute to legendary
guitarist Slash at the House of Blues
on Thursday, Aug. 26. Friday, Aug. 27 includes a
Virgin
America sponsored VIP cocktail party at the Andaz
hotel prior to the venues hosting a full night of music.
Again this year, the Viper Room will serve as the official
media hub during the day of the street festival, with live
remotes from 98.7fm and artist interviews.
Tickets are currently on sale via
Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com/ssmf).
A portion of all ticket sales benefit Los Angeles Youth
Network (LAYN), a charity personally selected by honoree
Slash. LAYN’s mission is to end homelessness, one kid at a
time, by providing shelter, food and counseling for the
abused, neglected and abandoned.
SSMF 2010’s proud supporting sponsors include Virgin
America, V Australia,
Jack Daniel’s, Ticketmaster, Vitaminwater,
Gibson Guitar,
98.7fm,
Andaz West Hollywood, Whole Foods West Hollywood,
City of West Hollywood,
West
Hollywood Marketing & Visitors Bureau and Signature
Creative. Street fest production provided by Swing House
Hollywood.
For more information about SSMF, including additional
lineup announcements, visit
www.ssmf.com.
NUGENT ROCKETS TO #1 POSITION ON AMAZON
The Fourth of July turned out to be an explosive weekend all
around for entertainer Ted Nugent. Released Friday, July 2,
his Happy Defiance Day Everyday song bundle went to #1 on
Amazon's MP3 store on Saturday, July 3, and has remained
there ever since. Due to the buzz on Yahoo! as a #1 trending
topic on Friday, this was released two days earlier than its
intended July 4 release date.
This 30-track collection is available for 76 cents, in honor
of 1776. Nugent's dynamic version of the "Star Spangled
Banner" also topped downloads over the holiday.
Rocking his fellow Americans, Ted spent the holiday weekend
on his live Trample The Weak Hurdle The Dead tour, as it
continues to roll across the USA. "This is, without
question, the best tour of my 60-plus years on the planet!"
enthused the irrepressible guitarist just before taking the
stage in San Antonio on Sunday, July 4. "Remember the
Alamo!"
For more information on all things Nuge, visit
www.tednugent.com
“THE SIDE SHOW WITH NIKKI SIXX” ARRIVES IN LOS ANGELES
ON TOP ALTERNATIVE ROCK STATION 98-7FM
Nationally Syndicated Radio Show Combines Countdown, Great
Guests and Nikki Sixx’s New Music Selections Every Weekend
LOS ANGELES (July 6, 2010) – “The Side Show with Nikki Sixx”
will premiere on L.A.’s most-talked-about radio station,
98-7fm, on Saturday, July 10 from 8 - 10 a.m. The nationally
syndicated weekend program from Premiere Radio Networks
spotlights the internationally renowned rocker in his role
as radio host and tastemaker. In addition to featuring
chart-topping music each week, Sixx spotlights new and
emerging artists, talks with guests from all areas of
entertainment, and shares his personal new music picks.
Sixx stated, “Los Angeles has been my home since the days
even before Mötley Crüe, so I am beyond excited that ‘The
Side Show’ has found a home at 98-7fm. This is the station I
listen to - my friends listen to it, my family listens to
it. It's the station I wanted to be on and I'm psyched to
get started.”
Jennifer Leimgruber, SVP of programming for Premiere Radio
Networks stated, “The debut of ‘The Side Show with Nikki
Sixx’ on 98-7fm is a major milestone. When you’ve got a
great host and a great show, you want to share it with the
people you know will love it. 98-7fm is one of the
most-listened-to Alternative Rock radio stations in the
country, so we are excited to connect with this expansive
lifestyle audience every week.”
98-7fm Program Director, Julie Pilat says, “‘The Side Show
with Nikki Sixx’ is a great fit for us. Nikki is super
creative and passionate about music and his show, PLUS he’s
home grown here in L.A. The audience will really relate to
him. At 98-7 we are all about trying new things and offering
innovative programming, so we are excited to be able to
bring this show to our listeners on Saturday mornings.”
98-7fm will also host an official launch party for “The Side
Show with Nikki Sixx,” where listeners will have the chance
to hang out with Sixx and the rest of the 98-7 air staff,
along with some surprise celebrity guests. More details to
be announced.
Glenn Hughes on Black Country Communion: "I'm Getting
to Play Music with My Friends."
Glenn Hughes is back in a big way. Beginning his career with
Trapeze, he went on to play with giant arena rockers like
Deep Purple and Black Sabbath before a problem with
substance abuse sidelined him in the 1980s.
Hughes has been clean and sober many years now, releasing a
variety of albums in different styles. His newest project is
Black Country Communion, an all-star group featuring Hughes
on bass and vocals, Joe Bonamassa on guitar, Jason Bonham on
drums and Derek Sherinian on keyboards. The band's debut
album is due in September, and it's likely to be one of the
great success stories of the year, if not the decade. In an
exclusive interview with Long Live Rock on Blog Talk Radio,
Hughes discussed the new album and his tumultuous past.
"There's no mistakes on this record. I wanted to say, 'Glenn
Hughes is back, he's making rock albums,'" Hughes said. "I
wanna go out there and rock. I wanna do what I wanna do with
the right people.
"This is kind of a family affair now. I'm getting to play
music with my friends," Hughes stated. "I've known Jason
since he was two years old. I'd go to his house and watch
John tutor Jason at four or five years old, playing Free
songs. I watched John father his kid. But Jason doesn't
remember that. I can tell you this for a fact, that Jason
dearly misses his dad. And it's a big thing to carry around,
being the son of John Bonham. But Jason has turned his life
around; he's clean and sober, and he's an amazingly funny,
gifted man. There's no mistakes. I'm supposed to be playing
with Jason Bonham."
Hughes also discusses his past abuse of drugs and alcohol,
his long career, his excitement at playing with Black
Country Communion, his friend Ronnie James Dio, and much
more in this wide-ranging interview at
http://www.wewillrockyoublog.com/2010/07/05/interview-with-glenn-hughes-from-long-live-rock/
**STEVE VAI - SIGNED IBANEZ and CUSTOM STAGE CLOTHES**
**BASS-MONSTER BLASKO from OZZY Signed ERNIE BALL BASS**
NEWLY ADDED TO ON-GOING EBAY AUCTION FOR Humanity Thru Music
- In Benefit of Fur & Feather Animal Sanctuary
EBAY AUCTION NOW!!
HOLLYWOOD, CA – Signed guitar and custom stage clothes from
the legendary STEVE VAI and monster bassist BLASKO of OZZY
OSBOURNE has been added to the eBay auction
Besides the love of music, rockstars have a soft spot for
our four legged furry friends. With the help from so many
artists and actors with their charitable donations of
instruments and signed memorabilia, FUR & FEATHER ANIMAL
SANCTUARY comes closer to breaking ground in the next year
for the first fully solar and wind powered, no-kill animal
sanctuary. The sanctuary will also provide the community
with a low-cost animal clinic, education and cultural
center.
Currently on the eBay auction block sits legendary
ax-slinger STEVE VAI’S custom made silver outfit by famed
rockstar couturier TERRI KING. It was worn on the Ultra Zone
tour in the late 90's. Also STEVE VAI has signed a black
IBANEZ up for auction with the thanks to the help of IBANEZ
– With the help from Brian Ball of ERNIE BALL we also have a
bass singed by OZZY OSBOURNE’S bassologist Rob BLASKO
Nicholson – GO BID NOW!!!!!
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Adding
in the next week to the auction will be a signed
Ibanez guitars one from
PAUL GILBERT and a Schecter Diamond Series guitar
signed by horror Icons
TYLER MANE
(Michael Myers/Halloween 1&2) and
DEREK MEARS
(Jason Voorhees/Friday the 13th). More items
coming!! Keep an eye out for additions of cool signed
memorabilia from your favorite rockstars!! All items come
with signed letters of authentication for your collection!
Did you know?
-Between four million and six million pets are
euthanized every year because they are homeless.
- An animal in a shelter is killed every 1.5 seconds.
- Only one animal in 10 born in the U.S. gets a good home
that lasts a lifetime.
- There is a direct correlation between
animal abuse
and neglect and child abuse and neglect.
FUR & FEATHER
ANIMAL SANCTUARY
is a 501(c)(3) that was organized exclusively for
charitable, and educational purposes, more specifically for
helping homeless and un-wanted animals with medical care,
adoption in a no-kill safe environment.
For more information go to
www.furfeather.org (almost
finished) or visit them on
Facebook
now! Just search for Fur & Feather Animals Sanctuary and
look for the happy Pit-bull~ To donate to the cause use
Paypal
and email to
donations@furfeather.org or email to get address
to send checks
THE WHO WILL GO ON
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Lately, fans of The Who have
been on edge, wondering if Pete Townshend’s tinnitus will
bring the band to an end. However, in a new interview with
the Tuscon Concerts Examiner, singer Roger Daltrey said not
only will the band continue, but even hinted that they may
have more music coming out too. Find a link to the article
at TheWho.com.
OZZY TO WRITE HEALTH COLUMN
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Ozzy Osbourne just got a new
gig
–
as a health columnist. The
Prince of Darkness will
dispense advice in a column
for England’s The Daily
Times and will also dole out
advice for readers of
Rolling Stone. Ozzy said of
the Times column that “it’s
not a serious thing. I’m
the last person to ask
advice about health.” He’s
also not writing the column
himself rather Chris Ayres,
who penned Ozzy’s book, will
be writing the piece. Ozzy
explained he can’t write the
column because if people
believe him, they’ll “end up
in the lunatic asylum.” If
you still have a health
question for the rocker,
RollingStone.com is
accepting submissions from
readers now.
MAIDEN GUITARIST TALKS
ABOUT NEW ALBUM
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Iron Maiden guitarist Dave
Murray is talking about the band’s upcoming album, The Final
Frontier. The rocker told Billboard.com that it actually
only took six weeks to make the record since they did a
track a day with the whole band. He explained because of
that, the CD has a “live-in-the-studio feel to it.” Murray
went on to describe the ten songs on the effort as
“straight-ahead, uptempo rock songs with good grooves with
some other tracks that are kind of longer and more
complex.” One of those long tracks is the album closer,
“When the Wild Wind Blows,” which clocks in at 11-minutes
and is the band’s longest ever track recorded. Read more at
Billboard.com.
COUPLE WINS MONEY IN SUIT
AGAINST WHITESNAKE
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A Massachusetts couple who
brought about a lawsuit against Whitesnake has won some
money. According to Pollstar, the pair claimed the band, a
concert promoter and a venue owner were responsible for a
2003 Boston show that caused them both long-term hearing
loss. The Massachusetts Appeals Court awarded them a
settlement of 40-thousand dollars.
BRET MICHAELS TALKS ABOUT
HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY
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With his latest life events
–
a brain hemorrhage and a
fight to recovery
–
Bret Michaels has some
content to add to the
autobiography he’s been
working on. The rocker told
us what penning that book
has been like.
(Cut #1) “When you look back
at your life and you start to write things, I found it
extremely weird and therapeutic because you go through a lot
of stuff and you’re like, ‘I did that? Man, I don’t
remember. Wait, who, what?’ And as you go through it, I
think the one thing is, and I think this for most rock
bands, we come from a place where you start out in a garage
or in my case a basement, and then you work your way up to
the garage and you have a pretty hands-on career, there is a
lot of crazy stories to tell and that’s what this book
–
it touches on everything.”
The book is called Roses &
Thorns and was originally due out last June. Now, Bret
wants to get it out in November but his publishers expect it
on shelves on February 1st. Meanwhile, Bret’s new album,
Custom Built, is out today.
SLASH RE-RECORDS RADIO
STATION’S THEME
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Australia’s Triple M rock
radio station turned 30 this
year and as a gift, Slash
re-recorded the theme to one
of their shows. The former
Guns N’ Roses guitarist had
told the station he thought
it would be fun to remake
the tune and recently did
just that in his L-A
studio. You can hear the
song and see footage of
Slash laying down the track
now at TripleM.com.au.
McCARTNEY SINGS DUET WITH
KEVIN SPACEY
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At a charity event on
Thursday in London, Paul
McCartney sang a duet with
actor Kevin Spacey. The
pair performed “Hey Jude”
and dedicated the song to
Oscar-winner Judi Dench. It
was all part of a benefit
show held to support Paul’s
Meat Free Monday campaign
and the Old Queen Victoria
Theatre, where Kevin is the
Artistic Director and where
Judi made her stage debut.
ROBERT PLANT TO PLAY SOLO
SET FOR CHARITY
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Robert Plant will perform a
solo set at a charity event
this summer. The benefit
will raise money for a
charity started by soccer
star Steve Bull. Steve’s
organization helps young
people, the disabled, the
sick and the homeless, and
if that weren’t a good
enough cause to help out,
Plant also loves the team
Bull plays for, the
Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The event takes place on
August 20th at a suite at
Molineux Stadium, where the
Wanderers play. Learn more
at PlanetRock.com.
MEAT LOAF LOVES HEARING HIS
NEW ALBUM
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Meat Loaf is now touring
behind his latest album,
Hang Cool Teddy Bear.
Sometimes, artists get tired
of playing the same songs
over and over again, but
Meat Loaf can’t get enough
of his new record. He gave
us more details on why that
is.
“It is different every time
you hear it. And I’ve never made a… not even Bat Out of
Hell is different every time you hear it. It’s just not.
And I don’t know, I’m still, maybe I just want to listen to
it to try and figure it out because every time I hear it, it
says something else and it’s doing something else. I don’t
even know how we did the record.”
Meat Loaf plays in Ontario,
Canada tonight. Get all the singer’s dates at MeatLoaf.net.
RINGO STARR INVITES THE WORLD TO
CELEBRATE PEACE & LOVE!
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Ringo Starr
turns 70 today, and he is celebrating his birthday in New
York City. At noon, Ringo will be joined by family, friends
and fans all together in a simple salute:
"Peace & Love". The genesis
of the July 7th
Peace & Love Celebrations
began in 2008 when Ringo was asked during an interview with
Access Hollywood,
"what would you like for your coming birthday?"
and he replied "more
Peace & Love." That launched
a Peace & Love
campaign, and Ringo encouraged everyone, everywhere, to say
“Peace & Love” at noon local time.
RINGO STARR TO CELEBRATE 70th
BIRTHDAY IN NYC
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According to the
New York Times, Ringo Starr is planning on celebrating his
70th birthday in New York City. The former
Beatles
drummer is taking his age in stride saying,
“As far as I’m concerned, in my head,
I’m 24. That’s just how it is. The number, yeah, it’s high.
But I just felt I’ve got to celebrate it. I’m on my feet and
I’m doing what I love to do, and I’m in a profession, as a
musician, where we can go on for as long as we can go on.
I’m not hiding from it, you know.”
RINGO WANTS TO PLAY FOR DECADES
LONGER
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Today is
Ringo Starr’s 70th
birthday. The former Beatle is currently on
tour and happily playing music. He told us how much longer
he’ll do it for.
“You know, I’m blessed. I’m in a
profession where as long as I can pick up the sticks, I can
work. And my big hero of course is
B.B. King, now he’s 900
years old and I want to go as long as he does. We’re just
lucky, we just keep going and doing it.”
To celebrate his
birthday, Ringo and some friends will be performing tonight
at Radio City Music
Hall in New York. Get more info and find all of the
drummer’s dates at RingoStarr.com.
ROBERT PLANT
ANNOUNCES UK TOUR DATES
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Robert Plant
has scheduled some UK tour dates in the fall. The former
Led Zeppelin
frontman will play four shows in September in support of his
Band of Joy
album, which will be released on September 13th.
Plant will play the HMV
Forum in London on
September 2nd, the
St. David’s Hall
in Cardiff on October 26th,
Symphony Hall
in Birmingham on October 27th and a Halloween
show at the Palace Theatre
in Manchester. He plays the
Orpheum Theater in Memphis,
Tennessee on Tuesday.
DAVID BOWIE TO REISSUE
STATION TO STATION
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David
Bowie’s
classic 1976 album
Station To Station
is to be reissued as an expanded edition featuring
unreleased tracks. The record will hit shelves on September
20th as a three CD special edition and a deluxe
edition featuring 5 CDs, a DVD, a triple LP and a host of
exclusive replica memorabilia including replica stage
passes, fan club packs and more. According to
PlanetRock.com,
both editions contain a previously unreleased
Nassau Coliseum
concert from March 23rd, 1976.
OZZY TALKS RETIREMENT
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Ozzy
Osbourne just released his latest album and is now
gearing up for another Ozzfest and solo tour. So
does the Prince of Darkness ever think about retiring? He
let us know.
“Sure I think about retiring but how can I
retire from a passion that I love, you know?”
You can now get
Ozzy’s new album,
Scream. Meanwhile,
Ozzfest 2010 kicks off on August 14th in
Devore, California. Find all of Osbourne’s dates at
Ozzy.com.
July 2, 2010
Moondance Jam Rock Festival to be Featured in HD
as part of DIRECTV’s Concert Series on The 101 Network
For
the first time in its 19 year history, the Moondance Jam rock
festival will be broadcast on television. America’s premier
television provider, DIRECTV, will air this year’s festival
exclusively on The 101 Network. The production company Blaze TV
will be filming during the festival this July 15 – 17 and will
then produce ten one hour shows featuring artists Sammy Hagar,
REO Speedwagon, Buckcherry, Jonny Lang,
Hoobastank, Collective Soul, Black Stone Cherry
and Pat Travers. Additional artists may also be added
from the three day, fifteen band main stage roster. The programs
will air as part of the DIRECTV Concert Series and begin airing
on The 101 Network late this summer.
“Blaze will have a crew of over 50 creative and technical
personnel to record the programs at Moondance Jam using a total
of 12 cameras and are employing as much local labor as they can
including some camera crew from Minneapolis. The programs will
be recorded in High Definition and the audio will be recorded in
Surround sound. It is a million dollar production. In
addition to the cameras and sound, Blaze will be bringing in
$100,000 worth of additional lighting to boost the production
value of the shows,” said Blaze TV founder, producer and
director, Conor McAnally.
Moondance Jam owners, Bill and Kathy Bieloh, are ecstatic to be
able to have their festival filmed and produced by a production
company whose philosophy is to shoot from the fan’s perspective.
“Not only are we excited that our festival will be shown on
DIRECTV, but it will be produced by a company that shares our
philosophy that it is about the fans. Kathy and I started
Moondance Jam in 1992 as party for friends and family and now it
has grown into Minnesota’s largest rock festival bringing in
over 50,000 friends and family through the gates over three
days,” says Bill Bieloh. “Over the years we have always done
everything we could to keep Moondance Jam a fan friendly rock
festival. We still maintain open festival seating for general
admission ticket holders so they can get up close to the stage.
We also added a restaurant and bar that overlooks the backstage
area a few years ago that is open to all fans. Our fans need to
have that full concert experience for the amazing artists that
put on such great shows every year. So to have Blaze TV come in
and recreate that experience for fans that have never been to
Moondance is a dream come true for us.”
About
Moondance Jam
Moondance Jam 19 will be held July 15-17, 2010
on the 300 acre Moondance Events festival grounds near Walker,
MN. Moondance Jam is Minnesota’s largest rock festival and the
premier classic rock festival in the U.S. Call the Moondance
Hotline at 877-MOONJAM or go to
www.moondancejam.com
for more information including schedules, tickets, camping and
more.
About
DIRECTV’s The 101®
Network
The 101 Network,
DIRECTV’s exclusive entertainment channel, is a unique
television experience that is available to more than 18.5
million DIRECTV subscribers. In 2008, the network changed the
television landscape with the unprecedented third season
premiere of the Emmy Award-winning series Friday Night Lights
and has since become the premiere destination for diverse,
quality and critically acclaimed programming including
Underbelly, Supreme Court of Comedy and The Dan Patrick Show.
Through its partnerships with leading television and film
studios, networks and top cable channels, The 101 Network offers
viewers the finest in drama and comedy, with daring, innovative
series, exclusive “sneak peek” programming and premium cable
series un-cut in their original form. The 101 Network showcases
concert specials from superstar artists and celebrated music
festivals such as Farm Aid, sporting events such as UFC Fighter
exposés and the annual DIRECTV Celebrity Beach Bowl; as well as
feature films and TV movie specials.
About
Blaze TV
Blaze TV is a multi-award winning production
company started by Conor McAnally, which has been creating music
programming for DIRECTV and other US Broadcasters for the past
five years including 65 hours from the SxSW Music Conference
in Austin, 30 hours from The Country Concert at Hickory Hills
in Ohio and memorable one-offs like Hall & Oates Live at the
Troubadour and Legendary Albums Live with Heart.
Originally based in London, Blaze is the only UK company in
history to win three Consecutive Best Multi-Camera awards from
the Royal TV Society. BLAZE is five-time British Academy Award
winning TV producers and recipients of 22 major awards for
programming excellence. The concert productions they have
delivered remain among the highest rated programming in the
history of The 101 Network on DIRECTV. The roster of artists
Blaze has worked with includes everyone from Madonna to
Mariah, U2 to UB40 and Tracy Chapman to Trace
Adkins. In all they have shot over 2000 hours
of live program for worldwide broadcasters with more than 1700
artists since 1998.
VAN HALEN ALBUM ON THE WAY?
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Could Van Halen be working on a new
album? The folks at MelodicRock.com reached out to what they’re
calling a very credible source close to the band who told them
that the guys are “working towards finishing recording” a new
studio album with singer David Lee Roth. The insider revealed
that the record would come out during the first half of 2011 but
the first single should be out before the end of this year. The
source added that the relationship between Eddie Van Halen and
David “remains as complex as ever” but everyone wants to get a
new CD on shelves. Read more at MelodicRock.com.
DEE SNIDER REALITY SHOW DEBUTS
THIS MONTH
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Growing Up Twisted, the new reality
show about Twisted Sister singer Dee Snider and his family, will
premiere this month. The seven-episode series, which follows
the oddball daily pursuits of the Sniders, debuts with two
back-to-back half-hour episodes at 10 PM Eastern on July 27th on
A&E.
ALICE COOPER DISCUSSES NEXT
ALBUM
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Alice Cooper is talking more about the record he’s working on.
The shock rocker spoke to the media at a press conference in
France and revealed that the new CD will be a sequel, or
“shriekquel” as he calls it, to his 1975 solo debut Welcome to
My Nightmare. It’s tentatively titled Welcome 2 My Nightmare
and he’s already got three songs done for it. The concept album
will be about another nightmare, far worse than the first one,
and the sound of the effort captures the ‘70s era without
recreating it. Learn more at RadioMetal.com.
STEVEN TYLER LIKES TO MAKE UP
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Anyone who was nervous that
Aerosmith are still on rocky ground after nearly parting ways
with singer Steven Tyler should read what the rocker had to say
in a new story in Billboard magazine. In the latest issue,
Tyler explained, “The f**k yous run deep in a band like
Aerosmith and the best part about it is the make-up. We live to
be on stage with each other and play
–
because we don’t really know what else to do.” The group is
currently touring on their Cocked, Locked and Ready to Rock Tour
and, as Steven said, “just kicking ass and taking names every
night.” Read more at Billboard.com.
HOW BACHMAN AND TURNER KEEP
THEIR MUSIC CLASSIC
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Bachman Turner Overdrive’s Randy
Bachman and Fred Turner have reunited and are now touring as
Bachman and Turner. The pair is also set to release a new album
on September 7th and they promise that it’ll sound just like
their old stuff. Randy Bachman gave us more details on the
set.
“Well you’ll never hear this on
the album (plays guitar). There’s none of this hammer-on,
pull-off stuff. I did it all like Clapton, Hendrix kind of, late
‘60s to mid ‘70s blues licks, where there wasn’t any Eddie Van
Halen or Steve Vai pyrotechnics, they just don’t fit in those
songs, they fit in their own kinds of songs and I’m not putting
it down, it’s a great way of guitar playing, but to get this
album as, what do you want to call it, period piece, it’s like
doing a period thing on stage you need the right costumes, well
we had the right old guitars.”
Tomorrow night, Bachman and
Turner will play Prince Edward Island, Canada. Get all their
dates and learn more about the CD at BachmanAndTurner.com.
THIN LIZZY WORKING ON DELUXE
REISSUES
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Thin Lizzy are preparing deluxe
versions of some of their classic albums. Axeman Scott Gorham
told England’s Guitarist magazine that he’s been in touch with
Universal about creating sets that include original remastered
records along with a second disc of either remixed tracks or
“tracks cherry-picked off for that treatment.” Scott plans to
work on the CDs now so the group can get them out “as soon as
possible.” Read more at MusicRadar.com.
THE BLACK CROWES TO GO
ACOUSTIC
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During their career, The Black
Crowes have created many a hit song and now, acoustic versions
of some of the greatest tunes in their catalog will be released
on a new album called Croweology. The double-disc set will hit
shelves on August 3rd and soon after, the band will hit the road
on their Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys tour. During that trek,
the guys will play three-hour sets, half acoustic,
half-electric. Learn more about the CD and the trek at
BlackCrowes.com.
PHIL COLLEN’S NEAR VEGAN WAYS
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If you happen to invite Def
Leppard’s Phil Collen to your July 4th barbecue on Sunday, you
better have some tofu-burgers and soy-dogs on hand. That’s
because the guitarist is a vegetarian and, as he explained,
almost a vegan.
“I’m borderline vegan, I
still have like milk in coffee and that as an ingredient, but
even that I’m kind of edging out because I’m trying to go
completely raw at some point, so yeah.”
These days, Phil is relaxing. He
doesn’t have any shows lined up anytime soon, but a note on Def
Leppard’s website says the band expects to tour in 2011.
JIMMY PAGE SUED FOR COPYRIGHT
INFRINGEMENT
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A folk singer is suing Jimmy Page,
alleging that the Led Zeppelin guitarist stole one of his songs
for the band’s 1969 classic “Dazed and Confused.” In a federal
lawsuit, folk singer Jake Holmes claims that in 1967, he got a
copyright for his tune, “Dazed and Confused,” two years before
Zep recorded their song by the same name, which also sounds very
similar to Jake’s version. Unfortunately for Holmes, even if a
court agrees that Zep stole from him, he can only sue for
damages from the last three years due to a statue of
limitations. TMZ.com has posted the two tracks so you can
compare how similar they are.
MELLENCAMP RELEASES NEW SINGLE
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John Mellencamp’s latest album, No
Better Than This, comes out on August 17th, but this week, the
singer released the first single from the set. It’s the title
track and you can hear it now at Mellencamp.com. As for the
video to the track, it’ll include footage from the It’s About
You documentary that chronicles the making of John’s latest
album and it’ll be out in a few weeks. Learn more at
Mellencamp.com.
BRET MICHAELS NOT 100 PERCENT
YET
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Even though he’s still performing,
Bret Michaels is also still ailing from the brain hemorrhage he
suffered in April. A spokesperson for Michaels Entertainment
told People magazine that the Poison singer is not yet “100
percent” and “still has pain from the chemical meningitis, short
term memory loss and gets fatigued quicker than normal.”
However, the rep said that even though the 47-year-old isn’t
totally healthy, he’s happy to perform and feels that “music is
a powerful healer.” Read more at People.com.
VINCE NEIL’S ALBUM DEBUTS AT
57
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Vince Neil has been in the news a
lot lately, first for releasing his new solo album, Tattoos &
Tequila, and then for being arrested for a DUI. Well now, we
know how the Motley Crue singer’s CD did. According to Nielsen
SoundScan, the record sold 75-hundred copies in its first week,
enough to debut at number 57 on the Billboard 200 chart. Learn
more about it at VinceNeil.net.
OZZY’S LATEST CD BREAKS
BILLBOARD 200 TOP FIVE
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Ozzy Osbourne’s latest album, Scream, has debuted in the top
five of the Billboard 200 chart. According to Nielsen SoundScan,
81-thousand copies of the record were sold, giving the effort
the number four spot on the chart. While this is good news, the
Prince of Darkness’ previous album, Black Rain, moved
152-thousand copies in its first week out in 2007. 2001’s Down
to Earth sold 153-thousand units.
OZZY PICKS UNSIGNED BAND TO
OPEN FOR HIM
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Ozzy Osbourne is playing the iTunes
Festival in London on Saturday and held a contest to find an
opening act. Well there is a winner and it is a group called
The Black Spiders. According to The Press Association, the
Prince of Darkness picked the winners himself from a short list
of ten unsigned acts that entered the competition through
MySpace.
SCORPIONS CANCEL SHOW
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The Scorpions had to cancel their
Columbus show on yesterday because singer Klaus Meine had a
cold. The frontman’s doctor told him to take three days of rest
and not perform until tonight’s concert in Detroit. The
physician explained to Klaus that performing six concerts in
eight days would delay his recovery, forcing him to cancel
Columbus’ show. Due to the band’s worldwide tour, they won’t be
able to return to the city this year. On their website, the
German rockers apologized to the city and thanked them for their
support. Read more at The-Scorpions.com.
SPRINGSTEEN’S DVD DOES WELL
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London Calling: Live in Hyde Park, the new concert film from
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, has debuted at number
one. The DVD topped the charts in America, the U-K, Germany,
Ireland, Spain, Switzerland, Norway, Austria and France. It
includes the band’s June 2009 show at the Hard Rock Calling
Festival in London and if you haven’t gotten your copy yet, you
can catch a clip from it at Pitchfork.com now.
VAN ZANDT TALKS DARKNESS
REISSUE
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Bruce Springsteen is preparing a
deluxe version of his 1978 album Darkness on the Edge of Town
and E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt has revealed what
the set might hold. The rocker told an English radio station
that there will be at least ten outtakes on the reissue, which
is due out in time for the holidays. Steven added that there
will also be new vocal overdubs on old material, like the
Rolling Stones did on their Exile on Main Street reissue.
There’s no word yet if the re-rerelease will include a bonus
concert film like the live footage that came with the 2005 Born
to Run reissue. Read more at RollingStone.com.
THE SECRET TO BLONDIE’S
LONGEVITY
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Today, Blondie singer Deborah Harry turns 65 years old. She’s
been making music with the band for 35 years and they’re still
going strong. So what does Deborah think is the secret to the
group’s longevity? She filled us in.
“Well I guess one of the things
is relevance. We’re sort of interested in what’s going on and I
guess because we’re from an urban environment, we have a lot of
influences. And I guess we, we can relate to a lot of people or
a lot of people can relate to us.”
Fans in Kent, England will no
doubt be relating to Blondie when the band plays there tomorrow
night. Get all the group’s dates now at Blondie.net.
June 30, 2010
VINCE NEIL WAS ARRESTED FOR DUI IN 2007 TOO
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This week, Vince Neil was arrested for DUI and now, TMZ.com has
learned that in 2007, the Motley Crue singer was also picked up
for DUI but got the charges dropped after working out a deal
with prosecutors by pleading no contest to reckless driving.
That move might have saved Vince some jail time since Nevada
state law requires anyone convicted of DUI twice in seven years
to serve ten days to six months in jail. After his arrest this
week, Vince paid two-thousand dollars bail.
•
Just days before Vince Neil was arrested for DUI, he spoke to
CBS News about his sobriety. In the interview, the Motley Crue
singer says, “There’s other things in life than just drugs and
alcohol.”
• In
2007, police arrested Vince after they saw him performing
erratic maneuvers in his Ferrari.
•
In 1984, Vince was sentenced to 30 days in jail and five years
probation after he crashed a car he was driving under the
influence, killing his passenger, Hanoi Rocks drummer Nicholas
“Razzle” Dingley.
VINCE NEIL ALSO GRABBED FANS CAMERA?
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On Sunday night, Vince Neil was arrested for DUI, but it turns
out that police were already looking for the Motley Crue singer
before they found him allegedly driving under the influence. A
Las Vegas Police spokesman told CNN that that night, Vince was
involved in an incident in front of the Hilton hotel where he
allegedly broke a fan’s camera. The fan told cops Neil grabbed
her camera and smashed it after she took a picture of him. That
incident is still being investigated. Meanwhile, the rocker has
been charged with one count of DUI. Read more at CNN.com.
BRET MICHAELS TALKING TO IDOL PRODUCERS
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It seems like Bret Michaels is taking the next step in becoming
Simon Cowell’s replacement on American Idol. The Poison singer
told Parade.com that he has a meeting set up with the show’s
producers in a few weeks. The rocker explained that in a recent
poll, Madonna, P. Diddy, Howard Stern and him were voted as the
most popular choices for replacements, and he took more than
half the vote, something he called “tremendous.” Bret
previously stated he would “love” to be a judge on AI.
NEIL YOUNG TO FOCUS TOUR ON GULF
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Neil Young will be hitting the road soon for the third U-S leg
of his Twisted Road solo tour and he’s announced that the latest
part of the trek will concentrate on areas of the country
affected by the BP oil spill. While so far, the only date
announced is a September 23rd show in Hollywood, Florida, Neil’s
website says other gigs in Florida and on the Gulf Coast will be
revealed soon. In the meantime, the singer kicks off a
three-week tour of the Western United States and Canada on July
11th in Oakland. Learn more at NeilYoung.com.
JOHN LENNON RELEASES TO MARK 70TH BIRTHDAY
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John Lennon would have turned 70 years old on October 9th and to
mark the occasion, eight of the singer’s classic solo albums and
other great recordings have been remastered and will be
re-released. It’s all part of the Gimme Some Truth campaign
which is being overseen by Yoko Ono. Among the releases are a
stripped down, expanded version of Double Fantasy, a hits
compilation called Power to the People: The Hits, a 4-CD set of
themed discs titled Gimme Some Truth and a deluxe 11-CD box set
called the John Lennon Signature Box with the remastered albums,
rarities and non-album singles. It all comes out on October 5th
and you can learn more at JohnLennon.com.
RINGO REVEALS HIS BEAUTY SECRETS
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On Wednesday, Ringo Starr turns 70. Most people who have seen
the drummer recently would be shocked to learn his age. The
former Beatle revealed to us his secrets for looking so good.
“The secrets are, well, I watch my diet, I
work out and I live a good life. I’m not prone to a lot of
stress so I stay away from that. I just do what I do and this
is the result.”
Watch Ringo do what he does by catching his
show tonight in Westbury, New York. Get all of Starr’s dates at
RingoStarr.com.
SLASH TO RECORD MANCHESTER SHOW FOR CD
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Slash and his solo band will perform in Manchester, England on
Saturday but if you can’t make it overseas, don’t worry, the
show will be recorded. Abbey Road Live will be on site to
capture the performance, mix it and master it on the fly, and
create collectible CDs that will be available at
SlashLive.Sandbag.uk.com. Pre-sales are currently underway but
only 12-hundred discs will be made so order yours now.
CHRIS SQUIRE TALKS ABOUT THE WORLD CUP
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Sports fans around the globe seem to be gripped by World Cup
fever, and that applies to famous folks as well. We asked Chris
Squire, the British bassist for Yes, what he thinks of the
event.
“I’m not a big soccer fan although I do tend
to watch events like the World Cup. I always think it’s funny
that England thinks we’re supposed to be so good at doing this
yet when we come to the World Cup we are actually not any better
than anyone else who’s in there, really.”
While England has been eliminated from the
World Cup, eight times are still vying for the trophy. Chris
will no doubt try to check out some of those games but in the
meantime, he’s on the road with Yes, touring alongside Peter
Frampton. Get all their dates at YesWorld.com.
GOOD AND BAD NEWS FOR GLENN DANZIG
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Glenn Danzig is facing good news and bad news. The good news is
last week, the rocker released Deth Red Sabaoth, his first
Danzig studio album in six years. The bad news is, this week
he’s being sued for allegedly “recklessly crash[ing]” his car
into the rear-end of another vehicle back in January. According
to TMZ.com, the alleged victim is claiming he had to endure
“pain and suffering” and “emotional distress” because of the
crash. He’s suing for unspecified damages. Read more at
TMZ.com and learn more about the new Danzig set at Danzig-Verotik.com.
EX-KISS GUITARIST OWES
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Former Kiss guitarist Vincent John Cusano, also known as Vinnie
Vincent, lost his appeal of an order barring him from seeking
bankruptcy protection from paying over 81-thousand dollars to
his former bandmates. Because of the blow, the rocker will have
to pay out 66,400 bucks to Kiss and 15,400 dollars in attorney’s
fees after losing a 1997 case to them over royalties. Read more
at CourthouseNews.com.
•
Cusano replaced Ace Frehley in 1982 and was with the band for
two years before leaving on bad terms and later claiming the
group owed him royalties for his work on the 1983 album Lick It
Up.
KISS MEMBERS PAY TRIBUTE TO BILL AUCOIN
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On Monday, original Kiss manager Bill Aucoin passed away at the
age of 66 and now, the current and past members of the band are
talking about him. Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons called Bill
their “irreplaceable original manager, mentor and dear friend”
who was “instrumental” in guiding the band, crediting his
“vision, leadership and unending dedication” for the group’s
success. Former drummer Peter Criss called Aucoin “the fifth
Kiss” and “a genius” while ex-guitarist Ace Frehley said, “Bill
was a very gifted guy with a great eye for talent. Through all
the ups and downs, he never lost his big smile and sense of
humor.” Aucoin died from surgical complications after battling
prostate cancer.
June 29,
2010
MEET ALBUM ARTIST IOANNIS AT
URIAH HEEP GIG
Record cover artist Ioannis (Deep Purple,
Uriah Heep, Blue Oyster Cult, Biohazard, Ynwie Malmsteen) will
appear with Uriah Heep at Sellers Theater, Wednesday, the 30th
of June in Sellerville, Pa.
Ioannis will sign limited edition prints with
the band and have artwork displayed from his projects with Uriah
Heep. For more details on this once in a lifetime
opportunity please visit
www.dangerousage.com
BAD COMPANY ANNOUNCE 2010 NORTH AMERICAN
TOUR
ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF BAD COMPANY: PAUL RODGERS, MICK RALPHS AND
SIMON KIRKE TO PERFORM COAST-TO-COAST THIS SUMMER
LThe original, founding members of Bad Company, Paul Rodgers,
Mick Ralphs and Simon Kirke have announced that they will
reunite for a series of North American concerts this summer.
Tentatively set to begin July 16th the band will perform dates
coast-to-coast in the US and Canada throughout the summer, with
more dates to be added. Bad Company will also partner
exclusively with Abbey Road Live to record and sell live concert
CDs onsite at each venue throughout the tour.
Recently returning from their first UK tour in over three
decades, with a sold-out run this spring culminating with a
sold-out show at Wembley, Bad Company’s concerts across the pond
were star-studded affairs attracting the likes of Sting, Robert
Plant, Tony Iommi and former bandmate from The Firm Jimmy Page
who proclaimed, “Paul Rodgers has been, and still is by far, one
of the finest talents of our musical genre…absolutely
brilliant.”
"Our last show, at Wembley, was unreal, truly amazing. I can't
remember a Bad Company gig when everything from sound, lights,
fans, music to musicians all peaked at the same show. That has
left us all naturally high and primed to play more shows. The
upcoming set list will be hit heavy with a few surprises. We
have hit our stride," said Rodgers.
In March, Warner Music UK released “The Very Best of FREE and
Bad Company featuring Paul Rodgers.” The set debuted on the
charts at #10 and became Bad Company's first top 10 UK chart
appearance in over 30 years, and Free's first since a “Best of”
set released in 1991, remaining on the charts for several weeks.
After the break up of Free (known internationally for their
smash hit “All Right Now” co-written by Rodgers) Paul connected
with ex-Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs. Free drummer
Simon Kirke would later join that year and the trio would begin
rehearsing. Ex-King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell came aboard a
few months later and the supergroup Bad Company was solidified.
In 1974 they signed to Swan Song Records (owned by Led Zeppelin
and distributed via Atlantic Records) to release their highly
anticipated debut album, titled Bad Co. Rodgers’ concept to
write a song titled the same as the band’s name was a first.
Propelled by the hit single “Can’t Get Enough”, the album would
quickly hit #1 on the charts and remain in the Top 40 for four
straight months. Bad Company were at the forefront of the 70’s
arena rock movement. To this day, the multi-platinum Bad Co.
album arguably remains one of the most accomplished debuts in
rock history, reading as a virtual greatest hits set in itself.
Straight Shooter, Run with the Pack, Burnin’ Sky and Desolation
Angels would all follow within a five year run throughout the
‘70s with the writing team of Rodgers and Ralphs yielding more
multi-platinum awards with hit after hit, “Feel Like Makin’
Love,” “Seagull,” “Run with the Pack,” “Burnin’ Sky,” “Rock ‘N’
Roll Fantasy,” making Bad Company one of the biggest concert
attractions of the decade. In 1982, the band released their
final recording Rough Diamonds and the single “Electricland”
would be their last before disbanding. The group’s
multi-platinum award-winning greatest hits set 10 from 6 has
become a music collectors staple.
Rodgers, celebrating over four decades as a writing and
recording artist (Free, Bad Company, The Firm, Queen + Paul
Rodgers, Solo), was recently presented with the “Classic
Songwriter” award by Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck at the annual
Classic Rock Magazine Roll of Honour 2009. Rolling Stone
recently named Rodgers one of the “Top 100 Singers of All Time,”
Classic Rock UK placed him at #2 on their “50 Greatest Singers
in Rock” list and England ’s Planet Rock Radio fan poll placed
him at #3 on their “Greatest Voices of Rock” list. His debut
solo DVD “Live in Glasgow” is certified Gold and charted at #1
in Canada, #2 in Japan, #3 in the US and #4 in the UK .
BAD COMPANY CONFIRMED US TOUR DATES:
DATE VENUE CITY/STATE
July 16 Fantasy Springs Casino Indio , CA
July 17 Orange County Fair Costa Mesa , CA
July 22 The Lakeland Center Jenkins Arena Lakeland , FL
July 23 St. Augustine Amphitheatre St. Augustine, FL
July 25 Chastain Park Amphitheatre Atlanta , GA
July 27 Bank of America Pavilion Boston , MA
July 30 Choctaw Resort Casino Event Center Durant, OK
August 1 Outlaw Jam/ Frederick Co. Fairgrounds Frederick, MD
August 4 Casino Rama Entertainment Center Rama, Ontario
August 14 Bike Rally Port Dover , Ontario
October 4 Potawatomi Casino Milwaukee , WI
October 5 Potawatomi Casino Milwaukee , WI
October 7 The Joint/Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Catoosa , OK (
Tulsa )
For more information, please visit:
www.badcompany.com
www.paulrodgers.com
VINCE NEIL ARRESTED FOR DUI
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Vince Neil was arrested yesterday morning in Las Vegas on
suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. Law
enforcement sources told TMZ.com they received a call about an
intoxicated driver and found the Motley Crue singer driving near
Las Vegas Boulevard. He failed a field sobriety test and was
arrested and taken in custody at the Clark County Jail, where he
paid his two-thousand dollars bail. In 1984, Vince drove drunk
with Hanoi Rocks drummer Nicholas Razzle Dingley in the car and
crashed, killing Razzle. Vince’s wife told TMZ the rocker has
been sober for three years. You can read all about the Neil’s
struggles with addiction in his new tell-all book, Tattoos &
Tequila, which comes out on September 23rd.
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MUG SHOT: Here’s a link to Vince’s mug shot:
http://www.tmz.com/2010/06/28/vince-neil-mug-shot-las-vegas-pd-dui/
METAL’S BIG FOUR PAY TRIBUTE TO DIO
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Last week, Bulgaria’s edition of the Sonisphere Festival, which
featured Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer, was beamed
into movie theaters across the world for fans to watch live. As
part of that satellite broadcast, members of metal’s Big Four
recorded a special video tribute to late singer Ronnie James Dio.
In the clip, Lars Ulrich, Dave Mustaine, Scott Ian and Kerry
King paid homage to the heavy metal great, and you can find it
now on YouTube. Just search for “Big Four Remember Dio.” Dio
died of stomach cancer on May 16th at the age of 67.
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DIRECT LINK:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSo26rmChOQ
RUSH GET STAR ON HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME
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On Friday, Rush received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Smashing Pumpkins singer Billy Corgan was on hand to induct the
musicians. Both singer Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson
accepted the honor. Drummer Neil Peart was not in attendance
because he was riding his motorcycle to Albuquerque for the
band’s show there tonight. CNN.com has a full report on the
induction.
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DIRECT LINK:
http://cnn.com/video/?/video/showbiz/2010/06/25/rush.gets.hollywood.star.cnn
OZZY’S SINGLE TOPS THE MAINSTREAM ROCK
CHART
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“Let Me Hear You Scream,” the first single off of Ozzy
Osbourne’s latest album Scream, is on top of the Mainstream Rock
chart. According to Billboard.com, this marks Ozzy’s second
number one on the chart, his first coming with “I Don’t Wanna
Stop” in 2007. Scream, which came out last week, is excepted to
sell around 70-thousand copies, less than half of what Ozzy’s
previous effort, Black Rain, sold in its first week in 2007.
OZZY PUTS ON FREE SHOW IN ENGLAND
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Ozzy Osbourne gave some lucky fans quite a treat this weekend.
On Saturday, the Prince of Darkness performed for 400
concertgoers for free at Birmingham, England’s Town Hall. It
marked the rocker’s first appearance at the venue since playing
there with Black Sabbath in 1972. Check out some fan-filmed
clips from the show by searching YouTube for “Ozzy Osbourne Town
Hall Birmingham.”
OZZY OSBOURNE WAS SCARED BY THE EXORCIST
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Sure Ozzy Osbourne is the Prince of Darkness, but that doesn’t
mean he doesn’t get scared. The rocker revealed to England’s
Metro that when he and the rest of Black Sabbath first saw the
1973 film The Exorcist, they had to sleep in the same bed with
the lights on that night. He explained, “We were crapping
ourselves. We had to go and see [comedy caper film] The Sting
immediately afterwards to take our minds off it.” Read more at
Metro.co.uk.
A SEBASTIAN BACH UPDATE
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On this day in 1991, Skid Row’s Slave to the Grind album debuted
at the top of the charts. Now that nearly two decades have
passed, what is former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach up to? He
filled us in.
“I have a new guitar player named Nick
Sterling, who’s 19 years old, he is a real incredible guitar
player and songwriter and a real star and we’re making a new
record right now. I’ve always been looking, my whole career,
for like my Randy Rhoads, and there’s only one Randy Rhoads but
I feel like Nick Sterling has what it takes and I think he has a
lot to offer music fans, and he’s just a prodigy and I’m really
excited about working with him and that’s what I’m doing.”
Stay up to date with all things Bas by keeping
an eye on his website, SebastianBach.com.
STEVEN TYLER TALKS AEROSMITH, SOLO ALBUM
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For a little bit last year, it looked like Aerosmith might be
parting ways with singer Steven Tyler, but the band regrouped
and are now touring once again, and Steven is talking about the
turbulence they hit. He told the Associated Press that “certain
people that decide to go in the press with dirty laundry, I just
have to look the other way and realize I need to keep my side of
the street clean and they do what they do.” He added a dig at
guitarist Joe Perry stating, “It’s really unfortunate that
certain people were Twittering and going to the press.” Steven
says he “managed to pull it all back together” and get the band
to stop arguing and just play. Meanwhile, Tyler says he’s got
12 songs already for a solo album which he plans to work on once
Aerosmith finish their next studio record. Read more at
MercuryNews.com.
HEAR SOME OF BRET MICHAELS’ CUSTOM BUILT
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Bret Michaels’ latest album, Custom Built, is due out one week
from today, but you can hear music from the record right now.
Audio samples from all 12 tracks on the effort are currently
streaming on Amazon.com.
BRET MICHAELS HONORED BY AMERICAN DIABETES
ASSOCIATION
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Bret Michaels will be honored by the American Diabetes
Association. The Poison singer, who has type 1 diabetes and
often raises money and awareness for the organization, will be
given the Chair’s Citation Award. The rocker will be the first
recipient of the honor, which recognizes the outstanding
accomplishments and significant dedication a person or
institution shows in advancing the mission of the American
Diabetes Association. Learn more at Diabetes.org.
IRON MAIDEN BRING BACK IMTV
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Iron Maiden are currently on another world tour and to give fans
an in-depth view of the band’s life on the road, they’ve brought
back IMTV to IronMaiden.com. The videos on IMTV provide
exclusive footage, interviews with the band and crew and much
more. Check out the latest video to see what Bruce Dickinson,
Steve Harris and Dave Murray think of their new song “El Dorado”
and their current trek. Head to IronMaiden.com to see it
all.
•
Maiden’s latest album, The Final Frontier, hits shelves on
August 17th.
LENNON’S CARTOON SELLS FOR 56-GRAND
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Back in 1969 while John Lennon and Yoko Ono were amidst their
bed-in protest in Montreal, the Beatle great drew a cartoon.
Well this week, that cartoon sold for over 56-thousand dollars.
The sketch was part of a memorabilia auction at Christie’s in
London which also saw the sale of a Gibson SG guitar Pete
Townshend played on a 1971 tour. According to BBC News, that
instrument went for over 74-grand.
TOLL TAKERS FIRED FOR AC/DC INCIDENT
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We recently reported that AC/DC’s bus and truck convoy were
stopped at Hungary’s border with Romania and the drivers were
fined over three-thousand dollars by Romania for allegedly
failing to pay highway tolls. Well now, according to
Australia’s Herald Sun, four of the department of transportation
employees that demanded those fines have been fired and one has
been demoted. Read more at HeraldSun.com.au.
HALFORD RELEASE NEW SINGLE
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Rob Halford has released a new single. It’s called “The Mower”
and is off of the new Halford album Halford IV
– Made of
Metal. That record won’t be out until October but you can hear
“The Mower” right now at HalfordMusic.com.
CELEBRATE JULY 4TH WITH TED NUGENT
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July 4th is just around the corner and what better way to
celebrate than by buying a bunch of Ted Nugent songs. To mark
Independence Day, the AmazonMP3 store is holding a special one
day sale in which 30 different tracks from The Nuge, in a
compilation called Happy Defiance Day Everyday, will be
available for just 76 cents. If that weren’t enough, you can
also get the Motor City Madman’s rendition of the “Star Spangled
Banner” for free. It all happens July 4th and you can learn
more at TedNugent.com.
FORMER KISS MANAGER BILL AUCOIN DIES
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Bill Aucoin, the man who discovered Kiss and managed them for
nine years, has died due to complications from cancer. Aucoin
also managed Billy Idol in the early ‘80s and set up a
merchandising company which sold Kiss fan products.
June 28, 2010
BATH FESTIVAL
CELEBRATES 40TH WITH COMMEMORATIVE SET
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the
legendary 1970 Bath Festival which featured probably the best
line-up ever at a British festival and included Led Zeppelin,
Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa, Jefferson Airplane, Canned Heat, Johnny
Winter, Steppenwolf, The Byrds, Dr John, Santana, John Mayall,
Country Joe etc. The promoter's daughter has produced a very
limited edition commemorative set, which can be viewed on
www.rockmusic-offer.co.uk
ORIGINAL
KINKS BASSIST PETE QUAIFE DIES
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Original Kinks bassist Pete Quaife has died at the age of 66.
The cause of death is unknown but Quaife had been undergoing
kidney dialysis for the past 12 years after being diagnosed with
renal failure in 1998. The rocker, who played with the band
from 1961 through 1969, can be heard on classic hits like “You
Really Got Me,” “All Day and All of the Night” and “Waterloo
Sunset.” According to Billboard, Pete was never satisfied with
his role in the creative process and following a brief time away
from the band after breaking his leg in a car accident, he
rejoined for a few years, only to call it quits for good.
Quaife last played with the Kinks when they were inducted into
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
MEAT LOAF
ON CELEBRITY APPRENTICE?
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Could Meat Loaf appear in the next season of Celebrity
Apprentice? After seeing the success of fellow rocker and this
past season’s winner, Bret Michaels, Meat is considering the
gig. Sources told the New York Post that the singer is planning
to move to New York City before the end of the summer.
MAIDEN SINGER DOESN’T LIKE MP3 OF NEW SONG
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Iron Maiden recently made a new song called “El Dorado”
available as a free MP3 download on their website but at a
recent show, singer Bruce Dickinson revealed he didn’t think the
quality of it was so great. During the band’s show in Auburn,
Washington last week, Bruce apologized to fans who downloaded
the track saying, “stuff that is on the Internet sounds like s**t.”
The rocker then went on a rant about MP3s saying they “take all
the balls out of the song.” He then promised when folks hear
the song on the group’s new CD, The Final Frontier, when it
comes out in August, it will sound far better. The guys then
played the track. Check it all out by searching YouTube for
“Bruce’s Rant.”
• DIRECT LINK:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMwE1l1HN3w
KEITH RICHARDS’ DAUGHTER TO GET NAKED
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Keith Richards daughter Alexandra will appear naked in a series
of pictures in French Playboy. The 23-year-old blond model and
DJ is also the offspring of ‘70s supermodel Patti Hansen.
VINCE NEIL DISCUSSES
HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY
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On September 23rd, Motley
Crue singer Vince Neil will
release his tell-all book,
Tattoos & Tequila. The
autobiography comes ten
years after the release of
The Dirt, the book that told
the behind-the-scenes story
of the Crue. Vince told us
what we can expect in his
memoirs and why it’s a great
follow-up to The Dirt.
“You know, The Dirt, I touched on subjects. I didn’t
really get into a lot of detail, with me growing up in Compton,
I had a pretty crazy childhood, seeing murders and being knifed
and all this crazy stuff. The tragedies of my life, the good
times in my life, getting into music, being in Motley Crue, and
then The Dirt is ten years old and a lot of stuff has happened
in the last ten years and it’s to present day.”
Pick up Tattoos & Tequila on September 23rd. Meanwhile,
Vince just released a new solo album by the same name. It
includes two new tracks and a handful of cover songs. Get the
latest news on the rocker at VinceNeil.net.
VINCE NEIL IS MR. VEGAS
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When you think of Vegas you might think of casinos, parties and
extravagant shows, but according to a new article in the Las
Vegas Review-Journal, more and more folks are thinking of Motley
Crue singer Vince Neil when they associate things to Sin City.
With a two restaurants, two tattoo shops, including one right on
the strip, and a rock n’ roll airline service at the Vegas
airport, Vince has his mark all over town. He told the paper,
“You can do things in Vegas that you can’t do anywhere else.”
Read more at LVRJ.com.
RUSH DOCUMENTARY OUT
ON DVD TOMORROW
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Tomorrow, Rush fans will
finally be able to pick up
the Beyond the Lighted Stage
DVD. The film, which won
the Heineken Audience Award
at this year’s Tribeca Film
Festival, tells the story of
the Canadian prog rockers.
Using archival footage as
well as interviews with the
band and their famous
friends like Gene Simmons
and Sebastian Bach, the
documentary explores Rush’s
40 year career. The DVD
includes exclusive bonus
material including unseen
interviews, outtakes,
backstage footage and
ultra-rare live
performances. Pick it up
tomorrow.
YES REFLECT ON GIANT 1976 SHOW WITH FRAMPTON
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Yes and Peter Frampton are out on the road touring together, but
it’s not the first time the rockers have shared the same stage.
Back in 1976, the pair played a massive show at Philadelphia’s
JFK Stadium and Yes guitarist Steve Howe filled us in on that
concert.
“That really was a stand out gig and, you know, I can still
remember the size of it, my eyes trying to kind of accept or
recognize or remember just the scale of the gig, it was just so
huge. And, you know, they were talking 90-thousand people were
coming, but maybe 120 (thousand) came and, you know, they burned
seats and things to keep warm and it was an epic night, but, you
know, it sort of confused me just because of the scale and the
intensity
– very intense.”
Yes and Frampton will no doubt put on an intense show when
they perform in Big Flats, New York tomorrow night. Get all the
band’s dates at YesWorld.com.
DOORS DOCUMENTARY OUT
ON DVD TOMORROW
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If you’ve always wanted to
learn about how The Doors
came to be and haven’t yet
seen When You’re Strange,
the documentary about the
band, you’re in luck!
Tomorrow, the film will be
out on DVD. Using historic
and previously unseen
footage of The Doors, the
movie explores the group’s
beginnings, their rise in
popularity and the death of
singer Jim Morrison. It’s
narrated by Johnny Depp and
it’s out tomorrow
June 25, 2010
TRIUMPH’S CLASSIC ANTHEM, “LAY IT ON THE
LINE,” FEATURED IN
NEW ADAM SANDLER MOVIE, "GROWN UPS"
Actor Adam Sandler
has always had a knack for including standout
classic rock tunes in his movies. His latest flick, ‘Grown
Ups,’ is no different, as Triumph’s hard rocking “Lay it
on the Line” is included in the movie, which opens nationwide
June 25th.
Also, the official Japanese release of their new “best of” set,
Triumph: ‘Greatest
Hits: Remixed,’ hit the Land of the Rising Sun on June
23rd.
Greatest Hits: Remixed’ was released in the US and Canada on May
18th, and throughout Europe during May as well. All of Triumph’s
classic tunes that were - and continue to be - in heavy rotation
on rock radio
(and the early days of
MTV) are
included here, namely, the aforementioned “Lay it on the Line,”
as well as “Hold On,” “Fight
the Good Fight,” “Magic
Power,” etc.
These fourteen tracks of anthemic metal have never sounded so
good, as they were all recently remixed by Rich Chycki (who has
recently worked with
Aerosmith and Rush). The set also includes a previously
unreleased recording - “Love Hurts” - which will be the lead-off
single from Triumph’s ‘Greatest Hits: Remixed.’
"We have been planning this release forever," says
bassist Mike
Levine. "For years, Triumph fans have been demanding that
we give them a fresh greatest hits package and they are going to
love this one."
Also included in the set is a DVD, mixed in 5.1 audio, that
features eleven promo and live videos in widescreen (plus
additional unreleased videos for “Child of the City,” “Blinding
Light Show,” and “Love Hurts,” and footage of the group’s
2008 induction into the
Canadian Music
Hall of Fame).
The deluxe two-disc package is housed in a six-panel digi pak –
including a 20-page color booklet, complete with liner notes,
lyrics, and chockfull of vintage photos.
Whether you’re a long-time Triumph fanatic or a new convert, you
have never heard the group as crystal clear and loud n’ proud as
you will throughout ‘Greatest Hits: Remixed.’ "’Greatest Hits:
Remixed’ rocks like no other Triumph set,” declares drummer Gil
Moore. “This is the definitive Triumph collector’s edition."
Former members of YES and TOTO return with a new
band
YOSO To Release
Debut Album JULY 2ND
EUROPE &
JULY 23RD USA ON
FRONTIERS RECORDS
HOLLYWOOD, CA (June 25, 2010) – The term “Super-Group” describes
a band rising out of two of the most creative bands of the past
30 years: YOSO is formed out of TOTO’s brilliant
lead vocalist
Bobby
Kimball and the creative force of former YES members,
Tony Kaye and
Billy Sherwood, thus equalling the magic of YES with
the voice of TOTO. However, YOSO is much more than
a combination of two
classic rock
groups. The band’s debut album “Elements”
will debut July 2nd in
Europe and
July 23rd in the USA on Frontiers Records. This long
awaited release comes with a bonus live CD where the band plays
some old and new classics. This musical blend presents a
fascinating combination of the sound of YES ("90125"/"Big
Generator" era) and TOTO, with a very interesting and
original sound that truly encompasses the styles.
Even with the band's two diverse heritages, YOSO
intends to become its own identifiable entity in a very short
time. YOSO’s mission is to make the next decade one
where their music will stand the test of time holding up
alongside their classic rock roots.
"YOSO was started when I
suggested to
Bobby Kimball we should write some new music and form a
band,” recalls Sherwood. “We had been working
together on various tribute projects that I was producing and
one thing lead to another. Before too long we had 5 songs in the
can and were well on our way to making a record. That is when we
started thinking seriously about taking it
to the next level. Once there was a few songs underway the
concept grew into the band we now have, " YOSO
".
YOSO
line-up was later rounded out with two amazingly gifted
musicians: Johnny Bruhns as the guitarist and
background vocalist and Scott Conner on drums,
percussion and background vocals.
“Elements” tracklisting includes:
Yoso;
Path To
Your Heart; Where You’ll Stay;
Walk
Away;
The New Revolution; To Seek The Truth;
Only One;
Close The Curtain;
Won’t End Tonight; Come This Far; Time To Get Up; Return To
Yesterday. Bonus live CD:
Yoso; Rosanna;
Owner of a Lonely Heart; Walk Away; Good For You; Yes
Medley (Yours Is No Disgrace/Heart of the Sunrise/South Side of
the Sky/Starship Trooper/I’ve Seen All
Good People);
To Seek the Truth; Hold The Line; Cinema; Gift With a Golden
Gun; White Sister.
YOSO - US Tour dates (more TBA)
Aug 11 Keswick Theatre
Glenside, PA
Aug 12 The State Theatre
Falls Church, VA
Aug 15
Ramshead Tavern
Annapolis, MD
Aug 17 B.B. King's Blues
Club New York, NY
Aug 19 Kent Stage
Kent, OH
Aug 20 Syndicate Dinner
Theatre Newport, Ky
Aug 21 Lake Clementia Amph.
Rancho Murieta, CA
For more information visit
www.myspace.com/yosohq,
www.frontiers.it
or
www.myspace.com/frontiersrecords
LYNCH MOB Embarks On
A Summer Tour
“Smoke And Mirrors” Out Now On
Frontiers Records
USA
HOLLYWOOD, CA (June
25, 2010) – Lynch Mob is getting ready to
embark on a summer tour in support of their current release
“Smoke and Mirrors” on Frontiers Records. The band line-up for
this tour consists of
George Lynch (shred master), Oni Logan (vox),
Michael Devin (bassologist) and
Brian Tichy
(time-keeper).
After seventeen long years singer Oni Logan and
guitar wizard George Lynch found their way back together and
again show their amazing abilities in some killer new
Hard Rock songs.”
I would say this new record "Smoke
and Mirrors", is the record we should have put out as
a follow up to "Wicked Sensation"...better late than never I
guess...”, says Lynch presenting the new record.
Lynch Mob
was formed by George Lynch, one of the few genuine
guitar heroes
of substance to emerge from the
Los Angeles scene, after DOKKEN split up in 1989. The
band’s first album”
Wicked Sensation” went on to sell over 500,000 units in
the US and featured the talents of singer
Oni Logan,
Anthony Esposito on bass and another former DOKKEN member
Mick Brown
on drums. After a tour in support of
Queensryche, Logan opted out, with Robert Mason taking
his place on the follow up self titled release. However Lynch
and Brown eventually returned to
Dokken releasing
2
studio albums until he left again in late 1997
putting together a several new incarnations of Lynch
Mob and exploring new sounds with different projects.
LYNCH MOB – TOUR SHCEDULE
July 18
Zen – Meister Bar
El Paso, TX
July 20
HOB – GL Clinic Show
Houston, TX Clinic
July 22
Dos Amigos
Odessa, TX
July 23
Trees
Dallas, TX
July 24
Scout Bar
San Antonio, TX
July 25
Zoo Amphitheater
Oklahoma, OK
July 28
The Altar Bar
Pittsburgh, PA
July 29
The
Starland Ballroom Sayer,
NJ
July 30
Jaxx
Springfield, VA
July 31
The Filmore
New York, NY
Aug 01
Crazy Donkey
Framingdale, NY
Aug 02
Eleanor Rigby’s
Jermyn, PA
Aug 03
House of
Blues
Cleveland, OH
Aug 04
Scatz NightClub
Middleton, WI
Aug 06
Club Vegas
Salt Lake City, UT
Aug 07
The New Oasis
Sparks, NV
Aug 08
Tower Theater
Fresno, CA
Aug 11
Studio Seven
Seattle, WA
Aug 12
Dante’s
Portland, OR
Aug 13
Last Day Saloon
Santa Rosa, CA
Aug 14
Sky City Amphitheater
Pueblo of Acoma, NM
Get back to real Rock with Lynch Mob’s
new album “Smoke
and Mirrors” - For more information visit
www.georgelynch.com
or
www.myspace.com/lynchmobrocks.
SLASH ANNOUNCES DATES, TALKS ABOUT SINGER
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Slash
has announced his North American tour dates. The former Guns N’
Roses rocker will hit the road on August 29th in
San Francisco and tour through October 2nd, when he
wraps up in Seattle. He’ll be promoting his new self-titled
solo album and recruited Alter Bridge frontman Myles
Kennedy to sing the tracks from it on tour. That’s no easy
task since Myles will have to perform the vocals in place of
Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy Kilmister, Iggy Pop,
Fergie and the many others who appear on the album. So is
Kennedy nervous? Slash filled us in.
“If he is, he doesn’t show it. And he handles all that stuff, and
he sings it the way that it’s supposed to go, on the songs that
aren’t his, and he sings it the way that it’s supposed to go but
he puts his own thing on it and owns it. And it’s a hard thing
to do, especially with Guns N’ Roses songs because there’s so
much attitude in those. But he’s been phenomenal.”
Get all of Slash’s dates at Facebook.com/Slash.
RUSH TO GET STAR TODAY ON WALK OF FAME
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Today, Rush will be honored with a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame. Smashing Pumpkins singer
Billy Corgan will be on hand to pay tribute to the Canadian
rockers. It all happens at 11:30 AM Pacific in front of the
Musicians Institute.
SEE RUSH: BEYOND THE LIGHTED STAGE TOMORROW
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Tomorrow night at 9 PM Eastern on Vh1 Classic, Rush:
Beyond the Lighted Stage premieres. Using rare footage,
exclusive behind the scenes video and interviews with the band
as well as their famous fans, the documentary tells the story of
the Canadian prog rockers. Sebastian Bach, Billy
Corgan, Kirk Hammett, Jack Black, Gene
Simmons and many others all appear in the flick, saying
great things about Rush, something singer Geddy Lee
really appreciates.
“That’s really sweet. I mean, for me, that’s the sweetest part of
it. I wish it was all that and none of us talking (laughs).”
Be
sure to catch Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage tomorrow
night at 9 PM Eastern on Vh1 Classic.
COULD METAL’S BIG FOUR TOUR TOGETHER?
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Metallica,
Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer, also known as
Metal’s Big Four, have been on the same bill at the European
Sonisphere Festivals this month, and even performed together
this week. So would the bands consider touring America
together? Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett told
Backstage Axxess, “Never say never.” See what else
Kirk had to say at BackstageAxxess.com.
SLAYER NEEDS YOUR HELP
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Were you one of the fans who went to a local
theater on Tuesday to watch the live broadcast of Metallica,
Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax performing
together at the Sonisphere Festival in Bulgaria? If so,
Slayer wants to hear from you! The band wants people who caught
the gig as a cinema concert to go to the group’s website and
write about the experience. Pictures are welcome too. To help
Slayer out, head to Slayer.net and click on the “Fan
Photos/Metal at the Movies” section.
FINNISH HEAVY METAL BAND FOR KIDS
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When you think of children’s music, you think of
people like Raffi, but the latest group appealing to kids
in Finland is actually a heavy metal band. It’s called
Hevisaurus and the only difference between their music and
adult heavy metal is that Hevisaurus perform in costumes as four
dinosaurs and a dragon. Their album is number five on the
charts and kids and parents alike are digging their music. You
can check out a video of the group by searching YouTube
for “Hevisaurus.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDEwMzQ_Osg
SANTANA TALKS ABOUT NEW ALBUM
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Carlos Santana
is talking about his next album, an
all-star collaboration on classic rock covers. The guitarist
told Billboard that he was somewhat nervous to take on
the project but later realized, “I brought my heart, trusting
that there’s enough in me of purity and innocence and
genuineness that I couldn’t possibly, excuse the expression,
f**k it up.” As for the songs on the set, Carlos worked
with Joe Cocker on a version of Jimi Hendrix’s
“Little Wing,” he collaborated with Chris Cornell on
Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love,” and with Chris
Daughtry on Def Leppard’s “Photograph.” On the
as-yet-untitled CD, Carlos also covers AC/DC, Deep
Purple, the Rolling Stones and many others. It’s due
out in September. Read more at Billboard.com.
CHICKENFOOT ANNOUNCE SECOND LAST SHOW OF 2010
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Chickenfoot recently announced that their last show of the year will be in
Lake Tahoe, Nevada on September 11th but now, they’ve
scheduled a “second final show for 2010.” That gig will be in
Indio, California on September 10th. Learn more at
Chickenfoot.us.
STING ON A&E SUNDAY
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Sting
will be featured on Sunday’s episode of Private Sessions on
A&E. The episode will feature Sting performing on his
Symphonicity Tour at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
Sting will sing versions of some of his biggest hits, all while
being backed by the 45-piece Royal Philharmonic Concert
Orchestra. Check out Private Sessions Sunday at 9 AM
Eastern on A&E.
FLAMENCO + CLASSIC ROCK = NEW CD
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Do you like flamenco music and heavy metal?
Well if so, there is a new album that is just for you. It’s
called Heavy Mellow by the band Flametal and
includes some classic rock songs reworked as flamenco music.
The disc, which hits shelves on July 6th, boasts
flamenco versions of songs by Megadeth, Kiss, the
Scorpions, Slayer and many more. Learn more about
it at Flametal.com.
June 24,
2010
GREGG ALLMAN UNDERGOES
LIVER
TRANSPLANT TOUR PLANS ON HOLD UNTIL
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAMER FULLY RECOVERS
As part of his continued recovery from
Hepatitis C,
rock and roll icon
GREGG
ALLMAN recently underwent a successful
liver transplant
operation at the
Mayo Clinic
in Jacksonville, Fla. The singer, keyboardist, songwriter
and guitarist had been on a waiting list for the transplant and
is looking forward to a speedy recovery.
“I feel pretty good, considering everything
that’s happened,” says ALLMAN, who co-founded the
Allman Brothers Band in 1969. “Everybody involved
here, my doctors
and nurses in the hospital and all the
Allman Brothers fans, they’ve just all been great.”
The surgery took place this morning (June 23) after ALLMAN was
notified that an appropriate liver had been donated. “All
I can really say is ‘thanks,’” the singer says with gratitude.
The transplant comes as a result of the
artist’s previous battle with Hepatitis C, a
liver disease.
In late 2007, Allman began a series of treatments for his
Hepatitis C, but chronic damage of his liver led to doctors
recommending a transplant. “I changed my ways years ago,” Allman
says, “but we can’t turn back time. Every day is a gift, and I
can’t wait to get back on the road making music with my
friends.”
Updates on Gregg’s recovery will be posted
regularly on
www.greggallman.com
and
www.allmanbrothersband.com
MEGADETH
CELEBRATES 20TH
ANNIVERSARY OF LANDMARK ‘RUST IN PEACE’ ALBUM
WITH
‘RUST
IN PEACE LIVE’
BLU-RAY, DVD AND CD, TO BE RELEASED
SEPTEMBER 7 ON SHOUT! FACTORY
The final
night of Megadeth’s historic month-long Rust
In Peace 20th anniversary tour has
been captured for the upcoming Rust In Peace Live Blu-ray,
DVD and CD, due out September 7 on Shout!
Factory. On March 31, 2010, at this incredibly
special show at the
legendary Hollywood Palladium, not far from where
Dave Mustaine
formed the band in 1983, Megadeth played their landmark,
genre-defining 1990
Rust In Peace
album in its entirety, in addition to other Megadeth
favorites. Rust In Peace
Live
also marks the return of
original
bassist David Ellefson (Megadeth 1983-2002) to
the iconic multi-platinum group
after eight years. Ellefson (bass),
joins Mustaine (lead vocals, guitar),
Shawn Drover
(drums) and
Chris Broderick (guitar).
Rust In Peace Live
features
the entire Rust In Peace track listing, including all-time
classics “Holy Wars...The Punishment Due” and “Hangar 18” along
with bonus fan favorites from
various other Megadeth releases such as “Symphony For
Destruction,” “Peace Sells,” and “Skin O’ My Teeth.”
Megadeth
founder/frontman/guitarist
Dave Mustaine explains, “We are pumped to be able to
share the RIP Live concert with you all around the world.
The anniversary and
David Ellefson coming back was better than a facelift and
a bottle of Viagra for old Vic.”
The 80-minute
Rust In Peace Live DVD (5.1 Dolby
Surround 16:9 Widescreen) and Blu-ray (5.1 DTS Master Audio
1080p High Definition) were directed by Kerry Asmussen (Green
Day, Jay-Z,
Coachella). The DVD and Blu-ray will also include
behind-the-scenes footage, including a rare glimpse of the band
rehearsing in their dressing room as they prepare to take the
stage.
Rust
In Peace
is considered one
of the best metal albums of all time by fans and critics and
debuted at #23 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart in the U.S.
and #8 in the U.K. The album showcased a much tighter sound,
with Mustaine's writing style adopting a rhythmically complex
progressive edge, prompting All Music Guide to cite Rust
In Peace as "Megadeth's strongest
musical effort.” The album received
Grammy
nominations in 1990 and 1991 for "Best Metal
Performance." Emphasizing the massive impact of Rust
In Peace in the
July 2010 issue of Guitar World, writer Richard
Bienstock calls it “one of the
pinnacles of the first wave of thrash metal.” He
continues, “A defining quality of Megadeth’s sound—and the one
that perhaps most sets them apart from their ‘Big Four’ thrash
brethren,
Metallica,
Slayer and Anthrax—has always been the band’s fiery mix of
speed-metal ferocity and progressive instrumental
virtuosity…nowhere has this combination been displayed better
than on Rust In Peace.”
For more information, go to
www.megadeth.com
and
www.shoutfactory.com .
CHRIS SQUIRE TO RELEASE ALBUM WITH STEVE HACKETT
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Yes’ Chris Squire is currently touring with the band and
Peter Frampton, but that’s not all the bassist is up to.
He filled us in on another project he’s working on.
“I’ve
just finished an album with
Steve Hackett and I’m very, very happy with it. It’s
actually one of my greatest achievements I think. The best
achievements, I’ve always found, are always when you’re working
with someone else and of course when it’s with someone new, I
guess it’s like a new relationship, so we really have made this
work and we’ve just finished it so that’s going to be showing up
in the next few months.”
Working with Hackett, who was Genesis’
guitarist in the ‘70s, is new for Chris. Turns out the two
didn’t even meet for the first time until three years ago when
Steve helped out on Chris’ Christmas album. They’ve since
gotten to know each other and Chris told us more about their
joint album.
“The amazing thing is that Steve and I just work
together so well and so naturally and we sing together really
well and the combination of our talent is really something that
doesn’t happen often so we’re both really pleased with the
outcome of the record.”
The guys plan to release the record under
the creative band name Squakett. Now, they’re
deciding if the effort will be self-titled or not and what the
artwork for it will look like. Expect to see the CD on
shelves soon.
SLASH TO ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES SOON
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If
you’ve been waiting to see Slash perform songs off his
new self-titled solo CD live, you won’t have to wait much
longer. The former Guns N’ Roses guitarist tweeted
that his upcoming U-S and Canadian tour dates will be announced
by the end of the week. Stay up to date with the rocker by
following him at Twitter.com/Slash.
JEFF BECK LOVES HIS JOB
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Today, Jeff Beck turns 66. The guitar great has
passed retirement age but doesn’t expect to call it quits
anytime soon. He told us about loving his job.
“It’s fun and when you’re giving people
enjoyment, there’s nothing like it. Whether it’s a small
club or 20-thousand people, if you can go home knowing that
those people have had a fantastic time, or even just a
half-assed good time, you’ve done your job and that’s it.”
Jeff will no doubt give people a
fantastic time when he plays at the Summer Festival in
Milwaukee tomorrow. Get all the guitarist’s dates at
JeffBeck.com.
DEF LEPPARD HOPE TO SOUND MORE RAW
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Def Leppard
guitarist Phil Collen is talking about what the band is
up to. The rocker told MusicRadar.com that they’re
getting some new songs together because they want to release a
CD next year then tour behind it. As for how that new
music might sound, Phil wants it to be “more raw.”
He plans to avoid “sounding too clinical.” Read
more at
MusicRadar.com.
June 23,
2010
OZZY RELEASES NEW VIDEO
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This week, Ozzy Osbourne released his latest album,
Scream, and he’s just put out the new video for the record’s
first single, “Let Me Hear You Scream.” In the clip, the
Prince of Darkness performs dressed in black leather. In
some scenes, Ozzy’s head is on a giant robot spider and in other
shots, a woman screams into a Victrola. Check out
the video at
Ozzy.com.
This week, Ozzy Osbourne released his
latest album, Scream, and later this year, he’ll play
some songs from it live during OzzFest. The touring
festival kicks off its six-show American jaunt on August 14th,
visits England for one show, and then, Ozzy will head off on a
solo tour in support of the new record. He gave us some
details on the massive undertaking.
“We’re gonna do arenas, we’re gonna do a world
tour. We’re gonna go to China, Israel, Russia, Balkans,
Europe, England, all over the place. But we’re not going
to do it straight, we’re going to take breaks in between.”
You can see some dates now at Ozzy.com.
OZZY TO PLAY STURGIS RALLY
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Each year, the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota
rocks with a handful of impressive concerts, and this year will
be no different. Ozzy Osbourne will play at the
event, as will the Scorpions, Motley Crue, Kid
Rock
and ZZ Top. It all happens in mid-August and you
can learn more at Sturgis.com.
GET
MORE INFO ON THE SABBATH CLASSIC ALBUMS DVD
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Later this month, Eagle Vision will
release the Classic Albums DVD of Black Sabbath’s
second record, Paranoid. The disc will give a first
hand account of the making of the effort and boasts over 97
minutes of footage including interviews with original engineers,
archive videos and multi-track tapes. You can now get an
e-card for the release and learn more about it at
EagleRockEnt.com.
HAGAR WRITING AUTOBIOGRAPHY
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Sammy Hagar
is working on an autobiography. The
former Van Halen and current Chickenfoot singer
told the Atlantic City Weekly that the book will be
called Sammy Hagar Red and when fans read about his
family background, they’ll be shocked he got to where he did.
Hagar gets personal, revealing his dad died in the back of a
police car, drunk, leaving his mom to raise him and his three
siblings. No word yet on when the book is due out but in
the meantime, Sammy and his band, The Wabos, will open 11
of
Aerosmith’s upcoming shows, starting on July 23rd
in Oakland.
SCORPIONS TALK ABOUT THEIR SET LIST
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The Scorpions are currently promoting
their new album, Sting in the Tail, during the American
leg of their Get Your Sting and Blackout trek, which the
band has announced will be their final tour. So how do the
German rockers compose the set list when they know some
concertgoers will never see them play live again?
Guitarist
Matthias Jabs filled us in.
“We want to play songs from
Sting in the Tail, and they go down very well, and we have
lots of classics so like ten songs, we have to play, it’s like
the big songs. Then it’s three or four new ones and the
rest you fill in.”
The Scorpions will be playing songs both old and
new tonight in Gilford, New Hampshire. Get all the band’s
dates at The-Scorpions.com.
NEW MEXICO LOTTERY OFFERS KISS GAME
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Some folks in New Mexico are hoping to get lucky with Kiss.
The state lottery is now offering the Kiss Scratcher Game
which gives players the chance to win up to 50-thousand dollars.
Even losing tickets can be winners as the game also boasts
second-chance drawings for fans to win trips to the band’s
Hottest Show on Earth concert in Phoenix, Arizona.
Learn more and see pictures of the games at
NMLottery.com.
GET A VERY EARLY KISS PROMO PHOTO
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If
you ever get promotional photos of a band, hang on to them as
they might be worth something some day. That’s the case
with a 37-year-old eight-by-ten photo of Kiss which is
now up for bids on eBay. The glossy was taken at
the band’s New York rehearsal space in January of 1973, just
days after Ace Frehley joined the group. It’s
already going for more than two-hundred dollars since it depicts
the first version of Kiss, predating their trademark make-up by
a few weeks. The shot is from the band’s first press kits,
which they sent to members of the music industry. Check it
out by looking for EliteWorks’ auctions on eBay.com.
http://cgi.ebay.com/KISS-Original-NY-1973-Promo-8x10-Photo-Poster-AUCOIN-/160447052907?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item255b63bc6b#ht_852wt_930
BRET MICHAELS’ HATS ARE POPULAR
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The cowboy hats that Bret Michaels wore
during his appearances on NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice
have shot up in popularity. Diva Amy Skaling, who
designed the custom hats, has orders pouring into her studio.
While fans want to get Bret’s look by buying his black hat with
feathers and a Harley-Davidson spark plug, most orders
are for the rocker’s white cowboy hat with a black Roman cross.
To pay homage to the Poison singer, as a sign of
appreciation, Diva Amy is donating ten percent from the sales of
Bret’s hats to the Bret Michaels Foundation, which funds
the American Diabetes Foundation. Learn more about
Diva Amy and her hats at TeamDiva.com.
McCARTNEY TO SCORE A BALLET
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Paul McCartney
has been asked to write the music for a ballet. While
details are scarce, Sir Paul told the BBC he’s
“interested in doing things [he] hasn’t done before” so when
he got the offer he jumped on it. Even he doesn’t know
much about the job, he is excited that “it’s a switch.”
No word yet on which ballet company hired the Beatle.
-
McCartney
has previously written the soundtrack for a film (1967’s
The Family Way), composed four classical music releases
and dabbled in electronica as The Fireman.
LENNON’S LYRICS SELL FOR MILLIONS
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John Lennon’s
handwritten lyrics to The Beatles classic “A Day in the
Life” sold at auction for 1.2-million dollars this week.
Experts expected the lyrics to sell for 600-thousand bucks but
three buyers vying for the memorabilia caused the price to go
up. An unidentified American who phoned in his bid won the
item, which just missed being the highest-priced Beatles lyric
sheet ever. According to Billboard, that honor is
held by the hand-penned lyrics to “All You Need is Love,” which
sold in 2005 for 1.25-million dollars.
CONGRESS HONORS LYNYRD SKYNYRD
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Congress honored Lynyrd Skynyrd last week. After
the band got a tour of the Capitol, Florida Congressman
Connie Mack and Alabama Congressman Spencer Bachus
held a reception where they recognized the rockers for their
“true voice of the South” and their legendary status in the
music world. Bachus thanked the band for entertaining the
troops, supporting military families, and providing his state
with the motto now displayed on license plates there – “Sweet
Home Alabama.” Read more at LynyrdSkynyrd.com.
VINCE NEIL DISCUSSES TATTOOS & TEQUILA
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This week, Vince Neil released his latest solo album,
Tattoos & Tequila. Aside from two original tracks, the
record is all covers including the Motley Crue singer’s
versions of songs by Elvis Presley, Elton John,
ZZ Top, the Scorpions and many others. Vince
told us about the effort.
“You know, I wanted to do like a summer party type album and
these are the songs that I grew up with, so it wasn’t hard to
figure out the songs. And each one of these songs has a
specific memory. It’s sort of like a window into my life
when you really listen to these songs.”
Pick up Tattoos & Tequila today.
OZZY AND VINCE TALK ABOUT OZZFEST
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This year’s OzzFest kicks off on August 14th
in California, and Ozzy Osbourne is talking about the
event, which will boast performances by Motley Crue.
The Prince of Darkness told Billboard that Motley Crue
are his “old friends” and that when he toured with them
in 1984, it was “the most f***ing crazy tour” he ever did
in his life. Crue singer Vince Neil agreed, telling
us more about the trek.
“Well the memories are a little fuzzy with Ozzy but it was a
whole other time. That was our very first real tour and we
really looked up to Ozzy like most rock and rollers did and
still do and we all became really good friends and at times,
Ozzy rode on our tour bus. We shared a tour bus with the
band and crew and everything because we had no money.”
Vince went on to relay a memory from the tour.
“I remember our first show was in Portland, Maine in like
February, so it was freezing. And we didn’t have any money
so we were in these thin leather jackets and here comes Ozzy, we
hadn’t met him yet, he was like a vision in this full length
mink coat and this big fur collar. It was like, ‘Wow, look at
this guy!’”
Ozzy told Billboard that OzzFest won’t be a rerun
of the ’84 trek because they’ve “all matured a bit.”
Read more at Billboard.com.
SCOTT IAN JOINS MEGADETH ONSTAGE
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When metal’s Big Four – Metallica,
Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer – all share the
same stage in one night, there are bound to be some memorable
moments, and that’s what happened on Friday during their second
joint gig ever. At Switzerland’s edition of the
Sonisphere Festival, the rockers all performed and when
Megadeth played their classic song “Peace Sells… But Who’s
Buying,” they were joined by Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian.
You can watch fan-filmed footage of the performance by searching
YouTube
for “Megadeth Peace Sells Scott Ian Sonisphere.” The
Big Four next play the Sonisphere in Bulgaria tonight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SzVr9Tjh2c
SLASH TALKS ABOUT HIS STAR
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We recently reported that Slash will be honored with a
star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and now, the former
Guns N’ Roses guitarist is talking about it. On his
MySpace page, the rocker said he is “sincerely honored
and humbled” by the recognition, adding, “I came from the
ground up in Hollywood, so this is the most genuinely special
distinction I could ever receive.” No date has been
set yet for the star-induction ceremony. Read more at
MySpace.com/Slash.
STEVE VAI TALKS ABOUT HIS VAITUNES
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Steve Vai
is giving his fans a chance to hear some never-before-released
songs. The music comes from some projects that were never
completed, soundtrack jams and other sessions and is being put
out as part of the guitarist’s VaiTunes digital
downloads. Steve told us about the tracks.
“I wouldn’t necessarily even say they’re B sides, they’re just
pieces that didn’t particularly fit a project I was working on
at the time so I moved on and left them there, they’re like
orphans. So now they’re finding their home and it’s nice
because it’s a constant flow of new material.”
You can learn more about VaiTunes at Vai.com.
June 21,
2010
SLASH TO GET A STAR
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Next year, Slash will receive a star on
the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Hollywood
Chamber of Commerce made the announcement last week.
There is no date for the honor yet, but others who’ll get a star
in 2011 include
The Go-Go’s, Melissa Etheridge, Penelope Cruz,
The Muppets, Danny DeVito, Tina Fey, Oprah
Winfrey, Gwyneth Paltrow and many more.
WENDY DIO UPSET WITH DIO TRIBUTE CDS
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Wendy Dio, late heavy metal great Ronnie James Dio’s widow, is upset.
She recently wrote on the rocker’s website how she is seeing a
lot of bands promising to release Dio tribute CDs and wants fans
to know that when they buy those, their money is not going to
the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund,
rather, it is going right to the artists. Wendy stated,
“I find this totally disgraceful and upsetting that they are
trying to make money off of Ronnie’s death.” Learn
more at
RonnieJamesDio.com.
SPEEDWAGON MIGHT SHARE STAGE WITH BENATAR
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This week, REO Speedwagon will kick off their Love on
the Run tour alongside Pat Benatar. So will the
musicians share the stage at any part during the night?
REO singer Kevin Cronin told us he’s pretty hopeful they
will.
“I
sure hope so. I mean, personally, I think that’s one of
the biggest opportunities to have fun and that you can have when
you’ve got a co-headline situation so I always encourage that.
When we’re on stage, our stage is open to the other bands.
If there’s a song that someone feels like singing or playing on,
it’s like, yeah, come on up. We’re very loose about that.”
Speedwagon and Pat Benatar’s first show is Thursday at
Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut. Get all their dates
now at Speedwagon.com.
HEAR VINCE NEIL’S NEW ALBUM
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Vince Neil’s
new record, Tattoos & Tequila, comes out today, but if
you can’t make it to the store to get it, you can still hear the
covers album right now. IHeartRadio.com is
currently streaming the entire set. It features Vince’s
takes on songs by
Cheap Trick, Aerosmith, the Scorpions,
The Hollies and others, as well as a pair of original
tracks.
DUFF MCKAGAN FREAKED OUT AT JANE’S ADDICTION SHOW
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Duff McKagan
has been playing music for a long time but that doesn’t mean the
bassist doesn’t still get nervous. In his weekly column with
SeattleWeekly.com, McKagan, who is now playing with
Jane’s Addiction, says they’re recent shows in Europe with
Rage Against the Machine really freaked him out. The
bassist also admits to a lifelong struggle with panic disorder.
Fans can read more now at SeattleWeekly.com.
June 19,
2010
STEVE VAI UNLOCKS
THE VAULT AND LAUNCHES VaiTunes
SERIES
Los Angeles, CA (June
18, 2010) - It’s not uncommon for a musician to record more work
than they release. In Vai’s case, the Grammy®
award-winning guitarist has a digital ocean of snippets in
various degrees of completion. Some are leftovers from assorted
sessions, projects that were never completed, soundcheck jams,
or songs that were specific to a particular venture. “There are
enough lonely, unreleased notes in my world to fill an infinity
shelf,” says Vai. In between composing new scores
for his upcoming performance with the
North Netherlands
Symphony Orchestra, Vai has transformed
these snippets into full, lush songs and these rarities are
being released as a series of single digital downloads called
VaiTunes.
Each release comes
with a PDF booklet containing detailed notes about the creation
of the song, the story behind the recording, and gear involved.
The latest release from the series, “The Moon and I” evolved
from a soundcheck jam in Athens, Greece in the spring of 2000.
The PDF liner
notes allow the listener to follow Vai as he
birthed the chord changes in Greece and subsequently watered and
fertilized the song ten years later half way around the world in
his Encino studio. Equally fascinating is the story of the
guitar used to finish “The Moon and I.” Under unique
circumstances, Vai recently purchased an original Desert Yellow
Ibanez JEM 777DY guitar, a guitar he designed in 1987,
from a local pawnshop and named the guitar “Moon.”
Vai plans to offer one track
every month or so, each one representing a unique moment in his
personal musical history. The releases can be purchased via
iTunes and
other digital music providers worldwide through
www.vai.com/vaitunes.
Visit
www.vai.com
and
www.vai.com/vaitunes
WHITESNAKE
Announcements and
Upcoming Release Information
HOLLYWOOD, CA (June 18, 2010) - WHITESNAKE have
officially announced that bassist URIAH DUFFY & drummer CHRIS
FRAZIER are going their
separate ways
from the band after a fun filled & successful journey together.
WHITESNAKE
wish URIAH & CHRIS
every success in pursuing their individual musical careers &
express their sincere gratitude for the exceptional contribution
they both made to the legacy of the band.
WHITESNAKE
are proud to welcome drummer/vocalist extraordinaire,
BRIAN TICHY (www.briantichy.com).
WHITESNAKE
are currently in the studio writing & recording the follow up to
their award winning 'GOOD TO BE BAD' album, which is expected to
be released throughout the world on the FRONTIERS label in the
Spring of 2011 to coincide with their return to touring.
At
this time WHITESNAKE are still exploring their options
for the position of new Bass Player/Singer.
To
keep updated on WHITESNAKE visit
www.whitesnake.com /
www.frontiers.it
OZZY OSBOURNE TO SIGN COPIES OF NEW
ALBUM ‘SCREAM’
SUNDAY, JUNE 20 AT
AMOEBA MUSIC (HOLLYWOOD) INTIMATE FAN RECORD RELEASE PLAYBACK
AND PERFORMANCE TO FOLLOW LATER THAT NIGHT AT THE
HOUSE OF BLUES ON SUNSET NEW ALBUM OUT
JUNE 22 ON
EPIC RECORDS
In advance of his new much-anticipated album
SCREAM--out June 22 via Epic Records--OZZY
OSBOURNE will once again take over the
Sunset Strip
with two record release events Sunday, June 20. That
afternoon, the rock icon will host an in-store signing at
Amoeba Music
on Sunset Blvd.
in Hollywood. Later that night, some lucky fans will join
OZZY for a private record release playback and rare club
performance down Sunset Blvd. at the House of Blues.
OZZY will sign copies of his new SCREAM
CD at Amoeba from
5:00-8:00 PM
and the first 600 fans in line who purchase a copy will also
receive a free ticket to that night’s
10:00 PM House of Blues performance.
Please note: the in-store signing is limited to the first 800
fans and there are no line-ups prior to 3:00 PM.
SCREAM was
produced by OZZY and Kevin Churko, both of whom did the same
honors for OZZY’s 2007 worldwide million-selling album
Black Rain. The
multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning,
Rock and Roll
Hall of Famer recorded most of the album--his first in
three years and 10th studio album overall--at his Los
Angeles home studio, The Bunker, and co-wrote all the songs,
primarily with Churko. Notably, the album marks the first
appearance of OZZY’s new guitar player, Gus G. OZZY’s band also
features bassist Blasko, drummer
Tommy
Clufetos and keyboardist
Adam Wakeman. The album has been launched with the
red-hot single “Let Me Hear You Scream,” now #8 on Billboard’s
“Rock Songs” chart for the country’s top alternative,
mainstream rock and Triple A tracks. Look out for
the soon-to-debut video for the fist-pumping anthemic song that
was lensed by famed director
Jonas Akerlund.
OZZY will embark on an 18-month world tour
(dates TBA) in support of SCREAM, first headlining, with
Motley Crue,
this summer’s highly anticipated return of OZZFest that kicks
off
August 14 in Devore, CA. As part of
Live Nation’s
“No Service Fee June,” all tickets for the six-city
OZZFest tour will feature ticket discounts from $20 for a
single ticket to up to $35, when purchasing a four-pack. This is
part of a month-long massive Live Nation price promotion which
will eliminate service fees on nearly 8 million tickets, more
than 700 shows and 110 artists.
www.ozzy.com
http://www.myspace.com/ozzyosbourne
http://www.facebook.com/ozzyosbourne
http://twitter.com/OFFICIALOZZY
www.OZZfest.com
June 18,
2010
MOONDANCE LINEUP COMPLETE! MINNESOTA FESTIVAL READY TO
ROCK AMERICA
WALKER, MINNESOTA (June 10, 2010)
– When classic rock fans gather this year at the 19th
annual Moondance Jam, opening night headliner Sammy Hagar will
be representing the old school of rock, while Buckcherry,
Collective Soul, Hoobastank and Tonic will be there to show that
modern rock bands love classic rock, too.
The Red
Rocker’s career started with Montrose in the S.F. Bay Area. He
left for a solo career in 1975, and as soon as he became a star,
Van Halen selected him as the man to take over for the departed
David Lee Roth. VH became one of the biggest bands in the world
with Hagar fronting the band, selling out arenas and
amphitheaters with regularity and selling millions of records,
before the band imploded in 1996. Hagar then resumed his solo
career-he has toured regularly and released six records since
forming the Waboritas. He also found time for an ill-fated
reunion of Van Halen in 2004, and in 2008, formed the supergroup
Chickenfoot with guitarist Joe Satriani, bassist Michael Anthony
(from Van Halen) and drummer Chad Smith (The Red Hot Chili
Peppers). The rock world’s most famous tequila salesman has
found happiness onstage with the Waboritas (guitarist Vic
Johnson, bassist Mona and drummer David Lauser), a versatile,
tight unit that that can play the driving rock of Montrose, the
meat-and-potatoes rock of Sammy’s solo career and the melodic
metal of Van Halen. At Moondance, expect Sammy to put on his
typical Cabo Wabo-styled party that features his solo hits, VH
stuff, a Montrose chestnut and lots of tequila.
BUCKCHERRY
If sleaze rock
band Buckcherry was a baseball player, its bio would read
something like this-great rookie season, sophomore slump, a
brief trip to the minors, back with a big splash and now a
steady all-star performer. The band rode its debut single, the
drug fueled “Lit Up” (“I love the cocaine”) all the way to
number one in 1999, and the debut album sold well as the band
toured regularly that year. It’s follow up slumped, however, and
by 2002, Buckchery was on hiatus. Vocalist Josh Todd put out a
solo album, and guitarist Keith Nelson kicked around Hollywood,
but the duo finally realized the only thing to do was to put the
band back together. With new members Stevie D. (guitar), Jimmy
Ashhurst (bass) and Xavier Muriel (drums), the band came roaring
back with the album 15, which featured the quintet’s
biggest hit, “Crazy Bitch,” as well as “Sorry” and “Everything.”
Black Butterfly, the band’s fourth album followed, and
the group toured late last year with Kiss, solidifying its
reputation as a great live band with a dynamic stage show. The
band has now scored six Top 20 hits since reconvening, and its
fifth album, All Night Long, is due August 3. At its
recent Rocklahoma appearance, the band played all of the hits, a
few early songs from the debut and the new single, also titled
“All Night Long.”
COLLECTIVE
SOUL
Collective
Soul was formed in the small town of Stockbridge, Georgia in the
early ‘90s. The band’s first album, the independently released
Hints, Allegations and Things Left Unsaid, proved popular
enough on the local level that Atlantic Records picked it up the
following year. Within months of its release, the album’s first
single, “Shine,” became a modern rock and MTV staple, and the
group found itself with a platinum debut, playing everywhere
from arenas with Aerosmith to Woodstock 1994. The band followed
that record with the self-titled sophomore effort the following
year, which featured the hits “The World I Know” and “December.”
That record once again went multi-platinum, but subsequent
releases failed to sell as well, so the band took a five-year
break (releasing only a greatest hits set in 2001). In 2004, the
group returned to their roots, bringing in new guitar player
Joel Kosche and releasing the stripped-down and dynamic Youth
album, which featured the band’s comeback hit “Better Now.” The
band’s self –titled eighth record has kept the group on the road
for most of the last year due to the strength of the single
“Welcome All Again.” The band has released 15 songs that have
made into the mainstream Top 20, and most of these songs make up
the band’s live show.
HOOBASTANK
Authors of the
best-selling singles “Crawling in the Dark,” “Running Away” and
“The Reason,” modern rockers Hoobastank will make its first ever
appearance at MJ this July. Despite heavy chart success and a
relentless touring schedule, the band’s second and third
releases failed to sell as well as its debut; the band struck
back with its fourth release, For(N)ever and the single
"My Turn.” The group spent last summer opening for Creed on the
band’s reunion tour. Expect a fast-paced, high energy set full
of active rock hits during Hoobastank’s performance.
TONIC
Tonic is best
known for its debut platinum album, Lemon Parade, and
it’s massive hit single,” If You Could Only See,” as well as
“Open Up Your Eyes.” Tonic spent years on the road promoting
that first effort, but subsequent releases failed to match those
of Lemon Parade, so after self-producing their 1999 album
Sugar and releasing their third album Head on Straight
in 2002, the band went on hiatus beginning in 2004, while its
members pursued other musical endeavors. The band became active
again in late 2008, embarking on a tour and releasing a greatest
hits compilation. Their self-titled fourth studio album,
Tonic, which features the current radio single “Release Me,”
was released in May. Tonic will be one of the first major label
acts featured in the 3 p.m. slot at MJ this year, as the
promoters beefed up the line-up with 15 national acts.
The daily
schedules are listed below:
Wednesday,
July 14 (Pre-party)
10:30
p.m.-Hairball
9:00 p.m.-Mountain Ash
7:30 p.m.-Free Fallin-a tribute to Tom Petty
6:00 p.m.-The Minnesota Whiskey Piggz
Thursday July
15
11:00
p.m.-Sammy Hagar and the Wabos
9:00 p.m.-Buckcherry
7:00 p.m.-Collective Soul
5:00 p.m.-Hoobastank
3:00 p.m.-Tonic
Friday July 16
11:00 p.m.-REO
Speedweagon
9:00 p.m.-Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo
7:00 p.m.-Don Felder’s “An Evening at the Hotel California”
5:00 p.m.-The Smithereens
3:00 p.m.-Pat Travers
Saturday July
17
11:00 p.m.-Lynyrd
Skynyrd
9:00 p.m.-Jonny Lang
7:00 p.m.-Cinderella
5:00 p.m.-Black Stone Cherry
3:00 p.m.-Blackberry Smoke
Tickets are
still available in a variety of packages. Concert goers can
purchase Rockstar All Access, VIP, three day General Admission
and single day tickets as well as camping and parking passes
online or by contacting the Moondance ticket office. Moondance
Jam has festival seating for General Admission ticket holders,
meaning that front row access and lawn seating is available for
everyone.
Free parking
will be available this year at the Northern Lights Casino in
Walker. Shuttles will take festival goers to and from the
festival site; a regular schedule can be obtained on the first
day of the festival.
Moondance Jam
is held on the beautiful 300 acre Moondance Events festival
grounds, situated in the middle of Chippewa National Forest near
Leech Lake. The festival features thousands of campsites,
well-kept facilities, two bars with regional entertainment,
excellent security, many food and beverage vendors, an
experienced staff and owners who have been organizing music
festivals since 1992. The safe, fan friendly atmosphere and
idyllic location are just a few reasons why people return year
after year to the Walker Area for the Moondance music festivals.
Rockstars & Actors Donate In Support of
Humanity Thru Music © In Benefit of
Fur & Feather
Animal Sanctuary
STEVE VAI,
OZZY OSBOURNE, JOHN 5, BLASKO,
PAUL
GILBERT,
TYLER MANE,
MARKY RAMONE,
BILLY SHEEHAN AND MORE
DONATED
INSTRUMENTS FROM IBANEZ, YAMAHA, ERNIE BALL,
SCHECTER GUITARS,
STAGE CLOTHES AND THEATRICAL PROPS UP FOR AUCTION
EBAY AUCTION NOW!!
Besides the love of music, rockstars
have a soft spot for our four legged furry friends. With the
help from so many artists and actors with their
charitable
donations of instruments and signed memorabilia,
FUR & FEATHER
ANIMAL SANCTUARY comes closer to breaking ground in
the next year for the first fully solar and wind powered,
no-kill animal sanctuary. The sanctuary will also provide the
community with a low-cost animal clinic, education and cultural
center.
Currently
on the
eBay auction block is a Yamaha bass signed by Bass-master
BILLY SHEEHAN, guitar virtuoso JOHN 5’s
famous 666 strap by Red Monkey from 5 tours with
Rob Zombie
signed and dated, OZZY’s autobiography “I AM OZZY”
signed by OZZY, legendary ax-slinger STEVE
VAI’S custom made silver outfit by famed rockstar
couturier Terri King. It was worn on the Ultra Zone
tour in the late 90's, HALLOWEEN 2’s movie prop w/ signed
Michael Myers
photo from TYLER MANE, and a Schecter Diamond
Series Delux guitar signed by ALL the mainstage bands from
OZZfest 2006 including OZZY,
ZAKK WYLDE,
BLS, HATEBREED, DISTURBED, LACUNA COIL, SYSTEM OF A DOWN and
more!
Shop
eBay NOW!
http://shop.ebay.com/furfeather/m.html
Adding in the next week to the auction will be 2
signed Ibanez
guitars one from PAUL GILBERT and one from
STEVE VAI, an
Ernie Ball bass signed by BLASKO from Ozzy
Osbourne’s band, and a Schecter Diamond Series guitar signed by
horror Icons TYLER MANE (Michael Myers/Halloween
1&2) and
DEREK MEARS
(Jason Voorhees/Friday the 13th). More items
coming!! Keep an eye out for additions of cool signed
memorabilia from your favorite rockstars!! All items come with
signed letters of authentication for your collection!
Did you know?
-Between four million and six million pets are
euthanized every year because they are homeless.
- An animal in a shelter is killed every 1.5 seconds.
- Only one animal in 10 born in the U.S. gets a good home that
lasts a lifetime.
- There is a direct correlation between
animal abuse and
neglect and child abuse and neglect.
FUR & FEATHER ANIMAL SANCTUARY
is a 501(c)(3) that was organized exclusively for charitable,
and educational purposes, more specifically for helping homeless
and un-wanted animals with medical care, adoption in a no-kill
safe environment.
For more information go to
www.furfeather.org (almost
finished) or visit them on
Facebook
now! Just search for Fur & Feather Animals Sanctuary and look
for the happy Pit-bull~ To donate to the cause use
Paypal and
email to
donations@furfeather.org or
email to get address to send checks.
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Sunset Strip AND GIBSON GUITAR ANNOUNCE GUITARTOWN
Public arts project will showcase The Strip and Unify Businesses
West Hollywood, Calif (June 17, 2010) The Sunset Strip and
Gibson Guitar announced the launch of GuitarTown, a public arts
project that will feature more than 25 ten-foot tall fiberglass
Gibson Les Paul model guitars strategically placed on the
legendary Sunset Strip in West Hollywood beginning in August,
2010. The oversized Gibson guitar sculptures will be created by
local and nationally acclaimed visual artists and placed along
the 1.6-mile Sunset Strip in front of the boulevard’s landmarks
and businesses, including the Whisky A Go-Go, The Roxy Theatre
and Sunset Marquis.
Each guitar sculpture will celebrate a musician, personality or
artist unique to The Sunset Strip’s history and Gibson Guitar.
The project will unite The Sunset Strip’s art, music and
business communities and will later raise funds for numerous
charitable organizations. GuitarTown Sunset Strip is set to open
to the public in mid-August, prior to the third annual Sunset
Strip Music Festival (August 26-28).
The GuitarTown Sunset Strip project will also showcase the
recently “renovated” Sunset Strip, which is undergoing a
beautification project that includes a more pedestrian-friendly
experience on the boulevard.
“We are very excited about Gibson GuitarTown coming to The
Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. GuitarTown is a perfect way for
us to celebrate the creative heritage of The Sunset Strip. It
allows us to celebrate art and our rock and roll roots,” noted
West Hollywood Mayor John Heilman. “We look forward to welcoming
Gibson GuitarTown to West Hollywood.”
“Like Gibson Guitar, The Sunset Strip is legendary. It’s also
responsible for launching the careers of some of the world’s
greatest musicians,” said Henry Juszkiewicz, Chairman and CEO of
Gibson Guitar. “We are so pleased to be part of The Sunset Strip
project and look forward to hosting GuitarTown in what will
surely strike a chord with everyone who visits The Sunset
Strip.”
The guitars will complete a “tour” of The Strip and then be sold
at a Gala Auction, with all proceeds benefiting nonprofit
organizations and charities. Similar projects hosted by Gibson
Guitar and Epiphone raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for
charity and took place in Nashville, Austin, London, Orlando and
Miami. The Sunset Strip GuitarTown project will be administered
through the Gibson Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Gibson
Guitar Corp., which is dedicated to improving the quality of
life through its support of the arts, education, health &
welfare and environmental causes.
“GuitarTown is a perfect fit for The Strip. It celebrates the
iconic rock heritage while also looking to the future—which
includes the Sunset Strip Music Festival coming up in August,”
said West Hollywood Councilmember Lindsey Horvath. “We are amped
for GuitarTown because it’s also a terrific way to show off the
immense improvements we’ve made to The Sunset Strip.”
A call for artists was distributed and an announcement of
selected artists will be made in July. For GuitarTown artist
application information, visit http://thesunsetstrip.com/artistcall.
About Gibson Guitar
Gibson is known worldwide for producing classic models in every
major style of fretted instrument, including acoustic and
electric guitars, mandolins, and banjos. The Gibson Les Paul
guitar is the best selling guitar of all time and bears the name
of the late, great Les Paul. Gibson’s HD.6X-PRO Digital Guitar,
the Gibson Robot Guitar, Gibson's Dark Fire and the new Gibson
Dusk Tiger represent the biggest advances in electric guitar
design in over 70 years. The Gibson Foundation is the
philanthropic arm of the Gibson Guitar Corp., and dedicates its
time and services to making the place a better world for
children through its support of music, education, health and
human services. Founded in 1894 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and
headquartered in Nashville since 1984, Gibson Guitar Corp.’s
family of brands now includes Epiphone, Dobro, Kramer,
Steinberger, Tobias, Echoplex, Electar, Flatiron, Slingerland,
Valley Arts, Maestro, Oberheim, Baldwin, Sunshine Piano, Take
Anywhere Technology, J&C Fischer, Chickering, Hamilton, and
Wurlitzer. Visit Gibson’s website at www.gibson.com
About The Sunset Strip
The Sunset Strip is a 1.3 mile stretch along Sunset Boulevard
that runs through the heart of West Hollywood. From its
beginning as an unregulated "strip" of land along Sunset
Boulevard outside Los Angeles' city limits, The Sunset Strip has
served as a notorious entertainment destination for celebrities,
tourists and California residents. It is an iconic locale where
fashion, music, architecture and a unique history combine. The
Sunset Strip has birthed countless music and entertainment
careers, and it continues to blaze its own path as a leading
destination with a vibrant and entertaining landscape made up of
more than 150 restaurants, shops, nightclubs and hotels. The
Sunset Strip became part of the City of West Hollywood when it
was incorporated in 1984. For more information about The Sunset
Strip, please visit www.thesunsetstrip.com.
HERMAN ZE GERMAN RAREBELL RETURNS WITH ‘TAKE IT AS IT
COMES’
Few metal drummers have a name as recognizable as Herman ze
German Rarebell.
And with good reason - after all, it was Rarebell’s drumming
that helped propel the Scorpions into one of the 1980’s most
successful rock bands (as well as co-penning the all-time
classic, “Rock You Like A Hurricane”). And Herman is back
once more with his latest album, ‘Take It As it Comes,’ which
was recently released via
Dark Star Records.
A kick-ass, rockin’
good time, the album is available as a standard version,
as well as a limited edition box set, which comes with two discs
and a card autographed by ze German himself.
The album can also be purchased via the
Amazon.com site by
following this link:
<http://www.amazon.com/Take-As-Comes-Herman-German/dp/B003HGK8EC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1273512724&sr=1-1>
The new single from ‘Take It As it Comes,’ is the
appropriately-titled "Let
Me Rock You," which has an add date at radio of June 3rd.
Herman will also be in the U.S. starting
July 12th in
NYC, until
July 30th
ending in L.A., visiting radio and press nationwide supporting
the new radio single. This will also tie in with a
July 24th special appearance with the
Michael Schenker
Group, at this years Rock N' America Festival, at the
Oklahoma City Zoo
Amphitheatre (in Oklahoma City, OK).
Herman enthuses, “I guess most of you guys know me as the former
drummer of the SCORPIONS - ‘Herman
Rarebell.’ Together with my friends RUDOLF, MATTHIAS, and
KLAUS, I enjoyed twenty truly awesome years of exhilarating rock
n’ roll. We went through thick and thin, toured the world
a couple times, and were awarded over 70 gold and 30 platinum
records in addition to a bunch of other awards and prizes. It is
my pleasure to tell you that my new solo CD, ‘Take It As It
Comes,’ is now available on DARK STAR RECORDS.”
Get ready to be pounded into submission once more by one of
rock’s greatest drummers...Herman ze German Rarebell!
For more information visit:
www.hermanrarebell.com
www.myspace.com/hermanrarebell
www.myspace.com/hermanzegerman
www.darkstarrecords.com
VOODOO EXPERIENCE:
CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN WEEKEND WITH
OZZY OSBOURNE, MUSE, WEEZER
2010 LINE-UP OF MORE THAN 100 ACTS IS MARKED BY
EXPANDED MUSICAL SPECTRUM TICKETS ON SALE
NOW FOR
OCTOBER 29, 30 AND 31
Headliners Ozzy Osbourne, Muse and
Weezer are among the 100-plus acts already
confirmed for the 2010 VOODOO EXPERIENCE, set
for Halloween
weekend--October 29, 30 and 31--at City Park in
New Orleans.
This year’s line-up features a mix of some of the leading talent
from every genre of music including, for the first time since
2004, some of music’s top electronic artists. As is
tradition at VOODOO, there will be stages that celebrate and
honor the music and rich melting pot of the region. This
year, these stages will be highlighted by a variety of unique
collaborations between the keepers of New Orleans musical
traditions with some of the younger acts adding a fresh spin.
Other artists confirmed for New Orleans’ signature fall musical
celebration include MGMT, Drake, Florence and the Machine,
Paul van Dyk,
Interpol, Hot Chip, Metric,
Deadmau5,
Street Sweeper
Social Club,
Jakob Dylan
and Three Legs, Jonsi, Eagles of Death Metal, Cage the Elephant,
Minus the Bear
and Janelle Monae.
(Full line-up is below.)
“I can’t think of a better way to celebrate Halloween then
with a performance in New Orleans,” says Ozzy Osbourne, who is
making his VOODOO EXPERIENCE debut.
The preliminary 2010 VOODOO EXPERIENCE line-up (as of June 17):
OzzyOsbourne/Muse/Weezer/MGMT/Drake/Metric/Hot
Chip/Interpol/Paul van Dyk/Deadmau5/Street Sweeper Social
Club/Paul Oakenfold/Jakob Dylan and Three Legs/Ferry Corsten/Buckwheat
Zydeco/Florence and the Machine/Raphael Saadiq/Eagles of Death
Metal/Cage the Elephant/Minus the Bear/Janelle Monae/Eli
“Paperboy” Reed/Galactic with Guests/The Airborne Toxic Event/Jonsi/Innerpartysystem/Afrojack/Die
Antwoord/Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue/Rebirth Brass Band/Crookers/Preservation
Hall Jazz Band/Stanton Moore Trio with
Anders Osborne
and Robert Walter/Voice of the Wetlands All Stars featuring
Tab Benoit,
Cyril Neville,
George Porter Jr.,
Waylon Thibodeaux,
Big Chief
Bourdeaux,
Johnny Vidacovich, and Johnny Sansone/Boys Noize/Soul
Rebels Brass Band/Theresa Andersson/Basin Street Records Revue
featuring
Kermit Ruffins,
Dr. Michael White
and Jeremy Davenport/George Porter Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners/Toubab
Krewe/Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen/Treme
Brass Band
with Uncle Lionel Batiste/Cedric Burnside & Lightnin Malcolm/Big
Sam's Funky Nation/The New Orleans Bingo! Show with special
guests/The Happy Talk Band/Fleur De Tease Burlesque Revue/Rotary
Downs/DJ Soul Sister/Paul Sanchez/Quintron & Miss Pussycat/Honey
Island Swamp Band with guest Gal Holiday/Rosie Ledet/Fatter Than
Albert/Leo Jackson and the Melody Clouds/AM/Fitz & The
Tantrums/Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights/Shannon
McNally/Creole String Beans/Feufollet/Alvin Youngblood
Hart/Locos Por Juana/Flow Tribe/Consortium of Genius/Luke
Winslow-King/Noisician Coalition/DJ Quickie Mart/The Vettes/Debauche/Helen
Gillet/The Local Skank/Coot/MC Sweet Tea/Rival Sons/Lost Bayou
Ramblers, and many more.
Set in historic City Park, amidst lush lagoons, bayous and
one of the largest collections of mature oak trees in the
world--all in the shadow of the
New Orleans
Museum of Art and just minutes from the
French Quarter and Central Business District--this
festive New Orleans celebration is steeped in the city’s culture
and influences. Throughout its consecutive 12-year run,
the VOODOO EXPERIENCE has brought together a collection of
talent that has bridged the social, economic and generational
gaps by creating a unique event with a commitment to every genre
of music while at the same time celebrating the sounds of the
region.
Tickets for the VOODOO EXPERIENCE can be purchased via
www.thevoodooexperience.com utilizing Elevate’s easy
online shopping experience--with helpful customer service--that
allows buyers to print their own tickets. For a limited
time, three-day weekend tickets are $150; LOA Lounge VIP pass
are $500. This year’s VIP amenities include tax free
tickets, reserved parking, exclusive access to the LOA front
row, a raised viewing area, full bar services, exclusive
performances, with additional services and luxuries to be
announced.
More information about this year’s VOODOO EXPERIENCE can also be
found at
www.thevoodooexperience.com. 2010 Partners include Toyota,
PlayStation 3,
Miller Lite,
Sony Bloggie, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco, WWOZ Radio,
Billboard.com,
Nola.com,
Offbeat and Where y'at.
THE BIG FOUR PERFORM
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On
Wednesday, Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and
Anthrax, metal’s Big Four, played together for the first
time ever at Poland’s Sonisphere. The groups
performed in front of 81-thousand screaming fans. Of the
event, Megadeth bassist Dave Ellefson said it was
“simply amazing.”
The Big Four will do it again tonight at the Sonisphere
in Switzerland.
BRET’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY GETTING LONGER
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Bret Michaels’
autobiography, Roses & Thorns, was expected to come out
in June of last year, but since then, he’s had a lot to write
about so the book’s release keeps getting delayed. The
Poison singer of course plans to put in a new chapter about
his latest health scare – a brain hemorrhage. The rocker
spoke to Billboard about the tome explaining, “I don’t
think
Simon & Schuster has ever had a book like this, where
every day something else happens to me.” Michaels went
on to say with all the additions, the book “is going to be
like
War and Peace times six.” Bret wants the
autobiography on shelves in November but the publishers say
it’ll come out on February 1st. Read more at
Billboard.com.
BRET AND MILEY ON GMA TODAY
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If
you’re up early today, tune in to Good Morning America.
On the show, Bret Michaels will join teen pop sensation
Miley Cyrus on stage. The duo will perform the
Poison
classic “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” live as part of the
Summer Concert Series. Good Morning America
airs at 7 AM Eastern on ABC but if you’re in New York
City, head to Rumsey Playfield in Central Park to
see the performance in person.
McCARTNEY DOESN’T KNOW HOW HE WRITES HITS
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Today, Paul McCartney turns 68. During his
lifetime, the singer has created some of the most iconic songs
ever written. So how did he do it? Not even Paul
knows, but he told us he is happy to have a job that lets him
create music.
“I
don’t know how it happens, I don’t know how it works, and I
think a lot of people, if you talk to them about how they make
their music, there’s a kind of mystical element in it which I
think is great. I mean, how lucky to be in a job where
there’s that kind of an element, you know, rather than just
boring, very mundane and I do feel it’s hugely lucky, you know.”
McCartney will play some of his greatest hits on Sunday in
Glasgow, Scotland as part of his Up and Coming Tour.
Get all of the Beatle great’s dates at
PaulMcCartney.com.
ANN WILSON NEVER MEANT TO BE A STAR
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Tomorrow, Heart’s Ann Wilson
turns the big 6-0. In her six decades, the rocker has
made quite a legacy for herself, but it turns out when she first
started singing and playing music, it wasn’t to become a
world-famous star. She filled us in.
“At first, it was to amuse ourselves and the thrill of actually
learning a song and playing it one to the other and then as it
went along, it just grew and grew until we realized, ‘Hey, this
is what we do!’”
Next month, Heart will play some Lilith Fair dates.
For all the info and updates on the band, head to Heart-Music.com.
RUSH’S GEDDY LEE TALKS TOUR, ONLINE RELEASES
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Rush
singer Geddy Lee spoke to Rolling Stone recently,
discussing the band’s upcoming Time Machine Tour and
their recent online releases. Of their trek, which kicks
off on June 29th, Geddy wouldn’t reveal the set list
besides saying that they’ll play their 1980 LP Moving
Pictures in its entirety. He explained, “With Rush
fans it’s always nice to not reveal it until show day.”
As for putting out new tracks like “Caravan” and “BU2B” online,
Geddy stated they wanted “to do things differently” and
are just changing with the times. Read more at
RollingStone.com.
ROCK BAND 3
TO
COME WITH KEYBOARDS, ROCK HITS
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When Rock Band 3 comes out this holiday season, it will
not only include a bunch of new songs and three part vocal
harmony capabilities, but it will also boast a new instrument –
the keyboard. With the addition of the keys, many more
songs can and will be played on the video game, including The
Doors’ “Break on Through,” which will open the game.
Other tracks on
Rock Band 3 include Jimi Hendrix’s “Crosstown
Traffic,” Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Night Ranger’s
“Sister Christian,” Dio’s “Rainbow in the Dark,” Them
Crooked Vultures’ “Dead End Friends” and many others.
Learn more at RockBand.com.
GRACELAND
DUPLICATE COMING TO DENMARK
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Folks in Europe who can’t afford to make the trip to Memphis to
see Graceland are in luck. That’s because Elvis
Presley’s home will be duplicated as part of a museum
in Denmark dedicated to The King. According to the New
York Times, the museum itself opened 15 years ago and the
new copy of Graceland will open in 2011 and boast
six-thousand of Presley’s possessions like clothes, guitars,
letters and contracts. Learn more at NYTimes.com.
OZZY AND SHARON TO APPEAR ON LOPEZ TONIGHT
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Ozzy Osbourne
and his wife Sharon will appear on Monday’s Lopez
Tonight. The Prince of Darkness is promoting his new
album,
Scream, which comes out on Tuesday. Catch the
rocker’s sit down with host George Lopez, Monday night at
11 PM Eastern on TBS.
DEEP PURPLE TOUR UPDATE FROM STEVE MORSE
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Deep Purple
guitarist Steve Morse has updated fans about how the
band’s tour has been. The rocker wrote that things are
going
“amazingly well” and that he is “consistently surprised”
at the many young people mixed in with the older ones in his
audience. Morse said with all the countries, time zones
and traveling, the trek is like a “hazy dream” and feels
like it’s been going on for a while but that folks have been
hospitable and everyone seems to be enjoying the shows.
The band plays in Ireland on the 28th and you can
read more at DeepPurple.com.
GREAT WHITE SINGER HAS A GREAT FALL
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Great White played in San Antonio, Texas last week
and during the set, singer Jack Russell fell onstage.
It happened during the opening number, “Desert Moon,” and thanks
to fan-filmed footage, you can watch it all go down on
YouTube. Search the site for “Jack Russell Falls” and
fast forward to the two-minute, 13-second mark. Russell
has been performing while sitting lately and blamed that, and
his fall, on a recent back surgery.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqZyrU66Olo
SMASHING PUMPKINS SET EYES ON THE STRIP
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Smashing Pumpkins
are set to headline the Sunset Strip Music Festival. The
event takes place on Saturday, August 28th on the
legendary Strip. A portion of every ticket sold for the concert
goes to the Los Angeles Youth Network. Learn more now at
SunsetStripMusicFestival.com.
DIO TRIBUTE ANNOUNCED
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Before Ronnie James Dio’s health took a turn for the worse,
his band, Heaven and Hell, were planning to tour.
Unfortunately, the heavy metal legend succumbed to his stomach
cancer on May 16th but his music will live on.
In fact, the remaining members of Heaven and Hell – Tony
Iommi,
Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice – plan to play a
one-off show to celebrate Ronnie’s life and his work.
It’ll take place on July 24th at the High Voltage
Festival in London, one of the gigs Heaven and Hell had
planned to play with Ronnie. Black-Sabbath.com
reports that former Sabbath and Deep Purple singer
Glenn Hughes as well as Masterplan's Jorn Lande
will both fill in for Dio on vocals. Hughes was a longtime
friend of Ronnie’s and performed a musical tribute at his
funeral service while Lande released a Dio tribute album.
All proceeds from the event will benefit the Ronnie James Dio
Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. Learn more at
HighVoltageFestival.com.
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Of the
event, Geezer Butler said, “It will be a privilege doing
a gig in honor of his memory and to help towards his
charity.”
SLASH WANTED
JACKSON
ON ALBUM
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Slash
got a lot of guest vocalists to help him out on his new solo album,
but the guitarist has now revealed that he also wanted
Michael Jackson to lend his voice to the set.
According to
AceShowbiz.com, Slash said, “When I was thinking about
who I wanted to work with, Michael crossed my mind. I
thought about doing something that would see him totally cross
over into rock.” Slash said this was all around the
time Jackson was rehearsing for his series of London shows so he
just assumed Michael wouldn’t have had the time. The
former Guns N’ Roses
guitarist went on to say that he never saw the Jackson film
This Is It because he didn’t want to “have anything to do
with everybody capitalizing on his death.” Slash
played lead solos on a handful of Jackson’s hits including “Give
Into Me” and “Black or White.”
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Michael
Jackson died on June 25th, 2009 at the age of 50.
HEAR ALL OF OZZY’S NEW RECORD
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Ozzy Osbourne’s new record, Scream, doesn’t come out until
Tuesday, but you can hear it all right now at Ozzy’s MySpace
page. All 11 tracks from the Prince of Darkness’ tenth studio
album are currently streaming at MySpace.com/OzzyOsbourne.
OZZY SEEKING UNSIGNED TALENT
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On July 3rd, Ozzy Osbourne will play the
iTunes Festival in London and the Prince of Darkness is
looking for an unsigned band to open for him. According to
the
Press Association, the rocker said, “Throughout my
career I’ve felt this obligation to give up-and-coming bands a
leg up in the music business. I’ve taken out bands from
Motley Crue to Metallica to System Of A Down
and Slipknot on their first big tours.” Ozzy
added,
“I’m looking to give a new band a huge f***ing break by
having them open the show.” Those interested should
head to
MySpace.com/OzzyNeedsYou for more details.
KORN TO PLAY U-K OZZFEST
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There will be an Ozzfest this year overseas and according to
Rock Sound magazine, along with a set from Ozzy
Osbourne, the event will boast Korn, Murderdolls
and Skindred. The magazine reports that the U-K
Ozzfest will take place on September 18th at
London’s O2 Arena. Learn more at RockSound.tv.
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America’s
Ozzfest features Motley Crue and Halford,
as well as many other bands, and takes place in six cities,
starting on August 14th in San Bernardino,
California.
WHY MELLENCAMP’S MUSIC HAS MEANING
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This week, John Mellencamp released his four-disc box set,
On the Rural Route 7609. The 54-track package
chronicles the singer’s career with an emphasis on songwriting.
As any Mellencamp fan knows, John makes sure his music has
meaning and he filled us in on why he chooses to do that.
“Music is music and you can call it what you want but if it
ain’t touching somebody it’s just noise in the air.”
Hear Mellencamp’s music by picking up your copy of On The Rural
Route 7609 today. The set also boasts a 72-page book
featuring rare photos. Learn more at Mellencamp.com.
IAN GILLAN HONORED
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Deep Purple
frontman Ian Gillan was honored by the rector of two
Moscow churches this week. Interfax reports that
the rocker was presented the Icon of Our Lady of Vladimir
by
Hegumen Sergy at last week’s Rock on the Volga
festival. There’s no word on what the recognition is for
but the event, which took place on Russia Day, attracted nearly
200-thousand concertgoers. Read more at
Interfax-Religion.com.
RICK NIELSEN’S PAUL McCARTNEY STORY
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In 2007, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of The
Beatles’ iconic album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club
Band, Cheap Trick performed the record in its
entirety, live at the Hollywood Bowl. Then last
year, they did it again for a series of shows in Las Vegas.
Now, they’re back in Sin City, playing the classic record live
once more. Guitarist Rick Nielsen told us that he
has a connection to Beatle great Paul McCartney.
“Paul McCartney’s got a guitar, the left handed
Les Paul that he plays was mine. It was a
1960, they only made three of them. And he paid me, he
paid me ten-grand for it, it was worth about 800-thousand
dollars. Really, swear to God. Cheap bastard.”
Watch Cheap Trick perform Sgt. Pepper live at the
Paris Las Vegas throughout the month. The dates are up
on their Web site, CheapTrick.com.
TOMMY LEE PLAYS HUMAN DRUMS ON TOSH.0
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Tommy Lee
has played all sorts of drums in his career, but on tonight’s
episode of Comedy Central’s Tosh.0, the Motley
Crue rocker will play human drums. If you can’t wait
until 10:30 PM Eastern to see the show, you can check out a clip
now at ComedyCentral.com.
IOMMI TALKS ABOUT HEAVEN AND HELL TRIBUTE
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On July 24th, the surviving members
of Heaven & Hell will perform at England’s High
Voltage festival as a tribute to late singer Ronnie James
Dio, and guitarist Tony Iommi is now talking about
the event. According to Blabbermouth.net, the
rocker explained that it will be the “first and only tribute
to Ronnie” adding, “Not that that’s wrong, but we feel
that it would be really nice to do this for him. And he’d
really like that, I know he would.” As of now, Deep
Purple’s
Glenn Hughes and Masterplan’s Jorn Lande
are stepping in on vocals but Tony said there is a chance others
might sing as well. As for their set, Iommi explained fans
should expect “a list of songs [they] think people would like
to hear.” Hear more from Tony by searching YouTube
for “Tony Iommi on High Voltage.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnltpNs6R0w
SLASH CAN SEE WHY AXL THINKS HE’S A “CANCER”
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Recently, Axl Rose reportedly called his
former Guns N’ Roses bandmate Slash a “cancer” and
now, the guitarist is responding to the insult. While
promoting his new solo album, Slash told England’s Telegraph
that the comment was “sorta funny” and that he’s thought
about it and it might be true. The rocker explained,
“I’m around a lot so to him I probably am a cancer. And
now the record’s doing really well, I’m even more cancerous.”
Slash added,
“And apparently we’re gonna be touring Europe at the same
time, which will put even more emphasis on the cancer thing!”
Read more at Telegraph.co.uk.
GN’R KEYBOARDIST FALLS ON STAGE
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Last week, Guns N’ Roses performed in Moscow and at the
show, keyboardist Chris Pitman fell. Some folks are
saying the rocker was tipsy because he had a bit too much to
drink before the gig. You can judge for yourself –
fan-filmed footage of the fall can be found on YouTube by
searching the site for “Chris Pitman falls.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ERIicSswaQ
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