July 1,
2009
BLACK
CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS
DEBUTS AT #6, YIELDS BAND’S
HIGHEST CHART POSITION AND
FIRST WEEK SALES
New York, NY – Legendary
progressive metal masters
Dream Theater’s latest
album, Black Clouds & Silver
Linings has taken the band
to new heights. The album
debuted at #6 on Billboard’s
Top 200 album chart, with
first week sales totaling
40,285. Both numbers mark
the highest ever first week
figures for the band, who
are enjoying the greatest
success of their 25 year
career. 12% of the week’s
sales were digital, ranking
Black Clouds & Silver
Linings at #21 on the
Digital Albums chart.
Drummer Mike Portnoy had
this to say, “This is truly
amazing. After almost 25
years together, Dream
Theater is still growing and
progressing and doing bigger
and better than ever. I
can't think of many bands
that can claim that. We are
truly thankful to have this
incredible support from fans
who believe in the band as a
musical force.”
Such a monumental debut
places Dream Theater, a band
known for lengthy epics and
the true “album” format, in
the cozy Top 10 company of
Jonas Brothers, Black Eyed
Peas and Regina Spektor, a
truly remarkable feat.
Portnoy continues, “An album
with four songs over 12
minutes in the US Top 10?
Hell must've frozen over!
This is one small leap for
Dream Theater, and one giant
leap for music in general.”
Black Clouds & Silver
Linings is the band’s tenth
studio album and follow up
to the band’s 2007
Roadrunner Records debut,
Systematic Chaos. In
addition to the standard
version CD, the album is
also available on vinyl LP,
as well as a three-disc
Special Edition CD that
includes the full album, a
CD of instrumental mixes of
the album and a CD of six
cover songs. A limited
deluxe collector’s edition
boxed set is also available.
“This is as smart and well
played as metal and hard
rock gets, an album just
humming with live
possibilities and headphone
trips waiting to happen,”
wrote Dennis Cook in is
6/23/2009 review at
Jambase.com, while Shawn S.
Lealos said in his 6/16/09
review at 411Mania.com:
“Dream Theater has created
their masterpiece.”
Dream Theater is currently
breaking records in Europe,
playing to festival crowds
of over 80,000 adoring fans.
The band made their debut
appearance in Israel last
month, rocking a crowd
10,000 strong to their
knees. The band’s own
Progressive Nation tour
returns stateside on July 24
in Miami, and will feature
Dream Theater as headliner,
Zappa Plays Zappa, Bigelf
and Scale The Summit. The
tour—which marks the second
incarnation of Progressive
Nation—wraps on August 29th
in Los Angeles.
As only the 10th Top 10
debut in Roadrunner’s
30-year history, Black
Clouds & Silver Linings is
landmark album for the label
as well.
www.dreamtheater.net
www.myspace.com/dreamtheater
http://www.progressivenation2009.com
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
CHICKENFOOT DRUMMER CHAD
SMITH INJURED
Chickenfoot
had to cancel their show in
Spain last night because
drummer Chad Smith
was injured. According to a
press release, Chad was
playing in Paris last night
when, during the show, he
hurt his arm by tearing his
small bicep. The supergroup
apologized to fans. No word
yet on if other shows have
been affected.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
SINGER JOHN SYKES LEAVES
THIN LIZZY
Singer John Sykes has
parted ways with Thin
Lizzy. While there is
no word as to why John left,
with drummer Tommy
Aldridge unable to play
due to a recent injury, the
group has decided to go
their separate ways.
Guitarist Scott Gorham
told Blabbermouth.net,
“It’s been a very tough
time of late for myself and
the band.” Scott added,
“I can only apologize to
everyone who has supported
us over the years, but we
will be back up to full
speed soon.” As for
now, all previously
announced Thin Lizzy shows
have been cancelled or
postponed until further
notice.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
CANADIAN
TOWN LEADS IN KISS TOUR
CONTEST
The polls have closed in
Kiss’ quest to have the
fans decide where the band
should play on their
upcoming tour. According to
TheStar.com, Oshawa,
Ontario pulled in the most
votes. The town had a
campaign to bring Kiss to
the city, which was recently
hit hard by the economy when
the auto-plants there had
massive layoffs. The site
says over 14-thousand people
voted for Oshawa, with
Winnipeg as the next most
popular city for at
13-thousand votes. No
official word yet from the
band on the winning cities.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
SLASH PLAYS WITH OZZY, RON
WOOD
This week, Slash
played the Quart
festival in Norway and was
joined onstage by the likes
of Rolling Stone Ron Wood,
Black Eyed Pea Fergie
and Ozzy Osbourne.
Among the songs Slash and
company played were “Sweet
Child O’ Mine,” “Barracuda,”
“Crazy Train,” “Paradise
City,” “Whole Lotta Love,”
“Immigrant Song,” “Highway
to Hell” and Michael
Jackson’s “Black or
White.” You can find fan
filmed footage of the set on
YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8MhXlwV2GQ
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
TWISTED SISTER’S “30” VIDEO
UP TODAY
This week, Twisted Sister
released the 25th
anniversary edition of their
classic album Stay Hungry.
Along with the original,
remastered effort and a disc
of 15 previously unreleased
recordings, the reissue
boasts a new song called
“30.” All day today, you
can see the video for that
track at Yahoo Music.
Guitarist Jay Jay French
let us know what to
expect.
“It’s an amazing video. I mean, it’s us without makeup. The song
‘30’ is about how we didn’t
know, at the time when we
were 30, that we could
possibly be doing this today
and it’s the irony of
looking back and saying
we’re kicking ass just as
much today as we were back
then. But we couldn’t
possibly imagine 20 or 25
years ago we’d still be
doing it.”
Check out the video at
New.Yahoo.Music.com
today. Meanwhile, you can
also pick up the 25th
anniversary edition of
Stay Hungry which is on
shelves now. <DB>
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
JUDAS PRIEST DISCUSS TRACKS
ON BRITISH STEEL
Judas Priest kicked off their latest U-S tour this week. During the trek, the
group will play their
classic album British
Steel in its entirety to
celebrate the 30th
anniversary of the set. But
how did the nine tracks on
that hit record come to be?
In a new interview with
Billboard, Priest’s
songwriters, singer Rob
Halford and guitarists
K.K. Downing and
Glenn Tipton, spoke
about each song on the
effort. Check it out now at
Billboard.com to
learn about how Rob got the
name for “Metal Gods” by
being a sci-fi fan and how
K.K. thinks “United” was
Priest’s way of taking on
the world.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
SPINAL TAP CONTEST
Spinal Tap
is holding a contest. The group is asking fans to create a video
for one of six songs and the
creator of the best clip
will score a Spinal Tap
prize pack including
autographed swag from the
rockers. The group’s
YouTube channel has all
the details so learn more at
YouTube.com/User/TapBackFromTheDead.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
CHICAGO STILL EXCITED TO
PLAY
The guys from Chicago
usually spend the
better part of the year on
the road touring and this
year is no different. One
would think playing shows
day in and day out would get
tiresome but saxophonist
Walt Parazaider
explained they still get
excited before every gig.
“It never gets old – the
excitement and the
apprehension and the
expectation of playing that
next best show and going on
to the next town. It can be
a little tiring but you get
over that with the rest that
we get.”
The next town Chicago will
be excited to play in is
Houston, Texas. The band
performs there on the 10th
alongside their current
tourmates, Earth, Wind
and Fire. Check out all
of Chicago’s dates at
ChicagoTheBand.com.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
YOKO ONO WINS LAWSUIT
Yoko Ono
has been declared the
rightful copyright holder of
rare, intimate footage of
John Lennon and his
family in London in 1970.
After World Wide Video
LLC created a
documentary using the
footage, the company sued
Ono for copyright
infringement and wrongfully
interfering with their
personal property since she
blocked the release of the
film. Ono countersued
asserting she was the
rightful owner. A U-S
District Court judge agreed
with Yoko this week. Ono
plans to keep the footage
private.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
ACE FREHLEY’S ANOMALY
HAS RELEASE DATE
Ace Frehley
has announced the release date for his new solo album, Anomaly.
The set will hit shelves on
September 15th.
Ace described the tracks on
the effort saying it has
“a real cool instrumental, a
hit single, some real heavy
rockers – a nice variety of
different genres of music.”
Learn more at
AceFrehley.com.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
QUEENSRYCHE GUITARIST’S
FASHION LINE
Queensryche
guitarist Michael “Whip”
Wilton isn’t just a
musician, he’s a designer
too, and later this year
he’ll release a line of
streetwear called
Whipwear. Wilton is
offering some of his
designs, along with his solo
CD, Soulbender, some
autographed photos, rare
Queensryche guitar picks and
more at
RatPakRecordsAmerica.com/Whipwear.cfm.
<DB>
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
ERIC CLAPTON & STEVE WINWOOD
WRAP TOUR IN HOLLYWOOD
Eric Clapton
and Steve Winwood
wrapped their 14-date tour
at the Hollywood Bowl
Tuesday night to a sold-out
crowd. The show
featured tunes from both
artists’ catalogs as well as
many songs from their
Blind Faith
collaboration back in 1969.
They took the stage shortly
after 8 PM and opened with
the Blind Faith tune “Had To
Cry Today,” with both
Winwood and Clapton playing
guitar. The two traded
solos at the end of the
track to the delight of the
capacity crowd. Winwood
jumped behind the keyboards
for most of the show, which
also featured a few
Traffic songs like
“Glad” and “Pearly Queen,”
as well as Steve’s “Split
Decision,” off his 1986 solo
album Back In The High
Life. They tore through
few more Blind Faith songs
including “Presence of the
Lord,” “Sleeping in the
Ground” and “Can’t Find My
Way Home.” Clapton shined
on their cover of Jimi
Hendrix’s “Voodoo Chile”
and Winwood stole the
spotlight when he played a
solo version of the 1971
Traffic classic “The Low
Spark of High-Heeled Boys.”
The two ended with a raucous
version of “Cocaine” and
another Traffic number,
“Dear Mr. Fantasy.”
June 30,
2009
ALICE
IN CHAINS ANNOUNCE U.S TOUR
BAND POSTS NEW SONG ONLINE
NEW ALBUM BLACK GIVES WAY TO
BLUE IN STORES SEPTEMBER 29
Los Angeles, CA (June
30, 2009) – ALICE IN CHAINS
are giving fans a sneak
preview of their highly
anticipated upcoming album
BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE
(Virgin/EMI) by posting a
brand-new song online. The
seven-minute-long track,
titled “A Looking In View,”
can be heard on
www.aliceinchains.com. A
companion video for the song
is forthcoming and its
trailer is available on the
band’s site. “A Looking In
View” will appear on BLACK
GIVES WAY TO BLUE, in stores
September 29th.
About “A Looking In View,”
Alice In Chains
vocalist/guitarist Jerry
Cantrell says, “The song
basically speaks to any
number of things that keep
you balled up inside. A cell
of our own making with an
unlocked door that we choose
to remain in. Focusing our
attention inward instead of
reaching out to a much
larger world. I think this
is common to us all. It’s
funny how hard we fight to
hang on to a bone we can’t
pull through a hole in the
fence, or how difficult it
is to put down the bag of
bricks and move on.”
On July 18th, Alice In
Chains will be sharing the
stage with Kid Rock at
Comerica Park in Detroit, to
be followed by festival
shows with Metallica
overseas, including an
August 1 date at Marlay Park
in Dublin and an August 2
show at the Sonisphere
Festival at Knebworth.
They’ll wrap up the
international trip with a
string of headlining dates,
set to kick off August 4th
with a sold-out performance
at London’s Scala. On August
22, they’ll join Tool and
Linkin Park for the
first-ever Epicenter show at
the Fairplex in Pomona, CA,
to be followed by a
headlining tour set to kick
off September 4th at the
9:30 Club in Washington, DC.
Tickets for the U.S. shows
will be available Friday,
July 10th. For information,
please visit
www.aliceinchains.com.
BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE is
the band’s first new studio
release in more than 10
years. The quartet
(guitarist/vocalist Jerry
Cantrell, drummer Sean
Kinney, bassist Mike Inez
and vocalist/guitarist
William DuVall) recorded the
album with producer Nick
Raskulinecz (Rush, Foo
Fighters) at Studio 606 in
Northridge, CA and Henson
Studios in Hollywood.
Over the course of their
remarkable career, Alice In
Chains has garnered multiple
Grammy nominations, sold
more than 17 million albums
worldwide, wrote and
recorded 11 top 10 hit
singles and stood atop
Billboard’s Top 200 Album
Chart with two No. 1
records.
Tour dates are as follows
(additional shows to be
confirmed):
Date City Venue
July 18 Detroit, MI Comerica
Park (with Kid Rock)
Aug 1 Dublin, IE Marlay Park
Aug 2 Stevenage, GB
Knebworth House - Sonisphere
Aug 4 London, GB Scala
August 6 Cologne, DE
Essigfabrik
August 8 Berlin, DE Columbia
Club
August 10 Hamburg, DE
Grunspan
August 12 Amsterdam, NL
Melkweg
August 22 Pomona, CA
Epicenter
Sept. 4 Washington, DC 9:30
Club
Sept. 5 Philadelphia, PA
Theatre of Living Arts
Sept. 7 Boston, MA Paradise
Rock Club
Sept. 8 New York, NY The
Fillmore
Sept. 15 Toronto, ON The
Opera House
Sept. 16 Cleveland, OH House
of Blues
Sept. 19 Chicago, IL House
of Blues
Sept. 20 Milwaukee, WI The
Rave
Sept. 21 Minneapolis, MN
First Ave
Sept. 26 Portland, OR
Roseland Grill
Sept. 28 San Francisco, CA
The Fillmore
www.aliceinchains.com
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER JESSE
JAMES DUPREE DEVELOPS NEW TV
SHOW, 'FULL THROTTLE SALOON'
Following the success of the
Emmy-nominated hit MTV show,
'Two-A-Days,' executive
producer Jesse James Dupree
of Mighty Loud
Entertainment, has partnered
with Arnold Rifkin of
Cheyenne (Die Hard,
Armageddon) and A.Smith & Co
(Hell's Kitchen, I Survived
A Japanese Gameshow) and has
just placed his next show
with the Tru Television
Network. Based on the
world's largest biker bar in
Sturgis, South Dakota, the
show follows bar owner Mike
Ballard through the rally,
and what it takes to run the
FULL THROTTLE SALOON.
Ballard manages over 300
employees (100 of which are
quite voluptuous bartenders)
- all the while having only
nine days to generate
millions of dollars. Jesse
describes the show as, "'The
'Deadliest Catch' meets
'Coyote Ugly' on steroids.
Everyone should show up to
the Full Throttle Saloon
this year and be a part of
our new show." 'Full
Throttle Saloon' will air
mid-summer.
In addition to
Executive-producing cable
television shows, JJD has
produced three Pay-Per-Views
and the Dirt Poor Comedy
show. He also runs Mighty
Loud, which is a
full-service entertainment
company, that produces
television shows, band
management, and a record
label distributed through
Universal / Fontana. Jesse
is also the General Manager
of Kiefer Sutherland and
Jude Cole's label, Ironworks
(Billy Boy On Poison, Rocco
Deluca & The Burden, and
honeyhoney). In 2008, Jesse
James Beer was launched,
which is currently available
in Kansas, Missouri, and
South Dakota, while JJD
released a solo album "Rev
It Up And Go-Go," as Jesse
James Dupree & Dixie Inc. In
addition to all of the
above, JJD remains the
frontman of the rock group
Jackyl, that continues to
perform more than 50 shows a
year headlining festivals
across the country. Jackyl
has sold more than 3-million
albums and is currently
planning on releasing a new
album at the end of the
summer. Jackyl holds the
Guinness Wor
ld Record for 100 shows in
50 days. Jesse James Dupree
is an executive producer,
rock star, entrepreneur,
record label exec, and all
around hardest working man
in show business.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
JON BON JOVI RECORDS SONG
FOR IRAN
Jon Bon Jovi
and Richie Sambora
have teamed up with exiled
Iranian singer Andy
Madadian on a version of
Ben E. King’s song
“Stand By Me.” The
bi-lingual video, which is
up on YouTube, is
meant to send “a musical
message of worldwide
solidarity” to the
Iranian people dealing with
their country’s recent
controversial election.
Producer Don Was told
Billboard that the
Farsi and English recording
of the song took place last
week in L-A. Madadian was
going into the studio with
Was and they saw Bon Jovi
and Sambora, told them what
they were up to and got them
on board. The track won’t
be for sale and is only
meant to spread across the
world, sending a message of
unity to Iranians.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RASKaZFZtS8
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
JOE PERRY WORKED HARD ON HIS
SOLO CD
It’s been four years since
Joe Perry released a
solo album but it’s not
because of a lack of
inspiration. In fact, as
Joe told us, once he started
working on his latest solo
record, he would work on the
effort every day.
“The one thing that I
believe in is you have to
get down there and do it no
matter whether you feel
inspired or not because it’s
in there, you just have to
train yourself to cut
through whatever excuses
you’re giving yourself for
not wanting to write and you
start going. Sometimes if I
feel like I don’t got
anything today, I’ll go down
and cover a song, an old
favorite, and inevitably
that gets the gears
rolling.”
Joe recently Twittered
that the solo CD is
mixed and ready to be
released, but there is no
release date yet. He told
The Morning Call
newspaper that he’s hoping
to tour behind the record,
even if it is just a few
dates, after the
Aerosmith tour wraps
up. Joe plays with
Aerosmith tonight in
Cincinnati.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
METALLICA DVD RELEASE DATE
Metallica
plans to film their July 7th show in Nimes, France for a
DVD and we now know when
that disc will hit shelves.
The DVD is set to come out
in French stores, online and
at Metallica.com on
October 19th.
Meanwhile, French company
WorMee will provide ten
concertgoers with cameras to
help film the show. Some of
their footage will appear on
the DVD. WorMee will
also stream the concert from
July 10th to the
13th. Head to
Metallica.WorMee.com to
register to see it, but to
navigate the site, you might
need some knowledge of the
French language.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
NIKKI SIXX TALKS FASHION
Motley Crue
bassist Nikki Sixx is a pretty fashionable guy and the
rocker spoke about his style
with England’s The
Independent. In the
interview, Nikki revealed
that he no longer has
leather pants in his
wardrobe. What he does have
are Chuck Taylors in
brown and black leather and
tons of ripped t-shirts.
Sixx states, “Style comes
from the inside, you can’t
just put it on in the
morning. I can’t stand
people who try too hard.”
As for Nikki’s fashion
advice? “Stick to what
you know, and don’t wear
stuff just because you think
you should.” Read more
at TheIndependent.co.uk.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
WHY DEBBIE HARRY DIDN’T HAVE
KIDS
Today, Blondie singer
Deborah Harry turns
64. While Deborah has
volumes of music to show for
her lifetime, what she
doesn’t have is kids. The
vocalist filled us in on why
that is.
“I never really had time
when I was working with
Blondie, you know, we were
just constantly working all
the time and I just thought,
you know, I don’t think that
I would be a good enough
parent at this stage, you
know, I can’t devote enough
focus. And I sort of
wondered about that all
these years, I sort of
thought, ‘Oh god, maybe that
was a mistake. Maybe I
should have had children.
Maybe I should’ve raised a
family.’”
Debbie added that she feels
better about her decision
after having seen a
documentary about Kelly
Osbourne and other
children of rock stars, who
all say they wish their
parents were around more.
Deborah next plays with
Blondie July 18th
in Oakville, California.
For all the band’s dates,
head to Blondie.net.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
LITA FORD DESCRIBES HER
WICKED WONDERLAND
Lita Ford
is readying her latest album, Wicked Wonderland, and the
rocker is talking about that
title. In a release, Lita
said, “Everybody has
their own Wicked
Wonderland. It’s a place
where you can do whatever
you want and get as freaky
as you feel.” Ford
explains that the tracks on
the record are her version
of that and are about the
parts of her life “when
the kids are in bed and my
husband and I get into the
boudoir.” Yowsa. Check
it out when Wicked
Wonderland hits shelves
this fall. >
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
COLLECTIVE SOUL PREP
RABBIT
Collective Soul will release their new album titled Collective Soul (Rabbit)
on August 25th.
The set was recorded at
frontman Ed Roland’s
Lake House studio and
is self-produced. The
current single is “Staring
Down” but the band will
release a new single called
“Welcome All Again,”
on Monday. The group is
out on the road now and
plays in Calgary, Alberta
tonight.
Collective Soul (Rabbit) Track Listing:
Welcome All Again
Fuzzy
Dig
You
My Days
Understanding
Staring Down
She Does
Lighten Up
Love
Hymn For My Father
June 29,
2009
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
DUFF McKAGAN’S LOADED JOINS
CRUE FEST 2
Crue Fest 2
kicks off in a couple of
weeks and now, Motley
Crue’s touring festival
will have yet another band
on the bill.
Blabbermouth.net reports
Duff McKagan’s group
Loaded has been
confirmed to play the second
stage during the event.
Other groups taking part in
this year’s Crue Fest
include Godsmack,
Theory of a Deadman and
Drowning Pool.
Crue Fest 2 begins on
July 19th in
Camden, New Jersey.
CrueFest2.com has all
the dates.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
CHICKENFOOT, AC/DC UP FOR
ROLL OF HONOUR AWARDS
Spinal Tap
was on hand in London to announce the nominations for England’s
2009 Classic Rock Roll of
Honour awards.
Chickenfoot is in the
running for Best New Band
while AC/DC, Iron
Maiden, Metallica,
Faith No More and
Kings of Leon will
battle it out for Band of
the Year. AC/DC’s
Black Ice and
Metallica’s Death
Magnetic are also up for
Album of the Year,
against the likes of Guns
N’ Roses’ Chinese
Democracy and Heaven
& Hell’s The Devil
You Know. Check out all
the nominees at
ClassicRockMagazine.com.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
STATION
NIGHTCLUB OWNER OUT OF
PRISON
The former owner of Rhode Island’s Station
nightclub, where in
2003, 100 people died when a
fire erupted during a
Great White concert, has
been released early from
prison for good behavior.
Michael Derderian
spent three years behind
bars after pleading no
contest to 100 counts of
involuntary manslaughter.
He was due out in the fall
but was freed on Thursday.
The club fire was fueled by
cheap foam used as
soundproofing. According to
WBZTV.com, Derderian
said in a statement that
while his incarceration has
ended, (quote)
“remembering the loss of
life and pain from family
members and survivors is
something that will never
leave me.”
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
EDDIE VAN HALEN GETS HITCHED
Guitarist Eddie Van Halen
is now a married man.
On Saturday, the rocker got
hitched to his girlfriend,
Janie, who walked
down the aisle to a
quartet’s rendition of
Van Halen’s “When It’s
Love.” Eddie’s son, Van
Halen bassist Wolfgang,
was the best man while
Eddie’s brother, Van Halen
drummer Alex Van Halen,
who is also an ordained
minister, officiated the
ceremony. According to
People.com, among the
100 guests in attendance was
Eddie’s ex-wife, Valerie
Bertinelli.
-
Eddie and Valerie
divorced in 2006 after
25 years of marriage.
-
Because of Eddie’s
previous bouts with
alcoholism, there was a
non-alcoholic bar at the
event.
-
Eddie and Janie plan to
honeymoon in New York,
Germany and the
Netherlands, where Eddie
was born.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
JON BON JOVI HANGS WITH THE
OBAMAS
Jon Bon Jovi
has had a couple of busy weeks. First, he spent some time with
President Obama in the
Oval Office and more
recently, the rocker met
with Michelle Obama
to talk about her new
volunteer initiative,
United We Serve.
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s
wife, Maria Shriver
was also present.
From VH1
Radio's Dave Basner
CHEAP TRICK’S SHORTER SONGS
Cheap Trick
just released a new album. It’s called The Latest and it
boasts some shorter songs.
The quicker tunes make it
easier for the band to play
them live. At many shows,
audiences don’t pay close
attention to new music,
preferring to rock out to
classics. However,
according to guitarist
Rick Nielsen, folks at
their concerts don’t have
time to leave when they play
something new.
“We play new songs –
people walk out even if like
The Who were
playing, people will walk
out like, ‘Here’s a new
song,’ uh-oh, psssshh,
everybody runs to the
exits. We say, ‘Here’s a
new song,’ but our songs are
so short that, unless they
pee in their pants, they
can’t even get to the
bathroom before the song is
over so people don’t even
leave. We tell them that in
advance. If we say we’re
playing a new song, don’t
leave because even if you
hate it, which you probably
will, it’s very short.”
You can hear Cheap Trick’s new, shorter songs by
picking up The Latest.
It can be ordered now at
CheapTrick.com or
Amazon.com. Meanwhile,
the group is currently
touring with Def Leppard
and Poison.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
WHAT’S NEXT FOR IRON MAIDEN?
Now that they’ve completed their massive
Somewhere Back in Time World
Tour, what’s next for
Iron Maiden? Singer
Bruce Dickinson told
RollingStone.com that
the band is now “in
daydreaming mode.” The
frontman explained they’re
trying to get ideas and
towards the end of the year
the guys will get together
to plan a new record. As
for another tour, Bruce
stated, “That’s at least
a year and a bit away.”
When they do eventually
tour, Dickinson revealed
they’ll probably play some
new songs and some tracks
from albums they don’t
usually play from. Read
more at RollingStone.com
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
McCARTNEY HELPS OUT NEIL
YOUNG ON STAGE
The audience at Neil Young’s concert at
London’s Hyde Park on
Saturday got a surprise –
Paul McCartney showed
up. The former Beatle
came onstage during
Neil’s rendition of “A Day
in the Life,” helping the
singer out with a verse. Sir
Paul even did an impromptu
vibraphone solo after the
song. Footage of the duet
is on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6SSR3YY-rc
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
MICK MARS’ FIRST SONG
When Motley Crue perform at Crue Fest
2 this summer, along
with some of their hits,
they plan to celebrate the
20th anniversary
of their classic album
Dr. Feelgood by playing
the record in its entirety.
Guitarist Mick Mars
has been playing songs since
long before that album came
out. He told us about what
he remembers about the first
tune he ever played.
“Seeing as I was only seven years old when I
first picked up a guitar, it
was one of two songs,
because I learned like a
couple at a time so you can
use either ‘Bonanza’ or,
this is really going to
hurt, ‘Hang Down Your Head
Tom Dooley.’ It was one of
the first songs I learned.
I actually went to see the
movie and I liked it so I
learned how to play it.”
While Mick won’t be playing any songs that old
at the upcoming Crue shows,
he will be rocking through
the group’s repertoire.
Crue Fest 2 kicks off on
July 19th in
Camden, New Jersey.
CrueFest2.com has all
the dates
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
KISS FRANGRANCES
Kiss
will be releasing a line of
fragrances. For women,
there is Kiss Her
which boasts the fine odors
of wet fig leaves, crushed
red peppercorns, exotic
black orchid and vintage
mahogany. Then for men
there is Kiss Him,
which includes bergamot,
white pepper, anise, black
cumin, fir balsam,
sandalwood and moss. You
can order a bottle of what
bassist Gene
Simmons calls “the
smell of success” at
ThePerfumeShop.com.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
AEROSMITH DRUMMER HOPES TO
HELP PEOPLE
While touring this summer with Aerosmith,
drummer Joey Kramer
is also promoting his
autobiography, Hit Hard:
A Story of Hitting Rock
Bottom at the Top. The
book came out today and
chronicles the rocker’s
struggles with drugs,
alcohol, depression and
rocky relationships with his
dad and bandmates.
According to
Blabbermouth.net, Kramer
said he hopes readers are
not only entertained by the
book, but that they learn
from his experiences as
well.
June 26,
2009
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
MUSTAINE: NEW ALBUM IS
RECORD OF HIS CAREER
Megadeth’s
Dave Mustaine is
readying the band’s new
album, Endgame, and
he is pretty pleased with
how it’s turned out. The
rocker told Sun Media,
“I’ve made the record of
my career…The record is the
best Megadeth record I’ve
ever done by far.” Dave
described the music as
“aggressive” and fast
and added that when he plays
it to people, “everybody
goes – ‘Whoo!’ or ‘F**k
yeah!’” Mustaine is
playing one song live, “Headcrusher,”
and you can hear it now by
calling Dave’s Live Line
number, 866-597-6342.
Endgame is
tentatively due out in
September.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
IT’S DEF
LEPPARD DAY IN HAMBURG,
NEW YORK
Today is a special day in
Hamburg, New York – it’s
Def Leppard Day!
According to the Buffalo
News, the town board
voted unanimously to honor
the group, which plays
tonight at the nearby
Darien Lake Performing Arts
Center. Guitarist
Phil Collen and bassist
Rick Savage will be
on hand to sign autographs.
Town officials hope the
honor will have residents
listening and enjoying the
music of Def Leppard for
years to come.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
CLASH’S MICK
JONES WILL WORK FOR FOOD
Today, The Clash’s
Mick Jones turns 54.
During his lifetime, the
guitarist has made a lot of
music and probably a lot of
money too. These days
however, he is not as
interested in cash while he
works on his latest project,
Carbon/Silicon. Mick
has given a lot of the
group’s music away for free
on their Web site and as he
told us, he’s happy without
getting paid, as long as he
gets something.
“You know, you do get a
little bit of recognition.
Maybe, perhaps you get a
trip to the luxury lounge
instead. As long as the
comping continues it should
be fine. It’s that free
bartering system that we
love so much. You know, give
us your potatoes. It doesn’t
matter if you ain’t got the
money, just give us your
potatoes.”
Learn more about
Carbon/Silicon, which also
features Generation X’s
Tony James,
by visiting the group’s Web
site,
CarbonSiliconInc.com.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
YES KEEPING HEALTHY BY
TOURING
Yes
kick off their summer tour
today in Indio, California.
Unfortunately, because he is
still recovering from the
respiratory infection that
kept him off the road the
last time the group toured,
singer Jon Anderson
will once again not be
joining his bandmates. The
64-year-old Jon explained
that it was better for him
and the band that he stay
home, even if touring has
healing powers for him.
“You know, you go through
different health things at
this kind of age. When I’m
on the road, you start
worrying a little bit about
your health but I think just
being on the road in itself
helps a lot.”
Jon will get a little
healing from the road this
summer. He’ll be performing
a handful of solo shows all
over Europe. You can see
those dates at
JonAnderson.com.
Meanwhile, for their tour,
Yes will be joined by
Asia. Head over to
YesWorld.com for more
info and dates.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
ARE YOU COLLECTIVE SOUL’S
BIGGEST FAN?
Collective Soul
wants to know why you’re
their biggest fan, and if
you can prove it to them,
you can win some pretty cool
stuff. Head to
CollectiveSoul.com for
details on how to upload a
picture of yourself showing
your love for the band. If
you’re selected, you’ll win
tickets to a show of your
choice, score an invite to a
meet-and-greet with the guys
and grab a T-shirt. The
contest is running now
through September 17th.
BUCKCHERRY SCORES #1 MOST
ADDED TRACK AT ACTIVE ROCK
New Track To Be Added To
BLACK BUTTERFLY By Eleven
Seven Music With EMI Music
As Distributor
New York, NY
(June 25,
2009) --- Eleven Seven Music
has announced that
BUCKCHERRY, dubbed the next
great American rock band
will now be distributed
through EMI Music
domestically and
internationally through The
Eleven Seven Music Group's
new global deal. Eleven
Seven Music was sole home to
the band leading into their
hit "Crazy Bitch" which,
along with their smash hit
"Sorry" spurred their album
15 to sell over a million
copies.
Black Butterfly debuted at
#8 on the Top 200 chart as
the highest debuting rock
album and has produced four
multi-format hits.
June 24,
2009
AEROSMITH’S TOM HAMILTON AND
JOEY KRAMER WELCOME TROOPS
AT JUNE 21 VIRGINIA SHOW
Following the lead of
bandmate JOEY KRAMER,
AEROSMITH’s Tom Hamilton
provided 20 tickets to
military personnel--matching
the same number provided by
KRAMER--at Sunday’s show
(June 21) at the Nissan
Pavilion in Bristow, VA,
near Washington, D.C. Forty
Marines and Sailors from the
National Naval Medical
Center--who are currently
receiving treatment/therapy
for their injuries sustained
in Iraq or Afghanistan--were
on hand for the show.
“Joey and I had the
privilege of meeting a group
of soldiers called Wounded
Warriors Sunday night at the
Nissan Pavilion show in
Virginia,” TOM says. “Most
of them were wounded in
Afghanistan and Iraq. I
found myself wanting to ask
each of them how and where
they were injured. But their
wounds are not who they are
and especially not Sunday
night. That night was about
joining the band and the
fans and rocking out. We
hope those guys had a great
night and we appreciate
their sacrifice.”
For more information about
the organization, visit
www.usometro.org to learn
about the programs and
services offered. AEROSMITH
are currently on a massive
North American tour with
their special guests ZZ Top
that wraps September 16 in
Detroit, MI.
EAGLE
ROCK AND ZZ TOP LAND ONE
YEAR MARK ON CANADIAN MUSIC
DVD CHARTS!
Toronto, ON (June 24, 2009)
-- Today, Eagle Rock
Entertainment celebrates a
52-week ride on the Canadian
Music DVD SoundScan charts
for ZZ Top's Live From Texas
(#5 this week on the Top 50
Music DVD charts, and
closing in on 5x platinum in
Canada).
Originally released on June
24, 2008, Live From Texas is
the first-ever live concert
on DVD and Blu-ray from ZZ
Top. A compendium of the
entire ZZ career, Live From
Texas features 17 of the
bands most beloved tracks,
including "Tush" "Legs" and
"Sharp Dressed Man." This
DVD not only features 2
hours of the Southern-fried
sizzle ZZ Top is
world-famous for, but bonus
footage of the band
discussing their evolution
over a poker game.
Look for ZZ Top on tour with
Aerosmith this summer in
Canada!
8/7/09 - Winnipeg, MB @
Canada Inns Stadium
8/9/09 - Regina, SK @ Mosaic
Field
8/11/09 - Edmonton, AB @
Commonwealth Pavillion
8/13/09 - Calgary, AB @
McMahon Stadium
8/15/09 - Vancouver, BC @ BC
Place
9/3/09 - Toronto, ON @ Air
Canada Centre
9/5/09 - Ottawa, ON @
Scotiabank Place
Eagle Rock Entertainment
also celebrates another huge
achievement this week as the
company holds a 24% share of
the Top 50 Canadian Music
DVD SoundScan charts, with
12 releases in the Top 50.
Current Eagle Rock DVD
chart-toppers include Diana
Krall's Live in Rio (May 26,
2009), Jeff Beck's
Performing This Week...Live
at Ronnie Scott's (March 31,
2009), Deep Purple's
History, Hits & Highlights
(June 2, 2009), Moody Blues
Live at the Isle of Wight
(May 26, 2009), and Black
Label Society's Skullage
DVD/CD set (April 21, 2009).
Eagle Rock will continue
this tradition of
spectacular live concert
DVDs, with upcoming releases
from Quincy Jones, The Black
Crowes, Jethro Tull, Jason
Aldean, and Willie Nelson.
Eagle Rock Entertainment is
an international media
production and distribution
company operating across
audiovisual entertainment
programming. Eagle Rock
Entertainment works directly
alongside talent to produce
the highest quality
programming output covering
film, general entertainment
and musical performance.
Eagle Rock Entertainment has
offices based in London, New
York, Germany, France &
Toronto.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
SPRINGSTEEN, AC/DC AMONG
TOP-EARNING MUSICIANS
Forbes
has released their list of
the Top-Earning Musicians
and classic rockers yet
again made the cut.
Bruce Springsteen took
fourth, raking in
70-million, while AC/DC
came in 6th with
60 mil. The Eagles
made 55-million dollars,
enough for the nine spot,
followed by Bon Jovi
in 11th with 50
million and the Dave
Matthews Band in 12th
with 45 mil. The top spots
all went to female singers –
Madonna, Celine
Dion and Beyonce.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
WOODSTOCK
EXHIBIT AT ROCK AND ROLL
HALL OF FAME
There are many different
celebrations this year to
mark the 40th
anniversary of Woodstock
and the latest one to be
announced will take place at
the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame. The museum plans
to put on a huge exhibit
that tells the story of the
festival using all kinds of
artifacts from the event.
Expect to see original stage
plans, posters, contracts
and even clothes worn by the
likes of Stephen Stills.
The exhibit opens on July 3rd
and runs through late
November. Learn more at
RockHall.com.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
THE WORLD LOVES “HIGHWAY TO
HELL”
It seems that the world
loves Australian rockers
AC/DC. According to
Gibson.com, at the
annual Australasian
Performing Right Association
Awards, the band won the
Most Played Australian
Work Overseas award for
their hit “Highway to
Hell.”
On Wikipedia, it says
the group came up with the
song title after guitarist
Angus Young responded
to a question about what
life is like on tour by
saying it’s “a f***ing
highway to hell.”
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
THE KINKS TO GET A MOVIE
According to The
Independent, there will
soon be a feature-length
film about The Kinks,
though there is no word yet
on if it is going to be a
documentary or a biopic.
Singer Ray Davies
also revealed that while he,
his brother Dave and
drummer Mick Avory
have gotten back together to
perform, an official Kinks
reunion might never happen.
He said that the issue is
Dave, who suffered a stroke
in 2004. While Dave is
improving, Ray says he is
not ready psychologically to
reunite. However, the
vocalist did state that
he’ll work with Dave and
(quote) “whatever he can
play we’ll create something
around it together.”
The Kinks film will be
directed by Julien Temple,
who previously directed some
of the Kinks’ music videos
as well as the 2007 doc
Joe Strummer:
The Future is Unwritten.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
TWISTED SISTER’S STAY
HUNGRY REISSUE STREAMING
The 25th
anniversary edition of
Twisted Sister’s hit
album Stay Hungry
doesn’t come out until
Tuesday, but you can hear
the entire record right
now. All the tracks,
including the band’s new
song “30,” are currently
streaming at Vh1.com.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
A POSSIBLE SECRET TO
CHICKENFOOT’S SUCCESS
For the third week in a row,
Chickenfoot’s
self-titled debut album is
in the top ten of the
Billboard 200 chart.
The band sold another
46-thousand copies last
week, enough for the seven
spot on the chart. Perhaps
the secret to the
supergroup’s success is that
each member comes with
something different, yet
they all have something in
common, as guitarist Joe
Satriani explained.
“They are really an amazing
group of musicians and each
of them are very specialized
in their own way but where
they come together is that
they’re all writers, they’re
all great improvisers,
they’re all great
entertainers and yet they’re
all different. But there
are some things that we
share in our roots – old
rock and roll, blues, R&B,
heavy rock – lots of stuff
in our roots has brought us
together.”
Chickenfoot, which is
comprised of Satriani along
with Red Hot Chili Pepper
Chad Smith and ex-Van
Halen members Sammy
Hagar and Michael
Anthony, is currently
touring in Europe. They
kick off a North American
trek on August 2nd
in Nova Scotia, Canada. See
all the group’s dates at
Chickenfoot.us.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
THIN LIZZY CANCEL GIGS WITH
AC/DC
Thin Lizzy
has had to cancel more shows
due to drummer Tommy
Aldridge’s recent collar
bone injury. The rocker was
hurt in an accident and is
still recovering. The group
will now no longer be
opening for AC/DC
next week in London, Dublin
and Glasgow. They
previously had to cancel a
festival appearance and two
U-K shows.
From VH1 Radio's Dave
BasnerFrom
BON SCOTT’S LYRIC NOTEBOOKS
SELL FOR 35K
A pair of late AC/DC
singer Bon Scott’s
notebooks filled with
handwritten lyrics went up
for auction this week. The
books, which Bon used during
his time with the band from
1974 to 1980, contain 25
song lyrics including the
words to “High Voltage” and
“T.N.T.” There are also
drawings and humorous notes
in the books, which,
according to Reuters,
sold for 35-thousand
dollars.
From VH1 Radio's Dave Basner
METALLICA IN LEGO
FORM
Someone has taken the time
to turn Metallica
into Lego figures and
create a video. The
creative person has made a
clip of the Lego
version of the band
performing “Whiplash.” You
can check it out now by
searching YouTube for
“Metallica in Lego.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_Y9zWjCzuM
June 23,
2009
BOSTON'S TOM SCHOLZ TO
GRANT IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW TO
ON
WWW.LOST45.COM
CBS radio
host of the popular Sunday
night show, The Lost 45s’
Barry Scott has secured a
rare interview with the
musical genius Tom Scholz of
the band BOSTON! The program
is set to be broadcast on
Sunday July 5th from
7-midnight EST on Oldies
103.3/Boston and streaming
internationally on
www.lost45.com
Don’t miss this rare
interview with Tom Scholz
when he sets the record
straight about the songs,
the lawsuits, the death of
Brad Delp, and the
heretofore unspoken truth:
“There was never an actual
band BOSTON recording the
demo.” Tom also covers
topics like the BOSTON logo,
Top 40 radio, the
re-mastered Greatest Hits CD
and the band’s name!
“Like a great Scholz penned
rock song, this interview
has taken years to secure
but was so worth the wait!”
says Barry Scott. “I hope
that I’ve asked every
question the BOSTON fans and
classic rock listeners want
to know. This is truly a
highlight for The Lost 45s
and I hope everyone will
spend a little bit of the
July 4th holiday weekend
with me on Oldies 103.3 and
www.lost45.com
Fun fact Barry Scott
reveals: Did you know Epic
Records considered putting a
head of Boston Lettuce, a
pot of Boston baked beans or
a Boston cream pie on the
first BOSTON album cover?
More about BOSTON at
www.bandboston.com
“The Lost 45s with Barry
Scott” special interview
with Tom Scholz airs Sunday,
July 5th from 7 to midnight
Eastern! Hear a preview now
at his web site
www.lost45.com and for more
about BOSTON at
www.bandboston.com
LEGACY
LAUNCHES THE WOODSTOCK
EXPERIENCE : 40th
ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIONS
BEGIN WITH FIVE CLASSIC 1969
ALBUMS BY WOODSTOCK
HEADLINERS JEFFERSON
AIRPLANE, JANIS JOPLIN,
SANTANA, SLY & THE FAMILY
STONE, AND JOHNNY WINTER
SOLD SEPARATELY AT $19.98
(SUGGESTED RETAIL)
ORIGINAL ALBUMS COUPLED FOR
FIRST TIME WITH COMPLETE
FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES,
PROVIDING PERFECT SNAPSHOT
OF THE ARTIST IN THE PIVOTAL
YEAR 1969
Newly-designed
eco-friendly 2-CD packages
contain mini-LP sleeves with
inner paper sleeves, inside
slipcase jacket, plus
two-sided 16x20-inch
fold-out poster
Sony Music Entertainment
teams with Woodstock
Ventures to launch
Woodstock.com
, broad-based
interactive social
networking website
THE WOODSTOCK EXPERIENCE
titles available at both
physical and digital retail
outlets starting June 30,
2009
The spirit of the Woodstock
Music & Art Fair of 1969
resonates 40 summers later,
as if it were just
yesterday.
In 1969, five acts recorded
albums for the Columbia,
Epic, and RCA labels
(divisions of SONY MUSIC
ENTERTAINMENT) and brought
their music to Max Yasgur’s
farm that summer. For the
first time, THE WOODSTOCK
EXPERIENCE couples those
albums with music from the
festival, providing a pocket
portrait of what each artist
and band was experiencing
during 1969. Available at
all physical and digital
retail outlets starting June
30th – in newly-designed
eco-friendly 2CD packages.
Each THE WOODSTOCK
EXPERIENCE disc will be
packaged inside a mini-LP
cover with inner paper
sleeves: CD-one replicating
the front and back covers of
the original LP, and CD-two
featuring iconic photography
of the artist performing at
the festival. These mini-LPs
will be housed in a
paper-board slipcase sharing
continuity of design
recognition across all five
packages. The slipcase will
also contain a two-sided
16x20-inch fold-out poster,
with one side displaying
iconic photography of the
artist performing at the
festival, and the other side
displaying a classic crowd
shot of the audience.
The upcoming 40th
anniversary celebration
includes such
highly-anticipated projects
as Academy Award-winning
director Ang Lee’s Ta
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