September 2, 2010
STEVE MILLER BAND AND
KIDS ROCK FREE® ANNOUNCE
BENEFIT CONCERT EVENT TO SUPPORT “CAMPAIGN 800” AT THE
FENDER CENTER IN
CORONA, CALIFORNIA ONE-NIGHT-ONLY
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th
MUSICAL LEGEND TO HOST AND PERFORM AT
AN EVENING TO RAISE FUNDING FOR 800 CHILDREN ON KIDS ROCK
FREE® MUSIC EDUCATION WAIT LIST AT THE FENDER CENTER
Corona, CA
– September 2, 2010 – Legendary musical icon Steve Miller Band
has announced they will perform a one-night-only exclusive
concert at The Fender Center in Corona, California with all
proceeds from the event going to benefit the non-profit
organization’s Kids Rock Free® music education program.
Founded in 1997, the Fender Center in Corona, CA has provided
free and low cost music education classes to more than 14,000
children from over 100 cities throughout
Southern
California. 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
children’s music
education. The
Steve Miller Bands summer tour extravaganza has become an
anticipated annual event for millions of rock fans, and this
once-in-a-lifetime benefit concert event proves to be nothing
less.
Dubbed the “Rock
& Roll Formal” (Black-Tie/Leather optional), the
one-night-only VIP gala event will support the “CAMPAIGN 800”
program. A fundraising platform designed to address the needs of
the 800 kids currently on the waiting list to participate in the
Kids Rock Free® music education programs. Supported by
performing artists,
music industry
executives, community leaders and individuals in support
of music education, “CAMPAIGN 800” aims to alleviate the void
created by diminishing music education resources.
“In my opinion, this school is the best, self-sustaining,
community music program in the country that focuses on teaching
music by involving parents and children in a way that inspires
and rewards,” said Miller. “I have donated substantially to the
program because it works. If you care about music education you
should come and see for yourself what can be done with a
committed community.” A major contributor to Kids Rock Free®
and long time advocate for music education, Steve Miller has
personally invested his time and resources over a number of
years to the Kids Rock Free® music education program by
performing several fundraising benefits and most recently
invited a Kids Rock Free® student to perform at
Steve Miller Band
concerts in over 18 cities across the country during his
2010 Tour.
At a time when many
public education
facilities are forced to reduce or eliminate
music education
programs, Kids Rock Free® offers an alternate,
high-quality, free community resource for music education
providing children ages 7 to 17 with six-months of no-cost
lessons in piano, guitar, bass, drums,
vocal performance and combo band. Research on the
benefits of music education simply show that children that study
music education do better in school showing improved SAT scores
(57 points higher on the verbal portion/43 points higher on the
math portion), life-skill developments and are much more likely
to attend college (students with music education experience
attend college at a rate double that of students without musical
training).
“Given the current social and economic strains on schools and
families, our students that participate in Kids Rock Free
are in need of scholarships,” said Debbie Shuck, Executive
Director Fender Center. “With supportive artists such as Steve
Miller we aim to stay true to our non-profit mission and keep
our ‘open door’ policy for every young child with interest and
talent for music, regardless of their parents’ ability to pay
for lessons.”
The Steve
Miller Band is one of the biggest selling recording, touring and
catalog artists of all time, having sold more than 50 million
albums worldwide throughout its career. Steve Miller Band’s
Greatest Hits
74-78 compilation reached prestigious Diamond Award
certification with sales of more than 13 million units sold.
Recently, Steve Miller released the band’s
new studio album titled BINGO! Released on
Miller’s new label Space Cowboy Records in partnership with
Roadrunner/Loud & Proud Records, BINGO! was recorded at
film producer George Lucas’ infamous studios at
Skywalker Ranch. A true return to Miller’s roots,
BINGO! echoes his early years in the
Chicago music
scene and features carefully chosen and crafted tracks
performed in distinctive Steve Miller Band fashion with
Rolling Stone
magazine calling BINGO! “a return to his
blues roots
with the slick party pop vibe of his classics The Joker and Fly
Like an Eagle.”
STEVE MILLER
BAND
BENEFIT CONCERT FOR KIDS ROCK FREE® DETAILS:
Who/What:
Steve Miller Band live benefit concert for Kids Rock Free®
at The Fender Center – one night only!
When:
Friday, September 17
6:00pm VIP admission and dinner
7:00pm Doors general admission
8:00pm Kids Rock Free® Band
9:00pm
Steve Miller Band concert
Where:
The Fender Center
Amphitheatre
365 N. Main Street
Corona, CA 92880
Phone:
951.735.2440
Web:
www.FenderCenter.com or
www.KidsRockFree.com
HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS' 'SOULSVILLE' (NOV 2, W.O.W.
RECORDS) COVER ART FEATURES ORIGINAL PAINTING BY MEMPHIS FOLK
ARTIST LAMAR SORRENTO
For the cover of 'Soulsville,' the first new album in nine years
from Huey Lewis and the News, acclaimed Memphis folk artist
Lamar Sorrento has created a striking, affectionate caricature
of a Memphis street corner. Complete with musicians, rib joints,
and, of course, WDIA, the country's first black radio station,
Sorrento captures the sprit and energy of Memphis just as
vibrantly as Lewis and the News do on their new album, which was
recorded in the city's historic Ardent Studios.
Recorded with their long time horn section in Memphis, 'Soulsville'
features 14 classic songs from the vault of Stax Records,
including "Respect Yourself" and "Got To Get You Off My Mind."
A self-taught artist, Sorrento is known for his portraits of
iconic American musicians like Robert Johnson and Hank Williams.
He has recently painted a ten-foot tall guitar for the Rock and
Roll Hall Of Fame, cover art for the Alejandro Escovedo tribute
album 'Por Vida,' and contributed two paintings of Johnny Cash
to Bill Miller's new book, "Cash: An American Man."
Huey Lewis on the Web:
http://www.hueylewis.com
CHICKENFOOT TO GO ON WITHOUT CHAD SMITH?
Chickenfoot are in a little bit of a bind. They’re working
on their second album but drummer Chad Smith is holding up the
recording process because he’s writing a new album with his
other group, the Red Hot Chili Peppers. That being the case,
singer Sammy Hagar isn’t sure what to do. According to
Blabbermouth.net, Hagar called Smith “a problem” since the Chili
Peppers monopolize his time and they haven’t even started
recording yet. Once they do, Sammy feels “Chad’s never gonna be
able to get a break” with the inevitable tour that will follow
the album’s release. Sammy thinks Chickenfoot might have to
“play with a few different guys and see what happens.” Read more
at Blabbermouth.net.
SCORPIONS TO PLAY MORE U-S SHOWS
The Scorpions recently took their Get Your Sting and Blackout
tour to North America and are continuing to perform across the
globe with the trek, which is their final tour as a band.
They’ll be in South America and Mexico later this month, then
return to Europe before coming back here to the States. The guys
revealed that after their 38 summer shows here this year,
they’ll return next summer for more gigs. Keep up to date with
the band at The-Scorpions.com.
SCORPIONS CONSIDERING DVD IDEAS
The Scorpions are currently crossing the globe on the Get Your
Sting and Blackout tour, their final trek as a band. So are they
filming some of the shows for a DVD? Guitarist Matthias Jabs
told us that they do plan to release a DVD but want it to be a
little different. He revealed one idea they’re tossing around.
“It’s more about the band travelling, it’s different aspects,
it’s more like a cinematographic kind of thing. That would be
more of a highlight than taking bits and pieces of some concerts
here and there. To just have a documentary, we just have a few
of those, of course you want to document the last tour, I guess
especially the very last tour.”
The Scorpions play in Monterrey, Mexico on Saturday. Find all
their dates at The-Scorpions.com.
WHAT SLASH DOES ON HIS TOUR BUS
Do you ever wonder what rock stars do on their tour bus between
shows? Well Slash filled his Twitter followers in on one
pastime. He revealed that drummer Brent Fitz was showing
everyone on the bus videos women “sticking live fish” into a
certain orifice. Brent also apparently showed clips of “girls
farting in each others faces.” To read more about the
interesting things that take place on Slash’s bus, follow the
guitarist at Twitter.com/Slash.
SATRIANI PREPS NEW SINGLE FOR RELEASE
On Tuesday, you’ll be hearing a lot more Joe Satriani. That day,
the famed guitarist and Chickenfoot member plans to release his
new single, “Light Years Away.” The track is off of Joe’s latest
solo album, Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards, which comes out on
October 5th. You can hear the single at Satriani.com and, if you
pre-order the album from the site, you’ll get an autographed
copy of the CD when it comes out plus a code allowing access to
tickets to Joe’s North American dates before they go on sale to
the public. That trek kicks off on December 1st and crosses the
country over the course of the month. Satriani.com has all the
dates.
MEDLOCKE: LYNYRD SKYNYRD NOT A TRIBUTE ACT
Because there is only one original member left in the group,
some critics recently called Lynyrd Skynyrd a “tribute act” and
now, the band has responded to the comments. Guitarist Ricky
Medlocke told the San Jose Mercury News that he feels as long as
guitarist Gary Rossington and singer Johnny Van Zant are part of
the Skynyrd, it won’t be a tribute act. However, he added that
he does like to think that the band is “giving tribute to the
guys that have gone before [them].” Read more at MercuryNews.com.
SLASH’S SOON-TO-BE EX TALKS ABOUT THE
ROCKER
News broke this week that Slash filed for divorce from his wife
of nearly nine years, Perla Ferrar. According to TMZ, in the
court papers, Slash cites irreconcilable differences as the
reason for the split. When we last caught up with Perla earlier
this year, she told us that while she can be critical of her
rocker husband, she always supports him, especially with his
latest solo album.
“I’m probably his worst critic so he
doesn’t play things for me when they’re in development, he waits
til they’re done and I can’t do anything about it. I add my two
cents and sometimes he listens and sometimes he doesn’t but the
record is absolutely amazing. It’s historical. It’s like the
Santana record but on steroids.”
Now, Perla might be entitled to some of the
cash Slash made from that album. The rocker didn’t sign a pre-nup
so his divorce might be costly. TMZ reports Slash is willing to
pay spousal support and wants joint custody of the pair’s two
kids. Read more at TMZ.com.
August 27, 2010
RUSH TALK ABOUT BIRTHDAYS
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Today is Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson’s 57th birthday. We spoke
to Alex and his bandmate, singer Geddy Lee, about their
birthdays and how they celebrate them. The rockers filled us
in.
“(Geddy Lee) Well after I stop crying, I
start drinking heavily. (Alex Lifeson) It’s interesting for me
this summer because I celebrated my 21st birthday about a week
or ten days or so after we went on the road on our first tour in
Minneapolis. And we’ll be playing on my 57th birthday in
Minneapolis.”
Like Alex said, the band performs in the
Minneapolis/St. Paul area tonight, where they will no doubt sing
“Happy Birthday” to the guitarist. Get all of Rush’s dates at
Rush.com.
OZZY TO RELEASE EXPANDED VERSION OF SCREAM
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Ozzy Osbourne will release an expanded version of his latest
album, Scream. The double-disc Tour Edition of the effort will
include seven bonus songs including unreleased material and new
live recordings. A special four-sided vinyl edition will also
come out. Both will hit shelves on October 5th.
MELLENCAMP RELEASES “NO BETTER THAN THIS”
VIDEO
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John Mellencamp has released the video to his new single, “No
Better Than This,” the title track off his latest album. The
clip includes black and white footage which came from John’s
2009 tour with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson. The video serves as
a preview of the documentary It’s About You, which highlights
that trek. Check out the video at Mellencamp.com.
JIMMY PAGE’S BOOK COSTS $700
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We recently reported that Jimmy Page is putting out a new
photo-autobiography on September 27th, but we now know how much
the book will sell for, and the number is a big one. 700
dollars! Keep in mind only 25-hundred copies of the book will
be made and each one will be signed and numbered by Jimmy.
It’ll boast over 650 images that document the Led Zeppelin
guitarist’s career. It’s called Jimmy Page and you can learn
more about it or pre-order it at Genesis-Publications.com.
NUGENT TO TRAMPLE THE WEAK, HURDLE THE DEAD
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Ted Nugent has revealed the titled of his upcoming album. The
Motor City Madman is calling the effort Trample the Weak, Hurdle
the Dead. Ted told Billboard he’s already written over a dozen
tracks and is hoping to get into the studio to record later this
year. The Nuge said that among the songs expected to make the
cut is a “grinder” called “I Love My Barbecue.” Read more at
Billboard.com.
WHAT IS THE BEST BEATLES SONG?
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During The Beatles’ career, the band released many a hit, but
which tune was their best? Rolling Stone magazine has rated the
100 Greatest Beatles Songs and 1967’s “A Day in the Life” tops
the list. It’s followed by “I Want to Hold Your Hand,”
“Strawberry Fields Forever,” “Yesterday” and “In My Life.”
RollingStone.com has the full list, which can also be seen in a
special collector’s edition issue of the magazine. That issue
coincides with the 40th anniversary of the Fab Four’s 12th and
final studio album, Let It Be.
CHRISSIE HYNDE’S “F***ED UP” SITUATION
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This week, the Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde released an
album with Welsh singer J.P. Jones. It’s called Fidelity! and
the two wrote it after meeting last year. The record tells the
story of how, if JP weren’t 30 years younger than Chrissie, the
two would be married. The songs are filled with emotion and as
Chrissie told us, she and J.P. are too.
“It’s so f***ed up, our situation. And people
might think that we’re kind of making it up or playing up to it.
We’re actually gutted.”
Pick up the album or learn more about it at
JPChrissie.com. Meanwhile, the pair play in San Diego tonight.
HAGAR OPENS RESTAURANT AT JFK AIRPORT
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Next time you’re flying in or out of the British Airways
terminal at New York City’s JFK Airport, you can enjoy some of
Sammy Hagar’s food. The Chickenfoot singer opened a Sammy’s
Beach Bar & Grill at the airport
– making it
his third airport location. He also has restaurant’s at Las
Vegas’ McCarran Airport and Maui’s Kahului Airport. Hagar plans
to donate profits from the JFK eatery to New York charities.
OZZY PERFORMS WITH 10-YEAR-OLD GUITAR
PRODIGY
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Last Saturday at Ozzy Osbourne’s show in Hartford, Connecticut,
the Prince of Darkness was joined by a special guest
–
ten-year-old guitar prodigy Yuto Miyazawa. The young rocker
played “Crazy Train” with Ozzy and you can see fan-filmed
footage of the performance by searching YouTube for “Ozzy Crazy
Train Yuto.” Yuto previously played with Ozzy last year at
BlizzCon in Anaheim, California.
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KEITH RICHARDS GOING TO THE LIBRARY
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Keith Richards is heading to the library. The Rolling Stones
guitarist will speak at the New York Public Library on October
29th to promote his memoir, Life. The book comes out on October
26th and you can learn more about the rocker’s library
appearance at NYPL.org.
ROCKERS FILL THE BILL AT B.R. COHN FESTIVAL
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Some of the greatest classic rock bands touring today will
perform on October 9th and 10th in Sonoma Valley, California at
the 24th annual B.R. Cohn Charity Events Fall Music Festival.
The Doobie Brothers, Cheap Trick, Grand Funk Railroad, The
Turtles, Eddie Money, Night Ranger, Loverboy and many others are
set to play the event. If that weren’t enough, a special
headline artist will also be announced on September 16th.
Proceeds from the festival benefit various charities and you can
get tickets now at BRCohn.com.
HOW ONO WILL SPEND LENNON’S 70TH BIRTHDAY
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October 9th would have been John Lennon’s 70th birthday, and his
widow, Yoko Ono, has announced how she plans to commemorate the
occasion. Yoko will be in Iceland where she will take part in
the annual lighting of the Imagine Peace Tower. Each year, the
tower is lit as an expression of the desire for peace and
harmony on the planet. Following the lighting, the Plastic Ono
Band will play a concert. You can watch the lighting live and
learn more at ImaginePeace.com.
August 26, 2010
AUTOGRAPH HOUNDS FIGHT OVER STEVEN TYLER
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Things got a little scary for Steven Tyler when he returned to
his hotel in New York City on Tuesday night. When the rocker
arrived, he was met by a group of aggressive autograph seekers
who began to shove one another and, in the melee that followed,
a member of the Aerosmith singer’s entourage was put in a choke
hold. Steven was able to break things up, stay calm and even
lecture the group on proper autograph seeking protocol. It was
all caught on tape and you can watch it now at TMZ.com.
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TOMMY LEE THINKS TYLER IS “PERFECT” FOR
IDOL
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While nothing official has been announced, it looks like
Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler will be a judge on the upcoming
season of American Idol. So how does Tommy Lee think Steven
will do in the role? The Motley Crue drummer filled us in.
“I think he’s gonna be f***ing perfect.
The guy is animated. I think someone like Steven is like a
perfect judge for this, even though it’s kind of karaoke meets
TV music, but still, it’ll be fun. I think he’d be rad.”
Stay up to date with Steven at Aerosmith.com.
Meanwhile, Tommy will release a new Methods of Mayhem CD next
month. You can learn more about it at TommyLee.tv.
ROCK SONGS GOING TO OUTER SPACE?
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Some rock songs might make their way into outer space.
Gibson.com reports that tracks by Metallica, Rush, The Beatles,
The Rolling Stones, U2 and Tom Petty are all in the running to
wake up the crew of the final flight of the space shuttle
Discovery when it goes on an 11 day journey in November. It’s
all part of NASA’s Wake-Up Song Contest. The two songs with the
most votes will awaken astronauts. Vote for your favorites now
at SongContest.NASA.gov.
THE ROCK BAND 3 SOUNDTRACK
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On October 26th, Rock Band 3 will hit shelves and now, we know
all the songs gamers will be able to play on it. Among the 83
on-disc tracks are tunes by Ozzy Osbourne, Dio, Anthrax, Def
Leppard, The Police, Joan Jett, Whitesnake, Chicago, Deep
Purple, John Lennon, Queen, Yes, The Who and many others. Along
with all the great music, the latest edition of the video game
features new instrument controllers and introduces a keyboard to
the band. Players can also make three-part harmonies in Rock
Band 3. Learn all about it and see the full soundtrack at
RockBand.com.
THINGS FELL TOGETHER FOR
BACHMAN & TURNER
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In less than two weeks,
Randy Bachman and Fred
Turner will release their
first album together in 20
years. It’s called Bachman
& Turner and Fred told us
that when it came to making
the record, things just
worked out.
“It did just fall together again. Just,
the way that we used to work back in the ‘70s just seemed to
come out again. It just seemed to come back. When Randy and I
get together, there’s kind of a magic that happens and we’ve
been really fortunate that this thing happened once and now,
seems to be happening again.”
Bachman & Turner’s album hits shelves on
September 7th and tonight, they’ll play in Rama, Ontario. Stay
up to date with the duo at BachmanAndTurner.com.
U2 TO RELEASE COLLABORATIONS ALBUM TITLED
U2: DUALS
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U2 has teamed up with many different artists in
their 30 year career and now, some of those tracks are being
released on one album. It’s called U2: DUALS and it will only be
available via a subscription to U2.com. Learn more about U2:
DUALS at U2.com.
August 25, 2010
IRON MAIDEN DEBUTS #4 ON THE U.S.
BILLBOARD TOP 200 CHART:
THE FINAL FRONTIER
IS THEIR HIGHEST-CHARTING RELEASE EVER IN THE USA
GLOBAL CHART DOMINATION
WITH #1 ALBUM SPOTS SO FAR IN 21 COUNTRIES
ARABIA,
AUSTRIA,
BRAZIL, BULGARIA,
CANADA, CHILE, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC,
DENMARK,
FRANCE, GERMANY, FINLAND,
JAPAN,
MEXICO, NEW
ZEALAND, NORWAY, PORTUGAL, SPAIN,
SWEDEN,
SWITZERLAND, U.K. – AND MORE TO FOLLOW
Recent Billboard
Magazine headline says it all: “Iron
Maiden Slays Rivals…”
Iron Maiden have more than earned their status as one of the
foremost contemporary and influential Rock bands in the World as
they debut at #1 on sales charts in 21 countries to date with
their 15th studio album,
The Final Frontier.
Released August 17, 2010, from UMe in the U.S. (released in the
rest of the world through EMI), The Final Frontier
commands the #4 position on the Billboard’s
Top 200 Chart, making this their
highest ever Billboard Chart entry in the U.S.
With their ever increasing
popularity worldwide, based on their legion of loyal fans and
the perpetual addition of new young fans,
Iron Maiden
are able to continually take their place on the uppermost
reaches of the charts and fill stadiums and arenas all over the
planet year after year.
In addition to their No. 1
spots on the charts in 21 countries to date, maiden are
currently No. 2 in Australia,
Belgium,
Holland, No. 3 in
Ireland,
Poland and
Turkey, No 4 in USA and No 5 in
Singapore
The band reunited with
longtime Maiden producer Kevin “Caveman” Shirley in early 2010
to record The Final Frontier at
Compass Point
Studios, Nassau, where they recorded the albums
Piece Of Mind (’83), Powerslave (’84) and
Somewhere In Time (’86) albums.
Bruce Dickinson
(vocals) , Steve Harris (bass),
Nicko McBrain (drums) and
Adrian Smith,
Dave Murray and
Janick Gers (guitars) are clearly the ultimate Iron
Maiden lineup, and one that has become increasingly fearless and
boldly creative.
"...the new Iron
Maiden album--which is actually everything you might expect,
bedecked with a fine, tasteful cover, and emerging in an era
where it now has more meaning than ever, since Iron Maiden has
become, almost by default, the
Heavy Metal
icons an entire generation must now strive to equal!" –
Yahoo! Music
Thirty years after their
eponymous debut album in April 1980 and with more than
80-million albums sold, Iron Maiden are more creatively vibrant,
dynamic and relevant than ever. Having completed another North
American tour in front of over 350,000 fans in 25 cities,
creating a cutting edge video, “The Final
Frontier“ produced by the
award-winning production company Darkside Animation Films
(“Lost in Space,” “Gladiator” and “Black
Hawk Down”), and a mind-blowing new stage show,
Maiden are in blistering form and ready to take their music into
2011 and beyond.
All chart positions
confirmed to date are as follows -
No. 1 – Arabia, Austria,
Brazil*,
Bulgaria*, Canada, Chile**,
Croatia,
Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany,
Finland, Japan+, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland,
UK,
No. 2 – Australia, Belgium,
Holland
No. 3 – Ireland, Poland,
Turkey*
No. 4 – USA
No. 5 - Singapore
THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND ANNOUNCE
ADDITIONAL FALL TOUR DATES TICKETS FOR PHILADELPHIA AND THREE
BOSTON SHOWS SOLD OUT
THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND have confirmed additional cities
for their Fall 2010 tour, after having sold out a just-announced
Philadelphia show and three Boston performances. The new dates
include eight shows beginning November 11 and their first-ever
performance at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, DC. The
Philadelphia concert will mark the band’s first shows since
GREGG ALLMAN’s successful liver transplant in June.
The iconic Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band--ALLMAN (vocals and
keyboards), BUTCH TRUCKS (drums and tympani), JAIMOE (drums),
WARREN HAYNES (vocals, lead and slide guitar), DEREK TRUCKS
(slide and lead guitar), OTEIL BURBRIDGE (bass) and MARC
QUINONES (congas and percussion)--will perform lengthy “evening
with” sets each night.
The group had been forced to cancel a June 26 appearance at Eric
Clapton’s “Crossroads” festival, as a liver became available for
ALLMAN, who is continuing to recover swiftly and is excited
about getting back on the road.
Tickets for the additional four shows go on sale in September.
For all the latest, visit www.allmanbrothersband.com
DATE:
LOCATION: VENUE: ON SALE:
Thu 11/11 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theatre Aug. 20
Fri 11/12 Washington, DC DAR Constitution Hall Sept. 17
Sat 11/13 Atlantic City, NJ Trump Taj Mahal Sept. 4
Mon 11/15 Albany, NY Palace Theatre Sept. 18
Tue 11/16 Mashantucket, CT MGM Grand at Foxwoods Sept. 10
Thu 11/18 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre Aug. 12
Fri 11/19 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre Aug. 12
Sat 11/20 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre Aug. 12
GUNS N’ ROSES CAN’T BE LATE
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Guns N’ Roses aren’t known as being the most punctual band,
often times taking the stage hours later than scheduled. They
did it eight years ago when they played the Reading and Leeds
Festival overseas and came out two hours late. However, when
the band plays the same event this weekend, if they’re late,
they’ll lose their spot. The festival’s organizer told the BBC
that because of local curfew laws, should the group be tardy,
they won’t be able to play. Read more at BBC.co.uk.
HAMILTON WANTS NEW AEROSMITH MUSIC
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Fans wanting new music from Aerosmith aren’t the only ones
craving it –
the band is too. Bassist Tom Hamilton told the Newark
Star-Ledger that he feels recording a new album now “is the
smartest thing to do, as well as the right thing” since “no one
wants an oldies act.” Hamilton also revealed the guys want to
put out some of the unreleased songs from their 40 year career.
However, Tom explained that has to wait until they fulfill their
contract with Columbia. Read more at NJ.com.
OZZY’S OZZFEST VIDEO MAKING THE ROUNDS
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Fans who made it out to this year’s Ozzfest were
treated to a pre-concert video montage featuring the Prince of
Darkness spoofing everything from Jersey Shore to Avatar to a
Lady Gaga video. Some folks think the rocker even deserves an
Oscar for the clip. Check out fan-filmed footage of the video
by searching YouTube for “2010 Ozzfest Intro.”
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OZZY RELEASES NEW VIDEO
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Ozzy Osbourne’s video for his new single, “Life Won’t Wait,” has
come out. The clip, which was directed by Ozzy’s son Jack,
shows the Prince of Darkness singing and walking through a
cemetery, as well as taking part in flashbacks to various times
in his life. On YouTube, you can find both the video as well as
a clip of Ozzy and Jack discussing it. Just search for “Ozzy
Osbourne Life Won’t Wait” and “Ozzy Life Won’t Wait Sneak.”
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAh_SCjCh8A
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11fv6bfKZAQ
NEIL YOUNG REVEALS DETAILS TO NEW ALBUM
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Neil Young has revealed the details to his upcoming album. The
singer posted on Facebook that his latest release will be called
Le Noise and will come out on CD, vinyl and digitally on
September 28th. Then, in late November, it will be issued on
Blu-Ray and as a free iPhone and iPad app. Le Noise was
produced by Daniel Lanois, who recently described it to Rolling
Stone as “a couple of solo acoustic songs, but the rest is very
electric.” Learn more at Facebook.com/NeilYoung.
GEEZER WANTS TO WORK MORE WITH HEAVEN &
HELL GUYS
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With the death of singer Ronnie James Dio, the surviving members
of Heaven & Hell have made it clear that the band is over,
however, that doesn’t mean they won’t work with each other in
another context. Bassist Geezer Butler told Canada’s Exclaim
magazine he’d love to work more with guitarist Tony Iommi and
drummer Vinny Appice as something other than Heaven & Hell.
Geezer goes on to say that at their age, they don’t know what to
do, but he feels “it’ll sort itself out eventually.” Read more
at Exclaim.ca.
SIXX TALKS ABOUT KAT VON D’S NEW
RELATIONSHIP
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Tattoo artist and L-A Ink star Kat Von D recently broke up with
Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx and is now dating Sandra
Bullock’s ex-husband, Jesse James. Sixx has issued a statement
about Kat’s new relationship and in it, he he wishes Kat
“nothing but the very best.” He adds that he is now focusing on
his family, the new Sixx: A.M. album and his upcoming book.
Stay up to date with Sixx at MySpace.com/NikkiSixx.
GO TO QUEENSRYCHE’S SUPER-SECRET PARTY
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On September 28th, Queensryche will release the 20th anniversary
edition of their album Empire, but before then, on August 31st,
they’ll throw a secret party in Seattle. In fact, you won’t
even know where the party is until you buy a ticket for 20
bucks. At the intimate event, the band will answer questions,
listen with the crowd to the reissue’s remastered tracks and
play an acoustic set. Learn more at Queensryche.com.
DEE SNIDER AND FAMILY ARE USED TO
CAMERAS
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Tonight marks the season finale of Growing Up Twisted, the A&E
reality show featuring Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider and
his family. So will Dee feel different not being followed by
cameras? Probably not, since he said the cameras around him and
his family are no big deal.
(Cut #3) “We’ve had cameras around us for a
long time, whether it’s Cribs or a Vh1 special here or Rock Star
Wives there. Over the years, there’s always been a camera
present. And the producers said that they’ve never had a family
who adjusted more quickly to the cameras being there. Within
minutes, we were just being ourselves.”
See the Growing Up Twisted season finale
tonight at 10 PM Eastern on A&E. Then, even though the first
season of the show is coming to an end, you can still stay up to
date with the Sniders thanks to a new mobile app. It’s called
A3 Twisted and not only provides fans with behind-the-scenes
footage but also lets them upload their pictures, audio, video
and texts. The app will be on iTunes in September but you can
get a taste of it at Events.AllAccessApp.com.
PLANT: ZEP REUNION SHOW WAS ONE OF THE
BAND’S BEST
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Led Zeppelin has played many an amazing show during their time,
but in a recent interview with England’s Telegraph, singer
Robert Plant called the band’s 2007 reunion gig at London’s O2
Arena on of their best. The rocker stated, “I had a really
wonderful time. It was the best Led Zeppelin gig since 1975.”
However, Plant goes on to say he doesn’t think he would ever do
it again. Read more at Telegraph.co.uk.
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