All Your Rock n Roll/Entertainment Events That I Find Interesting Enough To Post To My Blog!Read With Great Pleasure!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
VAN HALEN - COLUMBIA RUMORS FIRM UP - AND EUROPE IN MAY/JUNE:
A couple of small Van Halen updates for you today. First., the following article from The Hollywood Reporter (link):
"After 35 years at Warner Bros., the band has reportedly left for Sony. An insider tells THR that Columbia A&R executive Stephen Ferrera has been tasked with overseeing a new Van Halen album, its first with David Lee Roth since 1984.
The rumor mill is abuzz with talk of a new Van Halen album -- their first with original singer David Lee Roth since he left the band in 1985, the band's first since 1998's Van Halen III and the first to be released on a label other than Warner Bros. Records, where they spent the better part of 35 years.
Several reports cite that Sony-owned Columbia Records will be Van Halen's new label home, with new music due out in 2012. Indeed, a source tells The Hollywood Reporter, “Nothing has been signed yet, but Columbia has been in the lead for some time,” adding that A&R executive Stephen Ferrera has been tasked with overseeing the album.
Ferrera came to Columbia in June after spending three years at EVP of A&R at Island Def Jam, where he worked with such acts as Bon Jovi and Ne-Yo. Before that, he held a senior A&R role at RCA, where he worked with the likes of Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood.
Producer-songwriter John Shanks (Michelle Branch, Melissa Etheridge) tweeted early this year that he was in the studio with the band and THR hears Ross Hogarth (Sick Puppies, John Mellencamp) recently finished mixing the album.
Van Halen's current line-up includes Roth, guitarist Eddie Van Halen, his son and bassist Wolfgang Van Halen and drummer Alex Van Halen.
A Columbia Records rep could not be reached for comment."
I can add the following information. Tour dates for USA continue to be booked, starting in February 2012. The tour could be split into two legs, to allow the band to take in some festival and select solo dates in Europe over the northern summer.
A trusted source in Europe tells me that there are 3 German shows being looked at (Stuttgart, Dortmund and Berlin) around the week of June 13.
I've heard from two sources now that Download UK want Van Halen to headline one of the nights there - the event runs June 6-11, 2012 and lastly, expect the band to figure in Sweden Rock Festival calculations - that festival runs June 6-9.
A Paris date is also rumoured for late May.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Popular Posts
-
Today's Day in Rock Stories Black Sabbath Legend Wants To Team Up With Rob Halford A legendary heavy metal guitarist may be teami...
-
Today's Day in Rock Original Rainbow Member Craig Gruber Dead At 63 (Classic Rock) Original Rainbow bass player Craig Gruber...
-
Guns N' Roses Reportedly Reuniting For Coachella, Stadium Tour In 2016 Original Guns N' Roses members will reunite early nex...
-
Guns N' Roses Reunion Rumor Addressed By Festival Promoter(hennemusic) Soundwave Festival promoter AJ Maddah has made his firs...
-
Classic Rock Stars Deny Indecent Assault Of 15-Year-Old Girl(Classic Rock) Two former members of The Tremeloes who have been accu...
-
Slash Surprised By Guns N' Roses Reunion Slash says that he was surprised that Guns N' Roses were actually able to reunite...
-
Today's Day in Rock Stories Tool's Maynard James Keenan Updates Fans On New Album Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan took to ...
-
Deep Purple, Cheap Trick, Steve Miller Among Rock Hall Inductees Several rock acts that have long been snubbed by the Rock and Roll...
Links
Popular Posts
-
Today's Rock News! Def Leppard Confirm Reason For Phil Collen Leaving Tour(hennemusic) Def Leppard confirmed it was a "family ...
-
Today's Day in Rock Stories Black Sabbath Legend Wants To Team Up With Rob Halford A legendary heavy metal guitarist may be teami...
-
Today's Day in Rock Stories Rock Legend Tom Petty Confirmed Dead At 66(hennemusic) Management confirmed Tom Petty died Monday at th...
-
Today's Day in Rock Stories Paul Stanley Explains KISS Farewell Tour Move KISS sparked speculation that they may be planning to ...
-
Slash Surprised By Guns N' Roses Reunion Slash says that he was surprised that Guns N' Roses were actually able to reunite...
-
Today's Day in Rock Stories Guns N' Roses Reunion Is Really Lame Says Def Leppard Guitarist 2016 In Review Def Leppard guitaris...
-
Today's Day in Rock Stories Guns N' Roses And Pearl Jam Supergroup Share New Song(Radio.com) The Levee Walkers are a new rock ...
-
Today's Day in Rock Stories AC/DC's Brian Johnson To Receive Walk Of Fame Honor AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson is set to be tha...
No comments:
Post a Comment