Steven Tyler Movie?
A biopic about Aerosmith frontman and American Idol judge Steven Tyler may be coming. Apparently one 70s icon has taken the initial step to make a film about this 70s iconic rocker.
Tyler tells Women's Wear Daily that Happy Days star turned film director Ron Howard has purchased the rights to his biography, 'Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?'.
However, Tyler has no idea when or if the film will be made. According to Ultimate Classic Rock he said, "it's either as soon as the plane goes down, or in my lifetime. I'm thinking since Ron Howard bought my book, his production company is thinking about doing something." more on this story
Metallica and Lou Reed May Play Together Live
(Gibson) According to an interview with frontman James Hetfield, Metallica would live to do some live shows with their Lulu collaborator Lou Reed.
"We would love to do some shows," Metallica frontman James Hetfield told an Argentinian radio station (via Blabbermouth). "I don't know how many, I don't know where. How many can we do together? It doesn't need to be 20 shows and it doesn't need to be one show – somewhere in the middle there, I think, to give everyone a taste of it and just see what it's like."
Hetfield also tried to explain that Lulu shouldn't be seen by fans as the "new Metallica album." more on this story
Jason Newsted's Papa Wheelie Announce Dates
Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted is hitting the road for a handful of shows with his group Papa Wheelie, including a date with Kyuss Lives.
Loudwire reports: The band doles out "stoner punk metal" and Newsted has adopted the moniker "Jaylor" when playing in the band.
He is joined by Swiiglor (real name: Steve Wiig), who smashes the skins, while Joefus (Joe Ledesma) plays bass. Newsted is rocking guitar and singing in this project. More details and the dates.
Pearl Jam Coming Home
(hennemusic) Pearl Jam Twenty debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival, appeared in theatres, and now comes to DVD on October 25.
The Cameron Crowe-directed movie documents an intimate first glimpse into Pearl Jam's journey, culled from more than 1,200 hours of rarely and never-before-seen footage, over 24 hours of recent interviews with the band, as well as live footage of their spellbinding concert performances.
Before it's in stores, PJ fans can check out the film, via PBS, on its U.S. television premiere October 21 at 9 p.m. (ET/PT), as part of the PBS "American Masters" series, airing during the first-ever PBS Arts Fall Festival. more on this story
Wrestling Pumpkins: Billy Corgan Jumps In The Ring
(Gibson) Longtime wresting fan and, of course, rock star, Billy Corgan has started his own professional wrestling company, Resistance Pro, in Chicago.
NME.com reports that the Smashing Pumpkins frontman will be creative director and come up with storylines for the company that will debut on November 25 at Chicago's Excalibur Club.
Corgan told Fox News Chicago: "I've been involved sort of behind the scenes with pro wrestling for about a decade and made a lot of friends in the business. It's a very insular business and it's a long story, but I essentially got involved with some brothers who had a wrestling promotion. We decided to form our own promotion and we're going to try to bring back the glory days." more on this story
More Rush Classics Getting 5.1 Treatment
(hennemusic) Rush producer/mixer/engineer Richard Chycki had some exciting news for fans of the band. He blogged this weekend:
Based on the strong feedback from the Moving Pictures 5.1 remix, Universal Records had asked me to remix Fly By Night, A Farewell To Kings and Signals in surround to be included in their 'Sector' series of box set releases currently underway. Like Moving Pictures, all the multitrack masters I worked with were transferred from the original analog tapes at 96 kHz/24 bit resolution and this quality was maintained right down to the finished master. Listeners are in for a revelation of new detail for these releases.
Currently, Rush, producer Nick Raskulinecz and myself are reconvening to complete the recording of Rush's next studio album, Clockwork Angels. Sorry, no timeline for completion yet …" more on this story
Motley Crue Fans May Be Refunded For Bogus Concert
(hennemusic) Looks like Motley Crue fans in Indonesia may be getting refunds for tickets to a bogus concert, after all.
The Jakarta Globe reports the promoter of a now-abandoned Motley Crue concert that seems to have never been remotely likely to occur, has promised to refund all 1,500 tickets sold...at a cost of $60,000.
"On Tuesday, we began paying [fans] back," said Astri Darmawanti, chief executive of MLive, adding that 100 ticket buyers had already been reimbursed. more on this story
Thin Lizzy Announce North American Headline Dates
(hennemusic) Thin Lizzy will doing a little dancing in the moonlight – aka moonlighting – on their current North American trip supporting Judas Priest.
Lizzy have announced some headlining shows scheduled around their US dates with Priest on that band's farewell Epitaph tour, which launched last week in San Antonio.
Five (5) Thin Lizzy shows have been confirmed for this fall in the States. Grab them here
Pete Townshend, Bob Seger, Steve Miller Lead 2012 Songwriters Hall Of Fame
(hennemusic) Pete Townshend, Bob Seger, Steve Miller and Lou Reed are among the rockers nominated for the 2102 Songwriters Hall Of Fame.
In the Performer category, the four are joined by Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, The Eurythmics' Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart, Deborah Harry and Chris Stein of Blondie, George Michael, Gordon Lightfoot, Yusuf Islam (aka Cat Stevens) and Dion DiMucci.
The Non-Performer category nominees include Jim Steinman, notable for his work with Meat Loaf, as well as 11 other professional writers. more on this story
Sibling Rivalry Preventing Kinks Reunion
(Rock News Desk) Dave Davies says a Kinks reunion couldn't last more than an hour – because he couldn't put up with his brother Ray for any longer. And he says he tries not to think about the band he spent 32 years with.
A regathering has been on and off in recent years with both brothers moving towards and away from the idea. But now Dave says he couldn't consider getting back together because he'd be forced into a second-fiddle position.
"I thought what we were doing in the Kinks was collaborative. But Ray uses different words to me. He would talk about me as his muse," He tells the Telegraph. "So I'm important to be in his life, but only as a support for what he's doing. That's a pretty hard pill to swallow." more on this story
The Who's Quadrophenia Revisited
(hennemusic) The Who are reissuing their 1973 classic, "Quadrophenia," next month, in various formats including a "Quadrophenia: The Director's Cut" boxset, on November 14th (UK) and November 15th (US).
Considered by Pete Townshend himself to be the Who album that he is most proud of, "Quadrophenia" is the last album in the Who back catalogue to be given the deluxe treatment. See the full track listing below.
Based around the story of Jimmy – Quadrophenia tells the tale of a young mod and his struggle to come of age in the mid-1960s. The story also takes its influence from the band's early fans from the original mod era, and its themes of teenage angst and disaffection still resonate today. more on this story
First Pressing of Led Zeppelin Album Fetches High Price Online
(Gibson) Vinyl's not dead. Indeed, it costs more than ever if you want the right disc. An early copy of Led Zeppelin's first album, simply titled Led Zeppelin, has sold on eBay for £2,200 (approximately $3,500).
This example of a first Led Zeppelin pressing is rare: it has a turquoise sleeve, a Superhype label credit and an all-important – to collectors – "label matrix" of "Side 1: 588171 A//1" and "Side 2: 588171 B//1."
Is the music any different to that on your old copy/CD/MP3 version of Led Zeppelin? No. But the seller stated, "This is the most perfect example that I have ever seen and I think that it is very unlikely that you'll find a better one." more on this story
Robert Plant Scores Album Of The Year
(hennemusic) Robert Plant snagged Album Of The Year at the 10th Annual Americana Music Honors and Awards event in Nashville, Thursday evening.
Plant was acknowledged for the "Band Of Joy" release, and his co-producer/band leader Buddy Miller was honored in two categories: Artist Of The Year and Instrumentalist Of The Year. Miller has now won 12 AMHA honors over the years.
Robert received the award from The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, and he shared the stage with his Band Of Joy crew while accepting it, before the group performed "Monkey" from the album. Check it out here
Jimmy Gnecco Revisits The Heart
Ours frontman Jimmy Gnecco will be revisiting his 2010 solo debut The Heart with the release of The Heart: X Edition.
Due out on November 7, The Heart: X Edition features newly recorded versions of 9 songs from the original album, as well as one new song, "Bells."
Gnecco explains "My original intention with The Heart was to make an acoustic record. As some of the songs came out of me, they sounded like they could also exist in a much larger sonic landscape. Rather than changing the original record, I decided I would revisit them in time. These new versions have a lot more energy and depth to them." more on this story
Gregg Allman Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
(hennemusic) Gregg Allman the Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance at the 10th Annual Americana Music Honors & Awards in Nashville on Thursday.
Allman reportedly received the biggest ovation of the night, as Keb' Mo' presented him with the honor, saying,
"When he sings, we are given a glimpse of his soul," adding, "Gregg Allman has held the torch for traditional soul and the blues with his music." more on this story
La Dispute, Young Statues Part of Doghouse Cassette Series
Doghouse Records have set a November 22nd release date for their new Cassette Series.
The series will feature La Dispute, Young Statues, Kurt Travis (A Lot Like Birds). Here are the details they sent over:
La Dispute's Wildlife (which just debuted at #135 on the Billboard Top 200) with over 3,000 albums sold. more on this story
Black Tusk Streaming New Song Online
(Freeman) Black Tusk are streaming another new track from their upcoming new album online.
The album, Set the Dial, will be released October 25th on Relapse Records and you can hear the song "Carved in Stone" right here
Black Tusk also recently announced an Eastern US headlining tour and a string of regional record release shows in support of the forthcoming new record. more on this story
We Are Augustines Release Book of James Video
(For The Win) We Are Augustines have released a new music video for the song "Book of James".
The song comes off of their recently released debut album Rise Ye Sinking Ships (Turnout/Oxcart Records).
The video was edited and directed by Matthew Amato of The Masses, and follows the band through New York City, from a ride on the A Train to the beaches of the outer boroughs. Check it out here
Creations, Float Face Down, Redeemer Tours With Friends
Creations, Float Face Down, Redeemer, and Deserters are teaming up for a west coast tour.
The tour will take place this November has been dubbed the 'Tours With Friends'.
The trek will begin on November 4th in Murietta, CA and end at the second annual Turkey Fest in Canoga Park, CA. more on this story
Singled Out: Janet Robbins' Gypsy Tree
Today Janet Robbins tells us about "Gypsy Tree" from her brand new album "Sparks". Here is the story:
Sparks may be my favorite track from the Cd. I was living in Asheville NC when I wrote it. It began from a piece of a guitar loop I'd made, sort of a rhythmic drone part and I began singing over it. The melody was there from the beginning so I started working on lyric.
I like to write in the hours before sunrise during fall and winter months, and from my home there in Asheville, I could see Mt. Pisgah and the Blue Ridge mountains, usually with a cloud of mist at the base and over the valley. This song is part prayer, thank you note, and reminder. For the gifts of this earth I'm so grateful. For whatever spark of divinity we might be inspired by, I pray for. And in this realm, this society of death culture, remember to live a passionate life.
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