Original Guns N' Roses Lineup For Rock Hall Induction
(Banana 101.5) There is now confirmation that the Guns N' Roses members from the Appetite for Destruction-era will all be on hand for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
While singer Axl Rose has made it pretty clear that he is happy with the current GN'R roster and doesn't want to offend them, it appears that the one-off reunion performance may actually go down at the Rock Hall ceremony this April. Dizzy Reed, current GN'R keyboard player and longest active member besides Axl, recently told Billboard:
"I know that all the original band is going to be there. I don't know exactly what's going to go down. It's one of those things I'm sure will all come together and be really cool. I'm just going to go in with a good attitude and a clear head and a grateful heart."
The original GN'R lineup — consisting of Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan, Izzy Stradlin, and Steven Adler — have not shared a stage together since April 7th, 1990. more on this story
Lost Joy Division and New Order Tapes Discovered
(Gibson) Food star, restaurateur and "Naked Chef" Jamie Oliver recently made a startling discovery. Oliver and company were excavating an old bank in Manchester, England, when they found master tapes to tracks by Joy Division and New Order, according to NME.
Oliver and his cohorts were working on the bank to transform it into a new restaurant. The tapes come from many sessions of the legendary, Manchester-based bands. In addition to that amazing find, Oliver also found guns, gold and jewelry buried with the tapes.
So what does the celebrity chef have planned for his newfound loot? Well, nothing. Oliver turned over everything (valued at $1.7 million) to the British Treasury. more on this story
Radiohead, Phish, Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Beach Boys Bonnaroo
(Gibson) Tennessee's annual music festival, Bonnaroo, has announced this year's lineup.
The festival takes place June 7-10 near Manchester, Tennessee, with rock and roll heavyweights Radiohead, Phish, Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Beach Boys all set to appear.
Other acts lined up for the festival include The Avett Brothers, The Shins, The Roots, Alice Cooper, Ludacris, Ben Folds Five, The Civil Wars, Two Door Cinema Club, Gary Clark Jr. and many, many more. more on this story
Van Halen Classic Lands Student in Hot Water
(hennemusic) An Oakland University student in Rochester, Michigan has been suspended after writing about his attraction to one of his professors in an essay titled "Hot For Teacher" that was based on a song by Van Halen.
WXYX reports aspiring writer Joseph Corlett says he was never warned that writing about his attraction to his professors who are women crossed the line in his Advanced Critical Writing class.
Corlett says the same professor who was offended had previously praised him for his written work that detailed his attraction to women. More including a video news report
Marilyn Manson Album and Tour Coming
Press Here sent over word that Marilyn Manson will be hitting the road this spring for the first North America tour since 2009.
The tour will kick off on April 27th and the first set of confirmed dates run until May 20th.
Marilyn Manson will be touring in support of the upcoming release of "Born Villian" this spring. An official announcement about the album release will be made soon. more on this story
Halestorm Release Anti Love Song Video
(Banana 101.5) Halestorm gave fans the official music video for their anti-love song 'Love Bites (So Do I)' for Valentine's Day.
Halestorm release their sophomore effort 'The Strange Case of…" on April 10th and hit the road with Staind and Godsmack as part of the Mass Chaos tour three days later. Frontwoman Lzzy Hale recently described the band's new single 'Love Bites (So Do I)' to Noisecreep:
"The song is my little stab against the media's portrayal of love. Your heart cannot be measured or judged by the quizzes in magazines and scenes in movies. So for both boys and girls I tell you this, love who and how you want, and for god's sake when love bites, bite back! That bitch can eat her heart out!" Read more and check out the video here.
Evans Blue Want You For New Video
(Banana 101.5) Evans Blue vocalist Dan Chandler posted a video detailing how you can be a part of their upcoming video for the single 'This Time It's Different' from their upcoming release 'Graveyard of Empires.'
Evans Blue release their second album with singer Dan Chandler (fourth overall) on April 17th. Their new single 'This Time It's Different' is currently climbing the rock charts and the band is looking to make a music video featuring you. "It was so awesome how the 'Say It' fan video came together on our last album that we wanted to do it again for 'This Time It's Different,'" says Chandler of their previous fan video. "There's nothing better than seeing our fans rock out to our songs!"
A new message posted to their Facebook page invites fans to break out their cameras and rock as hard as they can. Submissions are due Monday, March 19th and further details can be found on the Evans Blue Facebook page and in the video here.
Ozzy Expels Eddie Trunk from The Boneyard
(Gibson) That Metal Show host Eddie Trunk has shifted his SiriusXM radio show Eddie Trunk Live from The Boneyard to Hair Nation from Monday, after control of The Boneyard was handed over to Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne.
Hair Nation is on Channel 39 on both Sirius and XM. The new program will run from from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET. Trunk says his show will remain exactly as it was on the new channel.
"The show will be identical mix of music, guests, calls, requests of hard rock and metal, just a new channel," Trunk says. more on this story
Hellyeah Tour and Album Coming
Hellyeah's third album, Band of Brothers, is set for worldwide release in early June and the band will be announcing North American tour plans soon. They are confirmed to tour Australia and Japan in the coming months.
The album was recorded in Dallas at drummer Vinnie Paul's home studio, VP's Upstairs Studio, and was produced by the band and Jeremy Parker (Godsmack, Evanessence), who also served as engineer.
Frontman Chad Gray comments, "I'm really excited about what we've done on this new album. I've always separated Mudvayne and Hellyeah as much as I could, even though it was my voice. Melodies, lyrics and just the overall style of writing were different. With Band of Brothers, I just quit being afraid of who I am in relation to this band. I think we've all really gotten back to the original roots of what we've done individually and brought it together on this album. As an artist, as long as you're painting with your own brush, no one can compare or challenge you. I just painted with a bigger, heavier brush than I had with Hellyeah in the past. I think this is what fans have always expected to hear from us, and now were giving it to them." more on this story
Journey Release Video Featuring Michaele Salahi
(hennemusic) Journey have released their new video for "Resonate," a track from the band's 2011 album, "Eclipse."
Filmed in San Francisco and Los Angeles, the video captures some of the band's favorite live moments during the Eclipse Tour.
The clip also features guitarist Neal Schon romping with girlfriend Michaele Salahi, wife of Tareq Salahi and star of the canceled "Real Housewives of D.C." Watch the video here.
On Stage Birthday Surprise for Motley Crue's Vince Neil
(hennemusic) Motley Crue continue their Las Vegas residency at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel. Last week, Crue frontman Vince Neil turned 51 (February 8) and celebrated with bandmates and fans at the group's February 9 concert.
The Crue surprised Vince with a 3-foot-tall, guitar-shaped birthday cake. According to the Las Vegas Sun, the cake featured some of the group's album covers and a replica of Vince's 1932 Ford Coupe hot rod, which is on display in the front Hard Rock lobby.
Tommy Lee brought Vince on board his drum kit for a birthday roller coaster ride, a trip normally reserved for fans at each show. Check out the birthday video here.
Jack White Releases New Solo Video
(hennemusic) Jack White is gearing up for the release of his debut album, "Blunderbuss." A "Jack" of all trades, White directed the video for the first single, "Love Interruption."
As on the single, the clip features back-up vocalist Ruby Amanfu, clarinet/bass clarinet player Emily Bowland and Brooke Waggoner on wurlitzer electric piano.
Due April 24, "Blunderbuss" was produced by White and recorded at his own Third Man Studio in Nashville. Check out the video here.
Joe Bonamassa Releasing New DVD in March
(Gibson) Joe Bonamassa: Beacon Theatre Live From New York DVD will be released on Monday, March 26.
This is a follow- up to 2009's Live from the Royal Albert Hall, and includes contributions from special guests Beth Hart, John Hiatt and Paul Rodgers.
Hart joins Bonamassa for "I'll Take Care of You" and "Sinner's Prayer," from the recently released Don't Explain album. John Hiatt, a legendary singer-songwriter, joins Bonamassa for "Down Around My Place" and "I Know a Place." Paul Rodgers (Bad Company and Free) performs "Fire And Water" and "Walk in My Shadows" with Bonamassa.
The Beacon Theatre release coincides with Joe Bonamassa's U.K. Arena tour. Dates include Brighton Centre (March 23), Sheffield Motorpoint Arena (March 24), Newcastle Metro Arena (March 25), Edinburgh Usher Hall (March 27), Liverpool Echo Arena (March 28), Bournemouth BIC (March 30), Birmingham NIA (March 31), Capital FM Arena Nottingham (April 2), Glasgow Royal Concert Hall (April 4), and Blackpool Opera House (April 5). more on this story
Dark New Day Trading Fans A Bonus Track For A Photo
(ABCPR) Dark New Day which features Clint Lowery (guitarist from Sevendust), Will Hunt (drummer from Evanescence), Troy McLawhorn (guitarist from Evanescence), Brett Hestla (lead singer/guitarist from Virgos Merlot) and Corey Lowery (bassist from Stereomud and Eye Empire), will release their sophomore album, New Tradition, February 28 on Goomba Music (distributed by eOne Music).
To make the release extra special, the band is offering a bonus track to fans who buy the full album and send in a photo of themselves holding the CD or a digital photo of their purchase online. A MP3 of "Rising Sun" will be available for a limited time only (February 28 through March 6).
Photos can be e-mailed to DND@goombamusic.com or mailed to Goomba Music, 6348 N. Milwaukee Ave., Suite 301, Chicago, IL 60646 (must be postmarked by March 6). Goomba Music will then e-mail the song to the fans directly.
"'Rising Sun' is a cool tune in the history of DND," explains drummer Will Hunt. "We actually said before writing it, in not so many words, let's write as basic a rock song as we can for the sake of doing it because we can. It's kinda getting back to our formidable 'roots.' It's really just about getting in your car, crankin' up some jams, and headin' out to get rowdy with your friends. Very different for us lyrically and stylistically."
New Tradition is the follow-up to 2005's debut album, Twelve Year Silence, which was released on Warner Bros. Records. more on this story
311 Have Big Plans
(Gibson) 311 have big plans for the next couple of months. First, the band will celebrate "311 Day" over the course of two shows at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on March 10 and 11. The concerts will each feature extended, 3-hour-long setlists and "state-of-the-art production."
Later this year, 311 will again take part in the 311 Caribbean Cruise. The trek sets sail on May 10 from Miami and will travel to Half Moon Cay through May 14. 311 will play four shows during the cruise, including one concert on the beach.
Other acts performing on the cruise include The Dirty Heads, Shwayze & Cisco, Ballyhoo, 2 Skinnee J's, Shootyz Groove, Passafire, Full Service, Outlaw Nation, DJ Soulman, DJ Trichrome, Trailer Park Ninjas, Exes of Evil and Moral Defect. more on this story
Hoodoo Gurus Release New Video
(hennemusic) The Hoodoo Gurus are celebrating 30 years of recorded history with the March 16 release of "Gold Watch: 20 Golden Greats."
30 years on from the release of the debut Hoodoo Gurus single, "Leilani" [1982] and the Aussie rockers offer an all-new, career-spanning greatest hits album.
"Gold Watch" opens with the new single, "Use-By Date," and features 19 of the band's biggest hits such as "My Girl," "Bittersweet," "What's My Scene?," "Come Anytime" and more.
The band has released the video for the new single, "Use-By Date." Watch the video here.
Kasabian Rock Letterman
(hennemusic) Kasabian did some pre-promotion on Monday night for their upcoming North American tour, which starts March 12 in Dallas.
The band performed on The Late Show with David Letterman, delivering the track "Days Are Forgotten" from their new "Velociraptor!" album
Stars in their native UK, Kasabian have yet to break through in the States but, as singer Tom Meighan told CraveOnline a few months ago, "The theory is we haven't toured America for 4 years, and our record label wouldn't back us and we've parted company with them," explained Tom. "We're going to go to a new record label, we're fresh, we've got new ideas, and we've got a new team backing us now. Basically we had no backing, that's why we haven't been to America for a long time (since 2006)."
Read more and watch the Letterman performance here.
The Polyphonic Spree Expand Tour Plans
The Polyphonic Spree are continuing their "You + Me" tour and have announced dates for the West Coast leg.
New Fumes, the project of former Spree member and Flaming Lips collaborator Daniel Huffman, will support all dates.
The 21-member Spree wrap up the southern leg of the tour this week with shows in Houston (Feb 14), Austin (Feb 15) and their hometown of Dallas (Feb 16). more on this story
Steel Panther Will Dump Your Girl or Boyfriend For You
(hennemusic) To celebrate Valentine's Day, Steel Panther recorded a
public service announcement where they dump your girl/boyfriend for you.
The clip could come in handy if you want to end your relationship but don't have the nerve to do it yourself.
The video is in the spirit of the title of the band's new album, "Balls Out." Steel Panther are currently touring the States before heading down under for a series of shows in Australia that kick in at the end of the month; from there, it's off through Europe and the UK before returning home in April.
Lamb Of God Change Up Tour Plans
(Adrenaline) Lamb Of God has been asked to appear June 26th at the Hove festival in Norway.
Their appearance at the festival will necessitate the rescheduling of the June 26th Zagreb, Croatia show at the Boogaloo and the June 27th Ljubljana, Slovenia show at Kino Siska.
Both shows will be rescheduled to be part of Lamb Of God's planned European/UK tour for February/March 2013 in support of their new album 's Resolution.
Taproot Look Back
Taproot are preparing to release a new album and are celebrating their 15th anniversary as a band this year.
In honor of the occasion, the band has released a video that spans their career and includes live footage from their first tour with Papa Roach to Ozzfest and more.
Taproot will release their new album, The Episodes, on April 10th, 2012, via Victory Records. Check out the retrospective video here.
Sons Of Aeon Ready To Record New Album
Lifeforce Records sent over word that Sons Of Aeon (featuring members of Ghost Brigade, Swallow The Sun, Code For Silence and Endstand) have pretty much finished the writing process for their debut album with the label, which is set to be released later this year.
Guitarist Tapio Vartiainen updates fans with this message: "It's an odd case, this Sons Of Aeon. Here I sit and try to write news about our debut album and to start with, I don't really even know how to describe our sound to strangers.
"There's so much different things going on...it's tricky to find the right words that'd make the songs justice. It's very intense and it's very musical, that's for sure. more on this story
Imminent Sonic Destruction Giving Away Song
Imminent Sonic Destruction are celebrating next week's release of their debut album, Recurring Themes, with a free song.
The band is give away a free non-album bonus track to fans who "like" them on Facebook. The instrumental "Swamp", which has been a staple of ISD's live set for years and showcases their musical ability, can be downloaded for free from their Facebook page after clicking the "like" button.
Imminent Sonic Destruction, Detroit's Premiere Progressive Metal Band will be releasing Recurring Themes on February 24th 2012. The album was produced by Roy Z (Halford, Bruce Dickinson), and features nine original tracks that showcase the band's vocal harmonies soaring over original progressive-metal riffing, melodic compositions and the rhythms of ex-Tiles drummer, Pat DeLeon. Facebook link.
Attaloss Set New Album Release
(RRM) Attaloss are set to release their new self-titled album on April 10, 2012, via Rock Ridge Music
Their new record showcases two sides of the band, the high energy blown out rock side and the stripped down acoustic side. Although the band name is a play on a common phrase many of us hear every day, there is an underlying message of optimism: "Even in these tough times, we must have hope for a better tomorrow," states singer Danny Aguiluz.
Danny, Chris, Lorenzo, and Dakota all left their respective hometowns and moved to Los Angeles to chase their rock and roll dream. Once they decided to join forces together they began the arduous task of trying to come up with a band name. After kicking around hundreds of potential names, they got news that their rehearsal studio was broken into and all their music gear was stolen. "Getting news like that was such a kick in the gut that we literally were at a loss for words. We realized in that moment that we had our band name," said guitarist Chris Johansen who immediately began tracking down the thief. With Chris' help police apprehended the suspect a few months later and the band's gear was recovered mostly intact. Instruments in hand, they recorded the first five songs on the album in early 2011 and set out on tour around the country playing shows with such acts as Neon Trees, Smashing Pumpkins, and Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy. Realizing they weren't quite capturing their recorded sound live, they added guitarist/vocalist Matt Geronimo and headed back into the studio to record the acoustic half of the record as a five piece. more on this story
Black Tusk Map Out Tour Plans
(Freeman) Black Tusk have expanded their upcoming tour plans including an appearance at this year's Roadburn Festival on Thursday April 12th in Tilburg, Holland.
Coinciding with this special appearance, Black Tusk will be providing direct support to label mates Red Fang. The tour will kick off April 5th in Segrate, Italy and wraps up on May 5th in Essen, Germany.
Also in support of their latest release Set the Dial, Black Tusk have lined up a slew of North American tour dates. This run will feature headlining tour dates with support coming from East of the Wall, label-mates Royal Thunder and Hull, plus a string of dates supporting Prong and select shows with Intronaut and Skeletonwitch in March. more on this story
Lionheart Undisputed Tour Coming
Lionheart will kick off a headlining tour in Texas on March 18th in support of their forthcoming album.
The band will have different groups supporting them at various stops on the tour including Volumes, No Bragging Rights, Naysayer and King Conquer.
Lionheart will be touring in support of their new record, "Undisputed", which will be release this spring via Mediaskare Records. The effort was recorded and produced by Matt Hyde (Hatebreed, Slayer) and Nick Jett (Terror). more on this story
Remembering Little Walter
(Gibson) The greatest harmonica man to ever blow the blues, Little Walter died in his sleep on this day in 1968. He was only 37 years old, but Walter looked much older, his body and soul battered and bruised from hard loving and too many defeats.
Just exactly how he died is another of rock and roll's great mysteries. And the rumors were always going to spring up surrounding Little Walter, one of the more colorful characters in the tough world of Chicago blues.
Well-known for his quick temper, Little Walter was a fighter and a brawler who took more beatings over the years then he ever delivered. Some say the final straw was a head-blow from the brother of one of Walter's many lady friends. Others say he was smacked over the head with a lead pipe over a bad gambling debt.
Muddy Waters, whose common sense and level headedness rivaled his prodigious musical talent once said, "He's real tough, Little Walter, and he's had it hard. Got a slug in his leg right now!" more on this story
Keith Moody Singled Out Week: New Distraction
Keith Moody released his new album, "Dreaming Out Loud" , this week. To celebrate we asked him to tell us about some of the songs from the album. Today he tells us about, "New Distraction". Here is the story:
This song is about dealing with memories. This is one of my favorite subjects to write about. I feel everybody has those people or things that stick with them. Passion has that way of affecting people. But still you know you have to move on. Everyone deals with these situations differently, but eventually you need a "New Distraction" whether it is a new project, a new friend, whatever it takes to get past the memory. It would be different for each individual and it could be healthy or not so healthy depending on the personality.
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