AC/DC Frontman Lands Radio Show Gig
(hennemusic) After years of being played on the radio daily, AC/DC singer Brian Johnson is now set to host his own radio series.
"Brian Johnson's Rockers and Rollers" will kick off on BBC Radio 2 on Thursday, August 30 at 10pm.
The series, which runs for six weeks, will provide a soundtrack to Brian's life featuring music from ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band – and there'll be plenty of car talk too. more on this story
Vince Neil's Motley Valet Meltdown Caught On Video
(TMZ) Vince Neil exploded on a group of parking attendants at the Planet Hollywood in Vegas last week -- banging on windows and screaming "GIVE ME MY F**KING CAR" ... and the outburst was all caught on tape.
It's unclear why the Mötley Crüe singer was so [angry] -- and he was REALLY [angry] -- but according to sources on scene, Vince flew off the handle when the valet refused to return his Rolls-Royce.
In the video, you can see Vince walk over to the valet booth, yelling, "Give me my f**king car! Give me my f**king car! Give me my car!" -- and then bang on the window.
Vince continues, "Call the police! This is my car. What the f**k is wrong with you?"
We're told the parking attendants wouldn't hand over the vehicle because Vince couldn't produce a parking ticket. You can hear Vince respond in the video, saying, "They didn't give me a f**king ticket!"
According to sources, police were called to the scene -- but by the time they arrived, Vince had already taken off ... and the valet company decided against filing a report. So that's that.
Calls to Vince Neil's camp were not returned. Watch the video here.
Aerosmith Release New Album Trailer
(hennemusic) Aerosmith have released the official trailer for their forthcoming album, "Music From Another Dimension."
Due November 6, it's the Boston band's first studio album since 2004 and first project of new material since 2001's "Just Push Play."
Aerosmith recorded the album with producer Jack Douglas, who worked on such band classics 1974's "Get Your Wings," 1975's "Toys in the Attic," and 1976's "Rocks"; the veteran producer reunited with the band on its 2004 collection of blues standards, "Honkin' on Bobo."
"[The new album] was the first time that we got together as a band in a room, with a producer, and started cranking stuff up," says Joe Perry. "It's basically been the same way we've made records all along. It feels good." watch it here.
$5 Metallica Tickets Being Scalped For Much More
(hennemusic) After two shows in Vancouver over the weekend, Metallica are filming one last concert on Monday night as part of the group's upcoming 3D movie.
The band put tickets on sale for $5, with proceeds to benefit the Greater Vancouver Food Bank.
According to the Vancouver Sun, scalpers are offering the charity event tickets for as much as $50 or more on Craigslist. more on this story
Green Day Debut New Songs At Surprise Appearance
(hennemusic) Green Day had a few surprises for their UK fans over the weekend. The band played an unscheduled set at the Reading Festival on Saturday, with frontman Billie Joe Armstrong tweeting the news just before the group hit the stage.
"Green day - READING FESTIVAL CONFIRMED!! On stage in 45 minutes! In the NME / RADIO 1 tent. 11am!! Be there!" tweeted Armstrong.
The band's hour-long set covered most of their career, and included the debut of "Stay The Night," a new track from the forthcoming "Uno" album due out next month, as well as the project's lead single, "Oh Love." Watch video here.
John Lennon's Killer Denied Parole
(Classic Rock) Mark Chapman has been denied parole for the seventh time, and will remain in jail for the murder of John Lennon in 1980.
The parole board told him: "Despite your positive efforts while incarcerated, your release at this time would greatly undermine respect for the law, and tend to trivialise the tragic loss you caused as a result of this heinous, unprovoked, violent, cold and calculated crime."
Chapman becomes eligible again in two years. More rock news
Papa Roach Leave Uproar Festival For Medical Reasons
Uproar Festival mainstage schedule will be adjusted to allow longer performances from Shinedown, Godsmack, Staind and Adelitas Way following the departure of Papa Roach from the tour for medical reasons. We were sent this information:
Papa Roach singer Jacoby Shaddix has been diagnosed with a nodule on his left vocal cord, and at the advice of his physician he will undergo corrective surgery to remove the nodule and prevent further damage.
"It's no secret that I've been having issues with my voice lately. I was hoping to be able to go out there and kill it on this tour by resting and doing vocal exercises, but my voice has just gone out on me. I hate to let our fans down, but unfortunately surgery is the only way to fix it," Shaddix said. "The last thing we want to do is give our fans less than 100% every night. We know they'll understand and we'll be back better than ever." more on this story
Linkin Park and Incubus TV Special
Linkin Park and Incubus will be broadcasting their sets live from the Carson, California stop of their current tour on AXS TV.
This one-night only concert event will air Saturday, September 8th all starting at 10pm ET / 7pm PT exclusively on AXS TV.
"If you couldn't make it out to the shows, this is the closest experience you will get," said lead singer Chester Bennington. " This has been an incredible tour, and we're excited for our fans to see it in the highest quality." More info.
Black Country Communion Reveal More Album Details
(hennemusic) Black Country Communion have revealed more details about their forthcoming new album. Due October 30, the band has confirmed it will be titled "Afterglow," and have posted the cover artwork.
Black Country Communion is made up of bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Trapeze, Black Sabbath), blues rock guitarist/vocalist Joe Bonamassa, drummer Jason Bonham (Led Zeppelin), and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater).
"Afterglow" was produced by Kevin Shirley, who also worked on the band's first two efforts. more on this story
Dirge Within Having Issues With Their Singer
Dirge Within took to their Facebook page on Friday to address the issues they have been having with their singer Jeremy "Jerms" Genske. Here is what they had to say:
"As a few of you have been inquiring, we feel the need to be honest with our fans. We did have a fill in singer last night at the House of Blues Chicago with Static-X. There have been many events leading up to our singer's departure from the band, although he has not contacted any of us yet and officially quit. Jerms has been absent from many practices while the rest of the band has been hard at work rehearsing and preparing for shows. He refused to be in certain scenes in our latest video unless his girlfriend could also be in the video, which the rest of the band did not agree with. He has made it very difficult for us to work with him and has not shown interest in being a part of this band. We were told by Jerms that he could not play this show due to personal reasons.
As a band, we decided that we wanted to be there for our fans and continue on to play the show last minute using fill in singer "Adam Gilley" from Product Of Hate. We were asked personally by Wayne Static to play this show and no one in the band wanted to miss out on playing such a killer show with good friends. We have had to decline three shows prior due to Jerm's personal schedule and the band did not feel like he has been honest with us. This band respects our fans and will continue to put forth are best efforts as we always have, in order to deliver an amazing show and music."
Between the Buried and Me and Animals As Leaders Down Under
Between the Buried and Me have tapped Animals As Leaders to support them of their upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Beginning Nov. 13, the bands will play throughout each major city in Australia and will commence in New Zealand.
Before heading to Australia, Animals As Leaders will also headline the Rock Party Festival in Long Beach, Ca. on Sept. 29. more on this story
Paul Weller Sick Of Seeing Bands Reunite
(Gibson) With a spate of anniversary reunions happening, and more on the horizon, The Jam founder Paul Weller has said that he is opposed to bands reforming.
Talking to the Daily Mirror in England he said: "It drives me potty to be honest and I'm sick of seeing it. It is big business at the moment and I find it really disappointing and I think all the time that is spent on bands reforming and nostalgia.
"What about new bands, or young bands, coming in which don't get a look in." He said. "I don't know what the reason is. Why is it so prevalent? Is it because people stick to what they know or what they are comfortable or safe with?" He has more to say.
Glenn Hughes, Steve Vai and Chad Smith Rock Deep Purple Classic
(Rock Guitar Daily with Tony Conley ) Tony received a guided tour from producer Fabrizio Grossi of the Deep Purple classic track Highway Star as performed by Glenn Hughes, Steve Vai, Chad Smith, and Lauchlan Doley for the soon to be released Re-Machined: A Tribute To Deep Purple album.
Tony asked Fabrizio about tracking the guitars: "We recorded for, I would say about a couple days in total. All the guitars were done at the Melody Hut, Steve's new studio, which is nothing less than a guitar sanctuary! I love his work on this because it was respectful enough with Ritchie's landmarks parts, but able to turn the whole thing around and make it sound just like Vai.
"For long time I've wanted to hear him on a power vocal track, and this was just the confirmation of why I've always been drawn to his music. It's not just the guitar playing, but it's the overall orchestration concept of guitar overdubbing behind this man, that makes him who he is." Read the full interview here.
Neil Young and Crazy Horse Set New Album Release
(hennemusic) In June, Neil Young and Crazy Horse returned with "Americana," the group's first album together since 2003's "Greendale," and their first with the full Crazy Horse line-up of Billy Talbot, Ralph Molina and Frank "Poncho" Sampedro since "Broken Arrow" in 1996.
Now, the band have announced a second album, "Psychedelic Pill," will be released in October, the same month the group begins its full North American tour.
The new project was recorded right after "Americana" at Audio Casa Blanca. A double-CD and triple-vinyl will be released due to the lengths of many of the songs, some of which were previewed in Crazy Horse's live performances earlier this month at Red Rocks. more on this story
Robert Plant Gets His Big Voice Back and Plans New Album
(Gibson) In a new interview with the U.K. newspaper The Daily Telegraph, Robert Plant has revealed that he is ditching his recent "country" vocal style, which he employed on recent Band Of Joy and Alison Krauss collaborations.
Plant says: "That was the great thing about the adventures with Alison, and singing with Patty and Buddy, that I started singing differently. Somebody said to me in London when we played the Forum recently, 'You had your big voice back.' I put the big voice away for quite a long time because I thought; we know how to do that. So it was good to get it out again. It's all the same really, you just have to use the right colors for the right picture."
Plant's next album is underway. It will under the name Sensational Space Shifters. No songs are yet named. But Plant does say there will be "12 tracks, 11 originals and no sentimental stuff." more on this story
Tom Waits Set To Appear On The Simpsons
(hennemusic) Tom Waits is set to appear on an episode of The Simpsons, which returns to Fox for its 24th season on September 30.
Waits will appear – but won't sing - in the episode entitled "Homer Goes to Prep School." The episode will air sometime in December.
Yahoo reports Waits will playing himself as someone who helps introduce Homer to a community of survivalists. more on this story
Stryper Releasing New DVD in October
MVD have set an October 23rd release date for Stryper "Live In Indonesia At Java Rockin' Land" on DVD.
"This show was an unexpected, but welcomed, addition to our tour schedule," said Michael Sweet (singer, guitarist, songwriter).
"It was added last minute and we scrambled to make it happen, but I'm glad it worked out. It was an opportunity to go to a primarily Muslim country and share our faith. Java Rockin'Land was a highlight moment of our career and I'm thrilled that we were able to capture its on video. It's definitely one of the better live performances by the band in a long time, and the fact that it was captured on video makes it even more exciting. I think the fans are going to really enjoy it." more on this story
Motorhead Launching Motorheadphones
(hennemusic) Motorhead will launch a complete assortment of headphones and earphones this fall.
The first generation's assortment will consist of nine products in total, three headphones, and six in-ear models. All will be sold under their new brand name Motörheadphönes.
"No weak-kneed, lily-livered, tin-pot and skinny sounding little pieces of garbage, no, that ain't Motorhead's style," says the band. "These are headphönes designed to deliver everything louder than everything else BUT with the sort of range, clarity and TRUE rock reproduction you'd expect from a band of road warriors who have been at the top of the tree year after year. Because, like üs, these don't f**k around... remember, if it's too loud, you're too old." more on this story
B Sides
Video Of Black Sabbath's Full Lollapalooza Set Goes Online
(hennemusic) Fan-shot video of Black Sabbath's full set at Lollapalooza earlier this month has surfaced online.
The Chicago stop was the third and final 2012 date for the mostly-reunited band, following an intimate homecoming show in Birmingham in May and a headline performance at Download in June.
All three appearances featured original members Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, along with Tommy Clufetos (from Ozzy's solo band) handling drum duties in the absence of original player Bill Ward, who continues to sit things out over a contract dispute. Watch it here.
Pink Floyd Were Part of Apollo 11 Moon Landing Broadcast
(hennemusic) The world stood still on July 20, 1969, when Apollo 11 landed on the moon. The first manned mission to do so was led by astronaut Neil Armstrong, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 82 following complications from heart surgery a few weeks ago.
The 1969 event was televised to an estimated global viewing audience of 600 million, a sixth of the world's population at the time. In the UK, all three TV channels - BBC1, BBC2 and ITV - ran coverage on and off over the mission's 8-day period.
Pink Floyd were a part of the BBC broadcast, as guitarist David Gilmour wrote in The Guardian in 2009. "We [Pink Floyd] were in a BBC TV studio jamming to the landing. It was a live broadcast, and there was a panel of scientists on one side of the studio, with us on the other. I was 23," wrote Gilmour. "The programming was a little looser in those days, and if a producer of a late-night programme felt like it, they would do something a bit off the wall," he explained. more on this story
Wolfgang Van Halen On Hand For His Mom's Walk of Fame Induction
(hennemusic) Actress and rock and roll mom Valerie Bertinelli was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame last Wednesday.
Bertinelli, a fixture on American television since the mid-1970s, received the 2,476th star on the Walk of Fame at a ceremony held across the street from Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard.
Valerie was joined by her family - including son and Van Halen bassist Wolfgang Van Halen - as well as her "Hot In Cleveland" co-stars Betty White, Jane Leeves and Wendie Malick.
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