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Today's Day in Rock


Aerosmith's Street Concert Streaming Online
(hennemusic) Aerosmith marked today's release of their new album, "Music From Another Dimension," with a free Boston street concert yesterday and fans can watch it online.
The band played live at their first home when they arrived in Boston, located at 1325 Commonwealth Avenue.

Aerosmith also marked the occasion by putting their handprints in the sidewalk at the Boston landmark. Watch the event here.



Fans Knocks Over Robert Plant
(hennemusic) Robert Plant was knocked over when a fan jumped onstage during a concert in Buenos Aires last week.

Plant, currently in the middle of a South American tour with The Sensational Space Shifters, played two shows at Estadio Luna Park in Buenos Aires.

During the closing of the November 1 concert, Robert finished Led Zeppelin's "Rock & Roll" and was saying goodnight to the audience when a fan jumped onstage and ran towards the singer; Plant ducked to miss him, was bumped from behind by security and fell to the stage while the crew tackled the intruder.

Plant got up and brushed himself off, and said "Easy, easy" to the security crew as they removed the fan from the stage. Watch video of the incident here.




Guns N' Roses To Broadcast Las Vegas Concert
(hennemusic) Guns N' Roses are in the second week of their "Appetite For Democracy" residency at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

The band will play a total of 12 shows between October 31 and November 24 and now fans outside of Las Vegas will have the chance to listen to one of the shows.

SiriusXM have announced that they will broadcast this Friday's GNR show, starting at 2:00 AM ET on Saturday, November 10 on Ozzy's Boneyard channel. more on this story

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Johnny Marr Releasing Solo Album and Playing Show With Dinosaur Jr
The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr has set the release date for his first official solo album and also announced a special appearance with Dinosaur Jr next month.

Marr's new solo album 'The Messenger' is scheduled for release on February 25th 2013 on Warner Bros. The album was recorded in Manchester and Berlin and mastered at Abbey Road, according to his official site.

Johnny has contributed writing, vocals, guitar and production on the album, songs titles include, I Want The Heartbeat, The Right Thing Right, Upstart, Word Starts Attack & European Me.

Marr also plans to tour the UK in March 2013 and playing festivals worldwide. In the U.S., his is set to be a special guest of Dinosaur Jr on December 1st during their show at Terminal 5 in New York City. Read more info about that show here.




Phil Anselmo Teams With Warbeast For New Album
Pantera, Superjoint Ritual and Down frontman Philip Anselmo is teaming up with Warbeast to release a new split album entitled War of the Gargantuas. Housecore Records sent out these details:

The split now has an official release date of January 8, 2012 and will include two songs from each artist. This album serves as the first release of any solo work by Philip Anselmo during the span of his nearly 30-year legacy. Also, the two Warbeast tracks on the split feature former bassist Alan Bovee before his amicable departure from the band. Since then, Dre Karst has joined on bass.

"This split is a glimpse into the future of both my solo project and ultimate thrash metallers Warbeast. The title of the split is War of The Gargantuas and it is fitting on many levels because of our combined love for the 60's Japanese film of the same name, the power of our combined musical output(s) and our humorous affection that plays out within each of our "Gargantuan" personalities," states Philip Anselmo. "Both Warbeast and myself have full length LP's that will be released shortly after this is released, but this split is unique musically. It is a time capsule; a loud pause 'til we both release our full length products. Enjoy the destruction of music!" more on this story




Axl Rose Addresses Rock Hall Induction and The State of Music Industry
Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose sat down with USA Today late last month for a rare interview that covered a lot of topics including the state of the music industry, his skipping the Rock Hall induction and the odds of a truce with his former Guns N' Roses bandmates. Below are excerpts from that conversation.

The music industry now: "It's horrible. It has nothing to do with music. I'm not trying to be bitter or cynical, but it's an ugly business. People want you to care about them or their lives, their kids, but in the end, you're just a commodity. I don't feel that way about this Guns lineup. I'm not trying to use them. I have to treat it like a business, but I don't want to make decisions that are detrimental to anyone's welfare."

Skipping the 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction: "It wasn't painful to not be there. It was a beating to deal with all the pressure of feeling I was supposed to be there and deciding what to do. I try to be respectful about getting an honor or recognition, but I don't really know what the Rock Hall actually is. In my experience with the people who run it, I don't see it having to do with anything other than them making money."

The odds of a Guns truce: "I feel that ball's not in my court. I'm surviving this war, not the one who created this war." Read the full interview here.



Live Frontman Ed Kowalczyk Releasing Digital EP
Live frontman Ed Kowalczyk returned to the road this week and has set a November 19th digital release date for his new solo EP, The Garden EP.

The EP features five new songs as well as five remixes. Kowalczyk recruited Elder Jepson (Evanescence, Cartel), Karsh Kale (Sting, Herbie Hancock, Chaka Khan), Jamie Candiloro (Ryan Adams, Luscious Jackson, R.E.M.), and Juno Reactor (The Matrix) for the remixes.

Kowalczyk also returned to the road on Sunday, kicking off a new leg of his sporadic I Alone Acoustic Tour which has three more dates this month and then resumes in the New Year with dates that stretch into March. more on this story




Godsmack's Sully Erna Cancels Rock Marathon Plans Due To Injury
Godsmack frontman Sully Erna has canceled his plans to take part in the upcoming San Antonio Rock 'n' Roll marathon.

Erna has pulled out of the November 11th race due to an unspecified injury. The band's official website had these details:

"Unfortunately because of an injury, Sully has chosen to back out of the San Antonio Marathon on Nov 11. He plans on continuing his training as soon as he is feeling better and appreciates all the fan support thus far. more on this story




Hatebreed Set New Album Release
Hatebreed plan to release their new studio album, The Divinity Of Purpose, this coming January.

The album will released on January 29th 2013 in the United States/Canada and on January 25th in Europe.

The Divinity Of Purpose was co-produced by Hatebreed, Zeuss (Suicide Silence, All That Remains, Shadows Fall) and Josh Wilbur (Lamb of God, Avenged Sevenfold). Wilbur also handled mixing duties on the new record. This album is the follow up to Hatebreed's self-titled album and also their covers album, For The Lions (both released in 2009). more on this story




Courtney Love Has No Plans For Nirvana Musical
Sam Lufti was apparently wrong. Courtney Love says there are no plans to create a Nirvana musical.

Kirk Cobain's widow Love dismissed the reports that she was planning on creating a musical based on the music of her late husband, according to the Guardian.

"There will be no musical," she told the Observer. "Sometimes it's best just to leave things alone."

She also addressed the commercial exploitation of Cobain's legacy, "I said yes once – to Baz Luhrmann to use eight seconds of Smells Like Teen Spirit in Moulin Rouge. But he wasn't allowed to use it in the marketing. I didn't get the part in the film. I was so pissed off I made up the term to 'Baz' somebody." Read the Guardian Report here.




Cult of Luna Plan New Album Release and Tour
Cult of Luna have set a January release date for their brand new studio album, Vertkal.

The effort will be released by Indie Recordings in Europe on January 25, 2013 and Density Records in the US on January 29, 2013.

The band plans to tour in support of the effort with North American dates yet to be announced and a European tour which will kick off in January with dates released that last until May with more dates to be added soon. more on this story




Coheed and Cambria, Between The Buried And Me, Russian Circles Tour
Between The Buried And Me have announced that they will be hitting the road with Coheed and Cambria and Russian Circles for a winter tour.

The North American tour is set to kick off with a two night stand at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC on February 4th.

The trek will travel across North America before wrapping up on March 16th in New York City at the Radio City Music Hall. more on this story



Brian May Born Free With Kerry Ellis
(Gibson) Queen legend Brian May has released his rendition of the Oscar-winning song "Born Free" in collaboration with West End and Broadway star Kerry Ellis, with proceeds of the single going to international wildlife charity the Born Free Foundation.

Written by John Barry and Don Black, the song was originally recorded by Matt Monro in 1966 as the theme to the film of the same name, about the release of an orphaned lioness back into the wild.

The foundation was established by the stars of the film, Virginia McKenna OBE and Bill Travers, which told the story of George and Joy Adamson's successful release of Elsa, an orphaned lioness, to the wild. Inspired by their experiences in Kenya, Virginia and Bill went on to establish the Born Free Foundation. more on this story






Arch Enemy Filming Upcoming Tour for DVD
Arch Enemy plan to film their upcoming tour of Latin America for their next official DVD release.

The band had this to say: "Big news for our upcoming Latin & South America tour! We will be documenting the entire tour for the next official Arch Enemy DVD (to be released in 2013)! We are bringing along the team from Filmefahrer Pictures (who also shot the Cologne, Germany 2012 show) to film the shows, do interviews with the band members, shoot backstage footage, fans and incidentals during the entire run of the tour.

"We are so excited to come back to Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico as well as discovering new places like Uruguay, Peru and Costa Rica that we simply must immortalize this experience - and the crazy fans we'll meet along the way! more on this story



Tony Iommi Releasing Autobiography In Paperback
(hennemusic) Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi is issuing his 2011 memoir, "Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven And Hell With Black Sabbath," on paperback.

"I'm pleased to announce that the paperback version of my autobiography is released in the UK this week – Thursday 8th November," posted Iommi. "For those of you in the USA, I'm afraid it's not until December 11th. It's got new chapters bringing everything up to date including my battle with lymphoma."

Upon its release last fall, Iommi's tale of his history with the legendary band debuted at #35 on the New York Times "Hardcover Nonfiction" best sellers list. more on this story




Classic Doors Concert Tops The DVD Charts
(hennemusic) "The Doors: Live At The Bowl '68" - featuring the legendary band in concert at The Hollywood Bowl on July 5, 1968 – has debuted at #1 in both the US and Canada.

For the first time, the film from the historic performance has been painstakingly restored using the original camera negatives and the audio has been remixed and mastered from original multi-tracks by the group's engineer Bruce Botnick. This new restoration offers a stunning visual upgrade from earlier versions and will give fans the closest experience to being there live along side Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek.

"The Doors: Live At The Bowl '68" includes three previously unreleased tracks from the performance. Technical issues with the recording of "Hello, I Love You," "The WASP (Texas Radio And The Big Beat)," and "Spanish Caravan" prevented them from being released in the past. Now, through meticulous restoration of the audio, all three are included, marking the first time the concert has been available in its entirety. more on this story




Bloomingdale's Launches Jimi Hendrix Clothing Line
(hennemusic) Lyric Culture has announced the launch of its new Jimi Hendrix men's collection at Bloomingdale's nationwide.

With input from Experience Hendrix, LLC, the family-owned company whose mission is to preserve and protect the musical legacy of Jimi Hendrix, Lyric Culture created exclusive designs featuring the lyrics to Jimi Hendrix's most celebrated songs along with imagery of the music legend, named the greatest guitar player of all time by Rolling Stone.

The collection of graphic screen print tees, scarves, men's dress shirts, hoodies and cuff links (retail $48-$98) will hit the floor at Bloomingdale's stores in early November coinciding with what would have been Hendrix's 70th birthday this month. more on this story





Singled Out: Cherri Bomb's Too Many Faces
Today rising rockers Cherri Bomb tell us about their new single "Too Many Faces" from their debut album "This Is The End of Control". Here is the story:

We wrote "Too Many Faces" when we started realizing what our friends really thought about us. It was around the same time when we decided to take the band to the next level, focusing our lives around playing music together.

So many people, who never looked our way before, started coming up to us to try to spark a friendship. People we'd been friends with for years decided that we were out of our minds to dedicate so much time to writing and playing that they just stopped talking to us cold. Some people started rumors. Some people lied about being our best friends.

It was a confusing time because all we had done was decide to follow what our hearts were telling us to do, and everyone's faces started changing before our eyes. You don't really know who your friends are until you're faced with walking through fire together – it was an incredible lesson.

So, one day we're in the studio, we just started playing and "Too Many Faces" came out. We think a lot of people can relate to the emotion of thinking you know someone inside and out and then the kick in the gut when you realize you really didn't know that person at all.

We felt it could be an anthemic song. A lot of people can relate to a friend turning on you for reasons you didn't expect.

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself and learn more about the album (the official video is expected to be released today and should be posted here.



Soundgarden Preview Another New Song: Halfway There
(hennemusic) Soundgarden's new album, "King Animal," is due November 13. As the release date approaches, the Seattle band continues to share material from the project.

Soundgarden have offered up a preview of the new track, "Halfway There."-- "The music and lyrics are written by Chris [Cornell]," says guitarist Kim Thayil.

"It was originally a demo that he did where he performed everything, so we didn't want to try to overdo that because it might obscure the narrative of the lyrics." Listen here.




Aerosmith's Something Features Joe Perry on Lead Vocals
(hennemusic) Aerosmith continue to roll out new tracks from their forthcoming album, "Music From Another Dimension," due out today.

Up next is "Something," which features guitarist Joe Perry on lead vocal and singer Steven Tyler on drums.

"I wrote 'Something' a long time ago, back when there was a whole other batch of people around us: lawyers, managers that I was really pissed off at," Perry tells Rolling Stone. "It's a short bit of angst and pissed-off-ness about these people that ripped us off forever. The funny thing is that 20 years later, there's a whole new batch of people I'm pissed off at. The lyrics still work."