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Today's Day in Rock


Dead Kennedys Fans Perform Sex Act Onstage
(TeamRock Radio) A pair of Dead Kennedys fans could face criminal charges after being photographed performing a sex act onstage. Pictures circulated of a man performing the act on a woman on the stage of the Belly Up Tavern in San Diego as the punk icons were in the middle of their set on January 15.

According to KGTV, a spokesperson for the local sheriff's department said the couple could be charged with a misdemeanor for publicly exposing themselves if others are "offended or annoyed." However, no official complaints have yet been made in connection with the incident.

In a statement, the Belly Up Tavern says: "Of course, we don't condone this activity in our establishment and security stopped it right away. This is certainly a first for us." Read more here.




Wayne Static Memorial Concert To Stream Online
The memorial concert for late Static-X frontman Wayne Static, that will be taking place tonight (January 20, 2015) at the Whisky-a-Go-Go in West Hollywood, will also be streaming online.

The show is set to include performances from Static-X, Snot, 9 Electric and The Dark, according to the venue's website. Loadwire reports that the show will also feature the members of Static's solo band performing the classic Static-X album "Wisconsin Death Trip" in its entirely and members of Coal Chamber, System of a Down and Dope are expected to be at the event.

Fans that can't make it to the venue can still help celebrate Static's life online via BigTimeBroadcasting.com who will offering a free stream of the event live and will also have a live web chat. The webcast is scheduled to kick off at 10:00 PM PST here.




Lost Dimebag Darrell Video Surfaces Online
(Classic Rock) Previously unseen footage of Dimebag Darrell performing with Gasoline has been released. The video shows the band - which also features Pantera bassist Rex Brown and drummer Vinnie Paul - playing a New Year's Eve show in Dallas, Texas in 2001.

Uploaded to YouTube by fan Chris Stiles, the 47-minute set includes cover versions of Led Zeppelin and Metallica songs, as well as six original tracks. The Gasoline lineup on the night was completed by vocalist Thurber T Mingus and bassist Sean Time.

Stiles says: "Dimebag was very cool to hang with and loved having fun with his friends and fans. I was a young 18-year-old that was just happy to be accepted around him.

"I messaged the family many times about having this included in anything they officially released and never got any emails back so I'll go ahead and post it here for everyone to see.

"I don't think it's right to just hold on to it without letting others see what it's like to be around him." Watch the video here.




CSNY's Dallas Taylor Dead at 66
(Classic Rock) Former Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young drummer Dallas Taylor has died at the age of 66. Taylor drummed on Crosby Stills And Nash's debut album after becoming friends with Stephen Stills and stayed with the band when they added Neil Young and became CSNY.

He went on to play on Still's 1970 solo album and joined him in the group Manassas. He also played with Van Morrison during the course of an impressive career behind the kit.

His wife Patti Mcgovern-Taylor broke the news via Facebook. She wrote: "This morning at 2:30 am I lost the love of my life Dallas W Taylor. He came into my life almost 18 years ago and saved me as much as I may have saved him.

"To me he was just a good man, a good friend, a good father, a good grandfather or Pop Pop, a great drummer and much beloved by many. I cannot even find the words to put down to say how grateful I am for the many friends and family who have been there for both of us these many days he has spent in the hospital, especially last night." Read more here.




Motley Crue To Rock Jimmy Fallon
(hennemusic) Motley Crue will perform on NBC-TV's The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday, January 22. The group are set to resume their farewell trek next month with a 5-date Japanese tour.

Motley Crue recently revealed the date and location of their final show, starting with a Facebook post on December 31. "Happy New Years Eve from me and the guys.

"It's been one great 2014 for us and we're really grateful to all the CrueHeads who came out and saw us live. It's crazy to think that exactly 1 year from tonight we are gonna perform our final show together." Read more here.




Glenn Hughes Confirms California Breed Is No More
(hennemusic) Glenn Hughes has issued his first public comments on the breakup of California Breed. The former Deep Purple bassist formed the group in 2013 with Jason Bonham - from the ashes of supergroup Black Country Communion - and guitarist Andrew Watt, who revealed last week that the band had called it quits.

The group released their self-titled debut last May, but Bonham soon bailed due to scheduling commitments and was replaced by Queens Of The Stone Age/Eagles Of Death Metal drummer Joey Castillo.

"Good morning," began Hughes in a Facebook post. "On June 2 Jason left California Breed. We had just gone on sale with tickets for the USA and Europe tours. I felt it necessary to commit to these shows, as we had recorded an album and we needed to play and promote our work. Joey C came in and played drums, and helped us out on tour , and I am supremely grateful for this."

"What I couldn't commit to was a second album," he continued. "Cali Breed was Jason, Andrew and myself , and there was no way moving forward without all 3 original members."

"Over the past 4 decades I have built a very loving and loyal fan base, where I know most of you, through touring, signing autographs for all, or on social networks, where I see your photographs or avatar, and answer you, in whatever you wish to ask or share with me. Those of you who have met me, or know me, know that I deeply care about LIFE..."




Rob Zombie Reveals Release Date For Spookshow International Live
(hennemusic) Rob Zombie will release "Spookshow International Live" on February 24. The 19-song set includes material from Zombie's latest album, "Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor", and a mix of solo and White Zombie tracks.

"It's been 8 years since our last live album so we figured it was time for another," said Zombie. "Actually we weren't planning on it, but we recorded a few shows and they sounded really great so we thought 'f*** it' let's get it out there."

"For the record," he added, "no overdubs, no fixes, no fake crowd, no nothing. 100% absolutely live. No joke." Check out the "Spookshow International Live" tracklist here.




Snot Recruit Former Limp Bizkit Member For Tour
(TeamRock Radio) Snot have called up Mike Smith to fill in for guitarist Sonny Mayo on their upcoming European tour. Smith, formerly of Limp Bizkit, previously played in place of Mayo in 1998 and has stepped up once again after Mayo pulled out of the tour due to business commitments.

Snot's Mikey Doling says: "Mike Smith is an awesome guitarist and even greater person. He saved the day for us replacing Sonny for most of our touring in 1998, including on Ozzfest. It makes perfect sense to have him aboard again and we are grateful for his return

"Sonny will always be in Snot. He has a rad company that he is just getting off the ground and he has to hang back on this tour. We totally understand he has a lot on his plate. We will miss him, but completely support him all the way." Read more here.




Slipknot Were Sparked By Anger
(TeamRock Radio) Slipknot's Corey Taylor recalls the "guttural anger" that fuelled the band in their early days. And the singer insists their outrageous personas and often shocking stage shows were the result of genuine rage, rather than a desire to be deliberately provocative.

The furor that surrounded the band in the early part of their career saw them banned from American TV and radio for a spell. Taylor tells Chronicle Live: "We weren't just singing about Satan or trying to be shocking for the sake of it.

"We really were that angry, we were shocking because we were coming out of the gate so steeped in guttural anger. And we found all the kids who felt the same and they related to us.

"If we were just a band with an image, we'd not be as hot today. We hit on so many different cylinders. It's the real thing. We have the look, we have the artwork, we have the songs, and the songs are what keep you there. We've been able to continue to write really, really well." Read more here.




Chicago Releasing Classic Concert In New Live Package
(Classic Rock) A live package featuring a Chicago gig recorded 40 years ago will be released next month. It follows the group's latest album Now: XXXVI as well as 1972 live package Live In Japan.

Chicago Live In '75 will be issued by Rhino Records on February 23 and features two hours of live music recorded in June 1975 at the Capital Centre in Largo, Maryland. Housed in a cardboard gatefold package, the set includes a 16-page booklet.

Live In '75 includes selections from all of the group's albums through up to Chicago VIII as well as a number of cover versions including The Beatles' Got To Get You Into My Life. Read more here.




'Fifth Beatle' Brian Epstein Fundraising Concert Announced
(TeamRock Radio) A concert will take place in Liverpool next month to help raise funds for a statue to 'fifth Beatle' Brian Epstein. The Statue 4 Eppy campaign is looking for £70,000 to build a lasting memorial to the Fab Four manager who died in 1967 - and they've lined up a gig at the city's Epstein Theatre on February 28 to aid them in their efforts.

Artists confirmed so far for the event include Ian Prowse, Ian McNabb, Billy Kinsley and Tony Crane, with further names to be announced in the coming weeks.

The track Our Friend will be launched on the night which was written by Bob Pitt and features contributions from Prowse, McNabb, Andy McClusky, Owen Paul, Billy J Kramer and Beryl Marsden. Read more here.




Music Venues Ban Selfie Sticks
(Classic Rock) Some of Britain's biggest music venues have banned the 'selfie stick' on the grounds that it ruins the gig-going experience for other patrons. The gadgets - which allow users to take 'selfie' shots on their camera phones from a distance - were popular gifts at Christmas and have turned up at gigs and events since.

But London's O2 Arena, O2 Academy Brixton and the SSE Wembley Arena have now banned the sticks, Billboard reports. A spokesman for the 20,000-capacity O2 Arena says: "The O2 do not allow selfie sticks into the arena due to safety considerations and so as not to impact the view of other fans. We welcome selfies, but leave the stick at home please."

Bosses at The Academy Music Group - which runs 16 venue including the O2 ABC in Glasgow and Leeds' Underground - have also said the sticks won't be allowed at their venues. Read more here.




Dream Theater Announce Summer Festival Appearances
(Prog) Dream Theater have announced they will appear at four European festivals this year. Frontman James LaBrie also says he expects the album to be out in the autumn.

The band will play three events in Germany and one in Spain in the month of July, after they return to the studio next month to begin work on the follow-up to their 2013 self-titled album.

Last year, Dream Theater released DVD Breaking The Fourth Wall which was recorded at the Boston Opera House in March 2014. Check out the festival dates here.





Galahad Announce 30th Anniversary Concert
(Prog) Galahad will celebrate their 30th anniversary with a one-off show in Dorset. The band will appear at Mr Kyps in Poole, on July 4 where they will perform tracks from throughout their career.

They promise a number of songs they haven't played in years will get an airing at what will be one of only a handful of shows this year. Tickets are available via the venue's official website.

Galahad launched a remixed, remastered version of 2007 album Empires Never Last this month. A companion set called Empires: A Curious Companion is available as a download only. Read more here.



Marilyn Manson Ponders Becoming A Parent
(TeamRock Radio) Marilyn Manson says he's ready to become a father - but he'd hate it to be a girl. The singer is godfather to his best friend Johnny Depp's daughter and says he has been thinking about having children of his own. But he admits he's terrified about the prospect of looking after a little girl.

Manson tells the Guardian: "I'm the last man in the family, because I don't have any siblings. So yeah, that is something that I actually have been thinking about.

"I'm the godfather to Johnny Depp's daughter. He's my best friend and I gave her her first set of high heels. Unfortunately she was in diapers when I gave them to her. It was awkward when I saw her 14 years later and Johnny's like, 'Hey this is Uncle Manson. He gave you your first pair of high heels and changed your diaper.' That sounds really bad. But it was amazing.

"When your best friend is such a good father and has a similar lifestyle, it makes me think it would be nice to create life. I'd hate it to be a girl, though - because if it's a girl then you have all the dicks in the world to worry about. If it's a guy, it's just one dick to worry about." Read more here.




Viking Skull Crowdfunding Coming Album
(TeamRock Radio) Viking Skull have written a new album and launched a Kickstarter campaign to help with its release. The UK-based metal outfit went on hiatus in 2012 but are keen on a comeback, if fans can help raise the £10,000 needed to issue what will be the follow-up to 2012's Cursed By The Sword.

On their Kickstarter page, the band say: "So if you want to hear a new Viking Skull album, here is your chance to prove it. The band is currently on hiatus, but they would rather not be. The only reason we agreed to do this Kickstarter project is because for the first time ever, the money will go directly to the band and not to some music industry suit behind a desk.

"Your donations and pre-orders will help pay for rehearsal space during the writing and pre-production process, studio time, engineer and record producer wages, and printing up the CDs and coloured vinyl." Read more here.




The Amorphous Androgynous Look Down Under For New Compilation
(Prog) The Amorphous Androgynous have announced a compilation featuring artists from Australia and New Zealand. Brian Dougans and Garry Cobain, who make up electronic outfit The Future Sound Of London, will launch A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble (Exploding In Your Mind) - The Wizards Of Oz on March 16. It's the fourth album in their psychedelic series.

The double disc features 34 tracks from bands including Tame Impala, Air, Russell Morris, Cybotron, Tyrnaround, Sunset Strip, Pip Proud, Pond and Krozier & The Generator.

A statement about the album read: "The Wizards Of Oz is devoted exclusively to the rich heritage of cosmic space music of our Antipodean brothers and sisters and in common with previous volumes, traces the lineage from the 60s to the present day with sonic delights from every decade in between." Read more and check out a preview here.




Bloodstock Add Delain and Fleshgod Apocalypse As Headliners
(TeamRock Radio) Bloodstock has announced the two of the Sophie stage headliners as well as a bunch of other names. Headlining the Sophie Lancaster stage on Friday night are the Dutch symphonic metallers Delain.

Delain's track We Are The Others is actually about Sophie, and the band have said "it will be an extra important and special occasion for us to headline the Sophie Lancaster stage and meet up with our friends at the Sophie Lancaster Foundation again. We look forward to rocking out at Bloodstock and hope to see many of you there!"

And topping the Sophie stage on are the techy death metallers Fleshgod Apocalypse, who are making their debut at Catton Park this summer. Speaking about Bloodstock, the band said "It's a great honour for us and we can't wait to crush one of the most important stages in the UK and Europe!" See more band additions here.




Pink Floyd and Foo Fighters Albums Among The Most Streamed
(Classic Rock) Pink Floyd's The Endless River is the most played album on streaming service Tidal, it's been announced. It's listened to more than other artist across the world in a list including Ed Sheeran, Bill Frisell, TV On The Radio and Royksopp. Foo Fighters, who released Sonic Highways last year, is the eighth most popular stream on the pay service.

Floyd also feature heavily in the top played tracks on Tidal, which offers high fidelity streaming along with high definition music videos for £19.99 a month.

Things Left Unsaid, It's What We Do, Ebb And Flow and Sum are in the top 20 most played songs, while Dave Grohl and co's Something From Nothing and Congregation from their 8th studio outing also feature in the top 20.





Alice In Chains Rock NFC Championship Game
(hennemusic) Alice In Chains performed the halftime show during the NFC Championship Game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Green Bay Packers at CenturyLink Field in Seattle on Sunday.

The band played "Man In The Box", from their 1990 debut "Facelift", and "Would?" from 1992's sophomore album, "Dirt." "It's an honor to be asked to take part in anything to do with the Seahawks," said guitarist and longtime fan Jerry Cantrell before the event. "I'm always happy to show up and lend a helping hand, absolutely."

The Seahawks won the game 28-22 in overtime after a miracle comeback saw the team rebound from 19-7 deficit with just four minutes left in regulation time.

The team will defend their Super Bowl title against the New England Patriots at Super Bowl 49 in Glendale, Arizona on February 1. Watch Alice in Chains full performance here.



KISS Release Video For Momoiro Clover Z Collaboration
(hennemusic) KISS have released the video for their new single with Japanese Idol pop band Momoiro Clover Z. The pair have teamed up for "Yumeno Ukiyoni Saitemina", which will be released on January 28.

Each group will issue their own versions of the tune. The KISS edition will present three newly recorded tracks including a lead track and each off vocal version in a package totaling six tunes.

The Momoiro Clover Z edition will feature two newly recorded tracks including a lead track and each off vocal version, plus a music video of the lead track.

The Japanese pop band will open for KISS on March 3 at the Tokyo Dome, the final show of the band's 5-date Japanese tour. Check out the video here.




Emmure Release 'A Gift A Curse' Video
As Emmure prepare to hit the road next month with Suicide Silence, the band has released a new music video for the song "A Gift A Curse", which comes from their latest album Eternal Enemies.

The video's director Ievgenii Nozhechkin had this to say about the new clip, "I wanted to show the music of Emmure as something that does not have an end, that it goes deep inside every single person, and something that will be alive after us.

"Art touches the hearts and souls of so many people so it cannot be stopped or destroyed. Additional details of the video are destroying the pieces of art as a strong symbol of destruction of the past inside of you. Destroying the old, we enable a new birth." Watch the video here

Emmure are launching their tour with Suicide Silence on February 17th in Santa Cruz, CA. You can grab the dates for the North American trek here.




Soto Preview Forthcoming Album
(Classic Rock) Soto have released an audio teaser for their upcoming album. The group, led by former Journey frontman Jeff Scott Soto, release Inside The Vertigo on January 29 via earMusic and they've issued a seven-minute clip showcasing all 12 tracks ahead of its launch. Hear it below.

The vocalist previously said that he was originally planning to release the new material as a solo album but had a change of heart when recording started.

He said: "Inside The Vertigo was supposed to be my next solo album and I decided it sounded too much like a band, more so than a solo effort. "So we simplified it by taking my last name as has been done through history with Van Halen, with Daughtry, with Dio, Dokken, Winger - so many other bands that used one person's name." Check out the preview here.




Extreme Kick Off Pornograffitti Anniversary Tour
(hennemusic) Extreme kicked off their Pornograffitti Live 25th Anniversary US tour at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT this past Friday and video from the concert has surfaced online.

The 10-date run will see Extreme performing the album in its entirety alongside with a greatest hits set. The band's second album, "Extreme II: Pornograffitti (A Funked Up Fairy Tale)", put Extreme on the map; it featured two hit singles, "More Than Words" and "Hole Hearted" - both acoustic-based numbers - while most of the album was a mix of hard rock and funk.

The Boston rockers are syncing up the tour with this week's release of an expanded, deluxe reissue of their 1990 album. The 2CD set includes a bonus disc of B-sides, edits, remixes and acapellas, including four versions of their US No. 1 hit, "More Than Words."

Check out video from the tour kick off here.



Rolling Stones Release Post Tour Video
(hennemusic) The Rolling Stones have issued a video message thanking fans in Australia and New Zealand for their support of the 14 On Fire tour shows last last year.

"What a way to end the tour in Australia and New Zealand," says Mick Jagger. Keith Richards adds, "It's a great place to play and the other great thing about Australia and New Zealand is that it's summer…but it's winter at home."

The Australian tour opened in Adelaide on October 25 and saw a show at Hanging Rock cancelled when Jagger took ill; the trek wrapped up in Auckland on November 22.

The fall shows down under were rescheduled from spring following the sudden passing of Jagger's longtime girlfriend, L'Wren Scott, on March 17. Check out the video here.



Reef Reinvigorated By Addition Of Jesse Wood
(Classic Rock) Reef frontman Gary Stringer says the addition of guitarist Jesse Wood feels like a new beginning for the band. Wood - son of Rolling Stone Ronnie - joined the group last year after the departure of Kenwyne House, who left to focus on his new band Goldray.

And the new blood has given Reef a renewed focus, according to the singer. He tells BandApp: "In April we auditioned for a new guitarist and have found a beaut in Jesse Wood. He learnt a stack of songs, we played a few festivals through the summer and by the autumn we were writing new songs.

"It couldn't have gone any better really. He gets a great sound and is a top man. Having a different guitar player with his own style adds a new dynamic to the band and it feels fresh."



Sco-Mule (Gov't Mule and John Scofield) Stream New Song
(The Blues Sco-Mule, the collaboration between Gov't Mule and John Scofield, have released a stream of the track Tom Thumb. They teamed up in 1999 for two live shows in Georgia and a double album recorded at the gigs will launch on January 26 via Mascot Label Group.

The recordings, which have been newly remixed and remastered, were originally due to be released after Gov't Mule's Life Before Insanity in 2000 but plans were shelved following the death of bassist Allen Woody the same year.

Now the album will launch later this month on 2CD, double 180g vinyl and on digital formats and features original tracks, James Brown covers and songs by John Coltrane and Wayne Shorter.

It's currently available to pre-order with those purchasing early receiving three bonus tracks. Sco-Mule have lined up a 12-date US tour which starts in Seattle on February 18. Check out song here.



Destrage Unplug For Where The Things Have No Colour
(TeamRock Radio) TeamRock are streaming an exclusive video from Destrage. Filmed live at RecLab Studio late last year, this special acoustic performance of the track Where The Things Have No Colour - taken from their album Are You Kidding Me? No..

Speaking about the video, the band say: "Where The Things Have No Colour has a very personal meaning to us. This song talks about certain moments, it's hard to explain them but if you felt like this once in your life you will find the lyrics extremely familiar. We talked a lot about the possibility of making an acoustic version of one of our songs, and this felt like being the perfect occasion.

"Our biggest thanks goes to Larsen Premoli who arranged the strings trio and made this version possible. This video is dedicated to all the people and friends involved in our project, who always support us during tours, recording sessions, video making, bullsh*t and everything that concerns the band's universe. You know who you are. We hope you're going to enjoy this version, even if it sounds a bit different from our standards. We wish you all an amazing 2015!"




Singled Out: The Aristocrats' Living The Dream
Today supergroup The Aristocrats are releasing their brand new CD/DVD "Culture Clash Live" and to celebrate we asked Bryan Beller to tell us about the song "Living The Dream". The group also features Guthrie Govan and Marco Minnemann. Here is the story:

This song came to me when I was just unbelievably exhausted from a series of back to back to back tours - it started in Europe with The Aristocrats, then I flew from Athens, Greece to Fargo, ND (I may be the only person who's ever done that routing) for a U.S. tour with Dethklok, and then flew straight to Vladivostok, Russia for a few more Aristocrats dates. I got home from all of that jetagged to hell and sick on top of it, and I only had a few days to write one last song for The Aristocrats' upcoming recording session for our last album Culture Clash…and after a few hours of frustration, this super-aggressive metal-flavored song is what came out.

I'm always a bit leery of songs complaining about the lifestyle of rock stardom - after all, it was done about as well as it could be done on Pink Floyd's The Wall, right? - so while I sarcastically called it "Living The Dream", ultimately I wanted it to encompass everything about the crazy lifestyle of touring: The lows, the highs, and the just plain indescribable. It ended up being our set closer on the last tour, and it's the final track on both the CD and DVD of our new live album Culture Clash Live.

Truth be told, a bit of the music itself was inspired by the Strapping Young Lad song "Skeksis" from what I think is SYL's best album, Alien. If you ever want to be truly scared by music, that album stands alone to me as one of the most terrifying things I've ever heard. Terrifying, and also genius. I thought to myself, what if we could somehow combine that scary metal vibe with the Aristocrats trio vibe? And that's how the song was born.