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Ritchie Blackmore 'Banned' From Deep Purple's Rock Hall Induction?(Classic Rock)
Ritchie Blackmore has been banned from attending Deep Purple's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction, he's said. In a statement, the co-founder reports that the band's current manager has refused permission for him to take part in the ceremony in Brooklyn in April.
Purple were finally confirmed for induction for this year - although frontman Ian Gillan slammed organizers for leaving current members Steve Morse and Don Airey out of the lineup to be listed.
Blackmore's statement says: "Ritchie was honored by the offer of induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was discussing the possibility of attending, until we received correspondence from the President of the Rock Hall of Fame, who said that Bruce Payne, management for the current Deep Purple Touring Band, had said 'No'..........!!!!!
"Therefore Ritchie will not be attending the ceremony. He sincerely thanks all the fans that voted for him for their support." here.
Why Sammy Hagar Reached Out To Eddie Van Halen On Twitter(Radio.com)
Last month, Sammy Hagar raised eyebrows when he wished Eddie Van Halen a happy birthday on Twitter. Their lengthy feud was seemingly, momentarily, put to rest through the genuine show of goodwill.
Ultimate Classic Rock reports that the deaths of rock legends David Bowie and Glenn Frey helped motivate Hagar to reach out. "It just makes you stop and think that, you know, with my relationship with Eddie Van Halen and stuff that's always been in the toilet, it makes you say, 'I don't want to be buried with any regrets or bad vibes like that,'" said Hagar. 'It makes you want to be just friends with everybody and say, 'Hey look, forget it.'"
Despite the public display, Hagar dismissed the idea that a reunion will necessarily happen as a result. 'Even if you don't want to be in a band together, just let's be friends," he said. 'No more enemies for me. You don't want to go to your grave with enemies." Read more here.
David Bowie Turned Down Dave Grohl Collaboration(Radio.com)
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl reveals in a new interview segment for Playboy that he approached David Bowie to join a film song project he worked on in the 90s, but the legendary star politely turned him down.
Bowie declined--stating after he watch the film, that is was not "his thing." Grohl remembered a night around 1997 when he played a 50th birthday celebration for Bowie at Madison Square Garden.
"About two years ago, I got approached by this movie to do a song for the movie, so I thought, 'Maybe I'll have someone else sing, I'll do the music and then have another vocalist.' And then I thought, "Maybe I'll ask and see if David would want to do it.'
"So the next day I get an email and it says, 'David, I watched the movie and I got to be honest, it's not my thing.' He said, 'I'm not made for these times.'" Watch the video segment to find out the funny way Bowie signed off on the conversation here.
Bring Me The Horizon Frontman Gets Revenge On Coldplay
Bring Me The Horizon frontman Oli Sykes appears to have taken his revenge on Coldplay during the NME Awards in Austin this week. Sykes had previously called out the British pop band for the similarities in the artwork for one of their releases and Coldplay's latest effort.
During the awards show, Sykes jumped up on Coldplay's table and kicked over glasses and bottles, according to Lambgoat. They report that Sykes actions prompted Coldplay's Jonny Buckland from his seat.
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin reportedly claimed to NME afterwards that he had never heard of Bring Me The Horizon before but said of the incident, "it was great... very rock n roll." Watch video of Sykes table dance here.
Eric Clapton Announces New Album 'I Still Do'(hennemusic)
Eric Clapton has announced that he will be releasing his new studio album, "I Still Do", on May 20th. The project sees the guitarist reunite with "Slowhand" producer Glyn Johns.
"This was a long and overdue opportunity to work with Glyn Johns again," says Clapton, "and also, incidentally, the fortieth anniversary of 'Slowhand'!"
The follow-up to 2013's "Old Sock" mixes Clapton originals with covers and was recorded with many musicians who have worked alongside the guitarist throughout the years.
The album's artwork - a carefully-crafted illustration of Clapton - is the work of esteemed artist Sir Peter Blake, whose previous art includes the co-design of The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album sleeve, as well as the Band Aid single "Do They Know It's Christmas?,"Paul Weller's "Stanley Road" and The Who's "Face Dances." Read more including the tracklist and see the cover art here.
Dillinger Escape Plan Recording New Album(Prog)
The Dillinger Escape Plan have begun recording their latest album. Guitarist and songwriter Ben Weinman posted a photo of sticksman Billy Rymer tracking drums for their next album on Instagram.
He adds: "Deep deep in it. @billyrymer is laying down history. But we are in the now. 'We live in perilous times and at crossroads. On the one hand, we risk our extinction and that of our planet because of the devastating combination of ancient tribal habits and modern technologies that have the ability to obliterate every living being on the planet several times over.'"
The band confirmed they were writing songs for the follow-up to 2013's One Of Us Is The Killer last year, adding they were eyeing a 2016 release for their sixth record. Read more and see the photo here.
After The Burial Release Full Stream Of Their New Album 'Dig Deep'(TeamRock Radio)
After The Burial have made their latest album Dig Deep available to stream in full. It's due out on February 19, and is the first release since the death of guitarist Justin Lowe last July. Some tracks feature the late axeman's guitar from when they began recording the record last year.
After The Burial vowed to continue after Lowe's passing. They said: "Everybody deals with tragedy in their own way, and at their own pace. The common goal is to get back to living a normal life.
"A normal life to us is being on the road, meeting our fans, and sharing our music with the world." After The Burial are currently touring the US with Sumerian labelmates Born Of Osiris and Veil Of Maya. Check out the dates and stream the album here.
Killswitch Engage Release 'Cut Me Loose' Video(TeamRock Radio)
Killswitch Engage have released a video for their track Cut Me Loose. The song comes from their seventh album, Incarnate, due out on March 11 via Roadrunner. It follows the release of their Hate By Design video last month.
Frontman Jesse Leach says: "This song is about finding wisdom and understanding through suffering. The past is a story we tell ourselves, and often that story can be difficult to recount. The burdens we carry can act as a noose, inhibiting our growth and progression.
"There comes a time when we must release the bondage of our burdens and makie peace with the demons and darkness of the past - setting the albatross of regret free and moving on in life, if you will."
Killswitch tour the US starting in March. See the dates and watch the new video here.
Def Leppard Won't Take As Long For Next Album(Classic Rock)
Def Leppard guitarist Viv Campbell says fans shouldn't have to wait another seven years for the band's next release. They launched their self-titled 11th album last year - their first full-length effort since 2008's Songs From The Sparkle Lounge.
But Campbell reports that with so many creative ideas within the group, a studio return shouldn't take quite so long in the future. He tells Billboard: "I do think it's encouraged us a lot to the extent I think we'll see another record a hell of a lot sooner than the time between this one and the last one. There's always stuff around - there's always ideas. Everyone in the band is reasonably prolific.
"It's never the question of not having enough songs - it's a question of what kind of songs. Every Def Leppard album has to have all these different flavours and hit all these different marks. It's not a question of just showing up with a dozen rock songs. So that's what takes a lot of time." Read more here.
Korn's Brian 'Head' Welch Releasing New Book(TeamRock Radio)
Korn's Brian 'Head' Welch is to release a book focusing on the years he spent out of the band he co-founded. With My Eyes Wide Open: Miracles And Mistakes On My Way Back To Korn is said to give a "no-holds-barred" account of his departure from the group in 2005, and his subsequent struggles before rejoining Jonathan Davis and co in 2013.
The book, co-written with Carol Traver, describes Welch's "near decade-long trial by fire-from the perils of fathering a teen lost in depression and self-mutilation, to the harsh realities of playing solo and surviving financial ruin."
The follow-up to his autobiography Save Me From Myself is set for release in the US on May 17 and the Europe on June 24 via Thomas Nelson Publishing. Read more include pre-order bonus information and see the cover art here.
Big Boy Bloater Streaming Full New Album' Luxury Hobo'(The Blues)
Big Boy Bloater is streaming his latest album Luxury Hobo in full exclusively with TeamRock, ahead of its official released on February 26 via Provogue/Mascot label Group.
The album is described as "tougher, deeper and more expressive" than his previous material after the bluesman suffered a bout of depression in 2013. Bloater says: "I never felt I was prone to that kind of thing. I had a breakdown and the album centres around that we've got all these great things but are still pissed off and medicate ourselves to be normal.
"The basic idea of the title is we are all luxury hobos these days. We get to go here, there and everywhere - but no one has it the hard way now do they? We all have our luxuries. It's that juxtaposition. I think the whole album is about the modern day life and society." Stream the album here.
The Moth & The Flame Announce New Album and Tour
The Moth & The Flame have announced that they will released their new studio album, "Young & Unafraid," on February 26th and they will launch a North American tour in support of the effort a few days later.
"Young & Unafraid" was produced by Nate Pyfer (Fictionist, Parlor Hawk), Peter Katis (Interpol, The National, Sigur Ros), and Tony Hoffer (M83), and features arrangements from Rob Moose (Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens).
The band will be kicking off the tour, which will also feature Pop ETC and Banners, on February 29th in Minneapolis, MN at Triple Rock and wrapping up the trek on March 31st in San Diego, CA at the House of Blues. See the tour dates here.
Rob Reed's Kiama Announce Live Dates(Prog)
Kiama, the band featuring Magenta mastermind Rob Reed, have announced a handful of UK shows. The group also featuring Andy Edwards from Frost*, Luke Machin of Maschine and The Tangent and Dylan Thompson from Shadow Of The Sun will play an intimate show in Stourbridge on February 27 ahead of a pair of dates supporting Frost* in June.
The gigs have been set up in support of their Sign Of IV album, which was recently released Reed says: "We're really excited about performing the album live. We recorded Sign Of IV in the same room, so we know the songs work in a live set up.
"The album has only been out a few weeks but we've had a really positive reaction, so we're looking forward to taking Kiama live." Frost* vocalist and keyboardist Jem Godfrey has also remixed Kiama track Cold Black Heart from Sign Of IV. Check it out along with the dates and comments from Reed here.
Horror Icon John Carpenter Streams New Song 'Distant Dream'(Prog)
Horror icon John Carpenter has released a stream of his track Distant Dream. The song comes from his album Lost Themes II, which is set for release on April 15 via Sacred Bones Records.
The track by the film director, producer and composer, who created the theme to horror classic Halloween, is described as "one of Carpenter's creepiest works to date" and a "perfect sci-fi fever dream, built on swelling synthesiser and pulsing drum machine."
Carpenter will hit to the road in support of Lost Themes II later this year, and will take part in the ATP Halloween event Release The Bats in the UK in October. Stream the song here.
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Samantha Fish Making An Acoustic Album(The Blues) Samantha Fish has started work on an acoustic album that she hopes will demonstrate she's capable of much more than the blues she's already known for.
And one of the reasons for stretching her own boundaries is that she doesn't believe the genre should remain static. Fish tells the Daily Record: "It's going to be something different for me. I think it's an honest evolution of where I'm at."
The undated release, featuring a selection of session musicians, follows third album Wild Heart, launched last year. "I felt that I was writing songs that I wanted to write," she says. "I didn't feel that I had to fit into a box. It's a raw, honest record." Read more here.
The Frisbys Release 'Waves' Video(Prog)
The Frisbys have released a new music video for their song Waves, which is a track from their brand new six-track EP The Cause that they released last month.
The band led by twin sisters Helen and Nicola Frisby say of the promo: "We were so lucky to have an amazingly talented dancer, Chloe Carey, and awesome cameraman, Kashman Harris, to work with on this shoot. Really hope that you enjoy it."
The sisters, who are joined in the lineup by Marc Robinson, Sam Keer, Will Cattermole, Tom Finigan and Sal Palekar, will play at London's Troubadour on February 26. Watch the video here.
Reef Release Cover Of Aretha Franklin Classic(Classic Rock)
Reef have released an online stream of their cover version of the gospel hymn How I Got Over, originally made famous by Aretha Franklin and Mahalia Jackson.
The single is the follow-up to 2014's self-released Barking At Trees, and precedes a live album, Reef: Live At St Ives, which will be released on March 11.
The single was produced by long-term collaborator George Drakoulias, while the album was recorded last October during two shows at St Ives Guildhall.
The band have also added six dates to their forthcoming tour, which kicks off in March. See the tour dates and check out the stream of the new single here.
Trettioariga Kriget Announce New Album 'Seaside Air'(Prog)
Trettioariga Kriget have announced they'll release their latest album entitled Seaside Air next month. The follow-up to 2011's Efter Efter will launch on March 14 - and it's the first time the Swedish veterans have sung a full record in English.
Seaside Air was recorded last year in Stockholm and contains seven tracks which are said to be "strong, melodic and immediately accessible without losing the depth and complexity for which the band is so well known."
The album is available for pre-order from the band's website, with those purchasing ahead of release getting access to bonus track Twilight. Check out the cover art and track details here.
Singled Out: Inglorious' High Flying Gypsy
Inglorious released their self-titled debut album today (February 19th) and to celebrate we asked Nathan James to pick one of the songs from the album to tell us about. He selected the track "High Flying Gypsy". Here is the story:
The reason I chose this is because it's the most personal song to me on the record. It's a character I created that is inspired by a member of my family and the fact that actions they took and decisions they made in the past are not forgotten and not everyone can forgive. It's also a song I co wrote on the album with Al Pitrelli [Megadeth, Alice Cooper, TSO] backstage at an arena in the US whilst on tour with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. We were in Al's dressing room before a show and he said "this riff is great, very zeppelin" I loved it straight away and was humming out a verse instantly.
Its one of the only times on the album that my voice is low, which has always been a challenge for me. I much prefer to be in my upper register. But I think it adds unease to the performance and an almost sinister delivery. This is made easier because I'm singing about someone I don't really care for.
I am a new writer. This album is my writing debut and I wrote 98 percent of the lyrics on it. I was initially petrified by the idea of putting my feelings and emotions into words but what I found when I started was that I had a lot to say and talk about. 27 years on this planet and I had never written them down.
My lyrics are not hugely deep or difficult to understand but that's cos I wrote them. I don't claim to be a genius or even very intelligent. I just wanted to write songs I could sing honestly and really convey truthfully as I have spent my whole performing life so far singing the words of other writers. This can sometimes be very challenging.
I have never connected to anything as much as I do these songs and this one in particular.
The way we recorded the song as with our whole album was live. We wanted vibe, reality and truth and that's what this song does. There was no click track, auto tune and no overdubs. That is what happened in that room on that day and it will never be exactly the same again. That's how music to us should be. A series of moments that cannot be repeated. The only thing I will try and repeat is the emotion of each song and make sure the audience hears my stories.
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