Friday, February 25, 2011

Heart/Def Leppard To Appear At Alabama's Amphitheater At The Wharf


 
Heart To Appear At Alabama's Amphitheater At The Wharf
Heart have signed on to appear alongside Def Leppard at the Amphitheater at the Wharf in Orange Beach, Alabama. The concert is set to take place on June 19.
The show comes as part of the Amphitheater at the Wharf's growing spring concert lineup, which also includes performances by the Beach Boys and Zac Brown Band.
Tickets for Heart and Def Leppard will be available via Ticketmaster and the Wharf's box office starting March 4 and will cost from $39.50 to $89.50.
The news comes in the midst of Heart's resurgence behind their 2010 effort Red Velvet Car. The album hit stores last August and debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200 chart, giving Nancy and Ann Wilson their first top 10 debut since 1990.
"It's very hard-rock acoustic - that's something Heart does that you don't really find elsewhere very much . . . It's not a digitally constructed sound at all, or a layered sound. It's a very on-the-spot, human conversational sound," Nancy told the Seattle Times of the new album just before the release.
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Thursday, February 24, 2011

When Suddenly, The Sun Was Gone! Brad Delp Of Boston


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Brad Delp & Boston in 1976.

When, suddenly, the sun was gone.
By: Geoff Edgers, Globe Staff  / Feb 20, 2011
In his basement, the gawky engineer fresh out of MIT painstakingly recorded layers of guitars, keyboards, and bass until he got it right. But it wasn?t until Tom Scholz, the stubborn perfectionist, met Brad Delp, the dark, complicated singer with the soaring voice, that those basement demos came alive...
SHOCKING DETAILS: LATE BOSTON SINGER MIGHT HAVE HAD A YOKO?
In the wake of lawsuits flying in Boston about the band Boston following the 2007 suicide of singer Brad Delp, it turns out there might have been a Yoko in the band -- Delp's girlfriend.
Some are saying Delp's struggles with his girlfriend are why he killed himself, others allege Boston mastermind Tom Scholz is to blame, and we at Sludge think it might have something to do with the band playing some of the world's blandest, by-the-numbers corporate rock for 30 years.
At any rate, it all makes for an incredible story in the Globe that you can read HERE -- if you're a Boston fan (OK, I admit it, I am) or even a soap-opera fan, you're going to LOVE this story.

-- Duff Z'Nuff
More than a Sludging

JOURNEY - FIRST INSIGHT INTO NEW CD ECLIPSE:

JOURNEY - FIRST INSIGHT INTO ECLIPSE:
 
Journey have just completed their first live show for 2011 and first since ending their Revelation tour. The Las Vegas date is a warm up for the coming South American tour and the first date of two years of planned touring. The US summer leg will include Foreigner and Night Ranger as support.

The band previewed no less than 5 new Eclipse tunes in tonight's set. The complete set list was: Separate Ways, Edge of the Moment (new Eclipse track), Only the Young, Ask the Lonely, Never Walk Away, Send Her My Love, Resonate (new Eclipse track), Stone in Love, Keep on Running (Deen vocal), City of Hope (new Eclipse track), Lights, Open Arms, Chain of Love (new Eclipse track), Mother Father (Deen vocal), Escape, Guitar jam, Wheel in the Sky, Human Feel (Rise Up) (Eclipse track), Be Good to Yourself, Faithfully, Don't Stop Believin', Encore: Anyway You Want It, Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'.

Thanks to MR regular Rip, you can check out each new track via YouTube footage of tonight's show now:

Resonate: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTM1_CUKtp0
Chain of Love: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIBvmm9bQ0k
Edge Of The Moment: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsWOhNdmlfg
City Of Hope: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceSmLs2wO4I
Human Feel (Rise Up): www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8N_0n4kmu8

As you can hear, this album is going to be a rocking affair and less commercial than possibly anything that has come before it. Guitar freaks are going to be all over this. I have been listening to the studio version of the lead album cut City Of Hope over and over again. This is an incredible track. It packs a punch from the opening riff, features duel guitars throughout and piano is used to fill the sound. There is a strong verse, a shifting bridge and an anthemic chorus in the vein of Faith In The Heartland and Never Walk Away. Deen Castronovo pounds away, but the song belongs to Neal Schon, who shreds from start to near finish. The last 90 seconds of the track is a double, then triple time drum/guitar shred-fest that turns the track heavier. Just tremendous stuff and glorious to hear in such a melodic setting!

Now, every band can come up with a classic song, but the intensity, power and guitar overdrive of this song, coupled with the usual anthemic flair of Journey's classic style leaves one with a very positive outlook towards the coming album. If the lead track can be filled with such power, then the rest of the album promises to be a real revelation (no pun intended!).

DEF LEPPARD HEADLINE DOWNLOAD 2011 + NEW BOOK + LIVE ALBUM:

DEF LEPPARD HEADLINE DOWNLOAD 2011 + NEW BOOK + LIVE ALBUM:
 
Press Release - Def Leppard, Britain's greatest arena rock band, are set to headline Download Festival 2011 on Friday, June 10 at Donington Park (UK) to kick off their world tour. The band are also set to release a brand new live album, Mirrorball, this summer featuring a mix of live Def Leppard classics, three brand new studio songs and a bonus DVD that contains energetic live performances and intimate backstage footage captured on the road. Also set for release this summer is Leppard's first coffee table book titled "Def Leppard - The Definitive Visual History", with exclusive photos by legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin.
Def Leppard remain one of the world's biggest and most successful live acts. The band last played the UK in 2009 - headlining Download Festival that year after a hugely successful sold out UK Arena tour in 2008. 2011 will see Def Leppard headline Download Festival for the second time in three years! For ticket information please refer to www.downloadfestival.com.
About Def Leppard: With more than 65 million albums sold worldwide and two prestigious Diamond Awards (Def Leppard are one of only five rock bands to have two consecutive 10 million plus selling albums in the U.S. -- the others are The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Van Halen) to their credit, Def Leppard -Joe Elliott (vocals), Phil Collen (guitar), Rick "Sav" Savage (bass), Vivian Campbell (guitar) and Rick Allen (drums)- continue to be one of the most important forces in rock music. Over the course of their career, the band has produced a series of classic groundbreaking albums that set the bar for generations of music fans and artists alike. The group's spectacular live shows, filled with powerful melodic rock anthems, continue to sell out venues worldwide. Their epic live show and arsenal of hits have become synonymous with their name, leading Def Leppard to be heralded as an institution in both the music and touring industry.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Bon Jovi, Roger Waters Make Billboard's Money Makers List


 
 
Bon Jovi, Roger Waters Make Billboard's Money Makers List
Bon Jovi, Roger Waters and Paul McCartney are raking in the big bucks. They have all landed in the top ten on Billboard's Top 40 Money Makers list for 2011.
The "It's My Life" rockers claimed second on the list with their yearly income of $30,441,776, which comes mostly from their latest tour. Just above Bon Jovi is Lady Gaga, who made $30,556,342 thanks to her "Monster Ball" tour.
Waters holds on at number three, while McCartney just made the list, claiming the number ten spot.
Other rockers on the Top 40 list include Dave Matthews Band, the Eagles, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Phish and Eric Clapton.
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Monday, February 21, 2011

Rush To Release Moving Pictures 5.1 Remix

 
 
Rush To Release Moving Pictures 5.1 Remix
Rush is set to release a 5.1 surround sound remix of their Moving Pictures album, according to MusicTap.net. The 1981 release went four times platinum, and now the remix will be available in a CD/DVD set and CD/Blu-ray set.
The remix was undertaken by producer/engineer Richard Chycki, who worked on Rush's last studio effort, Snakes & Arrows.
"After discussion with the band, the goal here was to pay serious homage to the production of the era so a considerable amount of time was spent researching and working through effects, etc. that matched the original but would fare well in the 5.1 world," Chycki said in a statement.
Rush is currently on their "Time Machine" tour. In anticipation of the upcoming remix release, they will be adding Moving Pictures classics like Tom Sawyer and Limelight to the show setlists.
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Jani Lane Is Back With A New Band, Tour Dates & More.

Jani Lane is BACK with a new band, tour dates & more.
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Jani Lane has a up coming SOLO tour!

EverythingJaniLane are pleased to announce the latest additions to former Warrant singer Jani Lane's band for his upcoming SOLO tour!

Returning is longtime keyboardist Shawn Zavodney and guitarist Patrick Kennison, along with former Warrant guitarist Billy Morris for the excitement of ALL shows! Also, longtime Ohio friends and musicians will be joining Jani onstage to bring you a mixture of old and NEW.

Speaking of new, a video of Jani performing one of his new songs, "Changes", at 2009's M3 Festival can be viewed on his EJLFB page. This will give you an idea of what the new stuff sounds like. This song was written in 2008, directly after the break with Warrant and reflects on his thoughts from that (listen to the lyrics).

Jani has been feverishly writing since 2008 to bring you a more modern sound! Think The Beatles mixed with Hoobastank and Foo Fighters. He is working very hard to evolve with the music industry, as well as keeping his long time fans impressed and turned on by his new creations.

As of TODAY, the following are a complete list of shows:

February 26: Biloxi, MS - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
March 25: Jim Thorpe, PA - Penn's Peak
March 26: Battle Creek, MI - Planet Live Music Factory
June 10: Lake Odessa, MI - Bike N Roll Festival
June 12: DeMotte, IN - Jimmy's House of Rock
June 17: Madison, WI - Bike N Roll Festival
June 18: Fremont, WI - Liquid Assets

JOURNEY SET TO DELIVER A MASTERFUL ECLIPSE MAY 2011:

JOURNEY SET TO DELIVER A MASTERFUL ECLIPSE MAY 2011:
Journey's new album Eclipse is set to deliver a heavier and darker tone and is confirmed for release in North America May 24 via WalMart outlets. A worldwide release will follow via Frontiers Records on or close to that exact date. The album features 12 tracks, one of which is an instrumental. The rest is all new material written over the last 18 months by guitarist Neal Schon and keyboardist Jonathan Cain, with help from frontman Arnel Pineda.
The album was produced and record by Kevin Shirley and mixed by David Kalmusky. Rumors suggest it is quite a lengthy record, with one source stating the album was: "more rock...longer songs..."

Comments from the band have begun to appear, with Neal Schon quoted by VH1 as saying: "The record, it's been done for a while. It sounds amazing. I'm in love with the record, which I haven't said for a long time. I was very involved with this record. Jon Cain and I wrote the whole thing with a little help from Arnel. You know, I really fought for this record to be the way it is. It's a rock record. It's built for the places we're about to play. We're playing a lot of big shows – South America and Europe – and we're going to be touring the whole world on and off for two years. So with the addition of Arnel, we've become more of an international band which has been really great. We busted all kinds of markets wide open. So I wrote for what I felt we were missing in our show. We've got a lot of hits to play and we have to play those but there's plenty of time to do some new stuff too so we're gonna mix it up."

Jonathan Cain last week tweeted: "Journey rehearsals ended today--band sounds great! New songs kick butt--lookin forward to rockin Vegas." Cain also talked to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, describing the album as: "a concept record with some spiritual themes to it. Pretty tough, hard-hitting stuff. This is Journey with big combat boots on. And helmet and a rifle. [Lyrics] searching for soulfulness and enlightenment and love and all the stuff that Journey's about. But the album also has a larger dynamic sweep with some darker stuff in there. We just felt like it was time to send a message to the world about how we feel about life in general," concluding with stating that the album incorporates Hindu principles of Tantra, "the belief that life is kind of a weave, a circle of energy, a life force that's woven with the universe in all of us. We dove deep into it. [The album is] ...one of those headphone records."

Fans attending this weeks show in Vegas will get an exclusive preview of 3 new songs from the album. Stay tuned for more.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Number Four Invade the Top Spot This Weekend? PREDICTED WEEKEND BOX OFFICE

BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS: Will I Am Number Four Invade the Top Spot This Weekend?

PREDICTED WEEKEND BOX OFFICE



  • I Am Number Four Poster#1
  • Unknown Poster#2
  • Big Momma's House Poster#3
  • Just Go with It Poster#4
  • Gnomeo and Juliet Poster#5
  • Justin Bieber: Never Say Never Poster#6
  • The King's Speech Poster#7
  • The Eagle Poster#8
  • The Roommate Poster#9
  • No Strings Attached Poster#10


Last week the Adam Sandler comedy Just Go with It debuted at number one with $31 million. The movie managed to knock the college based thriller The Roommate out of the top spot after only one week on the charts. But with three new films premiering at the box office this weekend including the teen sci-fi film I Am Number Four, the Liam Neeson thriller Unknown, and Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son starring Martin Lawrence, its likely that we will be crowning a new box office king before the weekend is over.

Predicted to debut at number one this week is the new film from Eagle Eye director D.J. Caruso, I Am Number Four. The movie stars an excellent cast of young actors including Alex Pettyfer (Beastly), Dianna Agron (Glee), Teresa Palmer (The Sorcerer's Apprentice), Callan McAuliffe (Flipped) and Timothy Olyphant (The Crazies). Currently the movie has an average rating of a 3.6 on our site. Out of the twelve people who have rated the film, six of them have given it five stars and the trailer has had over 9,000 views. The movie is predicted to earn about $32.5 million in its opening weekend.

Predicted to debut at number two is the new action thriller Unknown. The film stars Liam Neeson (The A-Team), as well as January Jones (Mad Men), Diane Kruger (Inglourious Basterds), Aidan Quinn (Jonah Hex), and Frank Langella (Superman Returns). Currently the movie has an average rating of a 4.5 on our site. Out of the six people who have rated the film, five of them have given it five stars and the trailer has had over 9,000 views. The movie is predicted to earn about $23.3 million in its opening weekend.

Predicted to debut at number three this week is the new comedy Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son, the third chapter in the Big Momma's House series. The movie features returning star Martin Lawrence (Death at a Funeral), as well as Brandon T. Jackson (Tropic Thunder), Jessica Lucas (Cloverfield), Portia Doubleday (Youth in Revolt), and Faizon Love (The Replacements). Currently the movie has an average rating of a 3.6 on our site. Out of the twelve people who have rated the film, six of them have given it five stars and the trailer has had over 11,000 views. Here is what our official reviewer had to say about the movie, "While the movie's tone is mostly filled with good hearted fun, the cross-dressing gag begins to wear thin by the film's end. Fans of the franchise's past installments will most likely enjoy this one, but those who are new to it may not like it as much." The movie is predicted to earn about $19.9 million in its opening weekend.

Predicted to drop three places from its debut last week is the new Adam Sandler (Happy Gilmore) comedy Just Go with It, co-starring Jennifer Aniston (Love Happens). The incredible cast also includes Brooklyn Decker (Battleship), Minka Kelly (The Roommate), Dave Matthews (You Don't Mess with the Zohan), Nick Swardson (Bedtime Stories), Rachel Dratch (Spring Breakdown), Kevin Nealon (Get Smart), and Oscar winner Nicole Kidman (The Hours). Last week the film made $8,737 on each of its 3,548 screens for an opening weekend total of $31 million. But the film will have to continue to do well in the next few weeks if it hopes to earn back its entire $80 million production budget. The movie is predicted to earn an additional $18.8 million this weekend.

Predicted to round off the top five and fall two places from its debut last week is the new CGI animated film Gnomeo and Juliet. The film is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and features the music of Grammy Award winner Elton John. The film also features the voice talents of James McAvoy (Wanted), Emily Blunt (Charlie Wilson's War), Jason Statham ((The Expendables), and two-time Academy Award winners Michael Caine (The Dark Knight), and Maggie Smith (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince). Last week the film made $8,517 on each of its 2,994 screens for an opening weekend total of $25.5 million. The movie is predicted to earn an additional $17.7 million this weekend.

The rest of the top ten films at the box office this weekend are predicted to look like this:

Predicted to slip four spots from last week to number six is the new documentary/concert film from teen-musical sensation Justin Bieber. The film is called Justin Bieber: Never Say Never and will give fans an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look into the pop phenomenon's impressive career. Last week the film made $9,746 on each of its 3,105 screens for an opening weekend total of $30 million. The movie is predicted to earn an additional $12.4 million this weekend.

Predicted to fall one place from last week to number seven is Oscar frontrunner, The King's Speech. The film stars Colin Firth (Bridget Jones's Diary), Helena Bonham Carter (Alice in Wonderland), Guy Pearce (Memento), Geoffrey Rush (Pirates of The Caribbean: The Curse of The Black Pearl), and Michael Gambon (Layer Cake). While the film dropped 6.2% last week from the previous week, it was seen on 2,584 screens and earned $3,216 on each for a weekend total of $8.3 million. In over two months of release, the film has now earned a total of $93.6 million at the box office, which is over six times its initial $15 million production budget. The movie is predicted to earn an additional $6.8 million this weekend.

Predicted to drop four places from its debut last week to number eight is the new film from The Last King of Scotland director Kevin Macdonald called The Eagle. The film features an all-star cast which includes Channing Tatum (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra), Jamie Bell (Jumper), Mark Strong (Sherlock Holmes), Denis O'Hare (Charlie Wilson's War), and Donald Sutherland (MASH). Last week the film made $3,741 on each of its 2,296 screens for an opening weekend total of $8.5 million, which almost earned back half of its $20 million production budget. The movie is predicted to earn an additional $5.4 million this weekend.

Predicted to slip four places from last week to number nine is the new thriller The Roommate. The film stars an excellent cast of young actors and seasoned veterans including, Leighton Meester (Country Strong), Minka Kelly ((500) Days of Summer), Cam Gigandet (Burlesque), and Alyson Michalka (Easy A), with Billy Zane (The Phantom), and Frances Fisher (Titanic). While the movie fell 44.0% last week from the previous week, it earned $3,315 on each of its 2,534 screens for a weekend total of about $8.4 million. In two weeks of release, the film has made $26 million, which earns back its entire $16 million production budget and then some. The movie is predicted to earn an additional $4.9 million this weekend.

Finally, predicted to fall three spots from last week to number ten is the new romantic comedy from director Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters), called No Strings Attached. The film features an all-star cast that includes Natalie Portman (Black Swan), Ashton Kutcher (Killers), Lake Bell (What Happens in Vegas), Cary Elwes (Saw 3D), and Oscar winner Kevin Kline (A Fish Called Wanda). While the movie fell 27.4% last week from the week before, it earned $2,108 on each of its 2,756 screens for a weekend total of about $5.8 million. In four weeks of release the film has made $60 million which earns back its entire $25 million production budget and then some. The movie is predicted to earn an additional $4.4 million this weekend. Be sure to check out Box Office Beat Down this Sunday to see who is crowned the King of the box office this week and check back here next week for more box office predictions!

I Am Number Four was released February 18th, 2011 and stars Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Teresa Palmer, Dianna Agron, Callan McAuliffe, Kevin Durand, Jake Abel, Jeff Hochendoner. The film is directed by D.J. Caruso.

Unknown was released February 18th, 2011 and stars Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Aidan Quinn, Bruno Ganz, Frank Langella, Sebastian Koch, Olivier Schneider. The film is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra.

Sources: Jami Philbrick


AC/DC Live CD / Concert Video on the Way

AC/DC Live CD / Concert Video on the Way

Brian Johnson

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson revealed in a new interview with OversteetTV.net that the band's new live album, and accompanying concert video, will be released "in about six weeks." The set is expected to contain footage of AC/DC's three sold-out shows at the River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires on December 2, December 3 and December 6, 2009 (65,000 capacity each).
"We've got a new live album which we shot in Argentina at the end of the last tour, which was about September," Johnson said during the interview. "There was 300,000 people there, and it was just wonderful. We had about 12 cameras there and a great sound crew, and we just enjoyed the heck out of it.
"The live album comes out, with the video of those concerts, in about six weeks or something. So I'm looking forward to that."
He added, "After that, we haven't made any plans; we just wanted to have a rest, 'cause we were on the road for two years. We played in front of five million people. and we deserve a rest, I think. We're pretty pooped. I know that sounds horrible to people that work hard, but believe me, it is hard work."
The Buenos Aires concerts were part of AC/DC's highly acclaimed "Black Ice World Tour", the second-highest-grossing world tour of 2009, according to concert industry trade publication Pollstar.
AC/DC's setlist for the Buenos Aires concerts was as follows:
01. Rock N' Roll Train
02. Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
03. Back in Black
04. Big Jack
05. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
06. Shot Down In Flames
07. Thunderstruck
08. Black Ice
09. The Jack
10. Hells Bells
11. Shoot To Thrill
12. War Machine
13. Dog Eat Dog
14. You Shook Me All Night Long
15. T.N.T.
16. Whole Lotta Rosie
17. Let There Be Rock
Encore:
18. Highway To Hell
19. For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)

Judas Priest Take Requests for Final Tour

Judas Priest Take Requests for Final Tour

Judas Priest

Following the recent announcement that the upcoming Judas Priest world tour will be the band’s last, the group have been locking in tour dates and considering ways to make the event even more memorable for fans.
Here’s the latest posting on Priest’s official website:
“We are planning on possibly doing a track from every album throughout our careers in the set list, so let us know what your favorites are and maybe we'll pick some of them!!"
Fans are encouraged to post their song lists to the community forum on the band’s site (registration required), specifically under the section “Epitaph Tour Setlist requests.”
The "Epitaph" tour is set to launch in early June and will initially hit a number of European festivals throughout the summer, with more dates still to be confirmed.



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Friday, February 18, 2011

Man Claims Comic Sam Kinison Fathered Ex's Child

Man Claims Comic Sam Kinison Fathered Ex's Child

Sam Kinison
ANTHONY McCARTNEY   02/17/11 11:09 PM   AP
LOS ANGELES — A longtime friend of Sam Kinison said Thursday that he recently obtained DNA testing that shows the late comedian fathered a daughter with his ex-wife and that he hopes the revelation will free him from years of unpaid child support penalties.
Comic Carl La Bove filed a petition Thursday to try to invalidate a nearly 13-year-old agreement requiring him to make payments for the girl, who is now 21 years old. As of 2009, La Bove owed nearly $188,000 in back child support, according to a statement filed with his petition.
The debt has left La Bove without a driver's license, a passport and shoddy credit, he said.
But he said any animosity he felt toward Kinison for sleeping with his now ex-wife during Kinison's hard-charging heyday in the late 1980s is gone.
"I learned to forgive him for his actions," La Bove said outside a downtown Los Angeles courthouse Thursday.
A comedian who opened for Kinison for years and was with him when he died in a car accident in California in 1992, La Bove is hoping that the release of child support obligations will allow him to drive himself to gigs from now on.
Success is not guaranteed, said Michael McCormick, executive director of the American Coalition for Fathers & Children, which is aiding La Bove in his case. The 52-year-old comic will have to show that he was coerced into signing the 1998 agreement.
In his court filings, he claims he was not fully informed of his rights before signing the agreement. In an interview, he said that his divorce from his ex-wife took six years and that his attorney never suggested he challenge the paternity of the child, even though his then-wife had told him that Kinison was the girl's dad.
Kinison's brother, Bill, took a DNA test that showed the likelihood that his famous brother was the young woman's father. He said Thursday evening that while he had never met her, there were indications that the brash comic was her father.
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"She looks like she'd be Sam's daughter," Bill Kinison said.
He noted that his brother and La Bove both had lifestyles akin to rock stars during his lifetime.
"Sam and Carl lived a lifestyle that was pretty promiscuous," Bill Kinison said.
He also acknowledged large hurdles that La Bove will face in trying to get his name cleared, although he said he understood why he was doing it.
"I'd want to get that off me too," he said.
McCormick said La Bove's fight should be aided by a 2004 California appellate court ruling that states the government should correct mistakes in child support actions and "minimize the harm and correct any injustice to that person."
Despite all that, La Bove's prospects for success are unclear, McCormick said. "He's really in legal limbo."
A hearing on La Bove's petition is scheduled for March 29.
La Bove said he has a good relationship with the young woman who is likely Kinison's daughter. He said it wasn't until she showed up at one of his performances three years ago that he had an opportunity to try to set the record straight on who her father was.
"She wants me to have my life back," La Bove said. "She is my best friend's daughter."
DNA testing submitted to the court Thursday shows La Bove has a zero percent probability of being her father. Additional tests done using samples from Kinison's two brothers, one of whom is now dead, show a 99.8 percent chance that she is related to them.
La Bove said he hopes that the woman, who declined comment Thursday, will one day be able to benefit from the late comic's estate. It is controlled by Bill Kinison, who La Bove accused Thursday of forging estate planning documents and providing him with an attorney who coerced him into signing a 1998 agreement requiring him to make child support payments.
"His attorney had an interest in not representing him zealously," McCormick said.
Bill Kinison denied La Bove's accusations. "There's no validity to that," he said.
"Why would I get him an attorney period, if I was going to keep anything hidden?" he said, also asking why he would take a DNA test years later.
La Bove said DNA testing was never considered during his divorce, even though for years he said he had been told that Kinison was the girl's father, not him.
The revelation, along with the loss of Kinison, sent La Bove spiraling for several years, he said. He attempted suicide, and he drank heavily.
"Alcohol was the only way to get through my shows," he said.
Bill Kinison said La Bove refused DNA testing at the time and other measures recommended by the attorney.
He also said his late brother died a million dollars in debt and the estate makes only modest earnings now. "We barely keep it solvent," Bill Kinison said. He said a biopic on Sam Kinison has been contemplated for more than a decade, but he doesn't know if it will ever be made.
The paternity testing and the prospect of having the child support debts erased have given La Bove hope that he'll be healed completely.
"The stage is the only place I have my freedoms," he said.

Shane Black To Direct Iron Man 3



EXCLUSIVE: The ever secretive Marvel Studios is in final negotiations with Shane Black to direct Iron Man 3 set to be released on May 3, 2013. As you know , IM1 and IM2 director Jon Favreau begged off to helm Magic Kingdom at Disney so his relationship with the franchise ran its course. Shane is first and foremost a writer but it's not clear whether he'll be penning the IM3 script as well. "That's not figured out," our source says. Of course, everyone in and around Marvel is keeping mum. But Black has a long relationship with Robert Downey Jr since Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. Not only did Shane make his directing debut on the 2005 cult favorite he co-wrote, but it helped re-launch Downey Jr’s career.



When news leaked out that Marvel was meeting with several directors including Shane, fanboys approved. So they should exult now that negotiations are wrapping up with Black's agency WME and manager David Greenblatt's GreenLit Creative. We recall the days way back when that unknown Black submitted a spec script over the transom to Greenblatt who was then a young ICM lit agent. Greenblatt in those days read scripts by wannabes and the two became an inseparable team that continues to this day. (For the uninitiated, Greenblatt was one of the founders of Endeavor, which is now WME.) Black was the screenwriter behind Lethal Weapon 1 and 2 and The Last Boy Scout, and, in the 1980s and 1990s one of the highest paid writers in the action genre. He then decided to go have a life and segue into directing as well. Shane is back and busy now. He's working on Doc Savage, Sony's action project based on the classic pulp hero, and Warner Bros Warner Bros recently hired him to direct a live action adaptation of the Japanese manga series Death Note and oversee a script that’s being written by Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry, his accomplices on Doc Savage. So let this be a lesson to all you agents who get so arrogant about out-of-the-blue submissions: read every wannabe's screenplay you can get your hands on.

Eric Roberts is set to star in ABC drama pilot Grace

Eric Roberts is set to star in ABC drama pilot Grace, from writer Krista Vernoff. A dysfunctional family drama set in the world of professional dance, it centers on Michael Grace (Roberts), a famous choreographer who tends to sleep with his dancers and has three daughters with different mothers. A much better dance teacher than he is a father, he is in danger of losing his studio until one of his daughters steps in as studio manager. Mad Men helmer Lesli Linka Glatter is directing the pilot, which has added Flody Suarez as an exec producer, joining Vernoff and Carrie Ann Inaba. Mia Michaels (So You Think You Can Dance?) will do the choreography. ICM-repped Roberts' series credits include Starz's Crash and NBC's Heroes.

Rod Stewart Welcomes Another Son

Rod Stewart Welcomes Another Son
Rod Stewart has become a father once again, welcoming his new son, Aidan, into the world with his wife Penny Lancaster Stewart.
According to People magazine, the 66-year-old's eighth child weighed in at 7 1bs., 12 oz. It is the singer's second kid with Lancaster.
"Mother and baby are healthy and blissfully happy," a rep for the couple tells People.
The couple's first son, Alastair Wallace, is now five years old. Stewart and Lancaster, who is his third wife, married in Italy in 2007.
"We were thrilled and delighted to be able to tell Alastair that he was going to be a big brother," the Stewarts said in August.
With Stewart's first wife, Alana Hamilton, the former Faces frontman had a son and a daughter and then also had another daughter with his model girlfriend Kelly Emberg in 1987. His second wife Rachel Hunter had two kids with him as well. In the 1960s, Stewart also had a daughter, Sarah, who was adopted into another family.
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Paul Stanley of KISS selling Benz on eBay for 30+K!


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KISS frontman Paul Stanley selling some old junk on eBay!


2005 Mercedes Benz SL 500 - Celebrity Owned By KISS' Paul Stanley
Used 2005 Mercedes Benz SL 500 Sport - Owned by Paul Stanley of the Global Rock Band KISS

55,5XX miles

Custom options include:

Black tinted headlights/tail lights

Black tinted windows (20%)

New custom 20” wheels (painted black) and tires (lots of tread left)

Factory options include:

AMG Sports pack (front and rear fascia, sport suspension, dual exhaust and sport wheels and tires)

DVD Navigation

5.0L V8 engine

Full leather interior

Power heated and memory seats

5 speed Automatic transmission with tiptronic manumatic shifting

Power hard top convertible

ABC sport suspension and traction control

Push button start

Wood grain interior

Universal home link

Xenon HID headlights

Bose premium sound

6 CD changer

All service up to date (dealer serviced in Los Angeles)

Bought new in Los Angeles and garage kept since

Have original books and paperwork

Feel free to have car inspected ahead of purchase
Please call 310 377 6330 regarding any outstanding questions
Will arrange transportation with buyer after auction.

Go bid on Paul Stanley's car on eBay
Metal Sludge

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Scorsese and DiCaprio To Team Up Again!

Mike Fleming


After crying wolf before, Martin Scorsese now plans to follow through and direct The Wolf of Wall Street with Leonardo DiCaprio, with Boardwalk Empire's Terry Winter having adapted the Jordan Belfort memoir. They will announce financing and a start date in Cannes. Scorsese plans to make the film after he finishes post on Hugo Cabret and then films his dream project, Silence, an adaptation of the Shusaku Endo book that now has Bencio Del Toro attached.


Scorsese and DiCaprio were keen to do the project together several years ago, but it stalled in a tug of war between Warner Bros, which controlled the project, and Paramount, which had a rich deal with Scorsese that entitled the studio to share the film. When that dragged on, Scorsese and DiCaprio made what turned out to be a great decision: they instead did Shutter Island. That turned out to be a big hit for each. Most recently, Ridley Scott made plans to board the picture as director, because Scorsese didn't think he'd have time after committing to the 3D Hugo Cabret, and mulling The Irishman, a Steve Zaillian scripted adaptation of the mob memoir I Heard You Paint Houses, with Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci starring. Scott instead committed to the science fiction film Prometheus and Scorsese has swung back around to make his fifth film with go-to guy DiCaprio. DiCaprio will play a Wall Streeter with a raging drug habit and hard partying lifestyle that ultimately brings him down. Belford spent 22 months in federal prison for stock market manipulation. Despite the sound of that, I'm told the script is funny, dramatic and fast paced, and manages to make something of a sympathetic character out of a stockbroker who supervises a cadre of brokers who squeezed clients to buy stocks that paid off--for the brokers, who used the funds to live extravagantly until they were brought down by the feds. It actually sounds a bit like Goodfellas, and it's not hard to imagine the Wall Street crowd of the 1990s taking the place of mobsters.
Alexandra Milchan, Appian Way and Scorsese are producing. Said Belfort: "After almost four years in development, I can't begin to tell you how thrilled I am to finally be working with Leo and Marty on this. They're the ultimate dream team, and it was definitely worth the wait." Belford has been sober 14 years and makes a living as a motivational speaker and corporate trainer. DiCaprio is currently starring for Clint Eastwood in J Edgar, the biopic of FBI head J. Edgar Hoover.
Scorsese's plan to finally do Silence would also bring to fruition a project Scorsese has been burning to direct since 1998. The director and GK Films nearly had the pic together with Del Toro, Daniel Day-Lewis and Gabriel Garcia Bernal in the Jay Cocks-scripted saga of Jesuits who face danger as they preach Christianity and try to find their mentor in 17th Century Japan.

Robbie Krieger from The Doors on Eddie Van Halen

Robbie Krieger from The Doors on Eddie Van Halen

Wednesday, 16 February 2011
During the 2011 Grammys at The Staples Center in Los Angeles, Foster and Bob The Blade ask Robbie Krieger from The Doors about his favorite guitarists and favorite guitar solos. Ed talk starts at 1:10.



Robbie Krieger: “I love ["Eruption"]. I think Van Halen in underrated. He came up with a whole new thing and a lot of people copy him and he was the originator.”

NIGHT RANGER CONTINUE IN THE STUDIO:

NIGHT RANGER CONTINUE IN THE STUDIO:

Night Ranger
are busy in the studio working on a follow-up to 2007's Hole In The Sun. The style was described to me by frontman Jack Blades as "more classic sounding", which I am sure will please all fans of the band - new or old. The band line-up is the same one that has been touring together since 2008 - Jack Blades, Kelly Keagy, Brad Gillis, Joel Hoekstra and Christian Cullen. It is their first time in the studio together.
A picture of Brad Gillis was tweeted earlier today by Kelly - "laying down guitars on the new Night Ranger cd" (see below). A release is expected mid-year.

In related news the band has announced further tour dates. There are many more to be added and a big announcement about US plans coming.

Night Ranger's invading Europe this June with seven new dates added to Journey's 2011 European Tour including many dates with rock heavyweights Foreigner and Kansas for the Rock the Nation Festival and Spirit of Rock Festival!
6/17 Parkbuehne (Hannover, GER)**
6/18 Richard-Hirschmann Eisstadion (Esslingen, GER)**
6/19 Spirit of Rock Festival (Winterthur, SWI) w/ Journey, Foreigner & Kansas
6/21 Fiera Arena (Milan, ITA) w/ Journey & Foreigner
6/22 Schwabenhalle (Augsburg, GER)**
6/25 Loreley Freilichtbuhne (St. Goarhausen, GER)**
6/26 Ferropolis 'Stadt Aus Eisen' (Grafenhainichen, GER)**
** Rock the Nation Festival w/ Journey, Foreigner & Kansas.

Puerto Rico & Mexico w/ Journey
4/12 Auditorio Nacional w/ Journey (Mexico, DF)
4/13 Arena Monterrey w/ Journey (Monterrey, NL)
4/16 Coliseo de Puerto Rico w/ Journey (Hato Rey, PR)

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

X-Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach signs WorldWide deal.

X-Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach signs WorldWide deal.
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Italian label Frontiers Records has announced the signing of golden-voiced, iconic rock frontman SEBASTIAN BACH to an exclusive worldwide, multi-album recording contract.

Bach will head in to the studio later this month with his new young virtuosic guitarist Nick Sterling to record a brand new album. Producer Bob Marlette (BLACK SABBATH, ATREYU, etc.) will be at the helm. The album is tentatively scheduled for a summer, 2011 worldwide release.

Sebastian Bach commented, "I would like to sincerely thank all at Frontiers Records for their support and belief in me, my band and the new tunes. Expect an album full of high-energy rock n' roll with kick-ass clean and clear vocals, along with me laying down the craziest screams I have recorded in my life thus far...To all of the rockers of the world, thank you for letting me create killer music for the past two decades, and all I can say is, we are just warming up mothertruckers!"

Frontiers Records President Serafino Perugino added, "We are pleased and honored to be at the service of Sebastian Bach! We look forward to help make his forthcoming album a hard rock milestone!"

Sebastian Bach has sold in excess of 20 million records worldwide as lead singer with his former band, SKID ROW, and as a solo artist. Far from just being a multi-platinum recording artist, the singer/songwriter/actor/entertainer has expanded his career over the past decade to include episode television with a 5-season recurring role on the CW's hit series Gilmore Girls, starring roles on Broadway (Jekyll & Hyde, The Ricky Horror Picture Show) and national touring companies (Jesus Chris Superstar), as well as an ongoing relationship with MTV/VH1.


All these accolades, and they forgot his most recent award. Sebastian Bach was recently voted #1 in our Metal Sludge’s Top 10 Drunkest Rock Stars of All Time post!

The above article was lifted from our friends @ BWBK

Krash Kilmister
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