Camp Freddy And Friends Rock the Roxy

The true spirit of rock was in full force as Poe sang lead on Led Zeppelin's 'Good Times Bad Times' with Nuno Bennencourt on guitar; Steven Perkins and Matt Sorum created a double-drummer firestorm on Adam And The Ants' 'Ant Music'; Steve Jones and Paul Cook powered up the Sex Pistols' venomous 'EMI'; Lemmy Kilmister sang and played guitar on Motorhead's 'Ace Of Spades'; Warren DiMartini dug his heels into Ratt's 'Round And Round'; Jerry Cantrell blasted out Thin Lizzy's 'Jailbreak'; and the stage was a hotbed when Corey Parks, Jones and Lemmy guested on Eddie Cochran's immortal 'Something Else'. - more on this story

Days Between Stations Recording New Stuff

PR reports: Last year's break-out CD by progressive rock duo Days Between Stations took the worldwide music community by storm (and surprise!). The fervid reaction to the California-based ensemble's self-titled debut CD from fans and critics alike has been overwhelming to say the least! "Days Between Stations eponymous first album is proof that hope must rule the world," Proggnosis recently proclaimed.

Sepand and Oscar are currently preparing to release an EP of non-album tracks: "There is one track from the early writing sessions called 'Sundays', and that will probably be on it," says Oscar. "It's a very dark, melancholy ambient piece that was one of those 'happy accidents' from a live improvisation."

Also, to the elation of Days Between Stations fans worldwide, the group has ventured back into the recording studio to work on new material for the next CD. "I think we will probably take the same 'anything goes' approach as we did with the first one," Oscar explains about the duo's new music. "Oscar and I are just beginning a journey of finding out what we are about," concludes Sepand. "Our rule is to be truthful to ourselves, and to venture out as far as possible and not to worry about opinions." Along with recording the new CD, and release of the band's EP, plans for live performances by Days Between Stations are currently in the works. - Myspace page

Spiritualized CD To Be Released At Last

antiMusic reports: Better late than really really late. Spiritualized new album, 'Songs In A&E,' which was originally set for release on March 26th, but was delayed when Jason Spaceman fell ill, is now going to hit stores on May 26th.

Here is a little bit his PR sent over: Jason explains. "The idea was to record and put the record out quick, but then I became ill. I had double pneumonia. I had legionnaires' disease or something, so…I was quite ill, it took it out of me."

At his lowest ebb, Jason spent a couple of weeks in intensive care. "I lost weight," he says. "I was in a bad way for a few months. It was a big gap in the making of this record, it was a big thing to get through, and to get over." - more on this story

Black Tide Hit The Road

PR reports: Black Tide are proud to announce their upcoming European tour schedule. The band will play throughout Europe in the month of June, appearing at Germany's Rock Am Ring, France's Hellfest, Italy's Gods of Metal, and the UK's Download Fest.

Black Tide's bassist Zakk Sandler comments: "We are totally stoked to be heading back to Europe in June for the summer festivals. We can't even believe that we are on the bill with such amazing bands all over the continent. From Judas Priest to Iron Maiden and Avenged Sevenfold, we are just in complete awe. We're looking forward to seeing another part of the world and seeing fans in Italy, Spain, Germany, and a ton of other places. This is gonna be the best summer ever!"

Black Tide will open the main stage at Download Fest on Friday, June 13. From the official Download Fest website: "Bringing even more metal to the fold, Black Tide hail from Miami, and with an average age of 20 years old, this year is proving to be their year. 2008 has already been a busy year with the band performing live on Jimmy Kimmel, and this year also marks their Download debut." - the U.S. should feel left out, they have big plans here too. Grab all the dates

Carla Olson Triple Live Releases

conqueroo reports: Carla Olson is at the vortex of three live CDs due for June 10 street date on Collectors' Choice Music. The first of these historic volumes is former Byrds guitarist/songwriter Gene Clark receives a posthumous release of Silverado '75 — Live & Unreleased.

The second is an expanded edition of Carla Olson & Mick Taylor's Too Hot For Snakes, the live album recorded at 1990 with a host of blues/rock superstars.

And finally, there is Carla Olson & the Textones' Detroit '85 — Live & Unreleased, the never-before-released chronicle of a Detroit concert.
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Final Spoon Dates of 08

PR reports: Following on a standing-room-only U.S. tour that culminated in the Don't You Evah EP entering Billboard's singles sales chart at #1, Britt Daniel, Jim Eno, Eric Harvey and Rob Pope-collectively known as Spoon-have confirmed their final live engagements of 2008.

This last run of Spoon shows will be preceded by a May 3 Britt Daniel solo performance at the Belly Up in Solana Beach CA. From there, the full band will be headlining the KNRK Pet Aid Benefit in Troutdale OR, playing their biggest ever New York show July 15 at Brooklyn's Prospect Park, appearing at the Mile High and Pitchfork festivals, making their debut at the Hollywood Bowl September 20 supporting Beck, and concluding with a three-night residency at the Fillmore Theater in San Francisco-the last dates of the tour and first Spoon SF headline engagement since the July 2007 release of Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga. Tickets for the Fillmore shows go on sale to the general public May 11.

These dates will mark the close of more than a year's worth of touring in support of Spoon's sixth full-length studio album, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, which was Spoon's first Top 10 album and most acclaimed release of their career. - more on this story

Talking Whitesnake

PR reports: The latest episode of Talking Metal contains an interview John Ostronomy conducted with Whitesnake guitarist, Doug Aldrich.

Topics include Whitesnake's new album, "Good to Be Bad," David Coverdale, Lion, Kal Swan, Tiffany, Gene Simmons, and Aldrich's 1982 audition with KISS. The podcast also contains an interview Mark Strigl and Ostronomy conducted with Ron Scalzo of Return to Earth.

Topics include Brett Aveni, Chris Pennie, Coheed and Cambria, and Bumblefoot. Additonal podcast topics include Black Label Society and New Jersey's Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. Photos as well as the 60-minute podcast can be downloaded at this - location

Kanye Shows His Arse Again

antiMusic reports: Kanye West is his very own punch line. There is no need to make up jokes about this jokester as he does a good enough job of doing it all by himself. The word narcissist immediately comes to mind anytime we here Kanye's opinion about anything. This tradition continues with Kayne's immature and self-undulant review of Entertainment Weekly's review of his tour-opening show in Seattle. The review was actually pretty generous and they gave him a B+, but Kanye went off in a tissy like a little three-year-old over the write up. A foulmouthed three-year-old that is. Here is what he had to say on his ego-blog:

"Yo, anybody that's not a fan; don't come to my show. For what?! To try and throw ya'll two cents in? Ya'll rated my album shitty and now ya'll come to the show and give it a B+. What's a B+ mean? I'm an extremist. It's either pass or fail! A+ or F-! You know what, f**k you and the whole f**king staff!!! I know I shouldn't dignify this with a comment, but the reviewer threw a jab at all the artists. I just wanna know when was the last time you enjoyed yourself. If you can't have fun and lose yourself at this tour it's a good chance you're a very miserable person. I actually feel sorry for you guys. Your job forces you to not have fun anymore. Grab a drink, holla at some nice girls, and party bitch!! You don't know shit about passion and art. You'll never gain credibility at this rate. You're f**king trash! I make art. You can't rate this. I'm a real person. I'm not a pop star. I don't care about anything but making great art. Never come 2 one of my shows ever again, you're not invited and if you see me...BOW!! This is not pop, it's pop art!"

He reportedly added "Chris Willman, kill yourself!" But that is now edited out of this tirade. But Art? Damn standards sure have dropped this century. Then again, feces tossed against the wall is called art by some people these days. Pop art is also an oxymoron. Do they teach that word at - Kon-ya University?

Zeppelin 86d Oasis

Gigwise reports: Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant reportedly told Liam Gallagher to leave his dressing room when the band played their reunion show last December.

Recalling the concert, which took place at the O2 Arena in London, Plant said: "The Gallaghers came by the dressing room and leaned against the door.

"And Liam said, 'You're the f**king business you are, aren't you? You're the one.' And I said, 'Of course I am, I always knew that. It's just that you never switched on.... - more

Live Nation Buys Jay-Z

Gigwise reports: US rapper Jay-Z has completed a huge all-encompassing deal with concert promoter Live Nation, according to reports.

The deal, reported to be worth $150million, sees the formation of Roc Nation – a joint venture between the two parties.

Live Nation will take control of the rapper's business and recording assets as part of the agreement. - more on this story

Radiohead Wants Green Fans, Live Nation Wants Greenbacks

antiMusic reports: Radiohead want their fans to think green when they travel to the band's concerts this summer by using public transportation or carpooling. On the other hand, the nations largest concert promoter, Live Nation, is doing their part to neutralize any cost saving from such ventures by charging every single ticket buyer for parking at most of the venues they control! They must have confused green with greenbacks.

Whether you believe in global warming or not, with the current high price of gas it really is smarter to get to this summer's concerts the cheapest way possible. Take a bus, pile your friends into an Escalade! Now here is Radiohead's pitch on the matter:

On the eve of their 2008 tour, which begins this Monday in West Palm Beach FL, Radiohead are appealing to fans to think about how they travel to and from shows.Last year, the band commissioned carbon footprint analysts Best Foot Forward to calculate the carbon generated on their two previous US tours. The report showed that fans' travel to and from the shows accounted for the greatest proportion of the CO2 generated during each tour, something now widely accepted across the industry. - more on this story

Boston Still Doing It Tom's Way

antiMusic reports: A cynic would say that Boston's Tom Scholz is probably a huge influence on Axl Rose, as Scholz paved the way for Guns N' Roses in two very important ways: he proved that a band's debut album could sell an absolutely insane amount of copies. Then he proved that once you had that fan base, you could take as much time as you want to release a new album.

Tom Scholz really wrote the book on how to break the rules and still win in rock n roll. So it's no surprise that he's breaking another big rule. Normally a band puts out and album and then goes on tour to promote it. Not Boston, they're heading out on tour and will then go back into the studio to finish the album. That's great news for fans because they'll most likely get to see the band this summer and then again after the album is done.

Now here's the report: Boston leader Tom Scholz tells Billboard.com he hopes to finish recording the band's next studio album after its summer tour and have it out "just after the first of the year." Scholz says the album -- Boston's first since 2002's "Corporate America" -- is a mix of "really straightforward rock 'n' roll songs and some things that are pretty esoteric. - The article goes into more depth and they also discuss the impact of Brad Delp's suicide on the Scholz.

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