Steve Wynn Week: Day 2

If you haven't already picked up this CD then do yourself a favor and grab a listen to a few of the songs off of this CD and learn more about Steve Wynn - right here!

Metallica To Rock The Hall?

antiMusic reports: Metallica may head the 2009 class for Yawn Weiner's Crock and Roll Hall of Fame: the Rolling Stone publisher's "pat ourselves on the back" museum in Cleveland that has inducted a rapper like Grandmaster Flash and a pop singer like Madonna ahead of a true rock legend like Jeff Beck.

Metallica is one of nine nominees that the hand picked panel will vote on. Only five will make the cut. The metal masters are joined by the Stooges, Jeff Beck, Chic, Wanda Jackson, Little Anthony and the Imperials, War, Run-D.M.C., and Bobby Womack.

The induction ceremony will take place on April 4th at Cleveland's Public Hall - more on this story

Van Hagar Supergroup Recording, Chinese Democracy Preorder, Nugent Offers To Guard McCartney, Spears Child Porn Probe and more

antiMusic reports: The new "supergroup" featuring former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar, ex-Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith recently entered the studio to begin recording its debut album. Anthony writes on his web site, "First of all you can all rest assured that our name will not be Chickenfoot, but I guess we have to call it something for now!!" more

Ted Nugent is offering to provide personal security for rock and roll animal rights activist Sir Paul McCartney. McCartney has been threatened by Muslim extremists if he plays a concert in Israel to celebrate Israel's 60th birthday. "Regardless that Paul and I have our obvious social, cultural, and culinary differences outside of music, I will not bend or waiver to voodoo religious whackjobs and neither should Paul," exclaimed Nugent. more

Warrior Soul, the band fronted by legendary singer Kory Clarke, who recently announced that it has selected "Chinese Democracy" — the name of the perennially delayed new Guns N' Roses LP — as the title of its new album, has issued the following update: "We are making the first copies of 'Chinese Democracy' available to pre-order. We want Warrior Soul fans who are unable to attend our fall/winter shows in the U.S/U.K to have a chance to buy 'Chinese Democracy' before this limited edition record sells out" more Wonder how long it will be before they get a love letter from Axl's lawyers.

Stuck Mojo will release their new album, "The Great Revival", on November 28 via Napalm Records. The track listing for the CD, which was mixed at at producer Andy Sneap's (Megadeth, Machine Head, Nevermore, Arch Enemy, Exodus) Backstage studio, can be viewed here

R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck had his prized Rickenbacker guitar returned to him over the weekend. The guitar, which Buck has used since 1982, was stolen in Helsinki, Finland on September 9. more

There's currently a huge investigation going on in America after a photo of Jamie Lynn Spears breastfeeding with a boob exposed was apparently copied several times with the intention to post them onto the internet or sell them for profit. more

Brian Wilson has announced that he will play a series of US tour dates in November. The legendary Beach Boy will be hitting the road with a full band in support of his new album 'That Lucky Old Sun'. more

A follow up on the fatal Blink-182 plane crash story: The two crew in the plane- pilot Sarah Lemmon, 31 and co-pilot James Bland, 52- died within minutes of the crash from smoke inhalation and burns, while Chris Baker, 29 and Charles Still, 25 died from the impact of the crash. more

Sick Of Sarah's "I'm Not Listening" has been selected as the new theme song for "Brunch with Bridget," starring Bridget McManus which will henceforth be airing on Logo, as well as on AfterEllen.com.

The new live concert DVD from Australian guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel, titled "Center Stage" is set for release October 14. The new DVD is the follow-up of the recent double CD release of the same name. Filmed in high-definition, it contains performances of songs from his previous Favored Nations releases "The Mystery & Endless Road."

Last week was the 30th anniversary of the release of the KISS Solo Albums. Released on September 18th, 1978, the Solo Albums represented the first time ever that all the members of a band released solo works on the same day. All 4 albums shipped platinum. (But the running joke at the time was that they were returned to the record company double platinum because actual sales were far less than expected.)

The All-American Rejects have set November 18th to release When The World Comes Down. The band has just unveiled the first single, "Gives You Hell," from the new record. Rejects click here to listen

Broken Social Scene have added a number of dates to their upcoming tour of North America, scheduled to begin October 8 in Grand Rapids, MI. more

Dengue Fever has just added a free, all-ages show at The Barn at UC Riverside on Wednesday, October 1 to their fall tour more info

Details have been announced for Between The Buried And Me's upcoming "Colors_Live" DVD release. Victory Records will release the CD/DVD on October 14th. The effort will include 3+ hours of video (live footage, behind the scenes footage, making of "Colors" video, etc.) and two full sets of music. more details

On the heels of their reunion tour, Swedish metal legends At The Gates have announced that they are currently working on a documentary. - more

Fatal Blink-182 Crash May Have Been Caused By A Blown Tire

TMZ reports: Goodyear, the maker of the tire that may have blown out before Friday night's plane crash, tells TMZ they have gotten the call from the NTSB, and they'll be working with investigators.

In a statement, Goodyear says, "We have been contacted by the NTSB and will cooperate fully with its investigation. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims of this accident."

The NTSB said the black box recording revealed the plane's crew said a tire might have blown before the Learjet overran the runway and crashed into an embankment. Four people were killed; Travis Barker and DJ AM remain in critical condition, but are expected to make a full recovery.
- more on this story

Rush Hi Def Live DVD Set Announced

PR reports: Zoe Vision/Anthem Entertainment is pleased to announce the release of the Snakes & Arrows Live DVD on November 25 from the legendary rock trio RUSH. This 3 disc DVD set, also available as a Blu-ray Disc, follows their Zoë Vision DVD releases Rush-R30 (2005) and Rush in Rio (2003).

The Snakes & Arrows Live DVD (full track listing below) was filmed with 21 High Definition cameras in 16x9 widescreen format, over two nights in October 2007 at the Netherlands' Ahoy Rotterdam arena during the renowned rock trio's lengthy world tour. Additional SD footage was filmed in Atlanta this past July. The five month trek supporting Rush's critically acclaimed 2007 studio release, Snakes & Arrows, which includes the Grammy® Award-nominated track, "Malignant Narcissism," topped Pollstar's Top 100 2007 Tours list at #12. - more on this story

Janet Jackson Leaves Island

Reuters reports: After just 14 months on Island Def Jam, Janet Jackson announced Monday (September 22) her departure from the label.

According to Jackson's publicist, the label agreed to dissolve its relationship with the artist at her request. [bet that took a lot of arm twisting]

After a long stint with Virgin, Jackson inked a deal with Island in July 2007 and released her label debut, "Discipline," in February. - more on this story

Lamb Of God and Dimmu Borgir Team for Defenders of the Faith Tour

PR reports: Lamb Of God are pleased to announce a set of coheadlining dates this February in the UK.

Lamb Of God will be heading out on the Defenders of the Faith II Tour with co-headliners Dimmu Borgir, Five Finger Death Punch, and more to be announced. All shows will be closed by Lamb Of God. - more on this story

Charlie Daniels and Friends' 12th Annual Christmas For Kids Benefit Concert

Webster and Associates reports: Charlie Daniels and friends Montgomery Gentry, Phil Vassar, Heidi Newfield and Rodney Atkins will offer their time and talents to perform at the 12th Annual Christmas For Kids Benefit Concert Monday, November 24th at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.

The charity event raises money for the Christmas For Kids organization. The Christmas For Kids Organization has been in existence for over twenty years providing special children the opportunity to celebrate the holiday season. Each year, the organization brings the spirit of Christmas to hundreds of children throughout Middle Tennessee allowing them to participate in festive activities organized specifically for them. Events such as the Tour Bus Tour raise money and allow folks to visit the home-away-from-homes of more than fifty stars and celebrities at the Hendersonville Wal*Mart from 5:00 – 9:00PM. The date for the Tour Bus Tour is set for December 15th. - more on this story

Evile For Canada

PR reports: Evile will embark on their first ever trip to the western hemisphere as they tour Canada this October with the country's number 1 falsetto-singing, fist pumping metal warriors, 3 Inches Of Blood.

This tour is a big moment in the history of Evile as it marks the first time the band will play shows in the great white north and the first time the band has ever toured outside of their half of the world. Evile is extremely excited to see all of their crazy Canadian fans for the first time and is just as excited to play with longtime favorites of theirs, 3 Inches Of Blood! - more on this story

The Pretenders New Album Granola Friendly

PR reports: The Pretenders ninth studio album, Break Up The Concrete, will have a limited run of ecologically-friendly packaging with handmade seed paper starting on the album's release date of October 7.

This paper can be planted and, with care, may sprout in 1 to 4 weeks. The paper used on this plantable run, and the paper for subsequent non-plantable runs of the CD and vinyl configuration, has all been certified by the FSC, an independent, non-governmental, not for profit organization established to promote the responsible management of the world's forests.

The vinyl version of the album, to be released on September 23, is two 10" discs with a gatefold, die-cut to shape and debossed with concrete texture with a full Album CD in Mini Jacket - more on this story

The Zombies To Perform Entire Landmark Album On Upcoming Tour

PR reports: The legendary psychedelic British rock band 'The Zombies' today announced that they will perform the entirety of their 1968 album 'Odessey & Oracle' during April 2009 for the very last time in the UK.

The band will play the following four UK concerts – Glasgow ABC (April 21), Bristol Colston Hall (April 23), Manchester Bridgewater Hall (April 24) and London Hammersmith Apollo (April 25). Tickets for all four concerts go on sale from 9am on Thursday 25th September.

After receiving rapturous critical acclaim from performing the 40th Anniversary of 'Odessey & Oracle' over three sold out concerts at the London Shepherd's Bush Empire during March 2008, original Zombies members, Colin Blunstone (vocals), Rod Argent (keyboards, vocals), Chris White (bass, vocals) and Hugh Grundy (drums) will get back together again to perform the album that the NME recently described as "British psychedelia with a kaleidoscopic vision that rivals even The Beatles." - more on this story

Les Paul & Friends: A Tribute To A Legend

PR reports: immergent Records is proud to announce the release of Les Paul & Friends-A Tribute To A Legend on September 30.

This "tribute" to the beloved living music legend Les Paul, produced by Bob Cutarella (Eric Clapton, Sting, Joss Stone, Alison Krauss, Jeff Beck), includes performances from Slash, Joe Bonamassa, Richie Sambora, Joe Perry, Peter Frampton, Jeff Golub, as well as vocalists Joan Osborne, Edgar Winter, Mick Hucknall from Simply Red, Johnny Rzeznik, Lisa Fischer, and many others. Notably Les Paul himself plays alongside his protégé's on several tracks. Sadly, it was during the post production of this CD that famed barefoot guitarist Hiram Bullock passed away making this his last official recording. - more on this story

Call The Cops on the Happy Mondays

Kayos reports: In the early '90s, Happy Mondays and the Stone Roses were the Kingpins of a burgeoning scene in Manchester, England.

On October 21, Eagle Vision will release on DVD Call The Cops by Happy Mondays, filmed in 1990 during the band's stateside debut tour, in support of its Pills'n'Thrills And Bellyaches album.

Call The Cops combines brilliant full performance footage from The Sound Factory in New York City with rare behind-the-scenes material, giving the viewer an understanding of the band like never before. Actor/comedian Keith Allen and Factory Records founder Tony Wilson (1950-2007) appear in cameos. - more on this story

Carl Jordan Digital EP Out Next Week

PR reports: Carl Jordan, the man behind California imprint, The Western States Motel is set to release a brand new EP, Painted Birds Flying in the Orange Mirror Sun.

Relying on a similar range of garage sale guitars and thrift store keyboards that colored his debut, this new 5-song EP was recorded in the comfortable confines of Jordan's Los Angeles home.

Painted Birds Flying in the Orange Mirror Sun will be available on September 30th on iTunes. - more on this story

Revisit The Dragon

MMP reports: Metal Mind Productions presents remastered editions of two albums by the pioneers of death metal in Poland: Dragon. "Horde Of Gog" from 1988 and "Sacrifice" from 1991 will be available again in a new digipak edition, digitally remastered using 24-bit process, each limited to numerated 2000 copies.

"Horde Of Gog" - the debut full-length album was originally released in 1988. Instead of a "romantic" intro, typical for all metal albums at that time, the album started off with a hurricane of Bomba's drums, out of which the raging tempo of "Kapłani Zdrady" emerged. This was followed by a true thrash metal frenzy, interrupted only by a subtle guitar miniature called "Cervezza", which featured a brilliant guitar solo by Pająk. New edition of the album includes 9 bonus tracks taken from the Polish language version of the LP. - more on this story

Sarah Brightman Touring North America

PR reports: Following her Olympic success, Sarah Brightman will embark on a world tour, her first since 2004.

Brightman will be performing 18 concerts in the US, 10 concerts in Canada and 4 concerts in Mexico. She kicks off the tour in Monterrey, Mexico on November 4th, 2008.

Continuing her tradition of breathtaking stage productions, this tour will feature new and groundbreaking technology, with virtual and holographic stage sets that have never been seen before in any touring concert production. - more on this story

Acts Added To VH1 Hip Hop Honors

PR reports: The party is not going to stop at VH1's fifth annual "VH1 Hip Hop Honors" celebration! The talent list continues to grow with the addition of Busta Rhymes, Cee-Lo, Chuck D, Estelle, EPMD, Fat Joe, Flavor Flav, Gym Class Heroes, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, Luke Campbell, Mack 10, Michael Rapaport, Queen Latifah and The Roots.

Along with previously announced talent Big Boi, Biz Markie, Bun B, DJ Kaos, Ghostface Killah, Kid Rock, MC Lyte, Lil' Jon, Q-Tip, Scarface, Wyclef Jean, and Sanaa Lathan, hip hop's finest will turn out to pay homage at VH1's annual tribute to hip-hop luminaries who broke new ground and pioneered the genre into a true cultural phenomenon. This year's honorees include Cypress Hill, De La Soul, Naughty by Nature, Slick Rick and Too $hort. - more on this story

Singled Out: Jim Boggia

antiMusic reports: Welcome to a special edition of Singled Out! Today instead of just looking at a single song, Jim Boggia shares quick stories about all of the songs on his new album "Misadventures in Stereo." We'll let Jim tell you why we couldn't just single out one song:

"I made this to be listened to like an album. That means sitting down and taking in all of either side one or side two." In other words, each side has a unified concept. So here Jim breaks it down for us. Side One: My Misadventures:

Johnnie's Going Down: It's always fun to watch the mighty fall, particularly when they don't see it coming. The instrumental section tries to bring back some of that Tijuana Brass sound that accompanied so many of our parent's "key parties" in basement dens across early '70s America.

Read the rest of the - song stories

Steve Wynn Week: Day 2

antiMusic reports: There is very little new we can say by way of introduction for Steve Wynn. As an artist Steve in many ways is his generation's answer to Bob Dylan, in not only style but with his diversity. Steve just released his new album 'Crossing Dragon Bridge' a couple weeks ago and this week we are honored to have Steve tell us a little bit about a few of his favorite songs from the album. Here he is with today's song:

When We Talk About Forever: I married my long-time girlfriend (and drummer) Linda Pitmon last May. It's funny-any given record or tour takes a lot of planning and thought but putting together this wedding was one of the most time-intensive and testing experiences of my life. And it was a similar experience. We wanted to be creative, interesting, fun, unique and something that reflected us rather than generic things that had come before. We were trying to find a good wedding song for the traditional first dance and were stumped. Maybe someone can correct me but we found there just weren't that many great, interesting wedding songs out there or at least none that spoke to us.

Finally, after one more night of searching, I said "I'm just going to write one myself." I mean, it is my day job, after all. This was the song and it made for a great first dance even though we had to learn a few waltz steps. And appropriately, the recording of this song didn't really take off until Linda added her drums and vocals.

If you haven't already picked up this CD then do yourself a favor and grab a listen to a few of the songs off of this CD and learn more about Steve Wynn - right here!

. The Hold Steady - Constructive Summer

After listening to the Hold Steady's "Constructive Summer", I dare you to tell me that you're not at a summer barbeque, at the beach, driving down an freeway with the top down or at a Jimmy Buffet concert seizing in the glory of the summer. - Read the full The Hold Steady - Constructive Summer review

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