Day in Rock Report for 09/13/2010
The Day in Rock Digest for 9/13/10: Guns N' Roses will perform in Australia for not only the V8 Supercar Championship for the Sydney Telstra 500, but are now also confirmed to perform stand alone shows in Townsville and Adelaide in December 2010 that will feature special guests Korn. moreSpeaking of Guns N' Roses: According to Cdinsight.com, Dublin fans of Guns N' Roses are being refused refunds for what they believe was a shotty concert put on by the band, Digital Production reports. more Linkin Park's new album, "A Thousand Suns", is now streaming in its entirety here. Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott will officially launch his own beer in Dublin next week. Down 'n' Outz takes its name from Elliott's musical side project and is described as "a pilsner style" that has "a deep, rich malt character, with generous hop bitterness". more Two Dio tracks, 'Holy Diver' and 'Stand Up And Shout', will be coming to the Rock Band network on Tuesday more Scott Weiland has set "Not Dead & Not For Sale" as the title of his autobiography, tentatively due in March 2011. more Drivin' N Cryin' has plenty of reason to cry: They'll be driving to their next gig without more than $50,000 of vintage and custom equipment that was swiped from a hotel. more Weezer are having good time with "Jackass" stars in a music video filmed for their new single "Memories". Despite falling and maybe getting some bruises resulted from their dangerous stunts with skateboard and bike, everybody are in good spirits, singing along to the song's chorus. more The Killers star Brandon Flowers' solo venture has been a huge hit in Britain - his new album has debuted at the top of the charts. more Alice Cooper's legendary 1973 concert film 'Good To See You Again, Alice Cooper' is making its way to Blue Ray restored and remastered for 1080p and 5.1 DTS. It's due to be released via Shout Factory! on September 14th. more Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford will premier his new solo album, Halford IV - Made Of Metal, on Rockline on Wednesday, September 29th. more Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood was once so hooked on drugs, he accidentally smoked sugar instead of crack cocaine. more Atreyu guitarist Travis Miguel has been busy as-of-late writing music for a yet-to-be announced side-project. Friends Justin Pointer (Nightfall/SSNOVA) and Bob Bradley (Scars Of Tomorrow/SSNOVA) have been working together on the effort and are currently in search of a singer. more Poison singer Bret Michaels' new VH1 reality series, "Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It", will premiere on October 18 at 10/9c. The series showcases the 47-year-old rocker's life with his two daughters Jorja, 5, and Raine, 10 and Kristi Gibson, the mother of Michaels' kids, with whom he has been together on and off since 1993. A promotional clip for the series can be viewed more BP oil spill relief money is apparently going towards a concert. Mobile, Alabama is using $1.35 million that it received from the BP Compensation Fund to draw people back into the city. According to Blog.al.com, Mayor Sam Jones said some of the money will go toward a music festival featuring Motley Crue, Earth, Wind and Fire, T.I., Lady Antebellum, Reba McEntire, Tonic, Papa Roach and others. A story at Gibson makes it sound like at least Motley and Earth Wind and Fire might be profiting from this. Let's hope not. Read more here. Queen have revealed details regarding the band's upcoming 13 disc box set titled 'Queen: 'The Singles Collection 4.' The release is the final installment in the four box collection and includes Top 40 singles takes between 1989 and 1999. more Scott Rose, vocalist of industrial metallers Rikets, has quit the band right in the middle of their current tour of the United States. more Keyboardist Jordan Rudess says that "Dream Theater is moving forward quickly and looking forward to creating some great new music" following the loss of founding member Mike Portnoy last week more Uriah Heep will soon release 'Uriah Heep Official Bootleg Volume 2 Live in Budapest, Hungary 2010' The exact release date has not been released yet. more Nelly Furtado has reportedly covered Rush's 'Time Stands Still' for Score: A Hockey Musical more Cave In are set to release some new material on 12/14/10. According to label Hydra Head's Twitter: "Next new Cave In release from us is Anomalies Vol 1 LP. more Carlton "King" Coleman, a pioneer in American rhythm and blues, died Saturday morning from heart failure at a Miami hospice, his son said. He was 78. more A lawsuit by a TV producer who alleged Sex Pistols rocker Johnny Rotten punched her in the face has been settled out of court. more
-
More on Guns N' Roses - Guns N' Roses MP3s - Guns N' Roses CDs - Guns N' Roses Tour Dates/Tickets
If for some reason you wanted to be sent off into the great beyond with AC/DC's classic "Highway to Hell" or Queen's "Another One Bites The Dust," you are out of luck if you are going six feet under Down Under.Gibson reports that The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne has banned the use of pop music at funerals, according to The New York Times. Archbishop Denis Hart has said the act of playing pop songs is not considered "a celebration of the life" of the deceased. The new guidelines state: "Secular items are never to be sung or played at a Catholic funeral, such as romantic ballads, pop or rock music, political songs, football club songs." The Melbourne Hearld Sun reported that football songs are popular at many funerals, in addition to pop hits. Although Frank Sinatra's "My Way" and Bette Midler's "The Wind Beneath My Wings" are often requested, the newspaper reported that quirkier choices like AC/DC's "Highway to Hell," Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" and Monty Python's "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" also had been popular before the ban.
- more on this story
More on AC/DC - AC/DC MP3s - AC/DC CDs - AC/DC Tour Dates/Tickets
Does your baby crave a little "Even Flow?" or if you are feeling ironic you can sooth them with the sounds of "Jeremy" on October 26th when Pearl Jam classics will be transformed into lullabies. Rockabye Baby has picked Pearl Jam as the latest band to get the lullaby treatment. You know it is a slow news day when this is a lead story but here is their pun filled announcement and tracklisting: Are new baby's cries turned up to ten? Need an alternative to the nightly riot act? When it's you vs. them, these sweet lullaby renditions of Pearl Jam's rock anthems are as comforting as a warm flannel blanket. Just breathe, Mom and Dadit's sleeptime in Seattle.
- more on this story
More on Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam MP3s - Pearl Jam CDs - Pearl Jam Tour Dates/Tickets
Daughtry will be appearing on Lopez Tonight and are offering fans a chance to win free tickets to the show's taping on Wednesday, September 15 If you'll be in the L.A. area and want to watch this LIVE, you can get free tickets by going here and entering the promo code: daughtry. Fans who enter this code will be contacted by phone or email by the Lopez Tonight staff, so be sure to sign up, and then watch the show's airing on TBS, Monday September 20, at 11 pm EDT.
-
More on Daughtry - Daughtry MP3s - Daughtry CDs - Daughtry Tour Dates/Tickets
Andy Jackson of Hot Rod Circuit and Terrible Things fame returns with his group Death in the Park. The album is currently available digitally through End Sounds with physical distribution set for September 14th. But you can grab a free taste now as the band has released a free download of the track "Fallen" which features Paramore's Hayley Williams.
- Get it here
More on Death in the Park - Death in the Park MP3s - Death in the Park CDs - Death in the Park Tour Dates/Tickets
(Gibson) Squeeze will release Spot the Difference, a re-recorded greatest hits compilation, on October 11. According to Music-news.com, the 14 tracks have been produced as close to the originals as possible hence "spot the difference" using original instruments and equipment that Glenn Tilbrook had kept in his collection. Tired of seeing their music used for commercial purposes without their permission, this album is an attempt by songwriters Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook to regain ownership of their catalogue. While not longer a member of the band, Paul Carrack did return to record a new version of "Tempted."
- more on this story
More on Squeeze - Squeeze MP3s - Squeeze CDs - Squeeze Tour Dates/Tickets
Teleprompt/Warner Bros. Records have announced the release of a new Mutemath DVD and live audio CD, entitled Armistice Live, on October 12th. Directed by Adam Rothlein, Armistice Live captures the band's performance at the famous Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA, during their Fall 2009 tour in support of their album Armistice.
The DVD includes 90 minutes of concert footage, along with a "Making of Armistice" documentary, previously unreleased bonus studio vlogs, and bonus copies of Mutemath's now-popular short-form music videos, including the never-released "Control" video.
- more on this story
More on Mutemath - Mutemath MP3s - Mutemath CDs - Mutemath Tour Dates/Tickets
Remy Zero have released their new single "Til The End" as a free download ahead of their short run of reunion shows. he band is set to reunite for four select memorial dates in October, playing Portland, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles, in honor of the band's drummer Gregory Slay, who passed away on New Year's Day of complications from Cystic Fibrosis. On May 22, 2010 Remy Zero played their first show together in eight years as a tribute to Gregory in New Orleans, the town where he was born. After a moving and cathartic experience and an outpouring from fans, the band decided to reunite for several more one-off shows to further share the spirit of Gregory Slay and his love of performing. To coincide with the upcoming dates, the band has also disclosed that they will be offering at least one new or unreleased song with further details to be announced. Proceeds from the shows and recordings will go to benefit the Honeymoon Trust set up for Gregory's wife, Tiana Krahn-Slay and their daughter, Honeymoon Slay.
The four West Coast shows will mirror the spirit of the New Orleans memorial bringing together fellow musicians and friends to play alongside Remy Zero in each city. Jeffrey Cain notes, "The act of performing was very important to Gregory. It is the way we will always communicate with each other. Anytime we play those songs, he's in the room." In order to recapture the feeling of joy and healing that came out of the first memorial and celebrate the life and music of Gregory Slay, the band chose Portland, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles for the expanded memorial dates because of the family, friends and fans Gregory had in those cities. These were also the last cities that Gregory toured when he played drums with O+S in 2009. In addition to the music, the upcoming dates will also feature an edited version of a film by Nina Parikh, shown at the original memorial. Nina, a lifelong friend of Remy Zero, had been documenting the band on film throughout their career.
- Grab the download here
More on Remy Zero - Remy Zero MP3s - Remy Zero CDs - Remy Zero Tour Dates/Tickets
Helloween will release their 13th studio album, 7 Sinners, on November 9, 2010 in North America via The End Records with a world tour to follow. The label sent over this background on the new album: If there is a golden thread throughout the more than 25 years of Helloween's history, 13 studio albums, countless headliner tours around the globe and more than 5 million records sold, then it is their special kind of attitude: don't take yourself too seriously and simply live statements like: "just have fun with the s*** you're doing." Maybe it is exactly this easiness that allows Helloween to be one of the most constant bands of the genre while simultaneously being the one band who dares to experiment more than their musical peers. While some copycats would rather stick with the same old patterns, Andi Deris, Michael Weikath, Sascha Gerstner, Markus Groίkopf and Dani Lφble aren't afraid of taking risks - and are rightfully rewarded with success.
- more on this story
More on Helloween - Helloween MP3s - Helloween CDs - Helloween Tour Dates/Tickets
The Dears will debut their forthcoming new album in full at their upcoming multi-city residency run. As these shows draw closer, the band has announced several up-and-coming acts as support. To get fans ready for these shows, The Dears have released a live version of "Omega Dog," the first track off of their forthcoming new album.
- more on this story
More on Dears - Dears MP3s - Dears CDs - Dears Tour Dates/Tickets
Sodom, Rotten Sound and Incantation will all take part in the Noctis IV Metal Fest and Conference. The festival is taking place over two days at the University of Calgary's MacEwan Hall Ballroom. Headlining the event, are German thrash gods, Sodom in a rare North American appearance. Sub headliners include grinders Rotten Sound from Finland, and legendary death metallers Incantation (USA). Making a first Canadian appearance will be the pagan/war metal act Metsatoll from Estonia, and giving folk metal fans something to rejoice will be Swedish folk metal band, from the Czech Republic; and brutal death/war metal act Manegarm. Lending the festival an evil twist will be the up and coming black rock occultists The Devil'sblood from the Netherlands; reclusive black metallers Rootmartial Barrage from Manitoba. Completing the international line-up are Midnight, speed metal hellions from the USA. Other Canadian acts on the bill include tech/prog metal act Divinity, from Calgary, whose recent release The Singularity has met with outstanding international reviews, and Striker, a speed metal act from Edmonton, recently recruited for the 2011 Headbangers Open Air Festival in Germany. Also appearing from Calgary are death/thrashers Mark Of Cain, prog/power act Viathyn, and new death/doomers, Ominosity, all with recent CD releases.
- more on this story
More on Sodom - Sodom MP3s - Sodom CDs - Sodom Tour Dates/Tickets
Metal Mind Productions has announced the exclusive reissue of Such A Surge's "Alpha," the group's final LP. This exclusive re-release of the group's final opus brings back more than just memories. It brings a powerful dose of sincere, passionate music. The new digipak edition of "Alpha" contains 2 bonus tracks and is limited to 2000 copies. Remastered using tube technology, digitally edited on a golden disc. The release date is scheduled for 11th October in Europe and 7th December in USA (via MVD).
- more on this story
More on Such A Surge - Such A Surge MP3s - Such A Surge CDs - Such A Surge Tour Dates/Tickets
Chuck Billy from Testament/Dublin Death Patrol and Liam Cormier from Cancer Bats are the featured guests on the new episode of Mars Attacks. Here is what host Victor M. Ruiz had to say about this episode: Items discussed during the Chuck Billy segment include the Rust In Peace Tour, the recording of new albums by Testament and Dublin Death Patrol as well as the expanded rerelease of DDP's debut album. He also dispels any rumors regarding Alex Skolnik's original parting with the band, discusses how cancer has changed his life, and gives his opinion on the term "The Big Four". During the segment with Liam we discuss the recording process of Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones, the multitude of sub-genres associated to the band, and covering various acts among other things.
- Listen here
More on Testament - Testament MP3s - Testament CDs - Testament Tour Dates/Tickets
(Yep Roc) After a long hiatus from print and 30 years after its initial appearance on Armageddon Records, The Soft Boys' Underwater Moonlight is being released in its 10-song original form by Yep Roc, on CD and 180 gram vinyl. This is the first reissue of the album to feature all the bonus tracks (last time taking up 2/3rds of the package) as digital downloads free with purchase. The vinyl release is the first ever reissue of the LP in its original form.
'Underwater Moonlight' has long been considered a classic record, "Big Star and us were the rickety bridge between the Byrds and REM", says former Soft Boys' main man Robyn Hitchcock.
- more on this story
More on Soft Boys - Soft Boys MP3s - Soft Boys CDs - Soft Boys Tour Dates/Tickets
(PR) Black Hen Music announces a November 16 release date for Everywhere West, the new CD from multi Juno Award-winning blues and roots musician Jim Byrnes. Everywhere West is the fourth collaboration between Byrnes and Black Hen Music label president, musician and producer Steve Dawson, and showcases Jim's bluesiest sound in many years. The follow-up to his 2008 critically-acclaimed release, My Walking Stick, Everywhere West includes raw and stripped-down takes on classic songs, as well as originals penned by Jim, himself.
It's the kind of music that Jim Byrnes grew up hearing in his adolescence. Owner of a dual citizenship, Jim Byrnes has been based in Vancouver for many years, but was originally born and raised in St. Louis and grew up surrounded by music on the north side of the city. Chuck Berry, Ike and Tina Turner, Ray Charles and Muddy Waters played nearby and were major influences. Jim's parents even lived for a time in the same apartment building as Chuck Berry's legendary piano player, Johnnie Johnson.
- more on this story
More on Jim Byrnes - Jim Byrnes MP3s - Jim Byrnes CDs - Jim Byrnes Tour Dates/Tickets
(PR) Organizers of the 4th Annual Mississippi Blues Marathon and Half-Marathon announced today that they have confirmed a partnership with Elvis Presley Enterprises. The 2011 race will take place on January 8th, Elvis Presley's 76th birthday, and thanks to this agreement, the event is sure to be a hunk, a hunk of Elvis fun! "The Mississippi Blues Marathon has grown into an elite running event with a global audience, and we are proud to partner with Elvis Presley Enterprises to incorporate the legacy of one of Mississippi's best-known natives," said John Sewell, Director of Corporate Communications for Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi. "In addition to providing a challenging race course for runners from around the world, the Blues Marathon is also a forum to showcase Mississippi's contributions to music and pop culture history."
- more on this story
More on Elvis - Elvis MP3s - Elvis CDs - Elvis Tour Dates/Tickets
Live frontman Ed Kowalczyk will be hitting the road this week in support of his debut solo album, Alive. The tour will make stops in Philadelphia, Chicago and New York, along with several more major markets. Ed and his new band, including Ramy Antoun on drums, James Gabbie on lead guitar, Chris Heerlein on bass, and brother Adam Kowalczyk on rhythm guitar, will perform favorites from Live's catalog ("I Alone," "Lightning Crashes") along with tracks from the new album.
- more on this story
More on Ed Kowalczyk - Ed Kowalczyk MP3s - Ed Kowalczyk CDs - Ed Kowalczyk Tour Dates/Tickets
The debut cd by Authors Apology "Better Left There" will be released on Tuesday September 28th, 2010 on The Gospel of Rhythm Recordings.The band have announced cd release show with be Friday, September 24th @ the Drunken Unicorn. The show will also include All Night Drug Prowling Wolves and Jeffrey Butzer & The Bicycle Eaters. Admission includes a free copy of the cd.
- more info
More on Authors Apology - Authors Apology MP3s - Authors Apology CDs - Authors Apology Tour Dates/Tickets
Leaves' Eyes have updated fans with news that they are trying to keep their North American tour going after Kamelot were forced to pull out. The band issued this statement on Friday: "We were scheduled to play on the upcoming North America tour with Kamelot. We are really sad about everything that happened leading up to Kamelot having to cancel their tour, and we wish Roy all the best. Yesterday we played the Progpower Festival in Atlanta for a awesome audience! Thanks to the fans and the organization for a great experience! We came a long way and we are here to play for the American fans. "At this moment, the promoters are doing everything possible to keep this tour going on in North America for Leaves' Eyes, and some shows have been confirmed. If you already have a ticket for a Kamelot / Leaves' Eyes / Blackguard show, you can refund where you purchased it and you can get a new discounted ticket for the Leaves' Eyes / Blackguard show! We hope to announce more news on this soon."
- For more information, go here
More on Leaves' Eyes - Leaves' Eyes MP3s - Leaves' Eyes CDs - Leaves' Eyes Tour Dates/Tickets
(Submitted) Former Depeche Mode star Alan Wilder has announced details of his new Recoil tour.After several successful performances of 'A Strange Hour' across Europe and the US (which also marked the first time Alan / Recoil had ventured out of the studio), further dates were announced in South America for November 2010, with more North American and Canadian dates to be added. Alan and Paul Kendall are currently busy working out an updated set. He has also released the Recoil iPhone app allows fans to track Alan's activities. The app is free and available now from the iTunes store here Follower's can post their thoughts and musings while Alan is on the road and in the studio. While the app provides a hub for Recoil's social networking, it also offers access to photos, videos, audio as well as insight to Wilder's personal thoughts behind each of his albums.
- more on this story
More on Recoil - Recoil MP3s - Recoil CDs - Recoil Tour Dates/Tickets
Denial Machine are streaming their brand new EP, 'The Gainsaying Of Korah', ahead of its release on 14th September 2010 exclusively on EspyRock. The story of Denial Machine travels back some time to a band called Ditchwater who consisted of current Denial Machine members Mark Anderson (guitar), Jaycen Angone (drums) and Eamon Skube (vocals bassist for Ditchwater.) Over the history of Ditchwater the band was plagued with problems in their line-up with members coming and going but over those years they released several albums and worked with national producers, sharing the stage with the likes of Soil, Otep, Brand New Sin, Powerman 5000 and more. With their lead singer leaving before a potential live TV appearance and their latest being arrested in 2007, the band called it quits.
In 2008 the band joined forces with guitarist Mark Cichra to create the new band Ashes From Within. The band wrote material and started to audition for a new vocalist but with no-one seeming right for the position, Eamon Skube, who started pre-production vocals, took over permanently when it became clear he had the ability to do the job. With a final decision made in February 2009, the band started their new journey under the name Denial Machine.
- more on this story
More on Denial Machine - Denial Machine MP3s - Denial Machine CDs - Denial Machine Tour Dates/Tickets
Instead of following trends or chasing hits, to put it simply, Crowded House creates great music. If this wasnt enough, their concerts are like family affairs, where the walls between the crowd and the band dissipate and they become one.
- Read the full Crowded House Live review
Dominic Palermo is as genuine as he is introspective, brilliant as he is modest, and possesses a natural magic to his songwriting. If you could pack all the malcontent and sheer joy of living into one entity, youd be listening to Palermos band, Nothing.
- Read the full Frist Look: Nothing review
Share this article on Twitter
[an error occurred while processing this directive]
Click here to read today's full Day in Rock report
tell a friend about this article know of a news item we should cover?  antiMUSIC News featured on RockNews.info and Yahoo News
.
...end |
