Two Original Guns N' Roses Members Teaming Up For Tour

The promoter currently lists two concerts at the Duo Music Exchange in Tokyo, scheduled for March 7 and 8. more on this story

A Dozen New Jimi Hendrix Tracks Set For Release

(Gibson) A collection featuring twelve previously unreleased Jimi Hendrix tracks will be released on March 5, 2013, under the name People, Hell and Angels, according to Rolling Stone.

The tracks were recorded in 1968 and 1969. They were meant for First Days of The New Rising Sun, the follow up to Electric Ladyland that Hendrix was working on when he passed.

The tracks are said to be very experimental, including keyboards, horns, and a second guitar. This is really exciting news for Hendrix fans in particular, but also for music fans in general, since we will get a hint of where Hendrix was planning to take his music in the future. more on this story

Bon Jovi Reveal North American Tour Dates

Bon Jovi have announced a large amount of the U.S. dates for their upcoming North American tour.

The tour is set to kick off on February 9 Uncasville, CT and the band have announced dates that span until the end of April.

Bon Jovi plan to play three stadium dates in July and will soon announced dates in Memphis, TN, Milwaukee, WI, Philadelphia, PA, Portland, OR, Raleigh, NC, San Antonio, TX, Seattle, WA, State College, PA and Vancouver, BC. more on this story

Def Leppard's Vivian Campbell Angry About Erroneous Divorce Story

(hennemusic) Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell is slamming TMZ over what he says are misleading items in a story posted by the gossip site over the weekend.

On Tuesday, the guitarist challenged the accuracy of the TMZ report with a post to his Facebook page. "It amazes me what people take for truth," Vivian writes. "If something is in print, does that automatically make it true? It's been reported that I'm filing for divorce and seeking joint child custody. That much is true. However, it was also erroneously reported that I'm seeking to deny spousal support when in fact, that couldn't be further from the truth."

"Those who know me will attest that I'm going out of my way to be as generous and accommodating as possible to my ex," he continued. "However, the damage is done; my character and name are sullied because TMZ chose to publish without checking the facts. Since then that 'truth' has been picked up and carried by various news sites around the world and further purported as fact." more on this story

Rolling Stones Release Doom And Gloom Video

(hennemusic) The Rolling Stones have released a video for "Doom And Gloom," one of two new songs on their "GRRR!" greatest hits package.

Directed by Jonas Akerlund, the clip stars award-winning Swedish actress Noomi Rapace (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo), who jumped at the chance to get up close and personal with the Stones in Paris for the shoot.

The group filmed the footage behind closed doors in a Paris warehouse. Like the character in the movie, Noomi plays a punk wild child who not only joins the Stones performance, she also goes in for some rather splendid rock n roll /trash the place type behaviour… all in the best possible taste.

While the Stones play "Doom And Gloom," the actress goes into meltdown in one crazy sequence after another. Watch the video here.

Rush Receive Hollywood RockWalk Induction

(hennemusic) Rush were inducted into the Guitar Center's RockWalk on Tuesday. The invite-only event was held at the retailer's historic Hollywood location on Sunset Boulevard.

The Rush ceremony featured an induction speech by rock DJ Jim Ladd. "We are very pleased to have been chosen by our peers and fellow musicians for induction in Guitar Center's RockWalk," said Geddy Lee. "It is an honor to have our names added to this illustrious list of great and highly talented musicians."

"Not only is Rush extraordinary as a band, but each member is incredibly talented in their own right," said Dave Weiderman, Chairman of Guitar Center's RockWalk. "With nearly thirty years together, this group has consistently delivered skilled musicianship, experimental-drive and stylistically diverse rock to music fans worldwide. In short — Rush is long deserving of being honored by Guitar Center's RockWalk." Check out video here.

Ill Nino Plan North and South America Tour Dates

Ill Nino will be ending 2012 with a ten city tour that will be hitting various cities in both North and South America.

The North American run will kick off November 30th in Dallas, they will play shows New York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts with support from Arcanium.

Then on December 11th they will kick off the South American leg Caracas, Venezuela and visit three more cities across the continent. more on this story

Lenny Kravitz To Play Marvin Gaye in Biopic

(Gibson) Lenny Kravitz is set to play Marvin Gaye in a movie about the last few years of the singer's life. It will be Kravitz's first leading role, having previously appeared in The Hunger Games earlier this year.

The movie will be directed by Julien Temple, who directed the Sex Pistols movie The Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle.

Marvin Gaye was shot to death on March 31, 1984 in Los Angeles by his own father. He had been battling alcohol addiction in the early eighties, and was living in Ostend, Belgium. His second wife, Janis Gaye, has said that she feels "very skeptical" about the project, according to NME. more on this story

Angels and Airwaves Release Limited Edition Love 4 Record Set

SRC Vinyl have released a special 4-LP limited edition vinyl set from Angels and Airwaves.

The special set features Angels and Airwaves' Love Part I (2010) and Love Part II (2011).

Both albums are double LP's and come in their own gatefold. Both gatefolds are housed in a full color 4/4 CMYK O Card. more on this story

Nikki Sixx Launches Sixx Sense Magazine

(hennemusic) Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx has launched a new magazine as an off-shoot of his syndicated radio program.

"Sixx Sense: The Magazine" features more than 40 pages of exclusive content from the radio show, new interviews with Nikki, co-host Kerri Kasem, today's most relevant music artists, and much more.

"I am really proud and excited to extend the Sixx Sense - Best Rock On The Radio campaign at Best Buy with a first-time-ever Sixx Sense magazine," said the bassist. "This is a partnership based on passion and love of music." more on this story

Meat Loaf Releases Guilty Pleasure Tour DVD

(Webster) Meat Loaf has released his new Guilty Pleasure Tour DVD and there is a special DVD/CD version being sold exclusively at Wal-Mart.

Captured during his sold-out Australian tour, the Guilty Pleasure Tour DVD features 13-tracks--including a blend of classic hits and material from his latest few albums. It also contains a bonus documentary with an in-depth Meat Loaf interview.

The Guilty Pleasure Tour DVD presents the most technologically advanced filming of a Meat Loaf concert ever. With the use of 15 Hi-Def cameras and cranes as well as stationary and remote cameras, viewers will experience the performance almost as if they were on the stage themselves. "The viewer gets to see what he or she would normally never see from being in the audience," Meat Loaf explains. "(They see) the hands, the fingers, the facial expressions, the intensities; those kinds of things. That is what we were going for, to make the DVD different than the live show. The viewer gets to live in a different world," he adds. more on this story

Rolling Stones Release Official App

(hennemusic) The Rolling Stones have launched their first official App as part of the band's 50th anniversary celebrations.

The Rolling Stones Official App will provide fans unprecedented interaction with the rock icons. Developed with the personal involvement of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood, the app is free to download from today (some countries may take up to 24 hours to come online) and is initially exclusive to iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

Fans can unlock exclusive content, including never seen before interviews and performances during the tour preparation – shot especially for the app and available in the exclusive paid-for section; win tickets to the upcoming tour 'The Rolling Stones Live – 50 & Counting'; keep up to date with all of the latest breaking news – available in the app before anywhere else; see a spectacular collection of photos and videos of the band across the decades; and that's just for starters…

The Who's Pete Townshend Explains Inspiration For His Windmill

(hennemusic) On a day off from The Who's current tour, Pete Townshend stopped by The Late Show with David Letterman on Monday to talk about his memoir and share some legendary stories, including the origin of Pete's famous windmill.

"We were a little R n'B band… and we supported the [Rolling] Stones on two shows; they were brand new, they were young, they had one hit with Chuck Berry's 'Come On,'" explained Townshend. "As the curtain opened, Keith Richards is kind of doing this (demonstrates windmill move). I thought it was part of his thing."

"Anyway, a couple of weeks later," Pete continued, "we support them again at a little club out in south London, and I'm watching carefully – waiting – and he doesn't do it. So, I go up to him afterwards and I said, 'Keith, you didn't do your arm swing thing.' And he went, 'What?' I said 'you know, that kind of windill-y thing…you know, your thing.' I can't tell you what he said. So, I picked it up…and I was inspired by Keith Richards in many ways." See video from his appearance here.

Chris Cornell Shares 'Sad' Recollections of Guns N' Roses Tour

(hennemusic) Soundgarden are doing a lot of interviews to promote their newly-released album, "King Animal." While speaking with Vulture.com about the new effort, singer Chris Cornell was asked what his recollections were of touring with Guns N' Roses back in 1991.

"Without saying anything negative about Axl [Rose], what I remember the most was Duff [McKagan] and Slash and everyone else being regular, sweet, warm guys in a rock band that just wanted to play rock music," recalls Cornell.

"And then, like, there was this Wizard of Oz character behind the curtain that seemed to complicate what was the most ideal situation they could ever have been in: They were the most successful and famous rock band on the planet. Every single show, hundreds of thousands of fans just wanted to hear songs. For some reason there seemed to be this obstacle in just going out and participating in that. That is what I remember the most. It's sad." more on this story

Supergroup Corvus Stone Releasing Debut Album This Month

Corvus Stone, which features members of BunChakeze, Progeland and Raven, will be releasing the physical version of their self-titled debut album on November 29th.

One song from the album was recently featured on a charity album dedicated to relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Sandy.

Although the actual band Corvus Stone is a reasonably new outfit, the various members of the group have some notable musical pedigrees. Guitarist Colin Tench is known for his work in BunChakeze, Road to Avalon (featuring former Flower Kings drummer Zoltan Csörsz Jr.) and the Colin Tench Project. Petri Lemmy Lindström (bass) plays in Progeland and Saturn Twilight and was formerly in Lyijykomppania. Keyboardist Pasi Koivu has performed as a solo artist and with Psychedelic Eye. Drummer Robert Wolff was previously in Raven and Micah.

The album also includes guest appearances by Blake Carpenter of Road to Avalon and Minstrel's Ghost (vocals) and John Culley (Black Widow and Odin) who provides guitar on one song. Learn more about the group here.

Motley Crue Frontman Vince Neil Launches Vodka Brand

(hennemusic) Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil has officially launched his own brand of vodka, Tatuado.

Neil launched his vodka at two separate Lee's Discount Liquor locations in Las Vegas this past weekend.

The singer has added the Tatuado vodka to his line of spirits, which include Tatuado tequila. more on this story

Singled Out: No Place For Heroes

Today Will Maurer from No Place For Heroes tells us about their new single, "Girls Want Bad Boys," which the band is offering as a free download! Here is the story:

We recorded this song during January 2012 in Paris. The point was to get back to the basics and we wanted to introduce our slightly more 'rock' sound that was also based around an electronic music format. The recording was done with the same team as the first album and we tried some new things with our sound, introduced new effects, and the end result is a good preview of what's to come.

The story behind the lyrics is basically tragicomical. It's about a guy who is so obsessed with impressing a girl that he finds himself in a ridiculous situation, being chased by the police after having robbed a bank, just because girls want "bad boys". It's based on a true story that took place in 2011 in the US. A man had robbed a bank in order to spoil his girlfriend and got 5 years in prison. The writing process for the lyrics was redone 3 or 4 times, and we finished the final version the night before the recording in a little Parisian apartment at 2 in the morning... I guess it was the most rock'n'roll version thanks to those conditions!

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself and grab the free download right here and you can learn more about the band here.

All That Remains Release Stand Up Video

All That Remains have released a new music video for their current single, "Stand Up".

The "Stand Up" video was directed by P.R. Brown (Slipknot, Bullet For My Valentine, Marilyn Manson) who also collaborated with the band on their recent album packaging and photos. "Stand Up" was filmed on location in New Hampshire. Watch it here.

The track comes from the group's new studio album, A War You Cannot Win, which debuted at #13 on the Billboard Top 200.

All That Remains is currently on tour as direct support to Dethklok along with special guests, The Black Dahlia Murder. more on this story

Aerosmith's Brad Whitford Issues Road Report

(hennemusic) Following the release of "Music From Another Dimension," Aerosmith's first new album in a decade, the band hit the road for the second leg of The Global Warming tour.

Now, guitarist Brad Whitford checks in from the tour backstage during the band's November 16 stop in Austin, Texas.

"It's pretty amazing...this band never fails to surprise me," says Whitford. "Seems like the band, performance-wise, has gone to another level. I don't know how we did that. The band's just playing great; very loose…loose in a way I've never really felt this band play before. Very relaxed and we're having a good time." Check out video here.

Nickelback Singer Cites Mathematical Formula To Success

(Gibson) Nickelback lead singer Chad Kroeger tells Bloomberg Businessweek that rock and roll success is all about math.

He told them, "I always thought it was strange when these artists like Kurt Cobain or whoever would get really famous and say, 'I don't understand why this is happening to me?'

"There is a mathematical formula to why you got famous. It isn't some magical thing that just started happening. And it's going to move exponentially throughout your career as you grow, or can decline exponentially if you start to fail as an artist." more on this story