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 Critically acclaimed and with Mick Fleetwood’s golden seal of approval –
Critically acclaimed and with Mick Fleetwood’s golden seal of approval –
Rumours of Fleetwood Mac are back!
Back by popular demand and touring across April and May 2009 Flying Music proudly present Rumours Of Fleetwood Mac! A stunning live stage celebration concert performing the music of one of the world’s first super-groups Fleetwood Mac!
With their meticulously crafted instrumentals and tight harmonies, this year’s tour once again brings the classic hits of the legendary Fleetwood Mac back to the masses. Rumours of Fleetwood Mac has perfected the legacy of blues, rock and pop classics that made the band the icons of the music industry that they are today.
Forming in New York in 1997, Rumours of Fleetwood Mac played their first gig for personal friend and record producer Brian Rawling, the master player behind great chart hits Cher’s “Do You Believe” and Ricky Martin’s “Private Emotion”. The vocal harmonies and musical arrangements of Mike Lennon(Keyboards & Vocals), Louise Rogan (Lead Vocals), Amanda Kostadinov (Lead Vocals & Keyboards), Ian Robinson (Bass), Alan Hughes (Guitars & Vocals) and Allan Cosgrove (Drums & Vocals) blend to create an evening of the finest musical entertainment.
With over 300 major theatre concerts behind them, Rumours of Fleetwood Mac have now performed to over 250,000 Mac fans worldwide and are recognised as the most authentic snapshot of rock super-group Fleetwood Mac! Once again, they are ready to wow audiences in cities across the UK, starting April 4th in Southport.
In an immaculate trip through outstanding musicianship, Rumours of Fleetwood Mac performs the classic hits from the legendary band. From their inception in 1967 with Peter Green, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood through to the critically acclaimed ‘Rumours’ era in the seventies with Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham and their continuing success in the eighties and nineties.
Rumours has sold over 30 million copies worldwide and is listed as one of the best-selling albums of all time. Released in 1977, the album reached number one in February of the same year and charted for 477 weeks in the UK. It marked the band’s 13th album and followed the release of the self-titled Fleetwood Mac in 1975.
The inspiration for Rumours was said to have been the changes that the band were facing, in particularly the break ups between John and Chrissie McVie, and Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. ‘Go Your Own Way’ was the first single release from the album and was written by Buckingham. It reached the top 50 in the UK and remains as one of the bands biggest this to this day. Other huge hits from the album include ‘Dreams’, which was more recently covered by The Corrs, ‘You Make Loving Fun’, ‘Gold Dust Woman’ and ‘Don’t Stop’ to name a few.
So watch as this amazingly authentic group pay tribute to the breathtaking blues of Peter Green, the thunderous Mick Fleetwood grooves, the monster bass rifts of John McVie and the brilliant guitar work of Lindsey Buckingham – it’s going to be a tour to remember!
For further information please visit www.flyingmusic.co.uk
Tour dates:
Day
Date
City
Venue
Box Office
Saturday
4-Apr
Southport
Southport Theatre
0870 607 7560
Sunday
5-Apr
Grimsby
Grimsby Auditorium
0870 060 2331
Wednesday
8-Apr
Cambridge
Corn Exchange
01223 357 851
Thursday
9-Apr
Birmingham
Alexandra Theatre
0844 847 2294
Friday
10-Apr
York
Grand Opera House
0870 606 3595
Saturday
11-Apr
Stoke-on-Trent
Victoria Hall
0870 060 6649
Monday
13-Apr
Southend
Cliffs Pavilion
01702 351 135
Tuesday
14-Apr
Cheltenham
Town Hall
01242 227 979
Wednesday
15-Apr
Tunbridge Wells
Assembly Hall
01892 530 613
Friday
17-Apr
Basingstoke
The Anvil
01256 844 244
Saturday
18-Apr
Barnstaple
Queen's Theatre
01271 324 242
Sunday
19-Apr
Torquay
Princess Theatre
0844 847 2315
Thursday
23-Aprl
Gateshead
The Sage
0191 443 4661
Friday
24-Apr
Aberdeen
Music Hall
01224 641 122
Saturday
25-Apr
Dundee
Caird Hall
01382 434 940
Sunday
26-Apr
Dunfermline
Alhambra Theatre
01383 740 384
Tuesday
28-Apr
Dartford
The Orchard
01322 220 000
Wednesday
29-Apr
Croydon
Fairfield Halls
0208 688 9291
Thursday
30-Apr
Eastbourne
Congress Theatre
01323 412 000
Friday
1-May
Yeovil
Octagon Theatre
01935 422 884
Sunday
3-May
Northampton
Royal & Derngate
01604 624 811
Monday
4-May
Leicester
De Montfort Hall
0116 233 3111
Wednesday
6-May
Bournemouth
Pavilion
0844 576 3000
Thursday
7-May
Worthing
Assembly Hall
01903 206 206
Friday
8-May
Truro
Hall of Cornwall
01872 262 466
Saturday
9-May
Leamington Spa
The Assembly
01926 523 001
Sunday
10-May
Salisbury
City Hall
01722 434 434
Tuesday
12-May
Dunstable
Grove Theatre
01582 602080
Wednesday
13-May
Hayes
Beck Theatre
0208 561 8371
Thursday
14-May
King's Lynn
Corn Exchange
01553 764 864
Friday
15-May
Chatham
Central Theatre
01634 338 338
Saturday
16-May
Folkestone
Leas Cliff Hall
0870 4000 890
Sunday
17-May
Halifax
Victoria Hall
01422 351 158
Tuesday
19-May
Llandudno
Venue Cymru
01492 872 000
Wednesday
20-May
Skegness
The Embassy
0845 674 0505
Thursday
28-May
Derby
Assembly Rooms
01332 255 800
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 GONG Return For November Tour In November 2009
To celebrate their 40th Anniversary of live touring, GONG, the progressive/psychedelic rock band originally founded in 1967 by Australian musician Daevid Allen will join forces with guitarist Steve Hillage and other core members from the original line-up for a rare UK tour in November 2009.
The UK tour will celebrate the first time Gong have toured the UK since 2000. Tickets are on sale from February 25th. Ticket Hotline: 08700 603 777 or book online from www.seetickets.com or www.ArtistTicket.com.
Dates as follows: Bristol O2 Academy (Nov 19), Exeter Lemon Tree (Nov 20), Manchester Academy 2 (Nov 21), Edinburgh Picturehouse (Nov 22), Sheffield Leadmill (Nov 23), Leamington Spa Assembly (Nov 25), Cambridge Corn Exchange (Nov 26), London HMV Forum (Nov 27), Oxford Regal Theatre (Nov 28) and Brighton Corn Exchange (Nov 29).
Gong's music has been described as space rock. The highly anticipated forthcoming tour will reunite founding member Daevid Allen with former Gong members Steve Hillage, Gilli Smyth, Mike Howlett, Miquette Giraudy, Chris Taylor, Theo Travis and John McKenzie.
Gong are currently working on a brand new forward-looking album called "2032," the same year that the Planet Gong makes full contact with the Planet Earth - and a major new chapter in the continually evolving Gong mythology. The album will be released September 2009.
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 Rick Wakeman To Perform The Six Wives Of Henry VIII Live
The Six Wives of Henry VIII at Hampton Court Palace - May 1st & 2nd 2009
In 1972, Rick released one of the most iconic albums of all time, The Six Wives of Henry VIII. The album was a massive success all over the world and to date has sold more than 15,000,000 copies on both vinyl and CD.
Amazingly, the music has never been performed in its entirety but all that is about to change. On 1st and 2nd May, The Six Wives of Henry VIII will be performed in spectacular style on Hampton Court Palace's West Front, to a limited audience of 5000 for each performance.
On stage, performing with Rick, will be an expanded band, The English Chamber Choir, an orchestra and a guest narrator. There will also be dancers and side film screens.
In addition to The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Rick has also composed three additional pieces to perform that evening; Tudor Overture, Defender of the Faith and Tudor Rock.
The whole event will be a 'mock rock Tudor experience' from the outset with a variation of tickets available, such as Platinum tickets which give access to Hampton Court Palace itself from 3.30pm and includes meet and greet and other special opportunities throughout the day.
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 DREAM THEATER ANNOUNCE WARM-UP DATES; UNVEIL TEASER OF THE NEW ALBUM
Recently confirmed for this year’s Download Festival, Dream Theater are pleased to also announce two warm-up shows. Tickets are on sale now for both dates, priced £27.50, with support from Frost.
The two dates are:
June 12th – Leeds Academy
June 13th – Southampton Guildhall
The band have been busy writing their tenth studio album, set for release on June 22nd. Plans are afoot for a special advance playback of the new material in New York City on March 24 & 25.
Mike Portnoy, the band’s amiable drummer, has said "Imagine a DREAM THEATER album with 'A Change Of Seasons', 'Octavarium', 'Learning To Live', 'Pull Me Under' and 'The Glass Prison'... all on one album... COULD YOU HANDLE IT?? Excited? I sure am!!!!"
Portnoy and guitarist John Petrucci are once again producing the LP, while engineer Paul Northfield will mix the record. While guesting on a NY radio show recently, they played a one-minute teaser montage for the forthcoming album… you can hear it at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TKge6ziwBI.
For more information drop me a line or click on www.dreamtheater.net / www.myspace.com/dreamtheater.
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 Tickets have gone on sale for Iron Maiden's one-day domination of digital cinemas all over the world
Flight 666 is the Brit-winning band's first full-length movie, telling the backstage story of their Somewhere Back in Time world tour. They went round the planet in 24 days aboard a customised Boeing 757, Ed Force One, piloted by singer Bruce Dickinson, and played to nearly 500,000 people in 13 countries over 50,000 miles.
The movie features exclusive live footage and is delivered in 5.1 surround sound perfected by Maiden producer Kevin Shirley.
Manager Rod Smallwood says: "The film is a testament to an extraordinary tour and to our incredible fans all over the world. Seeing it on the big screen will make you feel like you were there. To my knowledge it's rarely, if ever, been attempted with a rock film - but it's fun to try something a bit different."
Cinema details are being continually updated at ironmaiden.com/flight666
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 DEVO announce world premiere of "Q: Are We Not Men?"
DEVO have confirmed they will perform the world premiere live performance of their legendary 1978 debut album “Q. ARE WE NOT MEN, ARE WE DEVO?” at the London Kentish Town Forum on Wednesday May 6th 2009.
This will be a one-off performance of the album, exclusive to the London Kentish Town Forum, and the very first time the band will perform the album in its entirety. The album was originally released by Stiff Records in the UK in 1978 and was produced by Brian Eno.
The London Kentish Town Forum concert is part of the DON’T LOOK BACK album series of concerts. Tickets retail at £30 and can be ordered from the ticket hotline: 0871 220 0260, or book online - www.atpfestival.com or www.seetickets.com.
Two days later, DEVO will perform a gala of greatest hits concert on Friday 8th May at the world famous ATP Festival – The Fans Strike Back edition at Butlins Holiday Centre, Minehead. |
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 Deluxe edition vinyl re-issue
Following the hugely successful deluxe edition vinyl re-issues of the first three Metallica albums in early 2008 and “...And Justice For All” in early 2009, Universal are set to release the seminal fifth album, “Metallica” (also known as “The Black Album”), in March 2009.
Metallica are quite simply one of the most influential bands of all time. Multi platinum album, video, single sales worldwide, the band have played to countless millions of fans over the past 25 years. When it comes to musical legends, Metallica are from the top echelon…
If the first four Metallica albums established the band as the kings of contemporary metal, then “Metallica” was the album that took them to a whole new level. The first album recorded alongside Bob Rock, The Black Album features some of Metallica’s most popular songs – “Enter Sandman”, “Nothing Else Matters”, “Sad But True” and “The Unforgiven”. The album spent four consecutive weeks at the No 1 spot on the USA’s Billboard 200 chart and has gone on to sell over 22 million copies worldwide..
The deluxe album will be released in two formats. First a standard 2LP set in 33 1/3 rpm and 180 gram vinyl. The album will be also released as a deluxe box including 4 x heavy 12" records in outer 300gsm sleeves with gloss varnish, box with glossy lamino and lyric sheet insert. This addition to the series will allow Metallica fans the option to hear this legendary album as never before... Louder, Faster, Heavier!!!
The audio is half speed Mastered from the original analogue tapes at Mobile Fidelity for the ultimate listening experience... The best Audiophile Quality….
Enough of the hyperbole….It’s Metallica…..it’s “Metallica” in deluxe form…what are you waiting for…
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 Deep Purple vocalist returns with the most spectacular solo album of his career
edel entertainment's international label earMUSIC is pleased to announce the March 23rd release of Ian Gillan's exciting new solo album "One Eye To Morocco". Gillan's first collection of original new recordings since 1997, the album will be released across four editions including CD, Ltd Edition CD, Vinyl Gatefold, 7" vinyl and CD.
Ian Gillan, one of the greatest rock singers of all times renowned as a member of Deep Purple, though he also led bands named after himself.
Gillan was the driving force of classic Deep Purple MkII that in the 70s changed rock fashions through a series of successful records - "Concerto for Group and Orchestra" (1970), "Deep Purple in Rock" (1970), "Fireball" (1971; number one U.K.), "Machine Head" (1972; number one UK; Top Ten, multi-platinum USA), "Made in Japan" (1973; Top Ten, platinum U.S.), and "Who Do We Think We Are" (1973; Top Five U.K.; Top 20, gold U.S.).
He was also featured on Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's concept album Jesus Christ Superstar singing the title role; the gold-selling double LP topped the U.S. charts in 1971.
As a solo artist, Ian Gillan enjoyed a lot of success too, in 1980, seven years after leaving Deep Purple (the band split in 1975, two years after Gillan's departure), Gillan signed to Virgin Records and scored a British singles chart entry with "Sleeping on the Job" in June 1980, followed by "Glory Road", which peaked in the Top Five and charted briefly in America.
Thus established, Gillan scored a series of Top 40 singles and Top 20 albums in the U.K. over the next two years: "Trouble" (1980); "Mutually Assured Destruction" (1981); "New Orleans" (1981); "Future Shock" (1981), "No Laughing in Heaven" (1981); "Nightmare" (1981); "Double Trouble" (1981) and "Magic" (1982).
In May 1983, he surprised fans by joining Black Sabbath with the recording of their album "Born Again" and subsequently toured with the band from August to March 1984.
In March 1984, the 1969-1973 line-up of Deep Purple, including Gillan reunited and soon after they cut the million-selling "Perfect Strangers" and "The House of Blue Light" (1987).
Since then, Ian Gillan divided his energy between Deep Purple (who have been signed to edel records since the release of their "Rapture of the Deep" album) and his solo production. His most recent official release was the critically acclaimed "Live in Anaheim", released on CD and DVD.
One Eye To Morocco Track Listing
Normal CD:
1. One Eye To Morocco
2. No Lotion For That
3. Don't Stop
4. Change My Ways
5. Girl Goes To Show
6. Better Days
7. Deal With It
8. Ultimate Groove
9. The Sky Is Falling Down
10. Texas State Of Mind
11. It Would Be Nice
12. Always The Traveller
Ltd. Edition CD:
Limited digi-pack with CD with exclusive track: "Lonely Days"
12" Vinyl Gatefold
7" vinyl single (signed) & CD album
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 The Solid Silver 60s - Greatest Hits! CD and Tour!!!
After 24 years of sold out shows and huge demand for tickets, Universal Music is thrilled to announce the release of the brand new album which coincides with the tour- The Solid Silver 60s - Greatest Hits!
The phenomenon that is The Solid Silver 60s Show opened at the London Palladium in 1985 and has continued to sell-out venues across the country. Now in its 24th year and still going strong, for the first time show producers have teamed up with Universal Music to release the perfect soundtrack to accompany this amazing tour.
The Solid Silver 60s Greatest Hits is a carefully compiled compilation album featuring sixty classic tracks from some of the biggest acts of the era. It’s not often you find so many so many great songs together on one album. Guaranteed to have any rock and roller going crazy for more, tracks include number ones smash hits such as Del Shannon with ‘Runaway’ which spent an amazing 22 consecutive weeks at the top of the charts.
Other number one hits include The Zombies with ‘She’s Not There’, The Animals ‘The House Of The Rising Sun’, Small Faces with ‘Sha La La La Lee’, The Move’s ‘Blackberry Way’, The Yardbirds with ‘For Your Love’ and Bobby Vee with ‘The Night Has A Thousand Eyes’, plus The Monkees, The Searchers, Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders and many many more.
This collection of hits from one of the most musically influential decades is a must-have for any music fan, with an eclectic mix of bands that helped to define the industry today.
The Solid Silver Sixties tour kicks off in Cardiff on 27th February and tours the country for 3 months. For full tour dates and to book go to www.flyingmusic.com
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LOU REED EUROPEAN TOUR
Lou Reed returns to Europe this June to perform the entirety of his 1973 landmark album Berlin. The European dates will see Reed performing with a 30-piece ensemble including his band, a string and horn section, and a children's choir.
The European tour starts June 23rd in Cork, followed by dates in Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Belgium and Spain. Due to popular demand for this prestigious show, Berlin will make a special return visit to London, Brussels and Paris.
Reed will perform three dates in the UK, including the prestigious London Royal Albert Hall on June 30th. He will also perform 'Berlin' at the Edinburgh Playhouse on June 25th, followed by the Nottingham Opera House on June 26th.
The Berlin tour is being hailed as a rare insight into one of music's greatest minds, a labour of love and an integral part of rock history.
Lou Reed: 'Berlin' 2008 European Tour
Monday June 23 - Cork Marquee
Tuesday June 24 - Belfast Waterfront
Wednesday June 25 - Edinburgh Playhouse
Thursday June 26 - Notthingham Royal Centre
Saturday 28th June - Paris Salle Pleyel
Monday June 30 - London Royal Albert Hall
Thursday July 2 - Zurich
Thursday July 3 - Munich Philharmonie
Sunday July 6 - Hamburg CCH – Congress Centrum
Monday July 7 - Copenhagen Opera House
Wednesday July 9 - Stockholm Annexet
Wednesday July 11 - Estonia
Wednesday July 12 - Latvia
Monday July 14 - Warsaw Sala Kongresowa
Wednesday July 16 - Brussels Bozar
Wednesday July 19 - Lisbon
Tuesday July 22 - Madrid Conde Duque
Friday July 25 - Girona Portaferrada Festival
Saturday July 26 - Benidorm Bullring
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LOU REED BERLIN FILM TO OPEN
From the Director of THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY and
BEFORE NIGHT FALLS
Lou Reed's BERLIN
(CERT TBC)
A film by JULIAN SCHNABEL
Official Selection - Venice Horizon, Venice Film Festival 2007
Toronto International Film Festival 2007
Featuring
Lou Reed
USA / 2007 / 85 Mins / In English / Colour / 1:1.85
Production: A Grandview Pictures and LM Media GMbH Production
UK RELEASE DATE: 25 July 2008
Opening at selected West End Venues
and selected U.K. cinemas nationwide
Lou Reed recorded the album Berlin in 1973.
It was a commercial failure.
Over the next 33 years, he never performed the album live.
For five nights in December 2006 at St. Ann's Warehouse Brooklyn, Lou Reed performed his masterwork about love's dark sisters: jealousy, rage and loss. - Julian Schnabel
Staging Berlin has been discussed for over 30 years and in December of 2006 it became a reality. Berlin was said to be one of the most depressing albums ever made and as it was brought to life it was far from dismal. Using the divided city of Berlin as its backdrop the story of Caroline and her lovers is told through the emotive and provocative words of Lou Reed.
With performers like Fernando Saunders, Antony, Steve Hunter, Rob Wassermann, Rupert Christie and Sharon Jones, a seven piece orchestra and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus all working to create a captivating and enveloping world, Lou Reed is able to take the audience with him as he bares witness to Caroline's self-destruction.
Julian's set design creates the backdrop of a hotel with greenish walls and Lola Schnabel's films display the beauty and tragedy of the narrator's leading lady (played by the French actress Emmanuelle Seigner), adding to the experience which is so devastating and beautiful at the same time.
Julian Schnabel was born in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated with a B.F.A. from the University of Houston and participated in the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program. He had his first solo painting exhibition at the Mary Boone Gallery in New York in 1979. Since then, his paintings have been included in many important public and private collections around the world. His films include Basquiat, Before Night Falls, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival in 2000, THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY, and Lou Reed's BERLIN.
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Steve Miller Live DVD/CD Package Released
Coming Home Studios is pleased to announce the first ever DVD release for one of rock's greatest recording and touring artists, The Steve Miller Band.
Steve Miller Band: Live in Chicago will be released as a 2-DVD and 1 CD package on February 25th 2008.
Since 1968, the Steve Miller Band has released over 24 albums, with over half of those spanning multi-platinum sales. Live in Chicago was filmed in High Definition with 32 cameras, over two sold-out nights at the renowned Chicago concert venue, Ravinia in front of 35,000 people during the summer of 2007. The 3-disc set boasts two DVDs and one audio CD. The first DVD features 20 classics performed live including some of Steve Miller's biggest hits including The Joker, Fly Like An Eagle, Abracadabra and Take The Money And Run.
DVD disc one features the live concert which has a running time of 110 minutes.
DVD disc two boasts over 45 minutes worth of bonus features including a never-before-released documentary encompassing a private tour of Chicago featuring Steve in a classic checker taxi cab revisiting some of the first venues he performed in when he was known as Kid.
The bonus CD features 12 songs including Keep On Rockin' Me Baby, Living In The USA and Wild Mountain Honey.
DVD Tracklisting:
01. Fly Like An Eagle
02. Living In The USA
03. True Fine Love
04. Abracadabra
05. Mercury Blues
06. The Stake
07. Shu Ba Du Ma Ma Ma Ma
08. Boom Bapa Boom
09. All Your Lovin'
10. Crossroads
11. Serenade
12. Dance, Dance, Dance
13. Wild Mountain Honey
14. Winter Time
15. Rock'N Me
16. Take The Money And Run
17. The Joker
18. Swingtown
19. Jungle Love
20. Jet Airliner
DVD Bonus Features:
• Documentary - private tour of Chicago featuring Steve Miller in a classic checker taxi cab, seeing some of the first venues he played when he was known as
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Finnish Rock Supergroup Takes On Radiohead's Creep
Finnish operatic rock supergroup, Northern Kings, release their debut album, Reborn, in the UK on Monday 16th June, on Warner Music, and the single 'We Don't Need Another Hero' will be released in the UK as a digital download and limited edition CD on 12th June.
Reborn, which has achieved gold status in Finland, features symphonic orchestral rock interpretations of eighties classics ranging from Brothers in Arms, Ashes to Ashes, Sledgehammer, Hello, I Just Died In Your Arms, We Don't Need Another Hero, plus Radiohead's 1993 song Creep.
Northern Kings is an all-star line-up of Finnish metal, consisting of four vocalists, who are all frontmen of successful heavy metal bands. They wanted to create something special together and came up with the idea of arranging 80's classics to metal versions - to which all four vocalists contribute. Northern Kings is Marco Hietala from Nightwish, Tony Kakko from Sonata Arctica, JP Leppäluoto from Charon and J Ahola from Teräsbetoni.
Teräsbetoni is representing Finland in this year's Eurovision in Belgrade, Serbia on 24th May, and will perform the hit single 'Missä Miehet Ratsastaa' (which means 'Where All The Men Ride Forth'), taken from their 'Myrskyntuoja' album.
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AC/DC COMPETITION. SEE THE BAND IN NEW YORK!!!
You and an equally rockin’ AC/DC friend could be whisked away to see the band perform their very FIRST full rehearsal in an intimate gig at a top secret location in the U.S.A! Believe me, this is a money can’t buy competition and an experience of a lifetime! If you love AC/DC this is something you simply cannot miss.
There are two ways you can enter:
If you are going to the Reading/Leeds festival 2008 (22nd -24th August) then checkout the ACDC ‘Angus’ posters all around the festival site. All you have to do is pose underneath Angus Young’s head with your most awesome air guitar pose ever! We really want to see you give it some AC/DC rock god action!
Or you can just go to the website www.acdcrocks.com/uk and download the poster from there and fiddle with it to your hearts content. Go On you know you want to
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AC/DC NO BULL DIRECTORS CUT DVD RELEASED
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AC/DC FIRST STUDIO ALBUM IN EIGHT YEARS
Columbia Records announces the worldwide release of
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STATUS QUO : YOUTUBE PLEA BECOMES A WEB HIT!
Status Quo last week leaped into the digital arena when they became a Youtube hit, with their request for fan videos to complete their “It’s Christmas Time” promo videos. Francis Rossi & Rick Parfitt posted a video which featured them requesting Christmas blooper footage to be included in the promo video for Xmas single “It’s Christmas Time” which is set to hit the charts on the 1st December.
The video has quickly become a hit on Youtube with it being ranked in the top 10 discussed videos this week (UK) & receiving a featured spotlight on the Youtube music channel.
With thousands of fans viewing the video a day they are soon to complete their task.
Check out video below
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=uKeey4YrX0w
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Former Hendrix Drummer Dies
Former Jimi Hendrix Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell has died apparently of natural causes in Portland USA.
Mitch who along with Noel Redding joined up with Jimi Hendricx to form the Jimi Hendrix Experience in late 1966 when Jimi first arrived in the country. Mitch would play with Jimi for the next four years until the guitarists death save for a short period when Jimi formed the Band Of Gypsys with Buddy Miles and Billy Cox. Following Jimi's death in September 1970 Mitch retained strong links with the Hendrix family and worked on the posthumous Hendrix release Cry of Love.
More recently Mitch had been playing concerts with Billy Cox and other guest musicians in America.
His last days were spent celebrating the music and legacy of Jimi Hendrix with old and new friends on the 2008 Experience Hendrix tour. For nearly 4 weeks, the tour travelled coast-to-coast bringing the music of Jimi Hendrix to nearly 50,000 fans across the country. In addition to Mitchell, the tour featured Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Eric Johnson, Cesar Rojas and David Hidalgo (Los Lobos), Aerosmith's Brad Whitford, Hubert Sumlin (Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters), Chris Layton (Double Trouble) as well as Eric Gales and Mato Nanji (Indigenous). The tour ended 5 days before Mitchell's death.
Mitch Mitchell was 61.
Rockahead sends its condolences to Mitch Mitchell's family friends and fans
Mitch Mitchell 9th July 1947- 12th November 2008. R.I.P.
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Win Copies Of The Clash Live At Shea Stadium CD
Courtesy of Sony/BMG we have copies of the Brand New archive Live album from the Clash entitled
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Megadeth Test
Megadeth Test
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The Manfreds, Alan Price & Maggie Bell to headline the 2008 Maximum Rhythm & Blues tour
Following numerous critically acclaimed tours and due to public demand, Maximum Rhythm N’ Blues is back, once again boasting some of the finest rhythm & blues talent ever assembled on one stage before.
These artists learned their craft by playing the exciting 60s London club circuit in such famous clubs of the time as ‘The Flamingo’, ‘Klooks Kleeks’, ‘Ricky Ticks’, ‘The Scene’, ‘Eel Pie Island’, the ‘Crawdaddy’, ‘Ronnie Scotts’ and ‘The 101 Club’ creating the birth of British Rhythm N Blues. Alongside the Stones & the Yardbirds, the Manfreds were very much leaders of the pack, scoring a run of hit singles including If You Gotta Go, Go Now, Do Wah Diddy Diddy, 5-4-3-2-1 and Mighty Quinn.
The Maximum Rhythm N’ Blues tour reunites Manfred members Paul Jones, Mike D’Abo, Tom McGuinness, Simon Currie, Wayne Elliot, Rob Townsend and Mike Hugg. After the successful reunion of The Manfreds in 1991, these pioneers of the groundbreaking British Rhythm N’ Blues scene perform a show that features The Manfreds on stage throughout the night introducing all their classic hits and those of their special guests.
Joining the Manfreds are Alan Price and Maggie Bell. Price is one of the quintessential British singer/song writers of the 20th century and has enjoyed a successful career in music, film and theatre spanning over 40 years. Initially a founder member of The Animals, Price has gone on to enjoy a great solo career with I Put A Spell On You, Simon Smith And His Amazing Bear, The House That Jack Built and a memorable score for Lindsay Anderson’s O Lucky Man! among the highlights.
Returning for her second consecutive tour is former Stone The Crows vocalist and winner of the 1971 Melody Maker readers’ poll for Best Female Vocalist Maggie Bell. Maggie was hailed at the time as the British Janis Joplin and managed by the infamous Peter Grant. She cut her first solo album, Queen of the Night with Jerry Wexler and her unique soulful voice has seen Bell work with Jimmy Page, Denny Laine, The Who, Rod Stewart & B.A. Robertson amongst others.
An all star line up with the hits to match!
Maximum Rhythm & Blues Tour Dates 2008
Thursday 09-Oct Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall 0870 4000 890
Friday 10-Oct Croydon Fairfield Halls 020 8688 9291
Sunday 12-Oct Portmsouth Portsmouth & Southsea Festival 023 9264 9000
Thursday 16-Oct Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre 0844 576 3000
Friday 17-Oct Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions 0845 146 1460
Saturday 18-Oct Basingstoke Anvil trust Ltd 01256 844 244
Sunday 19-Oct Salisbury City Hall 01722 434 434
Tuesday 21-Oct Birmingham Town Hall 0121 236 2392
Wednesday 22-Oct Barnstaple Queens Theatre 01271 3242 42
Thursday 23-Oct Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall Theatre 01892 530 613
Friday 24-Oct Northampton Royal Derngate 01604 624 811
Saturday 25-Oct Hastings White Rock Theatre 01424 462 280
Monday 27-Oct Leicester De Montford Hall 0116 233 3111
Tuesday 28-Oct Grimsby The Auditorium 0870 060 2331
Thursday 30-Oct Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 0141 353 8000
Friday 31-Oct Dundee Caird Hall 01382 434 940
Tuesday 04-Nov Southport Southport Theatre 0870 607 7560
Thursday 06-Nov Nottingham Royal Concert Hall 0155 989 5555
Friday 07-Nov Manchester Palace Theatre 0161 930 8000
Saturday 08-Nov Halifax Victoria Theatre 01422 3511 58
Tuesday 11-Nov Cardiff St. David's Hall 02920 878 444
Wednesday 12-Nov York Grand Opera House 0870 606 3595
Thursday 13-Nov Dartford The Orchard 01322 22 0000
Monday 24-Nov Buxton Opera House 08451 720 50
Wednesday 26-Nov Peterborough Broadway 01733 316 100
Thursday 27-Nov Kings Lynn Corn Exchange 01553 764 864
Friday 28-Nov High Wycombe Swan Theatre 01494 512 000
Saturday 29-Nov Worthing Assembly Hall 01903 206 206
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Win Copies Of Santana's Multi-Dimensional Warrior CD
Courtesy of Sony/BMG we have copies of the Brand New 2 Disc Santana Compilation
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TODD RUNDGREN UK TOUR DATES
Thursday 6th November – Manchester Academy 2
Friday 7th November – Edinburgh The Picture House
Saturday 22nd November – Norwich Waterfront
Sunday 23rd November – London Kentish Town Forum
Rock’n’roll icon, guitar genius, interactive progenitor, consummate singer/songwriter and record producer, Todd Rundgren, returns to the UK shores for his first concerts since 2005.
Todd Rundgren, the man who gave us classic albums like Something/Anything?, A Wizard, A True Star, Todd, Faithful, Hermit of Mink Hollow and 2004’s critically acclaimed Liars, will play four rare UK concerts that will follow the September 29th UK release of his long awaited new studio album .
Arena is a definite return to riff-oriented guitar rock,
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Win Copies Of The Edge Of The Seventies Three Disc Set
Courtesy of Sony/BMG we have copies of the Brand New 3 Disc Compilation
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Win Copies Of The Very Best Of While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Courtesy of Universal we have copies of the Brand New 2 Disc Compilation
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ELVIS PRESLEY COMPLETE '68 COMEBACK SPECIAL
ELVIS PRESLEY
COMPLETE '68 COMEBACK SPECIAL
4 CD ALBUM
DELUXE & STANDARD EDITIONS AVAILABLE
40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS!
RELEASED AUGUST 4 2008
London - England. August 2008 will be a red letter month for fans of Elvis Presley. Amazingly it will be 40 years since the King of Rock 'n' Roll took to the stage in what became a milestone in televised musical performances and a career highlight, the infamous '68 Comeback Special. To honour this very special occasion, Sony BMG Music Entertainment will release the 'Complete '68 Comeback Special' 4 CD box set, featuring the whole story from the rehearsals to the finished show, out-takes and rarely-heard gems, packaged in both deluxe and standard versions.
During a career of invention and re-invention the '68 Comeback Special is THE pivotal performance of Elvis' career. He was back from the movie career that had kept him away from the live arena throughout most of the 60's and what's more he looked and sounded amazing.
This 4 disc box set will feature over 103 songs including
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ROCK EXPLOSION II MUSIC ART POSTER EXHIBITION
The Movie Poster Art Gallery today announced 'Explosion II', their second art exhibition of highly collectable music posters from Saturday 5th July to Saturday 26th July.
This rare exhibition is a graphic treasure trove of rare original rock posters covering four decades of music, many of which had never been exhibited and available to buy before. From West Coast Psychedelia to West London Punk, from David Bowie to Elvis Costello, The Smiths to Bob Marley, the show highlights a selection of music posters from some of rock and pop’s most unforgettable artists.
The exhibition also showcases a wealth of overlooked music graphic artists and designers including Jamie Reid (Sex Pistols), Barney Bubbles (Stiff Records), Peter Saville (Factory Records), Jo Slee and Morrissey (The Smiths) etc. The exhibition also includes a collection of rare, original posters from The Rolling Stones vaults, including the notorious ‘Goats Head Soup’ and the controversial bondage S&M standee for ‘Black and Blue’.
Sat 5th July to Sat 26th July
Special Private/Press View on Thursday 3rd July at 6:30pm.
Gallery opening times:
Mon-Friday 11-6, Sat 11-4
Admission Free, Tel. 020 7637 7441
The Movie Poster Art Gallery
1 Colville Place, London, W1T 2BG
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HARD ROCK HELL II FINAL LINE UP DETAILS
Hard Rock Hell II
“The Dragon’s Ball”
A 48 Hour Maelstrom Of Rock N Metal
The UK’s only rock n roll boot camp
Location: Prestatyn Sands, North Wales
Dates: 5th to 7th December 2008
CONFIRM FULL LINE UP
Black Label Society confirmed as first headline act – their only UK gig in 2008.
Thin Lizzy to headline second night
Tickets onsale from 9am on Thursday 13th March 2008
Following the hugely successful sold out Hard Rock Hell in 2007, the organizers are pleased to announce Hard Rock Hell II, to take place in December 2008 at Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, North Wales.
Hard Rock Hell launched a new standard in UK metal and rock festivals. Taking place across 3 days at Butlins in Minehead, Somerset on November 9th, 10th and 11th 2007, the sold out festival was an enormous success. Bringing together acts such as Twisted Sister, Saxon, Cradle Of Filth, Turisas, My Dying Bride, Zodiac Mindwarp and Tesla in a unique setting.
Taking up where last years festival left off, HRH II will span 4 decades over 6 arenas and feature 50 bands. This year’s rock ritual will feature all Lords of the Riff and turn it into, another 48 hour maelstrom of rock n metal. HRH II’s selection of bands will not disappoint, with some incredible exclusives, rare appearances from the vault and even a trio of bands never witnessed on stage together to answer calls for a Space ,Prog, Psychedelic Rock arena on the Friday night.
Full line up is now complete and is as follows:
Friday 5th Dec
Classic Rock Stage:
Litmus – Glyder – Benedictum - Budgie -Thin Lizzy – Doro - Tigertailz
Metal Hammer/Radio 1 Stage:
Hexes – Cry for Silence – Textures – The Plight – Ghost of a Thousand – Johnny Truant – Cancer Bats
(in conjunction with Radio One rock show)
Young Blood Stage:
TBC – TBC – Big Linda – TBC – Attica Rage – TBC
Saturday 6th Dec
Classic Rock Stage:
Pilgrim Fathers – Hawkwind – Logan – Orange Goblin – Clutch – Black Label Society – Wildhearts – Viking Skull
Born Again Stage:
Spit Like This – Pride Tiger (UK Debut) – Praying Mantis – Tygers of Pan Tang – Waysted
Porshamar Stage:
Battlelore – Korpiklaani – Alestorm – Outcry Fire – Ravenscreed – This is Menace – Powerquest – Firewind – Blitzkrieg
Clive Aid Stage:
Beholder – Hecate Enthroned – Million$ Reloaded – Pig Iron – Tokyo Dragons – Warrior Soul – Chariot
All sales channels went live on the 13th March 2008 at 9am (UK time). Tickets include two nights accommodation and entrance to all 6 arenas as well as free car parking. Limited Early Bird tickets start from 90 GBP. For further information and ticket sales ring 08700 110034 or Ticket Web on 08444 77 1000 or see www.hardrockhell.com. The Early Bird offer will close on 30th June 2008
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Wildhearts Release New Album Digitally
The Wildheart’s release “Stop Us If You’ve Heard This One Before” Vol 1 digitally on May 19th 2008.
The 12 track album is a collection of covers from some of The Wildhearts favorite bands and will be available exclusively to download WORLDWIDE from all major (and not so major) digital stores.
The Track listing is as follows
01 Unsung (Helmet)
02 The World Comes Tumblin' (The Distillers)
03 Understanding Jane (The Icicle works)
04 Waiting Room (Fugazi)
05 Geez Louise (The Unband)
06 Ice Hockey Hair (Super Furry Animals)
07 Rocket 69 (Lee Harvey Oswald band)
08 Possum Kingdom (Toadies)
09 Rearrange You (Baby Chaos)
10 Pep Talk (The Descendents)
11 Battleship Chains (Georgia Satellites)
12 Carmelita (Warren Zevon)
The album will mark the first time that each member of the band has taken on lead vocal duties on a Wildhearts release.
The band will preview a new track on their myspace www.myspace.com/thewildhearts every Monday, starting on April 21st 2008.
Download ‘Stop us if you’ve heard this one before’ from all good digital stores on May 19th including..
www.Itunes.com (Worldwide)
www.Emusic.com (Worldwide)
www.Napster.com (Worldwide)
www.7digital.com (UK Only)
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WALTER BECKER RELEASES LATEST SOLO ALBUM CIRCUS MONEY
Sonic360 is pleased to announce the UK release of Circus Money, Walter Becker’s first solo album in fourteen years. “It is,” the artist acknowledges, “a unique career strategy.”
Over the past 38 years, Becker and his long-time collaborator Donald Fagen have released 10 albums under the Steely Dan moniker. Circus Money is Becker’s second solo effort. To suggest that the new album, produced by Grammy® Award winning Larry Klein, has long been highly anticipated is something of an understatement among the Becker cognoscenti.
It was in 1994 that 11 Tracks of Whack, Becker’s debut solo outing arrived, with conclusive proof that the songwriter, multi-tasking musician and studio habitué had more to say – and more ways to say it – than could be contained in the epochal oeuvre of Steely Dan.
And that itself is saying something, considering the storied career of the estimable duo, with all the masses of platinum and multiples of Grammy amassed by Becker and Fagen over the years – some would say very odd -- years. Yet there was evidently a lot more where that came from, music so idiosyncratic, iconoclastic and ingenious only one artist could rightly be held accountable.
“When I write a song, it matters very much whether it’s intended for me,” Walter explains. “If it is, I can do what I want, within my own frame of reference. I take full responsibility.”
Yet, even allowing for such a forthright admission of liability, the dozen tracks that comprise Circus Money were very much a collaborative endeavor. Aiding and abetting the artist over the nearly three years of the album’s creation was producer Larry Klein, who both produced Circus Money and co-wrote all but one selection.
Klein, of course, brought a wealth of experience to the job, most recently helming Herbie Hancock’s 2007 Grammy® winning Album of the Year, River: The Joni Letters. But it was hardly his resume, however impressive, that drew Becker to Klein.
“We met originally in 1990,” Walter recounts, “and over the years became friends. These songs are very much an outgrowth of that friendship: the gags, the stories, the inside references. At the same time, we had to depend on each other to make sure things didn’t get completely obscure.”
“It was all very fluid,” Klein agrees. “We’d be having a conversation and it would just naturally drift into writing. But at the same time, we kept pushing for a higher level. Writing songs with Walter Becker is like playing tennis with John McEnroe. It keeps you on your game.”
Also at the top of their game was a heavy hitting roster of sidemen assembled for the Circus Money sessions. Among the names familiar to Steely Dan fans are drummer Keith Carlock and guitarist Jon Herington, both of whom have toured widely with the band, while keyboardists Ted Baker and Jim Beard were recruited especially for the occasion. “These are smart, diligent musicians,” Becker observes, “and, with Larry, we had the added benefit of a producer who actually waits to make a suggestion until one is needed. That’s a kind of genius all by itself.”
Walter himself handled all the lead vocals as well as playing bass, a decision that had direct bearing on the album’s point of origin. “The bass gave me a more powerful position to define the direction I wanted the music to take,” he explains.
“As much as anything, that direction had to do with the fact that, for years before I started this project, I was listening almost exclusively to Jamaican music. I even became something of an expert on various sub genres, such as songs about motorcycles and/or featuring motorcycle sound effects; songs about the barbers versus the dreads, and songs about various judicial procedures. I initially had the idea of writing lyrics directly to some of the dub instrumental tracks I was hearing, but, as I got further into the process with Larry we instead used reggae as a sort of stepping-off point. You can hear it, especially in the rhythm section, throughout the album, which is one of the reasons I wanted to be back there working with the drummers.”
It’s a good example of how, for all its talented complement, Circus Money remains a quintessentially Beckeresque enterprise. There is simply no mistaking that point of view or the acumen, acerbity and aching insight that inform it. Three Picture Deal, Paging Audrey, Darkling Down -- the tracks of Circus Money team with the beautiful losers, hopeless romantics and reckless gamblers that roam at will through the realms of Walter Becker. Here, one more time, are the true life tales we never tire of hearing. “
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WALTER BECKER RELEASES LATEST SOLO ALBUM CIRCUS MONEY
Sonic360 is pleased to announce the UK release of Circus Money, Walter Becker’s first solo album in fourteen years. “It is,” the artist acknowledges, “a unique career strategy.”
Over the past 38 years, Becker and his long-time collaborator Donald Fagen have released 10 albums under the Steely Dan moniker. Circus Money is Becker’s second solo effort. To suggest that the new album, produced by Grammy® Award winning Larry Klein, has long been highly anticipated is something of an understatement among the Becker cognoscenti.
It was in 1994 that 11 Tracks of Whack, Becker’s debut solo outing arrived, with conclusive proof that the songwriter, multi-tasking musician and studio habitué had more to say – and more ways to say it – than could be contained in the epochal oeuvre of Steely Dan.
And that itself is saying something, considering the storied career of the estimable duo, with all the masses of platinum and multiples of Grammy amassed by Becker and Fagen over the years – some would say very odd -- years. Yet there was evidently a lot more where that came from, music so idiosyncratic, iconoclastic and ingenious only one artist could rightly be held accountable.
“When I write a song, it matters very much whether it’s intended for me,” Walter explains. “If it is, I can do what I want, within my own frame of reference. I take full responsibility.”
Yet, even allowing for such a forthright admission of liability, the dozen tracks that comprise Circus Money were very much a collaborative endeavor. Aiding and abetting the artist over the nearly three years of the album’s creation was producer Larry Klein, who both produced Circus Money and co-wrote all but one selection.
Klein, of course, brought a wealth of experience to the job, most recently helming Herbie Hancock’s 2007 Grammy® winning Album of the Year, River: The Joni Letters. But it was hardly his resume, however impressive, that drew Becker to Klein.
“We met originally in 1990,” Walter recounts, “and over the years became friends. These songs are very much an outgrowth of that friendship: the gags, the stories, the inside references. At the same time, we had to depend on each other to make sure things didn’t get completely obscure.”
“It was all very fluid,” Klein agrees. “We’d be having a conversation and it would just naturally drift into writing. But at the same time, we kept pushing for a higher level. Writing songs with Walter Becker is like playing tennis with John McEnroe. It keeps you on your game.”
Also at the top of their game was a heavy hitting roster of sidemen assembled for the Circus Money sessions. Among the names familiar to Steely Dan fans are drummer Keith Carlock and guitarist Jon Herington, both of whom have toured widely with the band, while keyboardists Ted Baker and Jim Beard were recruited especially for the occasion. “These are smart, diligent musicians,” Becker observes, “and, with Larry, we had the added benefit of a producer who actually waits to make a suggestion until one is needed. That’s a kind of genius all by itself.”
Walter himself handled all the lead vocals as well as playing bass, a decision that had direct bearing on the album’s point of origin. “The bass gave me a more powerful position to define the direction I wanted the music to take,” he explains.
“As much as anything, that direction had to do with the fact that, for years before I started this project, I was listening almost exclusively to Jamaican music. I even became something of an expert on various sub genres, such as songs about motorcycles and/or featuring motorcycle sound effects; songs about the barbers versus the dreads, and songs about various judicial procedures. I initially had the idea of writing lyrics directly to some of the dub instrumental tracks I was hearing, but, as I got further into the process with Larry we instead used reggae as a sort of stepping-off point. You can hear it, especially in the rhythm section, throughout the album, which is one of the reasons I wanted to be back there working with the drummers.”
It’s a good example of how, for all its talented complement, Circus Money remains a quintessentially Beckeresque enterprise. There is simply no mistaking that point of view or the acumen, acerbity and aching insight that inform it. Three Picture Deal, Paging Audrey, Darkling Down -- the tracks of Circus Money team with the beautiful losers, hopeless romantics and reckless gamblers that roam at will through the realms of Walter Becker. Here, one more time, are the true life tales we never tire of hearing. “
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GREATEST GUITAR RIFF OF ALL TIME
A recent internal poll of the students at Guitar-X (www.guitar-x.co.uk), the guitar students at London’s prestigious ‘Tech Music Schools’, has resulted in the following list outlining, in order of popularity, the top 25 guitar riffs of all time to coincide with their 25th anniversary celebrations.
The results of the survey are as follows:
Smoke On The Water – Deep Purple (1973)
Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana (1991)
Walk This Way – Aerosmith (1975)
Purple Haze – Jimi Hendrix (1967)
Sweet Child O Mine – Guns N Roses (1987)
Paradise City – Guns N Roses (1987)
Ace Of Spades – Motorhead (1980)
Enter Sandman – Metallica (1991)
Under The Bridge – Red Hot Chilli Peppers (1992)
Welcome To The Jungle – Guns N Roses (1987)
Run To The Hills – Iron Maiden (1982)
Walk – Pantera (1992)
Johnny Be Goode – Chuck Berry (1958)
Back In Black – AC/DC (1980)
Immigrant Song – Led Zeppelin (1970)
Wake Up – Rage Against The Machine (1992)
Highway to Hell – AC/DC (1979)
My Generation – The Who (1965)
7 Nation Army – The White Stripes (2003)
Born To Be Wild – Steppenwolf (1968)
Give It Away – Red Hot Chilli Peppers (1991)
Paranoid – Black Sabbath (1970)
Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) – Jimi Hendrix (1967)
Eye Of The Tiger – Survivor (1982)
Money For Nothing – Dire Straits (1984)
The big surprise is the fact that with only a few exceptions the riffs were all written more than 20 years ago. Pretty interesting considering many of the students who took part in the survey were not even born when the riffs were recorded. Classic rock has indeed won through here.
So why have the guitarists who are going to populate the industry for the next 40 years chosen these riffs? And what makes a guitar riff great in the first place, John Wheatcroft, the Head Of Instruments at Guitar-X gives his opinion:
Where have all the great riffs gone?
What makes a riff great and why do some go on to become classic?
Creating a classic riff isn't as easy as it seems. Your riff needs to be memorable, vaguely familiar, reasonably accessible (i.e. fairly simple to remember and easy to play!), able to withstand countless repetition without becoming tedious and most importantly, somehow original. Not an easy task. The one thing that ties all of our the classic riffs together is that once you've figured out how to play one on your instrument, you'll wonder why you thought it'd be so difficult to write one yourself!
Most of our 'classic' riffs are more than 20 years old, with many of them distinctly 'middle-aged', dating back to the late 60s or early 70s. Whilst it could be argued that we are no longer living in the iconic 'Age Of The Electric Guitar', a quick look around any record shop proves that musical quality lasts, with artists such as The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix or Led Zeppelin shifting just as many albums today, if not more than they did in their heyday. It's possible that you have to wait until the 'dust settles' before we can truly consider a riff's eligibility for 'Classic' status. If we were to consider a similar question within either jazz or classical music, would we be truly surprised if most, if not all of the artists were not currently active, musically or otherwise?
Today, there are undoubtedly loads of fantastic artists that continue to feature the electric guitar as the prominent feature of their sound. Perhaps in these days of equality it's down to the absence of any real new 'Guitar Heroes'. Remember those heady days of Rock & Roll, where the audience was treated to the gladiatorial spectacle of the singer and the lead guitarist battling it out for centre-stage dominance and audience adulation night after night?
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SIMPLE MINDS ANNIVERSARY TOUR LATEST DETAILS
To add further excitement to Simple Minds' highly anticipated 30th Anniversary tour, the band has just confirmed 'Deacon Blue' as very special guests. Deacon Blue will perform all concerts with the exception of the Glasgow SECC on 4th December. Simple Minds will perform 'New Gold Dream' in its entirety for the very first time.
'Simple Minds' National Credit Card Hotline: 0871 424 4444, Book Online - www.ticketline.co.uk
Thurs Nov 27th - Manchester MEN Arena
Fri Nov 28th - Birmingham NEC
Sat Nov 29th - London Wembley Arena
Mon Dec 1st - Sheffield Arena Tuesday
Tues Dec 2nd - Cardiff International Arena
Thurs Dec 4th - *Glasgow SECC (*does not include Deacon Blue)
With six million album sales under their belt, Deacon Blue's first album 'Raintown' set the precedent, spending 77 weeks in the album chart, and with five top 5 UK albums (of which 2 were number 1) under their belts they have chalked up an impressive 4 years in the British album charts. Their seventeen top 40 singles resided in the chart for more than 2 years. June 9th sees the band release their new DVD
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JOURNEY UK TOUR DETAILS
Journey, the legendary San Francisco rock band, known for their massive international hits 'Don't Stop Believin'', Who's Crying Now' & 'Open Arms', will play 6 UK concerts this June.
Tour Dates:
Tuesday 17th June - London Hammersmith Apollo
Thursday 19th June - Manchester Apollo
Sunday 22nd June - Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Monday 23rd June - Cardiff International Arena
Friday 27th June - Nottingham Trent FM Arena
Sat 28th June - Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
The current line up includes founding members, Neil Schon (Guitar) and Ross Valory (Bass) performing with longtime member Jonathan Cain (Keyboards) and Deen Castronovo (Drums).
New lead vocalist, Arnel Pineda, replaces Jeff Scott Soto, who parted ways with the band earlier this year after stepping in for Steve Augeri, who had to leave the band in 2006 for medical reasons.
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Quo’s fave Aussies’ solo return
Aussie rock act twentysevens so impressed Status Quo when they played together down under that the veteran British band personally invited them to support them on their UK Winter tour. Now twentysevens are back with their own headline UK dates – as true fans of the British scene they could not resist playing The Cavern - and a new album “Sex, Politics & Religion”. Later in the year the band will release a DVD documentary about their time on the road with Britain’s favourite band.
“Sex, Politics & Religion” contains includes 13 new originals, plus - after being inspired watching Quo 31 times on the 06 tour! - a very different version of “Pictures of Matchstick Men”. The album has been described as “full of hard-edged blues & groove flavours”, and will be available at the live shows and also at www.twentysevens.com from 16 June. The DVD about life with Quo is coming soon and is certain to be of huge interest to Quo fans, not least because most of them seem to be in the film!
twentysevens UK Tour 2008
Thursday June 26 :
The Dublin Castle, 94 Parkway Camden, 0207 485 1773, from £5
Saturday June 28
The Retreat, 42 Church St Bocking, Braintree www.theretreatbocking.co.uk , 01376 554923, £10
Sunday June 29
The Greyhound, 324 Harrow Rd Wembley, 020 89000819, tickets £5
Tuesday July 1
The Brook, Portswood Rd, Portswood, Southampton www.the-brook.com, 023 80555366
Thursday July 3
The Cavern, Mathew St Liverpool www.cavernclub.org , £6 pounds www.ticketmaster.co.uk
twentysevens’ diverse and eclectic style is formed from a fusion of blues, funky jazz, and flourishes from a variety of stringed instruments and rock guitars. The band is made up of guitarist Steve Tyson, bassist John Barr, and drummer Dave Parnell. Guided by a host of influences but treading a path of their own, the band’s name alludes to rock icons like Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain and Jeff Buckley who all died at the age of 27.
After being shown the ropes by Quo last time around, this time twentysevens are on their own – come and join them!
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Joe Satriani New Album Set For Deluxe Package
Currently ranked the 7th best electric guitarist in the world, Joe Satriani will release his highly anticipated 13th solo album
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Skid Row Tour UK in November
Skid Row return to the UK in November for a 12 date tour. Their current album Revolutions Per Minute (October 2006) has been described as “sheer, concentrated power - pure energy – and the perfect example of dynamic songs, driven by wild guitar attacks at the interface of hard rock and heavy metal”
The band line-up for the tour is vocalist Johnny Solinger, guitars Scotti Hill and Dave ‘Snake’ Sabo, bass Rachel Bolan and on drums Dave Gara.
November City Venue Box Office
Tues 13th London Mean Fiddler 0871 231 0821
Wed 14th Swansea Sin City 01792 468 892
Thurs 15th Bristol Bierkeller 0117 926 8514
Fri 16th Middlesborough The Cornerhouse 01642 247 755
Sat 17th Leeds Rios 0844 414 2182
Sun 18th Glasgow The Garage 0141 587 0418
Tue 20th Peterborough The Park see below online bkg
Wed 21st Milton Keynes Woughton Centre 01908 660 392
Thurs 22nd Liverpool Academy 0870 771 2000
Fri 23th Sheffield The Corporation 0114 276 0262
Sat 24th Nottingham Rock City (OVER 14) 0871 310 0000
Sun 25th Dudley JB’s (over 18’s) 01384 253 597
All tickets subject to booking fee. Tickets for most venues available from ticketweb.co.uk – other online booking and cc booking info includes: Milton Keynes www.wevegottickets.com
Online booking - London, Swansea, Bristol, Middlesborough, Glasgow, Peterborough, Sheffield, Nottingham and Dudley www.seetickets.com
Ticketweb.co.uk or 08700 600 100 for London, Sheffield, Leeds, Bristol, Glasgow and Liverpool
Ticketmaster.co.uk and www.alt-tickets.co.uk for Nottingham. Peterborough
Wegottickets.com – Peterborough, Milton Keynes,
Ents24.com – Middlesborough. http://www.ticketline.co.uk - cc bookings for Middlesborough and Dudley : 0870 264 3333
Sheffield also cc bookings for Sheffield are 0114 276 0262
Credit card bookings for Swansea: 01792 654226
Skid Row were formed in 1987 in a garage in New Jersey and were discovered by Jon Bon Jovi. In 1989 they sold over 5 million copies of their debut album Skid Row, followed in 1991 by Slave To The Grind which went to no.1 on the Billboard charts and sold several million units. The first time any metal act had achieved this feat. Their third album was Subhuman Race in 1995. Although the band never officially split up, they re-formed in 2000 after opening for Kiss’ Farewell tour, Thickskin which was released in 2003 and Revolutions Per Minute in 2006.
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Never Mind The Sex Pistols DVD
30 years ago, one band changed the face of music in the UK with an explosion so strong the aftershock is still being felt today. That band was The Sex Pistols…
Never Mind The Sex Pistols: An Alternative History
Released 5th November 2007
To celebrate thirty years since the release of their seminal album Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols, Demon VISION is releasing a brand new DVD documentary chronicling the rise and fall of one of the most important bands to come out of the UK.
Direction is provided by Alan Parker, a leading expert and acclaimed Pistols biographer with titles including Sid’s Way, Expose: Sex Pistols recording guide and Sid Vicious: 21st Century Icon. He is currently available for interviews.
The film charts the rise of the band, from their early days at Malcolm’s shop ‘Sex’ to their first gigs, and subsequent record deals. The significance of the arrival of Sid Vicious is dealt with as well as the untimely demise of the band. Never Mind The Sex Pistols… also includes exclusive footage of Malcolm McLaren revealing for the first time that he never wanted to make the album in the first place!
The electrifying story of The Sex Pistols is told through in-depth interviews with those few who were close to the band during their phenomenal yet short-lived success.
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RUSH SNAKES AND ARROWS LIVE ALBUM
RUSH are to release
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BAD COMPANY LAUNCH ROCK RADIO IN MANCHESTER
106.1 Rock Radio - Launches Monday 5th May with a FREE Gig
Join us on Monday 5th May for the launch of 106.1 Rock Radio, when we'll be hosting a massive FREE gig, in association with SsangYong.
Bad Company and Gun will be headlining, with plenty more rock acts taking to the stage throughout the day, from 1pm outside Urbis in Cathedral Gardens, Manchester City Centre.
Then, just before 6pm, join us for the countdown to the launch of all launches, when we’ll flick the switch on your new station, that’ll be playing classic rock anthems from the last 40 years up to the present day
To get a taste of the sound of Manchester's FIRST Classic Rock station, tune into 106.1fm or listen online NOW.
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Thunder Tour In November
Thunder, one of Britain’s busiest rock bands, have announced they will be performing an 8 date UK tour this November.
The continued demand from their fans for regular tours demonstrates just how much their gigs rock, speaks volumes about their ongoing popularity, and justifies their reputation as one of Britain’s best live rock acts. Thunder’s mix of hard bluesy rock is as popular now as ever and has twice taken them into the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart since 2005.
Prior to hitting the road, the boys released a new EP
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Magnum UK Tour in November
Magnum announce a 7 date UK tour in November and follows the success of their current album Princess Alice & The Broken Arrow which was released earlier this year. The shows will be recorded for a forthcoming live album and will feature 2 sets. The first will include many classic Magnum tracks from their extensive back catalogue interspersed with tracks from the current album. The second set will feature their classic album Wings of Heaven, played in its entirety. There will be no support band.
Magnum are Bob Catley – Vocals; Tony Clarkin – Guitar & Vocals; Al Barrow – Bass Guitar; Jimmy Copley – Drums & Percussion and Mark Stanway – Keyboards.
Tour details are :-
NOVEMBER CITY VENUE BOX OFFICE
Sat 10th Inverness Ironworks 0871 7894 173
Sun 11th Glasgow Garage 08444 77 1000
Mon 12th Preston 53 Degrees 01772 89300
Wed 14th Cambridge Junction 01223 511 511
Thur 15th Holmfirth Picturedrome 0161 832 1111/0870 100 0000
Sat 17th Birmingham Academy 0844 477 2000
Sun 18th London Mean Fiddler 0870 060 3777
All tickets subject to booking fee. For Inverness tickets go to: www.hogweb1004.co.uk and for Glasgow ticket hotline is: 0870 333 1123 0141 572 1120 (CPL) www.ticketweb.co.uk
For Mean Fiddler dates go to: Meanfiddler.com & seetickets.com & festivalrepublic.com
For Preston go to www.seetickets.com, www.titcketline.co.uk or www.ticketmaster.co.uk
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Hendrix At Monterey On DVD
THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE LIVE AT MONTEREY
DVD, CD, LP RELEASE SET FOR OCTOBER 16
Forty years ago Jimi Hendrix returned to his native country and, in one fell swoop changed the musical landscape for all time. It was the galvanizing, US debut performance of The Jimi Hendrix Experience at The Monterey International Pop Festival that propelled Hendrix and his band mates, Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding, to the top ranks of international rock royalty. On October 16, for the first time ever, The Jimi Hendrix Experience at Monterey will be released by Experience Hendrix/Geffen/UMe on DVD. It’s a remarkable visual and aural document that reconfirms what the Monterey audience bore witness to on June 18, 1967: Hendrix’s unbridled talent and flair for showmanship are unparalleled in the annals of music.
The set of songs that the Jimi Hendrix Experience performed at Monterey was introduced by Brian Jones, the Rolling Stones’ guitarist whose presence at the festival amounted to a kind of benediction by an acknowledged rock god. He knew full well who he was introducing as Hendrix had moved to London fewer than nine months earlier and achieved icon status in the U.K. in very short order. His conquest of his native land, though, would be achieved almost instantaneously at Monterey.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience Live At Monterey offers all existing film footage of that epochal performance presented in its original sequence. The original 16mm camera reversal footage shot by D.A. Pennebaker’s Monterey Pop film crew has been transferred to high-definition specs and is presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.33:1. The DVD soundtrack features new 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo mixes by Eddie Kramer, the engineer so closely associated with the Jimi Hendrix and his legacy, from the original eight-track live recordings made at the concert by remote engineer Wally Heider.
Beyond the performance of the band’s set, The Jimi Hendrix Experience Live At Monterey offers numerous bonus features. A Second Look, a unique interactive feature allows the viewer to switch between multiple, previously unseen camera angles to view several of the performances as never before. In addition, American Landing, a new documentary that includes previously unreleased interviews with Mitchell and Redding – and Jimi Hendrix, himself -- is included. There’s also Music, Love and Flowers, an inside look at the Monterey International Pop Festival with co-founder Lou Adler. Live performances of “Stone Free” and “Like A Rolling Stone, the two earliest known unreleased Jimi Hendrix Experience performances, shot February 25, 1967 at Chelmsford, England are also part of the package.
Voluminous liner notes by Mitch Mitchell and Hendrix scholar and Experience Hendrix’s catalog development director John McDermott, as well as numerous rare and previously unpublished photos of Hendrix, the band and memorabilia of the time are also part of the lavish package that is The Jimi Hendrix Experience Live At Monterey.
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Gillan Singles Boxed Set
Edsel Records (through Demon) are releasing a box set of all eleven singles by Gillan together with a bonus DVD of promo videos. The box set will contain 11 CD-sized replicas of their original 7” sleeves, plus a DVD containing seven promo videos. It will be released on 22nd October. This box set follows the successful release of the Ian Gillan and Gillan re-mastered albums earlier this year.
The promo videos on the DVD have never been commercially released and have remained unseen since they were broadcast on a handful of occasions in the early '80s.
The booklet is annotated by Ian Gillan, along with respected critic Valerie Potter.
The 11 CD singles are:
1. Vengeance / Smoke On The Water [live at Kingsway Recorders]
2. Sleeping On The Job / Higher And Higher
3. No Easy Way [single edit] / Handles On Her Hips / I Might As Well Go Home (Mystic)
4. Trouble / Your Sister’s On My List / Mr. Universe [live] / Vengeance [live] / Smoke On The Water [live]
5. Mutually Assured Destruction / The Maelstrom
6. New Orleans / Take A Hold Of Yourself
7. No Laughing In Heaven [single edit] / One For The Road / Lucille / Bad News
8. Nightmare / Bite The Bullet [live]
9. Restless / On The Rocks [live]
10. Living For The City / Breaking Chains / Purple Sky
11. Long Gone / Fiji
BONUS DVD: THE VIDEOS:
Sleeping On The Job / No Laughing In Heaven / Lucille / Nightmare / Restless / Living For The City / Long Gone
Ian Gillan is rock royalty, and has become an erudite elder statesman of the genre. He was the original Jesus Christ Superstar and – with Deep Purple – he co-wrote and sang Smoke on the Water (one of the most popular songs of all time) among dozens of other hits. He’s always made music for music’s sake, not to appease critics, the industry or anyone else; to quote the man… “It’s important to step off the highway sometimes and take the scenic route.” He has played to tens of millions of fans, and sold over one hundred million records. To this day he approaches writing, recording and touring with the zeal, passion and commitment of an eighteen year old. He is currently taking a break before resuming the Deep Purple world tour at the end of October.
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Gamma Ray Signs New Deal With Steamhammer/SPV
Internationally acclaimed metal band, Gamma Ray, announce their signing to Steamhammer/SPV and will release their new album Land Of The Free Part II on 19th November.
After 11 album releases and numerous world tours, Gamma Ray are still ever-changing and dominating the world of German power metal. Their decision to sign to Steamhammer/SPV seemed like a logical step for the band, especially since Helloween, Kai Hansen’s former band, were already on the label.
Land Of The Free Part II is an ingenious follow up to Gamma Ray’s 1995 classic Land Of The Free. Singer Kai Hansen, states: “Majestic presented Gamma Ray’s dark side, while its predecessor, No World Order, was more of an eighties-inspired record. This time we wanted to turn our attention to a side of the band that has always been our greatest strength: positive power.”
Land Of The Free Part II has been produced by all band members with some outside support during recording. Hansen explains the enlistment of Tommy Newton (Helloween, UFO, etc.) and his Area 51 studio, where the new material was mixed - “We wanted to have a clear head in some areas to be able to concentrate on the important things,” Land Of The Free Part II is an achievement, with 12 high–powered tracks, Gamma Ray never fail to deliver.”
TRACK LISTING:
INTO THE STORM
FROM THE ASHES
RISING AGAIN
TO MOTHER EARTH
RAIN
LEAVING HELL
EMPRESS
WHEN THE WORLD
OPPORTUNITY
REAL WORLD
HEAR ME CALLING
INSURRECTION
Gamma Ray will be touring in November on the Hellish Rock 2007/08 tour, alongside Helloween. Their one and only UK show will be on 8th January at the Forum in London. “The fans can look forward to a full Gamma Ray show, plus a nightly session together with Helloween, likely to feature a number of classics from Kai Hansen’s own Helloween era”. This is a rare opportunity to catch Gamma Ray live….
Don’t miss it!
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Steve Miller Live DVD/CD Package Released
Coming Home Studios is pleased to announce the first ever DVD release for one of rock's greatest recording and touring artists, The Steve Miller Band.
Steve Miller Band: Live in Chicago will be released as a 2-DVD and 1 CD package on February 25th 2008.
Since 1968, the Steve Miller Band has released over 24 albums, with over half of those spanning multi-platinum sales. Live in Chicago was filmed in High Definition with 32 cameras, over two sold-out nights at the renowned Chicago concert venue, Ravinia in front of 35,000 people during the summer of 2007. The 3-disc set boasts two DVDs and one audio CD. The first DVD features 20 classics performed live including some of Steve Miller's biggest hits including The Joker, Fly Like An Eagle, Abracadabra and Take The Money And Run.
DVD disc one features the live concert which has a running time of 110 minutes.
DVD disc two boasts over 45 minutes worth of bonus features including a never-before-released documentary encompassing a private tour of Chicago featuring Steve in a classic checker taxi cab revisiting some of the first venues he performed in when he was known as Kid.
The bonus CD features 12 songs including Keep On Rockin' Me Baby, Living In The USA and Wild Mountain Honey.
DVD Tracklisting:
01. Fly Like An Eagle
02. Living In The USA
03. True Fine Love
04. Abracadabra
05. Mercury Blues
06. The Stake
07. Shu Ba Du Ma Ma Ma Ma
08. Boom Bapa Boom
09. All Your Lovin'
10. Crossroads
11. Serenade
12. Dance, Dance, Dance
13. Wild Mountain Honey
14. Winter Time
15. Rock'N Me
16. Take The Money And Run
17. The Joker
18. Swingtown
19. Jungle Love
20. Jet Airliner
DVD Bonus Features:
• Documentary - private tour of Chicago featuring Steve Miller in a classic checker taxi cab, seeing some of the first venues he played when he was known as
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ULTIMATE SANTANA ALBUM RELEASED
Grammy Award-winning Santana releases ‘Ultimate Santana’, the first ever Santana collection that encompasses a recording career of almost 40 years, covering the cream of his Columbia and J recordings on October 15th-out on Arista Records.
Having sold in excess of 90 million records worldwide, performed to over 100 million people globally and having 10 Grammy Awards under-their-belt, Santana is now well into their fourth decade of recording and performing their own fusion of Rock, Jazz, Latin and Blues. ‘Ultimate Santana’ celebrates the awe inspiring career of a legendary band who have stayed with the times- highlighted by the inclusion of two previously unreleased tracks-separate collaborations with Chad Kroeger of Nickelback – which will be the first single ‘Into The Night’ (out October 8th) and Tina Turner –‘The Game Of Love’.
Along with these previously unreleased tracks ‘Ultimate Santana’ contains all the essential tracks from vintage albums Santana (1969), Abraxas (1970), Santana III (1971), Amigos (1976) through to industry phenomenon Supernatural (1999), multi-platinum Shaman (2002), and All That I Am (2005) and features collaborations with some of the biggest names in music such as: Steven Tyler (Aerosmith), Tina Turner, Chad Kroeger (Nickleback), Ron Thomas (Matchbox 20) and Everlast.
2007 represents 40 years since the original Santana Blues Band played its first shows in San Francisco. Today, Santana is virtually unique, being one of the only bands to have sustained their success on the charts and on the road as a sold-out stadium attraction. ‘Ultimate Santana’ pays homage to the full spectrum of Carlos Santana’s longevity, creativity, and soulful musical conscience.
Your collection would be incomplete without it!
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Lords Of The New Church Reform For Halloween
The Legendary Lords Of The New Church reform for a
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Rainbow Live In Nurnberg CD Released
Rainbow / Live In Nurnberg 1976
Details of the last of three shows from RAINBOW's September 1976 tour of Germany ( Dusseldorf and Cologne are already available), newly mixed from the multi-tracks, and issued to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band's first world tour, has been announced. As before the 2CD set features the regular set-list from that tour:
Kill The King / Mistreated / Sixteenth Century Greensleeves / Catch The Rainbow / Man On The Silver Mountain / Stargazer / Still I'm Sad / Do Yo Close Your Eyes
8 page colour booklet with notes and pictures. The release is expected sometime in October / November. Thanks to Steve at Soulfood Distribution, Germany. The CD can be pre-ordered at shop.deep-purple.net/ now.
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John Martyn Live 1978 DVD Release
John Martyn has enjoyed major success for the last forty years and in 2007
celebrated the fortieth anniversary of the release of his first album London
Conversation. Since then John has released many landmark albums including
One World which was released in late 1977. In March 1978 John appeared on
German television to promote the album. The live concert included songs from
the album including Big Muff, Couldn't Love You More, Small Hours and
Certain Surprise. These songs featured alongside John Martyn classics such
as May You Never, Glistening Glyndebourne and the perennial Solid Air.
The performance captured here really is one of the best John Martyn
performances of the seventies. John is extremely relaxed and on form
throughout and performs requests from the attentive audience even managing
to laugh and joke with the audience when he breaks a string just before
playing a stunning version of Solid Air
A major point of this DVD release is the inclusion of the song I'd Rather Be
The Devil which was performed and recorded but due to time constraints was
edited out of the programme This DVD therefore represents the first time
that the full performance has been released officially on DVD and as such
will be a valuable and highly desirable addition to any John Martyn fans
collection. The DVD will be sold through a dedicated micro site where a low
resolution sample video can be viewed along with further information.
http://johnmartyn1978dvd.com/
The full track listing is below:
Bless The Weather
Big Muff
Couldn't Love You More
Small Hours
Solid Air
May You Never
I'd Rather Be The Devil
One Day Without You
Glistening Glyndebourne
Certain Surprise
Singin' In The Rain
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Heaven and Hell UK tour November 2007
Following successful dates in America Heaven and Hell will play British dates in November.
Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice have reunited as Heaven And Hell and are embarking on a major tour of UK Arenas in November. Tickets for the unique opportunity to see this classic lineup reunited for the first time in 15 years.
The band released the hugely successful live DVD/CD Package in late summer which was filmed and recorded at Radio City in New york earlier during the first half of what has turned into a hugely successful world tour. The band play the following UK dates in November
November 4th Newcastle Metro Arena
November 6th Glasgow SECC Hall 4
November 7th Sheffield Hallam FM Arena
November 9th Manchester Evening News Arena
November 10th London Wembley Arena
November 11th Brighton Centre
November 13th Birmingham NEC
November 14th Cardiff International Arena
November 15th Nottingham Arena
November 17th Plymouth Pavilions
November 18th Bournemouth BIC
Special guest acts on the tour are Lamb Of God and Iced Earth. Tickets, priced £29.50, will be on sale on from livenation.co.uk, ticketrush.co.uk and via credit card hotline 0870 400 0688.
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Heavy metal legends Saxon release single
STARS OF HARVEY GOLDSMITH’S ‘GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER’ C4 DOCUMENTARY APRIL 10TH RELEASE ‘IF I WAS YOU’ SINGLE APRIL 16th & TOUR UK & IRELAND IN MAY
English hard rocking heavy metal legends Saxon, who star in Channel 4’s ‘Get Your Act Together’ programme (fronted by Harvey Goldsmith) on April 10th, have now confirmed the release their ANTI GUN CRIME single featured on the show, ‘If I Was You’, on SPV Records on April 16th. All proceeds from the single will be split equally between The Non Violence Foundation and the Gun Control Network – see www.nonviolenceuk.org.uk and www.gun-control-network.org for details.
‘If I Was You’ is taken from Saxon’s just released, highly acclaimed 18th studio album ‘The Inner Sanctum’, which went straight into the UK Rock album chart at number 4. Reviewing the LP in Kerrang!’s March 24th issue, Nick Ruskell enthused; “Sounding a good 20 years younger than their birth certificates say, there’s no messing here, just a load of solid heavy metal tunes played with the energy and conviction of a band right at the top of their game, and although they may be older, wiser and greyer than they used to be, Saxon are still way above par when it comes to delivering the metal.”
Saxon have also rescheduled their UK & Irish tour, which was postponed last month when singer Biff Byford contracted a throat infection and lost his voice. Dates are:-
14th May MANCHESTER Academy 2 (£16.00)
15th May LONDON – Astoria (£16.00)
16th May NOTTINGHAM Rock City (£16.00)
17th May DUBLIN Temple Bar Music Centre (36 Euros)
19th May GLASGOW Garage (£17.50)
20th May WOLVERHAMPTON Civic Hall (£16.00)
21st May CARDIFF Coal Exchange (£16.00)
23rd May BELFAST Spring & Airbrake (£18.50)
Tickets are on sale now from all usual outlets and via www.aloud.com.
www.saxon747.com
www.spv.de
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Alice Cooper, Motorhead & Joan Jett UK tour
ROCKERS PROMISE NO MERCY
Alice Cooper, Motorhead & Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Team up for UK tour
Rock fans are in for a unique treat this November when shock rock guru Alice Cooper teams up with legendary British rock’n’roll hellraisers Motorhead & loud leather lovin’ Joan Jett and the Blackhearts for a value-packed 10-date UK tour which promises a relentless, ear-splintering, deliciously dirty rock’n’roll experience. Each legendary artist is a leader in their rock genre.
Alice Cooper, the original shock rocker, has entertained, surprised and disturbed audiences for over 30 years, fusing Detroit glam metal with theatrical performances. With over 30 albums-worth of material to draw from, these shows promise classic Cooper at his menacing best. Of the tour Cooper said,
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This May the Steve Howe Trio undertake UK tour
STEVE HOWE TRIO
STEVE HOWE (GUITAR) ▪ DYLAN HOWE (DRUMS) ▪ ROSS STANLEY (HAMMOND ORGAN)
UK DATES
MAY 2007
This May, the Steve Howe Trio will undertake a short UK tour.
World-renowned guitarist, Steve Howe has been at the forefront of popular music for over 35 years, primarily as a member of the progressive rock group Yes and latterly in the re-formed Asia. Steve’s new trio project features his son Dylan, rightly acclaimed as one of the best drummers in the UK, on drums and young keyboard maestro Ross Stanley on Hammond organ. Citing influences such as Kenny Burrell, Wes Montgomery, Tal Farlow and Elvin Jones, the Steve Howe Trio’s sound is in marked contrast to Steve’s work with Yes and Asia.
Each evening of the trio’s tour will entertain with original Steve Howe compositions, jazz, blues, solo guitar and Yes numbers, all specially arranged for this new trio format.
The tour dates are as follows:
MAY
SUN 13 CARDIFF GLEE CLUB
THU 17 LONDON BLOOMSBURY THEATRE
FRI 18 MILTON KEYNES THE STABLES
SAT 19 MORECAMBE PLATFORM
SUN 20 BIRMINGHAM GLEE CLUB
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New studio album form Rush - Snakes and Arrows
Atlantic Records UK today announced the release the highly anticipated new studio album form RUSH -
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The Zombies announce May 2007 UK tour dates
Colin Blunstone & Rod Argent of THE ZOMBIES – announce May 2007 UK tour dates
‘Time of the Season’ c/w ‘This Will Be Our Year’ single – from the Magners Cider ads - released May 14th
Currently all over UK TV and radio with their legendary song ‘Time of the Season’ featured in the advertising campaign for Magners Cider, Colin Blunstone & Rod Argent of The Zombies set out on UK dates, fresh from yet another successful tour of Canada and the USA .
‘Time Of The Season’ also reached 5 million plays in the US at the end of last
year - one of only a handful of U.K. records to make that milestone. The song is also featured on a major ad in Japan for Nissan and both ‘She’s Not There’ and ‘Time of the Season’ were also included in a recent episode of the smash US hit show, ‘American Idol’.
In a recent Top 100 British Albums chart featured by music bible NME, The Zombies’ 1968 album, ‘Odessey & Oracle’ (from which ‘Time of the Season’ is taken) was placed at Number 32, with the accompanying comment: “…British psychedelia with a kaleidoscopic vision that rival even The Beatles”.
Perhaps entirely appropriate then, that The Zombies’ ROD ARGENT completed an American tour as a featured musician with former Beatles’ RINGO STARR & HIS ALL STAR BAND last Summer.
In March 2008 all the original members of THE ZOMBIES (Colin Blunstone – vocals, Rod Argent – keyboards/vocals, Chris White – bass; Hugh Grundy – drums) reunite to perform two special live concerts at The Shepherds Bush Empire in London, playing the entire ‘Odessey & Oracle’ album from start to finish, as well as Colin Blunstone’s magical solo material and Rod Argent’s superb Argent hits in the other half of the show. These concerts mark the 40th anniversary of the release of the album in 1968 and remarkably this will be the first time the band has played these songs live on stage in the original line up. Paul Aitkinson who sadly has passed away will be replaced on guitar by Keith Airey (who plays regularly with the touring band). Tickets will go on sale early this summer. (check www.colinblunstone.co.uk for details as soon as they are known)
Colin Blunstone & Rod Argent Of The Zombies on Tour
April
27th. Birkenhead, Birkenhead Pacific Road
May
03rd. Cardiff, The Point, Mount Stuart Square
04th. Truro, Halls For Cornwall
05th. Poole, Mr. Kyps
10th. Southampton, The Brook
12th. Bilston, Robin 2
13th. Nottingham, The Rescue Room
16th. Leeds, City Varieties
17th. Hull, The Springhead
18th. Glasgow, The Ferry
19th. Sheffield, The Boardwalk
22nd. Worcester, Huntingdon Halls
23rd. Milton Keynes, The Stables Theatre
24th. Ebbw Vale, Beaufort Theatre
25th. Swindon, Swindon Arts Club
26th. Melton Mowbray, Melton Theatre
27th. Frome, Cheese And Grain
29th. Stratford, Cox's Yard
31st. London, Jazz Café
June
22nd. Bognor Festival
23rd. South Shields Festival.
The Zombies – “Odessey & Oracle” 40th Anniversary Concerts
All original members
March 7th & 8th London, Shepherds Bush Empire
Tickets £27.50 on sale from May 1st 2007 from Seetickets and the box office
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Stereophonics Rewind - 10 years in the making
10cc featuring Graham Gouldman
With Special Guests Kiki Dee & Carmelo Luggeri
Celebrating 10 years of musical excellence, Stereophonics take this special anniversary to reveal the private face of the band with the 2nd April 2007 DVD release of ‘Rewind’. This definitive documentary captures everything from the story-so-far… Growing up, getting together, sending off 12 demo tapes a week, the first break-out record, and on through growing acclaim, recognition by their musical peers, internal struggles, world tours, four consecutive No.1 albums, their first No.1 single Dakota, and continued success...
Created from hundreds of hours of footage taking in the earliest pre-signed performances, home-movies of their very first gigs as Zephyr and Tragic Love Company, through to their latest sell-out stadium tours, and the making of recent promo videos, ‘Rewind’ documents the unique rags-to-riches journey of one of Britain’s best loved bands. Huge anticipation for this DVD documentary will follow a limited theatrical release from 6th March 2007, allowing fans to experience ‘Rewind’ on the big screen.
Produced and Directed by Danny O'Connor, the documentary is over an hour and a half in duration, featuring insightful interviews with a veritable who’s who of the biggest names in music: Ronnie Wood, Paul Weller, Noel Gallagher, Bono, Jimmy Page, Jools Holland, Roger Daltrey, the Black Crows and Tom Jones. Throw in frank interviews with the band themselves, never-before-seen archive plus exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, headline appearances at Glastonbury and the Brit Awards, mix it altogether with a healthy dose of 5.1 Surround Sound, and you’re treated to a privileged fly-on-the-wall insight into the story behind a rock ‘n’ roll dream.
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Lou Reed announces European tour
Lou Reed announces the European tour premiere of his landmark album ‘Berlin’
Tickets for UK concerts went on sale Friday March 16th
Ticket Hotline: 0870 400 0688 / Book Online:
www.livenation.co.uk, www.ticketmaster.co.uk
Reed’s 1973 critically acclaimed song cycle to feature Reed & band accompaniedby string & horn section. Musical direction by Bob Ezrin & Hal Willner / Set design by Julian Schnabel / Featuring the New London Children’s Choir
Tickets on sale now for Lou Reed’s European premiere of the entirety of his 1973 landmark album Berlin. These rare European concerts will see Reed performing with a 30-piece ensemble including his band, a string and horn section, and a children’s choir. The selected European dates begin in Brussels on June 18th, and include performances in Holland, France, Germany, Britain and Italy.
Lou Reed will perform two UK concerts at the London Hammersmith Apollo on Saturday June 30th and Sunday July 1st. Tickets for the London concerts went on sale at 9am on Friday March 16th.
The Berlin European concerts are being hailed as a rare insight into one of music’s greatest minds, a labour of love and an integral part of rock history. “I only do this every thirty years,” says Reed. “One time, one time only. You can tell your kids you saw Lou Reed’s Berlin.”
The European concerts follow Berlin’s original world premiere at St. Anne’s Warehouse in New York Ciy, December 2006 - the same venue where Reed first performed the Andy Warhol inspired Songs For Drella with John Cale in 1990.
Official Lou Reed Website:
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Thin Lizzy announce major UK tour
2007 UK tour
November/December UK Tour Dates:
Tickets on sale from 9am on Friday May 11th, 2007
Ticket Hotline: 0870 400 0688, www.livenation.co.uk
All tickets - £24.00 (except London - £28.50)
Thin Lizzy & Queensrÿche kick off their co-headlining marathon 17-date UK tour at Leicester De Montfort Hall on Thursday November 22nd finishing up at London's Hammersmith Apollo on Thursday December 13th.
The current Thin Lizzy line-up consists of original guitarist Scott Gorham (lead guitars), plus John Sykes (lead vocals, guitars), Marco Mendosa (bass) and Michael Lee (drums). The band will play all their greatest hits including ‘Whiskey In the Jar', 'The Boys Are Back In Town', 'Don't Believe A Word', 'Dancing In The Moonlight', 'Rosalie', 'Sarah' and many more.
Queensrÿche are Scott Rockenfield (drums), Mike Stone (guitars), Geoff Tate (lead vocals), Eddie Jackson (bass) & Michael Wilton (guitars). Over the past two decades they have sold over 20 million albums worldwide and 2007 sees them bringing the original ‘Seattle sound’ back to the UK.
Tickets go on sale at 9am GMT for Thin Lizzy & Queensrÿche's November/December tour dates. Tickets are available on the ticket hotline number: 0870 400 0688 and online
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Ian Gillan: Highway Star: A Journey in Rock
UK release date : April 2nd 2007
UNIVERSAL MUSIC DVD TELLS THE FULL OFFICIAL
STORY OF THE VOICE BEHIND DEEP PURPLE…
IT TOOK just one Elvis movie to convince the teenage Gillan that he should give the whole ‘performing’ thing a go, and – with the exception of a short break after leaving Deep Purple for the first time – he simply hasn’t stopped since. Whatever the circumstances, whatever the continent, Ian has spent the past 40 years carving out his place as one of rock’s most influential & iconic singers.
And it’s this four-decade-long stint in the spotlight that is gloriously celebrated on ‘Highway Star…’ – a lavish two-disc DVD set officially documenting The Gillan Story from Ian’s early years as a singer on the West London scene right through to his rise to the top as The Definitive Voice Of Deep Purple – a role, of course, he continues to occupy to this day.
Released through Universal on April 2nd and containing over six hours of material, including exclusive in-depth interviews, specially filmed live footage plus a host of bonus features, ‘Highway Star…’ is a detailed, refreshingly candid look at the career of a man who has always been at his happiest (and most successful) when fronting a loud rock‘n’roll band.
Which isn’t to say he hasn’t made his mark in other areas; he is, after all, the first interpretive voice of Jesus on the original ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ OST, and he’s been known to share a stage with Pavarotti no less, but it’s in the world of hard rock (either with Purple, Black Sabbath or leading the Gillan Band into the charts) that Ian’s natural charisma, intelligent lyrics and groundbreaking vocal gymnastics have consistently set him apart – loved by the fans and respected by his peers.
Certainly, it’s no great surprise to see the likes of vocalist Ronnie James Dio, Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi or former Purple keyboard player Jon Lord speaking warmly to camera about Ian The Musician and Ian The Man, but it’s a measure of the Gillan reputation that these interviews can be juxtaposed with pieces from Sir Tim Rice, the late George Best (a Purple fan through & through) plus the aforementioned Pavarotti himself. There are also contributions from the Gillan family, not to mention the current members of Purple, with bassist Roger Glover providing some of the sleeve notes for the set, in addition to Ian’s entertaining foreword.
Gillan says: “The producers have done a brilliant job.”
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Jon presents programmes for Tangerine Dream
Rockahead is proud to announce that Jon Kirkman will be presenting regular web radio programmes for the legendary German band Tangerine Dream:
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Eclectic Discs upcoming news for 2007
Eclectic Discs are delighted to announce that their two classic Robert Calvert reissues ‘Captain Lockheed & the Starfighters’ ECLCD1056 and ‘Lucky Lief & The Longships’ ECLCD1057, resplendent with bonus tracks and remastering by Paschal Byrne, and great new slipcased repackaging by Phil Smee, will be available during Feb.
Eclectic will be releasing the physical CDs and as part of an arrangement with EMI. EMI will be releasing the remastered downloads from their on-line store.
Full details are at www.eclecticdiscs.com including tracklistings. We expect that those who have ordered direct from Eclectic will start to receive them in around 2 weeks.
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Paice,Ashton & Lord DVD Release
Paice Ashton Lord
Live
T2Media T2DVD 0109
5 022911 109318
Dist in UK by Pinnacle / ROW by AFM Soulfood
Format : single DVD + 4 page booklet.
Limited edition with reproduction tour programme available from www.deep-purple.net
Release date : April 2007
T2 are pleased to announce the release of the first ever Paice Ashton Lord DVD, with almost two hours of footage never issued officially before, which has remained unseen since 1977.
It was back in 1970 through their manager that Ashton Gardener & Dyke’s keyboard player (and vocalist) Tony Ashton and Deep Purple’s keyboard player Jon Lord came to meet, subsequently working and writing together on a number of projects over the next few years.
Following Deep Purple’s demise in March 1976, drummer Ian Paice, with Ashton and Lord, decided to form a band together and Paice Ashton Lord (PAL) emerged amidst much fanfare in August 1976.
Together they held anonymous auditions to find other players player through press adverts; “British Band Requires British Bass Player and Lead Guitarist for formation of new rock band by three established musicians”
Jon described the experience afterwards: “If you want to know what hell on earth is like... it’s not that the musicians were bad or anything, it’s just that there were so many of them”.
Paul Martinez, from Stretch, got the bass players job, Bernie Marsden, then with Babe Ruth (and formerly with UFO), came in on guitar. By September 1976 they were in Munich recording along with a brass quartet which helped give the band their unique sound. The line-up was completed by two girl singers.
As Jon explained, “Tony said when we started, No Average White Band!, but you can’t get laid back when you’re playing with Ian Paice”. Paice also feels they’d cut a good album, “PAL was trying to do something ahead of its time, the sort of thing Level 42 became, a cross between jazz and rock”.
Unusually the group made their debut on the TV show Sight & Sound In Concert in March 1977, before opening their British tour a week later.
As it turned out this was to be their only tour. Album sales were slow, with former Deep Purple fans finding the switch in styles difficult to get to grips with, and the group decided to record the follow-up before going back on the road. Lord and Paice had sunk around half a million of their own money into the group and it became clear they'd been overambitious. Bernie Marsden was offered a gig with Whitesnake and took it. By early 1978 PAL (despite attempts to try and persude David Coverdale to join the project) were no more.
The group were undoubtably ahead of their time but Ian Paice looks back on the band without regrets. “PAL was a brave experiment! It was built around Tony Ashton and his ability to make an audience love him but you put him on a big stage and it’s not in him to do it and he doesn’t enjoy it. It was an experiment that cost Jon and I a fortune but I’m glad we did it”.
It is the band’s one and only ten track TV set which is presented here, unseen in thirty years, and including a number never transmitted at the time. Equally rare is a lengthy documentary which the group made to record their auditions, album sessions and first live shows - a fascinating glimpse at the inner-workings of a rcok group, as well as being shot through with moments of real humour from both Lord and Ashton. Both films are released for the first time on this DVD, along with detailed menus, biographies, plus galleries of rare memorabilia and photographs and a four page booklet.
There will be a limited edition through the Deep Purple Appreciation Society with a reproduction of the ultra rare tour programme along with souvenir t-shirts.
Ghost Story
On The Road Again, Again
Silas And Jerome
Arabella (Oh Tell Me)
The Ballad Of Mr Giver
I’m Gonna Stop Drinking
Steam Roller Blues
Remember The Good Times
Malice In Wonderland
Sneaky Private Lee
Recorded Live At the BBC Studios in London March 1977
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10cc featuring Graham Gouldman and guests
10cc featuring Graham Gouldman
With Special Guests Kiki Dee & Carmelo Luggeri
Legendary band 10cc, who have had three number one hits in the UK including the timeless classic ‘I’m Not In Love’ and eight other top ten hits, will be touring the UK in February and March 2007, featuring Graham Gouldman this exciting retrospective tour is brought to the nation by Tony Denton Promotions. In support is the seventies icon Kiki Dee alongside Carmelo Luggeri who perform together.
10cc - The line up features Graham Gouldman (vocals, bass, guitar), Rick Fenn (lead guitar, vocals), Paul Burgess (drums), Mick Wilson (percussion, guitar, vocals) and Mike Stevens (keyboards, guitar, sax, vocals). The bands No 1 hits are the aforementioned ‘I’m Not In Love’ (which has also been covered by The Pretenders for the film ‘Indecent Proposal’, Will To Power and the Fun Lovin’ Criminals), ‘Rubber Bullets’ and ‘Dreadlock Holiday’ and their top ten singles ’I’m Mandy Fly Me’ (No 6), ‘Wall Street Shuffle’ (No. 10), ‘Life Is A Minstrone’ (No 7), ‘Art For Art’s Sake’ (No. 5. ), ‘Donna’ (No. 2) ‘The Dean & I’ (No. 10), Things We Do For Love (No. 6) and Good Morning Judge (No 5), making them one of the most successful and influential English bands of the 70’s. Formerly with The Mockingbirds - 10CC frontman Graham Gouldman had his first Top Ten song at the age of 19, with the haunting, ‘For Your Love’, recorded by the Yardbirds. Graham has subsequently written massive hit singles for numerous acts including The Hollies, Jeff Beck, Hermans Hermits, Wayne Fontana, Paul Carrack and more recently with Kirsty Macoll and Suggs from Madness.
KIKI DEE & CARMELO LUGGERI - This collaboration of 11years brings together their eclectic backgrounds from the worlds of soul, pop and rock and results in an acoustic act that pushes the boundaries and takes the listener on a journey through the emotions that can be heard of their albums ‘'Where Rivers Meet' and their latest 'The Walk Of Faith'.
Kiki's unique career has spanned three decades. Her hits include the duets with Elton John – ‘Don’t Go Breaking My Heart’, which was No 1 in the UK & US, and ‘True Love’ which reached No 2 in the UK. She was the first European artist to secure a record deal with Tamla Motown. In 1984 Kiki took her first singing and acting role in the West End hit ‘Pump Boys And The Dinettes’ and went on to star in Willy Russell's award-winning Blood Brothers for which she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award. She has also worked with The Eurythmics Dave Stewart.
Carmelo's abilities as a guitarist, composer and producer have taken him on a rich and interesting musical path over the last two decades. Born in England of Italian parents, Carmelo was mainly self-taught with some classical training. It was whilst sitting on a beach in Italy that he first heard Santana's 'Samba Pa Ti'. This was the defining moment when he fell in love with the guitar and decided a life in music was for him! He was signed to Bill Wyman's Ripple Productions as a writer and artist collaborating with him on several projects. He worked with Julian Lennon and has performed and recorded with a wide variety of artists including Andy Williams, Paul Rogers, Kenny Jones, Phil 'Animal' Taylor (Motorhead), Ray Cooper(Elton John), Chris Rea, Jack Hues(Wang Chung), Pete Sinfield(King Crimson, ELP, Celine Dion) and Ralph McTell. For Billy Connolly he created the ‘Watzin' Matilda’ re-work used for the ‘World Tour Of Australia’ series and produced ‘Stealin’ for the film
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Former Monkee Peter Tork ultra-rare UK dates
The Monkees’ PETER TORK and SHOE SUEDE BLUES
Ultra-rare UK dates for former MONKEES musician
Support: SAM HIRD
“This lad will go all the way” (Gary Fletcher, The Blues Band)
Full tour information below.
Images from www.tenacitymusicpr.co.uk
Peter Tork: guitar, keys, banjo, lead and backing vocals
Richard Mikuls: guitar, lead and backing vocals
Arnold Jacks: bass, vocals
Jeff Olson: drums
40 years ago on December 3rd, 1966 THE MONKEES played their first ‘live’ concert in Honolulu, Hawaii (MOJO, Dec. 2006)
At that time, the bands’ debut album was at Number One in the US charts – where it stayed for 13 weeks – and their first single, ‘Last Train To Clarkesville’ had already been at Number one in the singles charts, soon to be followed to that hallowed position with the Neil Diamond-penned ‘I’m A Believer’.
This phenomenon was repeated all over the world, including the UK where The Monkees’ ‘live’ shows achieved legendary status, with album and singles sales going through the roof. Their music and images helped define a decade.
Peter Tork is a former member of that world-famous 1960s pop group. And will be visiting the UK in February 2007 for a series of ultra-rare shows with his band SHOE SUEDE BLUES, re-visiting those other, timeless Monkees hits ‘live’ - such as ‘Daydream Believer’, ‘Monkees Theme’, ‘Pleasant Valley Sunday’, ‘Steppin' Stone’ ,
but with a special twist. Also available for the tour will be a new Blues Suede Shoes album – ‘Cambria Hotel’.
One of the two acknowledged musicians in The Monkees (along with Mike Nesmith) Peter plays a myriad of instruments, including the 5-string banjo, piano/keyboard, drums, guitar, french horn and bass. He performs on guitar, keys, banjo and lead vocals with Shoe Suede Blues.
On bass is Arnold Jacks, is a much sought after and well respected side man who can hold down a bass line with the best in the business. He is simply one of the most phenomenal bass players around.
Guitarist/vocalist Richard Mikuls has shared the stage and the recording studio with such legendary artists as Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, BB King, Ike and Tina Turner, Chuck Berry, Ray Charles, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, and The Pointer Sisters. Richard has also produced music for TV shows and movies, as well as TV commercials for Coors Beer, Isuzu, and Honda - Acura. Richard also adds some lead and back up vocals into the mix for SSB.
THE HISTORY BIT
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Legendary rockers Toto announce 3 UK concerts
The legendary and highly influential Californian pop rock band Toto have just announced three UK concerts, kicking off at Bristol Colston Hall on Monday March 12th 2007, taking in Newcastle City Hall on Tuesday March 13th and ending at Manchester Carling Apollo on Wednesday March 14th
Tickets are on sale via the box office hotline 0870 444 5556. Online ticket ordering can be accessed via www.ticketlinenews.co.uk.
Originally hailing from Los Angeles in 1977, Toto, stormed the British charts in 1982, with the album TOTO IV, which spawned two eighties classic hits in ‘Africa’ and ‘Rosanna’.
The tour follows hot on the heels of Toto’s critically acclaimed 12th studio album ‘Falling In Between’, released by Frontiers Records earlier this year.
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Jethro Tull 11 date UK acoustic tour March 2007
Ian Anderson brings the first Acoustic Jethro Tull Tour to the UK for 11 dates in March 2007. The band will include long time Tull guitarist Martin Barre as well as special integrated guest violinist **Anna Phoebe.
Ian Anderson says. “My role in life was always to be an acoustic musician but for the last 38 years, I have had some very noisy friends! This will be the first time we’ve actually done a really Acoustic Jethro Tull Tour. Over a third of our catalogue of recorded material is acoustic or contains sections of acoustic music and the shows will feature a number of these tracks including Fat Man, Dun Ringill and Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day. We have also re-arranged some of our more rock-oriented songs like Aqualung, Locomotive Breath and My God. So the concerts will contain a varied selection of old and new music.”
Violinist Anna Phoebe will join the band for many classic Tull tracks as well as some Ian Anderson/Tull material not previously performed in the UK. She will NOT be the opening act but will play some tracks from her new album
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Tony Ashton and friends live at Abbey Road
T2Media T2CD0107
The Tony Ashton Testimonial show held at Abbey Road in June 2000, in the presence of the man himself, is at last being released.
Guests of special interest to Deep Purple fans include Jon Lord and Ian Paice, with Pete York, Eddie Hardin, Neil Murray, Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody also being names familiar through their connections with the band.
Other guests from the rock field include Who bassist John Entwistle and drummer Zak Starkey, as well as Wishbone Ash guitarist Laurie Wisefield. From the sixties, names such as Zoot Money, Chris Barber, Howie Casey and Geoff Whitehorn will also be familiar.
The idea for this special and unique evening came from Jon Lord and Pete York, and it was held at Abbey Road Studio One in London to show support for their friend Tony Ashton, a rock musicians whose credits include The Remo Four, Ashton, Gardner & Dyke, Family, Paice Ashton Lord and many more.
The CD edition (which has a special booklet with pictures from the gig) includes a great three track set from Tony Ashton and friends, a six track set from the old Whitesnake wrecking crew (minus David Coverdale), including a stripped down version of “Here I Go Again” done by just Bernie and Jon, and a track from Who man John Entwistle.
Perhaps the most unique feature of the CD is the first and only Paice Ashton Lord reunion, right down to the brass and female backing singers (with Neil Murray standing in for Paul Martinez). Originally formed from the ashes of Deep Purple in 1976, the band only recorded one album and played just a handful of shows before splitting when Lord and Paice joined Whitesnake. This is the first time the players had been back together since.
They do two album tracks and then close with a rousing version of “Resurrection Shuffle” (with Jon and Tony swapping keyboard riffs across the stage).
Sadly the event turned out to be Tony's last night of rock and roll - he died just a year later. This release has been mixed from recordings made by the legendary Geoff Emerick (who engineered The Beatles) and prepared with the full co-operation of his wife Sandra - a great souvenir of what was a very enjoyable and moving occasion.
A special DVD is also being prepared for release later in the year.
Track list.
TONY ASHTON BAND
Tony Ashton / keyboards - vocals, Pete York / drums, Laurie Wisefield / guitar, Len Skeet / bass, Chris Barber / trombone
[1] One Room Country Shack
[2] Mercy Mercy
[3] No Money Down
JOHN ENTWHISTLE BAND
John Entwhistle / bass, Zak Starkey / drums, Gary Nuttall / guitar, vocals
[4] Shake, Rattle & Roll
The COMPANY OF SNAKES
Ian Paice / drums, Jon Lord / organ, Bernie Marsden / guitar, vocals, Micky Moody / guitar, Neil Murray / bass, Robert Hart / vocals
[5] Ain't Gonna Cry No More
[6] Walking In The Shadow Of The Blues
[7] Ready An Willing (Sweet Satisfaction)
[8] Ain't No Love (In The Heart Of The City)
[9] Here I Go Again
PAICE, ASHTON, LORD
Tony Ashton, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Bernie Marsden, Neil Murray, Howie Casey / brass, Geoff Whitehorn / brass, Jeanette Casey, Sheila Casey / backing vocals.
[10] Ghost Story
[11] Sneaky Private Lee
[12] Resurrection Shuffle
Introduced by : Ewan McGregor
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Club Bang Bang November 2006 events
SPACE RITUAL
+ Support from The Green Ray and The Global Jukebox (DJ)
Friday 3 November
100 Club, 100 Oxford St London W1
The only London date from Space Ritual, a psychedelic a band comprising of former vintage Hawkwind members, including Nik Turner (Vocals/Saxophone), Thomas Crimble (Guitar), Terry and son Sam Ollis (Drums/DJ Strike Lightning) and Mick Slattery (Guitar). Many consider them to be the true version of the band that now only features single original member, Dave Brock.
Baffling and titillating every audience they perform to, the bands repertoire consists of early Hawkwind classics such as the rarely heard 'Born to Go'; the tongue-in-cheek or should that be reefer in cheek splendidity of Inner City Unit's 'Watching the Grass Grow' and the Space Ritual's own ditty called 'Sonic Savages' - most of whom were written by Hawkwind founder, Nik Turner.
Let yourself go and become engrossed with the madly dressed, wig wearing and exotic dancing of Ms Angel, who may at one point dance completely naked and swirl around to the thunderous repetitively brilliant music that these guys are legendary for. She's the updated equivalent of 70's beauty Miss. Stacia who regularly paraded the stage with Hawkwind.
This promises to be a spectacular night provided by one of the most original bands out of the UK.
For this show Space Ritual are joined by The Green Ray - Originally known as the Archers, they feature Ken Whalley and Richard Treece, two veterans of the Welsh psych/rock scene (ex-Help Yourself, Man, etc.)...
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INXS new date added for Londons Hammersmith Apollo
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Due to popular demand, and release of their currrent album 'Switch', INXS today announced tickets will go on sale Friday 10th November at 9am for their London Hammersmith Apollo concert on June 21 2007. 24 hour ticket hotline: 0870 735-5000. Online booking:
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Special one-off show at Dingwalls Camden
Rhythm Festival Winter Special: (WEDNESDAY 1ST OF DECEMBER)
CHAS & DAVE+ special guests JOHN COOPER CLARKE + WILKO JOHNSON + THE ROLLIN STONED
Dingwalls, Camden Lock, London NW1
Take your chance to relive the excitement and sunshine of the highly-acclaimed
Rhythm Festival 2006 at a unique event, held at DINGWALLS (Formerly Lock 17) on the
evening of Wednesday November 1st. Part reunion, part launch for 2007's Rhythm
Festival, the event features live sets from hit performers of 2006, including CHAS &
DAVE, JOHN COOPER CLARKE and THE ROLLIN STONED, as well as other acts that have yet
to be confirmed. Special guest comperes and DJs will be on hand and a good time is
promised for all.
Doors - 7.30pm
Price - £20.00
Editors Notes; Rhythm Festival has just been nominated for two awards at the 2006 UK
Festival Awards - Grass Roots Festival and Playmusic New Festival - for details
visit www.festivalawards.com - the awards will be held in London on 19th October
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Free 'The Very Best Of' compilation release
FREE 'THE VERY BEST OF FREE'
Released by UMTV - 18TH SEPTEMBER 2006
UMTV is pleased to announce the September 18th 2006 album release of 'The Very Best Of Free': a compilation of 35 tracks from seminal 70's Blues Rock group, Free. This double-disc album enjoys a simultaneous UK release alongside a Limited Edition double-disc DVD, Free 'Forever', and Free's studio album 'Live At The BBC'.
Perfectly illustrating the depth and breadth of Free's recorded work, 'The Very Best Of Free' contains all the classic hits including All Right Now, My Brother Jake and Wishing Well. The album also boasts live recordings of Trouble On Double Time, Mr Big, The Hunter, Fire And Water and Crossroads.
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Pink Floyd Combined Bath & Knebworth Set
INCLUDING A GIFT OF 3 DVDS AND 6 CDS
Please
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Free Forever: Legendary Performances...
FREE 'FOREVER'
LEGENDARY PERFORMANCES
RARE, PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED MATERIAL
DVD RELEASE - SEPTEMBER 11th 2006
Universal Music Group has announced the forthcoming release of the definitive live performances of FREE. Slated for September 11th 2006 release to coincide with FREE - 'Live At The BBC' (18th September) FREE 'FOREVER' will be available as a Limited Edition double-disc DVD set, and as a standard Amaray version 2 x disc set. Long sought by FREE devotees and collectors, this marks the first ever official release of these rare and legendary performances. Recent interviews with Paul Rodgers, Andy Fraser and Simon Kirke, fused with archive footage captured at the peak of their relatively short lived career, perfectly demonstrates why FREE remain the masters of understatement, pure musical passion and one of the finest rock blues bands of their time.
FREE 'FOREVER' Limited Edition 2-disc DVD offers over 4 and a half hours of classic TV recordings, videos, interviews and live performances, including three tracks from their seminal appearance at the Isle Of Wight festival, 1970. Offered up here in a brand-new edit, two cameras were used to film the tracks 'Be My Friend' and 'Mr Big', whilst 'All Right Now' receives the full four camera treatment, combining mesmerizing sweeping shots of the huge festival crowd and the intimate workings of a band playing at their peak.
New interviews with the band have been specifically recorded for this release and offer an insight into the workings of FREE, the songwriting and how the band themselves feel about their history.
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Rainbow Live double CD and complete concerts
COLOGNE SPORTHALLE 25.9.76.
AFM Records CD 5 02291110531 0
CD1
Kill The King
Mistreated
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
Catch The Rainbow
CD2
Man On The Silver Mountain
Stargazer
Still I’m Sad
Do You Close Your Eyes
Double CD with complete concert and 8 page colour booklet.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Rainbow's first world tour, AFM are issuing three double CDs from shows in Koln, Dusseldorf and Mannheim in 1976 over the year. These are complete unedited shows, newly mixed from long lost multi-track recordings made on the famous Rolling Stones Mobile. Each show has a very different atmosphere, with Blackmore switching solos around as the mood takes him. Each 2CD set had an 8 page colour booklet with details of the history of the tour, and rare pictures and memorabilia. This is the definitive period of the band, and these releases have been eagerly awaited by fans old and new.
The first release is from Cologne on September 25th 1976, and features the regular set-list from that tour:
Kill The King / Mistreated / Sixteenth Century Greensleeves / Catch The Rainbow / Man On The Silver Mountain / Stargazer / Still I'm Sad / Do Yo Close Your Eyes
DUSSELDORF and NURNBERG will follow later in the year in matching packaging.
This release should not be confused with similar release from later tour dubbed from a video soundtrack and lacking the bands show stopper Stargazer!
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Thunder listening party for 150 lucky fans
Thunder whose new album Robert Johnson’s Tombstone is released on 30th October are putting on a special Listening party for 150 lucky fans somewhere in London on 3rd October – details of venue will be revealed 24 hours beforehand!
Full details on how to win tickets are available on the band’s website
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Legend Paul Rodgers announces 8 dates
Paul Rodgers, the legendary British rock singer, who has fronted Free, Bad Company, The Firm, and more recently Queen, has just announced eight UK concerts during October 2006.
Tickets go on sale to the general public at 9am on Friday August 11th via the box office hotline 0870 400 0688. Online ordering can be accessed via
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Keith Moon drum kit and solo album
Keith Moon, the Who's legendary rock'n'roll drummer is the subject of two key releases next month.
Premier Percussion Ltd has just announced a special limited edition drum kit,
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Greg Lake Tour Cancelled
PLEASE NOTE THIS TOUR HAS BEEN CANCELLED!
We'll keep you up to date with any re-scheduling.
“The warmth in the sound of his voice I remember being deeply affected by, as well as the beautiful all the textures and sounds on his records with beautiful melodies…I really learnt a lot from him”
- John Frusciante - Red Hot Chilli Peppers
One of the most important and popular British musicians of the last 50 years, Greg Lake has continued to push the boundaries of contemporary popular music both as a solo artist and within legendary bands - notably King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Well known to millions for his classic solo Christmas hit,
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Surprise by Paul Simon release date change
STOP PRESS - RELEASE DATE CHANGE
Warner Bros. Records (UK) will release Paul Simon's long-awaited new solo album, 'Surprise', produced by Brian Eno, on Monday 5th June.
'Surprise' is the first album that Paul Simon has worked on in collaboration with
legendary producer Brian Eno. The result is a captivating collection of songs captured
in mesmerising style by Eno's inventive production. 'Surprise', his first album since
2000's 'You're The One', is reminiscent of classics from his back catalogue such as 'Paul
Simon', 'There Goes Rhyming Simon' and 'Still Crazy After All These Years'.
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John Lees Barclay James Harvest tour 2006
John Lees’ BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST
(featuring John Lees and Woolly Wolstenholme)
THE ALL IS SAFELY GATHERED IN TOUR 2006
Following the success of the recently released 5 CD Box set, ALL IS SAFELY GATHERED IN, Eclectic Entertainment Ltd is pleased to announce the first ever FULL UK tour by John Lees’ BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST.
31st Oct The Stables, Milton Keynes
www.stables.org 01908 280800
1st Nov Journal Tyne Theatre, Newcastle
www.thejournaltynetheatre.co.uk 0870 1451200
2nd Nov Queens Hall, Edinburgh
www.thequeenshall.net 0131 668 2019
3rd Nov Manchester Academy
www.manchesteracademy.net 0161 832 1111
4th Nov City Varieties, Leeds
www.ticketweb.co.uk 08456 441881
5th Nov Shepherds Bush Empire, London
www.shepherds-bush-empire.co.uk
7th Nov Princess Pavilion, Falmouth
http://tickets.amplifeye.com/amplifeyeshop 01326 211222
8th Nov Bristol Academy www.bristol-academy.co.uk
9th Nov UEA, Norwich https://secure.ueaticketbookings.co.uk 01603 508050
10th Nov Assembly Hall, Worthing www.worthingtheatres.co.uk 01903 206206
11th Nov Colchester Arts Centre www.colchesterartscentre.com 01206 500900
12th Nov Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton www.wolvescivic.co.uk 01902 552121
Founder Barclay James Harvest members John Lees (vocals, guitar) and Stuart “Woolly” Wolstenholme (vocals, keyboards, mellotron, guitar) return to the concert stage for a UK wide tour. Their five piece band will perform a set drawn from the long career of BJH and such classic albums as “Once Again”, “Everyone is Everybody Else”, “Time Honoured Ghosts”, “Octoberon”, “Gone to Earth” and “XII”.
Support will be provided by Jim Leverton & Geoffrey Richardson (Of CARAVAN).
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Simple Minds announce 3 UK summer concerts
Following their sold-out UK tour dates earlier this year, and their first Australian tour in 15 years, Simple Minds have announced the following three UK outdoor summer concerts:
* Monday 10th July - Liverpool Summer Pops, Liverpool
* Saturday 22nd July - Audley End House, Saffron Walden
* Monday 24th July - Dock Rock, Excel Centre, London
The band have also launched
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INXS Intimate 2006 European Tour NEW DATES
INXS, the world renowned Australian rock band today announced their first European tour dates since 2002.
The band who are in the midst of a sold out North American tour, will perform for the first time with their new lead singer, J.D. Fortune, who won the coveted role of stepping into the void left by the late Michael Hutchence in last year's wildly successful TV show Rock Star: INXS.
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NEW TOUR DATES INFORMATION:
Due to phenomenal public demand, INXS have announced two more UK dates to their 2006 Intimate European
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TRex on TV A TRex Compendium NEW RELEASE DATE
Includes over 3 hours of rare performances from one of Britain's most influential rock icons, Marc Bolan.
Demon Vision is proud to announce the 5TH JUNE 2006 release of 'T. REX ON TV - A T. REX COMPENDIUM', the first official archive DVD to compile a collection of Marc Bolan and T. Rex's quintessential television appearances on French, German and UK television pop programmes through the seventies.
This fascinating, must-have three-and-a-half-hour music archive DVD showcases five different sections that can be easily accessed in any running order.
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Heavy Metal - Louder than Life Documentary
Fremantle Home Entertainment proudly announces the May 22nd 2006 UK release of ‘Heavy Metal – Louder Than Life’: the definitive metal documentary. This 2-disc DVD package provides a no-stone unturned account for the most enduring form of popular music, the world has ever known. Packed with new interviews with the people that matter, amazing live performances, rare archive footage and with a soundtrack of over 70 tracks, it’s time to unleash the madness.
Created by award winning duo director Dick Carruthers (Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, The White Stripes) and producer Jim Parsons (MTV Headbangers’ Ball, New Kings Of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Re:covered) ‘Heavy Metal – Louder Than Life’ is a long overdue film that unravels the music, the myths and the mayhem.
Since its arrival in the 70’s, metal has stood alone as a musical creative force, untouchable for emotion, power and longevity. From pioneering bands such as Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple, through the 80’s with Iron Maiden and into the 90’s with the likes of Metallica and Pantera, there has never been a document which considers the continuing story of Metal, until now…
‘Heavy Metal - Louder Than Life’ is a film that looks at what made Metal, how it grew and how it has transcended fashion, misunderstanding, ridicule and ignorance. It is dedicated to the memory of Darrell ‘Dimebag’ Abbott who was murdered on stage on 8th December 2004, and features testimonials on his contribution and influence on the Metal genre. With a total run time at over 4 hours in length including special features, this 2 disc DVD set will become a benchmark for the hard-core Metal fan: reinforcing and reaffirming allegiance.
With over 2 hours of extras including:
• Dee On Metal… The World of Metal explained and exploded by Twisted Sister front man Dee Snider.
• Mystery Headbanger… Myths and truths of a true Metal head exposed.
• Albums Testimonials… A guide to the greatest and most essential albums of all time.
• Metal Skool… The latest LA hair band that are bringing Metal back to Sunset Strip, more Spinal Tap than Spinal Tap and fortunately more talented than Bad News.
• Metal Tales… Stories from the bands, journalists and producers.
• The Metal Timeline.
• Subtitles & Commentary… Director Dick Carruthers & Producer Jim Parsons add a personal insight into the making of Louder Than Life.
The wait is over. ‘Heavy Metal - Louder Than Life’ has arrived – the ultimate story of Heavy Metal for fans of all ages.
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Ian Gillan Solo Release GILLANS INN
Ian Gillan, having made his mark with the legendary Deep Purple, has taken time out to celebrate his fortieth year as a touring musician with some very special guests and the result is “GILLAN’S INN”, a brilliant album of remakes spanning his entire career, to be released on 17th April by immergent/5.1 Entertainment.
There is no doubt that Ian Gillan is one of the greatest rock and roll singers of all time, if not the greatest. Pavarotti said Gillan is a genius, and Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour said that as long as Gillan is breathing, then rock and roll is still alive.
From the first glance, any listener will know they’re in for a party inside “Gillan’s Inn”. In fact, if the title symbolizes anything it’s the roving celebration of life and music that Gillan’s professional life his been. “Gillan’s Inn” is simply wherever he may be.
Inside lies a devastatingly enjoyable DualDisc featuring 13 stunning remakes of classic tracks spanning Gillan’s entire career - plus one new song - with a simply amazing group of special guests.
On the ‘flip-side’ (haven’t heard that in a while) you get an extremely rich DVD featuring a full 5.1 surround-sound audio mix of the entire record, with some alternate solos, as well as ‘making of’ video from the sessions, hundreds of photos, Gillan commentary on the various songs on the record, and a “choose your own solo” section for Smoke on the Water, featuring different guitar players who contributed to the record.
Produced, engineered and mixed by the brilliant Nick Blagona (Deep Purple, Tom Jones, The Police, Nazareth, Cat Stevens, among many others), this record was recorded in Surrey, UK; Buffalo, New York; Toronto, Canada; San Francisco and Los Angeles, California; Austin Texas, and points elsewhere.
Step in to Gillan’s Inn and you’ll be there for quite a while, with an ear-to-ear grin, and you’ll have it cranked up so loud you won’t hear the neighbours banging on the walls. Gillan’s Inn must be heard!
On the menu at “Gillan’s Inn”:
1. Unchain Your Brain
2. Bluesy Blue Sea
3. Day Late N A Dollar Short
4. Hang Me Out To Dry
5. Men Of War
6. When a Blind Man Cries
7. Sugar Plum Demon’s Eye (DVD side only)
8. Trashed Can I Get A Woman (ROM/Launcher only)
9. No Worries
10. Smoke on the Water
11. No Laughing In Heaven
12. Speed King
13. Loving On Borrowed Time
14. I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
Gillan’s Inn features contributions from Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi on Trashed (from Born Again), with Deep Purple’s Roger Glover and Ian Paice (that’s right, it’s kind of a Deep Sabbath track now); Joe Satriani; Jeff Healey with Jon Lord on When a Blind Man Cries, Demon’s Eye, and Smoke on the Water; Cliff Bennett; ex-Scorpion Uli Jon Roth; Joe Elliott from Def Leppard; Don Airey; Mickey Lee Soule; Steve Morse, and many others.
Ian Gillan is rock royalty, and has become an erudite elder statesman of the genre. He was the original Jesus Christ Superstar and – with Deep Purple – he co-wrote and sang Smoke on the Water (one of the most popular songs of all time) among dozens of other hits. He’s always made music for music’s sake, not to appease critics, the industry or anyone else; to quote the man…’It’s important to step off the highway sometimes and take the scenic route.’ Music is not fashion for Gillan; it’s his life. He has played to tens of millions of fans, and sold over one hundred million records, and to this day approaches writing, recording and touring with the zeal, passion and commitment of an eighteen year old.
Gillan IS the voice of rock and roll, and has inspired generations of singers, and probably indirectly caused hundreds of thousands of speeding tickets. He’s an author, a songwriter and a philosopher with a wicked sense of humour and a bit of the devil in his eye. And most of all, he’s got a seasoned impassioned voice and lyrical sense still better than any in rock and roll after forty years of giving it his all.
Ian is currently on the ‘Rapture of the Deep World Tour’ with Deep Purple
He will stopping off en-route at Gillan’s Inn for some refreshment and the occasional solo performance.
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Steve Howe US Dates
Yes guitarist Steve Howe embarks on a short solo American tour. The guitarist who is currently enjoying a break from Yes, although still a member of the band begins his tour on Friday 7th April. The tour stretches through April and into May following which he will play selected dates in Italy. It was also announced in January that Steve will be taking part in the proposed reunion of the original line up of Asia alongside Geoff Downes, John Wetton and Carl Palmer and the band are expected to tour towards the end of 2006 and early 2007.
The dates listed below however are solo dates and people are advised to check with the venue before travelling
APRIL
7 Alexandria, VA - Birchmere
8 Philadelphia, PA - TLA
9 Annapolis, MD - Rams Head Tavern
11 Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
12 New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
13 Clifton Park, NY - Northern Lights
14 New York, NY - B.B. King's
17 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall
18 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
19 Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock
20 Neptune, NJ - The Headliner
21 Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theatre
23 Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts
24 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
25 Detroit, MI - Magic Bag
27 Chicago, IL - Cubby Bear Chicago
28 Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
MAY
Milwaukee, WI – Shank Hall
Dates for Italy
19 Cecina - Teatro De Filippo
20 Sarzana – Acoustic Guitar Event
21 Seriate/Bergamo – Teatro Gavazzeni
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Blackmores Night New Album - The Village Lanterne
SPV Records / Steamhammer to release
Blackmore's Night - The Village Lanterne
Released as Standard and Deluxe 2-CD Versions
UK Release - March 27, 2006
SPV Records are delighted to announce the 27th March 2006 UK release
of
Blackmore's
Night 'The Village Lanterne', the new studio album from Ex-Deep Purple and
Rainbow's
guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. The album is released in North America on
April 4th.
The Village Lanterne is their first album of all new material since
the
acclaimed 2003 set,
'Ghost Of A Rose', Blackmore's unique and intriguing renaissance era sound
can only be
described, as Blackmore states as
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Asia second Icon album and reunion (Dec 06?)
Jon Kirkman (photo centre) spoke to John Wetton (photo left) and Geoff Downes (photo right) at the end of their tour to promote the Icon album. Released in 2005 Icon marked the first time in almost twenty years since John Wetton and Geoff Downes have collaborated on a full album. The last full album they worked together on was Asia's third studio album Astra from 1986.
Plans are afoot for a second Icon album and also a reunion of the original line up of Rock Supergroup Asia which also featured guitarist Steve Howe and drummer Carl Palmer.
Tentative dates have been mentioned in the UK for December 2006 with more to follow in March 2007. Asia was formed in 1981 and in 1982 released their multi platinum self titled debut album.
Jon spoke to John and Geoff backstage in Newcastle on the 9th of March and John and Geoff let slip a few surprises in store for fans of both Icon and of course Asia.
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Whitesnake Back on British Shores EXTRA DATE
Coverdale and the Whitesnake Gang are Back to Rock British Shores - 2006 UK Tour
David Coverdale (lead vocals), Doug Aldrich (guitars), Reb Beach
(guitars) Timothy Drury (keyboards), Uriah Duffy (bass), Tommy
Aldridge (drums)
Legendary front man David Coverdale is bringing Whitesnake back to the UK in 2006 with an entirely new rock'n'roll show that reflects his outstanding 30-year multi-platinum career.
With their blend of hard rock, soul, blues, and balladry, a healthy dose of priapic posturing and good time fun, Whitesnake is pretty much on it's own in today's grim, unsmiling music climate.
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Godfather of British Blues - Alexis Korner
Castle Music to release first wholly comprehensive anthology album of
the
late
Godfather of British Blues - Alexis Korner
Kornerstoned
The Alexis Korner Anthology - 1954-1983
Released May 1st, 2006
Castle Music is delighted to announce the May 1st, 2006 double disc
album
release of
Kornerstoned: The Alexis Korner Anthology - 1954-1983, a deluxe slip cased
set laced with
copious rarities and material which debuts on CD for the very first time.
Alexis Korner's role in the development of UK Blues, R&B and Rock
cannot
be overstated,
and this set pays homage to the great musician. Featured sidemen/guests
include Keith
Richards, Eric Clapton, Paul Rodgers, Chris Farlowe, Davy Graham, Long
John Baldry, Robert
Plant, Cyril Davies, Peter Thorup, Zoot Money, Duffy Power, Dick
Heckstall-Smith & many
more.
For the collector, the album inlay also features photo's & memorabilia
drawn from Alexis'
family's archives, with comprehensive liner notes by Neil 'Mr Blues'
Slaven.
Kornerstoned is the first in a series of a major reissue programme
from
Sanctuary Records;
the Korner catalogue has recently been acquired by the label, with all
those really rare
albums (e.g. Blues From The Roundhouse, R&B From The Marquee, At The
Cavern and Sky High)
remastered with bonus tracks, which will start following later this year.
The Korner range
will be stickered with the
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Donald Fagen third album NEW AUDIO
Steely Dans Donald Fagen is to release his long-awaited and highly
anticipated third solo album Morph The Cat. The album is released by Reprise Records
across the UK andEurope on Monday 6th March (North American release is Tuesday 7th March).
'Morph The Cat' is Fagen's first solo album since 1993's 'Kamakiriad', and
the final installment in a musical trilogy that originally began with the release of
1982's 'The Nightfly'.
The new album includes nine new songs written and arranged by Fagen,
including 'H Gang',
'What I Do', 'The Great Pagoda Of Funn', 'Security Joan' and 'The Night
Belongs To Mona'.
Fagen embarks on his first-ever solo tour on 3rd March
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Jethro Tull The Aqualung Live UK Tour
Jethro Tull embark upon The Aqualung Live Tour which takes in 19 UK dates from the end of February. The tour follows the release of their Aqualung Live CD in the autumn 2005, a new live version of their classic Grammy Award-winning album Aqualung, recorded in Washington in 2004. All artist and song-writing royalties for the CD are being donated to charities for the homeless.
Jethro Tull is Ian Anderson (flute, acoustic guitar, vocal) together with guitarist Martin Barre (electric guitar); joining them will be Andrew Giddings on keyboards, Jonathan Noyce playing bass guitar and, on drums and percussion, Doane Perry. The shows will also feature a special integrated guest, young violinist Lucia Micarelli who has been already been on the road with the band in the USA. Micarelli will perform on and off throughout the whole of Jethro Tull’s set and her pieces will include duets with Ian, solos on some of the better-known Tull songs as well as a couple of her own arrangements. Anderson says, The show will feature all of the Aqualung album which is the first time it’s ever been performed in it’s entirety in the UK. We’ll also play a healthy selection of Tull classics, including Life is A Long Song and Living In The Past as well as examples of more recent music, taking the audience on a journey through the band’s career.
Full tour dates are:-
FEBRUARY
Mon 27th: Perth Concert Hall (£22.50/£25.50). Tel: 01738 621 031
MARCH
Wed 1st Edinburgh Usher Hall (£24.50/£27.50). Tel: 0131 228 1155
Thu 2nd B'ham Symphony Hall (£24.50/£27.50). Tel: 0121 780 3333
Fri 3rd Newcastle City Hall (£24.50/£27.50). Tel: 0191 2612 606
Sat 4th Manchester Apollo (£24.50/£27.50). Tel: 0870 401 8000
Sun 5th Blackpool Opera House (£22.50/£25.50). Tel: 01253 292 029
Tue 7th Bradford St. George's Hall (£22.50/£25.50). Tel: 01274 432 000
Wed 8th Hull City Hall (£22.50/£25.50). Tel: 01482 226 655
Fri 10th Shepherds Bush Empire (£26.50/£29.50). Tel: 0870 771 2000
Sat 11th Shepherds Bush Empire (£26.50/£29.50). Tel: 0870 771 2000
Sun 12th Basingstoke Anvil (£24.50/£27.50). Tel: 01256 844 244
Mon 13th Brighton Dome (£24.50/£27.50). Tel: 01273 709 709
Wed 15th Southampton Guildhall (£24.50/£27.50). Tel: 023 8063 2601
Thu 16th Bristol Colston Hall (£24.50/£27.50). Tel: 0117 922 3686
Fri 17th Cardiff St David's Hall (£24.50/£27.50). Tel: 029 2087 8444
Sat 18th Cheltenham Town Hall (£24.50/£27.50). Tel: 01242 227 979
Sun 19th Oxford New Theatre (£24.50/£27.50). Tel: 0870 606 3500
Tue 21st Ipswich Regent (£22.50/£25.50). Tel: 01473 433 100
Wed 22nd Peterborough, Broadway (£22.50/£25.50). Tel: 01733 316 100
Tickets are available from venue box offices or online from venue websites – credit card bookings are subject to booking fee. There is no support artist on this tour and Jethro Tull play for approx 2 hours. There will be a 20 minute intermission during the show. The show starts at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated on the tickets.
Jethro Tull have sold over 60 million albums in their 37 year history, have notched up 3 top-ten singles and have performed over 2,500 shows in more than 40 countries.
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Tin Solider - Steve Marriott - The Anthology
First ever cross-career anthology of one of Britain's finest songwriters
Released as deluxe 3-CD set by Castle Music - 27 February, 2006
Castle Music are delighted to announce the February 27, 2006 3-CD release of Steve Marriott 'Tin Soldier - The Anthology', the first ever cross career collection of one of
British rock's finest songwriters and front men. From roots as a successful child actor -
Marriott played the coveted role of the Artful Dodger in the musical Oliver! - he then
met bassist Ronnie Lane and joined his band the Pioneers that morphed into the
greatest Mod band of all time - the Small Faces!
Released with the full co-operation of the remaining member of Small Faces, the 3-CD
slip cased set includes of plethora of unreleased material, plus numerous obscure and
unavailable tracks making it a must-have purchase for the collector.
As a joint venture with Universal Music, Tin Soldier includes all his biggest hits with
Small Faces and Humble Pie, sure to satisfy all fans.
Including the hits All Or Nothing, Itchycoo Park and Lazy Sunday from his time with Small
Faces, to Humble Pie's debut single Natural Born Boogie, as well as his solo tracks
including Say The Word and Stay With Me Baby, this anthology documents one of Britain's
finest songwriters definitively. As a treat, the set also includes a rare recording of
from Oliver! the musical, recorded at the start of Marriot's successful career, cut
short through a fatal house fire on April 20, 1991.
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Sparks New Album Hello Young Lovers
The New Album
UK Release: February 6, 2006
'Perfume'
The New Single
UK Release: February 13, 2006
2006 UK TOUR DATES
On their incomparable new album, Sparks protest predictability,
obliterate the ordinary and demand utmost respect.
With moments of sheer beauty, frenzy, dissonance, harmony, pure genius…it rocks!!
It is cinematic and bold, lyrically liberal.
It may not win a Grammy…rather an Academy Award.
It's music for smart people.
Never, NEVER, has there been an auditory assault of such magnitude presented in the realm of pop music.
When Sparks' last album Lil' Beethoven hit the streets critics lauded and applauded, fans smiled smugly with overdue vindication and fellow musicians wept when faced with the reality that, once again, Sparks had raised the bar by which all other albums should be judged.
Now the Angeleno brothers Ron and Russell Mael present Hello Young Lovers, their 20th album. To achieve such enormity and expansiveness Ron and Russell Mael worked in a limitless vacuum for the best part of 18 months.
The only inspiration taken from any current music was the provocation to go as far as possible in the opposite direction. When writing and recording Lil Beethoven Sparks broke the rules, but in creating Hello Young Lovers the rule book has been thrown away.
The resulting album is an extraordinary masterpiece
Ron and Russell Mael are joined on stage by Tammy Glover (Drums), Dean [Faith No More] Menta (Guitar), Josh Klinghoffer (guitars) and Steve [Red Kross] McDonald (Bass).
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Whitesnake - In The Still Of The Night: Live DVD
Featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes documentary, photo gallery and 10-track bonus CD
DVD Released by AFM Records
Distributed in the UK by Cadiz Music / Pinnacle
February 6, 2006
No band delivers blues rock, rock 'n' roll anthems & power ballads like Whitesnake… Formed from the ashes of Deep Purple by lead singer David Coverdale.
In concert, Whitesnake presents captivating shows that in the words of lead singer David Coverdale, 'Grabs you by the short & curlies & doesn't let go!!'
Recorded live during the 2004 'Live... In the Still of the Night' UK tour, the DVD features all of Whitesnake's greatest hits plus many fan favorites. The DVD captures the excitement and vitality of the band's performance before adoring all-ages crowds who sing along to every song.
Produced by Coming Home Studios, in association with Done & Dusted, and shot in 1080/24PsF High Definition, the DVD features four different audio soundtracks - stereo, 5.1 SRS Circle Surround, 5.1 Multi-channel, and 5.1 DTS.
The DVD, directed by celebrated live concert director Hamish Hamilton (credits include U2, Madonna, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Usher), also boasts a behind-the-scenes documentary and photo gallery. A 10-song, 59 minute live CD is included in the package.
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DEEP PURPLE (Rapture Of The Deep) limited tour edition
Deep Purple will release a Special Tour Edition of their current album Rapture of the Deep on 27th March which will feature 4 additional live recordings as well as the 10 original tracks. The album which received huge critical acclaim is produced by Michael Bradford (Kid Rock, Uncle Kracker etc.) and will be released through Edel Records.
Full tracklisting:
1. Money Talks
2. Girls Like That
3. Wrong Man
4. Rapture Of The Deep
5. Clearly Quite Absurd
6. Don't Let Go
7. Back To Back
8. Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
9. Junkyard Blues
10. Before Time Began
11. Rapture Of The Deep (live)
12. Wrong Man (live)
13. Highway Star (live)
14. Smoke On The Water(live)
Deep Purple begin their ‘The Rapture of the Deep World Tour’ in January 2006. They launch the European leg of the tour with a special one-off date at the Astoria (sold out) in London on Tuesday 17th January, which is the only UK date at this time.
Deep Purple are: Ian Gillan - vocalising, Roger Glover on bass, drummer Ian Paice, Steve Morse on guitar and pounding the Keyboards - Don Airey formerly of Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne and Rainbow (amongst others).
Formed in 1968 Deep Purple have been together for 35 years (give or take a year or two in the middle), have sold well over 100 million albums worldwide - including innumerable platinum and gold albums. In the UK alone they have had 19 top 40 albums (8 top 10), 8 top 50 singles (2 top 10) and their albums include the biggest selling rock album of all time 'Deep Purple In Rock'. They have toured all five continents several times and still play to sold out venues all over the world.
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Extra date for the Black Crowes
Due to overwhelming demand and both shows selling out almost immediately, The Black Crowes have ADDED A THIRD DATE ON MONDAY 20th March to the two already sold out shows at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire on 18th and 19th March 2006.
After months of speculation, THE BLACK CROWES will make a triumphant return to the UK concert stage with 2 exclusive shows at the London Shepherds Bush Empire on 18th and 19th March 2006.
2005 marked the year in which The Black Crowes reunited and re-connected with their loyal fans, performing the best shows of their career. The band--who’ve have been alternately described as 'The Most Rock ‘N Roll Rock ‘N Roll Band In The World' and 'a thoroughbred American rock ‘n’ freakin’ roll band'-- are billing the show as “An Evening With The Black Crowes” and will mark a long-awaited return to these shores by of one of America’s greatest and most respected artists.
'An Evening With…' will feature two sets, each lasting one and a half hours. In true Black Crowes style, the set will change each night, but is anticipated to include classics such as; 'Remedy,' 'Wiser Time,' 'Hard to Handle,' 'Jealous Again,' 'Thorn in My Pride,' and 'She Talks To Angels,' as well as many songs from their catalogue, previously unreleased Black Crowes material and an eclectic selection of influential covers.
Longtime group manager Pete Angelus states that these are the only confirmed shows and no future touring plans or dates have been confirmed. 'At this point in time, we have not discussed any future international touring plans. It has always been our intention to gauge the future of the band, not by the memories and successes of the past, but rather by the group’s collective feelings of the present,' says Angelus.
The Black Crowes are Chris Robinson (vocals), Rich Robinson (guitars), Marc Ford (guitars), Eddie Hawrysch (keyboards), Steve Gorman (drums) and Sven Pipien (bass).
The band announced their hiatus in 2001. However, their fans started to get excited last year when their long-dormant website (www.blackcrowes.com) suddenly became animated, showing two 'Crowe' heads facing each other with audio clips of the band’s music. The net began buzzing and in January The Black Crowes played 7 shows in New York City – which instantly sold out 23,000 tickets.
THE BLACK CROWES’ return in 2005 has been highlighted so far by not only the seven night sold-out New York City engagement, but with a massive American summer shed tour with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, five sold-out nights at San Francisco’s historic Fillmore (filmed for an upcoming DVD), a charity concert for the Hurricane Katrina victims in Memphis, performances at three of the most prestigious festivals in America (New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Bonnaroo, and Austin City Limits Festival) and will conclude with their first-ever headlining performance at Madison Square Garden in New York City on New Year’s Eve.
The Black Crowes’ six studio albums have racked up sales of over 19 million worldwide and the band performed over 2,000 shows between 1990 and 2001. Their gigs became legendary for set lists which changed every night and signature incendiary musical explorations… An 'Evening With' promises to deliver the same energy and excitement.
Tickets go on sale on Monday 11th November at 9.00am and Ticket prices are £30 each.
The box office number is 0870 771 2000. Credit Card hotline - 0870 400 0688 or buy online at getLIVE.co.uk.
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Europe - Live from the dark
On 6th February 2006, Sanctuary Visual Entertainment (SVE) will release
'Live From The Dark'; a stunning concert spectacular from Sweden's finest
rock maestro's Europe. Fans will be thrilled to learn that this 2-disc DVD
features 19 tracks and offers just short of 4 hours of classic Europe
playing live and at their very best.
'Live From The Dark' was recorded during Europe's sold out show at
London's legendary Hammersmith Apollo gig earlier this year, as part of
their successful 'Start From The Dark' tour. Joey Tempest, John Norum, Mic
Michaeli, Ian Haughland and John Leven bring you the classic line-up and
prove with out doubt that Europe are back and have never sounded better.
Masters of melodic hard rock, 'Live From The Dark' sees the band serve up
exhilarating performances of classic show stoppers 'Hero', 'Carrie', 'Got
To Have Faith' and of course, the anthem which propelled them into
superstardom, 'The Final Countdown'.
'Live From the Dark' disc 2 is a real gem for the fans. Packed with
exclusive extra's including 'Behind The Tour' backstage bonus material,
band interviews, taxi diaries from all five band members and even
interviews with the audience.
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Rock Legends Lynyrd Skynyrd 2006 Hall of Fame Inductees
BAND HONORED IN THE 21ST ANNUAL INDUCTION CEREMONY
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced today that Lynyrd Skynyrd will be among its 2006 inductees.
Regarding the nomination, Gary Rossington said, 'I’m thankful to everyone involved. It’s a great thing and a great day for all of us. I’m glad those we’ve lost -- Ronnie, Allen, Leon, Steve and Cassie -- will get the honor and recognition they deserve. I’m also thankful to Rickey Medlocke and Larry Junstrom, who were with us in the beginning and Rickey’s even in the band with us now. Those two also deserve a piece of this honor. We’re just all really thankful for this.'
Billy Powell commented, 'Obviously this proves that the music is here to stay and I feel I made a contribution to the industry. It certainly completes a lifetime accomplishment for me. I’m more excited to receive this honor especially on behalf of our brothers who can’t be here, but are watching from above.'
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction will happen March 13 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. The ceremonies will be taped, edited and broadcast on VH1.
Lynyrd Skynyrd began their career in 1973 with the release of their cleverly titled 'pronounced leh-nerd skin-nerd.' With more than 25 million albums sold to date, the band has become an American staple and a permanent fixture in rock n’ roll history. In 2003 the band celebrated their 30th anniversary with the release of the studio album, 'Vicious Cycle,' which was augmented by a successful tour and the release of the DVD 'Lynyrd Skynyrd Lyve: The Vicious Cycle Tour.' One of the hardest working groups in music today, Lynyrd Skynyrd performs hundreds of shows each year.
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Eurythmics Art and Design Exhibition and Opening Night
To coincide with the release of Eurythmics forthcoming greatest hits 'Ultimate Collection' on 7th November 2005, their 8 studio albums are being reissued on 14th November 2005, and the release of their collector's 'Boxed' set, comes an exhibition that celebrates the images and personae created for each of their 8 studio album projects. The Ultimate Collection album also features the groups' first new material for 5 years.
The exhibition will be held at the Air Gallery, (32 Dover Street, London, W1S 4NE) and was put together with the help of graphic designer Laurence Stevens of LSD Studio who has worked with the duo throughout their career.
For the first time, Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart are to exhibit some of their most significant and celebrated images alongside rare unpublished material in an Art and Design Exhibition. The invite-only preview event takes place in London on 31st October 2005. The Exhibition is open to the general public from Tuesday 1st November through to Saturday 5th November.
The exhibition will showcase images taken by some of the world's leading photographers including Richard Avedon, Jean Baptiste-Mondino, Peter Ashworth, Alistair Thaine, Lewis Ziolek and Anoushka Fisz amongst others.
On Monday October 31st, 2005, Eurythmics appeared at the Private View for the Eurythmics Ultimate Collection Photographic Exhibition. For the first 30 minutes Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart posed as sculptures with their eyes shut. As people gathered in the gallery to view the photos, when they got to the end of the gallery they could view Annie and Dave as pieces of art in their own right. It was a delightful sight to behold, and many guests took photos of the pair sitting in front of TV monitors that transmitted archive footage of Eurythmics from over the past 30 years.
The Private View launch party was a brilliant success. We spoke with Laurence Stevens the original graphics designer for all the Eurythmics albums and co-organiser of the photographic exhibition. We also got a chance to see a finished copy of BOXED, the 8-CD box set of all the reissue albums. The box is gorgeous. There's writing on all four sides of the box. Amazing! It's a work of art, and not just your ordinary box. Laurence has designed a stunning box to house the eight studio albums.
Also spotted at the Private View was Dennis Morris, the famous photographer for the Sex Pistols and Bob Marley, Mark Owen from Take That and Darren Hayes from Savage Garden, and Eurythmics webmaster, Tony Wong (the latter flew all the way from Australia for the event).
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Rush - R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour
Filmed in Frankfurt September 24, 2004
2 DVD Package and
Deluxe Edition 2 DVD 2 CD
Sanctuary Visual Entertainment in association with Anthem Film &
Television are pleased to announce the follow-up to 2003's internationally
successful and top selling RUSH DVD RUSH in Rio, with RUSH - R30 - the
definitive live in-concert rock'n'roll DVD extravaganza.
The DVD celebrates RUSH's $21-million grossing, sell-out 30th Anniversary
World Tour. The concert was filmed with 14 hi-definition cameras in 16x9
widescreen format at the Festhalle, Frankfurt Germany on September 24,
2004.
The DVD will be released in two different packs. The 2 DVD Package will
include the Frankfurt concert on disc one (mixed in Dolby Digital 5.1
Surround Sound); while the second DVD disc will include rare and classic
performance footage from the late seventies to the Tsunami relief benefit
concert in 2005 along with interview footage culled from the last three
decades. The total running time of the 2 DVD package is 3 hours and 40
minutes.
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Asia Uriah Heep Tour
November 2005
20 Glasgow Garage 0870 169 0100
21 Sheffield Leadmill 0870 010 4555
23 Bristol Academy 0870 771 2000
24 Birmingham Academy 0870 771 2000
25 Manchester Academy 0870 401 8000
26 London Astoria 0870 150 0044
Credit Cards Tel: 0870 400 0688 (24hrs)
Buy online at
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DEEP PURPLE Rapture of the Deep
Cat.no. 0165542ERE Limited edition Cat.no. 0165762ERE - Release 24th October 2005
Intense, fearless, full of fire, and wit, and passion. Marked by serious virtuosity, but never a slave to it. Still finding new meaning in a medium they all but single-handedly created. This can only be describing the new Deep Purple album “Rapture of the Deep” which is released on 24th October through Edel Records. The album features 10 new tracks and was produced by Michael Bradford (Kid Rock, Uncle Kracker etc.)
Deep Purple ‘Rapture’ style are: Ian Gillan - vocalising, Roger Glover on bass, drummer Ian Paice, Steve Morse on guitar and pounding the Keyboards - Don Airey formerly of Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne and Rainbow (amongst others).
Full tracklisting is:
1. Money Talks
2. Girls Like That
3. Wrong Man
4. Rapture Of The Deep
5. Clearly Quite Absurd
6. Don't Let Go
7. Back To Back
8. Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
9. Junkyard Blues
10. Before Time Began
A special limited edition of “Rapture of the Deep” packaged in a tin box and featuring an additional track, “MTV” will be available while stocks last.
Formed in 1968 Deep Purple have been together for 35 years (give or take a year or two in the middle), have sold well over 100 million albums worldwide - including innumerable platinum and gold albums. In the UK alone they have had 19 top 40 albums (8 top 10), 8 top 50 singles (2 top 10) and their albums include the biggest selling rock album of all time “Deep Purple In Rock”. They have toured all five continents several times and still play to sold out venues all over the world.
The band will follow up the album release with ‘The Rapture of the Deep World Tour’ which begins in January. To finish off 2005 - Purple will be playing some shows in The Far East and Asia in October and November.
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The Police: Synchronicity Tour
Includes multi-angle features, rare interview, new live tracks, remixed exclusively for DVD in 5.1 Surround Sound
Internationally Released September 12, 2005
Universal Music are pleased to announce the Monday September 12th 2005 DVD premiere international release of 'The Police - Synchronicity Concert' - the stunning live-in-concert live extravaganza filmed during their Atlanta leg of their Synchronicity World Tour in November 1983. Exclusive to this DVD are the 4 previously unseen multi angle tracks – Synchronicity II, Roxanne, Invisible Sun and Don’t Stand So Close To Me. As an additional treat, the DVD also includes the original concert trailer and a rare interview with the band from their final concert on their Synchronicity World Tour (and their last ever Police concert) in Melbourne, Australia 1984.
Twenty-two years later, this spectacular concert has never sounded better. For the very first time on DVD, the audio has been remixed in 5.1 Surround Sound, and includes three different audio soundtracks including dts, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, and 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo.
Originally directed and edited by Godley & Crème, this energetic and power-packed live concert brilliantly captures the Police at the height of their success, when Synchronicity ruled airwaves and the trio were one of the biggest bands in the world.
The Police (official Synchronicity tour photo). From left to right:
Stewart Copeland (drums), Andy Summers (guitar),
Sting (bass, vocals)
The songs performed during the concert include their most memorable hit singles including So Lonely, Roxanne, Message in a Bottle, De Do Do Do De Da Da Da, and Every Breath You Take, plus several songs taken from the Synchronicity album including King Of Pain, Wrapped Around Your Finger, Walking In Your Footsteps, Tea in the Sahara and O My God.
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Simple Minds: Black and White 050505
One of Scotland's most successful bands, they defined a generation, have scored over twenty Top 20 hits in a career spanning nearly three decades. They have sold over thirty million records, had five number one albums, a no. 1 single in America - plus three American top ten singles and been Voted Q magazine's world's best live act. Simple Minds embarked internationally on countless sold out stadium tours including headlining three times at Wembley stadium. They have influenced bands as diverse as current favourites Bloc Party, Muse, as well as Moby, Manic Street Preachers and Stereophonics along the way. Most recently Yellow Card paid homage to their biggest hit, 'Don't You (Forget about me)' at the MTV Movie Awards.
Now after a three year hiatus Simple Minds are back with their best CD since 'New Gold Dream,' called 'Black and White 050505.' Released on 12th September by Sanctuary Records, 'Black and White' recalls the sweeping, vast sound that characterised their biggest hit albums, 'Sparkle in the Rain,' 'Once upon a Time' and 'Street Fighting Years.' 'Black and White' recorded in Italy, Holland and then mixed in Los Angeles by the legendary Bob Clearmountain is a real return to form for this four piece band and should see the emergence of a whole new generation of fans as well as satisfying their current ones.
 This is a CD that captivates on its first listen and then just gets better. What with the renewed popularity of Duran Duran, New Order and Depeche Mode and the propensity for pop acts to sample 80's sounds, there is little doubt that Simple Minds time has truly come again.
The CD's opening track, 'Stay Visible' has all the depth, melody and warmth of a theme tune for the next Bond movie. Lingering in the mind long after the last chord has played, it evokes images of an expensive open top car zooming along an empty mountain road or an endless stretch of Arizona desert.
Visit Sanctuary Records for the rest of the story.
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DIXIE DREGS featuring Steve Morse Live (Montreux Jazz)
T2DVD 0106 September 2005
T2 have announced a new DIXIE DREGS archive DVD, featuring guitarist
Steve Morse. This DVD includes the band's historic set at the
Montreux Jazz festival in Switzerland in 1978, plus three further tracks from
rare American TV appearances. This release follows the earlier T2 DVD
of The Steve Morse Band, Cruise Control.
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JON ANDERSON: Download mp3 tracks today
Anyone in the world can now download tracks from Jon's new single state of independence.
You can listen to a clip of the tracks - PLUS - You can also buy mp3 downloads of each for just 99p.
Please visit the Classic Pictures Download Site
Bonus tracks include the previously un-released uplifting summer vibe Reggae tune 'You Lift Me Up', and a cover of Spike Milligan’s Goon tune 'Ying Tong Song'
All Jon Anderson fans around the world can help Jon climb the UK charts! Log on TODAY
Also visit Classic Pictures for more information on the 'Tour of the Universe' DVD.
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A Night in the Life of Matchbox 20
The world’s first ever music DVD utilising
SRS Labs, Circle Surround 5.1® technology
Released by Coming Home Studios - July 5, 2004
Distributed in the U.K. through Pinnacle
Coming Home Studios is delighted to announce their first offering for the U.K. market with the July 5, 2004 release of SHOW - A Night in the Life of Matchbox Twenty, which showcases for the very first time on DVD, SRS Labs Circle Surround 5.1® technology...[click to read article...]
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We have copies of the Brand New Who DVD Live At Kilburn to giveaway couresy of SONY/BMG.
The competition closes at Midnight on Friday 21st November 2008
Open the competitions page to enter!
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