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B Sides for 11/13/2014



All-Star Paul McCartney Tribute Album Streaming Online
(Radio.com) The Art of McCartney, a tribute album to Paul McCartney, will be released next week (Nov. 18), but fans can get an early listen of the impressive compilation today via a YouTube stream.

While we've already heard Billy Joel's cover of "Maybe I'm Amazed" and the Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde on the Beatles "Let It Be," additional highlights include Bob Dylan's "Things We Said Today" as well as Willie Nelson's interpretation of "Yesterday."

Other guests include KISS, Def Leppard, Smokey Robinson, The Cure, Alice Cooper, B.B. King and Sammy Hagar, among many others. Check out the complete tracklist of The Art of McCartney and listen to the album here.

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Metallica's Concert For Valor Performance Goes Online
(hennemusic) Metallica were among the artists that perform at The Concert For Valor at The National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Veterans Day. The band ripped through a three-song set that included "For Whom The Bell Tolls", "Master Of Puppets" and "Enter Sandman" and video of their set has been posted online.

A first-of-its-kind event to honor America's veterans and their families, the live three-hour concert aired on HBO and also featured Bruce Springsteen, Eminem, Dave Grohl, Rihanna, Chris Rock, and Carrie Underwood, among others.

In addition to honoring veterans, the concert also served as a fundraising event supporting a number of veterans' service organizations assisting servicemen and women with employment, education opportunities, health and wellness and integration back into civilian life.

"We're excited to play for those who have given so much of themselves for others as the night shines the spotlight on the more than 20 million American veterans who have served," said Metallica when announcing their appearance.

"It was an honor playing at #TheConcertForValor!," posted the band after the event. Watch video of their set here.

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AC/DC Video Director Says They Are The Same Band
(Classic Rock) The director of new AC/DC video Play Ball has promised fans that they're still the band they've always been. The Aussie giants have experienced a difficult year, with mainman Malcolm Young retiring as a result of dementia, and drummer Phil Rudd's status in doubt after he was charged with threatening to kill.

The Play Ball video is to be released this week, with Buck And Evans drummer Bob Richards behind the kit and Stevie Young in his uncle Malcolm's place.

Director David Mallet, who's been working with the band for 24 years, says: "They are the same band they were - they have never come out with any pretence to be anything else than the best rock'n'roll band in the world." Read more here.

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Machine Head Release Now We Die Video
(TeamRock Radio) Machine Head have released a video for their single Now We Die. The track is taken from their new album Bloodstone & Diamonds, released this week via Nuclear Blast.

Frontman Robb Flynn last month issued a series of pictures from the video shoot - one of them showing the band hanging upside down - in reaction to the song being leaked online.

He said: "We are furious. Imagine what a total shock it was. Regardless, there is no sense fighting it - the Internet is the speed of light nowadays, and you know, what? That's a good thing."

Watch the video here.

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Angels & Airwaves Release The Wolfpack Video
(TeamRock Radio) Blink-182 star Tom DeLonge's other band Angels & Airwaves have released a new music video for The Wolfpack, the first single from their forthcoming album The Dream Walker.

The Dream Walker album is just one part of an ambitious multi-media project involving an animated short entitled 'Poet Anderson: The Dream Walker', plus accompanying comic books, a novel and a feature film.

The album is set for release next month. You can check out the album's tracklisting and also watch the dark and unsettling music video for The Wolfpack here.

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Danko Jones Release Gonna Be A Fight Tonight Video
(Classic Rock) Danko Jones have released a video for the song "Gonna Be A Fight Tonight" from their 7th studio album Fire Music, due out in February. The album is the follow-up to 2012's Rock and Roll Is Black and Blue .

"Here's the first taste of our new album Fire Music", says Danko. "It's a song called Gonna Be A Fight. Usually I'm nervous about people's reactions to a new album or song we release but for this album I'm only impatient that people start hearing it immediately. I love this song. Sure, I'm on the song... but I think it's BANGIN'!"

The video footage was shot aboard the Motorhead Motorboat cruise, which sailed from Miami to Key West and Cozumel in Mexico in September. The band have published a photo gallery celebrating their time on board.

Watch the video here.

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Skid Row's Sabo Says Albums Have Too Much Music For Today
(Classic Rock) Skid Row's Dave 'Snake' Sabo says albums are a dying format because people don't have time to listen to them anymore. The guitarist says musicians have to adapt to the modern world where most people work longer hours for less money. And for Skid Row, that adaptation means releasing shorter EPs instead of albums.

He tells Rock 'N' Load: "This year not one artist has had a million-selling record in the United States. Coldplay came the closest, apparently. The only thing that sold over a million records is the soundtrack to the movie Frozen. And so that's just a clear indication that we are in a different time.

"And that's okay - we don't lament the past. You have to adapt and navigate through what's thrown at you, and that's what we're doing. That's the reason why we're releasing EPs - you don't wanna inundate people with too much music, because they just don't have the time. No one has the ability anymore to sit down for an hour with their headphones on and experience a new record.

"And that sucks. But that's life. People are working three times as hard for a third of the money these days. It's just a different economic landscape and people just don't have the luxury." He also addressed TV singing competition shows here.

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Mark Tremonti Not Focused On Creed At The Moment
(Classic Rock) Mark Tremonti says Creed is the furthest thing from his mind as he continues work on the second Tremonti album. The guitarist is laying down vocals on what will be his self-titled project's follow-up to 2012's All I Was.

He fronts the band that includes Wolfgang Van Halen on bass, drummer Garrett Whitlock and second guitarist Eric Friedman, who has also worked with Creed.

As well as his solo work, Tremonti has his hands full with Alter Bridge - which includes Creed drummer Scott 'Flip' Phillips and Creed bassist Brian Marshall.

And according to Tremonti, he and the various Creed alumni he regularly works with haven't spoken to frontman Scott Stapp since their 2012 comeback tour. An album was said to be in the works at the time, but never materialized." Read more here.

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Code Orange Explain Vocals On Latest Album
(TeamRock Radio) Code Orange drummer Jami Morgan has revealed that the band purposefully scaled back Reba Myers' vocals on latest album I Am King to avoid being pigeonholed.

He says they were unhappy being tagged as "the really heavy band with the female vocalist" so they made a conscious effort to bring the guitars to the fore on the follow-up to 2012's Love Is Love/Return To Dust.

He tells this month's edition of Metal Hammer: "We shared vocal duties more this time and we wanted to push Eric Balderose's guitars towards the front. We didn't want people just to focus on one thing and that one thing not being the music."

Read more here.

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Skalmold Inspired By Their Viking And Heathen Heritage
(TeamRock Radio) Icelandic metallers Skalmold say their music is inspired by their country's Viking and heathen heritage. The band are in the UK and Ireland this week as part of a widespread European tour.

The band released third album Meo Vaettum this week via Napalm Records and singer Bjorgvin Sigursson says "It's a good time to be a metalhead from Iceland."

He adds: "We wanted to incorporate our Viking and heathen heritage into our music and to use the sagas and Norse mythology as a reference point for the lyrics. We didn't want to just namedrop a few old gods."

Check out the tour dates and find out where you can read the full interview here.

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Pearl Jam Guitarist Performs National Anthem MLS Playoff Game
(hennemusic) Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready performed the National Anthem before kickoff at the Seattle Sounders MLS playoff game on Monday and pro-shot video of the performance has gone online.

McCready was on hand to deliver a Jimi Hendrix-like electric version of the anthem at CenturyLink Field prior to the Sounders' Western Conference Semifinal match against FC Dallas.

"Was honored to play the Star Spangled Banner at last night's Seattle Sounders FC playoff match on the eve of today's Veteran's Day Holiday," posted McCready on Tuesday. "I was there on behalf of Treehouse For Kids."

The organization provides Seattle's youth in foster care with the academic and essential support they equally deserve to help them graduate high school with a plan for their future.

Check out the video of the performance here.

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Singled Out: Blue Eyed Christ's Freakshow
Today John D. Norten, the mastermind of the industrial rock act Blue Eyed Christ, tells us about the song "Freakshow" from the brand new album "A Rush and a Thrill". Here is the story:

"Freakshow" has an interesting story behind it because it's one of the only songs I've written that was from a specific personal experience. One of the rules I have with Blue Eyed Christ lyrics is that they are intentionally vague, full of double entendre, and open to multiple interpretations. When you look at a song like "Last Days" it could be interpreted as being about how man is destroying the environment or about someone's addiction or various other themes.

"Freakshow" is about the only BEC song I can think of that is what I like to call a Story Song. The lyrics tell a specific story. Musically one of my favorite styles of Industrial Rock is the use of a triplet drum pattern. It just manages to give a really great swing and upbeat theatrical groove to the dark and sinister genre. I added the bass and guitars and realized I had stumbled upon something very catchy with a lot of hooks. Many BEC songs have at least three recurring hooks: A Pre Chorus, a Chorus, and a Post Chorus. "Freakshow" was one of these and I knew lyrically and melodically it had to be something different for me.

" . . . She came from the wrong side, always on the outside, she never really had a shot. But she was always pretty, and she got what she wanted, and she knew it's cause she's hot . . ."

I was going through some issues with my girlfriend at the time. I had ended up dating this very attractive younger girl and she had moved in with me. At first this was great. Who doesn't want to be with a hot girl in her early 20's? I quickly realized the reality and challenges of being in a relationship with a younger girl. You just can't expect to be at the same place and emotional maturity when it comes to dating.

" . . . She pulls you in and get's you under her spell, she's dangerous and has the looks that kill . . . "

We were in that cycle of breaking up and getting back together and a lot of unnecessary drama and chaos. Around this time I had realized I have this track that needs lyrics and since it's more accessible it may be interesting to do a story song loosely based on the relationship. Aside from the drama of the mix being the hardest of my career and undergoing last minute master and tempo changes�that's my version and I'm sticking too it!

" . . . It's not what you are, it's not what you need, it's not who you are, it's who you wanna be . . ."

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself and learn more about the album right here!

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