B Sides for 10/20/2014
"It literally was written about 10 minutes�.it was finished right before we walked out here," explained the singer. "But now we've played all those songs and I've had just a little bit of wine - just a litte bit - so just give me one second to learn it and I'll be right with you." The Moline stop is part of the band's fall US tour in support of "Lightning Bolt", which will wrap up in Denver, Colorado on October 22. Watch video of the song performance here.
The group played "Sexy Little Thing" from their 2009 debut and "Big Foot" from 2011's "Chickenfoot III" before being joined by Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger for Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" - featuring Jason Bonham on drums and Chad Smith on guitar. The evening wrapped with a version of Zeppelin's "Rock And Roll." This summer, guitarist Joe Satriani shared an update on the status of Chickenfoot, saying that a third album by the band will happen. "It is in the pipeline," said Satriani. "Everyone's got demos, everyone's excited. I don't know about the schedule though. That is still - as usual - in the chaotic Chickenfoot state." Watch video from the show including the Chickenfoot songs, Kroeger and Led Zeppelin jams here.
Shot by Saturday Night and Sunday Morning director Karel Reisz to promote the band's 1975 album Venus and Mars, the TV ad consists of a smoky pool game where McCartney and co. sport some very timely fashions. In his cross-tie and white shirt, the former Beatle looks like he could have emerged from the runway of Saint Laurent's spring 2013 show - for which, now judging from this, he could have been in part the inspiration. As the album's lead single "Listen to What the Man Says" plays, McCartney dances around the pool table and the group start playing a game of snooker. Other songs from the album - "You Gave Me the Answer," "Treat Her Gently" and the title track - also soundtrack the one-minute ad. Watch the ad here.
Perhaps they would have stood some chance against someone more their size, but the members of the band are defeated one by one by their opponent, who's clearly a mismatch for them. But in a twist at the end, Fall Out Boy realize they might have a shot after all, thanks to a mysterious helper. Oh, and their next opponent is Rick Ross. "Getting back up. Dusting it off. My dad used to tell me the most important part of any of it was getting back up on the horse - I didn't grow up on a farm - but it still applied," bassist Pete Wentz said of the video in a release. "David vs. Goliath, us vs. them, you vs. the world� brains, talent and luck are great but heart will always trump them. That is the sentiment of this video." Watch the video here.
Due October 21 in North America, (Oct 17 in Germany and October 20 in UK), the set features the rock legend recorded in concert at Wacken Open Air, an annual summer open air heavy metal festival that takes place in the small village of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany. Recorded live on August 3, 2013, "Raise The Dead" will be available as DVD + CD digipack. The DVD contains 22 songs plus an interview with Alice, while the double CD contains the complete concert. With "Raise The Dead - Live From Wacken", the German label UDR is starting a new live series of legendary Wacken performances. When Alice learned about the purpose behind it, he was very happy to be one of the first to participate and support the Wacken Foundation. Watch the video here.
The song originally appeared on Mott The Hoople's fifth studio album, 1972's "All The Young Dudes." The tune was also featured as the b-side to the title track when it was released as a single. Down N Outz recently announced the addition of bassist Share Ross to the band. Ross was previously a member of Vixen and the short-lived supergroup Contraband. The bassist will be on hand for Down N Outz' fall UK tour, which opens December 5 in Bristol. Down N Outz - who play only Mott-releated tunes (including songs by Mott, Ian Hunter and British Lions) - were formed specifically to open a series of 2009 reunion shows for Mott The Hoople at London's Hammersmith Odeon. Watch the video here.
"When I'm writing about a certain subject or something I've personally gone through, it's over when the song is done. The meaning of the song evolves over time. Maybe I'm going through something completely different and all of a sudden that song means something different to me while I'm singing on stage." The US rockers recently played the Shindig Festival in Baltimore - taking a break from their studio sessions where they're recording the follow-up to 2012's The Strange Case Of�. More including a stream of the full interview here.
On last Thursday night's episode of The Tonight Show, Sting showed off his pipes turning boring old ringtones into Sting-approved new ones for those fans who want to hear his voice every time they receive a call or text. Sting even made the xylophone ringtone sound like something off the Police's Synchronicity. But, whether you want any of these ringtones, Sting shows he's a good sport and very funny. Watch it here.
Guitarist Sel Balamir says of the song: "This song is proving to be a live favorite already. It's heavy and groovy - that's what Amplifier are all about." It's the second album track to be released, following the launch of Open Up in August. The band are currently on tour across Europe and will stop off for two UK dates in November. They'll play Manchester's Ritz on November 15 and London's Forum on November 16. Watch the video here.
And the singer is so excited about the upcoming gigs he's made a brief clip for fans. He says: "Only a couple of weeks left until our UK tour with Haken and Maschine and we can't wait. "We have the pleasure to visit several cities we've never visited before to do a full, extended UK tour and the pleasure to share the stage with two such amazing bands." More including the tour dates here.
Drummer Hena Habegger previously said the album stood up against anything they've done before - and revealed its musical style was similar to 2005 release Lipservice. He said: "You can't really compare different albums, but if one record comes closest in sound, it is probably Lipservice, except there's more of a playful feel to Bang! The arrangements spring one or two surprises." The band are about to embark on a tour of mainland Europe and will head to South America for seven dates in December. Watch the video here.
I started writing Foolish Things over a year prior to releasing it on "Trade Winds". I wrote, and recorded a soft demo version of the song and put it up on SoundCloud. I asked followers and listeners to comment on thoughts and suggestions for the song as it was. After a week or so, I collected all the input and went back into the studio and recorded the official track. There were a couple of suggestions that I used, and in-lieu of receiving a cabasa as a gift, I added that in small portions, re-recorded vocals and re-mixed the string and piano parts. I tried not to listen to the song for a week or so, so I could come back to the song with a refreshed perspective. I re-mixed once again and then mastered it and that's the way it is today. Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself right here!
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