B Sides for 09/15/2014
Earlier this week opinions on the subject were offered by Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant and Poison drummer Rikki Rockett. Now Snider claims the music has a bright future, regardless of business issues. He says via Facebook: "While I have nothing but respect for Gene, he couldn't be further off the mark. The business model that helped Kiss and my band achieve fame and fortune is most certainly dead - but rock'n'roll is alive and well. "It's thriving on social media, in the streets, in clubs and concert halls all over the world. And the bands playing it are more genuine than heartfelt than even because they're in it for one reason: the love of rock'n'roll." Simmons blamed much of the industry's woes on teenagers who think nothing of illegally downloading albums. But Snider puts the blame on "greedy big-city moguls who made their own velvet noose to hang themselves with." Read a lot more here.
Due September 26 on DVD, Blu-ray and CD , the event featured rock legends including Deep Purple, Rick Wakeman, Micky Moody, Joe Brown and Alfie Boe. Lord passed away July 16, 2012 at the age of 71 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. With Purple, Lord co-wrote many of the group's legendary songs, including "Smoke On The Water," and played with many bands and musicians throughout his career. Watch the video here.
Continuing in Jack's tradition of innovation and - having released the World's Fastest Record earlier this year - penchant for quick turnarounds, "Would You Fight For My Love?" was conceptualized, produced and shot within a 24 hour period. The six-hour shoot came together on less than 12 hours notice. White will perform at Farm Aid 2014 in Raleigh, North Carolina on September 13 and continue his tour this fall across the U.S., Mexico and the UK. Watch the new video here.
The band appeared as The Holy Sh*ts, as they did on Wednesday in Brighton. The series of club shows preview the Foo Fighters' headlining appearance at the closing concert of the Invictus Games in London on September 14. The band will release their new album, "Sonic Highways", on November 10. Produced by Butch Vig, the group's 8th studio album will be launched with a companion HBO series about the recording of the project. Premiering Friday, October 17 at 11 p.m., the project will see the Foo Fighters visit, and record music at, some of the world's most iconic recording studios in 8 US cities - Austin, Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Seattle and Washington, DC. Watch video from the club show here.
The first and only film produced about The Doors by The Doors offers a cinematic look at the band on the road during their 1968 summer tour. Whilst never truly completed, the film provides a stylistic approach in true sixties cin�ma v�rit� style. Concert performances are intercut with fly-on-the-wall footage of the group in their natural habitat, sometimes playful, sensitive, chaotic and touching. Other than a few appearances in film festivals in 1968, an official release would never be seen until now. The first official release of the documentary also includes a compilation of outtakes called "Feast of Friends: Encore", plus a 1968 British television feature called "The Doors Are Open", as well as a 1967 performance of "The End" filmed for Canadian TV. Completely restored from the original negative, as supervised by Jim Morrison, "Feast of Friends" has been colour-corrected and cleaned in high definition with the soundtrack remixed and remastered by long-time Doors' collaborator Bruce Botnick. Watch the preview and a performance clip of The End here.
Along with the live DVD, the pack also includes a double CD of the performance, while a fourth disc titled A 20th Year Flashback Documentary charts the history of the band. The performance was recorded before guitarist Per Eriksson and drummer Daniel Liljekvist left the band. What the live performance of " July" from the forthcoming DVD here.
The album launches in October via Hopeless Records and is their first studio outing without guitarist and founding member Steve Klein, who left the band in late 2013. The album features guest appearances by Terror's Scott Vogel, Bayside's Anthony Raneri and Turnstile's Brendan Yates. The group play Chicago's Riot Fest this weekend before heading to the UK and Ireland for 13 dates in November. Check out the tour dates and watch the video here.
The result appears in the promo for their four-track August EP, which also includes a cover of Beatles classic Helter Skelter. The Dead Daises were formed in 2012 by Jon Stevens (INXS, Noiseworks) and David Lowy (Mink / Red Phoenix) and the lineup includes Guns N' Roses men Richard Fortus and Dizzy Reed plus Marco Mendoza (Thin Lizzy / Whitesnake) and latest addition Brian Tichy (Whitesnake, Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol). Frontman Stevens recently said: "Face I Love is dedicated to all music fans around the world, especially The Dead Daisies fans, because, without you, we don't get to do what we do. It's like having a massive extended family seeing your smiling faces at our shows and for us that makes it all worthwhile." Watch the video here.
Along with the new release, the group's track Be Somebody has been picked as the official song of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship 2014, something guitarist Sid Glover describes as "an honour." The band are currently working on their second album and take to the road in November supporting The Pretty Reckless. Watch the " Lights Out In London" video here.
The German metal veterans played at the charity event earlier this year. More than 750,000 fans attended three-day event in Kostrzyn back in August. Accept released new album, Blind Rage last month and this week kicked off an extensive world tour. Watch Accept's live performance of "Pandemic" here.
The preview is the first video issued by the Van Halen frontman since the passing of his uncle, Manny Roth, in July. Manny was a fixture on the New York club scene: he opened the original Cafe Wha? in 1959 at the corner of MacDougal Street and Minetta Lane. The legendary venue saw artists like Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen and others perform in its 1960s/1970s heyday. "It is with great sadness that we report that Manny Roth, founder of Cafe Wha?, has passed away," posted the club on its Facebook page. "He was a legend in discovering talent, and he will be dearly missed by us all. Thanks for everything, Manny, and we hope to continue your legacy long into the future." David Lee posted a personal tribute on his website, writing, "Uncle Manny has passed away. He was 95 years old. He was happy, laughing and smiling right up 'til the end. His presence already missed, his contributions with us forever." Watch the preview here.
I'm kind of a hybrid between a folk musician and a classical musician with everything in between. Since I was a young child I've been studying all kinds of musical styles, from Brazilian to Country and from Irish to World music. In recent years I've been also performing live and in the studio with great rock, blues, fusion, traditional, jazz and classical musicians. Because of these wonderful musical experiences with musicians I respect and admire, my desire of finding connections between musical genres grew stronger. On a more philosophical level, the penumbra is the lightish part of the shadow. When light shines on an object it creates a shadow, but if you look carefully at the shadow there is a lighter shadow. To me that reflects the human condition in a way. Most of us are in the penumbra trying to figure out life. Either you fall into the dark or you embrace the light. During this sometimes difficult life journey, music has been the humanity's great consoler and the compassionate guidance. 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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