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Great White Guitarist's Son To Receive Fire Anniversary Benefit Proceeds |
Last week Russell announced he'd perform an acoustic show to mark the 10th anniversary of the night club blaze which killed 100, including guitarist Ty Longley. But the foundation said they didn't want the money � and all but suggested the event was a publicity stunt.
Now the singer, who parted ways with the rest of Great White last year, has revealed he'll send the proceeds to Longley's nine-year-old son. And young Acey, who never met his father, says he'll pass some of the money to the foundation.
The boy comments: "Thank you to Great White (the Jack one) for donating to my charity, BEATS � Bringing Everyone A Tremendous Smile � to help bring iTunes cards, drumsticks and Legos to children in hospitals, in memory of my father.
"I bring smiles to kids in two hospitals in Illinois. I also plan to give some of it to the Station Fire Memorial Foundation to help build a permanent site for all the angels, including my dad."
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Red Hot Chili Peppers Not Rolling Stones Lead Coachella Lineup |
The Rolling Stones were rumored to headline the annual music festival after the date mistakenly appeared on their mobile app.
This year's event will take place over two weekends, April 12-14 and April 19-21, in Indio, Ca. and will also feature the reunion of Postal Service, Vampire Weekend, Social Distortion, the Wu-Tang Clan Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Jurassic 5, alt-J, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Grizzly Bear, Hot Chip, the xx, Sigur Ros, Danny Brown, El-P, Pusha T, 2 Chainz, Grinderman, Bassnectar, Eric Prydz and Paul Oakenfold. You can see the full lineup
here.
The Black Keys Vs Casino |
After already successfully suing Pizza Hut and Home Depot for the same offense, the Ohio-based blues-rockers are now taking on Pinnacle Entertainment and Manhattan Production Music for ripping off one of their songs for a TV commercial campaign.
As reported by the Hollywood Reporter, the Black Keys recently filed suit against the two aforementioned entities for a pair of commercials (including one for L'Auberge Casino Resort Lake Charles in Louisiana) that utilized music which sounds "substantially similar" to the band's song, "Howlin' For You."
Unlike the band's previous lawsuits with Home Depot and Pizza Hut, this current case has a thoroughly modern social networking angle.
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Dave Grohl Plans Sound City Players Concerts Around The World |
Speaking to Billboard.com, Grohl said more shows are forthcoming. "We plan to do shows all over the world," promised the Foo Fighters frontman. "When I came up with the idea of taking all these performers to the live stage a few months ago, my idea [was] to have video presentations between each performance. We'll have that at the next shows."
The 17-musician supergroup � which includes John Fogerty, Stevie Nicks, Rick Nielsen and other high-profile players, made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival on January 18. Uniting the band members is the fact that they all recorded albums at the legendary Sound City studio in Van Nuys, California. In his film documentary about Sound City, Grohl spoke with everyone from Neil Young to Barry Manilow about what made the studio special.
"I'd ask everyone tell the story of what Sound City represents to them and what it represents to music," Grohl told Billboard, when asked to describe his interview style. "I talked with each of these people for at least two hours. The Tom Petty interview was three hours, Stevie was three hours. I could make a movie about each one."
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KK Downing To Appear On Geoff Tate's Queensryche Album |
The offshoot band has gone through another lineup change ahead of recording sessions. Ratt drummer Bobby Blotzer has bowed out and his role will be covered by Simon Wright of AC/DC, Dio and Rhino Bucket fame.
And ex-Megadeth guitarist Glen Drover, who quit before a note had been played, is replaced by bassist Rudy Sarzo's brother Robert.
The lineup is rounded out by guitarist Kelly Gray and keyboardist Randy Gane.
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Sebastian Bach's To Release ABachalypse Now in March |
The former Skid Row frontman will be releasing ABachalypse Now in two configurations: a standalone DVD and CD/DVD Edition (2 CDs + DVD).
Ultimate CD/DVD Edition will feature never-before-seen footage from this year's GrasPop Festival in Belgium, the full Hellfest set from France and the fully-remixed and remastered Nokia show from Los Angeles (originally broadcast on AXS TV), as well as bonus music videos.
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Tool's Maynard James Keenan Working on Autobiography |
In addition to the new album, Maynard James Keenan revealed in a recent interview that he is also writing an autobiography.
Keenan said in the interview "I think there are a lot of misconceptions with some people that, all of a sudden, I was born when my first band came out. I actually had a life before that, and there were a lot of accomplishments. [The book] will kind of chronicle why it is I got to where I am, and why I got to where you knew about me."
Check out a stream here.
Guns N' Roses Reportedly Won't Keep Aussie Fans Waiting |
"Axl will be on stage on time, so any of those fairyheads saying he won't be, good luck!" Andrew McManus tells Sydney's Triple M.
Axl has long been hammered for being being late on stage, sometimes up to two hours late, but McManus says he's got his act together.
"The great thing is that the last 12 months he's been on stage on time. I can guarantee all the punters that do go, he has been exemplary," he said. "He'll promise you, he'll be on stage at the right time, so don't be fearful. [If] you rock out there two hours late and think you're going to see him... the show will be over."
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Allman Brothers Band Releasing First Concert Following Duane's Death |
The 1972 hometown show took place on February 11th in Macon, Ga. and was the band's first concert following Duane Allman's death.
The concert featured all original members; keyboardist Gregg Allman, drummers Butch Trucks and Jaimoe, bassist Berry Oakley and guitarist Dickey Betts.
The other live recording being released took place on May 1, 1973 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY and featured a different lineup of the group which included Chuck Leavell and Lamar Williams.
Four songs from the show have not appeared on any of the previous live or archival releases: "Come & Go Blues," "Wasted Words," "Jessica" and "Ramblin' Man."
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Megadeth Recording Final Track For New Album |
The latest effort is Megadeth's 14th studio project; it will be released under a soon-to-be-announced new record label deal as the band recently revealed that they have completed their previous contract with Roadrunner Records.
The band are working away with producer Johnny K at Vic's Garage in San Marcos, California.
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Adema To Release First New Album in Five Years |
The album will feature brand new tracks and rerecordings of fan favorite's "Giving In" and "Unstable".
Original Adema guitarist Tim Fluckey took over as lead singer of the group three years ago and this album marks the first release with him on vocals.
Tommy Emmanuel and Martin Taylor Releasing New Album |
The acoustic album stemmed from a simple idea: find songs that Tommy and Martin love and come up with arrangements that could allow both of them to, as Tommy Emmanuel says, "fly their own our kites," and have some fun playing together in the process.
They will be launching a UK in support of the effort on March 2nd in Belfast.
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Deep Purple's New Album Title Still Up In The Air |
After various songwriting sessions in Europe, the band recorded and mixed the project in Nashville with producer Bob Ezrin.
"We don't have a title for the album," says singer Ian Gillan in a new video. "There's a big question mark over that, in fact there's also an exclamation mark, so we'll have to wait and see."
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Deftones Release Limited Editions |
The standard black 140-gram vinyl retail version is limited to 3,000 units, while a direct-to-consumer version on 180-gram black vinyl with foil-stamped numbered jackets is limited to 1,000 units.
They also released an international edition pressed on 180-gram vinyl, and a Hot Topic exclusive pressed on 140-gram clear-colored vinyl which is limited to 1,500 units.
The band will be kicking off the tour in support of the album in Toronto on March 1st.
Eddie Van Halen Visits NAMM Show |
Eddie's health issue forced the cancellation of a full series of North American concerts last summer, as well as the need to reschedule some Japanese dates originally set for last fall.
Eddie was at the event to promote the EVH Stripe Series guitar which features a basswood Stratocaster-style body decked out in Van Halen's famed striped graphics, in red with black stripes, black with yellow stripes and white with black stripes.
Video of Eddie's visit to his EVH Gear booth has surfaced. Watch it
here.
Motorhead Roadkill Book Preview Video Goes Online |
Rolling Stone reports Bonet traveled around the world with Lemmy Kilmister, Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee between 2008 and 2011, capturing everything from soundchecks and backstage antics to studio time and intimate personal moments.
"I admired these people before I met them," says Bonet, "and I can say I admire them more now because I've seen the reality of the best rock and roll band in the world."
A preview video of the book has been posted so fans can check "Roadkill" out for themselves. Watch it
here.
Marshall Debut New Slash Amp At NAMM |
The SL-5C is an all valve 5 watt amplifier incorporating various features, but above all else that distinctive Slash tone.
Working closely with Slash after the success of the AFD100, it was deemed appropriate to make a more accessible amplifier that is ideal for home or studio use.
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Chrome Molly Make Animated Return |
The Leicestershire outfit, once hailed as the "next Def Leppard," split in 1991 and reformed in 2009. The album has been in production since then.
Original singer Steve Hawkins, guitarist John Antcliffe and bassist Nic Wastell are joined by drummer Greg Ellis.
Watch the video here.
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