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Eyewitnesses tell the New Zealand Herald he was involved in an altercation with a "huge man," thought to be his former bodyguard. He was said to have then taken part in a car chase before "bloody dancing around and carrying on" in a street. After police arrived he was "led to a cop car and driven away."
Rudd, 60, was not re-arrested but appeared before Judge Paul Geoghegan at Tauranga District Court, where the conditions of his bail were changed to reflect the incident. He's now required to avoid consuming illegal drugs, after Crown solicitor Greg Hollister-Jones described the drummer's behaviour as "erratic." Read more
here.
But drum tech Norm Costa, who's worked with Slayer, Mastodon and others before being hired then fired by Slipknot recently, last night posted a picture of a tour itinerary on Instagram.
It names Weinberg and Venturella as members of the band alongside Sid Wilson, Chris Fehn, Jim Root, Craig Jones, Shawn Crahan, Mick Thomson and Corey Taylor.
Costa tagged the image "#blowitup #f***slipknot." It followed the posting of Weinberg's drumkit seen from backstage, which had been tagged "#jayweinberg #slipknot #newdrummer #f***slipknot." Read more and see the photos
here.
His manager said in a statement: "It is with great sadness and eternal admiration that we report the passing of rock'n'roll icon Ian McLagan. He died today surrounded by family and friends due to complications from a stroke suffered the previous day.
"His persona and gift of song impacted the music across oceans and generations. Ian's artistry, generosity and warmth of spirit touched countless other musicians and music fans around the world. His loss will be felt by so many." Read more
here.
"She gave me the keys to this kingdom and final cut of the film," director Morgen told The Hollywood Reporter. He recounts that Love's admiration of one of his previous works, the Robert Evans doc The Kid Stays in the Picture, was why she reached out to him in 2007.
But over the years, Morgen began working more closely with Cobain and Love's daughter, Francis Bean, who became an executive producer on the film and allowed Morgen access to her archive of Cobain's effects, too.
"We agreed that because Courtney was a subject in the film, it would be best if she wasn't given editorial control," Morgen said of her behind-the-scenes ouster from the project. Read more
here.
'We are going to try to have a completely different feeling from night one to night two,"� Bono said in a statement on U2's website, 'and have some fun playing with the idea of innocence and experience. More to be revealed!"�
The Edge called in to KROQ's Kevin and Bean show on the day of the announcement (Dec. 3) to discuss the tour, as well as Bono's recent bicycle injury and recovery, which should be complete by the time the tour rolls around in May.
'Talking to Bono's doctors, they're very confident that he'll be up and about in time for the U2 tour," The Edge said. "From May, we're going to be hitting the road. Maybe that's not a good term right now [laughs]. We're doing shows in North America, Canada United States and Europe, 19 cities. It's the first time in a decade that we're going to be playing indoors. We decided after the size of the 360 outdoor production that we couldn't really go any bigger so we decided to take it smaller."�
Read more and see the dates
here.
Oliver Robinson, managing director of Robinsons Brewery, tells the Manchester Evening News: "At the start of the millennium only a handful of small North American producers were canning their beers.
"Today, it's the biggest growth area in the US craft industry with more than 400 US craft breweries all electing to can their beers rather than bottle, and I have a sneaky suspicion that a canned comeback could be on the cards for the UK as well.
Read more and see photos of the cans
here.
Ster was a member of Stiff before joining Lillian Axe for their self-titled debut in 1988. He went on to play on 1989's Love + War, 1992's Poetic Justice and 1993's Psychoschizophrenia. After Lillian Axe split in 1995, he became a member of Velvet Poker Dogs and, most recently, Brand New Machine.
His former Lillian Axe bandmate Steve Blaze paid tribute to the guitarist on the band's Facebook page, praising his character and his commitment to making music.
He says: "He was solid, a great guitarist, played keys, sang well and beyond all else, he was a star. He made people laugh, smile, and want to be around him. Over the last few years, even when I only saw him occasionally, we always picked up where we left off, laughing, smiling, and telling the many stories from our 12 years together in Lillian Axe." Read more
here.
The winter broadcasts begin January 3 with The Avett Brothers and Nickel Creek, while Spoon, Sam Smith, Ryan Adams and The Black Keys are just some of the acts confirmed as part of the lineup.
The Foos Fighters will perform on the February 7 episode. The group filmed the recording of "What Did I Do?/God As My Witness" in the ACL's historic Studio 6A in March as part of the "Sonic Highways" album and companion HBO series.
See the full roster for Austin City Limits
here.
Guitars And Microphones is her first solo outing and launches on February 17 via Lazy Meadow Music/Kobalt Label Services and is described as a record "marrying party rock, psychedelia and socio-political punk."
Valensi plays guitar on several album tracks and a new music video for track Mister Sister has been released to coincide with the announcement. Watch the new video
here.
Tardy tells Full Metal Jackie having the luxury of taking their time on Inked In Blood allowed them to create an album full of tracks they're proud of. He says: "Looking back now that it's a completed album, I think it just helped because, with so much time in between songs, it seems like each song has its own vibe and its own character.
"Had we been rushed or had we really tried to push the envelope, they might not have had such individuality. It's a monster album - each song is just pounding and we're really stoked about its response. So far the fans have really been digging it." Read more
here.
Other incentives include an invitation to join frontman Chuck Billy and guitarist Eric Peterson for an exclusive online shareholder meeting; a limited-edition print of Chuck's handwritten song lyrics for Native Blood; and a foil embossed Certificate Of Ownership.
The share scheme is being offered by the band in conjunction with the New York Rock Exchange - an organisation that allows bands to offer unique packages to fans, but does not give buyers access to royalties from the music. Read more
here.
The new dates come on the heels of the previously-announced "On With the Show" tour, which begins in London on May 27. Fleetwood Mac are currently on a North American tour that has been extended until the end of March 2015.
The trek sees the return of keyboardist Christine McVie, creating a reunion of the group's hugely successful mid-1970s lineup, which cranked out hit albums like 1975's self-titled release, 1977's "Rumours" and 1979's "Tusk." See the dates
here.
"And you can help," says the band. "As we dig deep into our vaults, we ask that you, the fans, dig into yours." They add, "Personal photographs, bootleg video and audio, collected concert posters - your rare piece of music history could be the missing piece we need."
"If you want a chance for your memento to become a permanent part of Soundgarden history, send a description of what you've got to [email protected] with the subject "Soundgarden Fan Submission." Read more
here.
He says: "I've stayed away from listening to music for over 40 years now. And so I see myself as a spirit on a mission, spreading the joy of music from a place of pure self expression. So when it was time to come up with a title, I thought, 'Why not Spirit On A Mission? It would be a good title.' So that's how it ended up that way."
And he says the goal of the album featuring bassist Francis Buchholz, drummer Herman Rarebell, frontman Doogie White and keyboardist/guitarist Wayne Findlay, was to fill it full of "energetic" tracks mixed with a 70's vibe.
He continues: "Basically, what's happening is my filing system in my head has gone all the way back to when I was in late teens. I wanted to have fast, energetic songs with melody in the vocals, but keep it going and very, very fast." Read more and stream the press conference
here.
It is due to be shot and released next year - the 50th anniversary of the band's formation and 30th anniversary of Live Aid. Davis says: "Steve Marriott was a brilliant songwriter, mean guitarist and had one of the all time great rock and roll voices. This little film is a fitting tribute to him and all the other talents who fell from grace but carried on playing because they loved it."
Described as "a poignant study of talent, ageing and what success means", Midnight of My Life is set in July 1985 during the Live Aid concert at Wembley." Read more and watch a teaser video
here.
But beyond that - and the accompanying world tour - there is nothing concrete about the band's future. In an 'ask me anything' interview hosted by Reddit (and transcribed by Spin), Weiss says: "We are definitely living in the moment and enjoying being together making music again. We all have other projects as well and realise our time in the band is valuable.
"Not taking SK for granted, and making this album as good as possible, works for us this time around. So no plans for the distant future - we'll make the next few months as amazing as they can possibly be." Read more
here.
The shows will feature material from throughout his 40-year career, from debut solo album Voyage of the Acolyte - celebrating its 40th anniversary - to Wolflight, along with a "sprinkling of Genesis."
Hackett says: "I'm hugely excited about the new album and incorporating it into next year's tour, which will involve both classic and contemporary, with several surprises." Check out the dates
here.
It was inspired after lifelong fan John Bannon revealed some of his memorabilia collection in a video tribute to late guitarist Micky Jones in 2010. Many of his items, including shirts, posters, badges and setlists, will be on display.
The exhibition opens in Swansea Museum on January 23 and closes on March 21. It ties in with the publication of fellow founder Deke Leonard's fourth book, Maximum Darkness: Man On The Road To Nowhere. Read more
here.
He and singer Brian Johnson were discussing the band's future on BBC 6 Music's Shaun Keaveny last night, when the topic of appearing at Worthy Farm next year came up.
Johnson said: "I don't know if there's rock 'n' roll there, is there? I'm really not up on it - I thought it was wellies and corporate. I don't know." After being told Metallica had headlined this year's event, Young said: "If they ask, okay. I'll say Shaun sent us."
Read more
here.
The band, frontman/guitarist Eddy Brewerton, bassist Kyle Todd, guitarist Mark Osbourne and drummer Glenn Harvey, released their debut album I'll Keep You In Mind, From Time To Time in October via No Sleep Records.
And they say they put everything they had into making the album and it touches on personal subjects close to their hearts. Osbourne told TeamRock: "Me and Eddy are best mates but there are some things he's written on the album that we haven't even had a conversation about. There are songs about my dad, his dad, our girlfriends and wives. We just opened up. We put everything into writing a record that is so personal. It's just honest, genuine. It's what we know." Check out the dates
here.
The pair are in South Africa for some dates with ad-hoc supergroup Kings Of Chaos. The current line-up includes Matt Sorum (the band's founder), Gilby Clarke and Duff McKagan (all ex-Guns N' Roses) plus ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and Robin Zander of Cheap Trick.
Most recently, the band played at the Classic Rock Roll of Honour show in Los Angeles, where the line-up also featured Def Leppard's Joe Elliott, Sammy Hagar, Glenn Hughes and Brian May.
Check out video of the performance
here.
Having covered the likes of Bizkit and Slipknot in the past, the Kittens have chosen the master of partying for their Christmas single. "I was adamant that I would rather eat my own eyes than sing an actual Christmas song," says Timia Kitten.
"We instead decided to turn the focus to all the intensive partying that takes place during this time of year, and there really was only one choice of song. It's the ultimate party anthem."
And as the video shows, partying comes in all shapes and sizes - from sitting and reading Viz to watching scary movies to getting wrecked on gin. The Kittens do it all! Watch the video
here.
The first six episodes will be available on demand from this Saturday (December 6). TeamRock has reached an agreement with the BBC to re-broadcast the shows, hosted by the Iron Maiden frontman for eight years up until 2010. It featured interviews with iconic rock artists as well as some of the best classic rock music.
TeamRock's head of radio, Moose, says: "Bruce Dickinson is an icon within the rock community and these programmes will be much sought after by our listeners. They will add to the enormous breadth of output we have at TeamRock Radio and what's more, they can hear them on demand. What a great gift for rock fans the world over." Read more
here.
Araya tells the All Purpose Show: "It doesn't really matter who we play with - we're gonna make you look bad. And that's with anybody, that's the attitude to have. And that makes for a great show because then everybody goes and f***ing puts on 100% just to make the other guy look bad."
Asked if fellow veterans such as Suicidal Tendencies have ever got the better of them live, Araya says: "Never, never, never." However, pushing themselves to the limit occasionally leads to mistakes - not that the fans would ever notice.
Araya adds: "We've had some major f***-ups, but you know what, you play it off like it never happened. We could be in and out of a song and finish the song early because we don't know how to fix it, and no-one would have a clue. They go, 'Hey, you played that song different,' and we go, 'Yeah, we did.'" Read more
here.
Now, as Ultimate Classic Rock points out, we get a much shorter, much more literal account of the trip from the city to the country. Making it all the better, the short film, which Dylan uploaded to his Facebook page today (ever the web-savvy 73-year-old!), is narrated by the most chill of voices: The Dude himself, Jeff Bridges.
The road-trip would normally take a couple hours, but by using some 12,000 photographs though time-lapse methods, we can now all take the trip in just a few short minutes.
If you wondered, the song in the background is "This Wheel's on Fire" and can be found in the box set. The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 is out now. Watch the video
here.
The intensely haunting video captures what the Polish blackened death metallers live show is all about - with Nergal standing firmly at the front delivering the most devilish of sermons to the masses.
Behemoth return to the UK later this month with Decapitated, Grand Magus and Winterfylleth. Check out the tour dates and watch the new Ora Prop Nobis live video
here.
They recently said: "Growing up with bands like Soundgarden, Alice In Chains and Pearl Jam during MTV Unplugged, we always had a fondness for acoustic interpretations. It's something we just did for fun but were really happy with how it turned out."
The video follows the making of a limited-edition tour shirt, on sale now. The Safety Fire are currently on the road across Europe before returning to work on their third album, expected next year. Watch the video
here.
The album is their first with frontman Michael Lessard, who replaced Jonathan Carpenter last year, and with new bassist Jordan Eberhardt and keyboardist Eric Guenther.
Guitarist Robby Baca recently told Loudwire: "Mike was our first choice as a fill in. We had three months of shows already booked and he saved our asses. That three months of touring was fun - we could all tell there was no better replacement for Jon. Mike wanted the spot and he had more than earned it."
He added: "We're already itching to get writing now we have a few more guys to have in the mix." Watch the video
here.
She tells Rocksverige: "I've had 500 people scream, 'Show me your t*ts!' at Ozzfest at the same time. I used to let that have power over me and I used to think I had to be really tough and scream at the crowd and be like a boy to be taken seriously. It was all bullsh*t!
"When I walk out on stage now, I'm confident. I know they're going to love me - I know I have my craft down and I'm in charge. They feel you and they know what's authentic and if you're insecure and questioning it, they know it. If you're in charge and you just feel like, 'I own you, so you might as well ride the ride with me,' they get it and they do." Read more
here.
Trujillo last month launched a crowdfunding campaign for Jaco: The Movie, a film he's producing which tells the story of the late bass enigma from the point of view of family, friends and fellow musicians including Flea, Joni Mitchell, Sting, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Geddy Lee, Bootsy Collins and Carlos Santana.
He tells ForBassPlayersOnly: "When I was a teenager, I had the good fortune of seeing Jaco play at least four times. And it was just an eye-opening experience. In a lot of ways it changed my life, because that's where I saw that bass as an instrument could propel itself into the forefront and not just be the guy in the back holding it down on the sly, but actually could be up in the front and in control.
"Jaco, he set the bar. The bar was just so high that it was almost unattainable to a certain degree, but the great thing about it is it inspired you to take the instrument into other directions.
"I was writing, creating music with him in mind. So a band like Infectious Grooves was inspired by Jaco Pastorius, but it was also inspired by bands like Metallica or Slayer or the Sex Pistols. But bass, as a bassist, probably the main inspiration would have been Jaco."
Trujillo adds that he hopes the movie raises awareness of bipolar disorder, which Pastorius was diagnosed with in 1982. Read more and stream the full video interview
here.
In October, Perry published his memoir, "Rocks: My Life In And Out Of Aerosmith." Upon its release, the book debuted in the top 10 of the New York Times Best Sellers List.
In the tradition of the mega-bestseller, "Life" by Keith Richards, Perry opens up for the first time about the wild, inside story of his life in the legendary band he co-founded in 1970.
See the video footage of Perry's appearance on the TV show
here.
"Harlequin" Track 3 is the title track of the album. It was written in the late fall of 2012 while I was navigating a dodgy record contract and trying to keep my failing marriage afloat. The song is based on the concept of pressures building between a couple amidst the struggles of day to day life.
It's from a first person point of view with the narrator trying to convey a message that everything will get better if the other person would take the time to step back and focus on all of the good things in life as opposed to the bad. It's basically a plea for empathy with the main character feeling like the harlequin, or fool, of a passion play that is teetering the edge of disaster."
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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