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Ritchie Blackmore 'Banned' From Deep Purple's Rock Hall Induction?

Ultimate Classic Rock reports that the deaths of rock legends David Bowie and Glenn Frey helped motivate Hagar to reach out. "It just makes you stop and think that, you know, with my relationship with Eddie Van Halen and stuff that's always been in the toilet, it makes you say, 'I don't want to be buried with any regrets or bad vibes like that,'" said Hagar. 'It makes you want to be just friends with everybody and say, 'Hey look, forget it.'"

Bowie declined--stating after he watch the film, that is was not "his thing." Grohl remembered a night around 1997 when he played a 50th birthday celebration for Bowie at Madison Square Garden.

"About two years ago, I got approached by this movie to do a song for the movie, so I thought, 'Maybe I'll have someone else sing, I'll do the music and then have another vocalist.' And then I thought, "Maybe I'll ask and see if David would want to do it.'

During the awards show, Sykes jumped up on Coldplay's table and kicked over glasses and bottles, according to Lambgoat. They report that Sykes actions prompted Coldplay's Jonny Buckland from his seat.

"This was a long and overdue opportunity to work with Glyn Johns again," says Clapton, "and also, incidentally, the fortieth anniversary of 'Slowhand'!"

The follow-up to 2013's "Old Sock" mixes Clapton originals with covers and was recorded with many musicians who have worked alongside the guitarist throughout the years.

He adds: "Deep deep in it. @billyrymer is laying down history. But we are in the now. 'We live in perilous times and at crossroads. On the one hand, we risk our extinction and that of our planet because of the devastating combination of ancient tribal habits and modern technologies that have the ability to obliterate every living being on the planet several times over.'"

After The Burial vowed to continue after Lowe's passing. They said: "Everybody deals with tragedy in their own way, and at their own pace. The common goal is to get back to living a normal life.

Frontman Jesse Leach says: "This song is about finding wisdom and understanding through suffering. The past is a story we tell ourselves, and often that story can be difficult to recount. The burdens we carry can act as a noose, inhibiting our growth and progression.

"There comes a time when we must release the bondage of our burdens and makie peace with the demons and darkness of the past - setting the albatross of regret free and moving on in life, if you will."

But Campbell reports that with so many creative ideas within the group, a studio return shouldn't take quite so long in the future. He tells Billboard: "I do think it's encouraged us a lot to the extent I think we'll see another record a hell of a lot sooner than the time between this one and the last one. There's always stuff around - there's always ideas. Everyone in the band is reasonably prolific.

The book, co-written with Carol Traver, describes Welch's "near decade-long trial by fire-from the perils of fathering a teen lost in depression and self-mutilation, to the harsh realities of playing solo and surviving financial ruin."

The album is described as "tougher, deeper and more expressive" than his previous material after the bluesman suffered a bout of depression in 2013. Bloater says: "I never felt I was prone to that kind of thing. I had a breakdown and the album centres around that we've got all these great things but are still pissed off and medicate ourselves to be normal.

"Young & Unafraid" was produced by Nate Pyfer (Fictionist, Parlor Hawk), Peter Katis (Interpol, The National, Sigur Ros), and Tony Hoffer (M83), and features arrangements from Rob Moose (Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens).

The gigs have been set up in support of their Sign Of IV album, which was recently released Reed says: "We're really excited about performing the album live. We recorded Sign Of IV in the same room, so we know the songs work in a live set up.

The track by the film director, producer and composer, who created the theme to horror classic Halloween, is described as "one of Carpenter's creepiest works to date" and a "perfect sci-fi fever dream, built on swelling synthesiser and pulsing drum machine."

And one of the reasons for stretching her own boundaries is that she doesn't believe the genre should remain static. Fish tells the Daily Record: "It's going to be something different for me. I think it's an honest evolution of where I'm at."

The band led by twin sisters Helen and Nicola Frisby say of the promo: "We were so lucky to have an amazingly talented dancer, Chloe Carey, and awesome cameraman, Kashman Harris, to work with on this shoot. Really hope that you enjoy it."

The single is the follow-up to 2014's self-released Barking At Trees, and precedes a live album, Reef: Live At St Ives, which will be released on March 11.

The single was produced by long-term collaborator George Drakoulias, while the album was recorded last October during two shows at St Ives Guildhall.

Seaside Air was recorded last year in Stockholm and contains seven tracks which are said to be "strong, melodic and immediately accessible without losing the depth and complexity for which the band is so well known."

The reason I chose this is because it's the most personal song to me on the record. It's a character I created that is inspired by a member of my family and the fact that actions they took and decisions they made in the past are not forgotten and not everyone can forgive. It's also a song I co wrote on the album with Al Pitrelli [Megadeth, Alice Cooper, TSO] backstage at an arena in the US whilst on tour with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. We were in Al's dressing room before a show and he said "this riff is great, very zeppelin" I loved it straight away and was humming out a verse instantly.

Its one of the only times on the album that my voice is low, which has always been a challenge for me. I much prefer to be in my upper register. But I think it adds unease to the performance and an almost sinister delivery. This is made easier because I'm singing about someone I don't really care for.

I am a new writer. This album is my writing debut and I wrote 98 percent of the lyrics on it. I was initially petrified by the idea of putting my feelings and emotions into words but what I found when I started was that I had a lot to say and talk about. 27 years on this planet and I had never written them down.

My lyrics are not hugely deep or difficult to understand but that's cos I wrote them. I don't claim to be a genius or even very intelligent. I just wanted to write songs I could sing honestly and really convey truthfully as I have spent my whole performing life so far singing the words of other writers. This can sometimes be very challenging.

I have never connected to anything as much as I do these songs and this one in particular.

The way we recorded the song as with our whole album was live. We wanted vibe, reality and truth and that's what this song does. There was no click track, auto tune and no overdubs. That is what happened in that room on that day and it will never be exactly the same again. That's how music to us should be. A series of moments that cannot be repeated. The only thing I will try and repeat is the emotion of each song and make sure the audience hears my stories.

"As soon as Nirvana and Alice In Chains emerged," says Wilson of the early 90s arrival of the grunge scene, "the whole '80s' thing was completely kaput."

Bassist Robert DeLeo tells Nikki Sixx: "We're all the same age and we all know where we came from. We're looking for that 'thing' that those singers we grew up on had - and still have. He's out there. Or she could be out there. Joan Jett is pretty badass. Lzzy Hale is badass too."

Guitarist Dean DeLeo adds: "We want greatness, male or female. We're looking for that person. This person needs to be special. The word 'lead' means a lot.

He said: "Thank you to the LA Fire Department for getting us out so quickly. Another shout out for giving us a ride on their truck to the red carpet. While we didn't win the Grammy, I am still honored to be nominated. Like Schwarzenegger in Terminator, we'll be back."

The band premiered the ode to Los Angeles women on Beats 1 Radio. In it, Rivers Cuomo waxes poetic about a love "like Dante and Beatrice." Things naturally take on a more melancholic tone, as he questions, "How is this going to end?" and begins repeating 'Does anybody love anybody as much as I love you baby?"

Guitarist Kerry King recently discussed how he and colleague Gary Holt recorded their solos for the single, saying: "He did You Against You before I did mine. I think that one really captured me and Gary playing off each other."

The almost-mythological blues artist recorded 30 songs between 1927 and 1930, which have influence big names from Led Zeppelin to Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan.

Alligator say: "Johnson sang his sanctified gospel lyrics with overwhelming intensity, his deep, raspy voice accompanying his haunting, blues-drenched guitar playing."

The Las Vegas Sun reports Neil raised $200,000 for the charity Keep Memory Alive on Monday as part of a sales campaign challenge at his pop-up cupcakes and doughnut store at See's Candy on S. La Cienega Blvd. in Los Angeles.

They'll be recognized at a ceremony in Memphis, Tennessee on May 4 - the night before the 37th annual Blues Music Awards. The artists were voted in by a panel of "blues scholars and industry veterans." The Hall Of Fame say: "Each of these musicians has carved his place in blues history.

"Bishop's beginnings with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band to his more recent recognition for the 2015 Blues Music Awards Song of the Year have elevated him to the highest stature in blues music.

They previously streamed the tracks North Shore: The Abstract Line and In Our Deaf Lands. Hypno5e tell TeamRock: "When we first started writing Shores Of The Abstract Line, we never thought that it would take so long to come out.

"We've had one hell of a ride getting to this point - a few ups like our hugely successful crowdfunding campaign - but a lot of downs like the never-ending studio delays that almost buried this record in a fresh grave.

Sikth released their Opacities EP late last year, and frontman Mikee Goodman says: "Camden Rocks is an awesome festival to be a part of. I played it in another band last year and thought the day had a great buzz. Really looking forward to playing to Sikth fans in an intimate London venue."

The event marks its fifth year in 2016. Organiser Chris McCormack says: "It's great to see punters and bands from all genres come together to celebrate the best of live music.