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Day in Rock Report for 10/13/2017


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Guns N' Roses Joined By Surprise Guest At Madison Square Garden

(hennemusic) Guns N' Roses were joined by pop singer Pink for a performance of their 1989 hit, "Patience", at Madison Square Garden in New York on October 11, and the band are sharing video from the concert.

"Thank you @Pink for joining us on stage to sing Patience tonight!," posted the group on Twitter after the show. The first of three nights at the legendary venue is part of the fall North American leg of the band's Not In This Lifetime tour, which opened in Philadelphia, PA on October 8.

Launched in the spring of 2016, the global trek sees the reunited trio of Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan playing classic tracks and covers each night. The tour made headlines last week when it was announced Guns N' Roses had earned $53 million from their 15-show summer run of North American stadiums to bring the tour's revenue to more than $200 million in 2017 and $300 million since it began. Watch the Pink and GNR jam here.

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Linkin Park Stream Carpool Karaoke Featuring Chester Bennington

(hennemusic) Linkin Park are streaming their appearance on Apple Music's "Carpool Karaoke" series featuring their late bandmate Chester Bennington. The episode - with the group's Mike Shinoda and Joe Hahn and actor Ken Jeong - was filmed less than a week before Bennington committed suicide at the age of 41 on July 20.

"With the blessing of Chester's family and his bandmates," notes Apple Music in the opening credits, "we share this episode, and dedicate it to the memory of Chester. This was taped July 14, 2017."

Bennington takes the wheel for the musical ride, which sees the foursome sing along to Linkin Park hits and classics from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Aerosmith and Lynyrd Skynyrd, among others.

Linkin Park will honor their late frontman with a sold-out tribute concert at the Hollywood Bowl on October 27. Among the guests set to perform are Avenged Sevenfold, Bring Me The Horizon, Blink-182, Korn, Machine Gun Kelly and System Of A Down. Watch the video here.

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Led Zeppelin's John Bonham To Receive Hometown Honor

(hennemusic) The late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham will be honored with a statue in his hometown of Redditch, UK. The Redditch Advertiser reports plans for the tribute were given the go-ahead at an October 11 Redditch Council meeting after years of hard work and fundraising by The John Bonham Memorial Fund, formed in 2013 to raise cash for a permanent memorial.

The bulk of the funds for the statue, by renowned British sculptor Mark Richards, have been raised by a private donation. A large bronze memorial depicting the Led Zeppelin drummer will be built in the town's Mercian Square.

It is expected the statue will be revealed before what would have been the drummer's 70th birthday in May of next year. "How absolutely thrilled I am that this is happening in Redditch," the late drummer's sister, Deborah Bonham, tells the BBC. "We just got planning permission, so I'm absolutely thrilled; we're going to have a John Bonham memorial. Brilliant." Read more here.

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The Eagles To Rock The Grand Ole Opry

(Gibson) The Eagles have announced their first-ever appearance at the iconic Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. Set for October 29, the invitation-only concert is being staged exclusively for SiriusXM, which is offering subscribers a chance to win an expenses-paid trip to the event.

Only recently did the Eagles resume doing live shows, following the death of co-founder Glenn Frey. Frey's son, Deacon, and Opry member Vince Gill are sharing vocal duties on material written and formerly performed by Frey.

"The Eagles performing at the Grand Ole Opry House will be an unforgettable evening and SiriusXM is the perfect partner for this event," said Eagles manager Irving Azoff, in a prepared statement. Read more here.

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Robert Plant Talks Current Relationship With Led Zeppelin

(Radio.com) Robert Plant continues to resist a reunion with the remaining members of Led Zeppelin, and he's perfectly fine with it. Plant spoke on the current state of his old band during an interview with the New York Times while discussing his new solo album, Carry Fire.

The singer explained that he sees guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist/keyboard player John Paul Jones "from time to time, and it's very civil. "We're enthusiastic toward each other, and each of us does our own things, and that's how it is."

The article points out that the last time the three living members of Led Zeppelin (drummer John Bonham died in 1980) spent any considerable time together, it was during the 2016 lawsuit directed at their legendary song, "Stairway to Heaven." The band was accused of cribbing the tune from Spirit's 'Taurus." A jury ruled in Zeppelin's favor. Read about that here.

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Singled Out: Jason Heath and The Greedy Souls

Jason Heath and The Greedy Souls released their new album "But There's Nowhere To Go" today (October 13th). To celebrate we asked Jason to tell us about the song "Nowhere To Go". Here is the story:

So originally the album was gonna be titled "Broken Promised Land," but as we were working on it, I began to see that there were other artists that had used that title for songs and albums so I was beginning to consider alternative titles for the record. The cover art was a picture I took of a large wall near my mechanic's shop in Los Angeles that had the Dead End sign on it. An unknown street artist had put up a bill that said "But There's Nowhere To Go" with an arrow pointing toward the sign. I posted the cover art with the album title "Broken Promised Land" and my friend Tom Morello (yes, thatTom Morello) commented that "But There's Nowhere To Go" was a pretty good name for an album as well. So I tried it on for size but wasn't totally convinced. The album was pretty much done, and one day I was messing with this riff in one of the songwriting classes I teach in prison for Jail Guitar Doors (jailguitardoors.org). I started singing, "There's nowhere to go�" over the progression and one of the inmates said, "Man, that's tight," and he came over to put a beat to it. We rocked it for a few minutes, and he told me I needed to record it and put it on the record. I wasn't sure because it felt like more of a punk tune, but it felt good when the band started in on it, and then Justin added that guitar line and it pretty much put it over the top for me. We recorded it that weekend, so the entire tune was conceived, written and recorded in about a week.

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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Nikki Sixx Ending His Sixx Sense Radio Show

(hennemusic) Motley Crue and Sixx:AM bassist Nikki Sixx has announced plans to step down as host of, and end, his syndicated rock radio programs "Sixx Sense With Nikki Sixx", "The Side Show Countdown With Nikki Sixx" and "The Side Show Classic With Nikki Sixx" at the end of this year, with his final broadcast set for December 31, 2017.

Launched in 2010, Sixx Sense quickly became the biggest syndicated rock show in America, distributed to more than 130 stations nationwide and reaching nearly 3 million global weekly listeners.

"I grew up discovering music on the radio," says Sixx. "So to host my own show over the nearly eight years of Sixx Sense was beyond my wildest dreams. I could not have done it without my amazing team in the studio, or the guests, musicians, and listeners that brought the show to life.

"It's been an inspirational journey and I'll always be a fan of the medium, but it's time to shift gears outside the realm of solely radio. I'm in the process of developing new and unique programming and ventures across multiple platforms. But I'm really gonna miss Sixx Sense."

Sixx is stepping down from his radio career to focus on several new endeavours in 2018, including his photography career, television projects and the Broadway adaptation of his New York Times bestselling memoir "The Heroin Diaries: A Year In The Life Of A Shattered Rockstar." Read more here.

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Imagine Dragons Release 'Whatever It Takes' Video

(Radio.com) After much social media teasing, Imagine Dragons have revealed the band's latest music video, "Whatever It Takes." The Matt Eastin & Aaron Hymes directed video was filmed in their hometown of Las Vegas at the Bellagio Resort & Casino on the stage of "O" by Cirque du Soleil and also features performers from that show.

The aquatic clip features frontman Dan Reynolds spending considerable time underwater, as well as the band jamming through a torrential downpour.

The video takes an unexpected turn towards the end for quite the fiery finale. See how it all goes down here.

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The Who Release Live Video For Classic Tommy Hit

(hennemusic) The Who are streaming video of a performance of "Pinball Wizard" from the new package, "Tommy: Live At The Royal Albert Hall", which will see its release via multiple formats on October 13.

The Who performed their 1969 rock opera at the prestigious London venue in its entirety for the very first time in April at an event in support of the Teenage Cancer Trust, the UK charity founded in 1990 to assist youth with support and cancer care.

The "Tommy" show was rounded out with a set of Who classics, also featured in the fall release, which adds bonus behind-the-scenes features like full screen animations of both "The Acid Queen" and "Pinball Wizard" with the accompanying live audio.

"Tommy: Live At The Royal Albert Hall" is available on DVD, Blu-ray, 2CD and 3LP. Watch the video and read more here.

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Exhumed Announce U.S. Headline Tour

Exhumed have announced that they will be hitting the road next month to launch a U.S. headlining tour to promote their brand new album that will feature support sets from the band Arkaik.

The band is launching the trek to support their new album "Death Revenge" which was released today (October 13th). The tour is set to kick off on November 15th at Brick By Brick in San Diego, CA and will run until December 8th where it wraps up in Oklahoma City.

Frontman Matt Harvey had this to say, "We can't wait to unleash a casket full of new tunes and old favorites on some maniacs. It's been too long since we rolled into your town, drank all your beer, and ripped your faces off. See you there, you filthy animals!" Read more here.

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Iration Announce The Heatseekers Winter Tour

Iration have announced that they will be kick off 2018 with the launch of a new headline trek across the western U.S. that will be dubbed the Heatseekers Winter Tour.

The trek will include support from The Movement and Tyrone's Jacket and is scheduled to kick off on January 18th in Bakersfield, Ca and will conclude on February 8th in Flagstaff, Az.

The band had this to say, "We're pleased to announce the return of the Heatseekers Winter Tour 2018 with our friends The Movement and newcomers Tyrone's Jacket. We'll be jamming new tunes and old favorites as well as playing different sets for the doubleheader shows. We look forward to seeing every one and sharing the luv! PS: don't forget to bring the heat!" See the dates here.

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Green Day Announce Humble New Greatest Hits Album

(hennemusic) Green Day will release a new best-of package, "Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band", on November 17. The set delivers 20 hits from the band's 31-year career alongside two new tracks: "Back In The USA" and a duet with Miranda Lambert on "Ordinary World."

The collection's title comes from a March 22, 2017 appearance on CBS-TV's The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, when God appeared in the Ed Sullivan Theatre to introduce Green Day as his "favorite band."

"Shout out to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," posted the group. "20 biggest hits. 2 new songs. 1 new music vid. And a partridge in a pear tree. From God's Favorite Band to the world's best fans, Christmas comes early." Read more here.

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New Michael Schenker Fest Tour Leg Coming Next Month

Michael Schenker will be returning to the road in the UK for a new installment of "Michael Schenker Fest" dates in less than a month which will feature support from Departed.

The tour includes dates in London O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire (Nov 2), Sheffield O2 Academy (Nov 3), Manchester O2 Ritz (Nov 4) and Hull City Hall (Nov 5).

The project reunites the original Michael/McAuley Schenker Group vocalists - Gary Barden, Graham Bonnet and Robin McAuley, plus MSG musicians Steve Mann (guitar, keys), Chris Glen (bass) and Ted McKenna (drums). Read more here.

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