15. Children of the Grave
Encore:
16. Paranoid
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VAN HALEN: Might as Well Jump Indeed
On Saturday, David Lee Roth and Van Halen performed at the Stone Music Festival in Sydney, Australia. The bill also included Aerosmith and former Skid Row singer and excitable music fan Sebastian Bach. So on Sunday, as Roth was settling in for his 14 hour flight to L.A., who should appear but Mr. Bach, who of course had to share his experience with everyone on Facebeook.He writes, "I sat in my chair and just couldn’t contain myself with excitement. I walked over and Dave and I planned on talking for a bit and then catching some Z’s, but we ended up laughing and singing and carrying on together for hours! We got asked to keep it down after a while from the people next to us... Can you imagine trying to sleep in a plane sitting next to David Lee and myself? He regaled me with all sorts of details about everything you can imagine and I enjoyed every second of it as you can imagine. I told him how he was such an inspiration of being fit and healthy when I was a kid reading Creem magazine... Thank you David Lee Roth for everything you have done for rock ‘n roll and I am proud to call you my friend!”
Roth has posted the 14th episode of The Roth Show and this time he talks about his martial arts training. See it HERE!
RUSH: Shoot and Score
Rush starts the next leg of their Clockwork Angels tour Tuesday night in Austin, but not before receiving their second and third honors in the last five days following their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Thursday.On Sunday night they were awarded the Rock Album of the Year award for Clockwork Angels at the Juno Awards (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammys). And, all this week, their song "Limelight" is being used during the opening of the Hockey Night in Canada telecasts, to which Geddy Lee says, "After a truly amazing and overwhelming week of accolades, the cherry on top of the sundae has to be the nod from our own national institution Hockey Night in Canada … Way to go eh!”
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BOSTON: More Than a Good Feeling...A Bad One Too
Boston's Tom Scholz is proud of his hometown and pissed at his former bandmate.He has posted a piece on the band's website praising his hometown of Boston for the way they handled last week's bombings at the Boston Marathon. He writes, "The amazing selflessness of responders at the Marathon attack, the outpouring of grief and support from an entire city -- an entire country, followed by the relentless determination of thousands of professionals and citizens over the past five days that culminated in the removal of these two murderous cowards from our streets has renewed a spirit of hope after the horrible losses that have weighed on us all... For those twisted individuals who think they have delivered a message to us, I say you have failed. Without reason there is no message, and we here in Boston are not afraid. We may not be perfect, but this is one hell of a city, one hell of a country."
He doesn't have such kind words for a former bandmate. Scholz has filed a lawsuit against former Boston guitarist Barry Goudreau, accusing him of trademark infringement. He claims Goudreau continually misuses Boston-related trademarks to bolster his own role in the band and this in turn "deprives Scholz of his ability to control fully the nature and quality of all [Boston] products and services . . . and harms the valuable reputation and goodwill” of the band.
Goudreau was in Boston for three years and played on their first two albums -- Boston and Don't Look Back -- and only played on six of those two album's 16 songs. When he left the band he signed an agreement giving him 20 percent of royalties from all of the songs on the first two albums but “no interest, right nor title to the name ‘Boston.’”
However, he was allowed to advertise himself as "formerly of Boston.” Scholz says he advertises himself as “Barry Goudreau from Boston,” “Barry Goudreau of the multi-platinum group Boston” and “Barry Goudreau lead guitarist / rock legend from the band Boston.”
AEROSMITH: Checking In From Down Under
Aerosmith assistant tour manager John B. has posted a little item on the band's website about their first week in Australia where they are on tour. He says, "It was a very emotional week here in Sydney. The guys all kept close eyes and ears on what was going on in their hometown [of Boston following the bombings] and their thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved in that horrible tragedy."Bassist Tom Hamilton adds, "So strange being so far away from home and all that's happened. Was it a dream? I wish it was. So proud of my city. Sad for those who were hurt."
Aerosmith, who performed in Sydney on Saturday on a bill with Van Halen, is in New Zealand on Wednesday.
LED ZEPPELIN: Still Looking
Jimmy Page is still looking through the archives as he works on reissuing the Led Zeppelin catalog. His manager, Peter Mensch, says it will be a while before we hear any new music from Page as he is "currently focused on rooting around in the Led Zeppelin archives,” adding that he is looking for “material that’s never been released to the public before.” Some of the reissues could be out later this year.Mensch was also asked if thought Zeppelin might get together again for a show or tour and he said, "Honestly, my gut tells me they won’t.”
SUBLIME WITH ROME: Summer Tour Announced
Sublime With Rome are returning to the road this summer.The tour kicks off June 28th in Kansas City, Kanasas at the Kanrocksas Festival. The trio will play a mix of 21 headline dates and festival shows before wrapping things up August 30th in Milwaukee.
ALICE IN CHAINS, JANE'S ADDICTION: Feeling the Uproar This Summer
Alice in Chains and Jane's Addiction are touring together this summer. (And no, it's not suddenly 1991.)The bands -- who both performed on the original touring version of Lollapalooza in the early '90s -- will be headlining the Uproar Festival. Also on the bill are Coheed and Cambria, Circa Survive and Walking Papers, the Seattle group featuring ex-Guns n' Roses bassist Duff McKagan and former Screaming Trees drummer Barrett Martin.
The tour -- which announced its schedule last week -- starts August 9th in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Tickets go on sale Thursday.
3 DOORS DOWN: Ax Shows in Wake of Bassist's Arrest
3 Doors Down have canceled their shows in April in May in the wake of bassist Todd Harrell's arrest for vehicular homicide in Nashville.The band issued a brief statement Monday afternoon that said, "Out of respect to Paul Howard Shoulders Junior and his family, 3 Doors Down has cancelled the band's four scheduled U.S. April and May appearances. They will resume touring May 31st in Moscow, and return to the U.S. for scheduled dates in July."
Harrell was charged Sunday after he clipped Shoulders's truck, which then fell down an embankment, overturned and ejected Shoulders. He's being held in the Metro Nashville Jail in lieu of $100,000 bail. He has a court appearance scheduled Thursday. Last year, Harrell was arrested for DUI after allegedly crashing into another vehicle in Mississippi.
Headlines for Monday, April 22, 2013
IN STORES THIS WEEK
Phoenix release their first album in four years, Bankrupt, which contains the single "Entertainment."Rob Zombie continues his streak of lengthy album titles with Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor.
The Neighbourhood's debut album is titled I Love You.
Tape Deck Heart is the fifth solo album from Frank Turner.
Geoff Tate's version of Queensryche releases Frequency Unknown, which features re-makes of four of Queensryche's hits as bonus tracks.
Also in stores are The Rolling Stones' The Very Best of…1964-1971 and Whitesnake's Made in Japan DVD/Blu-ray and CD set.
AEROSMITH & VAN HALEN: Same Stage, Same Day
Aerosmith and Van Halen shared the same stage Saturday when they both performed their first shows of the year at the Stone Music Festival in Sydney, Australia.For Aerosmith, it was their first show Down Under since 1990. They were originally scheduled to do their own Sydney headlining show, but that was canceled and they were added to the festival. They did 17 songs and paid tribute to their hometown of Boston following last week's bombings. Aerosmith now has three more Aussie shows and one in New Zealand.
Saturday was Van Halen's first show in Australia with David Lee Roth and their first there since 1998 when Gary Cherone was on vocals -- they never played there with Sammy Hagar. Dressed in matching white shirts and black vests and pants, they did 18 songs, sticking pretty much to the ones they did on their tour last year. This was their only show as they are now off until Japan in June.
Despite Aerosmith and VH on the same stage, the festival only drew 5,000 people.
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ROCK HALL: So Who's Next
So with another Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in the books, it's time to debate who should be inducted next. Some of the more prominent names that have been overlooked include Deep Purple, KISS, The Moody Blues, Yes, Steve Miller, Jethro Tull, Chicago, Cheap Trick, Bad Company, Dire Straits, Foreigner, Grand Funk, Jimmy Buffett and Bon Jovi.
Artists become eligible 25 years after the release of their first album, which means Nirvana is under consideration next year. One would hope that the nominating committee also looks at longevity, influence, radio play, ticket and album sales. But of course, there are no doubt members of that committee who are not fans of hard rock, prog-rock, and power pop, so this debate will rage on for years.
Since it was announced that Rush would be one of this year's inductees, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson have talked about how there are other artists who should have been inducted before them, namely Yes, Deep Purple and The Moody Blues. The question about not being inducted was once again posed to the Moodys just a few weeks ago and Justin Hayward told us, "To people in Europe the Hall of Fame has no meaning at all. It's an American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and music is so subjective." And drummer Graeme Edge takes a little pride in being passed over every year because "everybody gets really pissed at the Hall."
On Friday, the morning after this year's ceremony, we spoke to Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson, who, like Hayward, says it's a bigger deal for their American fans. "I don't think we belong there... I think there are far more valuable and more important names that come from American music traditions that should be there..."
The Rock Hall traditionally announces its next roster of nominees in the fall.
OZZY: Don't Ask
Journalists in New Zealand were barred from asking Ozzy Osbourne about his personal life during a Black Sabbath press conference on Thursday in Auckland. If they did, they were told they would be removed.Ozzy did joke about using cocaine during the recording of the band's new album, 13. The closest he came to talking about his recent admission that he's fallen off the wagon and rumors of a split with his wife Sharon is when one journalist asked if he was OK, to which he said, "OK with what? Life? I'm still breathing."
Sabbath starts their world tour on Saturday with the first of two shows in Auckland. The second one is Monday.
3 DOORS DOWN: Bassist Arrested for Murder
3 Doors Down bassist Todd Harrell was arrested in Tennessee Friday night and charged with vehicular homicide while intoxicated, drug possession and other crimes. Police found him in his crashed Cadillac on Interstate 40 after he clipped a pickup truck and sent it through a guardrail and down an embankment, causing the death of the driver, who was not wearing a seat belt.
Harrell was found to be intoxicated and under the influence of prescription medications for pain and anxiety. Bail was set at $100,000. Harrell is due in court Thursday.
AEROSMITH: Glued to the TV Down Under
The Boston Marathon bombing is big news all around the world, even as far away as Australia -- where Beantown natives Aerosmith are touring.
Joe Perry tweets, "Watching TV from Boston. Can't believe what's happening in Watertown, Massachusetts. Hang in there, Boston -- our thoughts are with you."
Like Paul McCartney, who was on a plane on the tarmac at New York's Kennedy Airport during the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, Perry was sitting at Boston's Logan Airport on Monday getting ready to fly to Sydney when the bombings occurred. "As they were putting the body counts on the TV, it's like we're in the waiting room to get on the plane and I'm flying how many hundred thousand miles away from where my kids are. They were watching the race and both of them have lost friends. It's really tough, but man, the show goes on. [I'm] still digesting it -- it's tough."
PINK FLOYD: Mason Remembers Storm
Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason has commented on the death Thursday of graphic artist Storm Thorgerson, who was responsible for designing many of Floyd's album covers.
He says Storm had "great ideas and high, sometimes infuriatingly high, standards," adding that he was a "tireless worker right up to the end. Two days before he passed away, and by then completely exhausted, he was still demanding approval for artwork and haranguing his loyal assistants."
Storm, who also designed album covers for Steve Miller, Styx, Peter Gabriel and many others, was 69.
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ROGER WATERS: Let Me Make One Thing Perfectly Clear
Roger Waters insists he isn't changing his position on Israel and Palestine.Despite video footage, Waters says people are misinterpreting what he said in his recent Huffington Post interview. "I wish to clear the somewhat muddied waters. What I said, among many other things, was that I was 'reconsidering the publishing of a letter to my fellow musicians about a cultural boycott of Israel.' This was misinterpreted by some as meaning I was reconsidering my position on the Israel- Palestine issue, and more alarmingly, that I had made an about face on this issue; not so. My position remains the same."
And to put the issue to rest, he's released what he calls the "bare bones" of his letter. It reads:
To My Fellow Musicians:
Please join me in a cultural boycott of Israel until such time as the Israeli government ceases its illegal occupation of Palestinian lands and reverses its Illegal program of settlement building, both of which, it is widely agreed, constitute insurmountable impediments to any peaceful solution for either the Palestinian or the Israeli people. Peace for them both is our goal.
Not to talk is not an option.
BLACK VEIL BRIDES: Ax End of Euro Tour
Black Veil Brides have postponed the final eight dates on their European tour.They've posted a note on their Facebook page saying it was "due to illness... We deeply apologize for the inconvenience this may cause you, and we promise to do all that we can to make it up to you. Please try to understand this does not come easy for us."
Black Veil Brides' next scheduled date is May 4th in Tuscon, Arizona.
VAN HALEN: A Summer in the Studio?
Van Halen may be headed into the studio this summer -- at least according to David Lee Roth.He says they'll be “preparing for some new recording and some new songs... Van Halen projects are a bit like James Bond movies. They come around about once every three-and-a-half years."
POP EVIL: Announce June Shows
Pop Evil -- who will spend much of next month on the road with Sevendust -- have announced a series of June headlining shows. The trek starts June 15th in Kent, Connecticut and hits 14 cities before wrapping up on July 3rd in Chicago.Pop Evil will release their third album, Onyx, on May 14th.
LINKIN PARK: Chester Joined by Friends at MAP Benefit
Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington will perform a solo set with "special guests" at the Musicares MAP Fund benefit on May 30th.The event at Club Nokia in Los Angeles will also feature a performance by Slash. Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda will present the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award to Bennington, and Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis will present the From the Heart Award to skateboard legend Tony Alva.
QUEENSRYCHE: Tate Can't Keep His Lineup Together
Geoff Tate's version of Queensryche will look different once again when he hits the road in June.Ex-Whitesnake drummer Brian Tichy will fill in for Simon Wright for the entire month. No reason has been given for why Wright can't perform on those dates. This is the fourth lineup change since Tate announced his version of the band in November.
Tate and company's new album, Frequency Unknown, is due out on Tuesday.
Headlines for Friday, April 19, 2013
ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME: Class of 2013 Is In!
Rush, Heart, Public Enemy, Donna Summer, Albert King, Randy Newman plus non-performers Lou Adler and Quincy Jones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last night (Thursday) at L.A.'s Nokia Theater.
Newman kicked off the ceremony by performing "I Love L.A.," with help from Jackson Browne and John Fogerty. Don Henley inducted Newman, calling his voice "perfect to convey the humor of the characters that populate his songs.” Newman then performed "I Think It's Gonna Rain Today" solo and was joined by Henley for "I'm Dead, But I Don't Know It."
Cheech and Chong inducted producer, label head and music impresario Adler, who spoke about his first encounters with the stoner comedy duo, as well as the two artists he's best known for producing, The Mama's and the Papa's and Carole King. King then performed "So Far Away."
Using his guitar to illustrate the styles of a number of blues greats and citing a list of guitarists who had borrowed Albert King's riffs for their own songs, John Mayer inducted the late blues singer and guitarist. He said that although he started playing the guitar in 1991, just a year before King died, "Albert King's influence is forever embedded in my playing." King's daughter and granddaughter accepted the award. Gary Clark Junior then played King's "Oh, Pretty Woman" and was joined by Mayer and organist Booker T. Jones on "Born Under a Bad Sign."
Kelly Rowland stepped in for Christina Aguilera, who was ill, to induct the late Donna Summer, whose husband of 32 years, Bruce Sudano, accepted the award flanked by their three daughters. He said that although she was not very big on awards and didn't display any in their home, Summer would have been proud of this one. He called the evening "bittersweet, for obvious reasons." Jennifer Hudson performed Summer's hits "Bad Girls" and "Last Dance."
Oprah Winfrey, a surprise participant, inducted Quincy Jones, saying that she was almost rendered speechless trying to describe what he had done for her career by casting her in the movie The Color Purple. Jones himself wasn't rendered speechless, giving a lengthy summary of a lengthy career that has stretched from the swing era to today. He urged people to travel and expand their horizons. Usher sang Michael Jackson's "Rock With You" in a tribute of its producer.
Spike Lee and Harry Belafonte inducted Public Enemy, Lee telling the story of how their "Fight the Power" became the theme song of his movie Do the Right Thing. Leader Chuck D gave everyone a chance to speak, including Flava Flav, who made the most of the opportunity a la Quincy Jones. When Chuck finally got the mic he said, "For all of you that see us here and say, 'There goes the neighborhood,' don't forget, we all came from the blues." They performed "Bring the Noise," with Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello on guitar, "911 Is a Joke" and "Fight the Power."
