Ten, Serpentine and White Widdow UK Tour – Get Your Tickets FAST
Don’t miss out on possibly the best melodic rock tour of 2012. Starting one week today (Friday 25th May), Serpentine Music and First Hearing Productions ‘Living And Dying For Rock ‘N’ Roll Tour’ featuring the much anticipated return of melodic rock legends Ten, supported by two of the brightest new names on the melodic rock radar; Serpentine (UK) and White Widdow (Australia) starts. BE WARNED – shows are selling out very quickly. If the rest of the tour repeats the story at The Railway Music Venue, this tour is THE hottest ticket of May (sorry Axl!). Tickets are still available but BE QUICK or you will miss out…you have been warned.
Gypsy Pistoleros Announce New Front Man
Flamenco Rock ‘n Rollers GYPSY PISTOLEROS are delighted to unveil details of their new singer and frontman — so it gives us great pleasure to welcome the one and only… <drumroll> DANI PISTOLERO to the HMR family! (Dani is second from the right in the accompanying photo.)
The band have released the following statement regarding their new frontman:
Paul Di’Anno ponders retirement
Paul Di’Anno knows how he’ll spend his retirement – but he’s given himself at least two years to decide when to do it.
And he’s still upset over the “official” reason given for his departure from Iron Maiden in 1981.
He’s back on the road after serving a prison sentence for benefit fraud. Last year he pled guilty to claiming over £45,000 through being unable to work because of back problems – even though he was playing gigs all over the world at the time.
Lita Ford banned from seeing her kids
Lita Ford has a song on her new album written to her kids – but her former bandmate husband won’t let them hear it.
Living Like a Runaway is her first record since splitting with Jim Gillette, a prominent force in her comeback release Wicked Wonderland.
She later said that album was too much about Gillette and not enough about her – and now they’ve split up, her latest work is closer to the music she wants to create.
Blues Brothers bassist Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn dies at 70
Respected soul and blues bassist Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn has died at the age of 70.
He’s remembered for being a member of Dan Akroyd and John Belushi’s comedy revue outfit the Blues Brothers and for his long-term membership of session stars Booker T and the MGs.
With that band he laid down bass lines on Otis Redding’s Respect, Sam and Dave’s Hold On I’m Coming and Albert King’s Born Under a Bad Sign, among many others. He went on to play with Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Rod Stewart, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Jerry Lee Lewis, Levon Helm and Freddy King.
Jerry Cantrell: History proves I’m no role model
Award-winning Alice in Chains mainman Jerry Cantrell insists he’s not a role model – and his band’s history proves it.
He will be this year’s recipient of the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award at the end of May, presented by the MusiCares charity in recognition of his “commitment to helping other addicts with the addiction and recovery process.”
George Harrison track could be finished by Paul McCartney
An unfinished song by George Harrison could be completed by his former Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney.
The Fab Four guitarist’s widow Olivia Harrison says a number of works-in-progress remain following his death in 2001.
She oversaw the creation of Early Takes, an album of demos and unreleased material, launched to coincide with the DVD publication of Martin Scorcese’s Harrison documentary, Living in the Material World.
Freddie Mercury hologram will hit stage
Queen guitarist Brian May has confirmed the band will use a Freddie Mercury hologram on a West End theatre stage – and vows people will wonder if they really saw the star.
A digital projection will appear next week to mark the tenth anniversary of the band’s musical We Will Rock You.
The announcement comes soon after drummer Roger Taylor said he wouldn’t feel comfortable performing with a simulation of the singer, who died in 1991.
Vinny Appice hates Black Sabbath soap opera
Drummer Vinny Appice believes the Black Sabbath reunion is descending into a soap opera – and insists Bill Ward should be behind the kit for what’s likely to be their last tour.
The band last year announced they were regrouping as the original lineup of Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Ward, and had begun work on their first album together since 1979.
Later Ward announced he didn’t feel able to participate because he wasn’t being offered a contract he regarded as “signable.”
Hetfield: “Collaboration With Megadeth is Crazy Talk!”
Metallica frontman James Hetfield says speculation about a studio collaboration between his band and Megadeth is crazy talk on the part of Dave Mustaine.
He wishes his ex-bandmate wouldn’t keep making such statements to the press – but believes there’s no malice involved when he does.
