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7/29/2010
Robert Plant's new album with the revamped new version of his pre-Led Zeppelin group Band Of Joy will release their self-titled debut on September 13th. Plant spoke about the album on his official website (robertplant.com) saying, "It's been a blast working on these new songs ... and I'm enjoying such creativity and vitality. It's been a remarkable change of direction for all of us and as a group we all seem to have developed a new groove."
Blabbermouth.net posted that among the tracks on the album is the new single "Angel Dance," as well as covers of Townes Van Zandt's "Harm's Swift Way", and two songs by the indie band Low's 2005 album The Great Destroyer -- "Silver Rider" and "Monkey"
Robert Plant and Band Of Joy U.S. tour dates (subject to change):
July 30 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
July 31 - Miami, FL - Bayfront Park Amphitheater
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7/29/2010
You can add a TV to the list of merchandise that KISS have attached their name to. Distributed by RTC, the LED TVs are available in 46-, 40- and 32-inch models. Limited to 15,000 worldwide, each one features a diamond-plated look to the casing with the KISS logos embossed on each side. When you turn it on, a live image of KISS appears on the screen for eight seconds. For more information, log onto KISSHDTV.com.
Other KISS-endorsed items include a video camera, condoms and a coffin.
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7/29/2010
Queen guitarist and astronomer Brian May will give his final U.S. presentation of his new photo book, A Village Lost and Found, tonight at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. Though he's not a fan of being on the road all the time, May says this book tour has been fun. He tells us, "We're having a great time with it, and we get some great responses from the audience."
Since tonight's event is being held at the Griffith Observatory, May will also sign copies of astronomy book, Bang: The Complete History of the Universe
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7/29/2010
Ron Wood's artwork will receive it's first major U.S. museum showing this fall when his paintings and sketches will be shown at Ohio's Butler Institute of American Art. Pollstar.com reported that Wood will be on hand for the opening on September 21st, with the exhibition including "30 of Wood's paintings, 22 pen-and-pencil drawings and seven mixed-media works." The eight-week show ends its run on November 21st.
Wood told us that his earliest creative influences were his family: "Ever since I was tiny, ever since I was three or something. I used to copy my elder brothers -- they were both artists and both musicians, so I just followed in their tracks."
Wood's personal problems with alcohol -- above his art and music -- have kept him front and center in the tabloids over the past couple of years. He spoke candidly on why he drank and did drugs, and ultimately what caused him to go get straight: "Y'know, I think a lot of it is to do -- the drink and drugs -- with the celebration thing. Like, if you've done something really well, you go 'Yeah! Let's drink to that.' And that was just getting kind of out of ...
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7/29/2010
Patti Scialfa turns 54 today! Mrs. Springsteen; solo/E Street Band singer achieved a breakthrough of sorts when for the first time one of her songs, "Town Called Heartbreak", was played in its entirety during the set during the opening leg of Springsteen and the E Street Band's 2007–2008 Magic Tour.
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7/29/2010
In 1966, Cream plays its first public show (and unofficial debut) at a Manchester (England) club called the Twisted Wheel. Cream's official debut came two nights later at the Sixth Annual Windsor Jazz & Blues Festival.
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7/29/2010
Friends and fans of John Lennon's legendary recording engineer Dennis Ferrante (pronounced: Firr-ant-eee ) will be teaming up on August 4th at New York City's Highline Ballroom to raise money for a new heart for him. Examiner.com reported that Ferrante, who has suffered numerous heart attacks and whose heart is only functioning at 20 percent usage, is now classified as a "1-B heart transplant candidate." The benefit will partially cover Ferrante's medical insurance and living expenses. Among the assorted friends performing the Have A Heart For Dennis benefit are Wings members Denny Laine and Steve Holley, along with the Crystals' La La Brooks, Lou Christie, and Will Lee from the Fab Faux and CBS' The Late Show with David Letterman. Other special guests are expected to appear.
Ferrante worked side-by-side at the Record Plant East studio with Lennon throughout the 1970's and engineered most of Lennon's solo work, including Imagine, Some Time In New York City, Mind Games, Walls And Bridges, and Rock 'N' Roll.
Ferrante recently told us that the loss of Lennon -- and the aftermath of his death -- continues to hit him hard: "Yoko stole John from everybody because she had him cremated that night, or ...
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7/28/2010
Gene Simmons and Kiss are out on tour and proudly showing off their latest new and improved lighting and pyrotechnic spectacle. Once again on the road with Simmons and Paul Stanley are current members Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer -- both of whom dress up like co-founders Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, respectively.
We asked Simmons what it feels like to turn around and see the spitting image of his former bandmates -- yet it's someone else: "Y'know, we still have a tug of the heart. It's like your drunken dysfunctional father who was a bum and you finally had to get rid of him -- but you still remember the beginning when he was a good dad. Ace and Peter are beloved, as they should be, for the beginning. For helping launch the band -- if you don't mind me saying so -- that changed the face of rock and roll, literally and figuratively speaking. But equally as important part of the beginning of Kiss, it's also important to know that with them in the band today, Kiss wouldn't be around."
The last time the original members of Kiss performed together was in the spring of 2001, on the ...
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7/28/2010
Stevie Nicks says her upcoming collaboration with the Eurythmics' Dave Stewart just might be her masterpiece. Nicks, who'll head out on the road next week for a string of solo dates, told The Santa Barbara Independent, "I think it will go down in history as my greatest work. I have written nine songs with Dave, and I feel like I'm part of a writing team -- like Lennon & McCartney or something. I have always been so closed to the idea of writing with anybody, and my eyes have been so opened now."
When asked about what style the still-untitled album seems to be taking, Nicks explained: "It's very diverse. There's really, really rock 'n' roll things, then there's a song called 'Italian Summer' that's just a beautiful, beautiful love song I wrote when I was in Italy last year. It wasn't even about anybody. It's just the feeling you get when you go to Italy is just so romantic, so I wrote this song about this country that I just so fell in love with." Nicks went on to joke: "Then there are the suffering Stevie songs."
Nicks went on to shed some light on her collaboration with Stewart: ...
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7/28/2010
Tonight, PBS airs the June 2nd White House ceremony honoring Paul McCartney, when President Obama presented the Library of Congress's Gershwin Prize for Popular Song to him. It's part of the network's In Performance at the White House series and comes on at 8:00 [ET].
Macca tells the Associated Press, "The idea of playing in the White House was very interesting. We wondered what the acoustics would be like, but they turned out to be great. So we had a great time."
In addition to accepting the award, Macca also performed, singing "Michelle" in front of first lady Michelle Obama, as well as "Eleanor Rigby," "Let It Be" and a finale of "Hey Jude." He was also saluted by other performers.
Last year's Gershwin honoree, Stevie Wonder, did "We Can Work it Out" and joined the former Beatle on the first ever live performance of their 1982 his "Ebony and Ivory."
Dave Grohl did "Band on the Run."
Jack White chipped in with "Mother Nature's Son."
Elvis Costello performed "Penny Lane."
Herbie Hancock gave his take on "Blackbird."
Emmylou Harris did "For No One."
The Jonas Brothers sang "Drive My Car."
Jerry Seinfeld provided some comedic relief, asking McCartney what ...
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