NEW YORK (AP) — Dan Fogelberg, the singer and songwriter whose hits "Leader of the Band" and "Same Old Lang Syne" helped define the soft-rock era, died Sunday at his home in Maine after battling prostate cancer. He was 56.
His death was announced Sunday in a statement by Anna Loynes of the Solters & Digney public relations agency, and was also posted on the singer's Web site.
"Dan left us this morning at 6:00 a.m. He fought a brave battle with cancer and died peacefully at home in Maine with his wife Jean at his side," it read. "His strength, dignity and grace in the face of the daunting challenges of this disease were an inspiration to all who knew him."
Fogelberg discovered he had advanced prostate cancer in 2004. In a statement then, he thanked fans for their support: "It is truly overwhelming and humbling to realize how many lives my music has touched so deeply all these years. ... I thank you from the very depths of my heart."
Fogelberg's music was powerful in its simplicity. He didn't rely on the volume of his voice to convey his emotions; instead, they came through in the soft, tender delivery and his poignant lyrics. Songs like "Same Old Lang Syne" — in which a man reminisces after meeting an old girlfriend by chance during the holidays — became classics not only because of his performance, but for the engaging storyline, as well.
Fogelberg's heydey was in the 1970s and early 80s, when he scored several platinum and multiplatinum records fueled by such hits as "The Power of Gold" and "Leader of the Band," a touching tribute he wrote to his father, a bandleader. Fogelberg put out his first album in 1972.
Fogelberg's songs tended to have a weighty tone, reflecting on emotional issues in a serious way. But in an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in 1997, he said it did not represent his personality.
"That came from my singles in the early '80s," he reflects. "I think it probably really started on the radio. I'm not a dour person in the least. I'm actually kind of a happy person. Music doesn't really reflect the whole person.
"One of my dearest friends is Jimmy Buffett. From his music, people have this perception that he's up all the time, and, of course, he's not. Jimmy has a serious side, too."
Later in his career, he would write material that focused on the state of the environment, an issue close to his heart. Fogelberg's last album was 2003's "Full Circle," his first album of original material in a decade. A year later he would receive his cancer diagnosis, forcing him to forgo a planned fall tour..
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Jimmy Page fractures finger, postpones reunion concert
Blame it on the hand of god.
Led Zeppelin’s hugely anticipated reunion performance has been postponed after guitarist Jimmy Page broke his finger this past weekend.
The injury prevents him from playing guitar for three weeks.
Led Zeppelin are scheduled as the main attraction at the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert, originally planned for Monday, November 26. The concert is a memorial to the Atlantic Records founder, who died in December 2006.
Due to Page’s injury, the concert has been rescheduled for December 10. Other acts that will perform include Bill Wyman and the Rhythm Kings, Paul Rogers, Paolo Nutini and Foreigner.
The specialist treating Page said, "I have examined the fracture to Mr.Page's finger, and it is my opinion that with proper rest and treatment, hewill be ready to resume rehearsing in three weeks time, and thus able toperform on December 10."
Jimmy Page added, "I am disappointed that we are forced to postpone the concert by two weeks. However, Led Zeppelin have always set very high standards for ourselves, and we feel that this postponement will enable my injury to properly heal, and permit us to perform at the level that both the band and our fans have always been accustomed to."
All tickets for the November 26 show will be valid for the rescheduled date. Any customers who are unable to attend the rescheduled concert on the 10th will be able to obtain a full refund of the ticket purchase up until midday (UK time) on November 14, 2007. Any tickets made available as a result of refunds will be offered to ballot winners selected at random from original registrations after November 15, 2007.
Please refer to http://www.ahmettribute.com/ for information on how to obtain a refund and for further information.
Led Zeppelin’s hugely anticipated reunion performance has been postponed after guitarist Jimmy Page broke his finger this past weekend.
The injury prevents him from playing guitar for three weeks.
Led Zeppelin are scheduled as the main attraction at the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert, originally planned for Monday, November 26. The concert is a memorial to the Atlantic Records founder, who died in December 2006.
Due to Page’s injury, the concert has been rescheduled for December 10. Other acts that will perform include Bill Wyman and the Rhythm Kings, Paul Rogers, Paolo Nutini and Foreigner.
The specialist treating Page said, "I have examined the fracture to Mr.Page's finger, and it is my opinion that with proper rest and treatment, hewill be ready to resume rehearsing in three weeks time, and thus able toperform on December 10."
Jimmy Page added, "I am disappointed that we are forced to postpone the concert by two weeks. However, Led Zeppelin have always set very high standards for ourselves, and we feel that this postponement will enable my injury to properly heal, and permit us to perform at the level that both the band and our fans have always been accustomed to."
All tickets for the November 26 show will be valid for the rescheduled date. Any customers who are unable to attend the rescheduled concert on the 10th will be able to obtain a full refund of the ticket purchase up until midday (UK time) on November 14, 2007. Any tickets made available as a result of refunds will be offered to ballot winners selected at random from original registrations after November 15, 2007.
Please refer to http://www.ahmettribute.com/ for information on how to obtain a refund and for further information.
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Monster Pink Floyd Box Set Due Dec. 4
2007, the year of Pink Floyd's 40th anniversary, will come to a close with a spectacular flourish, Capitol/EMI's December 4 release of Oh By the Way, a limited edition box set which contains, for the first time ever, the band's 14 studio albums. These classic albums are presented on CD in mini vinyl wallets with all the original extras also miniaturized. Floyd's longtime design wizard, Storm Thorgerson, designed the unique box and miniaturized the original sleeve artwork.This unique box set is the first time in Pink Floyd's incomparable history that all of the band's original studio albums have been packaged together and made available as a set. In addition to the albums and their extras, the set comes with a specially designed 40th Anniversary Storm Thorgerson fabric poster featuring 40 Floyd images.
Pink Floyd-Oh By the Way Album Contents:
THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN (single wallet) August 1967
A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS (single wallet) July 1968
MORE (single wallet) June 1969
UMMAGUMMA (gatefold, 2 discs) November 1969
ATOM HEART MOTHER (gatefold) October 1970
MEDDLE (gatefold) November 1971
OBSCURED BY CLOUDS (single wallet, rounded corners) June 1972
THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON(gatefold + 2 posters + 2 stickers) March 1973
WISH YOU WERE HERE (single + liner + postcard + black shrinkwrap) September 1975
ANIMALS (gatefold) February 1977
THE WALL (gatefold, 2 discs) December 1979
THE FINAL CUT (single wallet) April 1983
A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON (gatefold) September 1987
DIVISION BELL (gatefold) April 1994
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KnuckleBonz Announces New Dimebag Darrell Limited Edition Figure
KnuckleBonz have announced that they are finalizing production on a second limited edition sculpture of “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott. The figure is fully licensed with Getcha Pull, Inc. the licensing arm which represents Rita Haney-Abbott and the Dimebag Darrell Estate.“We were all very proud over here in the Dimebag family to learn that KnuckleBonz would be busting out another brilliant piece in the Dime collection,” explains Rita Haney-Abbott. “They did such an amazing job in capturing the persona of such an all out, guns blazing, Texas tornado, known to many, as the one and only Dimebag!
Watching Dime onstage was always such a one on one experience,” Haney-Abbott continues. “He had a way of reaching you no matter where you were located in the crowd. Dimes trademark squeals and gut wrenching power grooves captured you as he had the magic! After playing his heart out, drenched with sweat, he’d stand there breathless and raise those arms. The crowd would just erupt so thunderously. Dime has the most amazing fans; those were amazing moments and I think KnuckleBonz has captured that image with this second sculpture! When I look at it I can almost hear the crowd.”
The Dimebag II figure stands nine inches tall on top a wooden display base. Dime is featured with his iconic tobacco Dean guitar. He is shown in his signature cammo shorts and is shirtless to display his extensive tattoo work. This second sculpture captures Dime during his Far Beyond Driven era. The sculpture comes with a certificate of authenticity and is hand-numbered. Each sculpture is hand-painted and is a limited edition collectible. Only 3000 are created.
This Dimebag Darrell limited edition figure will be available for holiday sales 2007 for $99. Pre-orders will be accepted at knucklebonz.com.
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Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged Performance Coming to DVD
Nearly 14 years to the day that it took place, Nirvana’s landmark MTV Unplugged performance will be released on DVD.
When it hits shelves on November 20, 2007, Unplugged in New York (Geffen/MTV Networks/UMe) will feature the complete and unedited 66-minute concert, including rehearsals and a previously unseen performance of the Meat Puppet’s song “Oh, Me.” The DVD will also feature MTV News interviews with the band and audience members.
In addition, Unplugged in New York will present the show in Dolby Stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound and include both the shorter original broadcast version and Nirvana’s entire unedited performance.
This will mark the first time that the concert has been made available on DVD.
Filmed November 18, 1993, at Sony Music Studios, the show first aired on MTV on December 14, 1993, just four months before singer/guitarist/songwriter Kurt Cobain killed himself with a shotgun blast to the head. When released on CD in November 1994, MTV Unplugged in New York debuted at No. 1, won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album in 1996 and was quickly certified five times Platinum.
Favoring a selection of carefully chosen tracks over the band’s hits, Cobain, bassist Krist Novoselic and drummer Dave Grohl performed acoustic versions of Nirvana’s “About a Girl,” “Come As You Are,” “Pennyroyal Tea,” “Dumb,” “Polly,” “On a Plain,” “Something in the Way” and “All Apologies.”
In a demonstration of Nirvana’s musical diversity, they also performed cover versions of six songs: David Bowie’s “The Man Who Sold the World,” the Vaselines’ version of “Jesus Doesn’t Want Me for a Sunbeam,” the traditional folk song (popularized by Leadbelly) “Where Did You Sleep Last Night?” and the Meat Puppets’ tracks “Plateau,” “Oh, Me” and “Lake of Fire.” For the latter tracks, Nirvana were joined by Meat Puppets singer-guitarist Curt Kirkwood and bassist brother Cris Kirkwood. Also seen and heard throughout are Nirvana’s touring guitarist Pat Smear, who has been a recurring member of Grohl’s band, Foo Fighters.
The DVD adds the MTV News “Bare Witness” feature of interviews with the band, the MTV production staff, and fans in the audience, plus the rehearsal footage for “Come As You Are,” “Polly,” “Plateau,” “Pennyroyal Tea” and “The Man Who Sold the World.”
When it hits shelves on November 20, 2007, Unplugged in New York (Geffen/MTV Networks/UMe) will feature the complete and unedited 66-minute concert, including rehearsals and a previously unseen performance of the Meat Puppet’s song “Oh, Me.” The DVD will also feature MTV News interviews with the band and audience members.
In addition, Unplugged in New York will present the show in Dolby Stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound and include both the shorter original broadcast version and Nirvana’s entire unedited performance.
This will mark the first time that the concert has been made available on DVD.
Filmed November 18, 1993, at Sony Music Studios, the show first aired on MTV on December 14, 1993, just four months before singer/guitarist/songwriter Kurt Cobain killed himself with a shotgun blast to the head. When released on CD in November 1994, MTV Unplugged in New York debuted at No. 1, won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album in 1996 and was quickly certified five times Platinum.
Favoring a selection of carefully chosen tracks over the band’s hits, Cobain, bassist Krist Novoselic and drummer Dave Grohl performed acoustic versions of Nirvana’s “About a Girl,” “Come As You Are,” “Pennyroyal Tea,” “Dumb,” “Polly,” “On a Plain,” “Something in the Way” and “All Apologies.”
In a demonstration of Nirvana’s musical diversity, they also performed cover versions of six songs: David Bowie’s “The Man Who Sold the World,” the Vaselines’ version of “Jesus Doesn’t Want Me for a Sunbeam,” the traditional folk song (popularized by Leadbelly) “Where Did You Sleep Last Night?” and the Meat Puppets’ tracks “Plateau,” “Oh, Me” and “Lake of Fire.” For the latter tracks, Nirvana were joined by Meat Puppets singer-guitarist Curt Kirkwood and bassist brother Cris Kirkwood. Also seen and heard throughout are Nirvana’s touring guitarist Pat Smear, who has been a recurring member of Grohl’s band, Foo Fighters.
The DVD adds the MTV News “Bare Witness” feature of interviews with the band, the MTV production staff, and fans in the audience, plus the rehearsal footage for “Come As You Are,” “Polly,” “Plateau,” “Pennyroyal Tea” and “The Man Who Sold the World.”
COMPLETE SHOW (UNEDITED)
About A Girl
Come As You Are
Jesus Doesn’t Want Me for a Sunbeam
The Man Who Sold the World
Pennyroyal Tea
DumbPollyOn a Plain
Something in the Way
Plateau
Oh, Me
Lake of Fire
All Apologies
Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
MTV NEWS:
BARE WITNESS
Documentary
The Rehearsals:
Come As You Are
Polly
Plateau
Pennyroyal Tea
The Man Who Sold the World
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Fender to Reissue Stevie Ray Vaughan’s “Lenny” ’65 Stratocaster
In a collaboration between Fender, Guitar Center and the Stevie Ray Vaughan estate, the famous Stevie Ray Vaughan “Lenny” Stratocaster guitar has been commissioned by Guitar Center to be reproduced in a limited edition by the Fender Custom Shop. As part of Fender’s Tribute Series of guitars, Lenny will be produced in a limited quantity, with 185 guitars offered for sale in the United States exclusively through Guitar Center. Guitar Center stores throughout the United States will introduce the guitar on December 12, 2007 at a price of $17,000.
This emotive addition to the Custom Shop
Tribute Series will feature an intricate reproduction of Lenny down to the smallest of details—from the customized neck that was a gift from ZZ Top’s Billy F Gibbons to the reflective SRV stickers on the body to the battered headstock, the autograph that Stevie himself etched into the neck plate, and even an autograph from legendary baseball great Mickey Mantle.
Guitar Center, the world’s largest musical instrument retailer, purchased the original guitar for $623,500 at a 2004 Christie’s auction that benefited the Crossroads Centre, Antigua, a charitable organization founded by Eric Clapton.
“Guitar Center is both thrilled and privileged to be able to offer Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Lenny Fender Stratocaster to the world,” said Keith Brawley, Guitar Center vice president of merchandising for guitars and amplifiers. “Stevie Ray Vaughan’s fans are among the most loyal and passionate guitar lovers in the world. The Lenny Stratocaster, Stevie’s main instrument for his love songs, is a truly fascinating guitar that has, as part of its DNA, a tender, personal love story and an incredibly colorful and touching history.”
The original Lenny guitar is a universally recognizable Fender Stratocaster, best known for its uniquely bright and powerful tone and known as one of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s favorite instruments throughout his entire career. The guitar itself has an almost mystical heritage that can be traced back to the very beginning of Vaughan’s rise to stardom.
Stevie Ray Vaughan was just a struggling young guitarist in Austin, Texas, in 1980, when his wife, Lenora “Lenny” Vaughan, gave him a used Stratocaster that had recently caught his eye in a local pawnshop. It was a 1965 Fender Stratocaster guitar with the original pickups that had seen better days. Although it began life as a three-color sunburst model, it had been inexpertly refinished to a dark natural finish, and an elaborate inlay had been added behind the bridge. Nonetheless, something about the guitar resonated deeply with Vaughan.
Seven friends each pooled $50 to buy the Stratocaster, which was given to Vaughan on his birthday during a celebration at a local Austin nightclub. He took the guitar home and, that night, as Lenora slept, wrote a new song on it. In the morning, Lenora recalls, “He was sitting on the edge of the bed with the guitar and said, ‘Listen to this.’ ” He played her “Lenny,” the song he had written that night. The tune became one of Vaughan’s most well-known instrumental pieces, and he continued to perform it exclusively on the “Lenny” guitar.
Throughout the remainder of his career, the Lenny guitar traveled with Vaughan almost everywhere he went. On April 10, 1985, Vaughan had just performed the National Anthem at the season’s opening game for the Houston Astros, where baseball great Mickey Mantle was also in attendance as a guest of honor. Without a baseball or bat nearby, Stevie offered up his beloved guitar to Mantle for his signature.
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This emotive addition to the Custom Shop
Tribute Series will feature an intricate reproduction of Lenny down to the smallest of details—from the customized neck that was a gift from ZZ Top’s Billy F Gibbons to the reflective SRV stickers on the body to the battered headstock, the autograph that Stevie himself etched into the neck plate, and even an autograph from legendary baseball great Mickey Mantle.Guitar Center, the world’s largest musical instrument retailer, purchased the original guitar for $623,500 at a 2004 Christie’s auction that benefited the Crossroads Centre, Antigua, a charitable organization founded by Eric Clapton.
“Guitar Center is both thrilled and privileged to be able to offer Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Lenny Fender Stratocaster to the world,” said Keith Brawley, Guitar Center vice president of merchandising for guitars and amplifiers. “Stevie Ray Vaughan’s fans are among the most loyal and passionate guitar lovers in the world. The Lenny Stratocaster, Stevie’s main instrument for his love songs, is a truly fascinating guitar that has, as part of its DNA, a tender, personal love story and an incredibly colorful and touching history.”
The original Lenny guitar is a universally recognizable Fender Stratocaster, best known for its uniquely bright and powerful tone and known as one of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s favorite instruments throughout his entire career. The guitar itself has an almost mystical heritage that can be traced back to the very beginning of Vaughan’s rise to stardom.
Stevie Ray Vaughan was just a struggling young guitarist in Austin, Texas, in 1980, when his wife, Lenora “Lenny” Vaughan, gave him a used Stratocaster that had recently caught his eye in a local pawnshop. It was a 1965 Fender Stratocaster guitar with the original pickups that had seen better days. Although it began life as a three-color sunburst model, it had been inexpertly refinished to a dark natural finish, and an elaborate inlay had been added behind the bridge. Nonetheless, something about the guitar resonated deeply with Vaughan.
Seven friends each pooled $50 to buy the Stratocaster, which was given to Vaughan on his birthday during a celebration at a local Austin nightclub. He took the guitar home and, that night, as Lenora slept, wrote a new song on it. In the morning, Lenora recalls, “He was sitting on the edge of the bed with the guitar and said, ‘Listen to this.’ ” He played her “Lenny,” the song he had written that night. The tune became one of Vaughan’s most well-known instrumental pieces, and he continued to perform it exclusively on the “Lenny” guitar.
Throughout the remainder of his career, the Lenny guitar traveled with Vaughan almost everywhere he went. On April 10, 1985, Vaughan had just performed the National Anthem at the season’s opening game for the Houston Astros, where baseball great Mickey Mantle was also in attendance as a guest of honor. Without a baseball or bat nearby, Stevie offered up his beloved guitar to Mantle for his signature.
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PRS Guitars and NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon auction collector guitar
Jeff Gordon and PRS Guitars have teamed up to auction a one-of-a-kind instrument signed by Gordon, Chip Foose and Carlos Santana. The guitar, a CE Mahogany Model PRS, features the same DuPont Hot Hues paint finish as the Hot Hues “Heat Waves and Flames” No. 24 DuPont race car driven by Gordon. Proceeds for this unique instrument will benefit the Jeff Gordon Foundation, and the guitar’s online auction, held from October 15 through October 28, will have no reserve. PRS and Gordon announced the auction initiative during the NASCAR Nextel Cup Chevy Rock & Roll 
400 race in Richmond this September.The guitar was originally shown at the 2005 SEMA show in Las Vegas when Jeff Gordon and designer Chip Foose unveiled the Hot Hues “Heat Waves and Flames” No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet. Since then, the instrument has been shown at auto and music events as well as various NASCAR races. Carlos Santana signed the guitar in 2006, cementing the bond between fast cars and rock and roll
“Chip did an amazing job with the car, and PRS captured the concept well with their guitar,” Gordon said. “Someone will end up owning a great-looking, great-sounding guitar with the proceeds benefiting a worthy cause.”
Since 1999, the Jeff Gordon Foundation has provided resources to the nation’s top centers for pediatric research and care. Funds raised by the Foundation have been used to purchase life-saving equipment and to advance critical research aimed at eradicating many diseases which threaten the lives of children.
“Companies rarely have the opportunity to partner in such an important way,” said Jack Higginbotham, President of PRS Guitars. “We are pleased to join Jeff in his mission to improve the lives of children facing life-threatening chronic diseases. We were able to raise more than $25,000 at Jeff’s fundraiser in 2006 and now look forward to the good that will come from the auction of this extraordinarily rare instrument.” Further details can be found at http://www.jeffgordonfoundation.org/.
About Paul Reed Smith GuitarsPaul Reed Smith Guitars, a leading manufacturer of high-quality instruments in Stevensville, MD, has been providing some of the world’s most renowned guitarists with instruments since 1985. More than 200 highly skilled craftspeople produce more than 60 guitars each day for worldwide distribution. Carlos Santana, Rich Eckhardt of Toby Keith, Linkin Park, Chris Henderson of 3 Doors Down and Mark Tremonti of Alter Bridge are among the artists currently playing PRS guitars.
For more information on PRS participation, visit http://www.prsguitars.com/.
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New Tracks Announced for Guitar Hero III
Activision, Inc. announced today additional songs to be included in the main set list for the highly anticipated title, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. While delivering more master tracks than ever before, strategic partnerships have been secured with all the major and independent record labels and publishers to allow unrivaled access to their vast catalogs of music, along with supplying artists' original recordings for even greater authenticity.
The additional tracks include:
· Same Old Song and Dance (by Aerosmith)
The additional tracks include:
· Same Old Song and Dance (by Aerosmith)
· Helicopter (by Bloc Party)
· Stricken (by Disturbed)
· Monsters (by Matchbook Romance)
· Before I Forget (by Slipknot)
· Kool Thing (by Sonic Youth)
· When You Were Young (by The Killers)
· Devil Went Down to Georgia (as made famous by Charlie Daniels Band)
· Sunshine of Your Love (as made famous by Cream)
· Holiday in Cambodia (as made famous by Dead Kennedys)
· Cliffs of Dover (as made famous by Eric Johnson)
· Hit Me with Your Best Shot (as made famous by Pat Benetar)
· Black Magic Woman (as made famous by Santana)
· Story of My Life (as made famous by Social Distortion)
· Pride and Joy (as made famous by Stevie Ray Vaughn)
· The Seeker (as made famous by The Who)
· Black Sunshine (as made famous by White Zombie)
In addition to the newly announced tracks, previously announced songs in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock include:
· Miss Murder (by AFI)
· Minus Celsius (by Backyard Babies)
· Sabotage (by Beastie Boys)
· Hier Kommt Alex (by Die Toten Hosen)
· Through Fire and Flames (by Dragonforce)
· In the Belly of a Shark (by Gallows)
· Welcome to The Jungle (by Guns N' Roses)
· Avalancha (by Heroes Del Silencio)
· Take This Life (by In Flames)
· Number of the Beast (by Iron Maiden)
· Ruby (by Kaiser Chiefs)
· Closer (by Lacuna Coil)
· Cult of Personality (by Living Colour)
· One (by Metallica)· Knights of Cydonia (by Muse)
· Mauvais Garcon (by NAAST)
· Even Flow (by Pearl Jam)
· Lay Down (by Priestess)
· Bulls on Parade (by Rage Against The Machine)
· 3's and 7's (by Queens of the Stone Age)
· Suck My Kiss (by Red Hot Chili Peppers)
· Generation Rock (by Revolverheld)
· Raining Blood (by Slayer)
· Cherub Rock (by Smashing Pumpkins)
· Radio Song (by Superbus)
· The Metal (by Tenacious D)
· I'm in the Band (by The Hellacopters)
· Anarchy in the U.K. (by The Sex Pistols)
· Reptillia (by The Strokes)
· Paint It Black (by The Rolling Stones)
· My Name is Jonas (by Weezer)
· Slash's Original Boss Battle Recording
· Tom Morello's Original Boss Battle Recording
· School's Out (as made famous by Alice Cooper)
· Paranoid (as made famous by Black Sabbath)
· Cities on Flame (as made famous by Blue Oyster Cult)
· Slow Ride (as made famous by Foghat)
· Barracuda (as made famous by Heart)
· Rock and Roll All Nite (as made famous by Kiss)
· Mississippi Queen (as made famous by Mountain)
· Rock You Like a Hurricane (as made famous by Scorpions)
· La Grange (as made famous by ZZ Top)
Guitar Hero III:
Legends of Rock will include explosive new content and features including a multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, a host of exclusive unlockable content and visually stunning rock venues. Expanded online multiplayer game modes will also allow axe-shredders worldwide to compete head-to-head for true legendary rock status. While continuing to retain all the key features from their prior legendary performances, fresh downloadable content will be offered on multiple platforms, and players can now shred to a killer set list from many of the most popular rock songs ever recorded.
For the first time ever, Guitar Hero fans will also be able to thrash and burn with new wireless guitar controllers available for each platform, including exclusive Gibson Guitar's Les Paul model for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii home video game system from Nintendo, and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. PlayStation 2 gamers will also get to shred on a new exclusive shape, Gibson's Kramer guitar, popularized by hard rockers and known for its body design, pickups, electronics and construction for furious finger fretting.
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, published by RedOctane and developed by Neversoft, is rated 'T' for Teen by the ESRB and will be available October 28, 2007.
For the first time ever, Guitar Hero fans will also be able to thrash and burn with new wireless guitar controllers available for each platform, including exclusive Gibson Guitar's Les Paul model for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii home video game system from Nintendo, and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. PlayStation 2 gamers will also get to shred on a new exclusive shape, Gibson's Kramer guitar, popularized by hard rockers and known for its body design, pickups, electronics and construction for furious finger fretting.
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, published by RedOctane and developed by Neversoft, is rated 'T' for Teen by the ESRB and will be available October 28, 2007.
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Van Halen Giving Away Two $25,000 Autographed Replica Guitars
Guitar virtuoso Eddie Van Halen has teamed up with L.A.’s premiere floral couture, House of Petals, to offer its customers a very special opportunity to win the ultimate in Van Halen prize packages.
Two lucky folks will each win a limited-edition autographed guitar owned and played by Eddie Van Halen. Additional winners will receive one of three prizes: VIP concert tickets and the opportunity to meet Eddie Van Halen backstage; official tour merchandise; or exclusive EVH striped high-top tennis shoes.
The contest runs from now through Monday, November 12, 6 p.m. PST. House of Petals customers will be entered into the contest each time they place a floral order for $100 or more. Winners will be announced on Wednesday, November 13, 2007.
The prizes are as follows:
PRIZE 1: Two winners will each receive one limited edition, personally owned, played and autographed Eddie Van Halen guitars. (Each prize valued at $25,000)
PRIZE 2: Two winners will each receive one pair of exclusive EVH striped tennis shoes. (Each prize valued at $5,000)
PRIZE 3: Four winners will each receive one pair of VIP concert tickets, backstage passes and the opportunity to meet Eddie Van Halen. (Each prize valued at $500)
PRIZE 4: Six winners will each receive a bag of official tour merchandise. (Each prize valued at $496)
Orders may be placed in person at House of Petals, located at 920 North La Cienega Blvd. West Hollywood, California, online at http://www.houseofpetalsla.com/, or by phone at 310-289-2700.
“It’s very exciting that longtime friend, client and supporter Eddie Van Halen has donated one-of-a-kind gifts of significant value for our clients,” said House of Petals owner Joey House. “House of Petals, like Van Halen, has a very loyal following and we welcome the opportunity to extend our gratitude and thanks to them. What better way than to offer not only tickets and backstage passes, but also two limited edition guitars owned, played and autographed by Eddie Van Halen himself! These prizes are invaluable.”
House of Petals is not responsible for winner’s travel, accommodation or Staples Center parking costs. Winners will be drawn Tuesday, November13, 2007 and notified by phone. Prizes cannot be exchanged for other items, services or cash. Van Halen concert tickets awarded are good only for the band’s November 20th performance at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. Sweepstakes open to legal residents throughout the U.S. except RI, FL, and NY. No Purchase Necessary. Please inquire with House of Petals.
Two lucky folks will each win a limited-edition autographed guitar owned and played by Eddie Van Halen. Additional winners will receive one of three prizes: VIP concert tickets and the opportunity to meet Eddie Van Halen backstage; official tour merchandise; or exclusive EVH striped high-top tennis shoes.
The contest runs from now through Monday, November 12, 6 p.m. PST. House of Petals customers will be entered into the contest each time they place a floral order for $100 or more. Winners will be announced on Wednesday, November 13, 2007.
The prizes are as follows:
PRIZE 1: Two winners will each receive one limited edition, personally owned, played and autographed Eddie Van Halen guitars. (Each prize valued at $25,000)
PRIZE 2: Two winners will each receive one pair of exclusive EVH striped tennis shoes. (Each prize valued at $5,000)
PRIZE 3: Four winners will each receive one pair of VIP concert tickets, backstage passes and the opportunity to meet Eddie Van Halen. (Each prize valued at $500)
PRIZE 4: Six winners will each receive a bag of official tour merchandise. (Each prize valued at $496)
Orders may be placed in person at House of Petals, located at 920 North La Cienega Blvd. West Hollywood, California, online at http://www.houseofpetalsla.com/, or by phone at 310-289-2700.
“It’s very exciting that longtime friend, client and supporter Eddie Van Halen has donated one-of-a-kind gifts of significant value for our clients,” said House of Petals owner Joey House. “House of Petals, like Van Halen, has a very loyal following and we welcome the opportunity to extend our gratitude and thanks to them. What better way than to offer not only tickets and backstage passes, but also two limited edition guitars owned, played and autographed by Eddie Van Halen himself! These prizes are invaluable.”
House of Petals is not responsible for winner’s travel, accommodation or Staples Center parking costs. Winners will be drawn Tuesday, November13, 2007 and notified by phone. Prizes cannot be exchanged for other items, services or cash. Van Halen concert tickets awarded are good only for the band’s November 20th performance at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. Sweepstakes open to legal residents throughout the U.S. except RI, FL, and NY. No Purchase Necessary. Please inquire with House of Petals.
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Minggu, 22 Juli 2007
Testament Sign with Nuclear Blast
Can I get a witness? How about 20,000?
That’s how many fans were on hand when thrash metal legends Testament inked a recording deal with Nuclear Blast onstage at the Earthshaker Festival in Rieden, Germany, on July 20. The contract gives Nuclear Blast worldwide distribution rights for new material from the group, which features the original lineup of Eric Peterson, Chuck Billy, Alex Skolnick and Greg Christian, with the addition of drummer Nick Barker (Dimmu Borgir, Cradle of Filth).
"We are very happy that we are signed to one of the best metal labels in the world,” vocalist Billy says. “It's a great feeling that we are in a house that will not crumble.”
Adds guitarist Eric Peterson, "This is going to be our best record to date, and it will be the essence of what Testament is. Nuclear Blast is the perfect label for us—they eat, breathe and sleep metal. I am excited, also, because a lot of my favorite bands are on Nuclear Blast, giving us the opportunity to be label mates with them. Finally, we are coming home!"
Testament plan to enter the studio later this year to begin work on their new album.
That’s how many fans were on hand when thrash metal legends Testament inked a recording deal with Nuclear Blast onstage at the Earthshaker Festival in Rieden, Germany, on July 20. The contract gives Nuclear Blast worldwide distribution rights for new material from the group, which features the original lineup of Eric Peterson, Chuck Billy, Alex Skolnick and Greg Christian, with the addition of drummer Nick Barker (Dimmu Borgir, Cradle of Filth).
"We are very happy that we are signed to one of the best metal labels in the world,” vocalist Billy says. “It's a great feeling that we are in a house that will not crumble.”
Adds guitarist Eric Peterson, "This is going to be our best record to date, and it will be the essence of what Testament is. Nuclear Blast is the perfect label for us—they eat, breathe and sleep metal. I am excited, also, because a lot of my favorite bands are on Nuclear Blast, giving us the opportunity to be label mates with them. Finally, we are coming home!"
Testament plan to enter the studio later this year to begin work on their new album.
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Guns N’ Roses: The Reunion?
Fans pining for a reunion of the classic Guns N’ Roses lineup (or, for that matter, the release of the long-awaited Chinese Democracy, from the current lineup) probably shouldn’t hold their breath for, well, either at this point. But if original Guns drummer Steven Adler is to be believed, there is a small glimmer of hope on the horizon. Guitar World caught up with Adler at the Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma, this past weekend, where he revealed he will be part of a special event celebrating the 20th anniversary of Guns N’ Roses’ seminal debut album, Appetite for Destruction, scheduled to take place at the Key Club, in Los Angeles, on July 28. Said Adler, “I’ll be down there with my band [Adler’s Appetite], and Slash, Izzy [Stradlin] and Duff [McKagan] will be there too. It’s gonna be great.”
But while Adler promises a reunion of four-fifths of the original Guns lineup (the Key Club web site currently lists performances by Adler’s Appetite, LA Guns and “very special guests”), what about the infamous fifth member? The drummer doesn’t expect Axl Rose to show for the gig, though he is confident that a full reunion will happen…eventually. “Axl and I spoke to each other in Las Vegas recently, and I know there’s a chance,” Adler said. “It’s just too big. Whatever the Stones make when they play, we’d triple it. It’d be ridiculous not to do it. He can’t be that goofy.”
But while Adler promises a reunion of four-fifths of the original Guns lineup (the Key Club web site currently lists performances by Adler’s Appetite, LA Guns and “very special guests”), what about the infamous fifth member? The drummer doesn’t expect Axl Rose to show for the gig, though he is confident that a full reunion will happen…eventually. “Axl and I spoke to each other in Las Vegas recently, and I know there’s a chance,” Adler said. “It’s just too big. Whatever the Stones make when they play, we’d triple it. It’d be ridiculous not to do it. He can’t be that goofy.”
Tickets for the July 28 show at the Key Club are on sale now, at Ticketmaster.com.
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Metallica Team Up with ‘Rock Band’ Video Game
Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, MTV Games and rock icons Metallica today announced a deal that will showcase the depth of the band’s music in the highly anticipated videogame Rock Band. The incomparable metal song “Enter Sandman” will ship on the game’s disc this holiday season.
“Metallica is one of the best loved bands in the world and their albums redefined hard rock and metal. Its one of the bands we had to bring to the Rock Band experience,” said Alex Rigopulos, Harmonix cofounder and CEO. “Rock Band will allow gamers to jam with the guys through their long, successful career, from young, raw talent to mega stars, playing the hard-rocking sounds that the band is known for.”
Distributed by Electronic Arts, Rock Band is a new platform that allows music fans and gamers to interact with music like never before. Containing four music games in one, Rock Band challenges rockers to master a song’s lead/bass guitar, drums, and vocals, or play the song with other gamers in a cooperative band experience. Built on unprecedented deals with the world’s biggest record labels and music publishers, the music featured in Rock Band will span all genres of rock and include many of the master recordings from the greatest songs and artists of all time.
Best known for their thrash-metal sounds, Metallica have sold more than 95 million copies of their 11 albums over a 26-year career. The range of Metallica songs that will be available to Rock Band players will allow them to play along as the history of the genre unfolds.
“Enter Sandman,” the first single from the band’s self-titled 1991 album and one of Metallica’s best known tracks, is a staple of their live concerts. VH1 ranked it as the 22nd in its “40 Greatest Metal Songs of All Time.”
“Our goal was to bring a deep musical experience to Rock Band by providing not just one song by a player’s favorite artist, but a carefully chosen career-spanning array,” stated Paul DeGooyer, MTV’s senior vice president, Audio, Home Video and Games. “Metallica has never been afraid to let their fans get closer, and now those fans will be able to inhabit this incredible music in a completely new way.”
“Metallica is one of the best loved bands in the world and their albums redefined hard rock and metal. Its one of the bands we had to bring to the Rock Band experience,” said Alex Rigopulos, Harmonix cofounder and CEO. “Rock Band will allow gamers to jam with the guys through their long, successful career, from young, raw talent to mega stars, playing the hard-rocking sounds that the band is known for.”
Distributed by Electronic Arts, Rock Band is a new platform that allows music fans and gamers to interact with music like never before. Containing four music games in one, Rock Band challenges rockers to master a song’s lead/bass guitar, drums, and vocals, or play the song with other gamers in a cooperative band experience. Built on unprecedented deals with the world’s biggest record labels and music publishers, the music featured in Rock Band will span all genres of rock and include many of the master recordings from the greatest songs and artists of all time.
Best known for their thrash-metal sounds, Metallica have sold more than 95 million copies of their 11 albums over a 26-year career. The range of Metallica songs that will be available to Rock Band players will allow them to play along as the history of the genre unfolds.
“Enter Sandman,” the first single from the band’s self-titled 1991 album and one of Metallica’s best known tracks, is a staple of their live concerts. VH1 ranked it as the 22nd in its “40 Greatest Metal Songs of All Time.”
“Our goal was to bring a deep musical experience to Rock Band by providing not just one song by a player’s favorite artist, but a carefully chosen career-spanning array,” stated Paul DeGooyer, MTV’s senior vice president, Audio, Home Video and Games. “Metallica has never been afraid to let their fans get closer, and now those fans will be able to inhabit this incredible music in a completely new way.”
FIRST 16 OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED ROCK BAND SONGS
1970s
The Who "Won't Get Fooled Again"
Mountain "Mississippi Queen"*
David Bowie "Suffragette City"
Black Sabbath "Paranoid"*
Blue Öyster Cult "Don't Fear the Reaper"
The Ramones "Rockaway Beach”
1980s
Rush "Tom Sawyer"*
Bon Jovi "Wanted Dead or Alive"
1990s
Nirvana "In Bloom"
Stone Temple Pilots "Vasoline"
Weezer "Say It Ain't So"
Foo Fighters “Learn to Fly”
Metallica “Enter Sandman”
2000s
The Hives "Main Offender"
The Strokes "Reptilia"
Queens of the Stone Age "Go With the Flow"
1970s
The Who "Won't Get Fooled Again"
Mountain "Mississippi Queen"*
David Bowie "Suffragette City"
Black Sabbath "Paranoid"*
Blue Öyster Cult "Don't Fear the Reaper"
The Ramones "Rockaway Beach”
1980s
Rush "Tom Sawyer"*
Bon Jovi "Wanted Dead or Alive"
1990s
Nirvana "In Bloom"
Stone Temple Pilots "Vasoline"
Weezer "Say It Ain't So"
Foo Fighters “Learn to Fly”
Metallica “Enter Sandman”
2000s
The Hives "Main Offender"
The Strokes "Reptilia"
Queens of the Stone Age "Go With the Flow"
* Indicates a cover of the original song. All others songs are original master recordings.
Rock Band is slated for release on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this Holiday 2007. For more information on Rock Band and Harmonix Music Systems please visit rockband.com and harmonixmusic.com.
Rock Band is slated for release on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this Holiday 2007. For more information on Rock Band and Harmonix Music Systems please visit rockband.com and harmonixmusic.com.
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Joe Satriani Embarking on Club Tour
For more than 20 years, Joe Satriani has amazed and entertained the masses with his unique mastery of the electric guitar.
Now, the shred virtuoso is set to reinvigorate the long-time faithful and energize a new crop of fans with several exclusive performance dates on which he will showcase his 1987 breakthrough album, Surfing with the Alien. Among the intimate stops are New York City’s Gramercy Theatre, the Chicago House of Blues and the Los Angeles Roxy Theatre.
But perhaps the most exclusive date will take place in San Francisco at Hyde Street Studio, where just 40 contest winners will watch as Satch performs at the very studio where Surfing was recorded.
Tickets go on sale Sunday, July 15, at 10:00 a.m. (local time) exclusively through satriani.com. For all information and to purchase tickets, fans must go to satriani.com.
Now, the shred virtuoso is set to reinvigorate the long-time faithful and energize a new crop of fans with several exclusive performance dates on which he will showcase his 1987 breakthrough album, Surfing with the Alien. Among the intimate stops are New York City’s Gramercy Theatre, the Chicago House of Blues and the Los Angeles Roxy Theatre.
But perhaps the most exclusive date will take place in San Francisco at Hyde Street Studio, where just 40 contest winners will watch as Satch performs at the very studio where Surfing was recorded.
Tickets go on sale Sunday, July 15, at 10:00 a.m. (local time) exclusively through satriani.com. For all information and to purchase tickets, fans must go to satriani.com.
The exclusive club date itinerary:
August 15 Gramercy Theatre, New York, NY
August 16 The House of Blues, Chicago, IL
August 17 The Roxy Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
August 18 Hyde Street Studio, San Francisco, CA
August 15 Gramercy Theatre, New York, NY
August 16 The House of Blues, Chicago, IL
August 17 The Roxy Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
August 18 Hyde Street Studio, San Francisco, CA
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Last Chance to See Jimi’s Teenage Art
The Jimi Hendrix exhibition at Experience Music ProjectScience Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (EMPSFM) will be de-installed in August. Museum guests will be able to see the exhibition through Sunday, August 5, 2007. Since the majority of the objects have been on display since EMP opened in 2000, it is time for many of the items to be “put in the dark” to help preserve them. A new temporary exhibition space-which will total approximately 5,000-square feet-will be created, giving EMPSFM more flexibility for its exhibitions.
“Jimi's clothing and one-of-a kind drawings, paintings and lyric sheets need to be preserved; and as with any artifact, it is necessary to rest them from time to time,” said Jasen Emmons, director of curatorial affairs for EMP. “Jimi Hendrix is a great inspiration for the museum and its visitors, and we will continue to keep his presence in the museum.”
A number of artifacts from the exhibition that are not as susceptible to light will remain on display at EMPSFM. To honor the 40th anniversary of the Monterey Pop Festival, EMPSFM will create a display near the “If VI WAS IX: Roots and Branches” guitar sculpture with objects related to Hendrix's performance at the festival. The display will include the red Fender Stratocaster guitar that he smashed and burned onstage as well as posters and other objects from the historic concert. Hendrix's white Fender Stratocaster that he played during Woodstock will be placed on display in the Guitar Gallery. Three films about Hendrix will be shown in a screening room at EMPSFM, and oral histories from people who worked with Hendrix will be featured in the Sound and Vision: Artists Tell Their Stories exhibition.
“Jimi's clothing and one-of-a kind drawings, paintings and lyric sheets need to be preserved; and as with any artifact, it is necessary to rest them from time to time,” said Jasen Emmons, director of curatorial affairs for EMP. “Jimi Hendrix is a great inspiration for the museum and its visitors, and we will continue to keep his presence in the museum.”
A number of artifacts from the exhibition that are not as susceptible to light will remain on display at EMPSFM. To honor the 40th anniversary of the Monterey Pop Festival, EMPSFM will create a display near the “If VI WAS IX: Roots and Branches” guitar sculpture with objects related to Hendrix's performance at the festival. The display will include the red Fender Stratocaster guitar that he smashed and burned onstage as well as posters and other objects from the historic concert. Hendrix's white Fender Stratocaster that he played during Woodstock will be placed on display in the Guitar Gallery. Three films about Hendrix will be shown in a screening room at EMPSFM, and oral histories from people who worked with Hendrix will be featured in the Sound and Vision: Artists Tell Their Stories exhibition.
A year after the objects have rested, EMPSFM will look at the future of the Jimi Hendrix exhibition. EMPSFM has received interest from other museums and cultural institutions to have the exhibition tour. From October 2002-January 2003, a smaller Jimi Hendrix exhibition from EMP was displayed at La Cité de la Musique in Paris, France. In the last six years, EMPSFM has toured its exhibitions to cities around the world, including London, Rome, Amsterdam, Berlin, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
EMP's Jimi Hendrix collection contains many rare objects that illustrate both the personal and superstar aspects of the guitar hero, from his childhood growing up in Seattle to his time on the world stage.
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Slash Set to Appear in Guitar Hero III Video Game
Activision, Inc. today announced that legendary guitar hero Slash will provide an original track and appear as a boss battle character in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, delivering wannabe rock stars the chance to shred against the music icon.
Additionally, Guns N' Roses' rock anthem “Welcome to the Jungle” will be included in the game's robust soundtrack that also features master tracks by such renowned rock bands as the Rolling Stones, Beastie Boys, Muse and Pearl Jam.
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, the next installment in the wildly popular Guitar Hero video game series, is slated for release this fall.
Additionally, Guns N' Roses' rock anthem “Welcome to the Jungle” will be included in the game's robust soundtrack that also features master tracks by such renowned rock bands as the Rolling Stones, Beastie Boys, Muse and Pearl Jam.
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, the next installment in the wildly popular Guitar Hero video game series, is slated for release this fall.
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Senin, 16 Juli 2007
Shred School Brings Out Metal’s Finest
Tool’s Adam Jones, Deftones’ Stephen Carpenter and Dragonforce’s Herman Li are among the guitarists taking part in the inaugural Shred School event on August 4. Held in the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, Shred School will give aspiring guitarists a rare opportunity to learn shredding techniques, industry survival strategies and much more from some of the best players in the business.
The one-day conference offers a diverse curriculum of classes, with topics that include purchasing the right gear, breaking into the industry, and creating a band image. Participants will have a chance to interact with their heroes and win gear from several event sponsors.
Other guitarists at the event include Army of Anyone guitarist Dean DeLeo (formerly of Stone Temple Pilots), Rob Zombie guitarist (and former Marilyn Manson axman) John5 and Avenged Sevenfold’s Zacky Vengeance and Synyster Gates.
Shred School is offering a discount to early registrants. For additional information, visit www.myspace.com/shredschool.
The one-day conference offers a diverse curriculum of classes, with topics that include purchasing the right gear, breaking into the industry, and creating a band image. Participants will have a chance to interact with their heroes and win gear from several event sponsors.
Other guitarists at the event include Army of Anyone guitarist Dean DeLeo (formerly of Stone Temple Pilots), Rob Zombie guitarist (and former Marilyn Manson axman) John5 and Avenged Sevenfold’s Zacky Vengeance and Synyster Gates.
Shred School is offering a discount to early registrants. For additional information, visit www.myspace.com/shredschool.
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Trey Anastasio Goes Instrumental
On July 24, composer, bandleader and guitarist Trey Anastasio will release his new album, The Horseshoe Curve, via his own Rubber Jungle Records. Instrumental from start to finish, The Horseshoe Curve showcases Anastasio's Afro-Cuban-influenced compositions, replete with five-part horn arrangements, tight breaks, multiple percussionists and of course, Anastasio's soulful, nimble guitar work. The Horseshoe Curve is a journey, an inventive exploration of the big band funk that Anastasio has been steeped in for the larger part of the decade. See below for a tracklist.
The Horseshoe Curve was recorded with producer Bryce Goggin at the Barn, Anastasio's studio complex in Vermont, as well as Trout Recording in Brooklyn, New York. Alongside Anastasio, the band includes sax players Dave Grippo, Peter Apfelbaum and Russell Remington; trumpeter Jen Hartswick, trombonist Andy Moroz, keyboardist Ray Paczkowski, drummer Russ Lawton, percussionist Cyro Baptista and bassist Tony Markellis.
Two tracks, "The 5th Round" and "The Horseshoe Curve," were recorded live, the latter at a 2002 show at the Amphitheatre at Station Square in Pittsburgh. "We were playing outside next to some train tracks that ran past the stage," recalls Anastasio. "Right at the peak moment of the show, a really long train rumbled by blowing its horn. You can hear it on the record. It sounded incredible, the band started playing to the rhythm of the train and hence, the name of the album."
Studio tracks like "Sidewalks of San Francisco" and "Burlap Sack and Pumps" sizzle with improvisational horns and tropical-funk rhythms that wouldn't be out of place on Afro-beat pioneer Fela Kuti's classics Zombie or Gentlemen. "I listen to a lot of Fela," says Anastasio. "Often when I'm cooking or milling around the house. Maybe a little King Sunny Ade as well, but it's usually Fela."
A prolific writer, Anastasio often has several musical projects going at the same time, laboriously tending to each one. But The Horseshoe Curve was a different animal. "I rediscovered it a few months ago and it sounded really fresh and exciting to me," Anastasio says. "So I went back into the studio and finished it up. I had done another instrumental record [2004's Seis De Mayo] and this was a logical progression. It's a layered record filled with textural colors, similar in structure to Seis De Mayo and my first solo record, but with different instrumentation. And the musicians were such great improvisers, it really came together."
A portion of the proceeds from sales of The Horseshoe Curve will benefit the Seven Below Arts Initiative, the arts education non-profit that Anastasio founded last year. Through a partnership with Burlington City Arts, Seven Below offers residency programs at the Barn, which has been converted from a recording/rehearsal studio for Anastasio, Phish and other musicians to a studio environment providing accommodations and work space for artists. For more information on Seven Below, see www.trey.com/nonprofit.
Anastasio's solo career is filled with unique musical curves, a very conscious decision to keep experimenting and challenging himself and his audience. "This new record feels very natural, it's part of the continuum," he says. "The style of my writing seems to vary from album to album, a little more pop, a little more orchestral, a little jazzier. But if you listen closely to the vocal layers in [Phish songs] 'Twist' or 'Bouncing Around the Room' you'll hear that they're not very far removed from the horn lines in 'Sidewalks of San Francisco' or 'Burlap Sack and Pumps.' I look forward to working on the next one!"
The Horseshoe Curve was recorded with producer Bryce Goggin at the Barn, Anastasio's studio complex in Vermont, as well as Trout Recording in Brooklyn, New York. Alongside Anastasio, the band includes sax players Dave Grippo, Peter Apfelbaum and Russell Remington; trumpeter Jen Hartswick, trombonist Andy Moroz, keyboardist Ray Paczkowski, drummer Russ Lawton, percussionist Cyro Baptista and bassist Tony Markellis.
Two tracks, "The 5th Round" and "The Horseshoe Curve," were recorded live, the latter at a 2002 show at the Amphitheatre at Station Square in Pittsburgh. "We were playing outside next to some train tracks that ran past the stage," recalls Anastasio. "Right at the peak moment of the show, a really long train rumbled by blowing its horn. You can hear it on the record. It sounded incredible, the band started playing to the rhythm of the train and hence, the name of the album."
Studio tracks like "Sidewalks of San Francisco" and "Burlap Sack and Pumps" sizzle with improvisational horns and tropical-funk rhythms that wouldn't be out of place on Afro-beat pioneer Fela Kuti's classics Zombie or Gentlemen. "I listen to a lot of Fela," says Anastasio. "Often when I'm cooking or milling around the house. Maybe a little King Sunny Ade as well, but it's usually Fela."
A prolific writer, Anastasio often has several musical projects going at the same time, laboriously tending to each one. But The Horseshoe Curve was a different animal. "I rediscovered it a few months ago and it sounded really fresh and exciting to me," Anastasio says. "So I went back into the studio and finished it up. I had done another instrumental record [2004's Seis De Mayo] and this was a logical progression. It's a layered record filled with textural colors, similar in structure to Seis De Mayo and my first solo record, but with different instrumentation. And the musicians were such great improvisers, it really came together."
A portion of the proceeds from sales of The Horseshoe Curve will benefit the Seven Below Arts Initiative, the arts education non-profit that Anastasio founded last year. Through a partnership with Burlington City Arts, Seven Below offers residency programs at the Barn, which has been converted from a recording/rehearsal studio for Anastasio, Phish and other musicians to a studio environment providing accommodations and work space for artists. For more information on Seven Below, see www.trey.com/nonprofit.
Anastasio's solo career is filled with unique musical curves, a very conscious decision to keep experimenting and challenging himself and his audience. "This new record feels very natural, it's part of the continuum," he says. "The style of my writing seems to vary from album to album, a little more pop, a little more orchestral, a little jazzier. But if you listen closely to the vocal layers in [Phish songs] 'Twist' or 'Bouncing Around the Room' you'll hear that they're not very far removed from the horn lines in 'Sidewalks of San Francisco' or 'Burlap Sack and Pumps.' I look forward to working on the next one!"
The Horseshoe Curve track list:
1. Sidewalks of San Francisco
1. Sidewalks of San Francisco
2. Olivia
3. Burlap Sack & Pumps
4. The 5th Round
5. The Horseshoe Curve
6. Noodle Rave
7. Tube Top Tony
8. Porters Pyramids
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Avenged Sevenfold DVD Coming
Over the course of their eight-year career, Avenged Sevenfold—M. Shadows (vocals), Synyster Gates (lead guitar), Zacky Vengeance (guitar), Johnny Christ (bass) and the Rev (drums)—have transformed themselves from a group of childhood friends from Southern California to one of the most adventurous, bold and risk-taking bands in the world. With their first DVD release, the band wants to treat their fans to something more than just a collection of videos or live performances (although both of those are present here). With the July 17 release of All Excess, the band offer a rare glimpse into A7X's roots, what it's like to live on the road for thirteen months and documents how the band have been able to forge such a strong relationship with their army of fans.
"This DVD has been eight years in the making," says singer M. Shadows. "We didn't want to cheat the fans by putting out a standard live DVD. Instead we wanted to focus on giving back to our fans by showing them what makes five best friends from Huntington Beach eat, sleep and breathe the Avenged Sevenfold lifestyle. All Excess shows everything from life backstage, on the bus, and some of the first shows in our hometown. We didn't leave anything off that fans have been asking about for years. Unlike cookie-cutter concert DVDs, this is a documentary you can watch again and again for years to come." The fact that the band wanted to do something special with All Excess shouldn't come as a surprise when you consider that despite the band's success, A7X have never remade the same album twice; instead, they tirelessly continue to reinvent themselves and push their creative limits.
Starting with Avenged Sevenfold's humble beginnings in Huntington Beach, California, All Excess documents how this group of five social outcasts met in elementary school and quickly became not only bandmates but also best friends. From touring in a cramped van and playing underground shows to headlining arenas and touring with their musical heroes Metallica (which was documented when M. Shadows made an appearance on the cover of Revolver magazine with James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich), this DVD is the ultimate treat for fans of the band - many of whom have the band's iconic Death Bat logo tattooed on their bodies. Watching the DVD, it's easy to see that although the band gain legions of fans with every new tour and album, they continue to maintain a unique relationship with those who have supported them from the start.
In addition to the in-depth hour-plus All Excess documentary, the DVD also includes a ton of extras, including music videos for "Unholy Confessions," "Bat Country," "Beast and the Harlot" and "Seize the Day"; a special on the making of "Seize The Day"; and nearly an hour of live songs and concert footage compiled from two sold-out shows at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City in 2006. If all that weren't enough, All Excess includes hilarious band commentaries and a myriad of special outtakes including a virtual tattoo tour, footage of the band practicing in their garage and behind-the-scenes glimpses into the making of their million selling disc City of Evil.
To date, Avenged Sevenfold have done what few bands before have accomplished-to capture the imagination of an eclectic array of fans as reflected in headlining both the Vans Warped Tour and Ozzfest; won an MTV video award for Best New Artist In A Video for the song "Bat Country"; reached #1 on MTV's TRL video countdown and sold over a million copies worldwide of their critically acclaimed 2005 disc, City of Evil. The band's success is in large part to their fanatical fan base. All Excess is a thank you of sorts, showing the band's followers not only what they sound like onstage, but also what it's like to live a day in the life as a member of A7X. More than anything, All Excess shows how seriously the band take their music and illustrates the unique bond they have with their fans.
"This DVD has been eight years in the making," says singer M. Shadows. "We didn't want to cheat the fans by putting out a standard live DVD. Instead we wanted to focus on giving back to our fans by showing them what makes five best friends from Huntington Beach eat, sleep and breathe the Avenged Sevenfold lifestyle. All Excess shows everything from life backstage, on the bus, and some of the first shows in our hometown. We didn't leave anything off that fans have been asking about for years. Unlike cookie-cutter concert DVDs, this is a documentary you can watch again and again for years to come." The fact that the band wanted to do something special with All Excess shouldn't come as a surprise when you consider that despite the band's success, A7X have never remade the same album twice; instead, they tirelessly continue to reinvent themselves and push their creative limits.
Starting with Avenged Sevenfold's humble beginnings in Huntington Beach, California, All Excess documents how this group of five social outcasts met in elementary school and quickly became not only bandmates but also best friends. From touring in a cramped van and playing underground shows to headlining arenas and touring with their musical heroes Metallica (which was documented when M. Shadows made an appearance on the cover of Revolver magazine with James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich), this DVD is the ultimate treat for fans of the band - many of whom have the band's iconic Death Bat logo tattooed on their bodies. Watching the DVD, it's easy to see that although the band gain legions of fans with every new tour and album, they continue to maintain a unique relationship with those who have supported them from the start.
In addition to the in-depth hour-plus All Excess documentary, the DVD also includes a ton of extras, including music videos for "Unholy Confessions," "Bat Country," "Beast and the Harlot" and "Seize the Day"; a special on the making of "Seize The Day"; and nearly an hour of live songs and concert footage compiled from two sold-out shows at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City in 2006. If all that weren't enough, All Excess includes hilarious band commentaries and a myriad of special outtakes including a virtual tattoo tour, footage of the band practicing in their garage and behind-the-scenes glimpses into the making of their million selling disc City of Evil.
To date, Avenged Sevenfold have done what few bands before have accomplished-to capture the imagination of an eclectic array of fans as reflected in headlining both the Vans Warped Tour and Ozzfest; won an MTV video award for Best New Artist In A Video for the song "Bat Country"; reached #1 on MTV's TRL video countdown and sold over a million copies worldwide of their critically acclaimed 2005 disc, City of Evil. The band's success is in large part to their fanatical fan base. All Excess is a thank you of sorts, showing the band's followers not only what they sound like onstage, but also what it's like to live a day in the life as a member of A7X. More than anything, All Excess shows how seriously the band take their music and illustrates the unique bond they have with their fans.
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Led Zeppelin Reportedly Ready to Fly Again
The word is nearly official: according to World Entertainment News sources, rock legends Led Zeppelin are planning to reunite and may launch a tour next year.
Sources close to the Zeppelin camp say members Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones plan to reunite for a one-off memorial concert in London for Ahmet Ertegun, the Atlantic Records founder who died in 2006.
"Page, Plant and Jones spoke and agreed to do the memorial concert,” says the source. “They are waiting for a definite date."
Led Zeppelin recorded on Atlantic, and the group’s label, Swan Song, was a subsidiary of the Atlantic label.
In addition, if all goes well, the group have reportedly agreed to follow up the memorial concert with a tour in 2008. “It has been hoped for and denied for years,” says the source. “But this is the closest they have ever come to a reunion tour. The feeling is that this is going to happen next year.”
Led Zeppelin's members have performed only on a few occasions since they broke up in 1980 following the death of drummer John Bonham. Reportedly, Page, Plant and Jones will perform with Bonham’s son, Jason, for the Ertegun concert and tour.
Rumors of a reunion tour previously surfaced in 2003 when Page, Plant and Jones reconvened to announce the release of the triple live album How the West Was Won and video collection Led Zeppelin DVD.
Final Songs Announced for Guitar Hero: Rocks the 80s
Activision, Inc. today announced that Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s has gone gold and will be available on July 24 exclusively for the Playstation 2 computer entertainment system. The company also announced nine additional songs to be included in the latest installment of the critically acclaimed franchise.
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s will feature visually stunning retro rock venues and hipster characters, unlockable guitars, intense game play modes, and 30 awesome new songs to experience the ultimate rock star fantasy. The final nine tracks added to the initial list include:
Caught in a Mosh (Anthrax)
Balls to the Wall (Accept)
Electric Eye (Judas Priest)
Los Angeles (X)
Police Truck (Dead Kennedys)
We Got the Beat (Go Go's)
(I Think I'm) Turning Japanese (Vapors)
Seventeen (Winger)
Because, it's Midnite (by Limozeen)
Previously announced tracks include:
Hold On Loosely (.38 Special)
No One Like You (Scorpions)
Only a Lad (Oingo Boingo)
Ballroom Blitz (Krokus)
The Warrior (Scandal)
What I Like About You (the Romantics)
Wrathchild (Iron Maiden)
I Wanna Rock (Twisted Sister)
I Ran (Flock of Seagulls)
Round and Round (Ratt)
Metal Health (Quiet Riot)
Holy Diver (Dio)
Heat Of The Moment (Asia)
Radar Love (White Lion)
18 and Life (Skid Row)
Bathroom Wall (Faster Pussycat)
Lonely is the Night (Billy Squier)
Nothing But a Good Time (Poison)
Play With Me (Extreme)
Shaken (Eddie Money)
Synchronicity II (Police)
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s, rated T for Teen by the ESRB, is published by RedOctane and developed by Harmonix. For more information, please visit the dedicated community site guitarherogame.com.
Kiss Announces Kissology 2 DVD
Following the multi-Platinum success of the band’s 2006 DVD box set, Kissology: Volume One, 1974–1977, Kiss will unveil a second installment on August 14 entitled Kissology: Volume Two, 1978–1991 (VH1 Classic Records).
The three-disc set will contain more than seven hours of live Kiss footage as well as documentaries, interview segments, television appearances. Certain retailers will be selling a four-disc version.
Kissology: Volume Two, 1978–1991 track listing:
Disk One
Land of Hype and Glory with Edwin Newman – (1/10/78)The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder – (10/31/79)additional material pending
Disk Two
“Shandi” (music video) – (1980)
CNN Interview with Peter Criss – (9/24/80)Countdown – (9/21/80)
Rockpop – (9/13/80) playing “She’s So European,” “Talk to Me”
Kiss Invades Australia – (11/80) Documentary
Sydney Showground: Sydney, Australia – (11/22/80), songs performed: “Detroit Rock City,” “Cold Gin,” “Strutter,” “Shandi,” “Calling Dr. Love,” “Firehouse,” “Talk To Me,” “Is That You,” “2000 Man,” “I Was Made for Lovin’ You,” “New York Groove,” “Love Gun,” “God of Thunder,” “Rock and Roll All Nite,” “Shout It Out Loud,” “King of the Night Time World,” “Black Diamond”
Fridays – (1/15/82) playing “The Oath,” “A World Without Heroes” and “I”
Top Pop – (11/82) playing “I Love It Loud”
Disk Three
Maracana Stadium: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil –(6/18/83), songs performed: “Creatures of the Night,” “Cold Gin,” “Calling Dr. Love,” “Firehouse,” “I Love It Loud,” “War Machine,” “Black Diamond,” “Rock and Roll All Nite”
MTV Special: Kiss Unmasking –(9/18/83)
Cascais Hall: Lisbon, Portugal – (10/11/83), songs performed: “Creatures of the Night,” “Detroit Rock City”
The Spectrum: Philadelphia, PA – (12/18/87), songs performed: “Love Gun,” “Bang Bang You,” “No, No, No,” “Crazy
Crazy Nights,” “Reason to Live”
The Palace at Auburn Hills: Detroit, MI – (10/14/90), songs performed: “I Stole Your Love,” “Deuce,” “Heaven’s on Fire,” “Crazy Crazy Nights,” “Black Diamond,” “Shout It Out Loud,” “Strutter,” “Calling Dr. Love,” “I Was Made for Lovin’ You,” “Fits Like a Glove,” “Hide Your Heart,” “Lick It Up,” “God of Thunder,” “Forever,” “Cold Gin,” “Tears Are Falling,” ”I Love It Loud,” “Love Gun,” “Detroit Rock City,” “I Want You,” “Rock and Roll All Nite”Music Video – (1991): “God Gave Rock ‘N’ Roll To You II”Day In Rock – (11/25/91): MTV News excerpt.
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Minggu, 15 Juli 2007
New Foo Fighters CD On the Way
Foo Fighters have announced the title and track listing for their forthcoming new album, which will be released September 25th on Roswell/RCA.
Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace is the band's sixth studio release and marks the first time the band has worked with producer Gil Norton since 1997's double-Platinum The Colour and the Shape, which is reissued this week as a remastered 10th anniversary deluxe edition featuring six bonus tracks.
Track list for Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace:
The Pretender
Let It Die
Erase/Replace
Long Road to Ruin
Come Alive
Stranger Things Have Happened
Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make-Up Is Running)
Summers End
Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners
Statues
But, Honestly
Home
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Kamis, 12 Juli 2007
Queensryche Best-Of CD Coming Aug. 28
On August 28, Capitol/EMI will release Sign of the Times: The Best of Queensryche in CD, 2-CD Collectors Edition packages and digitally. The new career-spanning hits collection features 17 of Queensryche’s best singles and album tracks, including seven Top 10 Mainstream Rock hits, packaged in a jewel case with a 16-page booklet featuring custom artwork, a discography, and track notes from the band’s singer, Geoff Tate. The Collectors Edition, presented in deluxe digipak packaging, adds a second disc of 15 rare and previously unreleased demos, outtakes, remixes, live recordings, television performance audio, recordings for soundtracks and a new, never-before-heard song.
Among Sign of the Times: The Best of Queensryche’s 17 hits and favorites are the #1 smash "Silent Lucidity," "Jet City Woman," "Eyes of a Stranger" and "Another Rainy Night (Without You)," and more than a dozen other well-known songs. The 15 tracks on the Collectors Edition’s rarities disc include three demo recordings by Myth (lead vocalist Geoff Tate's band prior to Queensryche), three demo recordings from The Warning, three bonus tracks from the reissued Empire album, bonus tracks from the reissued Promised Land and Q2K albums, an intoxicating live version of "Silent Lucidity," a previously unreleased version of "Della Brown” recorded for MTV Unplugged, and a new track making its release debut, "Justified," recorded with original Queensryche guitarist Chris DeGarmo.
SIGN OF THE TIMES: THE BEST OF QUEENSRYCHE (CD & Digital Album)
1. Queen of the Reich (from the EP Queensrÿche)
2. Warning (from the album The Warning)
3. Walk in the Shadows (from the album Rage for Order)
4. Take Hold of the Flame (from the album The Warning)
5. The Lady Wore Black (from the EP Queensrÿche)
6. I Don’t Believe in Love (from the album Operation: Mindcrime)
7. Eyes of a Stranger (from the album Operation: Mindcrime)
8. Silent Lucidity (from the album Empire)
9. Bridge (from the album Promised Land)
10. Jet City Woman (from the album Empire)
11. Another Rainy Night (Without You) (from the album Empire)
12. Sign of the Times (from the album Hear in the Now Frontier)
13. I Am I (from the album Promised Land)
14. Real World (from the Last Action Hero soundtrack album; also a bonus track from the reissued version of the album Promised Land)
15. Some People Fly (from the album Hear in the Now Frontier)
16. Until There Was You (bonus track from the reissued version of the album Q2K)17. All The Promises (from the album Operation: Mindcrime II)
SIGN OF THE TIMES: THE BEST OF QUEENSRŸCHE
(2-CD Collectors Edition)(Contains Disc 1 + 2nd Disc of Rarities)
DISC 2
1. Take Hold of the Flame - Myth (Original Demo Version) (previously unreleased)
2. Walk in the Shadows – Myth (Original Demo Version) (previously unreleased)
3. Before the Storm - Myth (Original Demo Version) (previously unreleased)
4. Waiting for the Kill (previously unreleased: demo for The Warning)
5. No Sanctuary (previously unreleased: demo for The Warning)
6. Prophecy (previously unreleased: demo for The Warning)
7. I Dream in Infrared (1991 Acoustic Remix: bonus track from the reissued version of the album Rage for Order)
8. Dirty Lil Secret (bonus track from the reissued version of the album Empire)
9. Last Time in Paris (from the soundtrack album The Adventures of Ford Fairlane; also a bonus track from the reissued version of the album Empire)
10. Scarborough Fair (bonus track from the reissued version of the album Empire)
11. Della Brown (previously unreleased: “MTV Unplugged,” New York, NY 4/27/92)
12. Someone Else? (with full band: bonus track from the reissued version of the album Promised Land)
13. Silent Lucidity (live at The Astoria Theatre, London 10/20/94: from the "Bridge" CD single)14. Chasing Blue Sky (bonus track from the reissued album Hear in the Now Frontier)15. Justified (NEW TRACK)
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Arch Enemy announce new CD title and release date
Arch Enemy have completed work on their new album. The new disc, Rise of the Tyrant, is the follow-up to 2005's Doomsday Machine, the band's most successful album to date. They have once again enlisted the duties of acclaimed producer Fredrik Nordström (Dimmu Borgir, In Flames) at Sweden's Studio Fredman, where the band recorded all of their albums through Wages of Sin (2001). Look for Rise of The Tyrant everywhere on Sept. 25 and see below for its track listing.
Arch Enemy guitarist Michael Amott comments on the new album and the upcoming touring activities as follows: “To all Arch Enemy fans! So how does it sound, you ask? Well, I am of the opinion that we have made the 'ultimate Arch Enemy album!' To me, this album sounds like the perfect mix of melody and brutality. This album is a an organic and honest statement from the band-it's pure f**king metal at its absolute best, the Arch Enemy way.
“Fredrik Nordström did a killer mix on the record-the sound is big and intense! This album has everything that Arch Enemy represents in my mind. I can't wait to release it and play these songs live for you, the fans! Actually, we have to start rehearsing at some point this summer. We will be playing a couple of festivals in the U.K. (Bloodstock) and Germany (Up from the Ground). These will be the first shows with my brother Christopher (Amott, guitar) back in the band! We also have to work out how to play these new songs, so we will have a very busy summer with Arch Enemy, that's for certain!
“The touring plan for Arch Enemy will start full on after the summer, and we can confirm we will joining the European Black Crusade tour package with Machine Head, Trivium, Dragonforce and Shadows Fall-yeah, that's a pretty impressive tour. Equally exciting for us is the Australian Black Crusade tour, which we will be doing with Trivium and Machine Head.
“Lot's of other cool touring ideas are flying around at the moment-looks like we also might be visiting places on this planet where Arch Enemy has not yet had the pleasure of playing. Let the madness begin.”
Arch Enemy guitarist Michael Amott comments on the new album and the upcoming touring activities as follows: “To all Arch Enemy fans! So how does it sound, you ask? Well, I am of the opinion that we have made the 'ultimate Arch Enemy album!' To me, this album sounds like the perfect mix of melody and brutality. This album is a an organic and honest statement from the band-it's pure f**king metal at its absolute best, the Arch Enemy way.
“Fredrik Nordström did a killer mix on the record-the sound is big and intense! This album has everything that Arch Enemy represents in my mind. I can't wait to release it and play these songs live for you, the fans! Actually, we have to start rehearsing at some point this summer. We will be playing a couple of festivals in the U.K. (Bloodstock) and Germany (Up from the Ground). These will be the first shows with my brother Christopher (Amott, guitar) back in the band! We also have to work out how to play these new songs, so we will have a very busy summer with Arch Enemy, that's for certain!
“The touring plan for Arch Enemy will start full on after the summer, and we can confirm we will joining the European Black Crusade tour package with Machine Head, Trivium, Dragonforce and Shadows Fall-yeah, that's a pretty impressive tour. Equally exciting for us is the Australian Black Crusade tour, which we will be doing with Trivium and Machine Head.
“Lot's of other cool touring ideas are flying around at the moment-looks like we also might be visiting places on this planet where Arch Enemy has not yet had the pleasure of playing. Let the madness begin.”
Rise of the Tyrant track listing:
1. Blood on Your Hands
2. The Last Enemy
3. I Will Live Again
4. In This Shallow Grave
5. Revolution Begins
6. Rise of the Tyrant
7. The Day You Died
8. Intermezzo Liberté
9. Night Falls Fast
10. The Great Darkness
11. Vultures
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Rabu, 04 Juli 2007
Robert Plant Denies Zep Reunion
File this one under “Communication Breakdown.”
Earlier this week, rumors of a Led Zeppelin one-off reunion show and possible 2008 tour circulated throughout the internet.
Yesterday, at a press conference in Greece for this weekend’s RockWave Festival, headliner Robert Plant denied the rumors and said he hadn’t heard anything about a Zep reunion.
When asked about the one-off show, Plant joked, “I don’t know if there would be enough doctors to support it.”
Previously, sources close to the Zeppelin camp had said that members Jimmy Page, Plant and John Paul Jones were planning to reunite for a memorial concert in London for Ahmet Ertegun, the Atlantic Records founder who died in 2006, and that if all went well, a full Zeppelin tour (with Jason Bonham on drums) would commence next year.
The RockWave Festival is happening June 29 and July 1 and 3, and will feature such artists as Plant, Metallica, Chris Cornell, Europe, Mastodon, My Dying Bride, Heaven and Hell, Dream Theater, Iced Earth and others. For more information, visit rockwavefestival.gr.
Earlier this week, rumors of a Led Zeppelin one-off reunion show and possible 2008 tour circulated throughout the internet.
Yesterday, at a press conference in Greece for this weekend’s RockWave Festival, headliner Robert Plant denied the rumors and said he hadn’t heard anything about a Zep reunion.
When asked about the one-off show, Plant joked, “I don’t know if there would be enough doctors to support it.”
Previously, sources close to the Zeppelin camp had said that members Jimmy Page, Plant and John Paul Jones were planning to reunite for a memorial concert in London for Ahmet Ertegun, the Atlantic Records founder who died in 2006, and that if all went well, a full Zeppelin tour (with Jason Bonham on drums) would commence next year.
The RockWave Festival is happening June 29 and July 1 and 3, and will feature such artists as Plant, Metallica, Chris Cornell, Europe, Mastodon, My Dying Bride, Heaven and Hell, Dream Theater, Iced Earth and others. For more information, visit rockwavefestival.gr.
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The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story Gets Royal DVD Treatment
MVD Visual has announce the September 18 DVD release of The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story, a personal and candid profile of the once effervescent musician and now cult figure of Syd Barrett. This new definitive edition includes two discs with over 2 1/2 hours of DVD extras, including lengthy unedited interviews from all members of the Pink Floyd. It's a limited edition run of 5,000 in the Oyster Box packaging with 10 items of reproduction memorabilia in a special printed envelope. After the limited edition has sold out, the double disc version will be then packaged in a standard plastic double DVD box.
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story retells the fascinating story of the start of one of the largest and most influential bands in rock and the drug induced breakdown of their original song writer and lead man. Roger Waters, Dave Gilmour, Nick Mason and Rick Wright retell how Syd's slip from reality haunted the band for many years and this is clearly demonstrated in the tracks "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and "Wish You Were Here." The film incorporates rare early footage of the band performing; including a live show at the UFO Club, and an appearance with former landlord Mick Leonard on Tomorrow's World. There are also insights from former girlfriends, landlords, flat mates, producers, managers, friends and famous fans.
As one of the most famous creators and characters of the psychedelic era, Syd Barrett had not conducted an interview or released music between the early seventies and his recent passing, yet his self-imposed anonymity still fascinates fans old and new. The original songwriter for Pink Floyd was only with the band for a vibrant three years when he left in 1968, yet when the band released their greatest hits album in 2001 Syd had written over a fifth of the tracks. It's been nearly 40 years since Syd Barrett left the band, yet mystery still surrounds this prodigy of rock.
This fascinating documentary traces the creative and personal tumult of Barrett's days with Pink Floyd, and the fallout from his psychedelics induced breakdown.
EXTRAS INCLUDE:
Roger Waters on Syd Barrett: An extended sixty minute interview of Roger Waters talking about Syd, which includes Syd's musical influences, his illness, the last time he saw Syd.
Dave Gilmour on Wish You Were Here: Extended interview of Dave Gilmour talking about how Wish You Were Here came to be written about Syd.
Robyn Hitchcock performing “Dominoes” and “It Is Obvious”
Graham Coxon performing “Love You”
Detailed biography of Syd Barrett
These extras consist of never-before-seen footage and the sound quality of the DVD is outstanding in Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS surround sound.
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story retells the fascinating story of the start of one of the largest and most influential bands in rock and the drug induced breakdown of their original song writer and lead man. Roger Waters, Dave Gilmour, Nick Mason and Rick Wright retell how Syd's slip from reality haunted the band for many years and this is clearly demonstrated in the tracks "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and "Wish You Were Here." The film incorporates rare early footage of the band performing; including a live show at the UFO Club, and an appearance with former landlord Mick Leonard on Tomorrow's World. There are also insights from former girlfriends, landlords, flat mates, producers, managers, friends and famous fans.
As one of the most famous creators and characters of the psychedelic era, Syd Barrett had not conducted an interview or released music between the early seventies and his recent passing, yet his self-imposed anonymity still fascinates fans old and new. The original songwriter for Pink Floyd was only with the band for a vibrant three years when he left in 1968, yet when the band released their greatest hits album in 2001 Syd had written over a fifth of the tracks. It's been nearly 40 years since Syd Barrett left the band, yet mystery still surrounds this prodigy of rock.
This fascinating documentary traces the creative and personal tumult of Barrett's days with Pink Floyd, and the fallout from his psychedelics induced breakdown.
EXTRAS INCLUDE:
Roger Waters on Syd Barrett: An extended sixty minute interview of Roger Waters talking about Syd, which includes Syd's musical influences, his illness, the last time he saw Syd.
Dave Gilmour on Wish You Were Here: Extended interview of Dave Gilmour talking about how Wish You Were Here came to be written about Syd.
Robyn Hitchcock performing “Dominoes” and “It Is Obvious”
Graham Coxon performing “Love You”
Detailed biography of Syd Barrett
These extras consist of never-before-seen footage and the sound quality of the DVD is outstanding in Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS surround sound.
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Senin, 02 Juli 2007
History of Western Music
The history of music predates the written word and is tied to the development of each unique human culture. The development of music among humans occurred against the backdrop of natural sounds such as birdsong and the sounds other animals use to communicate. Prehistoric music, once more commonly called primitive music, is the name given to all music produced in preliterate cultures (prehistory), beginning somewhere in very late geological history
Ancient music
The earliest records of musical expression are to be found in the Sama Veda of India and in 4,000 year old cuneiform from Ur. Instruments, such as the seven holed flute and various types of stringed instruments have been recovered from the Indus valley civilization archaeological sites. The Indian music is one of the oldest musical traditions in the world, and Indian classical music (marga) can be found from the scriptures of the Hindu tradition, the Vedas. Chinese classical music, the traditional art or court music of China has a history stretching for more than three thousand years. Music was an important part of cultural and social life in Ancient Greece. In ancient Greece, mixed-gender choruses performed for entertainment, celebration and spiritual ceremonies, and musicians and singers had an important role in Greek theater. Music was part of children's basic education in ancient Greece.
Medieval and Renaissance music
While musical life was undoubtedly rich in the early Medieval era, as attested by artistic depictions of instruments, writings about music, and other records, the only repertory of music which has survived from before 800 to the present day is the plainsong liturgical music of the Roman Catholic Church, the largest part of which is called Gregorian chant. Several schools of polyphony flourished in the period after 1100. Alongside these schools of sacred music a vibrant tradition of secular song developed, as exemplified in the music of the troubadours, trouvères and Minnesänger.
Much of the surviving music of the 14th century in European music history is secular. By the middle of the 15th century, composers and singers used a smooth polyphony for sacred musical compositions such as the mass, the motet, and the laude; and secular forms such as the chanson and the madrigal. The invention of printing had an immense influence on the dissemination of musical styles.
Much of the surviving music of the 14th century in European music history is secular. By the middle of the 15th century, composers and singers used a smooth polyphony for sacred musical compositions such as the mass, the motet, and the laude; and secular forms such as the chanson and the madrigal. The invention of printing had an immense influence on the dissemination of musical styles.
Baroque music
The first operas, written around 1600 and the rise of Counterpoint musical compositions define the end of the Renaissance and the beginning of the Baroque era that lasted until 1750, the year of the death of J.S. Bach, today the most generally known of the Baroque composers (though many composers embraced the Baroque movement in music during those years).
German Baroque composers wrote for small ensembles including strings, brass, and woodwinds, as well as Choirs, pipe organ, harpsichord, and clavichord. During the Baroque period, several major music forms were defined that lasted into later periods when they were expanded and evolved further, including the Fugue, the Invention, the Sonata, and the Concerto.
German Baroque composers wrote for small ensembles including strings, brass, and woodwinds, as well as Choirs, pipe organ, harpsichord, and clavichord. During the Baroque period, several major music forms were defined that lasted into later periods when they were expanded and evolved further, including the Fugue, the Invention, the Sonata, and the Concerto.
Classical music
The music of the Classical period is characterised by homophonic texture, often featuring prominent melody with accompaniment. These new melodies tended to be almost voice-like and singable. The now popular instrumental music was dominated by further evolution of musical forms initially defined in the Baroque period: the sonata, and the concerto, with the addition of the new form, the symphony. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, well known even today, is among the central figures of the Classical period.
Romantic music
Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert were transitional composers, leading into the Romantic period, with their expansion of existing genres, forms, and functions of music. In the Romantic period, music became more expressive and emotional, expanding to encompass literature, art, and philosophy. The late 19th century saw a dramatic expansion in the size of the orchestra, and in the role of concerts as part of urban society. Later Romantic composers created complex and often much longer musical works, merging and expanding traditional forms that had previously been used separately. For example, counterpoint, combined with harmonic structures to create more extended chords with increased use of dissonance and to create dramatic tension and resolution.
Impressionist music
The impressionist movement in music is a movement in European classical music that had its beginnings in the late nineteenth century and continued into the middle of the twentieth century. Musical Impressionism focused on suggestion and atmosphere rather than strong emotion or the depiction of a story. Impressionist composers favored short forms such as the nocturne, arabesque, and prelude, and the use of unresolved dissonance and uncommon scales such as the whole tone scale. Musical Impressionism was based in France, and the French composers Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel are generally considered to be two of the most well-known Impressionists.
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