Who hasn’t wanted to be a rock star, join a band or play electric guitar? Music resonates, moves and inspires us. Strummed through the fingers of The Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White, somehow it does more. Such is the premise of It Might Get Loud, a new documentary conceived by producer Thomas Tull.
It Might Get Loud isn’t like any other rock’n roll documentary. Filmed through the eyes of three virtuosos from three different generations, audiences get up close and personal, discovering how a furniture upholsterer from Detroit, a studio musician and painter from London and a seventeen–year–old Dublin schoolboy, each used the electric guitar to develop their unique sound and rise to the pantheon of superstar. Rare discussions are provoked as we travel with Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White to influential locations of their pasts. Born from the experience is intimate access to the creative genesis of each legend, such as Link Wray’s “Rumble’s” searing impression upon Jimmy Page, who surprises audiences with an impromptu air guitar performance. But that’s only the beginning.
While each guitarist describes his own musical rebellion, a rock’n roll summit is being arranged. Set on an empty soundstage, the musicians come together, crank up the amps and play. They also share their influences, swap stories, and teach each other songs. During the summit Page’s double–neck guitar, The Edge’s array of effects pedals and White’s new mic, custom built into his guitar, go live. The musical journey is joined by visual grandeur too. We see the stone halls of Headley Grange where “Stairway to Heaven” was composed, visit a haunting Tennessee farmhouse where Jack White writes a song on–camera, and eavesdrop inside the dimly lit Dublin studio where The Edge lays down initial guitar tracks for U2’s forthcoming single. The images, like the stories, will linger in the mind long after the reverb fades.
It Might Get Loud might not affect how you play guitar, but it will change how you listen. The film is directed and produced by An Inconvenient Truth’s Davis Guggenheim, and produced by Thomas Tull, Lesley Chilcott and Peter Afterman.
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Jimmy Page, Jack White & the Edge Featured in Upcoming Film
Kamis, 02 April 2009
Michael Schenker Releases New Acoustic CD
Gipsy Lady, the first album from the Michael Schenker-Gary Barden Acoustic Project, will be available on CD and vinyl on May 19 (just before the U.S. tour begins). Gary Barden's vocals give the cleverly arranged songs just the touch of soul they need for full impact. The long-term Schenker collaborator wrote the lyrics virtually off the top of his head. Also on board is Michael Voss, an experienced producer and second guitarist, who also provides background vocals. Kai Luennemann on percussion completes the team.
With such a distinctive, soft sound from Michael Schenker's guitar, this album distinguishes itself easily. In this way, using a flamenco guitar with castanets in "Dance Lady Gipsy" conjures up a hot-blooded gipsy dancing before your eyes, while the fiddle and flutes in "Fight for Freedom" transport you to beautiful Ireland. The new album from Michael Schenker-Gary Barden Acoustic Project is more than an acoustic album; it demonstrates all Michael Schenker's expertise as a guitarist and songwriter.
The live Michael Schenker experience will come to fruition through the "In the Midst of Beauty — World Tour" headed for the United States.
The line up for the US Tour is:
Michael Schenker — Guitars
Gary Barden — Vocals
Chris Slade — Drums
Wayne Findlay — Guitar & Keyboards
Robbie Crane — Bass
Tour Dates:
06-09 - Key Club - Hollywood, CA
06-10 - Fat Cat - Modesto, CA
06-12 - Canyon Club - Agoura Hills, CA
06-16 - Club 101 - El Paso, TX
06-18 - Pontiac Garage - Dallas, TX
06-19 - House Of Blues - Houston, TX
06-20 - Camargo Park - San Antonio, TX
06-21 - Aces - Austin, TX
06-24 - Blender Theater at Gramercy - New York, NY
06-25 - Jaxx - Springfield, VA
06-30 - Pops - Sauget, IL
07-03 - Vinnies - Concord, CA
07-04 - 19 Broadway - Fairfax, CA
07-07 - Element - Victoria, BC
07-08 - Studio 7 - Seattle, WA
07-10 - Brixton - Redondo Beach, CA
07-11 - Galaxy - Theater Santa Ana, CA
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Rancid Return with New Album in June
Seminal punk band Rancid - Tim Armstrong (guitar/vocals), Lars Frederiksen (guitar/vocals), Matt Freeman (bass/vocals), and Branden Steineckert (drums) - have set June 2nd for the release of Let the Dominoes Fall (Hellcat/Epitaph), their first studio album in six years. The Platinum-selling band recorded at George Lucas' Skywalker Sound Studio, with production by Epitaph Records founder/Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Let the Dominoes Fall features 19 new songs, all written by Rancid. Special guest and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Booker T contributes Hammond B3 organ on one track, "Up to No Good."
"The crew is back doing what we do best," says Armstrong. "We approached every element of this record as a team, and the result is my favorite Rancid record to date."
It's also their most topical. From the unflinching observations of "This Place," "Lulu" and "Locomotive," all of which presage the current economic meltdown, to "The Bravest Kids" which rails against media's kid-glove treatment of the Iraq war, and the mostly acoustic "Civilian Ways," inspired by the soldier's journey of Armstrong's brother to Iraq and back home again, Let the Dominoes Fall feels timely, adamant and alive.
"Last One to Die," the first single from the new album, will premier on April 7 via a widget available now on Rancid's MySpace page, myspace.com/rancid. Fans can register to get a personal embed code and then spread the widget to other sites. Every time someone enters valid info into the widget a point will be allotted. The 25 people with the most points will receive a pair of free tickets to see Rancid on tour this summer with Rise Against. For a complete itinerary go here.
Let the Dominoes Fall is Rancid's seventh album and first studio release since 2003's Indestructible, which reached #15 on the Billboard Top 200. That album inspired the Los Angeles Times to hail Rancid as "one of the most popular and enduring of American punk bands," while Rolling Stone called them "brutally exuberant."
Let the Dominoes Fall Tracklist:
1. East Bay Night
2. This Place
3. Up to No Good
4. Last One to Die
5. Disconnected
6. I Ain't Worried
7. Damnation
8. New Orleans
9. Civilian Ways
10. The Bravest Kids
11. Skull City
12. L.A. River
13. Lulu
14. Dominoes Fall
15. Liberty and Freedom
16. You Want It, You Got It
17. Locomotive
18. That's Just the Way It Is Now
19. The Highway
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Smashing Pumpkins Announce Drummer Auditions
The Smashing Pumpkins have announced that they are accepting submissions from drummers looking to fill the spot recently vacated by Jimmy Chamberlain.
Auditions will be held Friday, April 10, in Los Angeles for drummers who are looking to play with the band. Interested parties should send their background info, photos and performance web links via email only to: pumpkinsdrummer@gmail.com.
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Metallica Fall Tour Dates Announced
After a triumphant summer European tour, Metallica will return to rock North America this fall for the second leg of their sold-out World Magnetic Tour. The multi-platinum hard-rock band will criss-cross the U.S. and Canada from September 14th through December 12th in support of their platinum-selling tenth studio album, Death Magnetic, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard album chart in September 2008 and won 2009 Grammy Awards for Best Metal Performance (for the track "My Apocalypse") and Best Recording Package.
Tour Dates:
September 14 Nashville, TN Sommet Center On sale 4/4
September 15 Cincinnati, OH US Bank Arena On sale 4/4
September 17 Indianapolis, IN Conseco Fieldhouse On sale 4/11
September 19 Montreal, QC Bell Centre On sale 4/4
September 28 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center On sale 4/4
September 29 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center On sale 4/4
October 1 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center On sale 4/4
October 3 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum On sale 4/4
October 4 Atlanta, GA Phillips Arena On sale 4/4
October 12 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre On sale 4/4
October 13 Minneapolis, MN Target Center On sale 4/4
October 15 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena On sale 4/4
October 17 Charlottesville, VA JPJ Arena On sale 4/11
October 18 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Bobcats Arena On sale 4/4
October 26 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre On sale 4/4
October 29 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place On sale 4/4
October 31 Quebec City, QC Colisee Pepsi On sale 4/4
November 9 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena On sale 4/4
November 10 Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena On sale 4/4
November 12 Albany, NY Times Union Center On sale 4/4
November 14 New York, NY Madison Square Garden On sale 4/11
December 5 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay On sale 4/4
December 7 Boise, ID Idaho Center On sale 4/4
December 8 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena On sale 4/4
December 10 Anaheim, CA Honda Center On sale 4/11
December 12 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion On sale 4/4
Metallica.com
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Judas Priest Announce U.S. Tour
Judas Priest have announced a summer U.S. tour with Whitesnake. Priest will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of the classic album British Steel (it was originally issued in April 1980), by performing the album in its entirety.
"The opportunity to perform live onstage in its entirety the whole of British Steel is a dream come true for all of us!" said the group in a statement. "We're really excited and looking forward to presenting the album live onstage - fans will be able to enjoy a taste of true heavy metal when it was in its early, raw state. Plus, we will of course be throwing in a few other Priest classics."
2009 CONFIRMED TOUR DATES [more to be announced]:
* INDICATES PERFORMANCES WITH WHITESNAKE
July 1st The Family Arena * St. Charles, MO
July 2nd Summerfest (Harley Davidson Stage) * Milwaukee, WI
July 3rd Taste of Minnesota at Harriet Island * St. Paul, MN
July 7th Comcast Center * Mansfield, MA
July 8th CMAC * Canadaigua, NY
July 9th Molson Amphitheatre * Toronto, ONT
July 11th PNC Bank Arts Center * Holmdel, NJ
July 12th Nikon at Jones Beach * Wantagh, NY
July 14th Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre * Cleveland, OH
July 15th DTE Energy Music Theatre * Clarkston, MI
July 17th Moondance Jam * Walker, MN
July 18th Rockfest/Cheppewa Valley Music * Cadott, WI
July 21st PNC Pavillion @ Riverbend Music * Cincinnati, OH
July 29th California Mid State Fair * Paso Robles, CA
July 31st Sleep Train Pavillion * Concord, CA
August 1st 98 Rock Jamboree @ Sleep Train Amp * Marysville, CA
August 2nd Gibson Amphitheatre * Universal City, CA
August 4th SDSU Open Air Theatre * San Diego, CA
August 5th Pacific Ampitheatre/OC Fair * Costa Mesa, CA
August 7th Dodge Theatre * Phoenix, AZ
August 8th Thomas & Mack Center * Las Vegas, NV
August 10th Sandia Casino * Albuquerque, NM
August 11th Red Rocks Ampitheatre * Morrison, CO
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: judaspriest.com
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Slayer "Psychopathy Red" 7-inch Single Available in Stores April 18, 2009
The blood-red vinyl "Psychopathy Red" 7-inch collectors item will be packaged in a special Russian crime scene "evidence envelope," as the song was inspired by the heinous Russian serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, aka the Rostov Ripper, who confessed to brutally murdering 56 children. The song was recorded by the band - guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, bassist/vocalist Tom Araya, and drummer Dave Lombardo - in a Los Angeles recording studio last October.
April 18 marks "Record Store Day," the annual day that celebrates the unique culture surrounding the more than 700 independently owned record stores across the U.S. and hundreds of similar stores internationally. The members of Slayer chose to unleash "Psychopathy Red" on this day - and only through independent record stores - to acknowledge the support those outlets have offered to the band and to metal music over the years.
Slayer is currently in a Los Angeles studio recording a brand-new album due out this summer. The band will co-headline with Marilyn Manson on the five-week Mayhem Festival set to kick off July 10 in Sacramento, CA. In addition, Kerry King and Tom Araya are set to make a special appearance at the Ephiphone Revolver Golden Gods Awards Awards to be held in Los Angeles on April 7, where they will present the "Best Live Band" award to Slipknot. Slayer was presented with its first Golden God Award in 2004 when the band was named "Best Live Band."
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Iron Maiden Flight 666 Movie Wins Award; Theater Dates Announced
The Iron Maiden film Flight 666 has won the "24 Beats Per Second" award for best music documentary at the prestigious SXSW Film & Music Festival in Austin, Texas. This follows the band’s recent win at the 2009 Brit Awards for Best British Live Act.
Say directors Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen of Banger Productions: "We are of course very pleased. The audience was electric in Texas. We made this film to be enjoyed by all rock fans, not just Maiden fans, and on the big screen. And with the 2K HD projection and 5.1 surround sound in the historic Paramount theatre it really felt we had taken the whole audience on the tour. After spending over a year editing down almost 500 hours of footage it was really gratifying to get this kind of recognition.”
Manager Rod Smallwood adds: "All the band are delighted for Scot and Sam and the Banger team. This is a tremendous recognition of the fantastic job they have done. They have made a film not just for our many fans but also for anyone with an interest in rock music and the realities of world touring. And, of course, aircraft!!"
Showings of Flight 666 will take place at theaters around the country beginning April 21. Tickets can be purchased at ironmaiden.com.
Flight 666is a Banger Films, Phantom Music Management and EMI Music production in association with Arts Alliance Media.
Theaters Showing Flight 666 on April 21:
Chula Vista, AZ: UltraStar Chula Vista 10
Phoenix, AZ: UltraStar Surprise Pointe Cinema
Apple Valley, CA: UltraStar Apple Valley
Concord, CA: Brenden Concord 14
Los Angeles, CA: Mann Chinese 6
Los Angeles/Riverside, CA: UltraStar Fontana 8
San Diego, CA: UltraStar Mission Valley
San Diego, CA; UltraStar Mission Marketplace
Denver, CO: Kerasotes Chinese 16 at Arapahoe Crossing
Fort Lauderdale, FL: Trademark Coral Square 8
Melbourne, FL: Rave Avenue 16
Penascola, FL: Rave Pensacola 18
West Palm Beach, FL; Rave St. Lucie West 14
Tampa, FL; Muvico Starlight 20
Dubuque, IA; Kerasotes Star 14
Omaha, IA; Kerasotes Star Cinema 16 and IMAX
Chicago, IL; Kerasotes City North 14
Rockford, IL: Kerasotes ShowPlace 16
Springfield, IL: Kerasotes ShowPlace 12 West
Chicago, IL: Kerasotes Showplace 12
Indianapolis, IN: Kerasotes ShowPlace 16 and IMAX
Terre Haute, IN: Kerasotes ShowPlace 12
Birch Run, MI: Emagine Cinema Hollywood
Detroit, MI: Emagine Canton
Grand Rapids, MI: Celebration! Cinema North
Kalamazoo, MI: Celebration! Crossroads Cinema
Lansing, MI: Celebration! Cinemas Lansing IMAX
Minneapolis, MN: Kerasotes ShowPlace 16
Omaha, NE: Marcus Village Pointe Cinemas
Parsippany, NJ: Clearview Parsippany 12
Las Vegas, NV: Brenden Theatres and IMAX
Long Island: NY: Clearview Port Washington - Main St
New York City, NY: Clearview's Chelsea Cinemas
Pittsburgh, PA: Carmike 10
Charleston, SC: Carmike James Island 8 Cinema
Nashville, TN: Thoroughbred 20
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX: Rave North East Mall 18
El Paso, TX: Carmike 16
Houston, TX: Santikos Silverado 19 IMAX
San Antonio, TX: Santikos Palladium
Salt Lake City, UT: Carmike Hollywood Connection 15
Madison, WI: Marcus Point UltraScreen Cinema
Milwaukee, WI: Marcus Ridge Cinemas
More dates to come.
ironmaiden.com
Isis Guitarist Aaron Turner: A Headbangers Blog Podcast
HeadbangersBlog.com recently hooked up with Isis frontman Aaron Turner to talk
about the creation of Wavering Radiant, why he won’t discuss his lyrics, recent
challenges and obstacles in his life and the influence of drugs — or lack thereof — on good psychedelia. Turner also addressed his kinship with Tool and Neurosis, his experimental music label Hydra Head and the benefits and drawbacks of music filesharing.
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KxK Guitars Unveils New K.K. Downing Signature Model
All KxK guitars are neck thru guitars built exclusively in the United States using only top shelf components and craftsmanship. For this special signature model, the features include:
3 Piece Maple neck
Mahogany body
Scalloped Maple or Ebony fretboard
K inlays
24.75" scale
Floyd Rose Speedloader Chrome
EMG 81/85
1 Volume Push/Pull switch for
Pickup selection
Dunlop flush mount strap locks
24 Dunlop 6120 frets
Kluson vintage tuners (tuners are for visuals only)
Battery Box
Dual carbon fiber rods
Dual action truss rod
Available with or without the K.K. Downing pearl body logo
Each guitar is numbered in order
Finish options are:
Lightning White, Diablo Red, or Black
G&G hard shell case included
MSRP $2,999.00 USD
When asked about his new signature model in a recent interview, K.K. Downing replied: “I can play a whole set without even changing guitars, that’s how good it is”.
All KxK K.K. Downing signature model guitars will be built to order and only available factory direct from KxK Guitar. For more information, please visit them online at http://www.kxkguitars.com/.
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