Archive for October 6th, 2009

Joe Perry Recruits YouTube Singer For Solo Album

FROM WWW.SPINNER.COM:
When your main gig involves playing with Steven Tyler, finding a vocalist that measures up for the follow-up to a Grammy-nominated solo album is no easy task. Luckily for Aerosmith’s Joe Perry, he found a singer for his new solo album, ‘Have Guitar, Will Travel,’ in an unconventional way. His wife Billie came to [...]

Gentle Giant Finally Coming To Digital Format November 3rd

Progressive rock progenitor Gentle Giant is finally starting to release its catalog in digital format November 3rd through iTunes, Amazon, and all the other major web providers.
Some of the band members will be participating in a “blog tour” consisting of e-interviews in which bloggers and their readers will send in questions to Kerry Minnear, Ray Shulman, John [...]

‘Bowie: A Biography’ Due October 27th

AN EXPANSIVE BIOGRAPHY OF ONE OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY’S GREATEST MUSICIANS AND INNOVATIVE CULTURAL ICONS

BOWIE

A Biography
By Marc Spitz

 

“A breezy, well-lit portrait of the ever-enigmatic rocker . . . Spitz’s encyclopedic knowledge and obvious appreciation for Bowie’s work separate this book from countless cookie-cutter rock stories.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Spitz concentrates on the complex evolution of Bowie’s [...]

Asia Featuring John Payne Sets Release Date For ‘Military Man’

 Los Angeles, CA - After a successful summer festival tour, classic AOR band ASIA Featuring John Payne is scheduled to release their Military Man EP in the USA via Voiceprint Records on October 27th, 2009. The 5-song EP features new versions of “Military Man” and “Long Way Home” as well as the song “Neurosaur”, penned [...]

Tom Petty Hits The Superhighway

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As we previously reported, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will release a 48-track Live Anthology on November 24th.  Long before then though, the band is giving fans a unique opportunity to hear half of the tunes on the set.  In what they’re calling [...]

Sting: “I couldn’t possibly have imagined my life now.”

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Friday, Sting turns 58.  During his lifetime, the legendary singer has accrued many accolades and made quite a name for himself.  But did Sting ever expect to be where he is now while he was growing up?  He explained. 
“I couldn’t possibly have [...]

Queen Book Due November 15th

FROM WWW.CLASSICROCKREVISITED.COM:

QUEEN: THE ULTIMATE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE CROWN KINGS OF ROCK
By Phil Sutcliffe
TELLS COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY IN WORDS AND PHOTOS OF ONE OF
ROCK’S ALL-TIME GREATS

“There’s no band remotely like them. … and that can be said of very few bands.”
- Tom Morello, Rage Against the Machine

Click HERE to Watch the Promotional Trailer [...]

Lita Ford’s ‘Wicked Wonderland’ Debuts Today

FROM WWW.CLASSICROCKREVISITED.COM:
Fourteen years have passed since Lita Ford released a new studio album, but today, that all changes.  That’s because the rocker’s latest effort, Wicked Wonderland, is coming out.  So is Lita nervous about how her new music will be received?  She told us yes and no. 

“I always have anxiety.  I always do.  I [...]

Ace Frehley Is Back In The Kansas City Groove

FROM WWW.CLASSICROCKREVISITED.COM:
Even though the Kansas City Chiefs lost to the New York Giants on Sunday, before the game the fans were cheering for a pretty famous New Yorker.  Former Kiss axeman Ace Frehley played the National Anthem on his guitar at KC’s Arrowhead Stadium. 

Joe Perry: ‘Have Guitar, Will Travel’

FROM WWW.CLASSICROCKREVISITED.COM:
Joe Perry’s latest solo album, Have Guitar, Will Travel, comes out today.  There are plenty of impressive riffs on the record but how did the guitarist decide what he’d put on his solo effort and what he’d contribute to the upcoming Aerosmith album?  Joe first joked about his decision process, then he revealed how [...]