We Will Rock You

This is the third installment of my recent in-depth interview with drummer Michael Cartellone. In this podcast episode we discuss the start of Damn Yankees; jamming with Tommy Shaw and Ted Nugent; early Damn Yankees demos; jamming with Tommy, Ted and Jack Blades; more demos; possibility of Styx reuniting at that time; and the chemistry between the members of Damn Yankees.

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John Paul Jones has spoken for the first time about attempts to carry on Led Zeppelin without Robert Plant.

Talking to BBC News, the bassist – who is now with Them Crooked Vultures – said:

“Jimmy Page and I rehearsed a bit [last year] with Jason Bonham, and we couldn’t really agree on singers and that fell by the wayside. Then this [Them Crooked Vultures] came along and to be honest, I’m really happy.”

The self-titled, debut album from Them Crooked Vultures is released by Sony on November 16.

The band – also featuring Josh Homme and Dave Grohl – are playing dates the next month in the UK. These are: Plymouth Pavilions December 10, Portsmouth Guildhall 11, Blackpool Empress Ballroom 13, Birmingham 02 Academy 14, Edinburgh Corn Exchange 15, London HMV Hammersmith Apollo 17/18.

For further info, go to www.themcrookedvultures.com

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Yesterday, Bon Jovi announced that they will be the first musical act to perform in New Jersey’s nearly completed new Meadowlands Stadium.  Following the announcement, the band performed in front of five-thousand lucky contest winners, fan club members and construction workers currently constructing the venue.   The rockers played “Who Says You Can’t Go Home,” “You Give Love A Bad Name,” “It’s My Life,” “Living on a Prayer” and “We Weren’t Born to Follow,” the new single off their upcoming record, The Circle, which comes out November 10^th.  Bon Jovi will play the new Meadowlands Stadium on May 26^th and 27^th.  Watch their performance from yesterday at BonJovi.com.   

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Every year, Alice Cooper holds an event to raise money for a recreation center for teenagers.  The show is called Christmas Pudding and its in its ninth year.  When the event takes place on December 18^th in Phoenix, some big names will join the shock rocker.  Dee Snider, Lita Ford, Warrant and many others are all set to take the stage.  Learn more at AlicePudding.com. 

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Lately, Heaven & Hell guitarist Tony Iommi has been having some hand problems and the rocker recently spoke about the issue with BBC Radio.  Iommi explained that the cartilage between his joints has been worn out, so the bones are rubbing against each other causing pain.  To fix the problem, Tony has had a stem cell treatment on his hand to try to rebuild the tissue.  No word yet on if it’s working but you can hear all of what Iommi has to say on the matter at BBC.co.uk. 

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Halford fans looking forward to picking up the band’s holiday album – listen up.  While it was expected to come out tomorrow, the record, called Halford III – Winter Songs, is now due out on November 3^rd.  The effort includes Judas Priest singer Rob Halford’s take on some yuletide classics.  You can order it now at MetalGodShop.com. 

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Timothy B. Schmit from the Eagles has ventured out on his own with his new solo album, Expando.  The 11-track set features guest appearances by a wide range of people including Graham Nash, Kid Rock, Dwight Yoakam and The Blind Boys of Alabama.  Timothy told us he is pretty pleased with the final result. 

“The great thing is that after all these years of doing this and being in this business and having the ups and downs – mostly ups I have to say but there were some periods – but after all of these years, I’ve got something new going on.  New and exciting.  And that’s the cool thing.  It’s like I’m not just doing oldies, I’m not just doing this or that.  I’m actually doing something new and it’s like a new adventure for me.  It’s really great.”

So with his focus on his solo career, does that mean the Eagles are done?  Thankfully, no, as Timothy explained. 

 “We took a break.  We were working roughly every other month for quite a long time and we decided to just take a little break.  It happens to be good timing for the release of my album because I could spend some time doing that, but it is just a break and some time next year, there’s talk about the spring but I’m not certain, but we’re going to be up and running again.  We are not finished yet.”

However, just because the Eagles aren’t finished, doesn’t mean fans should expect a new album.  Schmit elaborated. 

“The new album thing it takes so much work and so much time and energy, I don’t know if we’ll ever do a new album but I’ve learned not to predict those kinds of things because I have no idea, anything can happen.  So there is no album planned, but there is general touring plans, I just haven’t got any dates yet or anything.”

Pick up Timothy’s solo album, Expando, which is in stores now.  Learn more at TimothyBSchmit.com. 

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Metallica has added 50-thousand dollars to the 100-thousand dollar reward to help find one of their fans. Morgan Harrington went missing after a Metallica show last week and is yet to be found. The 20-year-old Virginia Tech student has been missing since she attended the October 17^th concert. Rockville Magazine reports that singer James Hetfield also called Morgan’s father offering the band’s support. Details on Morgan Harrington can be found at FindMorgan.com

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When Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played their final gigs at New Jersey’s Giants Stadium, they debuted a new song called “Wrecking Ball.”  That track is now available on iTunes.  According to BruceSpringsteen.net, the tune is bundled with a live video shot during the concerts. 

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The Joe Perry Project has announced a tour in support of Joe Perry’s new solo CD, Have Guitar, Will Travel.  The trek will kick off on November 10^th in New York City and runs through the 25^th, when it winds down in San Francisco.  Along the way, Joe and company will play in cities like L-A, Chicago, Boston and many others.  Get all the dates at JoePerry.com.