Archive for November 17th, 2009

Steve Morse Band Releases ‘Out Standing In Their Field’

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New York, NY (October 13, 2009)—For a musician as talented as guitar maestro Steve Morse, there are no boundaries between genres; there is only his unique sound. On November 17, The Steve Morse Band will release a new studio album Out Standing In Their Field via Eagle Rock Entertainment. This will also be released [...]

Rock 4 Xmas: Rocking For A Good Cause

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 For the 13th year, Rock 4 XMAS will bring together a who’s who of the rock-and-roll world and hit the stage to raise money to benefit the less fortunate.
     This year’s slate of shows is once again headlined by the legendary Eddie Money, and will feature performances by Ernie and the Automatics, Joey Molland [...]

Queensryche’s Geoff Tate Announces New White Wine Blend Of Insania

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Hot on the barrels of his sold out “Insania” red wine signature blend, Queensryche front man Geoff Tate has announced a new collaboration with Walla Walla, Washington-based Three Rivers Winery (www.threeriverswinery.com) for a white wine blend of the same name.
 
The new “Insania” — an artfully balanced offering that shines with honeydew melon, pear and apricot — is a [...]

Steve Howe Trio To Tour UK In 2010

FROM WWW.CLASSICROCKMAGAZINE.COM:
Steve Howe Trio, the jazz-oriented band featuring the Yes guitarist, plus Dylan Howe and Ross Stanley, are to tour the UK next year.
The dates are:
Birkenhead Pacific Road Arts Centre March 7, Gateshead Sage 8, Derby Assembly Rooms 10, Manchester Band On The Wall 11, Worcester Huntingdon Hall 12, Pontypridd Muni Arts Centre 13, Norwich [...]

Bad Company Announces 2010 Comeback

FROM WWW.CLASSICROCKMAGAZINE.COM:
The original members of Bad Company – Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs and Simon Kirke – have announced that they will reunite for a series of eight UK shows in April 2010.
This marks the first time the original members will perform in the UK together in over three decades.
Additionally, a new Bad Company live CD/DVD [...]

Sting Slams Simon Cowell

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American Idol and its English counterpart, The X Factor, are both wildly popular, but one person who doesn’t like them is Sting.  The singer described The X Factor to the London Evening Standard saying, “It’s a preposterous show, and you have judges who have [...]

Whatever Happened To Queen Bassist John Deacon?

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We often hear about Brian May and Roger Taylor from Queen, but there isn’t much talk of original bassist John Deacon.  It turns out, Deacon is somewhat reclusive.  England’s The Sun wrote about the 58-year-old rocker, who decided to shun the Freddie Mercury-less Queen.  [...]

Library Of Congress To Honor McCartney

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The Library of Congress will honor Sir Paul McCartney with its third Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.  The award goes to an artist who has had a transformative effect.  An all-star tribute concert is planned for early next year to celebrate the award.  No [...]

Lita Ford Warms Up To Runaways Movie

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There is a new movie being made about The Runaways and up until recently, Lita Ford wasn’t too thrilled with it.  The rocker, who was part of the band, didn’t want anything to do with the movie and was nervous that producers were using [...]

Tom Hamilton Performs Onstage With Joe Perry Project

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Recently, Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler joined bandmate Joe Perry on stage as Joe performed his solo material with The Joe Perry Project and now, bassist Tom Hamilton has followed suit.  Hamilton took the stage with the JPP on Saturday when the group performed at [...]