Man, STP is really the band that never dies! Read more on this from Ultimate-Guitar.com:
Stone Temple Pilots spent the last few months working on a new studio album with producer Don Was. The band currently has tour dates through the beginning of 2010, after which the group is expected to resume recording the CD for a tentative spring/summer release.
“When we get back, we’re going to finish the album,” singer Scott Weiland tells Spinner.com. “And then when we finish the album, there will be a big tour around its release and that will probably be a long tour.”
The upcoming release of Pilots’ sixth studio album and first since 2001’s “Shangri-La-Dee-Da” has been complicated by a contractual dispute between Weiland, drummer Eric Kretz and STP’s label, Atlantic Records.
Stone Temple Pilots were reactivated in 2008 after a six-year layoff, during which time Weiland recorded two albums with Velvet Revolver before being dismissed in April 2008.
Weiland issued a second solo effort, called “Happy In Galoshes”, last November and has been touring on his own behind that release.
Thanks for the report to Blabbermouth.net.
Well that was quick… No new album? No shows in North America? Too bad, I would have liked to hear some new music from Blur. Read more on the apparent re-breakup from Graham Coxon via Ultimate-Guitar.com:
According to Nme.com, Graham Coxon has stated that Blur has no future plans to play together or act as a band following this year.
The quintet reunited earlier this year to play a collection of festivals and shows. In a video interview with Nme, Coxon stated they have nothing in store for the future.
“We’re in touch and we say ‘Wotcha’ and all that but nothing has been mentioned about any more shows or anything else,” he explained.
“Everyone’s slipped back into what they do when the Blur creature isn’t heaving around. Law and cheese and music, I suppose.”
Aside from Blur, Coxon does plan to go ahead with a solo career. The guitarist will play a handful of gigs under the name The Graham Coxon Power Acoustic Ensemble.
Incredible… I thought that I’d never see that Swollen Members back on the scene. Mad Child, nice job beating addiction!
Vancouver based Swollen Members and Battle Axe Records have formed a partnership with California based Suburban Noize Records for the release of the group’s upcoming new projects. The first release under the partnership will be Swollen Members heavily anticipated new studio album “Armed To The Teeth”, which is slated for release October 27th, 2009 through Suburban Noize. The group also plans to release a greatest hits disc and the debut album from Battle Axe Warriors, a new project featuring Swollen Members along with newcomer Tre Nyce, later this year.
“We’re very excited to announce we’ve signed with Suburban Noize Records for the release of our new album and upcoming projects,” said Mad Child from Swollen Members in a statement. “When we decided to make calls to interested labels and shop our new material, Suburban Noize was the first and last call I had to make. After talking with them, I knew right away they were the best home for us because they were already fans of our music. We respect what the label has done for artists like La Coka Nostra and Kottonmouth Kings and we know that they will do everything that they can to push Swollen Members on a global level.”
Swollen Members have been clawing their way to the top of the hip-hop totem pole since their inception. Founded by two of the game’s best MCs, Mad Child and Prevail, along with the help of DJ Rob The Viking, the group has released an impressive back catalog of classic albums and collaborated with some of hip-hop’s biggest names, including Chali 2na (Jurassic 5), Dilated Peoples and Everlast. Meanwhile the group has rocked stages from Los Angeles to Japan performing hundreds of shows a year in front of massive audiences with underground legends like Tech N9ne to mainstream chart toppers like Nelly Furtado, Ghostface and Black Eyed Peas.
With the release of their new studio effort “Armed To The Teeth” and the upcoming Battle Axe Warriors album, Swollen Members are ready to let the industry and fans know they are no longer the world’s best kept secret, but some of the most lethal MCs in the game. “Armed To The Teeth” is a snapshot of the trials and tribulations the group endured during the past two years, including Mad Child’s battle with drug addiction, the collapse of their former record label and the legal troubles that plagued the group throughout the recording process.
Track listing and Credits for Swollen Member’s “Armed To The Teeth”:
1.) Reclaim The Throne
2.) Porn Star
3.) Kyla
4.) Red Dragon
5.) Bollywood Chick
6.) Meltdown
7.) My Life
8.) Bang Bang
9.) Here We Come
10.) Warrior
11.) Certified Dope
12.) Funeral March
13.) Flyest
14.) Lonely One
15.) Cross Fire f/Talib Kweli
16.) Concerto
17.) Dumb f/Everlast and Slaine of La Coka Nostra
18.) Real P.I. f/Glasses Malone
Hailed by Spin as “one of the catchiest songs of Alice In Chains’ history,” lead single “Check My Brain” has blanketed rock and alternative radio and rocketed straight to No. 1 on Billboard’s Rock Songs Chart and No. 1 on the R&R Rock Chart.
The riff-driven track appears on the band’s highly anticipated new album, Black Gives Way To Blue (Virgin/EMI), available September 29th. Playboy gave the disc four stars, calling it “Alice In Chains’ Back In Black,” Revolver praised the record for its “dense tapestry of heavy guitars and soaring melodies” and Reuters wrote “the heavy guitars, submerged vocals and thunderous rhythm section assures fans that the band has lost none of its menace.”
The “Check My Brain” video premiered yesterday on MTV2’s “Unleashed,” airing every hour on the hour. It also debuted on MTVu, as well as on MTVMusic.com, MTV2.com and MTVu.com. The clip was directed by Alex Courtes, whose credits include U2’s “Vertigo,” Wolfmother’s “Woman” and the White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army.” The video can be seen here:
The band (guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell, guitarist/vocalist William DuVall, drummer Sean Kinney, bassist Mike Inez) has been previewing songs from the album during their current sold-out buzz tour, which wraps September 30th at the Avalon in Los Angeles. Alice In Chains will celebrate the release of Black Gives Way To Blue with a special two-night performance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on September 29th and 30th. Next up is a headlining tour of Europe, set to kick off November 12th in Glasgow.
Tour dates are as follows:
Sept. 15 Toronto, ON The Opera House - SOLD OUT
Sept. 16 Cleveland, OH House of Blues - SOLD OUT
Sept. 17 Detroit, MI St. Andrew’s Hall - SOLD OUT
Sept. 19 Chicago, IL House of Blues - SOLD OUT
Sept. 20 Milwaukee, WI The Rave - SOLD OUT
Sept. 21 Minneapolis, MN First Ave - SOLD OUT
Sept. 24 Seattle, WA Moore Theater - SOLD OUT
Sept. 26 Portland, OR Roseland Grill - SOLD OUT
Sept. 28 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore - SOLD OUT
Sept. 30 Los Angeles, CA The Avalon - SOLD OUT
Nov. 12 Glasgow, Scotland Barrowland
Nov. 13 Birmingham, UK Birmingham Academy
Nov. 14 Manchester, UK Manchester Academy
Nov. 16 London, UK The Forum
Nov. 17 London, UK The Forum
Nov. 19 Tilburg, Holland 013
Nov. 20 Antwerp, Belgium Trix Zaal
Nov. 21 Weisbaden, Germany Schlachthof
Nov. 23 Dortmund, Germany FZW
Nov. 24 Prague, Czech Rep. Lucerna
Nov. 25 Warsaw, Poland Stodola
Nov. 27 Budapest, Hungary Petofi Csarnok
Nov. 29 Vienna, Austria Gasometer
Nov. 30 Munich, Germany Thearterfabrick
Dec. 2 Milan, Italy Alcatraz
Dec. 3 Fribourg, Switzerland Fri-Son
Dec. 4 Paris, France Bataclan
Hmmm, interesting…
ALICE IN CHAINS are giving fans a sneak preview of their highly anticipated upcoming album BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE (Virgin/EMI) by posting a brand-new song online. The seven-minute-long track, titled “A Looking In View,” is currently available for free download on www.aliceinchains.com or for pure listening enjoyment on www.myspace.com/aliceinchains. A companion video for the song is forthcoming and its trailer is available on the band’s official website. “A Looking In View” will appear on BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE, in stores September 29th.
About “A Looking In View,” Alice In Chains vocalist/guitarist Jerry Cantrell says, “The song basically speaks to any number of things that keep you balled up inside. A cell of our own making with an unlocked door that we choose to remain in. Focusing our attention inward instead of reaching out to a much larger world. I think this is common to us all. It’s funny how hard we fight to hang on to a bone we can’t pull through a hole in the fence, or how difficult it is to put down the bag of bricks and move on.”
On July 18th, Alice In Chains will be sharing the stage with Kid Rock at Comerica Park in Detroit, to be followed by festival shows with Metallica overseas, including an August 1 date at Marlay Park in Dublin and an August 2 show at the Sonisphere Festival at Knebworth. They’ll wrap up the international trip with a string of headlining dates, set to kick off August 4th with a sold-out performance at London’s Scala. On August 22, they’ll join Tool and Linkin Park for the first-ever Epicenter show at the Fairplex in Pomona, CA, to be followed by a headlining tour set to kick off September 4th at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. Tickets for the U.S. shows will be available Friday, July 10th. For information, please visit www.aliceinchains.com.
BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE is the band’s first new studio release in more than 10 years. The quartet (guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell, drummer Sean Kinney, bassist Mike Inez and vocalist/guitarist William DuVall) recorded the album with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Rush, Foo Fighters) at Studio 606 in Northridge, CA and Henson Studios in Hollywood.
Over the course of their remarkable career, Alice In Chains has garnered multiple Grammy nominations, sold more than 17 million albums worldwide, wrote and recorded 11 top 10 hit singles and stood atop Billboard’s Top 200 Album Chart with two No. 1 records.
Tour dates are as follows (additional shows to be confirmed):
Date City Venue
July 18 Detroit, MI Comerica Park (with Kid Rock)
Aug 1 Dublin, IE Marlay Park
Aug 2 Stevenage, GB Knebworth House - Sonisphere
Aug 4 London, GB Scala
August 6 Cologne, DE Essigfabrik
August 8 Berlin, DE Columbia Club
August 10 Hamburg, DE Grunspan
August 12 Amsterdam, NL Melkweg
August 22 Pomona, CA Epicenter
Sept. 4 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Sept. 5 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
Sept. 7 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
Sept. 8 New York, NY The Fillmore
Sept. 15 Toronto, ON The Opera House
Sept. 16 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
Sept. 19 Chicago, IL House of Blues
Sept. 20 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
Sept. 21 Minneapolis, MN First Ave
Sept. 26 Portland, OR Roseland Grill
Sept. 28 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
Atco Records presents the fourth studio album for the NY Dolls, ‘Cause I Sez So available May 5! The album which was produced by Todd Rundgren features 11 original tracks and a new version of “Trash.” In celebration of the release of ‘Cause I Sez So the NY Dolls will be holding a release party on May 5 at the Varvatos store in NY (315 Bowery) where the band will hit the stage at 8 PM.
‘Cause I Sez So‘ Listening Party (first 6 tracks):
After working together on the New York Dolls’ influential debut in 1973, the group reunited with producer Todd Rundgren this winter to record their fourth studio album, ‘Cause I Sez So, set for a May 5 release on Atco Records.
Recorded at Utopia Sound Studio in Kauai, Hawaii, the album features 11 original compositions and a new version of “Trash,” which was on their 1973 debut album. “It was amazing working with Todd again, and I think we were able to evoke the special sound of our first album and drag it by the hair into the present,” says frontman David Johansen.
The New York Dolls swaggered onto the New York music scene in the early ’70s, influencing a generation with its subversive mix of high-decibel rock and high-heeled androgyny. The original band recorded a pair of milestone records — New York Dolls (1973) and Too Much Too Soon (1974) — before breaking up in 1977. The surviving members reformed the group in 2004 to much acclaim, but soon lost bassist Arthur Kane to leukemia. Two years later, Johansen and Sylvain reunited again to record the New York Dolls’ third studio album, One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This.
‘Cause I Sez So’ Track Listing:
1. ’Cause I Sez So
2. Muddy Bones
3. Better Than
4. Lonely So Long
5. My World
6. This Is Ridiculous
7. Temptation To Exist
8. Making Rain
9. Drowning
10. Nobody Got No Bizness
11.Trash
12. Exorcism Of Despair
The album’s second single, “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds,” featuring Frankie Paul, will be available exclusively through Rhapsody beginning April 7 and is currently streaming on their myspace: http://www.myspace.com/easystar
The Easy Star All-Stars will embark on a world tour this spring in support of their much anticipated reggae re-imagining of the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The tour will continue through the summer including U.S. dates that begin in mid-May. Please see reverse for a complete list of tour dates.
The new album, Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band, set for release April 14 on Easy Star Records, is generating buzz amongst fans and critics alike, as The Associated Press asks, “Could the Beatles have been Rastafarians at heart?” The album follows the widespread critical and commercial success of 2003’s Dub Side of the Moon and 2006’s Radiodread, and features guest vocals from an impressive list of reggae, dancehall and dub greats including Steel Pulse, Matisyahu, Michael Rose (Black Uhuru), Luciano, U Roy, Bunny Rugs (Third World), Ranking Roger (English Beat), Sugar Minott, Frankie Paul, Max Romeo and The Mighty Diamonds.
The album’s second single, “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds,” featuring Frankie Paul, will be available exclusively through Rhapsody beginning April 7. The first single, “With A Little Help From My Friends,” featuring Luciano, is available now on iTunes and is paired with a b-side dub version featuring the legendary U Roy. Both “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” and Easy Star’s imaginitive reinterpretation of “She’s Leaving Home,” featuring Kirsty Rock, are now available for stream on the band’s MySpace page: www.myspace.com/easystarallstars
Of the decision to infuse reggae into the Beatles classic, producer Michael Goldwasser says “We’ve focused on re-envisioning concept albums as reggae and it’s really important that the source material works as a whole and is not just a collection of songs. So, what better to take on next than the mother of all concept albums?”
Goldwasser is once more the musical mastermind behind this album, having arranged and produced the music, assembled the musicians and guest artists and played guitar throughout. Goldwasser is joined by Victor Rice (bass), Victor “Ticklah” Axelrod (keyboards) and Patrick Dougher & Eddie Ocampo (drums, percussion). Members of the touring version of the Easy Star All-Stars also contribute, including Ras I Ray, Jenny Hill, Buford O’Sullivan, Ivan Katz, Kirsty Rock,
Tamar-kali, Junior Jazz and Menny More. In addition to producing six albums for Easy Star,
Goldwasser has produced albums for Corey Harris, Hatikva 6 and others, and has had compositions featured in the motion pictures Failure To Launch and Woody Allen’s Cassandra’s Dream.
For over a decade, Easy Star Records has been a trendsetting independent reggae label. Dub Side of the Moon and Radiodread form the backbone of a catalogue that includes progressive albums from John Brown’s Body and Easy Star All-Stars keyboardist Ticklah, reissues of classic material from Sugar Minott and Linval Thompson and new recordings from reggae legends The Meditations and Sister Carol.
EASY STAR ALL-STARS WORLD TOUR DATES
April 10 Chill City Festival Melbourne, AUS
April 11 The Corner Melbourne, AUS
April 13 East Coast Blues & Roots Festival Byron Bay, AUS
April 15 The Zoo Brisbane, AUS
April 16 The Metro/Sydney Uni Sydney, AUS
April 18 West Coast Blues & Roots Festival Perth, AUS
April 28 Koko w/ Ed Rome London, UK
April 29 Manchester Academy w/ Ed Rome Manchester, UK
May 1 Bergenfest Bergen, NOR
May 2 Festival Labadoux Inglemunster, BEL
May 4 Paradiso Amsterdam, NET
May 5 Liberation Day Festival Den Bosch, NET
May 5 Liberation Day Festival Groningen, NET
May 6 Birmingham O2 Academy w/ Ed Rome Birmingham, UK
May 7 Nottingham Rescue Room w/ Ed Rome Nottingham, UK
May 8 The Arches Glasgow, SCO
May 9 The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival Belfast, N. Ireland
May 14 Higher Ground w/ Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Burlington, VT
May 15 Middle East w/ Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Boston, MA
May 16 The Asylum w/ Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Portland, ME
May 20 World Café Live w/ Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Philadelphia, PA
May 21 BB King’s w/ Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad New York, NY
May 22 Stephen Talkhouse Amagansett, NY
May 24 Summer Camp Fest w/ members of Umphrey’s McGee Chillicothe, NY
June 3 Ram’s Head Live w/ Gregory Isaacs Baltimore, MD
June 4 9:30 Club w/ Gregory Isaacs Washington, DC
June 5 IS Venue w/ Trumystic Charlottesville, VA
June 6 Soap Box w/ Trumystic Wilmington, NC
June 7 Cat’s Cradle w/ Trumystic Carrboro, NC
June 15 Belly Up Tavern w/ Blue King Brown Solana Beach, CA
June 16 The Key Club w/Blue King Brown West Hollywood, CA
June 17 Downtown Brewing Co. w/Blue King Brown San Luis Obispo, CA
June 18 Fishlips w/Blue King Brown Bakersfield, CA
June 19 The Catalyst w/Blue King Brown Santa Cruz, CA
June 20 Slim’s w/Blue King Brown San Francisco, CA
June 21 Sierra Nevada World Music Festival Boonville, CA
June 24 Stuyvesant Town New York, NY
The much underrated Superdrag is back with its first album in 7 years, Industry Giants, and a new video for the song “Aspertame”. The album is officially out on the 17th of March but you can hear new tunes at MySpace and check out the video below. Can’t wait to hear the whole album!
Booooooooooooo… from Spinner.com:
Robert Plant has completely ruled out getting back together with Led Zeppelin for a concert tour. In a rare live interview, the singer, 60, suggested to BBC Radio Wales this weekend that he has gotten too old for lengthy hard rock shows and has moved on to other things.
“I’m doing very well with Alison [Krauss], and I’m enjoying that,” Plant said, while confessing that he still kept in touch regularly with Jimmy Page.
“I still see Jimmy quite a lot and he’s very complimentary and supportive of what I’m doing,” Page said about the Zeppelin guitarist. “But we are in different places now, and you have to go on to do different things.”
When asked directly about the likelihood of a Led Zep reunion, Plant joked of being too old. “Do you know how long it took me to climb up onto the stage here? And it’s only four steps!”
Superdrag is in my opinion one of the most underrated bands of the last 10-15 years. Their first 2 albums are my favorites and this newly reunited version of Superdrag features all the original band members who contributed to those albums. The band has recorded a new album titled Industry Giants and it will be available in March 2009. Here’s a few words from the band:
The Superdrag reunion was the talk of 2007, their performances at Bonnaroo and Monolith were the talk of 2008, and 2009 will be the year of Industry Giants, the new album from Knoxville’s favorite sons Superdrag. Industry Giants will be the first studio album by the reunited line-up of Coffey, Davis, Fisher, and Pappas since ‘98’s Head Trip In Every Key.
Industry Giants finds Superdrag’s music moving forward, and nullifies the unwritten law which dictates that all reunion albums must be bitter disappointments. The songs say something meaningful about the world that speaks to everyone, and at times they rock harder than Superdrag has ever been known to rock before.
John Davis’ statement says it all: ‘I can’t wait to get the record out. I can’t wait for people to hear it. I wish it could come out tomorrow.’
Produced by John Davis and recorded and mixed in Nashville, Knoxville, and Los Angeles, Industry Giants will be released on Superdrag Sound Labratories / Thirty Tigers, March 17th 2009.
Check out the bands MySpace page for some of the new tracks(Filthy and Afraid, Cheap Poltergeists) and be on the lookout for Industry Giants next year!
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