2010 – Bret Michaels says he has nothin’ to apologize for about “Nothin’ to Lose,” his new song featuring Miley Cyrus. The song caused a bit of controversy with the teen pop queen singing about “slowly get undressed.” Now the 46 year-old Poison “rocker” defends the lyric in an interview with US Magazine: “the part where it says she slowly gets undressed, Miley says, ‘Yeah she does.’ It has no reference to her and I. It’s not even a duet… As God is my witness, there is nothing I have to be defensive about,” he says. “I’m a good Dad. I just thought it was a beautiful song. “
2010 – “The flu bug has infiltrated the Alice In Chains camp and bit down hard,” the band said in a statement. “In light of this unforeseen situation, {Tuesday]’s show in Charlotte [was] postponed. Alice In Chains would like to sincerely apologize to all of their fans in Charlotte, particularly those that waited out in the snow. The show is rescheduled for April 20 at the Uptown Amphitheatre at the Music Factory, so if you have tickets, hold on to them. They will be honored. This means the Norfolk show at the Norva is no longer happening.”
2010 – Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy is a fan of music. The man actively listens to, writes about, discusses, and tours with his favorite artists — both new and old, so when asked to shuffle through his iPod with Noisecreep, we waited with bated breath to see what would come up on his playlist.
“Along with the TiVo, the iPod is the greatest invention of the 21st century,” Portnoy tells Noisecreep. “I remember a time not too long ago that when I’d leave to go on tour, I’d have to pack giant CD folders with 100s of CDs to keep me company on the road … but now I can have my entire library at my fingertips!”
So what’s in his library?
As Portnoy explains, “My latest iPod is filled with everything from Abba to Accept, Bee Gees to Black Flag,” but as Noisecreep discovers, it’s peppered with Anthrax, Wilco, Megadeth, Clutch, Jethro Tull, Steve Vai, Dredg, Scorpions, Planet X and much more.
Here’s some excerpts: Beardfish — ‘South of the Border’
“My favorite prog band to emerge in many years. This Swedish band sound like they are straight out of 1973! And this tune is them at their most Zappa-esque.”
TNT — ‘Northern Lights’
“OK … ’80s hair metal … sorry! Strong high clean vocals (James LaBrie was surely a Tony Harnell fan) and great shredding guitar. But yes, it does sound a bit dated in the middle of this shuffle.”
Oceansize — ‘One Day All This Can Be Yours’
“Awesome band from the U.K. that are probably the best thing out there in the alternative-prog vein of Porcupine Tree. Kinda like if Radiohead were into odd time signatures.”
Neal Morse — ‘Entrance’
“S—, I was afraid this would happen. I hate when stuff I played on pops up on shuffle. Well luckily, I cannot get enough of Neal’s music. Regardless of having recorded nine studio albums together (three with Transatlantic, five Neal solo albums and one covers CD), Neal is hands down one of my favorite song writers of all time. Absolutely one of my ‘desert island’ artists, and hearing this amazing song again just totally pumped me up.”
Lynyrd Skynyrd — ‘Free Bird’
“A cliché? perhaps. Played out? I suppose. One of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll songs/anthems ever written? Absolutely!
It doesn’t matter how many thousands of times I’ve heard this, when it comes up in a shuffle, I never skip it!”
Anthrax — ‘Burst’
“This is from the first album of the ’90s Bush era. (That sounds so political — should I say the Bush Administration?) I love everything Anthrax have ever done, and I go way back to the beginning with them as I’ve been listening to them since the days of seeing them play at L’amour in Brooklyn back in 1984. They are all good friends of mine and I know they still have some kick ass albums in them. Can’t wait!”
Read Portnoy’s whole list here, and give us YOUR 5 iPod songs. Hit shuffle and let us know what you’re listening to!
2010 – At a Ozzy Osbourne book signing at a Florida Barnes & Noble turned dramatic when the bomb squad was called in, due to a fan with some marijuana and homemade fireworks.
2010 – Dave Mustaine says police were called to the set of a video shoot because Megadeth were using a tank in their promo film.
Checking in via his Live Line service, where he leaves phone messages for fans who can listen in, he explains that officers arrived to investigate the situation as the band worked with the war machine.
Mustaine says: “We’re on location making the video for Right to go Insane. We’ve got an M68a tank. The cops are here – it can get pretty hairy with this video shoot.
“I don’t know what’s going to happen from this point, but we’re excited. It’s a great day to be alive. God bless!”
Megadeth are about to kick off a tour marking the 20th anniversary of landmark album Rust In Peace. Original bassist David Ellefson made a surprise return to the band in time to record a “secret project” which Mustaine says will “be in every metal fan’s hands later in the the year.”
The band will also hit a number of Sonisphere festival stages in Europe alongside the other members of the thrash Big Four: Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax.
2010 – Pete Wentz appointed spokesperson for UNICEF
Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz has been appointed as a spokesperson for UNICEF to raise awareness about the importance of providing clean drinking water for children around the world.
“Water is something that we as Americans often take for granted,” says Wentzy. “The reality is, the lack of clean and accessible drinking water kills 4,100 children under the age of five every day and as a new father I have become highly attuned to the needs of children everywhere. Unfortunately, it’s usually when emergencies like Haiti occur, that the importance of clean water really becomes apparent to the rest of us.”
2010 – Faith No More’s Frontman, Mike Patton, exposes himself on Camera…
Photo by: Carlie Bryce
A photo of FAITH NO MORE frontman Mike Patton exposing himself for the camera during the band’s February 20, 2010 concert in Brisbane, Australia as part of the Soundwave Festival can be found at Dlisted.com. (Warning: Intended for mature audiences only.) The incident apparently occured halfway through FAITH NO MORE’s performance of the song “Just a Man” after the singer made his way towards an onstage cameraman and took over the camera, using it to tape the audience. He then pulled out his manhood, and showed it to the camera before the song’s close.
Video footage of the incident can be viewed below.
FAITH NO MORE will play three shows in the band’s hometown of San Francisco in early April at the Warfield Theatre. The concerts will serve as a warm-up for the band’s appearance the following weekend at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, California.
FAITH NO MORE reunited last year and has played European shows, but has yet to announce a full North American trek.
FAITH NO MORE kicked off its reunion tour on June 10, 2009 with a headlining performance at the Brixton Academy in London, England.
Original guitarist Jim Martin is not part of the reunion. Performing in his place is Jon Hudson, who played with FAITH NO MORE during the latter stages of its initial run after Martin departed.
The rest of the band’s best-known lineup — singer Mike Patton, Gould, drummer Mike “Puffy” Bordin and keyboardist Roddy Bottum — is intact.
FAITH NO MORE released “The Very Best Definitive Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection” in June 2009 in the U.K. via Rhino Records.
This double disc set contains the band’s greatest hits on the first CD, while the second CD features b-sides and rarities.
2010 – VINCE NEIL Performs At Las Vegas’ Feelgoods Bar; Video Available - Feb. 26, 2010
Video footage of MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil and his solo band performing the CRÜE classic “Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)” at the Las Vegas location of Vince’s bar and grill, Feelgoods, on February 6, 2010 can be viewed below.
“Tattoos And Tequila”, the title track of Vince Neil’s forthcoming solo album, and the accompanying video are available for free download at www.vinceneil.net.
“Tattoos And Tequila” is expected to be released in early May. The CD was recorded with bassist Dana Strum and Jeff Blando (both of SLAUGHTER) and drummer Zoltan Chaney. At least two cover tracks were reportedly laid down during the sessions — CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL’s “Who’ll Stop The Rain?” and SEX PISTOLS‘ “No Feelings”.
In a recent interview with The News Tribune, Vince stated about the upcoming CD’s title, “It’s rock ‘n’ roll. That’s it. It has nothing to do with MÖTLEY CRÜE. Tattoos and tequila is basically my life.”
Vince told Robin Leach of the Las Vegas Sun last week that his voice is in great shape as he approaches his 50th birthday, and although the CRÜE is not touring again until early summer, he will be on the road with his solo band until then.
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Neil is also writing a book akin to MÖTLEY’s autobiography, “The Dirt”, with Esquire writer Mike Sager.
2010 – Ozzy Going Forward With Battle Over Black Sabbath (HeadbangerNYC.com) A Manhattan federal judge ruled Thursday (February 25) that Ozzy Osbourne can proceed with his lawsuit against guitarist Tony Iommi over use of the Black Sabbath name.
Ozzy filed a lawsuit against Iommi in May 2009, claiming that Iommi illegally took sole ownership of the band’s name in a filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Osbourne is suing Iommi for a 50 percent interest in the “Black Sabbath” trademark, along with a portion of Iommi’s profits from use of the name. The Manhattan federal court suit also charges that Osbourne’s “signature lead vocals” are largely responsible for the band’s “extraordinary success,” noting that its popularity plummeted during his absence from 1980 through 1996. [They seemed to do pretty well with Dio and continue to do so with him fronting Heaven and Hell]
2010 – iTunes Store Tops 10 Billion Songs Sold.
iTunes does it again. Pretty impressive… and Johnny Cash earns yet another footnote in Music History.
CUPERTINO, California—February 25, 2010—Apple® today announced that music fans have purchased and downloaded over 10 billion songs from the iTunes® Store (www.itunes.com), the world’s most popular online music, TV and movie store. The 10 billionth song, “Guess Things Happen That Way” by Johnny Cash, was purchased by Louie Sulcer of Woodstock, Georgia. As the winner of the iTunes Countdown to 10 Billion Songs, Louie will receive a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card. iTunes is the number one music retailer in the world and features the world’s largest music catalog with over 12 million songs.
“We’re grateful to all of our customers for helping us reach this amazing milestone,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of Internet Services. “We’re proud that iTunes has become the number one music retailer in the world, and selling 10 billion songs is truly staggering.”
The iTunes Store has a catalog of over 12 million songs, over 55,000 TV episodes and over 8,500 movies including over 2,500 in stunning high definition video. With Apple’s legendary ease of use, pioneering features such as iTunes Movie Rentals, integrated podcasting support, the ability to turn previously purchased tracks into complete albums at a reduced price, and seamless integration with iPod® and iPhone®, the iTunes Store is the best way for Mac® and PC users to legally discover, purchase and download music and video online.
Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market with its revolutionary iPhone.
2010 – Roger Daltrey wants to start a super-group with Jimmy Page.
The Who singer is keen to form a new band with the Led Zeppelin guitarist and go back to the blues roots he established before he started writing songs with bandmate Pete Townshend.
He told UK radio station BBC6 music: “I’d love to do something, I’d love to do an album with Jimmy Page. He needs a singer to drive him. I’m a great blues singer.
“I don’t sing the blues with The Who, but that’s what I used to be before Townshend started writing. I used to be a great blues singer.”
The project is more likely to happen as the future of The Who is uncertain, following comments made by 64-year-old Pete revealed he may have to stop performing because of a recurring problem with tinnitus – a painful ringing in the ears, a symptom of noise-induced hearing loss.
He said: “If my hearing is going to be a problem, we’re not delaying shows. We’re finished. I can’t really see any way around the issue.”
Meanwhile, Jimmy Page has spoken of his frustration at not being able to make a Led Zeppelin reunion happen.
The other surviving members of the group are busy, with singer Robert Plant recording a new album with vocalist Alison Krauss, and bassist John Paul Jones joining super-group Them Crooked Vultures.
Jimmy said: “You’d better ask Robert Plant what the future of Led Zeppelin is. Musicians can always play together but I don’t think you can go out with a band called Led Zeppelin if you haven’t got the original vocalist.”
Jimmy has, however, spoken of his desire to get a new musical project off the ground this year, which could pave the way for Roger’s plan.
He previously said: “Next year I have every intention of playing music live and manifesting it. I’ve got the music waiting, and that’s what I’ll be doing.”
2010 – U.K. Declares Abbey Road A Historic Site
February 23, 2010
2010 – With all the talk about EMI possibly selling Abbey Road Studios, the U.K. government has stepped in and declared it a historic site so that no radical changes can be made. Culture Minister Margaret Hodge declared the iconic venue a “Grade II” listed building, which means that although changes to its interior are permitted, any proposed alterations must respect the character and preservation of the site. In a statement, Hodge said the listing had been granted “overwhelmingly on the historic merit of the studios” and because “it has huge cultural importance and a very special place in the hearts of recording artists and music lovers alike.”
“The Abbey Road Studios have been listed in acknowledgement of their outstanding cultural interest and to ensure that recording artists for generations to come can continue to make and record music in the same rooms as musical icons of years gone by,” said Hodge’s statement. “Music – of whichever genre – is the thread that follows us through all our lives and Abbey Road Studios have produced some of the very best music in the world. It’s a testament to both the importance of music in people’s lives as well as the passion this kind of issue stirs up, that so much interest has been generated by the perceived threat to the future of Abbey Road.”
Among those calling for the studios to be saved were Sir Paul McCartney and Andrew Lloyd Webber, who signaled that he was a potential buyer. However, EMI said over the weekend that it did not want to sell Abbey Road, although it was talking to other parties about revitalizing the site. EMI said it had been in discussions since November 2009 to find ways to regenerate the studios.
“EMI confirms that it is holding preliminary discussions for the revitalization of Abbey Road with interested and appropriate third parties,” the company said in the statement. “We believe that Abbey Road should remain in EMI’s ownership.”
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